Jun 21st, 2005 · Zimbabwe has launched a campaign to wipe out the country's shantytowns -- destroying thousands of homes and small businesses in the process. U.N. officials estimate the crackdown has left more than 200,000 people homeless.
Jun 10th, 2005 · The Zimbabwean government's campaign to wipe out shantytowns has left an estimated 200,000 people homeless. President Robert Mugabe says the three-week-old operation is a "cleanup" designed to restore the country's "sanity." Critics say it's intended to punish city dwellers for opposing Mugabe and have launched a two-day strike.