tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54648794018625481292024-03-13T08:40:22.049-07:00"FINALPUSH 2ND HEADER!"The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-77526612014999865682008-01-07T02:49:00.001-08:002008-01-07T06:24:52.749-08:00WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING TO REFUGEES FROM ZIMBABWE???<a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=40688">LINK!!!!</a><br /><br /><div><SPAN class=marron_titulo_med>DEVELOPMENT-ZIMBABWE</SPAN>:<BR><SPAN class=marron_titulo_big>"God Only Loves Mugabe"</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=marron>Elles van Gelder</SPAN><BR><SPAN class=texto1></SPAN></div> <div><SPAN class=texto1><BR><B>JOHANNESBURG and PLUMTREE, South-Western Zimbabwe, Jan 7 (IPS) - Sikhumbuzo* was only 18 when he left Zimbabwe for South Africa. He managed to find a job, and sends home close on 150 dollars a month in cash and goods -- although he can't say how many people he supports. Sitting in a café in the financial hub of Johannesburg, Sikhumbuzo (now 25) tells of a mother and sister in Bulawayo, south-western Zimbabwe; aunts, uncles and cousins also get part of what he sends.</B><BR><BR>Hundreds of thousands of others find themselves in Sikhumbuzo's position, and the influx of Zimbabweans to South Africa shows no signs of diminishing as economic difficulties in their country deepen and the political crisis there continues. Mismanagement of a state that was once a regional breadbasket has brought about hyper-inflation, poverty and widespread unemployment, obliging citizens to make their living across the border -- the principal destination being South Africa. The United Nations World Food Programme estimates that four million Zimbabweans, about a third of the population, are in need of food aid. <BR><BR>Ahead of elections scheduled for March, government has been engaged in talks with the two factions of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), the target -- along with others -- of extensive human rights abuses over recent years. But even as negotiations are underway, said Amnesty International recently, violations continue. <BR><BR>Just over 40 percent of Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa take care of three to four people, and 30 percent more than five people -- this according to research conducted by the University of South Africa (UNISA) under the auspices of the Zimbabwe Diaspora Forum, based in South Africa; the Mass Public Opinion Institute, a non-profit in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare; and the Institute for Democracy in South Africa. <BR><BR>For the study, a team interviewed 4,654 Zimbabweans in the Johannesburg suburbs of Berea, Hillbrow and Yeoville. UNISA professor Daniel Makina, who headed the team, thinks there are about 800,000 to a million Zimbabweans in South Africa, far less than the more widely-cited estimates of two to three million -- although he acknowledges that these figures need further research. <BR><BR>His findings show that most of the migrants left Zimbabwe after 2001. Their motivation, at first, was related to intimidation and torture by government forces. But for some time now, economic issues have topped the list of reasons for leaving. <BR><BR>Those who manage to enter South Africa find that life in this country can present a new set of difficulties. With unemployment at about 40 percent, there is competition for jobs -- and feelings of anger towards migrants, seen as reducing employment prospects for locals. Work, when it is available, is often badly paid: 60 percent of Zimbabwean migrants earn less than 300 dollars a month, Makina's research shows. <BR><BR>The research also indicates that the vast majority of migrants send home money or goods to an average value of about 40 dollars, monthly. This may not sound like much; but when the number of Zimbabweans in South Africa is considered, a different picture emerges. If there are indeed some 800,000 Zimbabweans in South Africa, of whom just half have work, then they could be sending home upwards of 190 million dollars annually. Added to this is the money sent by Zimbabweans living elsewhere in the region, and further afield, notably Britain. <BR><BR>Florence, 48, is another migrant who is keeping a family afloat -- nine people, to be precise. She arrived in South Africa at a time when it was easy to get a work permit, and has now been in the country for 11 years. <BR><BR>Florence cares for the son of expatriates; none of her family members in Zimbabwe is employed. They do own a piece of land near Plumtree in south-western Zimbabwe where they grow vegetables -- but have struggled with farming in past months because of poor rains. <BR><BR>Every month, Florence sends home money and goods such as maize meal, paraffin, soap, sugar and clothing. She also sends building materials, because she is putting up a house for herself on the family property. <BR><BR>On this land, some 800 kilometres from Johannesburg, goats wander around amid Mopane scrub, the bells around their necks tinkling; granite hills can be seen on the horizon. Florence's son lives in a one-room home, which contains a bed, an old bicycle and some cupboards; he says his mother takes good care of the family. <BR><BR>The relatives had planned to put on the roof of Florence's house last year, but needed additional zinc sheets. Letting her know that two more had to be sent the next month involved walking to a village about 15 kilometres away, to make a call using the phone of a friend. <BR><BR>Makina says his research indicates that two thirds of the Zimbabwean migrants living in South Africa would return home if the political and economical situation north of the border improved. Florence is a case in point. "My mother is old and needs my love. I am only here because I have to (be)." <BR><BR>Sikhumbuzo also wants to go back, but doesn't hold out much hope of being able to do so soon. "I will only return when...President Mugabe is gone," he says, in reference to head of state Robert Mugabe. "For a long time, I prayed every day for change in Zimbabwe. I stopped. I think God only loves Mugabe. For now, I will stay in South Africa." <BR><BR>* Certain names in this article have been changed to ensure the safety of the people concerned. (END/2008)</SPAN> <BR></div> <div> <div align=right><A class=veige onmouseover="MM_displayStatusMsg('Send Mail to the Author');return document.MM_returnValue" onmouseout="MM_displayStatusMsg(' ');return document.MM_returnValue" href="mailto:editors@ipsnews.net?Subject=IPS%20Story%20DEVELOPMENT-ZIMBABWE:%20" target=_blank God Only Loves Mugabe??><B>Send your comments to the editor</B></A></div> <div></div> <div> </div><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV 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href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=4194822400135197809&widgetType=Text&widgetId=Text8&action=editWidget" onclick='return _WidgetManager._PopupConfig(document.getElementById("Text8"));' target="configText8" title="Edit"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div><div class="widget Image" id="Image16"> <h2>LEST WE FORGET..........TORTURED FOR SUPPORTING THE MDC!!!</h2> <div class="widget-content"> <img alt="LEST WE FORGET..........TORTURED FOR SUPPORTING THE MDC!!!" id="Image16_img" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RIi9sTqYzA8/Rvn4msZUmsI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/hUn7U5NOXQg/s1600/zanu+torture.bmp" height="300" width="300"> <br> </div> <span class="widget-item-control"> <span class="item-control blog-admin"> <a class="quickedit" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=4194822400135197809&widgetType=Image&widgetId=Image16&action=editWidget" onclick='return _WidgetManager._PopupConfig(document.getElementById("Image16"));' target="configImage16" title="Edit"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div><div class="widget LinkList" id="LinkList9"> <h2>####>>>ZANU STEPS UP VIOLENCE IN CHIPINGE!!!!!<<<########</h2> <div class="widget-content"> <ul><li><a href="http://swradioafrica.streamuk.com/swradioafrica_archive/hs011007.wma">@@@>>>INTERVIEW IN CHISHONA!!!<<<@@@</a></li></ul> <span class="widget-item-control"> <span class="item-control blog-admin"> <a class="quickedit" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=4194822400135197809&widgetType=LinkList&widgetId=LinkList9&action=editWidget" onclick='return _WidgetManager._PopupConfig(document.getElementById("LinkList9"));' target="configLinkList9" title="Edit"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div> </div><div class="widget Image" id="Image19"> <h2>MR ROBERT MUGABE'S ADDRESS TO THE U.N.</h2> <div class="widget-content"> <img alt="MR ROBERT MUGABE\" s="" address="" to="" the="" u.n.="" id="Image19_img" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RIi9sTqYzA8/RvtPLMZUmyI/AAAAAAAAAGA/Ixx9OrLLcRk/s1600/mugabe+addresses+UN.jpg" height="282" width="300"> <br> <span class="caption">Please page down to the posting with the "Audio Device"!</span> </div> <span class="widget-item-control"> <span class="item-control blog-admin"> <a class="quickedit" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=4194822400135197809&widgetType=Image&widgetId=Image19&action=editWidget" onclick='return _WidgetManager._PopupConfig(document.getElementById("Image19"));' target="configImage19" title="Edit"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div><div class="widget LinkList" id="LinkList7"> <h2>@@@@>>>SHORT VIDEO OF MUGABE AS HE ENTERS THE UN BUILDING<<<@@@@</h2> <div class="widget-content"> <ul><li><a href="http://www.blinkx.com/burl?v=t0Kv91rtDQ2U-ecBUle4YINAe5oyaa2h">@@@>>>PLEASE CLICK AND WATCH MUGABE'S FACIAL EXPRESSION <<<@@@</a></li></ul> <span class="widget-item-control"> <span class="item-control blog-admin"> <a class="quickedit" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=4194822400135197809&widgetType=LinkList&widgetId=LinkList7&action=editWidget" onclick='return _WidgetManager._PopupConfig(document.getElementById("LinkList7"));' target="configLinkList7" title="Edit"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div> </div><div class="widget Image" id="Image10"> <h2>*****************************</h2> <div class="widget-content"> <img alt="*****************************" id="Image10_img" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RIi9sTqYzA8/RvOFC9qSe5I/AAAAAAAAAC0/O_5HdTEb7MQ/S150/chamisa+in+a+coma%21.jpg" height="66" width="150"> <br> </div> <span class="widget-item-control"> <span class="item-control blog-admin"> <a class="quickedit" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=4194822400135197809&widgetType=Image&widgetId=Image10&action=editWidget" onclick='return _WidgetManager._PopupConfig(document.getElementById("Image10"));' target="configImage10" title="Edit"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div><div class="widget LinkList" id="LinkList4"> <h2>@@>CHAMISA/ MADHUKU ON THE ALLEGED "MDC SELLOUT!" PLEASE CLICK AND LISTEN!!!!<<<<@@@@</h2> <div class="widget-content"> <ul><li><a href="http://swradioafrica.streamuk.com/swradioafrica_archive/bth200907.wma">@@@@@>>>>>LINK!!!!!!!<<<<<<<@@@@@</a></li></ul> <span class="widget-item-control"> <span class="item-control blog-admin"> <a class="quickedit" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=4194822400135197809&widgetType=LinkList&widgetId=LinkList4&action=editWidget" onclick='return _WidgetManager._PopupConfig(document.getElementById("LinkList4"));' target="configLinkList4" title="Edit"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div> </div><div class="widget HTML" id="HTML12"> <div class="widget-content"> <a href="http://za.offerforge.com/z/2448/ZA2899/&dp=161540"><img alt="Fire your boss" src="http://za.offerforge.com/42/2899/2448&dp=161540" border="0"></a> </div> <span class="widget-item-control"> <span class="item-control blog-admin"> <a class="quickedit" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=4194822400135197809&widgetType=HTML&widgetId=HTML12&action=editWidget" onclick='return _WidgetManager._PopupConfig(document.getElementById("HTML12"));' target="configHTML12" title="Edit"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div><div class="widget Image" id="Image12"> <h2>Dear Cde R G Mugabe,</h2> <div class="widget-content"> <img alt="Dear Cde R G Mugabe," id="Image12_img" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RIi9sTqYzA8/Rvi6M8ZUmkI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/-uLw7BNio7s/s1600/mugabe+again.jpg" height="289" width="380"> <br> <span class="caption">Your enemies were created by you and they are all over the world! Most of them are black Zim citizens like myself! (Rev M S Hove.)</span> </div> <span class="widget-item-control"> <span class="item-control blog-admin"> <a class="quickedit" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=4194822400135197809&widgetType=Image&widgetId=Image12&action=editWidget" onclick='return _WidgetManager._PopupConfig(document.getElementById("Image12"));' target="configImage12" title="Edit"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div></div> </div> <div id="sidebar-wrapper"> <div class="sidebar section" id="sidebar"><div class="widget Image" id="Image21"> <h2>BRO WILF MBANGA!!</h2> <div class="widget-content"> <img alt="BRO WILF MBANGA!!" id="Image21_img" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RIi9sTqYzA8/RwDfiMZUm2I/AAAAAAAAAGk/N_Mr_P-qysY/S150/wilf+mbanga.jpg" height="112" width="150"> <br> </div> <span class="widget-item-control"> <span class="item-control blog-admin"> <a class="quickedit" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=4194822400135197809&widgetType=Image&widgetId=Image21&action=editWidget" onclick='return _WidgetManager._PopupConfig(document.getElementById("Image21"));' target="configImage21" title="Edit"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div><div class="widget LinkList" id="LinkList8"> <h2>BRO MBANGA"S ANALYSIS OF THE ZIM CRISIS!!!</h2> <div class="widget-content"> <ul><li><a href="http://swradioafrica.streamuk.com/swradioafrica_archive/aoz280907.wma">@@@@>>>>PLEASE CLICK HERE AND LISTEN!!!<<<@@@</a></li></ul> <span class="widget-item-control"> <span class="item-control blog-admin"> <a class="quickedit" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=4194822400135197809&widgetType=LinkList&widgetId=LinkList8&action=editWidget" onclick='return _WidgetManager._PopupConfig(document.getElementById("LinkList8"));' target="configLinkList8" title="Edit"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div> </div><div class="widget Image" id="Image20"> <h2>TSVANGIRAI MUST EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE!</h2> <div class="widget-content"> <img alt="TSVANGIRAI MUST EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE!" id="Image20_img" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RIi9sTqYzA8/RvzHAsZUm1I/AAAAAAAAAGY/RHENseZ5o-4/S150/tsvang+hero.bmp" height="150" width="150"> <br> <span class="caption">WRITES TANONOKA WHANDE!</span> </div> <span class="widget-item-control"> <span class="item-control blog-admin"> <a class="quickedit" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=4194822400135197809&widgetType=Image&widgetId=Image20&action=editWidget" onclick='return _WidgetManager._PopupConfig(document.getElementById("Image20"));' target="configImage20" title="Edit"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div><div class="widget LinkList" id="LinkList6"> <div class="widget-content"> <ul><li><a href="http://chinja.blogspot.com/2007/09/tsvangirai-you-owe-people-explanation.html">"MR TSVANGIRAI, YOU OWE THE PEOPLE AN EXPLANATION!" 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The document they produced is called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- and it stands as a landmark achievement in the history of human liberty. It opens by recognizing "the inherent dignity" and the "equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family" as "the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world." And as we gather for this 62nd General Assembly, the standards of the Declaration must guide our work in this world." <br><br></div><div> </div><div> </div> </div> <div class="post-footer"> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><span class="post-author vcard"> Posted by <span class="fn">ZIMPATRIOT!</span> </span> <span class="post-timestamp"> at <a class="timestamp-link" href="http://zimfinalpush.blogspot.com/2007/09/president-bushs-full-address-to-united.html" rel="bookmark" title="permanent link"><abbr class="published" title="2007-09-26T15:39:00+03:00">3:39 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class="post-comment-link"> <a class="comment-link" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4194822400135197809&postID=1272052789650955928&isPopup=true" onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href, "bloggerPopup", "toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=400,height=450"); return false;'>0 comments</a> </span> <span class="post-icons"> <span class="item-action"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=4194822400135197809&postID=1272052789650955928" title="Email Post"> <span class="email-post-icon"> </span> </a> </span> <span class="item-control blog-admin pid-1304259530"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4194822400135197809&postID=1272052789650955928" title="Edit Post"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"><span class="post-labels"> </span> </div> </div> </div> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client="pub-1957442147295067"; google_ad_host="pub-1556223355139109"; google_ad_width=300; google_ad_height=250; google_ad_format="300x250_as"; google_ad_type="text"; google_color_border="B4D0DC"; google_color_bg="ECF8FF"; google_color_link="0000CC"; google_color_url="008000"; google_color_text="6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><iframe name="google_ads_frame" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-1957442147295067&host=pub-1556223355139109&dt=1191333449687&lmt=1191330441&prev_fmts=300x250_as&format=300x250_as&output=html&correlator=1191333448718&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zimfinalpush.blogspot.com%2F&color_bg=ECF8FF&color_text=6F6F6F&color_link=0000CC&color_url=008000&color_border=B4D0DC&ad_type=text&cc=100&ga_vid=376807099.1191333449&ga_sid=1191333449&ga_hid=1256370589&flash=9&u_h=600&u_w=800&u_ah=570&u_aw=800&u_cd=32&u_tz=120&u_his=2&u_java=true&u_nplug=18&u_nmime=58" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" vspace="0" hspace="0" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="250" scrolling="no" width="300"></iframe> <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <h2 class="date-header">Tuesday, September 25, 2007</h2> <div class="post hentry"> <a name="7619500037165458368"></a> <h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://zimfinalpush.blogspot.com/2007/09/tuesday-25th-sept-2007-thought-for-day.html">Tuesday, 25th Sept, 2007 (THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!)</a> </h3> <div class="post-body entry-content"> <div><strong><font color="#ff0000" size="5">THE TRAGEDY OF A TRAGEDY!!</font></strong></div> <div><strong></strong> </div> <div><strong>The real tragedy of a tragedy is not just the tragedy itself! </strong></div> <div><strong></strong> </div> <div><strong>The real tragedy of the tragedy is when we cannot learn from the tragedy in order to avoid a similar or even worse tragedy!</strong></div> <div><strong></strong> </div> <div><strong>Rev M S Hove....PATRON: ZIMBABWE REVOLUTIONARY YOUTH MOVEMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA!</strong></div> </div> <div class="post-footer"> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><span class="post-author vcard"> Posted by <span class="fn">ZIMPATRIOT!</span> </span> <span class="post-timestamp"> at <a class="timestamp-link" href="http://zimfinalpush.blogspot.com/2007/09/tuesday-25th-sept-2007-thought-for-day.html" rel="bookmark" title="permanent link"><abbr class="published" title="2007-09-25T12:41:00+03:00">12:41 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class="post-comment-link"> <a class="comment-link" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4194822400135197809&postID=7619500037165458368&isPopup=true" onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href, "bloggerPopup", "toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=400,height=450"); return false;'>0 comments</a> </span> <span class="post-icons"> <span class="item-action"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/email-post.g?blogID=4194822400135197809&postID=7619500037165458368" title="Email Post"> <span class="email-post-icon"> </span> </a> </span> <span class="item-control blog-admin pid-1304259530"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=4194822400135197809&postID=7619500037165458368" title="Edit Post"> <span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span> </a> </span> </span> </div> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-2"><span class="post-labels"> </span> </div> </div> </div> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client="pub-1957442147295067"; google_ad_host="pub-1556223355139109"; google_ad_width=300; google_ad_height=250; google_ad_format="300x250_as"; google_ad_type="text"; google_color_border="B4D0DC"; google_color_bg="ECF8FF"; google_color_link="0000CC"; google_color_url="008000"; google_color_text="6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><iframe name="google_ads_frame" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-1957442147295067&host=pub-1556223355139109&dt=1191333449781&lmt=1191330441&prev_fmts=300x250_as%2C300x250_as&format=300x250_as&output=html&correlator=1191333448718&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zimfinalpush.blogspot.com%2F&color_bg=ECF8FF&color_text=6F6F6F&color_link=0000CC&color_url=008000&color_border=B4D0DC&ad_type=text&cc=100&ga_vid=376807099.1191333449&ga_sid=1191333449&ga_hid=1256370589&flash=9&u_h=600&u_w=800&u_ah=570&u_aw=800&u_cd=32&u_tz=120&u_his=2&u_java=true&u_nplug=18&u_nmime=58" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" vspace="0" hspace="0" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="250" scrolling="no" width="300"></iframe> <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <h2 class="date-header">Monday, September 24, 2007</h2> <div class="post hentry"> <a name="2895614981535242499"></a> <h3 class="post-title entry-title"> <a href="http://zimfinalpush.blogspot.com/2007/09/mbeki-initiative-misdirected-rev-m-s.html">"MBEKI INITIATIVE MISDIRECTED???" Rev M S Hove...</a> </h3> <div class="post-body entry-content"> <div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RIi9sTqYzA8/RveW1MZUmeI/AAAAAAAAADg/MP8JN7pu9Uc/s1600-h/mbeki+small+picture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RIi9sTqYzA8/RveW1MZUmeI/AAAAAAAAADg/MP8JN7pu9Uc/s320/mbeki+small+picture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5113721742507153890" border="0"></a><br><br>I have avoided writing a lengthy contribution on the MBEKI/SADC initiative because I was avoiding "rocking the boat" partly because both the ZANU-PF side and the MDC (in its "collective sense" as Prof Welshman Ncube calls it) were expressing "optimism" that apparently ALL WAS MOVING IN CORRECT DIRECTION! <br><br>We now have as the present outcome, the 18th Ammendment (in its "watered down form") being passed in Parliament!<br><br>The real tragedy is that a whole lot of fundamental issues are not being addressed!<br><br>Firstly, the whole range of Security Forces still "belong" to ZANU-PF! They are not impartial in any way and are under Instruction to "crush" the Opposition esp. the MDC!<br><br>Secondly, you can never have Free and Fair Elections if the incumbent does not accept that the people have a Right to remove them! <br><br>Thirdly, you can never Free and Fair Elections if Local and Foreign Observers support the Incumbent and will ignore the "cries" of the other side/sides.<br><br>Fourthly, you can never have Free and Fair Elections if you do not acknowledge the previous situations so that you know what it is that must be avoided! Were the Elections of 2000 to 2005 "free and fair"? If not (although we cannot change the past), what were the "anomalies"?<br><br>The excitement of the MDC ("in its collective sense") appears to me to be completely misplaced!<br><br>IN FACT, MAY I ALLEGE THAT THE WHOLE MBEKI INITIATIVE IS ITSELF COMPLETELY MISPLACED!<br><br>The Mbeki Initiative may be relevant if its brief is to persuade the Zimbabweans to suspend their Allegiance to Political Formations and concentrate for a specific period to Nation Building as some form of United Front (ie ZANU-PF, the MDCs and everybody else!)<br><br>For anyone to try to persuade any Intelligent Zimbabwean that the events of the past week are in the Direction of the holding of "Free and Fair Elections" is asking too much!<br><br>Mbeki and Mugabe have a "pact of blood" which would not allow them to arrange for the removal of ZANU-PF!<br><br>I only pray that time proves me wrong!<br><br>Rev Mufaro Stig Hove.<br><br>PATRON: THE ZIMBABWE REVOLUTIONARY YOUTH MOVEMENT IN RSA.<br><br>mufarostig@yahoo.co.uk <br><br>Cell: 0791463039 RSA.</div> </div> <div class="post-footer"> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><span class="post-author vcard"> Posted by <span class="fn">ZIMPATRIOT!</span> </span> <span class="post-timestamp"> at <a class="timestamp-link" href="http://zimfinalpush.blogspot.com/2007/09/mbeki-initiative-misdirected-rev-m-s.html" rel="bookmark" title="permanent link"><abbr class="published" title="2007-09-24T13:51:00+03:00">1:51 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class="post-comment-link"> <a class="comment-link" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4194822400135197809&postID=2895614981535242499&isPopup=true" onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href, "bloggerPopup", "toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=400,height=450"); 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RIi9sTqYzA8/RvOPzNqSe6I/AAAAAAAAAC8/RJCiWf69KYk/s320/Chinja.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112588111998778274" border="0"></a><br></div><div><font color="#ff007f" size="5"><strong>MDC: SOLD OUT OR NOT????</strong></font></div> <div> </div> <div><font color="#ff007f"><strong>Under no circumstances will I issue any Statement at this point in time!</strong></font></div> <div><font color="#ff007f"><strong></strong></font> </div> <div><font color="#ff007f"><strong>Having said that, I'm very much impressed by The Hon Thabo Mbeki's efforts to help the Zimbabweans to address their problems.</strong></font></div> <div><font color="#ff007f"><strong></strong></font> </div> <div><font color="#ff007f"><strong>To tell you the truth, I now sincerely believe President Thabo Mbeki is more of a man than many of us actually thought!