Friday, March 06, 2009

Matt Damon says 'action has to be taken' on Zimbabwe

NVDL: There you have it folks. You can't believe the media, or presidents, or aid agencies. We have to turn to actors (psst...people to who pretend to be other people) for the truth. And truth is...that the someone must do something about Zimbabwe. I have an idea. After shooting the Mandela Rugby World Cup movie, maybe Morgan and Matt can do a Mugabe and Roy Bennett flick. They can donate the proceeds to...food aid.
clipped from www.sowetan.co.za
An emotional Matt Damon listened to a Zimbabwean woman describe how she was raped while pregnant after crossing the border into South Africa.

The 18-year-old was raped last year by a friend of the taxi driver who promised her a job when she arrived in South Africa. She had bribed a police officer to allow her to cross the border illegally.

“That is where it happened. I screamed, no one heard me,” she said, crying as a watery-eyed Damon swallowed hard.

Damon, who listened to heart- wrenching stories in the scorching heat, said the Musina situation was “untenable” and that “action has to be taken”.

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