Tag: zimbabwe

Further Outrage In Zimbabwe: Stealing Land From Farmers… “Government Takes What It Wants”

December 28, 2008

CHEGUTU, Zimbabwe: Edna Madzongwe, president of the Senate and a powerful member of Zimbabwe’s governing party, began showing up uninvited at the Etheredges’ farm here last year, at times still dressed up after a day in Parliament. And she made her intentions clear, the Etheredges say: she wanted their farm and intended to get it through … More Further Outrage In Zimbabwe: Stealing Land From Farmers… “Government Takes What It Wants”

Further Outrage In Zimbabwe: Stealing Land From Farmers… "Government Takes What It Wants"

December 28, 2008

CHEGUTU, Zimbabwe: Edna Madzongwe, president of the Senate and a powerful member of Zimbabwe’s governing party, began showing up uninvited at the Etheredges’ farm here last year, at times still dressed up after a day in Parliament. And she made her intentions clear, the Etheredges say: she wanted their farm and intended to get it through … More Further Outrage In Zimbabwe: Stealing Land From Farmers… "Government Takes What It Wants"

ZIMBABWE UPDATE: Cholera, Lack of Food and Water, Mugabe, Attempts To Overthrow The Government… Not For The Faint Of Heart

December 27, 2008

Where do I begin? No one shakes hands anymore in Zimbabwe because the of fear of contracting cholera: “The country that was once the jewel in Africa’s crown, able to feed itself, heal its sick and educate its people to the highest standards on the continent, is now in a pitiful state. Harare’s main hospitals … More ZIMBABWE UPDATE: Cholera, Lack of Food and Water, Mugabe, Attempts To Overthrow The Government… Not For The Faint Of Heart

Cholera Deaths In Zimbabwe Rise To 783 As Mugabe Announces In Harare That There Is No Cholera

December 12, 2008

ah hem…  this is similar to how I envision the U.S. if Palin ever makes her way into office…  just way too scary… Mugabe: ‘Now that there is no cholera, there is no cause for war’ President Robert Mugabe has said Zimbabwe has contained cholera – as the UN and a UK charity warned the deadly … More Cholera Deaths In Zimbabwe Rise To 783 As Mugabe Announces In Harare That There Is No Cholera

“Cholera has killed at least 565 people in Zimbabwe since August”

December 3, 2008

Wow!  In the U.S. auto makers, insurance companies and banks all have their hands out for billions of dollars.  In Zimbabwe these people don’t even have any water, to drink or for bathing or even for their toilets–all the while raw sewage runs down the street. To top that off:  “The latest estimated annual inflation rate … More “Cholera has killed at least 565 people in Zimbabwe since August”

"Cholera has killed at least 565 people in Zimbabwe since August"

December 3, 2008

Wow!  In the U.S. auto makers, insurance companies and banks all have their hands out for billions of dollars.  In Zimbabwe these people don’t even have any water, to drink or for bathing or even for their toilets–all the while raw sewage runs down the street. To top that off:  “The latest estimated annual inflation rate … More "Cholera has killed at least 565 people in Zimbabwe since August"