Zimbabwe
Is Mugabe Losing His Grip?, April 2, 2008, BBC News
Mugabe’s party loses control of Zimbabwe parliament.
The $750,000 Note That Won’t Buy a Loaf of Bread, December 21, 2007, The Scotsman
In Zimbabwe, it’s “Buddy, can you spare half a million?”
Zimbabwe Crisis Hits Black Rhino, November 27, 2007, BBC News
Only whites seem to be interested in the welfare of animals.
Diehard Southern African White Supremacist to Bitter End, November 21, 2007, The Age (Melbourne)
Former Rhodesian PM Ian Smith dead at 88.
Thousands of Teachers Abandon Zimbabwe, November 19, 2007, Telegraph (London)
Children write in the dust because there are no books or pencils.
Zimbabwe ‘Ready for UK Invasion’, November 19, 2007, BBC News
Mugabe spokesman: UK wants Zim’s natural resources.
Big Blow for White Zim Farmers, November 6, 2007, Finweek, Media24 (Sandton, South Africa)
Court says government can confiscate equipment along with farms.
‘Miracle’ Fuel That Made a Mockery of Mugabe, October 29, 2007, London Times
Zim government gives woman millions, farm for “conjuring” refined diesel out of a rock.
White Farmers in Court for Growing Crops, October 8, 2007, London Telegraph
“Food shortages or no food shortages, we are going to remove the remaining whites.”
Zimbabwe’s Last White Farmers Face Final Push, October 2, 2007, London Telegraph
As of today, all whites still on their land are deemed to be trespassers on state property.
Zimbabwe Runs Out Of Bread, October 2, 2007, Guardian (Manchester, UK)
Agriculture minister “disappointed that our new farmers have proved to be failures.”
Zimbabwe Slaps Luxury Tax on Panties, September 18, 2007, News 24 (South Africa)
Mugabe’s latest revenue-raising scheme.
Zimbabwe Migrants Flood S. Africa, September 10, 2007, Los Angeles Times
More than 42,000 Zimbabweans arrested this year and returned to Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe Threatens White Farmers On Evictions, August 8, 2007, Reuters
Who knew there any white farmers left?
Zimbabwe’s Hospital System ‘Beyond Help’, August 2, 2007, London Telegraph
No insulin, no intravenous fluids, no surgical gloves, no painkillers, no bandages, no …
Archbishop Urges Zimbabwe Invasion, July 9, 2007, Australian
Catholic archbishop says a British invasion to remove Mugabe “justified.”
Teachers Sell Sex To Buy Food As Mugabe Cronies Get Richer, July 2, 2007, London Times
Not everyone suffers the same when the inflation rate is 15,000 percent.
Zimbabwe ‘Collapse In Six Months’, June 14, 2007, BBC
Inflation predicted to reach 512,000 percent by year’s end.
Mugabe Army Runs Out Of Cash To Pay, Feed Or Arm Its Soldiers, May 25, 2007, London Times,
Inflation now running at 3,700 percent in Zimbabwe.
UN ‘Green’ Boss Destroys Zim Farm, May 15, 2007, IOL (Cape Town)
Farm that supported more than 500 now derelict under minister of the environment
UMass Considers Revoking Mugabe Degree, April 6, 2007, AP
Zimbabwe dictator “has become a scourge of his people and a scourge of Africa.”
Hitchhiker’s Guide To A Failing State, April 3, 2007, Independent
For those who want to get out, there’s not even enough paper and ink for passports.
Zimbabwe Bank Chief Attacks Land Grab, March 1, 2007, Telegraph (London)
Governor of Central Reserve Bank says “land reform” has shattered his country.
Three Cholera Deaths Confirmed As Unrest Grows In Zimbabwe, February 19, 2007, Guardian (Manchester)
Government pumps raw sewage into main reservoir.
Zimbabwe Inflation Nears 1,600%, February 14, 2007, BBC News
Unemployment is more than 80 percent.
