“From the day I was born, there has always existed a huge disconnect between the stories often told by the elite and those I hear from ordinary people about our country although we live in the places; and witness the same events around us.”

— Morgan Tsvangirai

Remarks at the launch of his book – At the Deep End http://www.zimeye.org/?p=41996&cpage=1

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