http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_520_Long_Walk_To_A_Better_Life.mp3 Jonathan Nkala made a dangerous crossing of the Zimbabwe-South Africa border in pursuit of a long-held dream. Plone 2.0 http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_520_Long_Walk_To_A_Better_Life.mp3/logo.jpg http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_520_Long_Walk_To_A_Better_Life.mp3 <h4>Long Walk to a Better Life</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/e02932cd1ea1e450e908a57e84792470" alt="Jonathan Nkala" height="83" width="78" />Jonathan Nkala</p><p>Thousands of Zimbabweans continue to pour across border in search of food, medicine, and safety in South Africa. But over the last few weeks, many of them have become targets in anti-immigrant violence.</p><p>Jonathan Nkala is one Zimbabwean who made the difficult journey. His is a story of tragedy and high adventure: he lost his best friend while crossing a river, spent 6 months working without shoes, and eventually ended up as a model for Motorola. <br /></p><p>Dick Gordon talks to Jonathan about his journey and what he sees when he looks back across the border towards home.</p><ul><li>See a picture of the <a title="Jonathan Nkala's Band" href="resolveuid/6b84ddeabe96888e1f82f82101e3e700" target="_self">wire figurines</a> that got Jonathan his break with Motorola</li><li>Hear another <a title="Waiting on Mugabe" href="resolveuid/c8db78ff5df79bb6855d5d6dd7bf34de/view" target="_self">story about Zimbabwe</a><br /></li></ul><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><br /><h4>Turned Away at the Polls</h4><p class="imageleft"><img class="image-left" src="resolveuid/f005a03a95f198c4ff4abbf23df88835" alt="Kevin Killer" height="100" width="100" />Kevin Killer</p><p>Kevin Killer is a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe. Shortly after taking a job on a reservation in Pine Ridge, S.D., he noticed how disenfranchised his people were from local politics. So he got involved in political campaigning himself. It was then that he noticed something else: members of his tribe were being turned away at the polls.</p><a class="addbtn" href="http://www.publicradio.org/applications/formbuilder/user/form_display.php?form_code=608cc948ba9b" target="_self">Contact Us</a><br /> Wed, 21 May 2008 05:00:00