(April 18th, 2008)
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is being blamed by his opposition and economists for the collapse of what was once southern Africa’s breadbasket. And the nation’s current political impasse is only prolonging its pain. Gretchen Wilson reports.
(February 17th, 2006)
MAKHADO, 17 Feb 2006 (IRIN) - In the late 1990s – still the early days of South Africa’s democracy – Joseph Makhadi couldn’t afford to continue his studies at a local technical college. He dropped out and lived, unemployed, in a humble dwelling along with 10 members of his extended family.
But in 2002, Makhadi and […]
(April 19th, 2005)
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When Zimbabwe launched its land reform efforts five years ago, the media focused much of its attention on the white farmers who were targeted for removal. But it’s not just farm owners who’ve fled the country. Gretchen Wilson reports that as Zimbabwe’s economy has collapsed, its farm workers have found that leaving […]
(April 13th, 2005)
Many commercial farmers from Zimbabwe relocated to neighboring countries when land redistribution efforts began to push white farmers out of that country. Now, Gretchen Wilson reports on one family that’s started over in Botswana.
(November 15th, 2004)
MUSINA, 15 November 2004 (IRIN) - Labourers from the fertile farms of South Africa’s northernmost province regularly bring their grievances to a modest office in Musina’s Nancefield township, just south of the Zimbabwe border.
John Mashaba and Dorah Ncupe, officials in the Legal Advice Centre, listen to workers’ accounts - in the hope of eventually mediating […]
