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Back to the ox span for failing Zimbabwe
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Signs of decay everywhere in African country
IN ZIMBABWE, a country that once boasted one of sub-Saharan Africa's most vibrant economies, things have become so bad that people have taken to telling a wry joke: "What did we have before candles?"
The answer: "Electricity."
Four years of turmoil have turned back the clock. Ambulances are drawn by oxen. Hand-guided cattle ploughs have replaced farm machinery.
The state railroad uses gunpowder charges on the tracks to warn trains of danger ahead.
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
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