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Zimbabwe Crisis Reports
Years active: 2008-2012
Tsvangirai Facing Critical Choices
No one is quite clear what the opposition’s next step will be, but any delay will benefit the president most.
The Photographer
Neither a political refugee nor a typical white Zimbabwean, Sara Catterall struggles to find a place in the expatriate community.
The Health Worker
Grace Chouriri cares for fellow exiles because she says it makes her feel that she’s doing something good for her community.
The Teacher
Formerly a teacher in a private school, Joseph Masunungure can only dream of taking up a similar job in the UK.
The Campaigner
Veteran human rights activist Rose Benton is resigned to more years of drawing attention to abuses in home country.
The Journalist
Award-winning reporter Sandra Nyaira says she’d be reduced to selling tomatoes on the street if she returned.
Scepticism at Bank Chief's Call for Change
Central banker prescribes political harmony as the cure to Zimbabwe’s political ailments, but critics say he is part of the problem.
Southern Province Hit by Food Shortage
Residents say maize meal from the state grain agency is being given out only to friends of the regime.
Tsvangirai Pulls Out of Ballot Amid Growing Violence
Opposition leader refuses to take part in what he calls a war, as ZANU-PF militias prowl the streets.