Gweru, Zimbabwe- It is a hot Saturday afternoon. The sky is partly cloudy and a warm breeze sweeps through Mkoba stadium in Zimbabwe's third largest city, Gweru. A large crowd of about 13, 000 people brace the unfriendly weather to attend a political campaign rally. Music blares from a sound system at the center of the stadium. An old lady in her 70s dances in the crowd. She draws laughter from the assorted gathering of youths, the middle aged and the old. An infant giggles from her mother's back. All these faces are anxiously waiting for their guest and presidential hopeful, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader, Morgan Tsvangirai. As the MDC leader arrives, there is deafening noise in the stadium. Tsvangirai takes to the stage to address his supporters.
- Tuesday, March 18, 2008