[razorback-bert]

just wish that I could have scooped up the little begging girl and her baby and taken them home for a decent meal and a little bit of love.

Why couldn't she?

[Clive]

Cathy has her own primary school age child, has been evicted from her farm and is helping out former employees and their children to the extent of her limited means.

How many children would you expect her to rescue?

Take into account that:

A1DS is at about 1/3 of the adult population,

Many children of this age have been left as head of families,

Starvation is being used as a weapon,

Over half the population of Zimbabwe is dependent on foreign food relief.

inflation is officially at 600 percent but actually over 1000 percent,

Store shelves are empty so even those who have money have trouble feeding their families,

... the list is endless.