</strong></font></div> <div><font color="#ff007f"><strong></strong></font> </div> <div><font color="#ff007f"><strong>The bottom line is the suffering of the ordinary man!</strong></font></div> <div><font color="#ff007f"><strong></strong></font> </div> <div><font color="#ff007f"><strong>Lets not lose sight of that!</strong></font></div> <div><font color="#ff007f"><strong></strong></font> </div> <div><font color="#ff007f"><strong>PLEASE NOW KINDLY GO TO </strong><a href="http://www.zimfinalpush5.blogspot.com/"><strong>www.zimfinalpush5.blogspot.com</strong></a><strong> for the detailed links etc.</strong></font></div> <div><font color="#ff007f"><strong></strong></font> </div> <div><font color="#ff007f"><strong>M S Hove....Rev</strong> </font></div><br><br><div> </div><div> </div> </div> <div class="post-footer"> <div class="post-footer-line post-footer-line-1"><span class="post-author vcard"> Posted by <span class="fn">ZIMPATRIOT!</span> </span> <span class="post-timestamp"> at <a class="timestamp-link" href="http://zimfinalpush.blogspot.com/2007/09/friday-21st-sept-2007-commentary.html" rel="bookmark" title="permanent link"><abbr class="published" title="2007-09-21T12:31:00+03:00">12:31 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class="post-comment-link"> <a class="comment-link" href="http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=4194822400135197809&postID=5495170260218360064&isPopup=true" onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href, "bloggerPopup", "toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=400,height=450"); 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I will issue a statement once I'm really updated.<br><br>But our activities as <a href="http://zimrevyouths.blogspot.com/">THE ZIMBABWE REVOLUTIONARY YOUTH MOVEMENT</a> are going ahead undisturbed!<br><br>We are also aware of the need for Zim workers to demonstrate! We are not disappointed by the so-called "low turn-out"!<br><br>The Liberation of Zim will come from outside and its us in the Diaspora who will liberate Zim!<br><br>Please, as usual, proceed to the <a href="http://zimfinalpush5.blogspot.com/">ZIMFINALPUSH HOME PAGE </a>where you will get the links etc.!<br><br>GOD BLESS US ALL! <br><br>Mufaro Stig Hove...Rev. 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expr:href\u003d\'data:link.target\'\>\u003cdata:link.name\>\u003c/data:link.name\>\u003c/a\>\u003c/li\> \u003c/b:loop\> \u003c/ul\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/div\>'}}, document.getElementById('LinkList9'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image19', 'crosscol',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_img\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\'/\> \u003cbr/\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:caption !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'caption\'\>\u003cdata:caption\>\u003c/data:caption\>\u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Image19'), {'resize': false}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LinkListView', new _WidgetInfo('LinkList7', 'crosscol',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title\'\>\u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\>\u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cul\> \u003cb:loop values\u003d\'data:links\' var\u003d\'link\'\> \u003cli\>\u003ca expr:href\u003d\'data:link.target\'\>\u003cdata:link.name\>\u003c/data:link.name\>\u003c/a\>\u003c/li\> \u003c/b:loop\> \u003c/ul\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/div\>'}}, document.getElementById('LinkList7'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image10', 'crosscol',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_img\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\'/\> \u003cbr/\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:caption !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'caption\'\>\u003cdata:caption\>\u003c/data:caption\>\u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Image10'), {'resize': true}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LinkListView', new _WidgetInfo('LinkList4', 'crosscol',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title\'\>\u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\>\u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cul\> \u003cb:loop values\u003d\'data:links\' var\u003d\'link\'\> \u003cli\>\u003ca expr:href\u003d\'data:link.target\'\>\u003cdata:link.name\>\u003c/data:link.name\>\u003c/a\>\u003c/li\> \u003c/b:loop\> \u003c/ul\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/div\>'}}, document.getElementById('LinkList4'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML12', 'crosscol',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML12'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image12', 'crosscol',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_img\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\'/\> \u003cbr/\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:caption !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'caption\'\>\u003cdata:caption\>\u003c/data:caption\>\u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Image12'), {'resize': false}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image21', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_img\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\'/\> \u003cbr/\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:caption !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'caption\'\>\u003cdata:caption\>\u003c/data:caption\>\u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Image21'), {'resize': true}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LinkListView', new _WidgetInfo('LinkList8', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title\'\>\u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\>\u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cul\> \u003cb:loop values\u003d\'data:links\' var\u003d\'link\'\> \u003cli\>\u003ca expr:href\u003d\'data:link.target\'\>\u003cdata:link.name\>\u003c/data:link.name\>\u003c/a\>\u003c/li\> \u003c/b:loop\> \u003c/ul\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/div\>'}}, document.getElementById('LinkList8'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image20', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_img\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\'/\> \u003cbr/\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:caption !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'caption\'\>\u003cdata:caption\>\u003c/data:caption\>\u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Image20'), {'resize': true}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LinkListView', new _WidgetInfo('LinkList6', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title\'\>\u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\>\u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cul\> \u003cb:loop values\u003d\'data:links\' var\u003d\'link\'\> \u003cli\>\u003ca expr:href\u003d\'data:link.target\'\>\u003cdata:link.name\>\u003c/data:link.name\>\u003c/a\>\u003c/li\> \u003c/b:loop\> \u003c/ul\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/div\>'}}, document.getElementById('LinkList6'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image15', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_img\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\'/\> \u003cbr/\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:caption !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'caption\'\>\u003cdata:caption\>\u003c/data:caption\>\u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Image15'), {'resize': true}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LinkListView', new _WidgetInfo('LinkList2', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title\'\>\u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\>\u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cul\> \u003cb:loop values\u003d\'data:links\' var\u003d\'link\'\> \u003cli\>\u003ca expr:href\u003d\'data:link.target\'\>\u003cdata:link.name\>\u003c/data:link.name\>\u003c/a\>\u003c/li\> \u003c/b:loop\> \u003c/ul\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/div\>'}}, document.getElementById('LinkList2'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML16', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML16'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image13', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_img\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\'/\> \u003cbr/\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:caption !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'caption\'\>\u003cdata:caption\>\u003c/data:caption\>\u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Image13'), {'resize': true}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML15', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML15'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image11', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_img\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\'/\> \u003cbr/\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:caption !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'caption\'\>\u003cdata:caption\>\u003c/data:caption\>\u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Image11'), {'resize': false}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image8', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_img\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\'/\> \u003cbr/\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:caption !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'caption\'\>\u003cdata:caption\>\u003c/data:caption\>\u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Image8'), {'resize': false}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_TextView', new _WidgetInfo('Text7', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Text7'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML14', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML14'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image7', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_img\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\'/\> \u003cbr/\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:caption !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'caption\'\>\u003cdata:caption\>\u003c/data:caption\>\u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Image7'), {'resize': true}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_TextView', new _WidgetInfo('Text5', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Text5'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image6', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_img\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\'/\> \u003cbr/\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:caption !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'caption\'\>\u003cdata:caption\>\u003c/data:caption\>\u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Image6'), {'resize': true}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_TextView', new _WidgetInfo('Text4', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Text4'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML13', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML13'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image5', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_img\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\'/\> \u003cbr/\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:caption !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'caption\'\>\u003cdata:caption\>\u003c/data:caption\>\u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Image5'), {'resize': true}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_TextView', new _WidgetInfo('Text3', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Text3'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ImageView', new _WidgetInfo('Image3', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_img\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\'/\> \u003cbr/\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:caption !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'caption\'\>\u003cdata:caption\>\u003c/data:caption\>\u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Image3'), {'resize': true}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_TextView', new _WidgetInfo('Text2', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Text2'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_LinkListView', new _WidgetInfo('LinkList1', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title\'\>\u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\>\u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cul\> \u003cb:loop values\u003d\'data:links\' var\u003d\'link\'\> \u003cli\>\u003ca expr:href\u003d\'data:link.target\'\>\u003cdata:link.name\>\u003c/data:link.name\>\u003c/a\>\u003c/li\> \u003c/b:loop\> \u003c/ul\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/div\>'}}, document.getElementById('LinkList1'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML10', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML10'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_TextView', new _WidgetInfo('Text1', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('Text1'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML11', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML11'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML9', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML9'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML7', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML7'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML5', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML5'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML4', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML4'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_ProfileView', new _WidgetInfo('Profile1', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:team \u003d\u003d \"true\"\'\> \u003cul\> \u003cb:loop values\u003d\'data:authors\' var\u003d\'i\'\> \u003cli\>\u003ca expr:href\u003d\'data:i.userUrl\'\>\u003cdata:i.display-name\>\u003c/data:i.display-name\>\u003c/a\>\u003c/li\> \u003c/b:loop\> \u003c/ul\> \u003cb:else\>\u003c/b:else\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:photo.url !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ca expr:href\u003d\'data:userUrl\'\>\u003cimg class\u003d\'profile-img\' expr:alt\u003d\'data:photo.alt\' expr:height\u003d\'data:photo.height\' expr:src\u003d\'data:photo.url\' expr:width\u003d\'data:photo.width\'/\>\u003c/a\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdl class\u003d\'profile-datablock\'\> \u003cdt class\u003d\'profile-data\'\>\u003cdata:displayname\>\u003c/data:displayname\>\u003c/dt\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:showlocation \u003d\u003d \"true\"\'\> \u003cdd class\u003d\'profile-data\'\>\u003cdata:location\>\u003c/data:location\>\u003c/dd\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:aboutme !\u003d \"\"\'\>\u003cdd class\u003d\'profile-textblock\'\>\u003cdata:aboutme\>\u003c/data:aboutme\>\u003c/dd\>\u003c/b:if\> \u003c/dl\> \u003ca class\u003d\'profile-link\' expr:href\u003d\'data:userUrl\'\>\u003cdata:viewProfileMsg\>\u003c/data:viewProfileMsg\>\u003c/a\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/div\>'}}, document.getElementById('Profile1'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML1', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML1'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML3', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML3'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HTMLView', new _WidgetInfo('HTML8', 'sidebar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title !\u003d \"\"\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'title\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdata:content\>\u003c/data:content\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}}, document.getElementById('HTML8'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_HeaderView', new _WidgetInfo('Header1', 'header',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:useImage\'\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:imagePlacement \u003d\u003d \"REPLACE\"\'\> \u003cdiv id\u003d\'header-inner\'\> \u003ca expr:href\u003d\'data:blog.homepageUrl\' style\u003d\'display: block\'\> \u003cimg expr:alt\u003d\'data:title\' expr:height\u003d\'data:height\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_headerimg\"\' expr:src\u003d\'data:sourceUrl\' expr:width\u003d\'data:width\' style\u003d\'display: block\'/\> \u003c/a\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:else\>\u003c/b:else\> \u003cdiv expr:style\u003d\'\"background-image: url(\\\"\" + data:sourceUrl + \"\\\"); \" + \"background-repeat: no-repeat; \" + \"width: \" + data:width + \"px; \" + \"height: \" + data:height + \"px;\"\' id\u003d\'header-inner\'\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'titlewrapper\' style\u003d\'background: transparent\'\> \u003ch1 class\u003d\'title\' style\u003d\'background: transparent; border-width: 0px\'\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:blog.url \u003d\u003d data:blog.homepageUrl\'\> \u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\> \u003cb:else\>\u003c/b:else\> \u003ca expr:href\u003d\'data:blog.homepageUrl\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/a\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/h1\> \u003c/div\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'descriptionwrapper\'\> \u003cp class\u003d\'description\'\>\u003cspan\>\u003cdata:description\>\u003c/data:description\>\u003c/span\>\u003c/p\> \u003c/div\> \u003c/div\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cb:else\>\u003c/b:else\> \u003cdiv id\u003d\'header-inner\'\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'titlewrapper\'\> \u003ch1 class\u003d\'title\'\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:blog.url \u003d\u003d data:blog.homepageUrl\'\> \u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\> \u003cb:else\>\u003c/b:else\> \u003ca expr:href\u003d\'data:blog.homepageUrl\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/a\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/h1\> \u003c/div\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'descriptionwrapper\'\> \u003cp class\u003d\'description\'\>\u003cspan\>\u003cdata:description\>\u003c/data:description\>\u003c/span\>\u003c/p\> \u003c/div\> \u003c/div\> \u003c/b:if\>'}}, document.getElementById('Header1'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_NavbarView', new _WidgetInfo('Navbar1', 'navbar',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '<iframe src\u003d"http://www.blogger.com/navbar.g?targetBlogID\u003d4194822400135197809&amp;blogName\u003dZIMFINALPUSH+WELCOME+PAGE%21%21%21&amp;publishMode\u003dPUBLISH_MODE_BLOGSPOT&amp;navbarType\u003dTAN&amp;layoutType\u003dLAYOUTS&amp;homepageUrl\u003dhttp%3A%2F%2Fzimfinalpush.blogspot.com%2F&amp;searchRoot\u003dhttp%3A%2F%2Fzimfinalpush.blogspot.com%2Fsearch" marginwidth\u003d"0" marginheight\u003d"0" scrolling\u003d"no" frameborder\u003d"0" height\u003d"30px" width\u003d"100%" id\u003d"navbar-iframe"></iframe> <div id\u003d"space-for-ie"></div>'}}, document.getElementById('Navbar1'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_BlogArchiveView', new _WidgetInfo('BlogArchive1', 'main',{'main': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:title\'\> \u003ch2\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cdiv class\u003d\'widget-content\'\> \u003cdiv id\u003d\'ArchiveList\'\> \u003cdiv expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_ArchiveList\"\'\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:style \u003d\u003d \"HIERARCHY\"\'\> \u003cb:include data\u003d\'data\' name\u003d\'interval\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:style \u003d\u003d \"FLAT\"\'\> \u003cb:include data\u003d\'data\' name\u003d\'flat\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:style \u003d\u003d \"MENU\"\'\> \u003cb:include data\u003d\'data\' name\u003d\'menu\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/div\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'quickedit\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/div\>'}, 'flat': {'varName': 'data', 'template': '\u003cul\> \u003cb:loop values\u003d\'data:data\' var\u003d\'i\'\> \u003cli class\u003d\'archivedate\'\> \u003ca expr:href\u003d\'data:i.url\'\>\u003cdata:i.name\>\u003c/data:i.name\>\u003c/a\> (\u003cdata:i.post-count\>\u003c/data:i.post-count\>) \u003c/li\> \u003c/b:loop\> \u003c/ul\>'}, 'menu': {'varName': 'data', 'template': '\u003cselect expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_ArchiveMenu\"\'\> \u003coption value\u003d\'\'\>\u003cdata:title\>\u003c/data:title\>\u003c/option\> \u003cb:loop values\u003d\'data:data\' var\u003d\'i\'\> \u003coption expr:value\u003d\'data:i.url\'\>\u003cdata:i.name\>\u003c/data:i.name\> (\u003cdata:i.post-count\>\u003c/data:i.post-count\>)\u003c/option\> \u003c/b:loop\> \u003c/select\>'}, 'interval': {'varName': 'intervalData', 'template': '\u003cb:loop values\u003d\'data:intervalData\' var\u003d\'i\'\> \u003cul\> \u003cli expr:class\u003d\'\"archivedate \" + data:i.expclass\'\> \u003cb:include data\u003d\'i\' name\u003d\'toggle\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003ca class\u003d\'post-count-link\' expr:href\u003d\'data:i.url\'\>\u003cdata:i.name\>\u003c/data:i.name\>\u003c/a\> (\u003cspan class\u003d\'post-count\'\>\u003cdata:i.post-count\>\u003c/data:i.post-count\>\u003c/span\>) \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:i.data\'\> \u003cb:include data\u003d\'i.data\' name\u003d\'interval\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:i.posts\'\> \u003cb:include data\u003d\'i.posts\' name\u003d\'posts\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/li\> \u003c/ul\> \u003c/b:loop\>'}, 'toggle': {'varName': 'interval', 'template': '\u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:interval.toggleId\'\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:interval.expclass \u003d\u003d \"expanded\"\'\> \u003ca class\u003d\'toggle\' expr:href\u003d\'data:widget.actionUrl + \"&action\u003dtoggle\" + \"&dir\u003dclose&toggle\u003d\" + data:interval.toggleId + \"&toggleopen\u003d\" + data:toggleopen\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'zippy toggle-open\'\>▼ \u003c/span\> \u003c/a\> \u003cb:else\>\u003c/b:else\> \u003ca class\u003d\'toggle\' expr:href\u003d\'data:widget.actionUrl + \"&action\u003dtoggle\" + \"&dir\u003dopen&toggle\u003d\" + data:interval.toggleId + \"&toggleopen\u003d\" + data:toggleopen\'\> \u003cspan class\u003d\'zippy\'\>► \u003c/span\> \u003c/a\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/b:if\>'}, 'posts': {'varName': 'posts', 'template': '\u003cul class\u003d\'posts\'\> \u003cb:loop values\u003d\'data:posts\' var\u003d\'i\'\> \u003cli\>\u003ca expr:href\u003d\'data:i.url\'\>\u003cdata:i.title\>\u003c/data:i.title\>\u003c/a\>\u003c/li\> \u003c/b:loop\> \u003c/ul\>'}}, document.getElementById('BlogArchive1'), {}, 'displayModeFull')); _WidgetManager._RegisterWidget('_BlogView', new _WidgetInfo('Blog1', 'main',{'main': {'varName': 'top', 'template': '\u003cdiv class\u003d\'blog-posts hfeed\'\> \u003cb:include data\u003d\'top\' name\u003d\'status-message\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003cdata:adStart\>\u003c/data:adStart\> \u003cb:loop values\u003d\'data:posts\' var\u003d\'post\'\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:post.dateHeader\'\> \u003ch2 class\u003d\'date-header\'\>\u003cdata:post.dateHeader\>\u003c/data:post.dateHeader\>\u003c/h2\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cb:include data\u003d\'post\' name\u003d\'post\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:blog.pageType \u003d\u003d \"item\"\'\> \u003cb:include data\u003d\'post\' name\u003d\'comments\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:post.includeAd\'\> \u003cdata:adEnd\>\u003c/data:adEnd\> \u003cdata:adCode\>\u003c/data:adCode\> \u003cdata:adStart\>\u003c/data:adStart\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003c/b:loop\> \u003cdata:adEnd\>\u003c/data:adEnd\> \u003c/div\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'nextprev\'\>\u003c/b:include\> \u003cb:include name\u003d\'feedLinks\'\>\u003c/b:include\>'}, 'nextprev': {'varName': '', 'template': '\u003cdiv class\u003d\'blog-pager\' id\u003d\'blog-pager\'\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:newerPageUrl\'\> \u003cspan id\u003d\'blog-pager-newer-link\'\> \u003ca class\u003d\'blog-pager-newer-link\' expr:href\u003d\'data:newerPageUrl\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_blog-pager-newer-link\"\' expr:title\u003d\'data:newerPageTitle\'\>\u003cdata:newerPageTitle\>\u003c/data:newerPageTitle\>\u003c/a\> \u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:olderPageUrl\'\> \u003cspan id\u003d\'blog-pager-older-link\'\> \u003ca class\u003d\'blog-pager-older-link\' expr:href\u003d\'data:olderPageUrl\' expr:id\u003d\'data:widget.instanceId + \"_blog-pager-older-link\"\' expr:title\u003d\'data:olderPageTitle\'\>\u003cdata:olderPageTitle\>\u003c/data:olderPageTitle\>\u003c/a\> \u003c/span\> \u003c/b:if\> \u003cb:if cond\u003d\'data:blog.homepageUrl !\u003d data:blog.url\'\> \u003ca class\u003d\'home-link\' expr:href\u003d\'data:blog.homepageUrl\'\>\u003cdata:homeMsg\>\u003c/data:homeMsg\>\u003c/a\> 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The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-80838183808295654532007-09-08T05:00:00.001-07:002007-09-08T05:31:38.473-07:00TRYING TO ASSIST REASON WAFAWAROVA: "WHY AFRICA FINDS IT HARD TO SUPPORT THE MDC!"<a href="http://zimdebate.blogspot.com/2007/09/why-africa-finds-it-hard-to-sipport-mdc.html">LINK TO REASON WAFAWAROVA'S ARTICLE!</a><br /><br /><a href="http://crybelovedzimbabwe.blogspot.com/2007/09/why-africa-finds-it-hard-to-support-mdc_7861.html">LINK!!!!!</a><br /><br /><H3 class="post-title entry-title"><A href="http://crybelovedzimbabwe.blogspot.com/2007/09/why-africa-finds-it-hard-to-support-mdc_7861.html">Why Africa Finds It Hard To Support MDC - The Real Reason</A> </H3> <DIV class=post-header-line-1></DIV> <DIV class="post-body entry-content"> <DIV>There was a piece written in The Herald, a rag that purports to be a newspaper, some few days ago by Reason Wafawarova whoever he is he could be anyone in Zanu PF maybe mad Bob himself in this illegal government, propaganda is of paramount importance . Even though most of what is written is nothing but lies, its published online and RSS feeds pick it hence I read it just for laughs and get an idea how much Mugabe and Zanu PF are starting to believe their own lies. Forget the diatribe that The Herald spews also do not misconstrue this post as a reaction to Reason Wafawarova he does not deserve even an iota of space to further poison people at large with propaganda masked as objective analysis of why Africa finds it hard to support MDC.