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 THE STORYFRONTLINE/World goes undercover in Zimbabwe to reveal what has happened
to a country once regarded as a beacon of democracy and prosperity in Africa. Posing as tourists,
reporter Alexis Bloom and producer Cassandra Herrman find a population struggling with hunger and poverty,
and living in fear of a government that has become a brutal dictatorship.
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Jokers in the Pack
A satirical pack of playing cards has been widely circulated by activists brave enough to criticize the regime. The cards lampoon Zimbabwe's politicians and highlight the grim reality of a country in economic tatters. Click on the card to find out more.
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Artists in Exile
In two video performances, Zimbabwean artists living in exile in South Africa use theater and music to express their own experiences and the struggles facing their homeland.
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The Cost of Living
Zimbabwe today is the world's fastest shrinking economy, with inflation surging past 1,000 percent. Find out what ZM$100,000 buys you.
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FRONTLINE/World
series editor Stephen Talbot interviewed Robert Mugabe twice in the late 1970s. In this personal essay,
he looks back at that pivotal time, just before independence, when he met "an eloquent, direct and
impressive man" determined to turn what was then Rhodesia into Zimbabwe, and promising to make it a
model for the rest of Africa to follow. Talbot recalls how Mugabe at first pursued then utterly
betrayed that promise, and says, "After all these years, it's still difficult and painful to
reconcile my memory of this man with the tyrant he became."
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Zimbabwe: A Political Timeline
A look at Zimbabwe's political history, from colonial rule through independence to the present day.
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Extended Interviews
Read interviews with exiled members of the opposition and an outspoken newspaper publisher on
Mugabe's blacklist. Also hear from a former freedom fighter and a human rights lawyer, who talks
about the "mutilation" of Zimbabwe's constitution and why she continues to
defy intimidation by representing scores of journalists and opposition leaders, who have become government targets.
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Additional ResourcesCountry profile, related links and more...
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Exodus: Leaving ZimbabweRollover map of the Zimbabwean Diaspora.
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