$1.2 Million Sought For Mugabe Birthday, February 13, 2007, AP
Dictator fiddles while country burns.
Zimbabwe Threatens White Farmers, February 6, 2007, AP
Police will be “unleashed” against farmers who do not leave.
Severe Hunger Looms For Zimbabwe, January 26, 2007, BBC News
It’s a plot to remove Robert Mugabe from power, says … Mugabe.
Zimbabwe Leader Agrees To Interview With Western Media, January 3, 2007, News 1130 (Canada)
Mugabe plans to die in office in order to avoid being hauled before international tribunal.
In Reversal, Mugabe Seeks White Farmers, December 21, 2006, Washington Times
Triumph of hope over experience: 200 white farmers to go back to Zimbabwe.
Living Off Rats To Survive In Zimbabwe, December 19, 2006, CNN
Laying the foundations of prosperity—by making people live like animals.
Zimbabwe: "New Farmers" Fail to Deliver, December 11, 2006, Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Land “reform” produces chaos and confusion in former “Breadbasket of Africa.”
Dead By 34: How Aids And Starvation Condemn Zimbabwe’s Women To Early Grave., November 17, 2006, Independent (UK)
Secret police and funeral parlors are booming under Robert Mugabe.
U.N. Decision Angers Zimbabwe Opposition, November 15, 2006, AP
Seizing white-owned commercial farms in Zimbabwe results in critical food shortage.
Zimbabwe May Let Whites Farm Again, October 16, 2006, Reuters
For 200 white farmers, a triumph of hope over experience.
Rhodesian.net Irks Zim, October 11, 2006, News24.com
Zimbabwean embassy outraged over Web site for former Rhodesians.
Last Stand For Zimbabwe’s White Farmers, October 4, 2006, Telegraph (UK)
Mugabe regime to evict the few remaining white landowners.
Mugabe: Why Africa Applauds Him, August 7, 2006, New Statesman
He brutalizes and starves his people, and he is applauded throughout Africa.
Zimbabwe ‘Fuelling HIV Spread’, July 31, 2006, BBC News
Twenty percent of the country’s population is HIV-positive; 3,000 dying per week.
Mugabe Blames West For Zimbabwe’s Woes, July 27, 2006, AP
One-quarter of country’s population has left since 2000.
Black Magic Gets Bob’s Nod, July 26, 2006, Mail & Guardian
Zimbabwean professor believes people can fly using witchcraft; seeks patent.
Namibia Says Zimbabwe A Role Model For Land Reform, July 21, 2006, Mail & Guardian
Whites in Namibia have reason to worry.
Witchcraft Ban Ends In Zimbabwe, July 5, 2006, BBC
Casting spells to injure others still against the law.
Mugabe: Zimbabwe Doesn’t ‘Need Rescuing’, June 29, 2006, Reuters
Country with 1,200% inflation just needs “lawful treatment by the Western world.”
White Farmers Receive Eviction Notices Despite Mugabe Pledge, June 26, 2006, Telegraph (UK)
Zimbabwe moves to push out the remaining whites—and last productive farmers.
Left-Wing Monster: Robert Mugabe, March 14, 2006, FrontPage
Zimbabwe went from bread-basket to basket-case during his rule.
Zimbabwe Says It Can’t Remove Every White Farmer, March 7, 2006, Mail and Guardian (Johannesburg)
Official wants remaining white farmers to stay and calls new black farmers “beggars.”
Bodies of Fetuses, Newborns Clog Harare’s Sewers, February 17, 2006, AP
Zimbabweans flush unwanted babies down the toilet.
Mugabe To Ask Whites Back In Land Grab U-Turn, February 9, 2006, Telegraph (London)
White farmer greets offer with disgust.
Mugabe Moves Against City Whites, February 2, 2006, Telegraph (London)
Zimbabwe evicts whites from homes in Harare .