International news agencies' access to Zimbabwe is strictly limited, but a steady stream of information about the situation there does manage to get out to the wider world. Below are examples of some of the video evidence available online and links to sites which provide a lifeline to Zimbabweans
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Zimbabwean Kiwis wanting to keep updated and in touch with loved ones in their troubled homeland are using a number of options available to them.
Save Zimbabwe campaign general secretary Mandla Akhe said the community was using the internet and cellphones to communicate with relatives and friends at home.
"We are online and have regular contact via text messaging," Mr Akhe said.
