Two women stood over their cauldrons of steaming maize porridge, stirring it with a long knobby stick. We had arrived at the Dhirihori primary school in Marondera, some 114km outside of the capital city Harare. The school’s faded white-washed buildings stood dilapidated and in urgent need of repair. The place looked deserted. Then from nowhere, [...]
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September 19, 2008
Zimbabwe: Humour is alive and well
Against this backdrop of economic collapse, you would think that there is no room for humour, but I’m sensing that humour actually plays a big part in people’s ability to cope. The staff I am with are great and take any opportunity to exercise their barbed wit.
September 16, 2008
Zimbabwe: Dawn of a new era?
Newspaper headlines scream “Dawn of a new era!” accompanied by photos of cordial handshakes and the centre pages fold out into verbatim copy of the Agreement. There’s an opportunity to get over to the Archbishop of Harare’s house – Robert Ndlovu – and do an interview with him. It is a short car ride away.
September 15, 2008
Zimbabwe: Arriving at Harare
Arriving at Harare airport, pristine clean and orderly, even the taxi drivers waiting to pick up passengers are in a neat orderly fashion. Doesn’t seem like I’m walking out into a country that is in freefall economic collapse.
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