Zimbabwe and South Africa in Transition
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2008
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
In Zimbabwe today, authorities again banned opposition rallies and detained the leader of the opposition party. With the election just three weeks away, how is unrest in Zimbabwe affecting the region? Meanwhile in South Africa, violence against foreigners is part of a rising crime rate that has made the country the most dangerous place in the world to live, outside of a war zone. Also, a weak job market wobbles an already anemic economy, and the life and times – and death – of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and how they resonate in today's political landscape. Sara Terry guest hosts.
A protester carries a portrait of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as thousands of people march to protest the attacks on the immigrant community in Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: John Moore/Getty Images
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| 0:00.0 | From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point. |
| 0:09.6 | Troubles in Southern Africa. |
| 0:11.7 | What's happened to Nelson Mandela's vision of peace? |
| 0:17.9 | I'm Sarah Terry sitting in for Roan Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, |
| 0:23.5 | a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. |
| 0:26.9 | Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe continues to crack down on his opponents with just a few weeks to go |
| 0:31.4 | before a presidential runoff election, and he's banned aid groups from getting food to the hungry. |
| 0:36.5 | In neighboring South Africa, the economy is booming, but unemployment is high, |
| 0:41.8 | and violence against foreigners has shocked the nation. |
| 0:45.0 | As Nelson Mandela turns 90, what are the prospects for peace and democracy in the region? |
| 0:50.7 | On reporter's notebook, Bobby, we hardly knew ye. |
| 0:54.1 | It's been 40 years since the assassination of RFK. |
| 0:57.4 | First, the news. |
| 1:01.3 | Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW Santa Monica |
| 1:05.7 | and from the Public Radio International Program Fund, |
| 1:08.9 | whose contributors include the Ford Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. |
| 1:14.3 | I'm Sarah Terry, sitting in for Warren Olney, back with To the Point from PRI. |
| 1:18.8 | We'll be talking about Southern Africa and Zimbabwe's election turmoil. |
| 1:23.2 | Authorities today banned opposition rallies and detained, again, the leader of the opposition party. With the |
| 1:29.2 | election just three weeks away, how is unrest in Zimbabwe affecting the region? Meanwhile, in South |
| 1:35.3 | Africa, violence against foreigners is part of a rising crime rate that has made the country the most |
| 1:40.2 | dangerous place in the world to live outside of a war zone. Is the region becoming unstable? |
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