As the U.S. opened a can of regime change on Saddam Hussein, another ruthless ruler was flexing his murderous muscle in Africa. Robert Mugabe, launched a campaign of terror against Zimbabwe’s opposition party for organizing a national strike. That news registered hardly a blip on the American media radar screen, but it would have been front-page material for Geoffrey Nyarota, founder of Zimbabwe’s only independent daily News paper.
Nyarota, despite death threats, bombings and frequent arrests, continually exposed the corrupt policies of his country’s ruling Zanu PF party. Now in exile in the U.S., the award-winning journalist is advocating for, and anxious to return to, a Mugabe-free Zimbabwe.
Guests:
Geoffrey Nyarota, Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, award-winning journalist, and founding editor of “The Daily News,” Zimbabwe’s first independent newspaper