Postcard From Zimbabwe -- Nicholas Kristof, New York TimesHere’s a measure of how President Robert Mugabe is destroying this once lush nation of Zimbabwe:
In a week of surreptitious reporting here (committing journalism can be a criminal offense in Zimbabwe), ordinary people said time and again that life had been better under the old, racist, white regime of what was then called Rhodesia.
“When the country changed from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe, we were very excited,” one man, Kizita, told me in a village of mud-walled huts near this town in western Zimbabwe. “But we didn’t realize the ones we chased away were better and the ones we put in power would oppress us.”
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My Comment: I have not written about Zimbabwe for the past few months .... too depressing on every level. Nicholas Kristof's article is a reminder that nothing has changed.
Update: Zimbabwe: Almost 80% of population is absolutely poor (Unicef) -- Afrik.com
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