Holiday travel resumes in Zimbabwe

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Holiday travel resumes in Zimbabwe

STORY: Holiday travel resumes in Zimbabwe DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:21 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various buses, travelers, rank marshals loading bags on bus rooftop carriers, grocery vendors, and passengers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Shona): FELISTAS MUSENGEZI, Passenger 3. various of a passenger holding a chicken, buses, and travelers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Shona): HASHEM KAZEMBE, Passenger 5. various of people at the bus terminus 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): FUNLESLEY KAMBEYA, Bus conductor 7. various of a vendor holding foreign currency money 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Shona) PATIENCE MOYANA, Vendor 9. various roadside boutiques with people shopping for Christmas clothing 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Shona): LOICE GAZA, Customer 11. various of a vendor counting foreign currency money STORYLINE: Nearly three years into the pandemic, the holiday travel rush has resumed in Zimbabwe this Christmas season as many people go back to their home in rural areas to celebrate the holiday. At the Mbare Musika long-dist

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