(October 29th, 2007)
There are nearly a billion people on the continent of Africa, and only 4 percent of the population has Internet access. But some companies connect web access with new market potential and job creation. Gretchen Wilson reports.
(October 25th, 2007)
Urban areas in lower and middle-income countries are growing fast, and the conditions of the slums are enough to call for humanitarian efforts. Gretchen Wilson gives us the story from one such area in Johannesburg.
(October 24th, 2007)
It’s almost impossible to find staples like bread or rice in Zimbabwe. With inflation officially at 6,000%, supermarkets have stopped stocking shelves. And that’s forcing people to travel hundreds of miles and across the border to buy groceries. Gretchen Wilson reports.
(September 12th, 2007)
Zimbabwe suffers from an inflation rate the government pegs at 7,000 percent. But it’s maybe two or three times that in actual practice. Reporter Gretchen Wilson helps us understand what that really means.
(August 23rd, 2007)
Two months ago, in an attempt to stem breakneck inflation, Zimbabwe’s government ordered businesses to freeze prices. Since then, it’s been crippled by a shortage of basic goods, and inflation shows no sign of slowing, Gretchen Wilson reports.
(July 26th, 2007)
With inflation out of control and their country on the brink of economic collapse, women are taking to the streets of Zimbabwe to protest President Mugabe’s policies. Gretchen Wilson reports.
(July 19th, 2007)
The U.S. has promised additional food aid to Zimbabwe as the humanitarian crisis there continues, a move that the country’s officials are calling a trick to turn the people against them. But they’ll still take the help. Gretchen Wilson has more.
(July 9th, 2007)
Citizens of Zimbabwe have been faced with staggering 4,000% inflation, but President Robert Mugabe’s latest move to address the situation is about to leave the African nation without food or gas to buy at any price. Gretchen Wilson fills us in.
(April 26th, 2007)
Gretchen Wilson examines the growing frustration among human rights groups and Western countries with South Africa’s President Thabo Mbeki. He is expected to put pressure on Zimbabwe’s leader Robert Mugabe over human rights violations, but so far Mbeki has done little.
(July 19th, 2005)
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Listen to story Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has been under fire for what he calls his “drive out the trash” campaign, displacing thousands of people and businesses. And the country is deeply indebted. So why would South Africa loan Zimbabwe a billion dollars?
