>Terry,
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>I don't expect we'll see much in improvement of the infrastructure in Zimbabwe till that insane monster is gone.
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>It seems very sad. Zimbabwe had one of the greatest potentials of all those newly independent states. It had a very well developed civil service, excellent education, good roading, rail, communications, and a strong agricultural sector. The climate was perfect, prices were reasonable, the Victoria Falls Hotel was a pleasure. Not any more. Such is life.

Aye, it breaks my heart to see what's happening there. It turned from the "bread basket of Africa" to the basket case of Africa. How can someone be so blind as to destroy his own country and terrorise his own people? I mean, WHAT IS THE POINT? You can make yourself rich enough to be comfortable without making too many enemies and slip off to a comfortable retirement. I've said it before: if ever there was a case for a coalition to invade and depose a despot ...

Terry