Poor Zimbabwean Whites Hit Hard Times
Most used to work on white commercial farms, becoming destitute following the land reform programme.
Most used to work on white commercial farms, becoming destitute following the land reform programme.
Mugabe sweeps through Harare in a gas-guzzling limousine and has his own ambulance, while ordinary people are ferried to hospital in pushcarts and wheelbarrows.
Despairing of politics, many people here are looking to religion to turn their fortunes around.
Zimbabweans fear president’s vicious spin-doctor, George Charamba, will become new information minister?
The president accuses ZANU-PF leaders of corruption, but critics say he himself is responsible.
The struggle over who’ll take over the reins of power intensifies and becomes more confused.
There are plenty of reasons for Zimbabweans to protest against their government, but the opposition seems hesitant to take the lead.
Many judges who’ve tried to maintain their independence are being forced into exile.
Mugabe’s appointment of generals and colonels to top public sector jobs seen as political survival strategy.
Even with medical insurance, few Zimbabweans can afford to pay the cost of a stay in hospital.