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The World’s Laura Lynch profiles pop singer Henry Olonga. He’s a former cricket star from Zimbabwe, but a single act of defiance against the government there ended his career and sent him into exile in London. Now he’s fighting back with music.
Far away from the crisis that is still devastating his homeland, one exile who paid a price for his protest is speaking and singing about Zimbabwe and its troubles.
Henry Olonga was a star on the cricket pitch.
But a single act of defiance cost him his career.
Now, he’s trying to win back fame and success – as a singer with a message.
Laura Lynch visited Olonga at his home in London.