News Analysis

1. Who is Robert Mugabe? How long has he been in power? How popular is he?
- Robert Mugabe is the president of Zimbabwe since 1980. People used to consider him a legend or an icon, but his image has changed with the years. Citizens downs't like him much this times.

2. Who is Morgan Tsvangirai? Which is/ has been his political role?
- Mugabe's new partner in a power- sharing government. Morgan Richard Tsvangirai is the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe. He is the President of the Movement for Democratic Change - Tsvangirai (MDC-T) .

3. What happened during last year's elections? Which was the outcome?
- The Presidential Elections of 2008, were held on March 29, the major candidates were Mugabe, Simba Makoni, and Tsvangirai. According to the official results, Tsvangirai was ahead of Mugabe, but Mugabe won, and Tsvangirai claimed that the results could have been altered.

4. Whis is the economic situation in Zimbabwe? How do the people feel about this?
- The economic situation is bad, because it s collapsing. The people can't understand how Mugabe spent 250, 000 on his party, when the country is desperate for that amount of money to be spent instead on its citizens, who are suffering from a cholera outbreak, food shortages, and spiraling hyperinflation.

5. What do you think about the celebrations and the lavish party?
- I think they shouldn't be celebrating when their economy is that bad. They should be spending that money on things that would benefit the citizens. I think it is a selfish, and ignorant act.

Based only on the article below, define a conflict.
a) Give the conflict a name and explain why you think it is a conflict.
- "Power vs Health" This is a conflict, because the government, and candidates is fighting for power, and they are letting their citizens behind. The country is suffering, while they gaine power.

b) Who is involved and why?
- Robert Mugabe, Richard Tsvangirai, his followrs, the opposing group, and the Zimbabwean citizens, because they're being affected.

c) Explain in detail why the conflict has happened.
- The economy is collapsing, because of Robert Mugabe's mitakes. It is generating a triggering hyperinflation, that is affecting the people. All of the money that should be used to help people providing medicines, and food,has been used to make Mugabe parties. He just thinks of himself, and leave the others behind.

d) Give a timeline of events (at least 5) related to the conflict.
- January 2009, Zimbabwe introduced a new Z$100 trillion banknote.

- February 21, 2009: Mugabe's 85th birthday.

- February 27, 2009: Tsvangirai visits a hospital and says it needs 30,000 dollars.

- February 28, 2009: Mugabe's spent $250 000 for hid birthday party.

- March 1, 2009: Tsvangirai states the country needs $5 billion dollars to tabilize the country.

e) How do you think this conflict can be solved and why?Mugabe hosts lavish party despite national
- The conflict could be solved if the government used the money to helo the citizens, and benefit them, instead of organizing parties, and celebrating. It could be much better if they didn't think only in thmenselves.