Saturday, September 22, 2012

Zimbabwean update


Jenny Cuffe reported from Zimbabwe for Radio 4’s From Our Own Correspondent last Saturday 15 September.

The economy has picked up, politically things are calmer, & many of those who had moved to Britain have (willingly or unwillingly) returned. Optimism flavoured with qualms & feelings of trepidation about what the furure might hold

From one returnee who, despite his qualifications, found that working double shifts in care homes was the only course open to him as a way of earning enough to remit home to keep his family going during the worst days, we learned of a shameful new meaning for the initials BBC: British Bum Cleaner

Link
BBC Radio 4: FOOC 15 September
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