The State We're In 2012, Story of the Week, part 16
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Series: The State We're In 2012, Story of the Week
Length: 05:00
THE STATE WE’RE IN, STORY OF THE WEEK
DATE: 20 April 2012
HOST: Jonathan Groubert
TAGS: Busi Ndlovu, Zimbabwe, Hyperinflation, theft, government corruption
DESCRIPTION: Busi Ndlovu had a plan to get her family through the continuing tough times in Zimbabwe: she’d borrow money to buy a van and start a small transport company. But when she went to collect her van, corrupt officials had already sold it on the black market. Then she spotted the van on the streets of her hometown.
TSWI, STORY OF THE WEEK
IN: [music] I’m Jonathan Groubert...
RUNS: 5:00
OUT: ... that’s t.s.w.i.-dot-org.
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THE STATE WE’RE IN, STORY OF THE WEEK
DATE: 20 April 2012
HOST: Jonathan Groubert
TAGS: Busi Ndlovu, Zimbabwe, Hyperinflation, theft, government corruption
DESCRIPTION: Busi Ndlovu had a plan to get her family through the continuing tough times in Zimbabwe: she’d borrow money to buy a van and start a small transport company. But when she went to collect her van, corrupt officials had already sold it on the black market. Then she spotted the van on the streets of her hometown.
TSWI, STORY OF THE WEEK
IN: [music] I’m Jonathan Groubert...
RUNS: 5:00
OUT: ... that’s t.s.w.i.-dot-org.
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