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    Zimbabwe on brink of collapse as outbreak of cholera spreads
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    Carter told reporters yesterday: "The entire basic structure ... is broken down. These are all indications that the crisis in Zimbabwe is much greater, much worse than we ever could have imagined." The country has been locked in political stalemate since presidential elections in March when Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change, defeated Mugabe in the first round of voting. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
    The entire basic structure ... is broken down. These are all indications that the crisis in Zimbabwe is much greater, much worse than we ever could have imagined.
    Jimmy Carter – Jimmy Carter SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 12 months ago
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Zimbabwe on brink of collapse as outbreak of cholera spreads
  1. I think it is clear that SADC should have done more
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 12 months ago
  2. Unless this root cause of the political absence of a legitimate government is solved, the situation will get worse and may implode and collapse ... It is now an urgent matter, because people are dying
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 12 months ago
  3. It is not just the extent of Zimbabwe's humanitarian crisis, but the speed of deterioration in the past few weeks that is most worrying ... The scale, depth and urgency of the situation are under-reported.
    Kofi Annan – Kofi Annan SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 12 months ago
  4. We are dealing with a situation that is affecting the lives of people
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 12 months ago
  5. We have a sense that either the leadership doesn't have a clear picture of how deep the suffering is of their own people, or they don't care
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 12 months ago

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