People often ask me why there isn’t more news and information about what’s happening in Zimbabwe, and Quakers often ask about the impact of the years of oppression on Hlekweni, the Quaker training centre near Bulawayo.

The continued awfulness of the situation there seems to have numbed press interest, even after the press ban was lifted last year. However, a recent documentary, Mugabe and the White African, has opened up a realistic glimpse into Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe. The documentary focuses on Michael Campbell and his family, and their stand to challenge the legality of the ‘land redistribution’ programme. Michael Campbell is a seventy-five-year-old white farmer, who bought Mount Carmel farm, west of Harare, after independence. With his wife, daughter and son-in-law, he built up a flourishing farm and community of 500 Zimbabwean workers, plus a wildlife enclave. When told to get off their farm, Michael Campbell took on Mugabe at the South African Development Community (SADC) international court, charging him with racial discrimination and human rights violations. The film documents the family’s struggle, alongside their community, during the years of this challenge.

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