<BR><BR>The real reason is not that African leaders are in awe of Mugabe's dubious liberation war credentials as most of us are led to believe. Edgar Tekere one of the founders of Zanu PF exposed Mugabe's lies of having actually fought the liberation war, he asserts that Mugabe never fired a single gun in his book <SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">A Lifetime of Struggle</SPAN>. At the heart of the reason why African leaders wont support MDC lies political immaturity, corruption and power hungry individuals who led liberation struggles across Africa. Thats why its hard for African leaders to embrace post liberation political parties such as the MDC. <BR><BR>Zambia is the most bewildering as to its attitude towards MDC, given that the current leader and his ruling party Movement of Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) bore similar if not identical roots in their formation. Like MDC, MMD of Zambia has its roots in labour unionism, Chiluba the predecessor to Levy Mwanasa is a former Chairman the Zambian Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). MMD was formed in the 90s by prominent Zambian leaders that had defected from United National Independence Party (UNIP) the former ruling party of Zambia, by labour leaders and academics alike. It was a party formed to fight the political monopoly that Kenneth Kaunda and his UNIP party enjoyed under Zambia's one party state that banned opposition political parties in Zambia since 1972. Mwanasa is rumored to be principled in the basis of his resignation from Chiluba's government following disagreements with a fellow cabinet member, he earned a bachelor of laws degree from the University of Zambia in 1973, ironically, one of the many cases he took up which few other defence lawyers would touch, was a treason trial in 1989 against Lt.General Christon Tembo who was charged along with others with plotting to overthrow then President Kenneth Kaunda. Tembo retired from the army and went on the join MMD, became its vice-president, the same job as Mwanawasa had held. Just after the brutally beating of more than 60 opposition and civic leaders in March by the despotic regime of Robert Mugabe, Mwanasa broke ranks with other SADC leaders on their policy of see no evil hear no evil and called <A href="http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/03/21/zimbabwe/index.html"> <BLOCKQUOTE>Zimbabwe a sinking titanic</BLOCKQUOTE><IMG class=snap_preview_icon id=snap_com_shot_link_icon style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-POSITION: -732px 0px; DISPLAY: inline; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; LEFT: auto; FLOAT: none; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v2.21/theme/orange/palette.gif); VISIBILITY: visible; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDTH: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; PADDING-TOP: 1px; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: static; TOP: auto; HEIGHT: 12px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; cssFloat: none" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v2.21/t.gif"></A><FONT color=#191919>Therefore it was surprising that when the SADC leaders met for the second time in Zambia to review progress made by Thabo Mbeki in brokering negotiations between MDC and Zanu PF, the Zambian government </FONT><A href="http://www.swradioafrica.com/news150807/zambia150807.htm">deported more than 60 human rights activists<IMG class=snap_preview_icon id=snap_com_shot_link_icon style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-POSITION: -732px 0px; DISPLAY: inline; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; LEFT: auto; FLOAT: none; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v2.21/theme/orange/palette.gif); VISIBILITY: visible; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDTH: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; PADDING-TOP: 1px; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: static; TOP: auto; HEIGHT: 12px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; cssFloat: none" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v2.21/t.gif"></A><FONT color=#191919> that wanted to protest at the venue of the SADC meeting in Lusaka. After the SADC meeting Mwanasa </FONT><A href="http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/viewinfo.cfm?linkcategoryid=27&linkid=35&id=5832">fired<IMG class=snap_preview_icon id=snap_com_shot_link_icon style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-POSITION: -732px 0px; DISPLAY: inline; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; LEFT: auto; FLOAT: none; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v2.21/theme/orange/palette.gif); VISIBILITY: visible; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDTH: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; PADDING-TOP: 1px; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: static; TOP: auto; HEIGHT: 12px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; cssFloat: none" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v2.21/t.gif"></A><FONT color=#191919> his Foreign Minister Mundia Sikatana following pressure from Harare after clashing as to how Zimbabwean issue should be handled. Why Mwanasa is keen to suck up to Mugabe is baffling. The idea that he might be doing it because of Mugabe's war credentials does not hold because if he opposed Kaunda the equivalent of Mugabe in Zambia then surely its not that he is in awe of Mugabe. Like all African leaders Mwanasa fears that supporting opposition parties in neighbouring countries might foster growth of opposition politics in his country which in turn might be his unmaking. His MMD like all the ruling parties of Africa like to maintain that they are right despite visible public protests.<BR><BR>For South Africa the reasons are obvious, any support of MDC would encourage South African trade unionists such as Zwelinzima Vavi to entertain political ambitions and that is Thabo Mbeki and ANC's worst nightmare because the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is Africa's largest umbrella trade union in terms of member representation. Beside Mbeki like all African leaders he is a closet dictator, his true colours are slowly emerging, no longer is he an enigma in South African politics but his autocratic style of governance and unwillingness to be criticised shows his dictatorial streak. He thinks its god given that the Xhosa tribe in ANC should rule South Africa forever just like the Zezuru clan in Zanu PF dominates politics in Zimbabwe, he shares the same views as Mugabe that holds people ransom to their erstwhile liberators. If not do you think its coincidental that when South Africa is poised for its first Zulu President Thabo Mbeki's deputy Jacob Zuma a Zulu suddenly finds himself with accusations of rape and corruption? Mbeki is a great believer in propaganda just like his friend Bob thats why he churns out lies on his online column ANC Today by saying that </FONT><A href="http://www.anc.org.za/ancdocs/anctoday/2007/at33.htm">Zimbabwe is being hurt by western sanctions<IMG class=snap_preview_icon id=snap_com_shot_link_icon style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-POSITION: -732px 0px; DISPLAY: inline; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; LEFT: auto; FLOAT: none; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v2.21/theme/orange/palette.gif); VISIBILITY: visible; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDTH: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; PADDING-TOP: 1px; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: static; TOP: auto; HEIGHT: 12px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; cssFloat: none" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v2.21/t.gif"></A><FONT color=#191919> when he knows that there are no economic sanctions on Zimbabwe except for travel bans that prevent Mugabe and his cohorts spending looted foreign currency in Europe or America. In 1985 he provided an emergency South African 1 billion rand loan to rescue the illegal government from being booted from IMF, the money in turn was used to finance Operation Murambatsvina which displaced over 2 million people from their homes and livelihoods in a guise of urban clean-up. With many South Africans living in the same type of shelters that Mugabe destroyed because of their membership and support of MDC all over South Africa, I shudder to think what would happen to residents of Alexandra Park in Johannesburg or Harare in Cape Town if they dared support those opposed to ANC? Thabo Mbeki and Mugabe are cut from the same political cloth, if there are any African leaders that are in awe of Mugabe then its Mbeki, Zanu PF housed him when he was in exile during apartheid.<BR><BR>For other leaders that adopt a see no evil hear no evil when it comes to Zimbabwe is because when most African countries gained independence from their colonisers from Angola to Zimbabwe, they inherited and never dismantled the economies of these countries which was built on bedrock of exploitation of black workers be it in mines, factories or farms and households of their white masters. The system of exploitation clearly benefited the colonisers, they paid little or no wages but earned full profit on their productions had no respects for workers rights, most worked in slave conditions. So Africa's first governments gained power and continued where their white masters had left off benefiting on the exploitation of one man by another hard to stomach now when its black on black. This was called false decolonisation by </FONT><A href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frantz_Fanon">Franz Fanon<IMG class=snap_preview_icon id=snap_com_shot_link_icon style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-POSITION: -732px 0px; DISPLAY: inline; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; LEFT: auto; FLOAT: none; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v2.21/theme/orange/palette.gif); VISIBILITY: visible; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; WIDTH: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; PADDING-TOP: 1px; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: static; TOP: auto; HEIGHT: 12px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; cssFloat: none" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v2.21/t.gif"></A><FONT color=#191919> he said </FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE>The national bourgeoisie steps into the shoes of the former European settlement: doctors, barristers, traders, commercial travellers, general agents and transport agents. It considers that the dignity of the country and its own welfare require that it should occupy all these posts. From now on, it will insist that all the big foreign companies should pass through its hands, whether these companies wish to keep on their connexions with the country, or to open it up. The national middle class discovers its historic mission: that of the intermediary.</BLOCKQUOTE>If liberation parties of Africa gained from the same skewed economics where the development of keloptocrats out-paces that ordinary citizens they usually do not want to relinguish power, they become power drunk reveling in pornographic opulence while the masses suffer, so any uprising against them is sometimes brutally crushed which is catalytic to Africa's endemic wars. According to African Sun:<BR><A href="http://www.africasunnews.com/wars.html"> <BLOCKQUOTE>there are currently fifteen African countries involved in war, or are experiencing post-war conflict and tension. In West Africa, the countries include Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. In East Africa, the countries include Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda. In Central Africa, the countries include Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda. In North Africa, the country is Algeria and in South Africa, the countries include Angola and Zimbabwe. What are the basis of these conflicts or political tensions? At the base of these wars is the rich natural resources each of these poor countries hold of timber, oil or diamonds, compounded in many cases by the foreign extractive industries presence, their opaque, unreported payments to the governments and the governments' opaque, unreported use of the money to create and fund wars. The wars serve the purpose of creating a distraction, as the countries and their fleeing, displaced citizens are robbed of their countries' natural resources, easily converted to cash, for the personal use and fortunes of ruling parties. Tribal conflict is deliberately antagonized, so it can be blamed for the conflict.</BLOCKQUOTE><IMG class=snap_preview_icon id=snap_com_shot_link_icon style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND-POSITION: -732px 0px; DISPLAY: inline; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; LEFT: auto; FLOAT: none; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(http://i.ixnp.com/images/v2.21/theme/orange/palette.gif); VISIBILITY: visible; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: top; WIDTH: 14px; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; PADDING-TOP: 1px; BACKGROUND-REPEAT: no-repeat; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'trebuchet ms', arial, helvetica, sans-serif; POSITION: static; TOP: auto; HEIGHT: 12px; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; TEXT-DECORATION: none; cssFloat: none" src="http://i.ixnp.com/images/v2.21/t.gif"></A><BR><BR><FONT color=#191919>Most other African countries are run by despotic governments to expect them to endorse MDC is a fantasy. Dont expect <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Omar Bongo of Gabon</SPAN> to be seen or heard supporting MDC, he rigged elections six times. Neither should you expect support from <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Faure Gnassingbé of Togo</SPAN> hand-picked to succeed his father, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who ruled the West African nation of Togo from 1967 until his death in 2005. Same for <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Lasana Conte of Guinea</SPAN>, Conte came to power in 1984, after staging a coup d'etat when Guinea's then-president, Ahmed Sekou Toure, died on a US operating table while undergoing heart surgery, Conte has ruled Guinea ever since. It would a surprising an unlikely support from <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Blaise Compaore</SPAN> of Burkina Faso, he has ruled Burkina Faso since 1987 after a bloody coup and the assasination of then-president, Thomas Sankara, Compaore has been implicated in numerous human rights abuses. Do you think <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Joseph Kabila of Congo-Kinshasa</SPAN> would support Tsvangirai when he was backed by Mugabe with soldiers to fight off rebels that were threatening his father Laurent Kabila. What about <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Isaias Afewerki of Eritrea</SPAN> he has imprisoned 13 journalists, deferred elections? Do you think <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Omar al-Bashir of Sudan</SPAN> would support MDC, since February 2003, Bashir's campaign of ethnic and religious persecution has killed at least 500 00 civilians in Darfur in western Sudan and driven 2 million people from their homes. Dont expect any support from <SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea</SPAN>, around 90% of all opposition politicians live in exile, 1000 anti-Obiang activists have been jailed unfairly, and several killed since 1979, Obiang was re-elected in 1996 and 2002, but the conduct of both elections was not acceptable to international observers. You can now understand why Africa finds it hard to support MDC!</FONT></DIV></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG>The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-75029188035356088692007-08-27T22:00:00.001-07:002007-08-27T22:04:03.289-07:00THE MBEKI AND SADC POSITION A LOAD OF IRRESPONSIBLE RUBBISH!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/RtOsXNTtPuI/AAAAAAAAAqI/qsV9XwdQ2nE/s1600-h/carrying+Mugabe.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/RtOsXNTtPuI/AAAAAAAAAqI/qsV9XwdQ2nE/s320/carrying+Mugabe.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103612317450190562" /></a><br /><DIV>Well, Mr Thabo Mbeki, The State President of South Africa has issued a lengthy statement <A href="http://dearmrthabombeki.blogspot.com/2007/08/letter-from-pres-mbeki-reffering-to.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#cc0000>(LINK)</FONT></A> where he has shown the whole world where he and SADC stand as far as the Zimbabwean Crisis is concerned.<BR><BR>Firstly, that the Elections were heavily rigged (<A href="http://zimgossiper.blogspot.com/2007/04/full-submission-on-rigging-of-zim.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#2d8930>LINK!!!</FONT></A>) is not an issue at all!<BR><BR>Secondly, that thousands of MDC members were physically assasulted and hundreds others murdered by State Agents(<A href="http://tsvangirai.blogspot.com/2007/04/full-story-of-mdc.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#cc0000>LINK!!!</FONT></A>) is similarly not an issue at all! </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Refer also(<A href="http://chinja.blogspot.com/2006/10/happy-birthday-mdc.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#cc0000>LINK!!!</FONT></A>)<BR><BR>Thirdly, the fact that Robert Mugabe and ZANU-PF were discarded by the Electorate BEFORE (NB BEFORE) the Infamous Land Invasions is not a material matter at all to Mbeki and SADC!<BR><BR>Fourthly, the fact that Mr Mugabe has presided over the very ZANU-PF for over 27 years without allowing the very ZANU-PF a chance to elect or re-elect him by the democratic Secret Ballot is completely irrelevant to Mr Thabo Mbeki and the various SADC "Excellencies."<BR><BR>Fifthly, the fact that Mugabe was clearly rejected by the Electorate in the controversial 2002 Presidential Election is not part of substance as far as Thabo Mbeki and SADC are concerned!<BR><BR>Knowing Mr Mugabe as we do, he would have excitedly gone through Tsvangirai's Election Petitions without any delay if he was sure he had won them by any margin!<BR><BR>His only statement at the moment is: "That Election Petition is 'frivolous' and 'vexatious'." What exactly does that mean???<BR><BR>We who were part of the rigging machinery know why and how those Elections were rigged!<BR><BR>I, Rev Mufaro Stig Hove, can give a delailed report of how WE (repeat) WE rigged those Elections.<BR><BR>This brings us to the question of the way forward as far as the Zimbabwean crisis is concerned.<BR><BR>Of major concern is for the "Opposition Forces" to clearly define themselves.<BR><BR>1. What exactly is it that they are opposing? They desperatelt need to clearly define their "bottom line."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Is it Robert Mugabe as a person meaning therefore that he must go at all costs regardless of the hurdles that continue to mount including the clear message from Thabo Mbeki and SADC? Please make that absolutely clear so that we who have vowed to support the Democratic Forces can see how we can go forward in support.<BR><BR>2.Can there be some National Vision which accommodates ZANU-PF and Robert Mugabe?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I, personally, know that Robert Mugabe's very survival depends on his remaining in that Office (even illegitimately as he is doing at the moment.)<BR><BR>So he has intelligently intertwined his fate with that of millions to completely confuse the original issues.<BR><BR>Some of us need to hear what the general position of the Democratic Forces is.<BR><BR>The whole nation is on its kneesat this very momentas we pursue our various "Quiet Diplomacies" etc!<BR><BR>I shouldn't describe the situation on the ground because any serious person knows that there is no economy to talk about in Zimbabwe at the moment!<BR><BR>The talk by President Mwanawasa that the problems of Zimbabwe are being exaggerated must be swiftly dismissed as coming from a timid lunatic who cannot stand and defend his earlier statement that Zimbabwe was a sinking Titanic!<BR><BR>Mbeki's hope that SADC on its own can rescue Zimbabwe is irresponsible rubbish!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Utter deliberate rubbish!<BR><BR>Even mighty South Africa can never close all outside doors and depend on its SADC neighbours only! Why does Mbeki not try it for his country just today??</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mbeki thinks their position as SADC is the only "Revolutionary and African" position and all others are mere "sell-outs" etc.<BR><BR>The heavy challenge on the shoulders of the Decratic Forces is to clearly and swiftly dissociate themselves from that dangerous perpective (of being viewed as 'sell-outs'.).<BR><BR>Of course its said 'Politics is a dirty game' but never ever relax when powerful leaders join the despicably evil Robert Mugabe in propagating that stinking propaganda.<BR><BR>The tragedy of the Democratic Forces is that they do not seek the help of serious patriots to assist in the "clearing of the air" as far as their position is concerned.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Lets identify each other and close ranks as true patriots and complement each other's efforts to counter the heavy Propaganda of Mugabe now joined clearly by Mbeki and Company! <BR><BR>The Democratic Forces have continued doing a pilgrimage to a clear crook called Thabo Mbeki!<BR><BR>What does Mbeki not know about the evils of Robert Mugabe? Refer to my article "Thabo Mbeki's proverbial long rope!"<A href="http://dearmrthabombeki.blogspot.com/2007/07/thabo-mbeki-s-proverbial-long-rope.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#cc0000> LINK!!!</FONT></A><BR><BR>Mbeki wants us to believe that South Africa will not play the "big brother" yet he completely ignores the cries of the very Zimbabweans when they describe issues that are not related to the land issue! Mbeki pretends to pursue a "Policy of Quiet Diplomacy" yet we who see through the mist see him actively supporting the rejected demagogue.<BR><BR>When did Zimbabweans start complaining about Mugabe encouraging "corruption" among his "chosen few"? Long before Mugabe's decision to pursue the "rectification of the Historical Land Imbalances."<BR><BR>Please kindly read my APPEAL TO ALL JOURNALISTS AND WRITERS! <A href="http://radicalzim.blogspot.com/2007/08/appeal-to-all-journalists-and-writers.html" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT color=#cc0000>LINK!</FONT></A>.<BR><BR>I swear by the Living God that if Mugabe gets the proverbial "last laugh", Tsvangirai etc will spend their lives in exile until that 83 year old demagogue passes away! Wake up Tsvangirai and Company! </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Don't be naive! <BR><BR>But the consolation is that there is no serious investor that can take any investment to Zimbabwe while Mugabe is anywhere near the corridors of power!<BR><BR>Thabo Mbeki is a depicable crook if he wants us to think that there is an investor (except himself, perhaps) who can take anything to Zimbabwe even if Mugabe won a "free and fair" Election next year.<BR><BR>Even if Tsvangirai went round seeking the world to support the new Mugabe Regime (if there is one in 2008), no sane investor would go to Zimbabwe with investment.<BR><BR>The real tragedy of Zimbabwe is that Robert Mugabe will cling to power at all costs and all black leaders will have to support him or else risk being labelled "sell-outs."<BR><BR>So Thabo and Company think they will label us "sell-outs" and it will stick?<BR><BR>No, you are mentally unwell Thabo son of Govan!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you think sending "millions of rands" to Mugabe is a permanent solution to the Zim crisis, then lunacy is your misguided position.<BR><BR>You will stand by Robert Mugabe through "thick and thin" and that's your decision!<BR><BR>But you will go down in History as having blundered using SA tax-payers' funds to prop up a despicably evil dictator that we, the humble people of Zimbabwe were trying at all costs to remove.<BR><BR>Do you honestly think that I, Rev Mufaro Stig Hove, a black man would refuse 3000 heactres of free prepared land and a farmhouse etc.?<BR><BR>Would I refuse to be part of ZANU-PF and get all the benefits eg businesses seized from white owners etc.?<BR><BR>So am I a "sell-out" because I say Mugabe has assassinated all his contemporaries since before Independence? <BR><BR>Am I a "sell-out" because I say Mugabe, Munangagwa etc got unfair benefit from the mineral resources in the DRC?<BR><BR>Am I a "sell-out" because I say Mugabe is a dictator who has never allowed even a simple secret ballot even in the private Politburo Meetings?<BR><BR>Mr Mbeki do you not know or you do not want to know?<BR><BR>Even if the Economy of Zimbabwe were returned to a "zero" inflation and there was prosperity such that there is a 100% employment etc., the truth is that Robert Mugabe is still an evil Devil that must go (and you Mr Thabo Mbeki know it very well as well.)<BR><BR>WHO ARE YOU FOOLING? <BR><BR>WHO IS FOOLING-A WHO???<BR><BR>TIME WILL TELL!<BR><BR>Lets keep in touch CDE President.<BR><BR>Yours in the true struggle for a Free Zimbabwe, <BR><BR>Mufaro Stig Hove.....Rev.<BR><BR>(mufarostig@yahoo.co.uk)<BR><BR>Cell: 0791463039 RSA.<BR><BR></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG>The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-30063797198178159812007-08-22T23:17:00.001-07:002007-08-22T23:30:53.133-07:00Time to pursue the politics of engagement!!<strong><a href="http://newzimbabwe.com/pages/opinion284.16832.html">LINK!!!!!!!!</a><br /><br /><div> </div> <div><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>By Lloyd Msipa </STRONG></FONT></div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG> <div><BR></STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff><STRONG> <SCRIPT language=Javascript><!