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Carole's meticulous and thoughtful reporting, her calm,
authoritative on-air presence, and her determined coverage of health issues--including
One of her finest hours as a journalist came in 2005 when she took the lead for Studio 7 in reporting on Operation Murambatsvina ("Drive Out Rubbish") in which the government of President Robert Mugabe evicted hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans from their shacks and then demolished the dwellings. Carole reached through the cell network to record the gripping testimonies of victims, contacting humanitarian workers who then handed their cell phones to people to recount their stories. The International Association of Broadcasters awarded Carole a high commendation in 2006 for "Operation Murambatsvina: Voices of Zimbabwe's Dispossessed."
Carole pursued her work at Studio 7 until shortly before her
death. Following several days of mourning in the traditional Shona way of
friends and families praying, singing, and giving testimonials, she was laid to
rest on December 22 in
Brendan Murphy is the coordinator of the VOA Zimbabwe
Project, which produces the Studio 7
broadcasts to
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Rest in peace Sisi Carole, you are a true heroe and Zimbabwe will be forever grateful for the human rights work you did.May God continue to console your family and friends in this trying time. The memories of you are still fresh to them and this can only be a tough time for them--Bertha Shoko, Zimbabwe