Five years ago, this month the world's oldest president at age 94 was overthrown by his own military in a stage-managed coup after 37 years at the helm of power. This 2-part episode revisits the perceptions and realities of life during the controversial Zimbabwean president Robert Gabriel Mugabe's rule and what has happened since?
Was he a liberation hero or an intellectual tyrant? Was he an anglophile or a black nationalist? We ask questions about the Gukurahundi massacre/genocide and the land reform programme. Finally, we ask...is Zimbabwe better now 5 years since Mugabe?
This is all answered by our guest Dr Chipo Dendere. A Zimbabwean academic from Wellesley College in the US who has testified before US Congress on Zimbabwean Sanctions.
Also in the episode are ordinary Zimbabweans from diverse backgrounds sharing their perspective on Mugabe's Zimbabwe and the aftermath.
Music:
Gomba - Hope Masike
Cheuka - Victor Kunonga, Wilfred Mafrika Nyamasvisva
Zimababwe - Kintar Remix - SANDHAUS, KOBAIEN, Sound of Bam, Kintar
