Diplomats watch to see if Robert Mugabe dare go on holiday

A single mother of five children describes the agonies of everyday life in Zimbabwe

Each morning and afternoon a nauseating ritual is performed in Harare as President Robert Mugabe travels in a heavily guarded motorcade between his home and State House. Police motorcyclists force traffic off the road to allow the presidential motorcade unimpeded progress through the crumbling streets of the capital.

Guarded by truckloads of soldiers, Mugabe sits in the back of a
custom-built, armoured and gadget-equipped Mercedes. A small man in a
black Savile Row suit, he is invisible behind the black-tinted windows.
Woe betide anyone who gets in the way — even pointing at the motorcade
can lead to imprisonment.

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