BBC's first tentative steps back to Zimbabwe

One of the promises made by Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangarai when he visited Britain earlier in the year was the the BBC would be allowed to resume its operations in the country.

Having reported undercover for the last five years,Jon Williams reports on Andrew Harding became the first BBC correspondent to enter the country on an authorised assignment since 2001.

There's clearly a lot of "healing "to do - not least between the BBC and the Zimbabwe government, as well as between the different factions in Zimbabwe itself.
In time, I hope we may be able to open a bureau in Harare, and we can report from Zimbabwe as we do from most other places around the world.
For now, we're pleased at being able to operate openly in Zimbabwe once again - our presence there this week, is a welcome, constructive, and important first step.