-- // *********************************************** // AUTHOR: WWW.CGISCRIPT.NET, LLC // URL: http://www.cgiscript.net // Use the script, just leave this message intact. // Download your FREE CGI/Perl Scripts today! // ( http://www.cgiscript.net/scripts.htm ) // *********************************************** document.write("<b>Last updated: "+document.lastModified+"</b>"); //--> </SCRIPT> <B>Last updated: 08/22/2007 12:00:11</B> </STRONG></FONT></div><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff></FONT></STRONG> <div><BR></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>WHILST the just ended SADC summit might have left a lot of people perturbed by the inaction of the regional grouping towards Zimbabwe or President Robert Mugabe in particular, a cursory analysis reveals that a lot more came out of this meeting besides them clapping for Mugabe when he made an entrance</FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Firstly, this is the first in so many years that the regional grouping has stood together as one. Remember the extra ordinary meeting in Tanzania where Zambian President Mwanawasa called Zimbabwe a 'sinking Titanic'? The fact that one of theirs was in trouble, actually and contrary to popular opinion, served to cement their relationship.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>In fact the consensus or solidarity displayed at this summit gave birth to a new regional power bloc that seems geared to take on the West. The fact that the report on the negotiating process being spearheaded by Thabo Mbeki placed some of the blame of Zimbabwe's woes on the doorstep of the UK government confirms my assertion that a regional power bloc geared to take on the west has been birthed.</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>In the bigger scheme of things, where does this leave opposition politics in Zimbabwe? Well, I think it is time for the opposition to call a spade a spade and realise that there is two sides to every story. We are all familiar with events and agreements at Lancaster, the willing-seller-willing-buyer agreement and the gentlemen's agreement to have Whitehall finance the land redistribution exercise.</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The fact that Whitehall proceeded to breach this contract by reneging from it meant that Zimbabwe was equally not bound by the contract. These are basic tenets of contract law.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Let's go back to the opposition parties and evaluate how they fit into this equation. The politics of the opposition in Zimbabwe, beginning as far back as Tekere's ZUM, Dumbutschena's FORUM and to Tsvangirai's MDC have all had one thing in common. The all pursued the politics of confrontation and the opposition today assisted by various civic organisations still pursues the politics of confrontation.</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Zimbabweans now needs more than ever to adapt the politics of engagement. Clarion calls are sounding far and wide to the effect that only 'Zimbabweans can solve their own problems". Failure by us Zimbabweans to embrace the politics of engagement will see us sinking deeper and deeper into the abyss.</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Why engagement one might ask? Firstly it is important for Zimbabweans to first and foremost realise that before we are Zanu PF or MDC members, we are Zimbabweans. As Zimbabweans, we need to start talking to one another with no hidden agendas. We need to embrace a new culture that despises double standards. We need to begin our engagement premised on the fact that we are the masters of our destiny and our destiny includes building a better Zimbabwe.</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The fact that we belong to different political parties must come in second. One needs to ask themselves, 'how did we arrive to where we are today?' I will tell you how. We have failed or neglected to engage one another in the spirit of brotherhood or sisterhood. We are more comfortable bludgeoning each to death hence the blood letting in March 2002.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>What are the advantages of engaging one another one might ask? Firstly, we need to accept that people agree and disagree.</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>In fact it is important to agree to disagree as Zimbabweans in order to move forward. When we engage one another as Zimbabweans, we leave very little room for outsiders to run the show on our behalf.</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Let's look at some historical truths. Zimbabwe is a product of a bitter liberation war where land was the central issue. How is it then that the West never refers to it when discussing Zimbabwe? In fact Zimbabwe is referred to as a gross human rights violator, a country that is being governed illegitimately by a president who was not elected by the people. The issue of how the United Kingdom breached a verbal contract is hardly ever mentioned.</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>It is a fact that President Mugabe is the elected president of Zimbabwe and hence the opposition has to begin by acknowledging this as a gesture of goodwill to engagement. The constant bickering by the opposition over his legitimacy is contradicted by the same Western countries that accommodate ambassadors and diplomats from the so-called "illegal regime". </FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>To illustrate my point on confrontation, despite the fact that both MDC's are represented in the Thabo Mbeki initiative, the Tsvangirai faction however saw it fit to send another delegation led by its vice president Thoko Khupe to the SADC summit, confirming my assertion that the Tsvangirai MDC is not comfortable with the politics of engagement. They readily prefer confrontation as their default route to power.</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The regional power bloc that has developed in southern Africa may potentially spell the end of any opposition political parties that are perceived to be affiliated with Western countries. The fact that the SADC summit agreed to a formation of its own peace-keeping force among other resolutions is evidence of Southern African countries gearing to defend one another.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Southern Africa has decided that Africa is for Africans. The message coming out of SADC is that we are 'our brother's keeper'. They have even requested Whitehall and Washington to drop any form of sanctions directed at Harare. The opposition has to buy into this spirit if we are to redefine our destiny.</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The decision by Australia and the threats by the United States to deport the children of Zimbabwean officials shows us there is no letting off in this diplomatic war. Things can only get worse and the people on the ground in Zimbabwe will not be better off.</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>To remain relevant in this new scheme of things, the opposition needs to realise that engagement and not confrontation is the only way we can even begin to address the problems of our country. If they carry on down this path, there will be nothing left in Zimbabwe to salvage.</FONT></div> <div> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>If the opposition begin to engage their colleagues in Zimbabwe, this will in turn affect the politics of negotiation between us Zimbabweans. If we succeed in embracing this spirit of engagement amongst ourselves, I believe that it will become necessary for the EU, IMF, World Bank, Whitehall and Washington to also drop their confrontation and embrace dialogue.</FONT></div><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG> <DIV><STRONG> Cell in RSA: 0791463039</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><p> </strong>The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-66367944596277527592007-08-02T01:57:00.000-07:002007-08-02T01:58:56.948-07:00MR B CHAKAODZA'S PERCEPTION OF THE STATE OF THE NATION!!!<strong>We must be afraid, very afraid <br />National Agenda with Bornwell Chakaodza <br /><br />LET us be realistic about it all. As the clock ticks towards the harmonised presidential, parliamentary and local government elections next year, what should be deeply worrying is not the collapse of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) as a single and united opposition movement. No. There is a much more important issue that should deeply worry us. <br /><br />The problem of factionalism in political parties and promoting one's own personal and subjective interests are endemic everywhere. What is of crucial importance for me is creating conditions necessary for a free and fair election in 2008. This is what I see as the greatest challenge facing the MDC and all progressive and democratic forces in Zimbabwe.<br />The mass of Zimbabweans are not interested in Arthur Mutambara or Morgan Tsvangirai scoring political points or trading insults. Perhaps, Mutambara has nothing else to do except to criticise Tsvangirai — thus playing into the hands of the ruling ZANU PF party. But Mutambara must be told in no uncertain terms that hurling insults at Tsvangirai will not deliver the sort of Zimbabwe that everybody wants. Perhaps Mutambara knows that he has no popular support, that is why he is behaving the way he is behaving.<br />The truth of the matter is that without insisting on and demanding a level political playing field as a necessary precondition for a free and fair election, no amount of political rallies will make a difference. Opposition parties must therefore grasp this simple but important point.<br />Opposition parties can launch their presidential and parliamentary campaigns in a month or so but with no appetite on the part of the ruling party to create a democratic environment and conditions necessary for a new beginning, what difference will it make? I cannot be anything but pessimistic when I see the ruling party throwing spanners in the works all the time and no strategies coming from opposition parties to counter them. <br />By pushing ahead with plans to amend the constitution and seemingly oblivious of what is going on around him, President Mugabe is making it clear that he is not about to bow to any pressure from any quarter (SADC included) anytime soon. So there is some serious thinking to be done by opposition parties here. We have lived with ZANU PF long enough to know that the ruling party will continue to play tricks on us ad infinitum in the full knowledge that nothing will be done to them. The past has borne out this fact. <br />Coupled with the fact that there is little or no appetite on the part of the majority of Zimbabweans to take to the streets to demand greater democracy, then we have a classic case of a political environment characterised by too many declarations and statements from opposition parties with little or no action to show for it. I am indeed terribly pessimistic about the whole thing at this point in time. <br />I am not saying here that opposition parties have become spent forces. No. All I am doing is to draw attention to the enormity of the task as we get closer to crunch time. The essence of my argument here is that we must not be under any illusion that salvation is around the corner. Change could be a long time coming unless and until a level playing field is created for all.<br />MDC formations or factions (call them what you will) and other opposition parties and civil society as a whole can play a very important role by focusing solely on the real issue. The real core of the issue lies in all democratic forces standing together to demand a level political playing field. This way, we will have an impact, I think.<br />I liked it when Tsvangirai said that if President Mugabe wins in a free and fair election, he will be the first to congratulate the President. That is as it should be. As long as the will of the people has been freely expressed in an open, free and fair election, it does not matter who wins in the last analysis. It is therefore crucial to have a free interplay of ideas in the run-up to any election and if such an electoral environment can be guaranteed, then it will be down to the Zimbabwean voters to elect a leader and a political party they think in their wisdom will make a huge difference to their lives. This really is the bottom line. <br />It is not for one leader to make jibes against the other like Mutambara did last weekend, describing Tsvangirai as a "weak and indecisive leader". Weak and indecisive in whose eyes? It is only in the eyes of the Zimbabwean public and not those of Mutambara that a political leader is credible or otherwise. It may be part of the political game by those who lack maturity to needlessly scold a political opponent but the point is that it did reflect very badly on Mutambara. <br />Indeed, Mutambara's behavior buttressed the perception that is already in the public that his faction is nothing more than a new ZANU PF party in the making — that is MDC-ZANU PF for short. Otherwise how does one explain such an unwarranted and vitriolic attack on a man Mutambara should ordinarily see as a comrade-in-arms? <br />The MDC — particularly but not exclusively the Mutambara faction — is facing a credibility deficit with many Zimbabweans at the moment. The goodwill that was engendered in the period following the February 2000 Constitutional Referendum through to the 2002 presidential election appears to have evaporated. The only way to regain that goodwill from Zimbabweans, difficult as it is, is not by hurling insults at each other but by coming up with coherent strategies to bring about a level playing field well before the March 2008 polls — even as two different and separate factions. <br />Forming a coalition to fight next year's polls is of course a desirable thing but it is not the end of the world if it does not come about. I see no need for such a coalition myself in the absence — at the very least — of minimum conditions for a free and fair electoral environment including a genuinely independent Electoral Commission an equal access to the state media. For me, this is the strongest card that both factions of the MDC will have, especially the Tsvangirai faction which evidently appears to have the majority of Zimbabweans on its side. <br />It is now a race against time. Timing is everything in politics. The problems that the opposition and the civil society face in this country including the unprecedented levels of brutality and a fearsome President are challenging and tough, no doubt. But the alternative is not to do nothing. It is a natural human impulse to continue fighting peacefully in order to end democratic deficits and oppression wherever they rear their ugly heads. <br />Zimbabweans are worn out and worn down by all sorts of hardships and by the need to survive. Perhaps, that is why there is no appetite among them to take to the streets to demand normalcy in their lives. In this kind of environment, MDC factions must stop shooting themselves in the foot by engaging in unpleasant and uncalled for squabbles for power and non-existent Cabinet positions. Kutandanisa tsuro muine salt muhomwe dzenyu hazviite vana Tsvangirai na Mutambara. Ko mukatadza kuibata tsuro yacho, salt yacho munozoiyisa kupi? <br />I think we need to preserve a sense of proportion as Zimbabweans and not be unduly worried or panic over the collapse of the coalition talks between the two factions of the MDC. Anyway, the faction with the popular support will be the one to take ZANU PF head on in a meaningful way. The real truth is that next year's polls are ultimately about creating conducive conditions for a transparent, open, free and fair elections before, during and after the polls. <br />Anything else will be a recipe for opposition impotence as usual and once again victory on a silver platter for President Mugabe and ZANU PF.<br /><br /> <br />borncha@mweb.co.zw<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fingaz.co.zw/story.aspx?stid=918">LINK!!!! </a><br /> </strong>The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-12750802560795024092007-07-30T22:07:00.001-07:002007-07-30T22:11:13.009-07:00The Challenges facing the MDC may be a blessing in disguise!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rq7EU1elw7I/AAAAAAAAAlY/R2DMAibhpss/s1600-h/mutambara.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rq7EU1elw7I/AAAAAAAAAlY/R2DMAibhpss/s400/mutambara.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093224090834420658" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rq7EKlelw6I/AAAAAAAAAlQ/iSG2L3nqUOA/s1600-h/morgankadoma.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rq7EKlelw6I/AAAAAAAAAlQ/iSG2L3nqUOA/s400/morgankadoma.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5093223914740761506" /></a><br /><DIV><STRONG>I am very much aware that millions of Zimbabweans and various "friends" of Zimbabwe are perturbed and some really angry with the developments in the MDC especially of late!</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Those that have developed "BP" (High Blood Pressure) with these latest developments are those that have a single vision:</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>The MDC must unite (or re-unite) and then remove ZANU-PF from power and that looks so simple!</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>I may stand alone but I see these latest depressing developments as a blessing in disguise and all free-thinkers must take this opportunity to ask these very important questions:</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>1. Are we just either ZANU-PF or MDC and nothing more?</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>2. Can we never see ourselves as Zimbabweans above Political Party differences?</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>3. What do the two "factions" of the MDC have as a way forward as far as the land issue is concerned? Come on, don't say "we will cross that bridge when we come to it!" </STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Fellow Zimbabweans please lets take this opportunity to do real "soul-searching."</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>I could write a longer submission but I challenge you to think about ourselves as a Nation!</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS?</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>Do we need another POLITICAL PARTY?</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>PLEASE FEEL CHALLENGED TO THINK AND SHARE IDEAS!!!</STRONG></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG> <DIV><STRONG> Cell in RSA: 0791463039</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><p> The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-34022506842466542092007-07-12T22:49:00.001-07:002007-07-12T22:55:34.070-07:00FAMILY OF ASSASSINATED GUNDA BEING BRIBED!<a href="http://www.talkzimbabwe.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=84&twindow=&mad=&sdetail=5081&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1705&hn=talkzimbabwe&he=.com">LINK!!!!!!</a><br /><br /><br /><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 width=1 align=center border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><IMG alt="" src="http://www.talkzimbabwe.com/clients/talkzimbabwe/7-12-2007-12-04-16-PM-5610711.jpg" align=center></TD></TR> <TR> <TD align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <div><FONT class=BYLINE>Itai Gwatidzo 12.JUL.07</FONT></div> <div><BR>IN a pre-emptive move to keep the horrendous murder of the late Commander of 1 Brigade, Brigadier General Paul Gunda, who died in a purported car accident last month under lock and key government will next week whisk the deceased family members to China on a two month holiday, <I>TalkZimbabwe</I> can exclusively reveal. <BR><BR>According to our source, this is a plan by the government of Zimbabwe to evade mounting pressure from the media, which is determined to reveal the true story of Gunda's death. <BR><BR>A family member of the late Brigadier General who spoke to <I>TalkZimbabwe</I> last week and whom we cannot reveal their identity for security reasons said the government had offered them a "luxurious" two month holiday package to China to "freshen up" as it, in panic-stricken fashion, moves to cover its tracks on Gunda's brutal murder.<BR><BR>This throws an iron curtain on the media by hiding the former Presidential Guard's boss family in China amid growing fears infuriated members could spill the beans on the fate of their father. <BR><BR>It is alleged that President Robert Mugabe's state security agents murdered Gunda after he was implicated in a palace coup to overthrow the octogenarian leader who has been at the helm of political office since 1980. <BR><BR>Indications are that several retired army chiefs and serving army officers have been secretly executed for their alleged participation in the foiled coup. <BR><BR>Military sources say over 40 Presidential guards are missing and nobody knows were they have been taken to although they fear they are dead by now. <BR><BR>The spectacular coup to unseat Mugabe has sucked in his former close ally and liberation era bodyguard, rural amenities minister Emmerson Mnangagwa, although there is now strong belief in Harare that Mnangagwa's chief nemesis in Zanu PF retired general Solomon Mujuru is the brains behind the coup plot. <BR><BR>"We were offered a holiday trip for two months in China," said the family member. "And we had no choice but to take it up. It has been difficult for us to leave our house without military supervision since our father passed away. I won't say much at this point but can confirm to you that we're all leaving for China next week."<BR><BR>Gunda's death still remains shrouded in mystery. <BR><BR>Our sources claim Gunda was killed by Mugabe's agents and then his dead body shoved into a car, which was then placed on the railway line to make it seem like an accident.<BR><BR>This has since been proven to be false as word spreading within public circles is that state security agents murdered him in cold blood before placing his body in a car on the train track in Marondera to make it appear an accident.<BR><BR>A report from the police, according to our source, was accepted without any questions asked. "They did not even investigate the possibility of a suicide, which would have been befitting as he (Gunda) was facing charges of a coup attempt." <BR><BR>"The government has not released details of the accident and the driver of the train that collided with his car has not been identified. It is also unclear where the accident happened as many stories are coming out of the police investigating team."<BR><BR>"The government buried him at Heroes Acre to cover up their act. I'm not saying that he didn't deserve to be at Heroes Acre, but wouldn't you want to know how your hero died. A post mortem would have dignified his death."<BR><BR>"This is not the first time, we have seen people who died mysteriously buried at the Heroes Acre," said our source. <BR><BR>Sources close to the Gunda family say that the reports in the state-controlled The Herald newspaper were false.<BR><BR>The Herald reported that the Brigadier-General was on his way to Watershed College when the accident occurred. "... he failed to notice a goods train travelling towards Harare at the Watershed road and rail crossing," says The Herald report.<BR><BR>"We are not aware of any reasons why he (Gunda) was going to Watershed. He had no business there on that day. This is a complete cover-up. The government knows exactly what happened. They story is all too convenient."<BR><BR>"The vehicle was hit on its left side by the train and was dragged for 15 metres before it went off the track, resulting in Brig-Gen Gunda being killed instantly," reported The Herald.<BR><BR>"I'm sure the state would like us to think that he died instantly, but a post-morten would have revealed the exact cause of the death."<BR><BR>According to our source, all of Brigadier General Gunda's cars, including an official government vehicle, are still parked at his house in Gunhill. It is, therefore, not clear whose vehicle he was driving at the time of the accident.<BR><BR><I>TalkZimbabwe</I> contacted the Officer Commanding Crime in Mashonaland East Province Assistant Commissioner Connel Dube, who refused to comment on Brigadier Gunda's death. "As far as we are concerned, the cause of death has been established. You saw the report in The Herald. What else do you want to know?. There is no case here. It was an accidental death. Why are you trying to dig for something that is not there?" said Dube.<BR><BR>Asked why there was no post-mortem carried out, Dube said, "No comment".<BR><BR>Before his death, Gunda had been placed under house arrest and no post-mortem tests were conducted on his body.</div><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG> <DIV><STRONG> Cell in RSA: 0791463039</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><p> The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-35823103415447067472007-07-02T05:02:00.001-07:002007-07-02T05:04:34.441-07:00MUSIC TO SOOTHE YOUR SOUL!!!<EMBED src=http://www.youtube.com/v/wRegiiq-CSg width=425 height=350 type=application/x-shockwave-flash wmode="transparent"><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG> <DIV><STRONG> Cell in RSA: 0791463039</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><p> The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-67981803560658418252007-07-02T04:30:00.001-07:002007-07-02T05:09:32.411-07:00ROBERT MUGABE'S FATE BY MUTUMWA MAWERE!!<strong><DIV align=left> <div><STRONG><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=4><IMG height=94 src="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pix/mawerecolumn.jpg" width=470><BR>Robert Mugabe's fate</FONT></STRONG></div> <div><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0000ff size=1><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><FONT color=#000000><STRONG>By Mutumw</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000><STRONG><FONT size=1><FONT size=2>a D. Mawere</FONT></FONT></STRONG></FONT></div><STRONG></STRONG><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0000ff size=1><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <div><BR> <SCRIPT language=Javascript><!-- // *********************************************** // AUTHOR: WWW.CGISCRIPT.NET, LLC // URL: http://www.cgiscript.net // Use the script, just leave this message intact. // Download your FREE CGI/Perl Scripts today! // ( http://www.cgiscript.net/scripts.htm ) // *********************************************** document.write("<b>Last updated: "+document.lastModified+"</b>"); //--> </SCRIPT> <B>Last updated: 07/02/2007 01:51:50</B> </div> <div></FONT></FONT><BR><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>AS THE African Union (AU) deliberates the future of the continent's political and economic architecture, there is no doubt that Zimbabweans are more confused by the fate of one man than what the country has to do to move forward.