Zimbabwe makes me so angry, that today I am drawing a parallel look at the situation – from the news.

first we have the story of the children, forced into prostitution – to survive. now if that doesn’t just make your heart break I don’t know why.

these children are as young as 12 years old – so how can they be old enough to be prostitutes ?

anyone who would buy sex from a child is a very sick individual. this type of abuse is created by the desparation of the situation; which it seems we write about weekly, these days.

Poverty is robbing many young Zimbabwean girls of their childhood

Growing numbers of children in Zimbabwe are turning to prostitution to survive, the charity Save the Children says.

The aid agency says increasing poverty is leading girls as young as 12 to sell their bodies for as little as a packet of biscuits.

It also claims that the coming football World Cup in neighbouring South Africa could soon make things worse.

Unemployment in Zimbabwe is thought to top 90% and many cannot afford to pay for food, medical care or school fees.

The deputy head teacher of a large school with 1,500 pupils east of Victoria Falls told the BBC that hundreds of her female students are now selling their bodies for whatever they can get.

“It could be books, it could be biscuits, chips, some even just to be given a hug.”

Throughout my conversation with the deputy head, two small teenage girls in threadbare school uniforms sat watching from a brick wall by the playground. Both are orphans.

The older one, who is 14, said she knows many girls here who have become prostitutes.

“I don’t want to do that but life is so difficult, so very difficult. Both my parents are dead and I rarely see my two sisters. Recently I stood by the river and I thought about throwing myself in but I didn’t. I don’t know why.”

There is also evidence that many girls are being targeted by child traffickers, Save the Children’s country director Rachel Pounds says.

They are thought to have plans to send young Zimbabwean girls to South Africa to work as prostitutes during next year’s football World Cup finals.

(end of bbc story)

Apparently Moe is out Hoe’n himself; and that is not being met very well in lots of places. In London on Saturday he was met by boos from a crowd of Zimbabwean expats. this was not unexpected, I’m sure. how could he even dare to show his face to anyone with his dirty hands.

he is the chief fundraiser for his pimp Mugs Hoegabe.

Don’t you think it’s time for this to stop ?

Tell Obama to Recind that 73 Large he’s sending back with Mugs – because it will never feed a child, or make a drop of clean water - in a nation of desperation.

The International community must start to speak out and act more vigorously toward this bloody regime. there is no excuse for giving any money to Zimbabwe, while there are still two year old children in jail. yes IN JAIL – 2 Year Old Kids. how can we support that ?

Tell Obama that You Don’t Want Zimbabwe’s Babies Blood On Your Hands..

Stop the Tragedy, Prevent it from stealing another generation of Zimbabweans.  Remember, if they came for your neighbor last nite, they will be coming for you this afternoon.

Amandla Awethu !

This is coverage from our friend Denford Magora’s Zimbabwe Blog – the best source for Real Honest Facts and News about Zimbabwe -

Take a look for yourself.

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This is from BBC – notice that they left out the transcript, and the reactions of the Zimbabweans, which is Key to Understanding What Happened.

Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has been forced to cut short an event where he was addressing Zimbabwean exiles due to jeering.

Mr Tsvangirai was addressing more than 1,000 exiles, whom he urged to return home to rebuild the country, during an event at London’s Southwark Cathedral.

But his appeal was poorly received as questions were raised over assurances he made about the country’s stability.

Mr Tsvangirai’s UK visit is the final stage of a tour of Europe and the US.

He has been seeking funding for the unity government he formed with President Robert Mugabe in February.

Mr Tsvangirai, the leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change who became prime minister in the power-sharing deal, said the country needed the exiles’ skills and money to help to rebuild Zimbabwe.

Our mission is to make sure that we give the people of Zimbabwe hope Morgan Tsvangirai Prime minister, Zimbabwe

During his speech, the prime minister said: “Zimbabweans must come home.”

He told the audience that improvements had been made through the creation of a “transitional” government, and that no-one had been “fooled” or co-opted.

Referring to the power-sharing deal, he went on: “It represented the best solution to a crisis that has engulfed us as a people.”

The Zimbabwean prime minister said inflation had been cut, schools had reopened and previous scarce commodities were now available, adding that the government had “made sure that there is peace and stability in the country”.

That assertion provoked a noisy reaction from sections of the audience.

Mr Tsvangirai is expected to hold talks with Gordon Brown

He went on: “Our mission is to create the necessary space, the necessary freedoms for Zimbabweans. Our mission is to make sure that we give the people of Zimbabwe hope.

“Zimbabwe is changing for the better, and that change is for you and me to ensure that we can build a Zimbabwe together.”

He acknowledged that no-one should forget the struggles and suffering of the Zimbabwean people, adding that he, as a victim of beatings and arrests, would be the last to forget the past.

However, Mr Tsvangirai told the gathering that the plan to work towards a new constitution and referendum over the next 18 months was the correct one.

The European Union still holds sanctions against Zimbabwe, and EU leaders have told the Zimbabwean prime minister they want to see improvements in the human-rights situation in the country before they consider lifting them.

The Foreign Office in London has sounded a similar note, with minister Lord Malloch Brown saying sanctions would not be lifted until Zimbabwe’s transition to democracy has “reached a point of no return”.

Mr Tsvangirai is expected to hold talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Monday.

(end of bbc clip)

Take Your Freedom Seriously, because in Zimbabwe just saying the word could get you killed,

A Luta Continua, Viva Zimbabwe !