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| ZIMBABWE 2003 | ||
| Author: | Vivienne Creighton | |
| Author Profile: | Vivienne Creighton and Diane Dirou met and became friends when both were undergoing treatment following surgery for breast cancer. Vivienne was born in Rhodesia, but has lived in Australia for many years. Her late Australia-born husband, John, was a Navigator in No. 461 (Sunderland) Squadron of Coastal Command, RAF during WW2 and was awarded an MID for maritime actions. Post-war, he joined Qantas Empire Airways rising to senior regional manager appointments around the world, before retiring in 1977. He died in 2001 at age 81, following protracted serious illness. | |
| Publication Type: | Original | |
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| The article was the content of an email from Vivienne Creighton to her friends when she recently returned from a visit to the land of her birth following the death of her father. She has since advised inflation in Zimbabwe is expected to reach 1,000 percent by Christmas 2003; there is still no fuel and even less cash available in the country. The material is published with Vivienne's kind permission.
This heartfelt snapshot of Zimbabwe under the rule of President Robert Mugabe is a vivid portrayal of what can happen to once proud nations when infrastructure is destroyed for politico-military purposes. What then the future prospects for other African, Middle East, Asian and Pacific nations in turmoil? - BRIAN DIROU |
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