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Anyone talking about the resolution of the Zimbabwean crisis cannot avoid discussing the fate of President Robert Mugabe. While the opposition has laid out a road map for Zimbabwe, it is clear that behind the camouflage of constitutional and electoral changes, the real agenda is to remove Mugabe through whatever means. Mugabe and his party appear not to be blind to the underlying regime change agenda.</FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: _Toc109364312"><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: _Toc109364312"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black"><?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O /><O:P><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-3811101359216804"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "200x90_0ads_al"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type=text/javascript> </SCRIPT> </FONT></O:P><O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black"><O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The outgoing US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Christopher Dell, and Dr Ibbo Mandaza, seem to share the view that Mugabe will bow out of the political scene by the end of the year. While Mandaza's prediction is based on his understanding of the internal dynamics in Zanu PF, Ambassador Dell's prediction is based on the unsustainable economic situation that now characterises contemporary Zimbabwe.</FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Notwithstanding what Mandaza and Dell think, there is nothing on the ground in Zimbabwe to suggest that Mugabe has any intention of quitting let alone that Zanu PF has any alternative candidate than Mugabe. When one looks at the political scene, Zanu PF and Mugabe have not been persuaded that Zimbabwe needs a new constitution as suggested by the MDC-led opposition. On the contrary, they believe that there is no constitutional crisis and the current government is not only capable of conducting free and fair elections but is competent to do so more than many other African states.</FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>What is clear is that Zanu PF has not missed any election since independence and there is no reason to believe that next year's election will not be held.<BR>With respect to constitutional amendments, Zanu PF believes that parliament is competent to pass any amendment and there is nothing undemocratic about this. On the other hand, the opposition believes that the current government is illegitimate and has no mandate to amend the constitution let alone to govern. While the same opposition has no problem being part of the state through its members being representatives in the Parliament, they do believe that issues concerning the constitution should be handled outside the framework of the state.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>On constitutional issues, there is no consensus on the way forward and it is unlikely that Zanu PF will be persuaded even through the Thabo Mbeki mediation effort to commit political suicide and agree on any changes that will weaken the party by removing its most potent weapon, Mugabe, from the scene. Even within Zanu PF, the much talked about factions appear to be leaderless and when subjected to even a small test are never there to defend their interests. If there was any lesson from the Tsholotsho debacle, it is that there is no constituency within Zanu PF (with the exception of Jonathan Moyo who may never have understood the psyche than informs the party) to change the great leader.</FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>This brings us to the issue of the economy.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>While many may argue that Zanu PF policies are the cause of the economic collapse of the country, Mugabe and his followers are convinced that Zimbabwe is a victim of a well orchestrated campaign by imperialists whose real motive is regime change and not the interests of Zimbabwe. They link the economic crisis to the land issue in a manner that is digestible by any rank and file member of the party. While many argue that there is no causal link between the economic crisis and the land issue, no one has been able to explain why the international community would be so angry with Zimbabwe and not with Nigeria, Pakistan or Ivory Coast if democracy was the real concern.</FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The emergence of Chavez and the redefinition of the post-colonial state as a developmental state by many former colonial countries clearly show that Dell and Mandaza may be misinformed about what is going on in Zimbabwe. If Mugabe's thinking about the role of the state in post colonial state and the nature of a national democratic revolution and the tactics and strategies required to sustain the gains of the revolution is spreading throughout the developing world, why then should he bow out? It may not be inconceivable that Mugabe received the buy-in from the SADC Heads of State about his understanding of the broader context of the Zimbabwean crisis to the extent that they may all have agreed about the need to defend his legacy.</FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>It is ironic that even at the just ended ANC policy conference, a key consensus among delegates was the need for South Africa to advance as a developmental state, with increased state intervention to drive growth and create employment. The policy thrust of ANC may not be any different from that of Zanu PF. In as much as ANC is not happy with the monopolisation of the economy and the role of the unions, Zanu PF is one party that feels that it has borne the brunt of counter-revolutionary and reactionary onslaught targeted at undermining the role of the state in the transformation of the economy.</FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>It is not surprising that Mugabe remains convinced that the state must lead the defence of the nation against any attempt to reverse the gains of the revolution. In this regard, even selling a car above the state determined price (like the Willowgate scandal); selling foreign exchange above an arbitrarily determined exchange rate, and selling goods and services above prices the state thinks are justified is seen as a sign of treason or as part of some regime change agenda.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Mugabe remains in control of Zanu PF's agenda and it would be naïve to suggest that he has lost the control of the party. Any right thinking member of Zanu PF knows what Mugabe wants to hear in terms of the party's ideology and the role of business in transformation. Mugabe still believes that the state can manage businesses better than the private sector and no market system can address the developmental challenges of a post colonial state. I am convinced that within Zanu PF there are many who share his approach to development although in practice they may not subscribe to socialist policies. </FONT></div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <div><BR>Last week, Mugabe did not mince his words when he said: "We will seize the mines ... we will nationalise them if they continue with the dirty tricks. All companies, we will take them over if they continue with their dirty game. Take note, we will be equal to the challenge. We are capable of playing that game too."</div> <div></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>It falls to reason that he is surely planning to go nowhere.</FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The nationalisation threat by Mugabe is not new but is shared by many African governments. In such an environment, any profitable enterprise is easily seen as a negation of the struggle.</FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>On Tuesday last week, Industry and Trade Minister Obert Mpofu said Zimbabwe will transfer control of all companies, including foreign banks and some mining operations, to locals if a planned black empowerment bill is passed by the country's ruling-party dominated parliament. The domestication of enterprises using the state is not unique to Zimbabwe and, therefore, it would be unlikely that Mugabe would choose to resign now when the fun has just begun given the extent of the asset ownership architecture in Zimbabwe after 27 years of independence.</FONT></div> <div><FONT size=2></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>In light of the above, it would be wrong to think that Mugabe is concerned about the status of the Zimbabwean economy and shares the view that he is the problem. In the circumstances, the starting point for people who want to remove him would be to convince Zanu PF that its ideology will not move Zimbabwe forward rather than merely replacing its leader.</FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><SPAN style="mso-bookmark: _Toc109364312"><SPAN lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: black"><O:P></O:P></SPAN></SPAN></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><EM>Mutumwa Mawere's weekly column appears on New Zimbabwe.com every Monday. You can contact him at: <A href="mailto:mmawere@ahccouncil.com">mmawere@ahccouncil.com</A></EM><BR><A href="http://newzim.proboards29.com/index.cgi?"><STRONG>JOIN THE DEBATE ON THIS ARTICLE ON THE NEWZIMBABWE.COM FORUMS</STRONG></A><BR><STRONG><A href="mailto:newsdesk@newzimbabwe.com">newsdesk@newzimbabwe.com</A></STRONG> </FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2></FONT></div></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG> <DIV><STRONG> Cell in RSA: 0791463039</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><p>  </strong> <a href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/mawere82.16612.html">LINK!!!</a>The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-17040880158588661602007-06-22T01:33:00.001-07:002007-06-22T01:35:19.150-07:00WHAT MUGABE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO SEE (PART 2)<BR><B> <CENTER><FONT face=Verdana color=#990000 size=3><U>Unreported World Part 2 </U></FONT></CENTER></B><EMBED src=http://www.youtube.com/v/T3SFT1uANP0 width=425 height=350 type=application/x-shockwave-flash wmode="transparent"></EMBED><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG> <DIV><STRONG> Cell in RSA: 0791463039</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><p>  <hr size=1>The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-78818194238228542672007-06-22T01:28:00.001-07:002007-06-22T01:34:25.878-07:00WHAT MUGABE DOESN'T WANT THE WORLD TO SEE (PART 1)<CENTER><FONT face=Verdana color=#990000 size=3><U>Unreported World Part 1 </U></FONT></CENTER><EMBED src=http://www.youtube.com/v/xh14NR8lBBM width=425 height=350 type=application/x-shockwave-flash wmode="transparent"></EMBED><BR><BR><B> <CENTER><FONT face=Verdana color=#990000 size=3><U>Unreported </U></FONT></CENTER></B><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG> <DIV><STRONG> Cell in RSA: 0791463039</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><p> The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-42857134630072150322007-06-20T22:21:00.001-07:002007-06-20T22:35:23.172-07:00WHY ZIMBABWEANS DO NOT REBEL!!!<a href="http://www.zimonline.co.za/Article.aspx?ArticleId=192"><strong>ELDRED MASUNGURE'S ARTICLE</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zimonline.co.za/Article.aspx?ArticleId=203"><strong>MASUNGURE'S ARTICLE (PART2)</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zimonline.co.za/Letter.aspx?ArticleId=268"><strong>N BUSU'S CONTRIBUTION</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zimonline.co.za/Letter.aspx?ArticleId=267"><strong>REV M S HOVE'S ARTICLE AS POSTED ON "ZIMONLINE!"</strong></a><br /><br /><A href="http://zimfinalpush.blogspot.com/2006/10/why-zimbabweans-do-not-rebel-part-3.html"><FONT color=#cc0000>WHY ZIMBABWEANS DO NOT REBEL- PART 3</FONT></A> </H3> <DIV class=post-header-line-1></DIV> <DIV class=post-body> <div><A href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5167/3989/1600/Real%20Demo.jpg"><IMG style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5167/3989/320/Real%20Demo.jpg" border=0></A><BR><STRONG>WHY <STRONG>ZIMBABWEANS DO NOT REBEL - PART THREE</STRONG></STRONG><BR><BR>By Rev M S Hove.<BR><BR><BR><BR>It is only fair and proper that I start my submission by paying tribute to all the writers (some of whom are now late; for example Professor Masipula Sithole), who have fearlessly tackled (or tried to tackle) the Zimbabwean crisis since before the formation of the Movement of Democratic Change (the MDC).<BR><BR>Some of you may think that the Zimbabwean crisis began in 2000 and was precipitated by the formation of the MDC and therefore by Zanu- PF's reaction to its formation. The most unfortunate factor in the Zimbabwean crisis is the lack of information about the events that occurred in the present ruling party before and after independence in 1980.<BR><BR><BR>This is very strategic because any genuine analysts need to know why Zanu PF continues to appear integrated and why it continues to "surge" on in the face of the greatest of adversities where many other political formations would have folded up and surrendered power to the opposition formations. Any sincere analyst would agree with me that Zanu-PF has clearly and openly rigged elections especially since 2000 to date.<BR><BR>Why is the rigging machinery so efficient and determined? Why is it difficult to get "rebels" who shout to the world about these activities and hence cause an earlier disintegration of Zanu PF and its supportive machinery?<BR><BR>My submission acknowledges the earlier attempts to cite "fear" and the various "risk taking" postures as the possible reasons why Zimbwabweans do not rebel in the face of what is correctly described as a violent, repressive regime.<BR><BR>I, however, lament that the greatest missing factor in all these submissions is the failure to look at the issue of "CONVICTION".<BR><BR>Many political leaders in the various opposition parties and related civic groups continually allege that Zimbabweans appear to be more docile than the citizens of other countries. This would imply that a Zimbabwean man would be less likely to fight, maime or murder an intruder that he would find, say having a "romantic picnic" with his wife in his bedroom and on his own bed.<BR><BR>Would we then be saying that there is something genetically different about the Zimbwabwean people? We can not say that, though, because what we call Zimbwabweans today is made up of Karangas, Ndebeles, Korekores, Manyikas and even Xhosas, Sothos and other groups from outside the geographical boundaries of the country we call Zimbabwe.<BR><BR>The previous writers have correctly cited "fear" and the various levels of "risk taking" in both the rulers and the governed.<BR><BR>I stand to be corrected, but I would like the dimension of "docility" to be removed completely from the equation.<BR><BR><STRONG>Lets then look at the issue of "conviction".</STRONG><BR><BR>Are the masses completely convinced that Mugabe and ZanuPF are evil and therefore need to be removed at all costs?<BR><BR>When the MDC was formed the voters showed in a free and fair show of their will that they didn't want Zanu PF to continue governing them. <BR><BR>That was not much of a risk then because the issue was more of "Do you want the Zanu PF driven Constitution or not?" and the majority of the voters answered "No, we don't want the Zanu PF driven Constitution." <BR><BR>So by implication, they were rejecting Mugabe and Zanu- PF and registering that they wanted an alternative set of administrators (who incidentally were the MDC under Morgan Tsvangirai and guided by the NCA led by Dr Lovemore Madhuku). <BR><BR>But Zanu PF, (correctly or incorrectly,) alleged that that the masses were being wooed by imperialist funded political formations and that their Revolutionary Thrust, which was the acquiring of land from the 4500 "white" farmers to give the "masses"; would be reversed.<BR><BR>Zanu PF then entered into <STRONG>a very vicious and cruel mode</STRONG> and how they have behaved since 2000 is not necessary to describe in this particular submission. The issue that "immobilizes" the masses more than the other factors mentioned by the previous learned scholars is the confusion in the minds of the "man in the street" about where morality and justice are at the present moment.<BR><BR>Is Zanu PF completely evil hence justifying one to lose one's life in the struggle to remove it?<BR>Is the MDC completely correct hence justifying one to lose ones life in the struggle to have them taking over the reigns of power?<BR><BR>Is the "man in the street" aware of what the MDC (or whoever else) will do about the emotional land issue once they get into power?<BR><BR>When I touch on "the land issue" a lot you may be tempted to tear me up my submission ignoring that the "land issue" (although wrongly addressed by Zanu PF) has brought "livelihoods" to hundreds of thousands and many can testify to having entered lives of prosperity from the varios pieces of land that they got from Zanu PF from the "wrongly done Land Reform Exercise!"<BR><BR>So which are the masses that must erupt against Zanu PF?<BR><BR>The senior soldiers and senior officers in the ZRP and the Intelligence Services<BR>now reside on the land they got from the "wrongly done land reform exercise" <BR><BR>Can you convince them to stand by while a mass of people are mobilized to "remove" Zanu PF (illegitimate, though Zanu PF may be)? <BR><BR>The conviction of the "man - -in the street" is actually that one may be used by the political forces (whether Zanu PF or the Opposition Parties) and die for a worthless cause ("Kufira Mahara").<BR><BR>Who will convince him to move away from that mind-set?<BR><BR>I believe that what is missing in the masses is the conviction that what is called "wrong" is in fact "wrong" and what is called right" is in fact " absolutely right" and worth dying for.<BR><BR>Another confusing scenario is the conflicting and inconsistent stands taken by the opposition formations!<BR><BR>At one time, they talked of "Mass Action" to remove Mugabe and Zanu PF.<BR><BR>The original "war cry" was, "What we want to tell Mugabe today (that was in 1999): Go peacefully or we will remove you violently."<BR><BR>I was one of the people who applauded then ZCTU Secretary General when he issued that brave statement.<BR><BR>But perhaps things have completely changed and now the purpose of the "Mass Action"<BR>is only to highlight to Mugabe and Zanu PF that they are mismanaging the economy of the country.<BR><BR>So must Mugabe and Zanu PF be removed or should they be told peacefully that there is discontent in the populace? <BR><BR>The famous "Zimpapers" columunist "Nathaniel Manheru "once remarked that there cannot be "Mass Action" in Zimbabwe because the masses are just not there to do the "action".<BR><BR>Why are the "masses" not there?<BR><BR>Those that fled from Zimbabwe are not being engaged to "rise up" against Zanu PF. They are studying/ working and sending money home and buying big mansions and are too busy with their individual personal problems.<BR><BR>They periodically write in newspaper columns asking why the people back home are not "rising up" against Mugabe but they forget that their own lack of commitment to that supposed "uprising" is the same lack of commitment in the people back home.<BR><BR>Listen to, say ,the so called "SW RADIO AFRICA" which is beamimg its broadcasts from London!<BR><BR>Except for one or two guest speakers like Professor Stanford Mukasa and the other journalist, one would not recognise that the broadcasts were from serious patriots who have a passion to have an "uprising" back home. <BR><BR>I agree that it would be difficult for those poor few to take that stance but do you remember the Zanu broadcasts from Mozambique and China in the 70's??<BR><BR>Do you remember them?<BR><BR>The passion! <BR><BR>The clear message!<BR><BR>It was revolution and there was no time for jokes! <BR><BR>Where there is no conviction, they will similarly be no action of any sort!<BR><BR>The ZANU PF Propaganda needs to be countered by more serious opponents and not the present brethren who spend precious time on radio laughing and playing music that appeals to our "nostalgia" and no more.<BR><BR>The purpose of my submission is not to offend anybody.<BR><BR>I only pray that those who have the conviction that Mugabe and Zanu PF should be removed be given a chance to similarly convince the rest of the populace. <BR><BR>I have the conviction, do you?<BR><BR>@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@<BR><BR><BR>Reverend Mufaro Stig Hove is a Trade Unionist and Opposition Activist now based in South Africa.<BR><BR>He can be contacted on mufarostig@yahoo.co.uk./RSA Cell: 0791463039.<BR><BR></div></DIV><BR><BR><div> </div><p>  </strong>The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-28870052219392193412007-06-18T22:09:00.001-07:002007-06-18T22:12:41.047-07:00BRITISH HANDS ARE CLEAN ON THE ZIM LAND ISSUE!!!<a href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/farm59.16552.html"><strong>LINK!!!!!</strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rndlai9D7wI/AAAAAAAAAfE/ldXbp5h2OqA/s1600-h/zanu+thuggery+lest+we+forget.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rndlai9D7wI/AAAAAAAAAfE/ldXbp5h2OqA/s400/zanu+thuggery+lest+we+forget.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077638611617443586" /></a><br /><strong><DIV align=left> <DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=4><STRONG>Zimbabwe broke land deal</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana size=4></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>By Paul Boateng,</FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2></FONT></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <FONT size=1>British High Commissioner in South Africa</FONT></FONT></STRONG></DIV><STRONG><FONT size=1></FONT></STRONG><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2></FONT></DIV> <DIV align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <DIV><BR></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0000ff size=1> <SCRIPT language=Javascript><!-- // *********************************************** // AUTHOR: WWW.CGISCRIPT.NET, LLC // URL: http://www.cgiscript.net // Use the script, just leave this message intact. // Download your FREE CGI/Perl Scripts today! // ( http://www.cgiscript.net/scripts.htm ) // *********************************************** document.write("<b>Last updated: "+document.lastModified+"</b>"); //--> </SCRIPT> <B>Last updated: 06/18/2007 12:38:43</B> </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=1></FONT><BR><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>IN RECENT weeks there have been comments in the media and remarks made about the UK's government's role with regard to land reform in Zimbabwe, something which the country's leader, Robert Mugabe has consistently argued is at the heart of his country's internal crisis and the cause of his external dispute between Zimbabwe and the UK.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>It has been said that there is an artificial amnesia about the issue and that there were broken promises made by colonial powers. I would contend that as it is nearly 28 years since that historical agreement was signed at Lancaster House, many have perhaps forgotten what was agreed there and the fact that the British government has since then remained committed to supporting effective and well-managed land reform in Zimbabwe.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>In 1979, the Lancaster House Agreement ended the illegal Rhodesian regime. The Zimbabwe-Rhodesia regime, the Patriotic Front, led by Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo, both liberation leaders to whom proper credit is due, and the British government were all represented at the talks and signed the final agreement. Land reform was discussed and the UK's position was set out by the conference chairman, Lord Carrington, a distinguished former Foreign Secretary of the UK.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The independence constitution, agreed at Lancaster House, entrenched protection for property rights for the first 10 years of independence. The Zimbabwean government's acquisition of land was limited to the willing buyer-willing seller principle. Thereafter, the Zimbabwean parliament would be able to alter the constitution in accordance with its own legislation.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>No provision was made in the Lancaster House Agreement for a specific fund to support land reform. But a Zimbabwe Donors Conference in March 1981 raised £17-million (about R240-million) for development in Zimbabwe, including land reform. Between 1980 and 1985, the UK provided £47-million for land reform: £20-million as a specific Land Resettlement Grant and £27-million in the form of budgetary support to help the Zimbabwean government's own contribution to the programme.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>By 1988, the Land Settlement Grant had been largely spent. The then UK Overseas Development Agency fully endorsed the resettlement, which had taken place and suggested measures for further improving the UK-funded programme. The Zimbabwean government did not respond to these proposals and the grant was closed in 1996 with £3-million unspent.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>In 1998, the Zimbabwean government hosted a land conference in Harare, involving international donors and multilateral institutions. Both the UK and Zimbabwean governments endorsed the fundamental principles agreed at the conference: transparency, respect for the rule of law, poverty reduction, affordability and consistency with Zimbabwe's wider economic interests. Sadly, the two-year inception phase agreed at the conference was interrupted by farm occupations and violence in the run-up to the 2000 Parliamentary elections.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>In late 2000, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) administrator proposed to the Zimbabwe government a slowing down of the programme to fit Zimbabwe's implementation capacity; the promotion of internal dialogue; and the possible resumption of UNDP technical assistance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>In 2001, a group of Commonwealth foreign ministers (including the UK and Zimbabwe) met in Abuja, Nigeria. They agreed that land reform had to be implemented in a fair, just and sustainable manner, in the interest of all the people of Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean government agreed to prevent further occupation of farm lands, to restore the rule of law, to take firm action against violence intimidation and honour freedom of expression. At that meeting the UK re-affirmed its commitment to a significant financial contribution to such a land reform programme and gave an undertaking to encourage other international donors to do the same.