zimbabwe

In 2194 in Zimbabwe, General Matsika's three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.

The author describes the experiences of growing up on an African farm during the Rhodesian Bush War, white colonialism in the 1970s, and Zimbabwean independence in the 1980s.

Foreign correspondent Neely Tucker chronicles the experiences he and his wife had while volunteering at an orphanage in Zimbabwe, and describes the devastating consequences of AIDS on the population, especially the children.

An unforgettable picture of contemporary Zimbabwe seen from the perspective of an African woman returning to her country after many years of living in the West. Sekai Nzenza-Shand captures the texture of life in an African village--mourning rituals, village courts, polygamy, traditional beliefs about fertility, ancestral spirits and witchcraft. She also offers a moving account of the impact of AIDS on her family, deforestation, drought, and the breakdown of traditional structures.

Presents a biography of the first Prime Minister of Zimbabwe.

Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe, has continued to show himself as intolerant to any other form of government and continues to lead his country as a one-party state. Opposition is not tolerated and he continues to amass a fortune for his family and followers and presides over the murder and starvation of those who oppose him.

Abigail Bukula, a young lawyer in the South African Justice Department, learns that the secret son of her aunt, who died in a massacre years ago, has been arrested by the Zimbabwean government, and held as a political prisoner.