Robert Mugabe

Zimbabwe cholera death toll nears 500 - CNN.com Zimbabwe’s cholera outbreak has killed nearly nearly 500 people, according to the World Health Organization. The Geneva-based body said Tuesday 483 people are now known to have died from the water-borne disease. However, doctors on the ground believe more than a thousand people have lost their lives. Read the original here Zimbabwe cholera death toll nears 500 - CNN.com Can The Un Help With The Cholera Crises In Zimbabwe ? Cholera aggravates Zimbabwe collapse Tue, 11/25/2008 - 2:18pm Imagine living in a country with 231 million percent inflation, a failed power-sharing agreement, closing schools and hospitals, ... Read Full Story

The recent debate instigated by the Prime minister of Zimbabwe, Mr Morgan Tsvangirai on whether Zimbabweans in the Diaspora should go back home to assist in the reconstruction of Zimbabwe at this moment in time following the formation of the inclusive government brought to the fore a lot more questions than answers, with regard to us Zimbabweans as a people and the degree of commitment we have to our beloved country. In fact when it comes to our country, We Zimbabweans as a people have mastered the art of coming up with excuses in order to extend our stay in the comforts of foreign ... Read Full Story

The United States expanded its economic sanctions against the brutal regim e of Robert Mugabe in an effort to tighten the screws of outside pressure. President Bush made clear the determination of the United States to support aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe for their right to decide who is their president. Mugabe, after losing the March election for president, undertook a campaign of violence and murder in order to ensure victory in subsequent election. There are currently talks underway between Mugabe and his opponent, Morgan Tsvangirai, which supposedly are aimed at creating a new government which has shared power. President Bush acknowledged the ... Read Full Story

There is an old saying that says that "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." The statement refers to the persuasive power of numbers, the use of statistics to bolster weak arguments, and the tendency of people to disparage statistics that do not support their positions.   I make this statement with reference to the recent report published by a United States based think-tank. This ‘independent’ research organisation tagged the Fund for Peace, released the 2009 Failed State Index report based on a total of 177 countries that were surveyed. According to the report Somalia ranks first out of the ... Read Full Story

In Zimbabwe, these days, if you do not die from the cholera you may just find a swifter death : (H/T: The First Post ) The murder of Mary Austen How the elderly wife of one of Zimbabwe’s last White farmers met her death Mary Austen, a 74-year-old British-born woman, has been found dead on the farm which she and her husband ran near the Midlands town of Kwekwe. Her body was discovered in the couple’s garden, and a doctor who performed a post mortem reported that she died from multiple head injuries. Her husband was found in the couple’s house. He too had ... Read Full Story