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><EM><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><FONT color=#000000> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-3811101359216804"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; google_ad_format = "468x15_0ads_al"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type=text/javascript> </SCRIPT> <IFRAME name=google_ads_frame marginWidth=0 marginHeight=0 src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-3811101359216804&dt=1182229163359&lmt=1182163123&prev_fmts=468x60_as%2C120x600_as%2C250x250_as&format=468x15_0ads_al&output=html&correlator=1182229163265&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newzimbabwe.com%2Fpages%2Ffarm59.16552.html&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zimfinalpush.blogspot.com%2F&cc=933&flash=9&u_h=768&u_w=1024&u_ah=738&u_aw=1024&u_cd=32&u_tz=120&u_java=true" frameBorder=0 width=468 scrolling=no height=15 allowTransparency></IFRAME></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2></FONT></EM><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2></FONT><BR>But in 2001, the Zimbabwean government amended the Land Acquisition Act to allow it to allocate land without giving the owners the right to contest the seizures. This was in direct contravention of the Abuja Agreement.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The UK remains a strong advocate of land reform and has since 1980 provided £44-million for land reform and £500-million in bilateral support for development in Zimbabwe, more than any other donor.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The UK has honoured its commitments, from Lancaster House onwards, and remains willing to contribute to an equitable land reform programme.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The fact of the matter is that the Zimbabwean government has not adhered to the principles of land reform, to which it has repeatedly agreed from 1980 onwards and its own laws have been arbitrarily overridden. The result has been that the process of redistribution was characterised by the tragic scenes we have seen played out on our television screens and the collapse of the agricultural economy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Contemporary Britain is not blind to the injustices of the past and wishes to be part of a process that heals and binds people together, promoting the broad ownership and redistribution of land in a way which meets the needs of the poor and creates an efficient agricultural economy. Land reform in Zimbabwe is therefore central to a wider programme of reform, recovery and renewal of the institutions of that country. The decisions surrounding that and the form and nature of its government are not matters which can be decided in Britain. The principle of African solutions for African problems applies in Zimbabwe as it does elsewhere on the continent.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The SADC and the AU now own and have established the principles of good governance in this continent and it is enough that they are adhered to. The good news is that this is now happening all over Africa. Why should it not happen in Zimbabwe too? President Thabo Mbeki, as he carries out his SADC mandate, can count on Britain to work with its partners and all people of goodwill within every section of Zimbabwean society regardless of race, creed or party political affiliation to bring about the speedy recovery of that beautiful country in a way that honours the spirit and letter of the Lancaster House Agreement and respects the vision and foresight of its signatories.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><EM>Boateng is the British ambassador to South Africa. This article was originally published in the Star newspaper</EM></FONT></DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><EM></EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <TABLE height=212 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width=250 align=right border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=250 height=210><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><BR></FONT> <HR> <FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> <STRONG>Mutambara:</STRONG> <A href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/farm57.16536.html">Clumsy Zanu PF propaganda on farms</A><BR><BR> <A href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/farm56.16226.html">Zimbabwe fast-tracks surveyor training</A><BR><BR> <STRONG>Gasela</STRONG>: <A href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/farm55.16178.html">Gumbo must tell the truth on food situation</A><BR><BR></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1> <STRONG>Gugulethu Moyo:</STRONG> <A href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/farm54.15886.html">doing justice to farming<BR></A><BR> <A href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/farm53.15879.html">Zimbabwe beef shortages: a man-made crisis</A><BR><BR> <A href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/farm52.15051.html">Top civil servant fired over fertiliser scandal</A><BR><BR> <A href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/farm51.15011.html">Tsvangirai on Zim food crisis</A><BR><BR> <A href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/farm50.14996.html">Zim offers compensation to white farmers</A><BR><BR> <A href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/farm49.14968.html">Mugabe issues new farmers 99-year leases</A><BR><BR> <A href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/farm48.14559.html">Use it or lose it, Mugabe warns farmers on land</A><BR><BR> <STRONG>Renson Gasela:</STRONG> <A href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/farm47.14429.html">Zimbabwe must act now on food situation</A></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" </strong>The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-85043400780875051072007-06-18T00:19:00.001-07:002007-06-18T00:57:32.320-07:00Mbeki's quiet diplomacy is nothing but a hoax !!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/RnY62y9D7qI/AAAAAAAAAeU/7N_Q2TxpfxQ/s1600-h/Mbeki%27s+Quiet+Diplomacy!.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/RnY62y9D7qI/AAAAAAAAAeU/7N_Q2TxpfxQ/s400/Mbeki%27s+Quiet+Diplomacy!.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077310342972042914" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.thezimbabwetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1016&Itemid=44"><strong>LINK!!!!</a><br /><br />By Rebecca Mwaimbotinyi<br /><br />(June 18, 2007)DEFENDERS of South African President, Thabo Mbeki’s “quiet diplomacy” in tackling the Zimbabwean crisis argue that this is the only approach likely to work in dealings with President Robert Mugabe.<br /><br />This is despite the fact that this approach has failed to yield any results over the four years up to 2004 when Mbeki first acted as Africa’s unofficial trouble-shooter on the Zimbabwe crisis. At the end of 2004, Mbeki himself announced that he had failed to make any headway and was throwing in the towel. <br /><br />He declared then that no country, not even South Africa, could “import” a solution to Zimbabwe and it was up to Zimbabweans themselves to figure out how break the impasse. But following his appointment by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) at an extraordinary summit in Dar es Salaam in March, Mbeki has apparently convinced himself that he can now broker a dispensation to end political tensions in Zimbabwe which have been intensifying since 2000. <br /><br />One would have expected that after his first stint as peace broker failed to bear any fruit, Mbeki would have learnt a few lessons. One of these should be that despite his misplaced faith in it, a softly-softly approach does not work when dealing with a stubborn old fox like Zimbabwe’s 83-year old authoritarian ruler, who has been in power for almost 30 years. Obviously, after such a long stint, Mugabe is now so set in his ways both personally and politically that he needs a shock to the system, which does not have to be convenient and comfortable, to make him see sense. And what that shock might be is debatable but this is where Mbeki’s skills as mediator should be demonstrated. <br /><br />Diplomacy, after all, involves tact and skill in the management of relations and disputes, not timidity. In an opinion piece published in the latest issue of The Independent, Joram Nyathi argues against what he calls “shouting” diplomacy, saying this has made Mugabe more obstinate, exacerbated economic decline and precipitated “an exodus of people who should provide pro-democracy forces with the critical mass, the brains and direction they need to achieve change.” He adds : “I have never received a convincing response when I ask colleagues who criticize Mbeki’s quiet diplomacy what they would rather he did. Political rivals can shout at each other. <br /><br />That is the name of the game. They can’t be ‘quiet’ about abductions, torture and other forms of violence.” How true. But just as opposition politicians cannot remain silent when flagrant human rights abuses and atrocities are perpetrated against innocent citizens, neither should Mbeki. The fact that he is the mediator in the crisis does not mean that he should be tongue-tied about and blind to the very horrors his intervention is supposed to help end to ease the suffering of all Zimbabweans. Nyathi should not forget that what is needed for evil to prevail is for good men to remain silent. <br /><br />Mbeki’s diplomacy has not been just been quiet. It has been totally mute, implying tacit endorsement of Mugabe’s repressive governance. Mbeki does not necessarily have to shout, as Nyathi puts it, for him to speak out on the ruthless crushing of dissent, flagrant violations of human right, abridgement of basic freedoms, the introduction of draconian press and security laws and the waging of violence by the state against the population as retribution for rejecting Zanu-PF at the polls. <br /><br />I beg to differ with Nyathi’s claim that “the language of politics and diplomacy should be different. Blair and his allies failed for the same reason that they followed the advice of those who believe shouting constitutes a solution to a problem. He had turned himself into a local political rival.” Quiet diplomacy does not have to mean being deaf and dumb with regard to the issues that surround the situation to be defused as has been the case with Mbeki. He has been the point man on Zimbabwe for years but has never even once spoken out on the Mugabe regime’s abuses and excesses. <br /><br />As a result, no one knows for sure if Mbeki actually abhors Mugabe’s tyrannical governance and whether he says anything to the regime. Moreover while Nyathi rails against “shouting” as having made Mugabe more obstinate, Mbeki’s quiet diplomacy has not moved the octogenarian either. If the truth be told, Mugabe is a stubborn old man, full-stop. He has not been made that way by anybody as accounts of his character even in his youth have shown. <br /><br />More recent revelations, especially in Edgar Tekere’s admittedly controversial memoirs, confirm the same character flaws in the conduct of his political career. The manner in which he has bludgeoned everyone in Zanu-PF into submission on the succession issue is further proof that the man simply does not listen to anyone. Ironically, Nyathi unconsciously acknowledges this point when he writes: “The simple truth that Zimbabweans didn’t admit from the start is that there was nothing lawful which Blair, Mbeki or Bush could do beyond either whispering or shouting to make Mugabe change his thinking. <br /><br />His barely plausible rhetoric about puppets, imperialist machinations and giving land to the poor kept him ahead of the competition and made his position virtually impregnable.” I find it incredible for Nyathi to argue that a man he himself describes as a master “shouter” and incorrigible rhetorician should be treated with patience and appeasement when the omissions and commissions he is accused of are matters of life and death for the suffering masses of Zimbabwe. Quiet diplomacy may work in dealing with minor issues but can never be acceptable when dealing with a brutal regime. <br /><br />It may be true that Mbeki is the only leader in the region who has access to Mugabe but this access does not help anyone if the South African president uses it to collude with the regime in Harare. Mugabe has got away with unspeakable horrors all these years precisely because of the deference accorded to him by Mbeki and other African leaders. The Zimbabwean leader has openly boasted on a number of occasions that his mis-governance enjoys the backing of SADC and the African Union. <br /><br />Mugabe often rants that Western countries have no moral authority to tell Zimbabwe anything about human rights and democracy because of their colonial past. It is time for Mbeki, the AU and SADC to call his bluff by openly declaring that they too abhor his despotic governance and calling for the observance of human rights and the rule of law. <br /> <br />Last Updated ( Monday, 18 June 2007 ) </strong>The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-50302364703478873712007-06-13T00:35:00.001-07:002007-06-13T00:39:02.975-07:00"18th AMMENDMENT COULD MAKE OR BREAK ZIMBABWE!!" Prof J Moyo<a href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/jonathanmoyo17.16521.html"><strong>EX <strong>WWW.NEWZIMBABWE.COM </strong></strong></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rm-emy9D7nI/AAAAAAAAAd8/nKeYXSvvVzU/s1600-h/prof+moyo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rm-emy9D7nI/AAAAAAAAAd8/nKeYXSvvVzU/s400/prof+moyo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075449694419938930" /></a><br /><div align=left><STRONG><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=4>18th amendment could make or break Zimbabwe crisis</FONT></STRONG></div> <DIV align=left> <TABLE height=97 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width=250 align=right border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=246 height=95> <SCRIPT type=text/javascript><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-3811101359216804"; google_ad_width = 250; google_ad_height = 250; google_ad_format = "250x250_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_ad_channel =""; 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google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "200x90_0ads_al"; google_ad_channel = ""; //--></SCRIPT> <SCRIPT src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js" type=text/javascript> </SCRIPT> </FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>If it does not do that without wasting any more time, then its effort will be doomed to embarrassing failure to the detriment of Mbeki's legacy and Sadc's reputation.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>This shift in spotlight is necessary and urgent given the dogged if not suicidal determination by President Robert Mugabe to unilaterally use the proposed 18th constitutional amendment outside the Sadc mediation process to implement a self-serving Zanu PF plot to keep him in office for life in a manner that would prolong and worsen the current economic meltdown.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Up to now, Mbeki's Sadc mediation has lacked a tangible or specific focus that would not only establish the commitment of Zanu PF and the MDC to resolving the Zimbabwean crisis beyond partisan interests but which would also determine the success or failure of the mediation itself.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Public pronouncements by Mbeki that his mediation hopes to secure an electoral agreement between Zanu PF and the opposition to ensure that the 2008 general election would be conducted in such a way that its outcome would not lend itself to frivolous disputation on grounds of unfairness or unfreeness, have been useful for defining the key negotiation issues. But the pronouncements have not been enough in clarifying how the success or failure of the negotiation would be determined.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Most previous mediation efforts to resolve the Zimbabwean crisis by Mbeki have ended in failure real or perceived mainly because they were not driven by a transparent and well defined objective beyond talking for the sake of talking. The only notable exception that almost succeeded, and whose product might still see the light of day, is Mbeki's 2003/2004 quiet facilitation of dialogue between Patrick Chinamasa, then Zanu PF secretary for legal affairs, and Welshman Ncube, who was then secretary-general of the MDC before it split. That facilitation led to an agreement on a new draft constitution whose provisions included the best from the Constitutional Commission's 1999 draft that was rejected in a referendum in February 2000 and the National Constitutional Assembly's draft.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>In terms of its content and relevance in addressing issues that remain contentious, the Chinamasa/Ncube draft constitution is still a product in good currency and it might very well find a new lease of life as the first prize in the ongoing Sadc mediation if all involved were to be serious and honest in the national interest. Adoption of that draft now would constitute 90% of the solution to the Zimbabwean crisis and the other 10% would depend on the outcome of the next general election.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>But in the world of Zimbabwe's present treacherous politics of succession underwritten by unprecedented economic collapse with too many vested interests that are often not declared amid widespread national suffering, it would be too optimistic to expect Mbeki's Sadc mediation to produce the first prize by reviving the Chinamasa/Ncube draft constitution. That is why there is a need for an alternative but transparent and well-defined focus that would be a second prize in the form of the proposed 18th constitutional amendment.</FONT></div> <DIV align=left> <TABLE width=250 align=left border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD bgColor=#ffcc66 height=146><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>"SA mediators should dissuade Zanu PF and the MDC from their polarising politics of asserting each other's alleged illegitimacy as either violent puppets masquerading as democrats or violent electoral thieves masquerading as nationalist revolutionaries"</STRONG></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD bgColor=#000000 height=21><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#ffffff size=2><STRONG>PROF JONATHAN MOYO</STRONG></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Mbeki's Sadc mediation team should take it as fortunate that Mugabe has thus far been unable to steamroll to irreversibility his self-serving constitutional agenda that was unveiled at the controversial March 30 central committee meeting which endorsed his unpopular reelection bid. After that central committee meeting, which met only a day following the extraordinary Sadc summit in Dar es salaam had adopted the Mbeki mediation, the Zanu PF faction that is backing Mugabe's candidacy sought to rush through cabinet and parliament an 18th constitutional amendment bill containing the following patronage-inducing provisions in the main:</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>*</STRONG> An increase of the constituencies of the legislature in the lower house from 120 to 210;</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>*</STRONG> An increase of the number of senators in the upper house from 66 to 84;</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>*</STRONG> A requirement for the two houses of parliament to sit jointly as an electoral college to elect a president to serve for the remainder of the term of an incumbent who resigns, is impeached, dies or is otherwise incapacitated;</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>*</STRONG> Establishment of the long-awaited Human Rights Commission as a sweetener.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>In seeking to rush this Bill in cabinet and parliament, Mugabe's henchmen wanted to preempt and sabotage Mbeki's Sadc mediation by turning it into a meaningless exercise in assured failure. After all Mugabe had already cynically interpreted the outcome of the March 29, Dar es Salaam Sadc summit as an endorsement of his brutality unleashed on defenceless opposition politicians in police custody on March 11.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Indeed, Mugabe has viewed the Sadc mediation right from its onset as a useful tool only in so far as it can help him contain international pressure on his government, expose opposition politicians as puppets and agents of imperialism, remove the international media spotlight on the March 11 state violence and get Sadc to support the Zanu PF position that the economic meltdown is due to alleged illegal sanctions imposed by Western countries and to provide an internationally backed economic rescue package against these sanctions ahead of the 2008 general election.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Outside these self-serving interests, Mugabe sees Mbeki's Sadc mediation as an utter nuisance which can easily become very dangerous if it is allowed to linger on for too long or if it is anchored on a concrete deliverable such as the proposed 18th constitutional amendment. That is why there have been frantic efforts since the central committee meeting of March 30 to rush and smuggle through this proposed amendment which is about to be gazetted with only Zanu PF electoral content.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>This, together with the fact that it is now quite clear that Mugabe intends to use the proposed amendment to entrench his self-serving electoral interests to the detriment of the opposition in particular and the national interest in general right in the face of the Sadc mediation, means that Mbeki's team needs to get serious and tougher with Zanu PF and the MDC as a matter of urgency. If the team does not do that then its mediation is doomed to a kind of failure that would widen and deepen the current crisis.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>The bottom line is that Mbeki's team should do everything possible under the auspices of Sadc not to allow Zanu PF to unilaterally author and make the proposed 18th constitutional amendment into law. Instead, this amendment which is inevitable before the 2008 general election must be the compromise point to signal the beginning of a genuine constitutional and political transition beyond the current crisis.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>Sadc-mandated South African mediators should therefore dissuade both Zanu PF and the MDC from their polarised and polarising politics which have nothing to offer besides mutually asserting each other's alleged illegitimacy as either violent puppets masquerading as democrats or violent electoral thieves masquerading as nationalist revolutionaries.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>This means that in addition to what Zanu PF has already indicated to be its desired content for the proposed 18th constitutional amendment, which now also interestingly includes provision for a prime minister and one vice-president in place of the current two vice-presidents, there must be serious consideration of the widespread democratic calls for the inclusion of the following, among other relevant constitutional issues necessary to ensure free and fair elections next year:</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>* An independent Registrar of Voters (it could be the Electoral Commission) to be fully and directly responsible for the registration of voters and the maintenance of a credible voters' roll;</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>* Making the delimitation and electoral commissions directly accountable to parliament and for the appointment of their chairpersons and commissioners to be subject to the approval of either the Judicial Service Commission or parliament and for their composition to necessarily reflect the full spectrum of Zimbabwe's political diversity, at least as represented in parliament;</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>* Allowing voter education to be undertaken by whoever Zimbabwean wants to in a free and transparent manner in accordance with the relevant laws;</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>* Enabling political parties and candidates to access the public media not only during the election period in the technical sense as happened in 2005 but well before the electoral period where and when it is known that there is an impending election as is now the case regarding the March 2008 general election.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>If the government, Zanu PF and the MDC are serious and honest about their commitment to resolving the Zimbabwean crisis, then they should be able to understand why the proposed 18th constitutional amendment offers the best opportunity for a meaningful compromise towards the much needed transition from crisis to sustainable development under a democratic dispensation.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2>In the same vein, and for the same reasons, Mbeki's Sadc team must understand that if it keeps its eyes off or away from the 18th constitutional amendment it risks dropping if not losing the ball and that would most certainly result in embarrassing failure with catastrophic consequences.</FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><EM>Professor Moyo is a political scientist and MP for Tsholotsho (Indep). This article was </EM></FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><EM></EM></FONT> </div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><EM>originally published in the <A href="http://www.thezimbabweindependent.co.zw/">Zimbabwe Independent</A></EM></FONT></div> <div align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><BR><A href="http://newzim.proboards29.com/"><STRONG>JOIN THE DEBATE ON THIS ARTICLE ON THE NEW</STRONG></A></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><A href="http://newzim.proboards29.com/"><STRONG>ZIMBABWE.COM FORUMS</STRONG></A><BR><STRONG><A href="mailto:newsdesk@newzimbabwe.com">newsdesk@newzimbabwe.com</A></STRONG></FONT></div><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG> <DIV><STRONG> Cell in RSA: 0791463039</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><p> The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-17196593581834179812007-06-11T22:28:00.001-07:002007-06-11T22:30:06.729-07:00ARMY LAUNCHES MANHUNT FOR HERO WHO WANTED TO LIBERATE THE PEOPLE!!!