TEXT AND IMAGES BY DAN GREC
While exploring Southern Africa over the last few months, I have repeatedly been told of Zimbabwe for a raft of very good reasons and a handful of not-so-good reasons. It’s one of the most beautiful countries on the continent, I have been told, and the locals are extremely friendly. Unfortunately, it’s also extremely corrupt, and recently, I have been glued to the radio to hear news of the military coup, which removed long-standing Dictator Robert Mugabe from power. I’m told, now, everything is more or less stable, though the country is poised on a knife edge, torn between the long-standing ZANU-PF party and the hopeful up-and-coming MDC, with all the possibilities of a bright and prosperous future ahead.
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