Inside Zimbabwe

September 2005

In a bid to destroy the powerbase of his opponents, Robert Mugabe is bulldozing thousands of slums. Secret footage shows the consequences of this policy.

A young boy flees the approaching bulldozer. Fire rages all around as house after house is reduced to rubble. These are the images President Mugabe doesn't want to you see. Millions have lost their homes in part of a bizarre national clean up campaign centred on demolishing Zimbabwe's slums. "Yes there is discomfort now, but discomfort in order to get comfort later," states Mugabe. But opponents are unconvinced. They believe the real aim of 'Operation Restore Order' is to destabilise opposition strongholds. "They are trying to move the electorate in the cities into rural areas where it is easy to manipulate or even abuse them," laments Jay Jay Sibanda. He was forced into exile after being arrested and tortured. Now, he's returning to Zimbabwe to secretly film what's happening in his homeland. Many families haven't received food supplies for weeks, supermarkets have nothing in stock and the queue for petrol lasts several days. Ordinary Zimbabweans are faced with a stark choice: exile if they leave or starvation and destitution if they remain.

Produced by ABC Australia
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[0fullthrottle0]

they should have never ripped the houses down unless they had an alternative plan...

[rapartist43]

@mrcrordry Rhodesians never die^^

[cutelgp72]

I don't understand why these grocery stores remain open!?!? If I owned one of these stores and had nothing to sell I would simply close the store. I see all these employees walking around and ALL of the shelves are bare....WHY??

[CaptainCool07]

do i sense a revolution?

[mrcrordry]

@gchijioke12 go live there then you ll know what i mean most of the people live in other countrys if tsvagurai becomes president in 2011 cos they might be electoins then the country will be rebuild if mugabe is in power more and more will leave the country so thats why it keeps getting worse in zimbabwe every1 has basekally left and fighting him theys only going to be like 300 pple crime is low but rape is the only crime people do assasinating him well thats an idea

[gchijioke12]

@mrcrordry Of course it's illegal, I'm pretty sure it was illegal in Egypt, but they were successful. Zimbabweans need to stop being scared to fight for their rights, after all is he god ?

[mrcrordry]

@gchijioke12 they cant if they do they will die sent to prison rebelling is a death sentence mugabe is going to die without paying for his crimes the world complains but does nothing every one who can remove mugabe doe snt live in zimbabwe only rural people live there who suport mugabe so morgan tsvaburai help him become president

[gchijioke12]

Why havent they rebelled yet ?