Saturday, March 13, 2010

PICS FROM ZIMBABWE....SOME ARE NOT GOOD TO SEE SO BE WARNED...

A woman feeds her child during celebrations to commemorate International Women Day inZimbabwe's capital Harare March, 8 2010.









INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 10: (L-R) Liezel Huber of the United States and Cara Black of Zimbabwe react in their match against Shahar Pe'er of Israel and Sara Errani of Italy during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2010 in Indian Wells, California.






U.S first lady Michelle Obama (L) is pictured on stage with the 2010 International Women of Courage Awards recipients at the State Department in Washington, March 10, 2010. With Obama are (2nd L-R)Afghanistan's Shukria Asil and Shafiqa Quraishi, Sonia Pierre of the Dominican RepublicKenya's Ann Njogu, Korea's Lee Ae-Run, Sri Lanka's Jansila Majeed, Syria's Sister Marie Claude Naddaf andZimbabwe's Jestina Mukoko.






INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 11: (L-R) Liezel Huberof the U.S. and Cara Black of Zimbabwe sign autographs at the Upbucket pavillion during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 11, 2010 in Indian Wells, California.






First lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of StateHillary Rodham Clinton present the 2010 International Women of Courage Award to Jestina Mukoko ofZimbabwe, Wednesday, March 10, 2010, at the State Department in Washington.






Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Tendai Biti addresses a news conference in Harare March 11, 2010. Biti spoke about the disbursement of $100 million worth of funds for infrastructure development to several ministries.






EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in TehranIran's PresidentMahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) meets Zimbabwe's Minister of State for Presidential Affairs Didymus Mutasa in Tehran March 8, 2010.








INDIAN WELLS, CA - MARCH 11: (L-R) Liezel Huberof the U.S. and Cara Black of Zimbabwe pose with a fan at the Upbucket pavillion during the BNP ParibasOpen at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 11, 2010 in Indian Wells, California.








NAKHON PATHOM, THAILAND - MARCH 12: Tony Johnstone of Zimbabwe in action during the first round of the Chang Thailand Senior Masters presented by ISPS played at Royal Gems Golf and Sports Club on March 12, 2010 in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.






A child stands at the entrance to his shack in Mbare, Harare, Thursday, March 11, 2010. An estimated 2.17 million Zimbabweans, perhaps a fourth of the country's population, are in need of food aid, the Red Cross said. In a statement, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies pleaded for international funds for urgent food aid to Zimbabwe. U.N. organizations also have appealed for more donor funds.








A man stands at the entrance to his shack in Mbare, Harare, Thursday, March 11, 2010. An estimated 2.17 million Zimbabweans, perhaps a fourth of the country's population, are in need of food aid, the Red Cross said. In a statement, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies pleaded for international funds for urgent food aid to Zimbabwe. U.N. organizations also have appealed for more donor funds.








Andrea Jung (R), Chairman and CEO of Avon products, and actress Reese Witherspoon, Avon's global ambassador (2nd R), applaud the recipients of the 2010 International Women of Courage Awards on stage at the State Department in Washington, March 10, 2010. Two of the ten recipients, Sister Marie Claude Naddaf of Syria (L) and Zimbabwe's Jestina Mukoko are pictured alongside Witherspoon.






Zimbabwean Prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai, seen at his home in Harare, Sunday, March, 7, 2010. Tsvangirai planted a tree in memory of his late wife Susan who died in a car crash a year ago.






Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) supporters attend a rally by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of his wife Susan at Glamis Arena in Harare, March 6, 2010.






Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe,attends a 'Meet the Press' session in Harare, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Mugabe held a meeting with editors of the state and independent, media, for the first time in over 10 years.



















For us it is a saddening sight - a magnificent bull elephant struck down in his old age.
But for the starving of Zimbabwe, it was little short of a miracle.

The carcass provided a vital source of food, and hundreds of desperate villagers in the Gonarezhou National Park descended on the dead animal within minutes of its discovery.

Using machetes, axes and knives made from tin cans they set upon the six-ton carcass, which was found deep in scrubland.







































The spot where the bull elephant lay is completely cleared just 24 hours after it was found.










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