The BBC are being allowed back into Zimbabwe eight years after they were thrown out by the brutal Mugabe regime. CNN is also close to an agreement with the new government.
The awkward arrangement under which Morgan Tsvangirai became Prime Minister, albeit with Mugabe lurking behind his shoulder as "President", seems to be a sign that the country is turning its wounded face to the light.
For years, the BBC tried to film the rape of farms and property surreptitiously, smuggling in reporters on tourist visas
using covert cameras and microphones. Inevitably, especially in television, the story suffers when the reporter lacks the freedom to question everyone involved and be transparent about the work.
The ruination of Zimbabwe will now be documented more fully and hopefully, with the world watching, the resulting coverage will lead to more help, and swifter reform and recovery. I visited Zimbabwe in better times, when tourism was booming and the economy was healthy in the early nineties before Mugabe's mood swung against his citizens.
Its a country of stupefying beauty and delightful, softly spoken and gentle people. They deserve to tell their story.
