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Zimbabwe Loyalists Threaten Fast Food Chain
An update on a story we aired last week about a TV commercial for Nando’s chicken. The ad featured a lookalike of Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe. Nando’s has pulled the ad because of threats to its staff by Mugabe loyalists.
How ‘Dictators’ Sell Fast Food In South Africa
A new tv ad from the South Africa-based chicken restaurant chain, Nando’s, is prompting laughs and raising some eye brows. The ad features look-a-likes for a slew of tyrants from Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe to the late Muammar Gaddafi of Libya.
Freshlyground
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In the Global Hit, Marco Werman tells us about news from South Africa that pop band Freshlyground has had their work visas for neighboring Zimbabwe revoked. The band was supposed to perform in Zimbabwe, but the release of a song and video called “Chicken to Change,” skewering Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s 30 years in power, seems to have angered officials there. Download MP3Racial tensions in Zimbabwe’s farmland
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A decade after the first violent clashes that forced thousands of Zimbabwe’s white farmers out of the country, there’s a new twist in the tale. Some of them are quietly returning to farm again – attracting anger and controversy from whites and blacks alike. Laura Lynch reports from just outside the capital Harare. (Photo: Laura Lynch) Download MP3The price of digging for diamonds
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Zimbabwe’s government says the country’s economy may grow 7% this year. Most of that comes from foreign investment and some aid. The African country is also hoping to raise money through diamond sales. Yesterday, we brought you the story of Zimbabwe’s diamonds fields. Today in part 2 of her report, Laura Lynch looks at claims that the diamond fields have also become killing fields. Download MP3Zimbabwe’s ‘blood diamonds’
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The discovery of diamonds in Zimbabwe has led to more misery in a country that’s already seen a lot of hardship. And despite claims to the contrary, Zimbabwe’s government insists the diamonds are ethical. But on a recent trip to the country, Laura Lynch found disturbing evidence that the gems are destroying the lives of many. Download MP3Life in Southern Africa
Laura Lynch recently traveled to Zimbabwe and South Africa to document life in the region. It was her first trip back to Zimbabwe since the controversial elections in 2008 when she was one of a handful of Western journalists allowed in the country to cover what became a gripping story of the struggle for power inside the troubled country. From South Africa Laura reported on the state of the nation just weeks before it is about to play host to the world’s greatest sports event, the soccer World Cup.
Picture still gloomy in Zimbabwe
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Those looking for signs of hope in Zimbabwe won’t get it from the International Monetary Fund. It’s just released a report painting a gloomy picture of that country’s economy. There have been some gains in Zimbabwe since the formation of the so-called unity government a year ago. But as The World’s Laura Lynch reports from Harare, they’re more than matched by the problems that still plague the nation. Download MP3 (photo: Laura Lynch) Living with South Africa’s foreign workers
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As South Africa prepares to host the World Cup in just under two months, it’s promising a warm welcome for tourists from around the globe.But the welcome mat isn’t out for everyone – particularly foreign workers from countries like Zimbabwe. The World’s Laura Lynch reports. Download MP3 (Photo: Laura Lynch)Zimbabwe’s Independence Day
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Zimbabwe marks its 30th anniversary of independence on Sunday. And the same man who became the leader of the new nation is still in charge today. Back in 1980 Robert Mugabe was cheered as a hero, now he is reviled by many of his own people who have watched their nation descend into violence and poverty under his rule. The World’s Laura Lynch takes a look at the country’s fractured politics through the lens of soccer. Download MP3Global Political Cartoons: Feb 20-26, 2010
The World’s Carol Hills reviews the week’s news through political cartoons. This week pop culture icons in trouble: Google goes to jail, Abbey Road studios are up for sale, Toyota’s image is in tatters, and it turns out the shape of a hot dog actually matters.
Sexual assault in Mugabe’s Zimbabwe
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A new report out today documents Robert Mugabe’s alleged campaign of organized sexual violence against opposition supporters during the 2008 elections in Zimbabwe. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports. Download MP3
BBC back in Zimbabwe
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The BBC returns to Zimbabwe with a special day of live broadcasting from the African country. The ‘Africa Have Your Say’ program comes from Chitungwiza, a ‘Soweto-like’ township outside Harare. It happens to be the hometown of host Farayi Mungazi. Marco Werman talked with him. Download MP3Global Political Cartoons: Sep 4 -11, 2009
President Obama’s hard sell on healthcare reform inspired a number of cartoonists this week. They also offer some visual thoughts on the increasingly suspect vote in Afghanistan, the health of embattled Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe even the Beatles remastered.
South Africa’s new president meets Zimbabwe leaders
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Download MP3South Africa’s new president Jacob Zuma is meeting with leaders in Zimbabwe in an effort to end the political infighting there and help repair the shattered economy. Anchor Jeb Sharp finds out more from reporter Andrew Meldrum.
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