Zimbabwe On Brink Of Collapse As Outbreak Of Cholera Spreads

Zimbabwean cholera patients sit near a railway after crossing into South Africa to escape a nationwide outbreak of the disease. Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis has reached a "critical level" with cholera killing hundreds across the country, the opposition said ahead of political talks in South Africa. (AFP)

From The Guardian:

The situation in Zimbabwe may soon "implode" as a cholera outbreak spreads and basic services collapse, South African leaders and a group of international statesmen warned yesterday.

On the eve of talks in South Africa between Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF party and opposition rivals, South African leaders sharply upgraded their crisis assessment and warned of Zimbabwe's imminent collapse if urgent action was not taken.

About 6,000 people have contracted cholera in recent weeks, according to the UN, and almost 300 have died. A chronic shortage of medicine has sent hundreds of people south to seek treatment in South Africa.

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My Comment: When doctors and nurses are loudly protesting on the streets .... you know that you have a problem.