Zimbabwe: The Sad Tale of Mushandike Irrigation Scheme

On the southern verges of Masvingo City, two mountains - Chamanyoka and Nyanda - rudely squeeze and dwarf the highway to Beitbridge.

As the road breaks away from the fatigue of hairpin curves, and buries behind it the craggy mountains, it stretches in breathtaking energy and on its verges suddenly appear the lush greenery of an irrigation scheme.

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