Zimbawe is a country that has been through many changes. The beautiful land first belonging to the Shona people and then colonized by British invaders like the diamond miner Cecil Rhodes on to a proud independent movement lead by Robert Mugabe and the ZANU political party. I have visited Zimbabwe and seen with my own eyes the mis-handling of land ownership in this country and during my visit I also witnessed black farmers and military veterans "squatting" on wealthy landowners who were thousands of miles away while the poor had no farm land to grow crops or livestock. In 2000 Robert Mugabe who was the first president of a free Zimbabwe since 1980 ordered the people to take back their land. Ironically a few years later he bulldozed the land where hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans lived and traded. Now in the recent weeks the country is facing a turmoil over who won the recent election. The problem remains that the opposition party has been supported by the same colonialist and western powers that enslaved Zimbabwe for over 50 years making it hard for some to trust their real intentions to power. Now Mugabe is calling for a recount when many election monitors say that he and his ruling party clearly lost. Why not step down and allow a change so that the people can feel that they are truely part of a democratic society?Research for yourself to see the true facts behind this complicated yet talented land in the southern African region. Next we will show you pictures of fabulous Shona stone sculptures that are selling for thousands of dollars across the world by art exhibitors.
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