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...continued to hold on to power in two ways: “one leg has been domestic oppression, and the other leg on which he stands is his pretense at African legitimation.” Chingono posed the question of the feasibility of pressuring Mugabe out of power. Andrew Meldrum, an American reporter who lived in Zimbabwe for 23 years, answered by saying that “there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but Robbert Mugabe keeps building more tunnel.” Acknowledging the country’s continuing internal struggle, the panelists agreed that...
...have preferred the squeaky-clean Brit Cliff Richard. For once he was overruled, and the reggae star spread a message of hope that the racial strife of Rhodesia would give way to color-blind harmony. The message was heard even in faraway America, where a young reporter named Andrew Meldrum quit his job, sold his car and bought a plane ticket to be part of this great experiment. It didn't take Meldrum long to fall in love with Zimbabwe. Initially he idolized Mugabe as the hero of the liberation struggle, but that didn't last long. "I went into...
...going to go out and buy a flat-screen TV," she says. Wal-Mart and Target both reported declines in sales growth in June. A drop in consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of the economy, could slow the recovery. "We're watching that very carefully," says Duncan Meldrum, president of the National Association for Business Economics. "I'm hoping this is just a pause." The Bush campaign must hope so too. --By Jyoti Thottam. With reporting by Perry Bacon Jr. with Kerry, Anne Berryman/Athens, Matthew Cooper/Washington, Daren Fonda/Los Angeles and Chris Maag/Cleveland
...company recognizes that its skilled labor is an asset like any other. It wasn't always that way. Duncan Meldrum, Air Products' chief economist, recalls a time when it responded to competitive pressure with across-the-board layoffs, a policy he thinks was a mistake. "It doesn't work," he says. "You may shore up your margins, but you lose an awful lot more than you gain." Now the company looks more carefully at its business during the down times, selling off parts that aren't working--such as gas delivered in cylinders for welding and metal fabrication--and retraining...
...presidency; in New Delhi. An aeronautical engineer, Kalam masterminded India's self-reliance in satellite and missile technology. The successful nuclear tests of 1998 made him a national icon. If elected in July, as expected, Kalam will become India's third Muslim head of state. ON TRIAL. ANDREW MELDRUM, 50, American journalist with British newspaper the Guardian, on charges that he intentionally published false information against the Zimbabwean government; in Harare. Meldrum reported a story that claimed a woman had been beheaded by supporters of the Zanu PF, Zimbabwe's ruling party. The police say the killing never took place...