Zimbabwe’s cholera crisis
Morgan Tsvangirai discusses the political and humanitarian crisis facing his country.
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| A cholera patient is taken to a clinic in a wheelbarrow in Harare [EPA] |
Zimbabwe is in the grips of a cholera epidemic, with almost 15,000 known cases of the disease according to the UN.
Earlier this week, George Bush, the US president, joined the mounting calls for Robert Mugabe to step down as president of Zimbabwe. But African nations – except for the lone voices of Botswana and Kenya – still insist that political dialogue between Morgan Tsvangirai, the country’s opposition leader and prime minister-designate, and Mugabe is the only way forward.
This week, Morgan Tsvangirai joins the show to discuss the situation in Zimbabwe.
This episode of Frost over the World airs from Friday, December 12, 2008
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Barbara Stocking, the director of Oxfam, joins Sir David to discuss the scale of the cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. Morgan Tsvangirai, the country’s opposition leader and prime minister-designate, discusses Zimbabwe’s political stalemate. |
| Imran Khan |
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Following the attacks on Mumbai, Sir David talks to Pakistani cricketer turned politician, Imran Khan about the fragile relationship between nuclear-armed neighbours, India and Pakistan.
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| Michael Palin |
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| Constantine II and Tony Benn |
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Constantine II, the former king of Greece, joins the show to discuss the protests that erupted across Greek cities after a 15-year-old boy was shot dead by police. Tony Benn, one of Britain’s most prominent socialists, talks to Sir David about the current economic crisis. |