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rm4vKC9D7mI/AAAAAAAAAd0/e_f1d5tDOHc/s1600-h/mugable.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rm4vKC9D7mI/AAAAAAAAAd0/e_f1d5tDOHc/s400/mugable.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5075045679731306082" /></a><br /><TABLE class=contentpaneopen><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thezimbabwetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=997&Itemid=44">LINK!!! </a> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <div><EM><STRONG> </STRONG></EM></div> <div><STRONG><EM>By Our Correspondent</EM> </STRONG></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><STRONG>BUHERA, June 12, 2007 - Seven uniformed army officials stormed the rural home of a senior army officer here and threatened to kill his father and other family members if they did not disclose his whereabouts. </STRONG></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><STRONG>Colonel Ben Ncube is accused, along with three other senior army officials, of being the masterminds of an attempted coup against President Mugabe on Sunday last week. </STRONG></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><STRONG><BR></STRONG> </div> <div><STRONG>"It was at around 10.45 pm," a family member said, "when a man dressed in army uniformed knocked on the door and asked if this was the Ncube family.<BR></STRONG></div> <div><STRONG>When my sister confirmed that it was he went to a car that was parked outside.</STRONG></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><STRONG> He came back accompanied by six other men who were also dressed in military uniform. "They asked my father several questions about Ben and his family. They threatened to kill him and everyone else around if he insisted that Ben was in Harare . </STRONG></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><STRONG>"They asked if Ben had informed the family of any intention to travel abroad over the past few months. In fact, they said they knew that Ben had wanted to leave the country. They said they wanted to know where he had gone to." </STRONG></div> <div><STRONG>The family member and a high-ranking army official, who spoke on condition his name was not published, expressed genuine fear of possible victimization, including torture or killing of members of Col Ncube's family. "If they are now visiting his village the next possible move is that they will abduct, torture or kill his closest relatives," said the officer, "Their focal aim will be to force the family to disclose details of his whereabouts." </STRONG></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><STRONG>President Robert Mugabe is said to have survived an assassination plot afterjunior and middle ranking officers led by three senior officers attempted to attackhis two residences in Harare. The deputy commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, Air Vice Marshal Elson Moyo and Major General Engelbert Rugeje, the Quartermaster Generalat Army Headquarters were arrested after being implicated in the attempted coupand assassination plot. </STRONG></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><STRONG>The whereabouts of Ncube remain unknown. </STRONG></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><STRONG>It has been suggested that he may have crossed the border into Botwsana early last week en route to the United States, where some members of the Ncube family are said to be based.<BR></STRONG></div></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><p> The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-22979190872897134912007-06-10T21:49:00.001-07:002007-06-10T21:51:50.071-07:00WHAT NEWS DO YOU HAVE ABOUT ZIM????Tell the western world about Zimbabwe and vote for <b>Tony Sharp Zimbabwe</b>. The page to vote on is at <A href="http://defendingtheblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/19-nominations-so-far-for-best-post-of.html">http://defendingtheblog.blogspot.com/2007/06/19-nominations-so-far-for-best-post-of.html</A> <BR><BR>You can read the Tony Sharp post at <A href="http://tonysharp.blogspot.com/2007/03/abandonment-of-zimbabwe.html">http://tonysharp.blogspot.com/2007/03/abandonment-of-zimbabwe.html </A><BR><BR><div> </div><p> The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-83125426117889971772007-06-08T05:19:00.001-07:002007-06-08T05:21:33.273-07:00A ZRP MEMBER DISHING OUT ZIM JUSTICE!!<a href="http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/?p=155"><strong>LINK!!!!</strong></a><br /><br /><DIV class=navigation> <DIV class=alignleft>« <A href="http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/?p=152"><FONT color=#73a0c5>Emergency sex and other desperate measures</FONT></A></DIV> <DIV class=alignright><FONT color=#73a0c5></FONT></DIV></DIV> <DIV class=post id=post-155> <H2><A title="Permanent Link to Grassroots voices need a place at the table" href="http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/?p=155" rel=bookmark><FONT color=#000000>Grassroots voices need a place at the table</FONT></A></H2> <DIV class=toppost><A href="http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana"><FONT color=#000000><IMG title="Go back to Kubatana.net speaks out from Zimbabwe" alt=TOP src="http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/wp-content/themes/mesozoic-20/images/home.gif" border=0></FONT></A> <A href="http://del.icio.us/post?url=http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/?p=155"><IMG title="del.icio.us this!" alt=del.icio.us src="http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/wp-content/themes/mesozoic-20/images/delicious.gif"></A> <!-- <a href="http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/?p=155"><img src="http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/wp-content/themes/mesozoic-20/images/digg.gif" title="digg this!" alt="digg" /></a> --></DIV> <DIV class=entrytext> <div><IMG id=image156 title="WOZA woman slapped in the face by riot poiceman" alt="WOZA woman slapped in the face by riot poiceman" src="http://kubatanablogs.net/kubatana/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/slap_anim_070606.gif" align=left>Zimbabwe's security forces police, army and militia - are rather fond of raising their fists to settle disputes and differences of opinion. So, predictably, injuries were the order of the day when the riot police descended upon the <A title="WOZA/MOZA fact sheet" href="http://www.kubatana.net/html/sectors/wom010.asp?sector=WOMEN" target=_blank><STRONG><FONT color=#73a0c5>WOZA/MOZA</FONT></STRONG></A> members who <A title="WOZA/MOZA march in Bulawayo" href="http://www.kubatana.net/html/archive/women/070530woza.asp?sector=WOMEN" target=_blank><STRONG><FONT color=#73a0c5>peacefully marched through Bulawayo on June 06</FONT></STRONG></A>. The marchers were determined to insert their grassroots voices into the current SADC efforts to mediate in Zimbabwe's crisis.</div> <div>Some of their questions of the SADC process include "we would like to know exactly what South African President Thabo Mbeki, Tanzanian President Kikwete and our SADC brothers and sisters want to achieve by their mediation. Is their role to bring about a new government without any political, economic and social reform? Or is their objective something more meaningful?"</div> <div>Their concerns are justified as the international community seems increasingly likely to follow the path of least resistance and assist in the installation of the next Big Man once Mugabe is persuaded or agrees to "go". Is that the change we have all worked so hard for over the last 10 years? I don't think so. Prosperity at any cost has a hollow ring. Of course the majority of Zimbabweans want jobs and education and opportunity but many have come to realise that we need a prosperous and just society that future generations can build on and benefit from. Quick fixes just won't do it anymore.</div> <div>Well done to the Women and Men of Zimbabwe who continue to raise their voices in a country that pretends it has the needs of the people at heart, but far too often prefers to shoot the messengers who bring a wisdom that should have been welcomed years ago</div></DIV></DIV><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG> <DIV><STRONG> Cell in RSA: 0791463039</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><p>  <hr size=1>The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-84229892377594318722007-06-08T02:27:00.001-07:002007-06-08T02:36:05.561-07:00WHY IS GRACE KWINJEH BEING DETAINED IN RSA?????????/<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rmki1S9D7lI/AAAAAAAAAds/HCFzzf0fE0k/s1600-h/Grace+Kwinje.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rmki1S9D7lI/AAAAAAAAAds/HCFzzf0fE0k/s400/Grace+Kwinje.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073624754225933906" /></a><br /><div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>By Ntandoyenkosi Ncube</STRONG></FONT></div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><BR><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0000ff size=1> <SCRIPT language=Javascript><!-- // *********************************************** // AUTHOR: WWW.CGISCRIPT.NET, LLC // URL: http://www.cgiscript.net // Use the script, just leave this message intact. // Download your FREE CGI/Perl Scripts today! // ( http://www.cgiscript.net/scripts.htm ) // *********************************************** document.write("<b>Last updated: "+document.lastModified+"</b>"); //--> </SCRIPT> <B>Last updated: 06/08/2007 02:30:22</B></FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#0000ff size=1> </FONT></div> <div><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=1><A href="http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/mdc100.16516.html"><STRONG>http://www.newzimbabwe.com/pages/mdc100.16516.html</STRONG></A></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div><FONT face=Verdana color=#0000ff size=1></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2> <div><BR><STRONG>GRACE Kwinjeh, a senior official for a faction of Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was on Wednesday detained at the Johannesburg International Airport moments after arriving from London.</STRONG></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>Kwinjeh, a victim of a violent assault by Zimbabwean police in March which drew worldwide condemnation, was in South Africa for a medical review on injuries suffered during the savage beatings.</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>Kwinjeh, 33, is the deputy secretary for international relations in the MDC faction led by Morgan Tsvangirai. In recent weeks, she has been living in London with friends.</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>Friends have expressed fears about her mental state since she was assaulted alongside MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai on March 11.</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>Friends who spoke to New Zimbabwe.com Thursday said her behaviour had become erratic in recent weeks, and she was given to "uncharacteristic behaviour".</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>It was not clear late Thursday if she had been released from police holding cells at the airport, with police said to be weighing two options of deporting her to Zimbabwe or back to Britain from where she took a direct flight.</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>MDC spokesperson Nelson Chamisa confirmed that Kwinjeh had been barred from entering South Africa, but the party was still seeking to establish the facts.</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>Chamisa charged that Kwinjeh's detention had been politicised, insisting that her visa does not expire until June 20 this year.</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>It was suggested that South African authorities were probably viewing Kwinjeh's activities as "work", contrary to the strict visa conditions barring holders from becoming "a prohibited or undesirable person". The guidelines also state that a visa holder "shall not conduct any work in South Africa".</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>Chamisa said: "Kwinjeh was arrested and detained at the airport at around 7:30am (Wednesday). We are highly exasperated by her detention considering that she is being denied entry into the country and access to doctors.</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>"Looking at the conditions on her visa, we can interpret that she is now an undesirable person in South Africa. We believe that her detention is being politicised since she holds a valid visa."</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>Immigration officials at the airport seized all her particulars including her passport amid claims that she had also been denied access to lawyers and her attempts to reach out to journalists frustrated.</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>An airport official, speaking on condition of anonymity as he was not cleared to talk to the media, said: "There was a threat to deport her back to London late on Wednesday."</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>South Africa's Home Affairs spokesman Jack Mashapu confirmed Kwinjeh's detention but said the department was on strike and he was unable to assist with media enquiries.</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>After suffering serious injuries during the Harare beatings, Kwinjeh was flown to South Africa following a legal battle. She was admitted at the Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg. She travelled to London on her release.</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>Milpark Hospital spokesperson, Melony Boucher, confirmed that Kwinjeh was expected to see her doctors for medical reviews.</STRONG></FONT></div> <div><STRONG></STRONG> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>"Grace Kwinjeh and Sekai Holland were treated here in March and had an appointment to come and see doctors for check-up. We are consulting with doctors on how they can access her," Boucher said.<BR></STRONG></FONT></div><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG>The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-57348474785644018262007-06-08T01:48:00.001-07:002007-06-08T01:51:31.432-07:00ATTEMPT ON MUGABE'S LIFE????<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/RmkYWS9D7kI/AAAAAAAAAdk/_dLE8CMfNCI/s1600-h/Dictator!.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/RmkYWS9D7kI/AAAAAAAAAdk/_dLE8CMfNCI/s400/Dictator!.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073613226533711426" /></a><br /><TABLE class=contentpaneopen> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=contentheading width="100%"> <div><STRONG><FONT size=4>Soldiers arrested over alleged assassination plot on Mugabe </FONT></STRONG></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thezimbabwetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=987&Itemid=44"><strong>LINK!!!!</strong></a><br /><br /> <div> </div></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <TABLE class=contentpaneopen> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top colSpan=2> <div><EM></EM> </div> <div><EM>By Our Correspondent</EM></div> <div><EM></EM> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">HARARE, June 8, 2007 - President Robert Mugabe is said to have survived an assassination plot on Sunday night after mainly junior and middle ranking officers led by three senior officers tried to bomb his two residences in Harare.</div> <div>Impeccable sources told The Zimbabwe Times that following the plot, believed to have been part of a coup attempt, all soldiers have been placed on high alert.</div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">All members of the Presidential Guard have been told that they would now keep their guns instead of surrendering them at the armoury as is the practice at the end of their shifts.</div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">The deputy commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, Air Vice Marshal Elson Moyo and Major General Engelbert Rugeje, the Quartermaster General at Army Headquarters, are said to have been detained after being implicated in the attempted coup and assassination plot.<BR> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Moyo and Rugeje were arrested on Wednesday afternoon.</div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Another senior army officer, Colonel Ben Ncube has also been fingered in the attempted palace coup against Mugabe ; his whereabouts could not be established yesterday</div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">An impeccable source, who is a colonel in the Zimbabwe National Army, told The Zimbabwe Times that 360 junior soldiers had also been arrested as investigations spread.</div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">"An assortment of small weapons went missing at KG VI amoury, Two Brigade and Inkomo Barracks and inquiries appear to link the disappearance of the weapons to the failed coup."</div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">The planned coup coincided with a power blackout which plunged the entire capital in darkness.</div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">The coup was foiled when alert soldiers spotted two military planes re-fuelling at Manyame Air Base.</div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Further inquiries by the soldiers established that the two planes were carrying heavy bombs, resulting in the immediate arrest of the two pilots.</div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">The Zimbabwe Times is reliably informed that one of the planes was supposed to drop its lethal cargo at Zimbabwe House - Mugabe's official residence - while another was supposed to pulverize his private residence in the plush suburb of Borrowdale Brook.</div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Mugabe, who was supposed to officiate at a pass out parade of junior officers today, will now be represented by defence minister, Sydney Sekeramai.</div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">The majority of the arrested junior soldiers were taken from the Paratroopers Regiment at Inkomo, a unit formerly headed by Rugeje.</div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </div> <div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt">Sekeramai refused to comment.</div> <div>However, on Monday afternoon, a large number of soldiers were secretly taken for an Army Court Marshal by heavily armed Commandos and military police officers.</div></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><div> </div><p> The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-90894706790447778742007-06-07T22:37:00.000-07:002007-06-07T22:41:16.284-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rmjr6y9D7jI/AAAAAAAAAdc/ay1dnt4t_is/s1600-h/Dictator!.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/Rmjr6y9D7jI/AAAAAAAAAdc/ay1dnt4t_is/s400/Dictator!.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073564375575686706" /></a><br /> <br /><strong>"Our Cause Is Africa’s Cause" – Baffour Ankomah interviews Robert Mugabe<br /><br />New African<br /><br />May, 2007<br /><br /><a href="http://www.kubatana.net/html/archive/demgg/070501na.asp?sector=DEMGG">LINK!!!</a><br /><br />After the recent events in Zimbabwe, which saw opposition leaders beaten up by the police, and the decision thereafter by the SADC to stand by Zimbabwe, our editor, Baffour Ankomah, went to interview the president in the eye of the storm, Robert Mugabe. He was in fine fettle.<br /><br />Baffour: You had a good SADC conference in Tanzania, didn’t you? One British journalist grudgingly reported that you returned to Harare with a spring in your step. Was everything hanging on this summit?<br /><br />President Robert Mugabe: Well, when we went to Dar es Salaam, it was really to try and explain to our colleagues of SADC the events that happened here on 11 March, so they could get the clear picture. We also wanted to explain to them, in a very clear perspective, why the actions here were not to be seen in isolation but to be read in the context where our erstwhile enemies – Britain and its allies – were actually orchestrating a situation which they believed would lead to regime change here.<br /><br />This is the explanation I gave them, and I knew they would understand it, I knew that they too had been disturbed by what they had seen on CNN, BBC, Sky News and other television services. But they are solid, SADC is solid; and let it not be forgotten that if imperialism and colonialism were ever solidly fought and defeated, it was here in Southern Africa that the real fight against imperialism took place.<br /><br />And so we went to Dar es Salaam not to put up a fight but to explain to my colleagues the true situation here, and they understood the explanation. In the circumstances, what they themselves thought was the right thing to do was to support us because they realized that we were besieged for a long time. Economic sanctions have been imposed on us and they have undermined our economy and our efforts to develop. And so, while the world thought Dar es Salaam would deal us a death blow [laughs sarcastically], it was them who were dealt a death blow.<br /><br />Baffour: At the end of the day, the region showed solidarity with Zimbabwe …<br /><br />Mugabe: [cuts in] … It did, yes.<br /><br />Baffour: But I would like you to situate the Zimbabwe case in the wider African context. Why should a Ghanaian or Nigerian or Kenyan or South African or African American support Zimbabwe? Why should Africa stand with Zimbabwe?<br /><br />Mugabe: Well, obviously, our cause is their cause. The success of Zimbabwe is their success. And we don’t live in isolation, we are not an extension of Europe, we are part of Africa, and so really our stand, as a fight, should be seen as an African cause, and wherever we have Africans, be they in the Diaspora or in Senegal or Ghana where we first got our revolutionary drink, they should be able to understand and appreciate the war we are fighting here, and when they are disillusioned, it is our duty to remove that disillusionment and get them back on the right path as our supporters.<br /><br />Baffour: You are saying that if Africa allows Zimbabwe to go down, no African country would again be able to pop its head above water. It would be like when Nkrumah was taken out, the African revolutionary fire was extinguished, and we lost the momentum for the past 40 years.<br /><br />Mugabe: Sure, it would affect them too – the whole of Africa. If you want to read Nkrumah’s own principle – Ghana would not regard itself as totally free and independent unless every inch of Africa was free. So every inch of Africa matters. If that inch loses its freedom, then the whole African continent is affected. It’s freedom minus. And you don’t want anything of that nature to happen to Africa.<br /><br />And in Dar es Salaam, President Thabo Mbeki put it very clearly. He said: “The fight against Zimbabwe is a fight against us all. Today it is Zimbabwe, tomorrow it will be South Africa, it will be Mozambique, it will be Angola, it will be any other African country. And any government that is perceived to be strong, and to be resistant to imperialists, would be made a target and would be undermined. So let us not allow any point of weakness in the solidarity of SADC, because that weakness will also be transferred to the rest of Africa.”<br /><br />Baffour: That was quite heart-warming, wasn’t it? But upon seeing the TV pictures of Morgan Tsvangirai and other MDC leaders beaten up by the police, many people around the world are asking: “Why is President Mugabe using the police to beat up his opponents?”<br /><br />Mugabe: [laughs]. I wasn’t there. I didn’t even know they had been beaten! But if a person challenges the police, breaches law and order, and thinks the police would just look at him and shake hands with him, and say “you’ve done a good thing by tossing and pushing us around”, well, he is quite mistaken. The police are there to maintain law and order. And it doesn’t matter who, if you threaten them with force, they will answer back with force. And the police did their work.<br /><br />We may regret that in doing their work, they might have exceeded the punishment they gave them. But these things happen. It happens in war, it happens everywhere. If you challenge the police, don’t think that they are going to be merciful with you at all. More so, that Tsvangirai’s own people had earlier beaten up some policemen very badly. There was a group of policemen who were unarmed, and Tsvangirai’s people took advantage of their small number, assailed them, and beat them up very badly. They are now in hospital and I hope they would recover, and recover fully. So the police had the grudge also. They are also human beings. Let us always bear that in mind. If Tsvangirai leaves his home to come and provoke the police because his counterpart, Arthur Mutambara, had been arrested, and Tsvangirai’s people do not want Mutambara to carry the glory of having been arrested and imprisoned, with Tsvangirai having gone home and deserted the struggle, to have that balance of honour and dishonour, and then Tsvangirai wants to correct that by going to challenge the police, at a police station, what do you expect the police to do?<br /><br />If he had stayed at home, the police would never have gone to his home. But he chose to go to the police station, provoked them, there was a tussle, and they beat him up. So I am saying he was wrong. He is supposed to be a leader, aspiring to be president, and he should know how to behave. Mutambara was not beaten because he knew how to behave. Why should Tsvangirai alone be beaten, and not Mutambara?<br /><br />Baffour: Again, many people were shocked to hear you tell the West “go hang” when they criticized you personally and your government for the police action against the opposition leaders. What exactly are the British and the Americans and their Western allies doing to destabilize Zimbabwe to elicit such a response fro you?<br /><br />Mugabe: The sanctions. The British – since Tony Blair came to power and changed the face of the Labour Party completely in regards to relations with us – have reneged on the understanding and agreement reached at Lancaster House [in 1979] regarding the land reform programme and the compensation they agreed to pay to enable us to buy the land from their kith and kin here.