Choice Travel Spots » Zimbabwe http://choicetravelspots.com Sharing stories of the worlds greatest destinations, travel tips and vacation ideas Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:25:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 CNN denied permission to cover elections in Zimbabwe http://choicetravelspots.com/zimbabwe/cnn-denied-permission-to-cover-elections-in-zimbabwe/ http://choicetravelspots.com/zimbabwe/cnn-denied-permission-to-cover-elections-in-zimbabwe/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:43:07 +0000 admin http://choicetravelspots.com/main/cnn-denied-permission-to-cover-elections-in-zimbabwe/ CNN has been denied permission to cover this week’s parliamentary and presidential elections in Zimbabwe, an official at the Zimbabwean Ministry of Information and Publicity said Tuesday.

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]]> http://choicetravelspots.com/zimbabwe/cnn-denied-permission-to-cover-elections-in-zimbabwe/feed/ 0 The State of Zimbabwe http://choicetravelspots.com/zimbabwe/the-state-of-zimbabwe/ http://choicetravelspots.com/zimbabwe/the-state-of-zimbabwe/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:38:54 +0000 admin http://choicetravelspots.com/main/the-state-of-zimbabwe/ I can’t think of any greater sadness in the world today, than what is currently going on in Zimbabwe. I pray for the day the rest of the world will do something to help the needless suffering of the people in this beautiful country under Mugabe. I am amazed at the courage these people show everyday to endure the life that is being delivered by their current leader. In fact when I was there last, the village I visited is now gone. Many in this village voted for change in this country, and the bulldozers came through after the election (four months after I left) and removed their homes.

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]]> http://choicetravelspots.com/zimbabwe/the-state-of-zimbabwe/feed/ 1 Zimbabwe inflation now 66,000 percent http://choicetravelspots.com/zimbabwe/zimbabwe-inflation-now-66000-percent/ http://choicetravelspots.com/zimbabwe/zimbabwe-inflation-now-66000-percent/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:19:27 +0000 admin http://choicetravelspots.com/main/zimbabwe-inflation-now-66000-percent/ The official rate of annual inflation in Zimbabwe tripled in the space of one month to 66,212 percent in December, by far the highest in the world but less than half the rate calculated by independent analysts.  It is such a shame to see the people in Zimbabwe continue to struggle through life, with so little being done to change and improve this.  To read the full story, click ‘read more’.

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