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For future reference the Wikitravel:CIA World Factbook 2002 import cn be found at Talk:Zimbabwe/CIA World Factbook 2002 import.

What, if any, of this has any relevance for travellers? Is the intention to have us weed this? Tiles 00:50, 8 Aug 2003 (PDT)

The import of the CIA Factbook is only to support in the creating of a real Wikitravel article. Andreas Holstenson 03:27, 8 Aug 2003 (PDT)
Join the talk at Country article template and/or look at the current example Switzerland Majnoona
I have now copied the original content of the article to Talk:Zimbabwe/CIA World Factbook 2002 import and will cull irrelevant facts and rearrange relevant facts into a country template, so future weeding will no longer be needed. -- Huttite 07:58, 4 Jun 2004 (EDT)

Could someone comment on this paragraph from the "Stay safe" section:

Though in general Zimbabwe remains a safe place, don't be shocked to see a policeman slap and kick-about a local. It's the rule of law over there. Don't be shocked to see the locals beat up a thief sometimes to the point of death. Its the rule of the law in ALL of Africa, its called public justice over there. They don't go to the police station, the public love to deal with pick-pockets.

I think it needs a bit of a rewrite. What do you think? Jamboo 05:18, 20 March 2008 (EDT)

I'm sure that does happen though I doubt that you average traveler will ever see it. In South Africa there is a phenomenon called Kangaroo Courts where the community will deal with an offender themselves rather than call the police. Generally the offender will be severely beaten up, sometimes fatally. I won't bother with rewriting that the Stay safe section just yet, Zimbabwe elections is around the corner (29 March) and I suspect Stay safe will require a complete rewrite due to country wide violence after the elections. --Nick 06:15, 20 March 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Political edits

I have reverted this edit for the following reasons:

  1. To avoid starting a political edit war in the Zimbabwe article; some people might really take offence to that statement, especially black Zimbabweans that have lost their farms and white Zimbabweans that have never even been to Europe
  2. It is factually incorrect
    • The farms that have been confiscated are definitely not exclusively European dominated. They are owned and operated by both black Zimbabweans (some 1st to 10th generation, having come from other Southern African countries) and 3rd to 9th generation white Zimbabweans. Confiscations are based entirely on the farmer's support for the ruling government and how many votes they can buy if they redistribute a particular farm.
    • Just being white does not automatically make one European, just as being black does not automatically make one African

[edit] Removed portions

I've removed most of the remaining suggestions in the article that Zimbabwe is a challenging but basically safe and interesting destination for foreigners that were still floating around in the article. As best I can tell, that hasn't been remotely true for about six months now. Visiting Zimbabwe is flat-out dangerous in terms of both personal safety and health care. The rest of the text should be a better match for the warning box now. Hypatia 07:37, 30 January 2009 (EST)

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