Zimbabwe Elections
November 24, 2008
ACCORD STALLED BY CORRUPTION
The inner circle, loyalists and hangers-on are living in affluence, driving state-of-the-art vehicles along Samora Machel Avenue. Meanwhile, most Zimbabweans can hardly put a meal on the table; school children sit at home as teachers are on strike; hospitals have run out of drugs and anaesthetics and some hospitals have closed; child mortality rates and the numbers of women dying after pregnancies have reached unprecedented levels; doctors continue to strike for better working conditions; sewage pipes have burst and many people are dying of cholera; the brain drain has reached unprecedented levels as many Zimbabweans continue to leave the country in their thousands.
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ZIMBABWE - History and Culture
Are you interested in Zimbabwe? Are you planning a vacation? Are you a scholar on Zimbabwe? A political or economic analyst? Do you want to invest in Zimbabwe? Are you a Zimbabwean interested in developments at home? Are you simply curious?
You will find here a perspective on the beautiful Southern African country of Zimbabwe. You will find books on Zimbabwe’s history, political and economic development. You will also find Zimbabwean folktales, poetry, and spiritual thinkings. You will find tourist information if you are planning a honeymoon, business trip or study abroad. You will find a forum to exchange thoughts and ideas.
Enjoy your visit,
and be in touch!
Jacob Chikuhwa.
Jacob Chikuhwa is a leading historian of Zimbabwe. He has lectured extensively on Zimbabwe at academic intitutions and conferences in the United States, Europe and in Zimbabwe. In the past several years he has published a number of books on Zimbabwe: from history to political and economic analysis; to poetry and Shona folktales, proverbs and parables. On this website you will also find his own paintings of landscape and nature, for reflection and serenity.
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