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 Zimbabwean diaspora uses Internet to help relatives back home [1]

Soaring inflation and a chaotic governance has put Zimbabwe into its worst days. But its diaspora has pitched in to help, through a medium that the country's despotic regime can hardly tame: the Internet. Online portals like Mukuru.com, Zimbuyer.com and Zimland.com are helping the diaspora support relatives at home. The services include trucking food, buying essentials

Publication Date: 
14/07/2007
Down to Earth [2]
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Economy [3], Media [4], Zimbabwe [5], Internet [6]
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