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Mugabe's hypocrisy
Feb. 26th, 2008 10:00 am£50m celebration for Mugabe's birthday – as 4m of his people need food aid
http://news.scotsman.com/world/50m-celebration-for-Mugabe39s-birthday.3808661.jp
More than 10,000 people were expected to attend the feast, with hotels in the dusty town fully booked. It will be a rare chance for many to get a square meal.
Beitbridge is normally the last stop for the hundreds of illegal border jumpers who try to sneak out of Zimbabwe every day.
Parties are out of the question for most Zimbabweans – a single balloon costs more than Z$1 million as annual inflation runs at 100,580.2 per cent.
http://news.scotsman.com/world/50m-celebration-for-Mugabe39s-birthday.3808661.jp
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe hosts a £50 million party to celebrate his 84th birthday today in the border town of Beitbridge.
It appears a last-ditch attempt to butter up Zimbabweans ahead of next month's polls.More than 10,000 people were expected to attend the feast, with hotels in the dusty town fully booked. It will be a rare chance for many to get a square meal.
Beitbridge is normally the last stop for the hundreds of illegal border jumpers who try to sneak out of Zimbabwe every day.
Parties are out of the question for most Zimbabweans – a single balloon costs more than Z$1 million as annual inflation runs at 100,580.2 per cent.
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