The chasm between rich and poor in Zimbabwe
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Sue Lloyd-Roberts has made many memorable reports for different television stations over the years. In this latest piece from Zimbabwe she visits a nephew of Robert Mugabe who enjoys unparalled wealth before seeing an overwhelmed aids clinic in a Harare hospital. Life expectancy has fallen to thirty five years. Basic foods are available but with the majority of urban dwellers surviving on one dollar a day after paying rent, a loaf of bread remains a weekly luxury.
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