<br /><br />When Blair’s government decided to dishonour it, we said “well, we are also not bound by the agreement any longer, we are released from it and we should not pay any compensation to the white farmers because the funds had stopped flowing from Britain to us. And if we don’t get the funds, naturally we don’t have the capacity to compensate the farmers. And the farmers will have to deal with Britain to compensate them directly. <br /><br />We will take the land and pay compensation in respect of improvements, and that is what we have honoured. If they had built a dam, a homestead, done some fencing, we are prepared to pay compensation for those, but not the market price of the farm. That’s the responsibility of Britain. This is why Blair is angry. He thought we would tax our poor people here to buy back their own land, but we were not prepared to do that.<br /><br />And what did Blair do? He doesn’t talk of that. He talks of Zimbabwe that is breaching the tenets of democracy, human rights, rule of law, and which is a dictatorship. But he is very much more of a dictator than any dictator I have read about in modern times in Britain and in Europe. But we always comply with the law. Since 1980, we have complied with our constitution, and every five years we go to elections – parliamentary elections, presidential elections, local government elections – and the ground is open to anyone who wants to participate in these elections, he or she is free to do so.<br /><br />But Britain and the United States read a completely different picture. Election results that are accepted by Africa as valid, they reject. They reject them because they are at the top of the world.<br /><br />Baffour: Regarding the Americans, what has changed? I remember you telling me in our first interview in 2002, that the Americans were quite helpful in the early days…<br /><br />Mugabe: [cuts in] …Yes, the [Jimmy] Carter regime.<br /><br />Baffour: So why are the Americans now funding regime change activities here to get you out of power? For the first time, they publicly admitted in an official State Department report released in Washington on 5 April 2007 that they have been sponsoring regime change in Zimbabwe, by supporting the opposition, NGOs, the trade unions, the private media, even religious groups, who are working to discredit your government. So why has there been this about-turn.<br /><br />Mugabe: This is what America has always been. Yes of course, they gave us that assistance during Carter’s administration, because they didn’t want a failure of our constitutional negotiations which were taking place in Lancaster House in London in 1979. But as soon as Carter was out and Ronald Reagan had come in, the funds were stopped, because they said we were communists. They accused me of being a communist. But they never, never really approved of a solid African government, a government that stands on its own. They were behind Nkrumah’s fall, and they have been behind the fall of other governments – in Latin America, everywhere. So we don’t trust them. They just don’t want a strong government, a government that lives by the truth and wants to help its own people, they don’t want that.<br /><br />Baffour: Is that why you told them to go hang when they criticized you for the police action against the MDC leaders?<br /><br />Mugabe: Well, if they don’t accept the truth, they should go hang, they can go hang!<br /><br />Baffour: Knowing the enemy is half the battle won, they say. You know that they are sponsoring the opposition, and there has been violence blamed on the opposition of late. So what is your government doing to control the opposition violence? I find that on Saturday 14 April, they are calling another camouflaged “prayer meeting” in Bulawayo, which their own advertisement calls a “rally”. What is the government going to do?<br /><br />Mugabe: Well, if it is the prayer meeting by a church within the precincts of a church and they actually pray, we have nothing against it. But if it is going to be a camouflage of a political meeting, the police are there to stop it. We will not brook that; definitely we will not brook any camouflages.<br /><br />Baffour: Are they not baiting you so that you have another 11 March incident?<br /><br />Mugabe: Who is baiting us? Of course if they breach the law, the police will be there. The opposition can do another 11 March incident, certainly if they do a repeat, and if they dare challenge the police, they will get more Tsvangirais beaten up.<br /><br />Baffour: And the international community will criticize you again.<br /><br />Mugabe: Yes, yes. The same old thing, we will go round and round again. But as long as we feel we are right, fine. They say might is right, we say right is might.<br /><br />Baffour: I have always wondered why African countries allow Western ambassadors the latitude to behave the way they have done in Zimbabwe recently, when their countries do not allow our ambassadors to dabble in their internal affairs. Why are we allowing them to behave the way they do in Africa, especially their recent behaviour here? Why?<br /><br />Mugabe: Well, we don’t allow them but they assume that because they represent big countries, therefore they have the right to dictate anything to us, even the right to play the hypocritical game with us. If you look at the stance they adopted, they were there with Tsvangirai and those they regarded as victims on Tsvangirai’s side, but they were never there with victims on our side, and that is the people who had been petrol-bombed or beaten up by MDC thugs who were in hospital. They never visited them.<br /><br />They took food to Tsvangirai and the others in hospital, the ambassadors carried the food themselves to Tsvangirai and his people, but they wouldn’t do the same to those injured on our side. So there you are, we don’t trust them. They are just a bunch of hypocrites. It is as if they come from a very dark continent where hedonism is still the order of the day. They like to talk of Christianity as having been established in Europe, but they don’t practice it any more.<br /><br />Baffour: Are there any concrete sanctions that your government could take against such diplomatic misbehaviour, because I think the Geneva Conventions do not allow such behaviour by diplomats in the domestic affairs of countries to which they are accredited.<br /><br />Mugabe: Well, yes. We have read them the riot act, and if they continue to do that, we will certainly kick them out of the country. It doesn’t matter who it is. If America wants a man like Christopher Dell [their ambassador] to remain here, then he’s got to behave because we will not brook further nonsense from him.<br /><br />Baffour: Everywhere else, when a country is under siege by foreign powers, as Zimbabwe now is, the opposition closes ranks with the government and fight the siege together. In Zimbabwe, it is the other way round. Have you tried to get your opposition to sit down and think this through?<br /><br />Mugabe: The opposition is an extension of imperialism, they are agents of imperialism; they are not home-grown opposition people, they were put together as an opposition package by the British, the three parties in Britain – the Labour Party, Conservative Party and the Liberal-Democrats – established the Westminster Foundation Fund, and it was on the strength of that fund that the MDC was formed. They chose the leaders, and they had to come from the labour movement. Tsvangirai became the president of the new movement, and they took Welshman Ncube from the university to become secretary-general. But now they have split into two, and we think they can even split into four, and like the amoeba go on multiplying until they come to nothing.<br /><br />Baffour: Do you think they are incorrigible because they are agents of imperialism?<br /><br />Mugabe: I think the Tsvangirai’s side is the one which is just incorrigible, completely incorrigible. They don’t know what politics means really. That in politics, it is not just the negative and the negative and the negative that you go by, there must be positive acts, and but no, as far as they are concerned, would not deal with the government, they would not recognize President Mugabe and so on. Why have they adopted this negative attitude? Because that’s what their masters tell them to do. That is precisely what Blair does. He would not talk to me; he would run away from me as if I am a man-eater.<br /><br />Baffour: He would not shake your hand.<br /><br />Mugabe: [Laughs]. He won’t shake my hand.<br /><br />Baffour: But Jack Straw, when he was foreign secretary, once shook your hand.<br /><br />Mugabe: Well, he shook my hand by mistake and he regretted it. I don’t know how many times he had to wash his hands after that. [Laughs].<br /><br />Baffour: Coming back to the opposition, the SADC says dialogue is the best way out. Are both sides ready to give dialogue a serious chance this time around?<br /><br />Mugabe: Dialogue with people who wouldn’t dialogue? We have been open to dialogue, in fact, with my permission, the government has been in dialogue with those in the MDC who, before the split, wanted to have dialogue with the government, Welshman Ncube and others, and they have been talking about the way forward, and what they regard on their side as areas of constitution that need amending. In 2000, we put forward a draft constitution which they rejected, and now they want that document reinstated, to become the constitution of the country. And we are saying “no, you rejected it, we put it to the people and the vote was lost by 1,000. And that’s it.” Yes, constitutional amendments can be proposed certainly, because we too would like to see certain amendments; we want to enhance the composition of our parliament, we want also to harmonise the holding of presidential and parliamentary elections, and in the process reduce the presidential term from six years to five years. And we have agreed that elections must be held next year, because the current presidential term ends next year. So we will combine the presidential and parliamentary elections which we used to hold separately. <br /><br />Baffour: There are reports saying that the MDC is not quite ready for the elections next year.<br /><br />Mugabe: Ready or not ready, we will have elections next year. Mind you, it is the prerogative of the president to call elections any time. But in this particular case, a presidential election is constitutionally due in March or soon after March, because the current presidential term ends in March. So we must go to elections then. If they are not quite ready, well, hard luck. They must get ready. In politics you must stay ready.<br /><br />Baffour: What if they come and say, “we are not ready, can we please have the elections some time after next year?”<br /><br />Mugabe: So you are not ready and you think in politics we wait for you, to enable you to take your time? It is when we judge that you are not ready, and we can take advantage of your unprepared, that we perform best, isn’t it? These are tricks of electioneering and it’s done all over. But anyway in this particular case, they knew that the presidential election was due in March next year – they have had six years to prepare, surely they must be able to do something!<br /><br />Baffour: Now they are talking about a new constitution – their major bone of contention is a new constitution – and they say you cannot write a new constitution and get it approved by the people between now and March next year.<br /><br />Mugabe: But you can’t just conceive a constitution, who are you? The majority of the people support the ruling party, that’s why we are ruling, and the majority of the people have not demanded a new constitution. However, the government is prepared to offer amendments if the opposition want amendments to the constitution. We will discuss them in the context of what we ourselves are proffering.<br /><br />Baffour: So you are saying a fresh constitution is out of the question?<br /><br />Mugabe: Out of the question, certainly! Our current constitution has undergone various amendments and there is no way a fresh constitution can be written between now and March. The opposition must have a mandate from the people for that kind of thing to happen, and they haven’t got it. They are a minority party and they can’t call the tune.<br /><br />Baffour: Did it shock you when you heard Prof. Arthur Mutambara, the leader of the other MDC faction, say at a press conference in Harare in reaction to the SADC summit, that (his exact words were) “the transformation of the police into a criminal, sadistic, brutal force is worse than anything we ever saw under the [Ian] Smith regime”?<br /><br />Mugabe: Of course that’s rubbish, pure rubbish! The Smith regime killed, imprisoned, and kidnapped people; they bombed and thousands died. We have treated them with kid-gloves really. You cannot continue to tease the police and lure them in the way they have done, and expect them not to take action against you. They have been very patient, our police, to tell the truth. They have been very, very patient with them. And so Mutambara’s remarks are quite ill-placed. Of course they are political remarks.<br /><br />Baffour: Talking about kid-gloves, it is interesting that in Zimbabwe the more you bring out the kid-gloves, the more international community paints you as a despot, some have even called you a Hitler.<br /><br />Mugabe: I was Hitler from even before independence in 1980 because of the party I belong to. We were fighting the whites and it was not Smith the Hitler, it was we who were fighting the Hitlerite system who were called Hitlers.<br /><br />Baffour: Talking about the party you be long to, Zanu PF, in 2002, at our very first interview, you said if the party found a successor, you would retire and go and write your books. You have since won one presidential election and have just been nominated for another one. Does it mean the party has not yet found a successor? And for how long can you go on?<br /><br />Mugabe: Well, for as long as I can go and for as long as the party wishes me to go. That’s the combination. And if the party says stand, it means the party has not found a successor. We will find a successor in due course.<br /><br />Baffour: We hear stories about divisions in Zanu PF, and about some within the party having allied themselves with the British and so on. So, what really is going on in the party?<br /><br />Mugabe: The party is very united, and you heard voices outside the country, especially in Britain, talking of a central committee that was going to be the nemesis of this man, Mugabe. They were going to deal with him. But they did not deal with me, they dealt with the British.<br /><br />Baffour: So the stories about the divisions in the party are not true?<br /><br />Mugabe: Well, you get points of view which may be opposed, and that’s what you get in any political grouping, it happens everywhere. It’s a healthy point of view. But there are no divisions in Zanu PF of the nature that really worries the party. You may get an individual who deviates here and there in terms of his outlook because he has become more materialistic. Yes, you get all that, but these things happen everywhere. But the main body of the party is very solid.<br /><br />Baffour: So all these stories about coups and people planning coups are just fantasies?<br /><br />Mugabe: Oh come on, we are talking of a country with an army that has established its name, and not only have we fought against the Rhodesians here, we have gone to secure the Mozambican issue you remember, we’ve also been to various other places, to DRCongo and so on, and two of our commanders were chosen by the UN to command its forces in Angola. It is a solid and well trained army, they are very professional. Talking of a coup is just trying to suggest that they should think of a coup but they will dismiss it as nonsense and completely unbecoming.<br /><br />Baffour: The opposition newspapers have been reporting that your “exit plan strategy” is to increase the seats in parliament, so that after you are re-elected next year, you will then resign after a few months or so, or at least within a year, and then use the expanded parliament (which will act as an electoral college under the new constitutional proposals), to appoint a successor of your choice. Is that really the game plan?<br /><br />Mugabe: [Laughs]. No, that’s how people make judgments on certain proposals we’ve put forward. But we are not looking at things that way. A successor will come but not as a product of an enhanced parliament. We want to increase the membership of parliament because we feel that it is long overdue and some of our constituencies are far too large, especially the rural ones, they cannot be covered by one person that easily. This is all it amounts to.<br /><br />And of course we also feel that time has now come, we are 27 years old as an independent country, and we have had 150 members in the lower house of parliament for quite a long period, and since we are looking at putting up a new parliament house, it should be designed not with 150 in mind but 210. That’s how we are looking at the future.<br /><br />Baffour: The Catholic Bishops issued a pastoral letter on Easter Sunday criticizing your government. You are a Catholic yourself, were you in church?<br /><br />Mugabe: Well, I was away then. I arrived on Easter Sunday morning.<br /><br />Baffour: So you didn’t hear the criticism leveled against you and your government?<br /><br />Mugabe: No, no, not in church. If I had gone to church and the priest had read that so-called pastoral letter, I would have stood up and said nonsense. It is not something spiritual, it is not religious, the bishops have decided to turn political. And once they turn political, we regard them as no longer being spiritual, and our relations with them would be conducted as if we are dealing with political entities, and this is quite a dangerous path they have chosen for themselves.<br /><br />I am going to talk to some of them. As for Pius Ncube [the archbishop of Bulawayo], he has long been a lost bishop, he thinks he is close to God, that’s why he says he is praying for me to die. But unfortunately God has not listened to him for all this duration. I don’t know how many times a day he is saying that prayer: “Please God, take that man Robert Mugabe away from us”.<br /><br />I have said it once at a Catholic gathering that being a bishop does not place one next to God, nor does it make one a chosen person for sainthood. No. A bishop can go to hell while an ordinary person goes to heaven depending on the character of the person. Well, I don’t want to say much about the bishops now, I will say much when I meet them.<br /><br />But for our bishops, this is a sad, sad story. The whole of this pastoral letter is political nonsense. If you read it, there is no reference at all to what has actually led to our current situation. Yes granted, they refer to the hardships that our people are going through. Yes, there are hardships, but tell me even with these hardships we have maintained a solid educational system, a solid health system, yes there are shortages of drugs, but we’ve tried to maintain our population together.<br /><br />The droughts are not caused by bad governance, it’s the mercies of the Good Lord that we would be lacking in those days of drought. And when we have droughts, we have never allowed our people to die, never!<br /><br />We have said the church and state must work hand in hand, but if this is going to be the partner that the Catholics want us to have, then obviously they must know that we will reciprocate as politicians.<br /><br />Baffour: Talking about the droughts reminds me of the economic sanctions imposed by the West on your country. For a long time, your government played down the effects of the sanctions. Now the cat is out of the bag. So tell me, what is the real impact of sanctions on Zimbabwe? There are people out there who don’t believe that there are any sanctions imposed on your country.<br /><br />Mugabe: The sanctions have had tremendous impact on us. Mind you when we took over in 1980, our economy was aligned to the West. And most of the fertile lands was in the hands of the Europeans as well as the manufacturing and mining sectors.<br /><br />We differ with Blair and Blair decides to fight us using political, diplomatic and economic instruments. He doesn’t talk about the difference between us as being the land issue and the compensation from Britain that they have dishonoured.<br /><br />No, he refers to good governance, human rights, rule of law. He then persuades the members of the European Union to think in the same way. And they agree, after being persuaded by Britain to do so, to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe, and they say these are “personal sanctions” targeted at the leadership.<br /><br />This is rubbish. But in the meantime what do they do? They influence other countries to cut their economic ties with us. In other words, the soft loans, grants and investments that were coming our way, start decreasing and in some cases actually petering out.<br /><br />Then they interfere even with our friends in the East and try to persuade them to reduce their relations with us. In some cases, they do stupid things like intercepting ships carrying fuel destined for Zimbabwe. They say “we will pay you 50% more if you divert this fuel from Zimbabwe and sell it to us”. That has happened, they’ve done so. They have also approached India, China and other countries…<br /><br />Baffour: [cuts in]. These are the British?<br /><br />Mugabe: The British, they are doing it quietly. <br /><br />Baffour: And they are the same people who are saying you are a bad manager of the economy?<br /><br />Mugabe: Yes, yes! They have done that quietly and they are still doing it. Apart from that they have imposed a ban on spare parts for us. There are no spare parts, they say, for our weapons, planes and other machinery that we had bought from them in the past. And these are spare parts we need for our industries, factories and mines.<br /><br />The Americans are even more blatant about the economic sanctions. They imposed the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act which passed into law in December 2001, which effectively imposed stringent economic sanctions on us.<br /><br />They then went on to interfere with the international financial institutions; so that even though we have paid our debts to the IMF, they still say the IMF should not give us the balance of payment support that we deserve. And even though we are members of the World Bank, and we have complied with their rules, they have also imposed sanctions against us.<br /><br />Then the signals to the rest of the world that Zimbabwe is under sanctions, that rings bells and countries that would want to invest in Zimbabwe are being very cautious. They say “ah, we can’t go to this country”. And we are being dragged through the mud every day on CNN, BBC, Sky News, and they are saying to these potential investors, “your investment will not be safe in Zimbabwe, the British farmers have lost their land, and your investment will go the same way”. Pure rubbish, but these messages ring bells in the minds of even our friends. And so the sanctions have wreaked quite some havoc on our economy.<br /><br />But when we noticed that this was the situation, we looked at our own friends in developing world, and we adopted the Look East Policy – we said “fine, let’s deal with the East; we are now happy that we are getting some investments from there”. We have also looked at ourselves and said, “we are fighting a war, let’s use our own resources as judiciously as we can. We have good agriculture; we may not have good rainy seasons all the time, but when we have them, let’s produce abundantly, and help our farmers”. We have been sustaining our farmers as best we can, especially the small farmer, with seeds and other inputs. We will continue to do that, and also to our manufacturing and mining sectors. Fortunately we have natural resources, lots of minerals in the ground, and we are tapping these resources. Though we would want to have huge volumes of foreign currency which would enable us to get back to where we were, but as they drip in, we live from hand to mouth.<br /><br />But the situation is much better. We have organized ourselves, we talk to various groups in industry, and even to the workers and are trying to get a social contract in place. We are happy that the majority of the workers do listen, and do want a social contract. The employers are also willing. So we are moving forward in this united way. We are working on an economic turnaround programme, and I think it is working.<br /><br />Baffour: I was going to ask you about the way forward, but you have covered the ground with that answer. So let me ask you my last question. What message do you have for the constituency outside Zimbabwe – the African diasporic communities around the world who may have become disillusioned after seeing the TV footage of Morgan Tsvangirai & Co beaten up by the police?<br /><br />Mugabe: The message is that when they are affected by events of that nature, they should always talk to us, and even visit us. If they don’t have means, we will provide the means for them to come and study the situation, understand it and get to know what really would have happened. If they had come, I would have taken them to see the victims of Tsvangirai’s thugs, what they did to the police and innocent people who are now in hospital or just been discharged from hospital. The house they destroyed, the petrol bombs they have thrown, and the damage they have wreaked by these petrol bombs, and what the police have since discovered – the arms, the training abroad, and so on.<br /><br />All these things are going to be revealed in court. If our friends in the Diaspora came here, we would expose them to this knowledge, and they would be able to judge things for themselves. Yes, here and there, they might say, “oh, the police were guilty of excesses”, but I think on the whole the police acted correctly.<br /><br /><br />Please credit www.kubatana.net if you make use of material from this website. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License unless stated otherwise. <br /><br /><br /><br /> </strong>The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-85494681972707588432007-06-07T07:48:00.001-07:002007-06-07T07:51:30.062-07:00"MUGABE IS ABUSING THE GOODWILL OF THE ZIMBABWEAN PEOPLE!" TANONOKA J WHANDE!!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/RmgbCC9D7iI/AAAAAAAAAdU/LaZGSm_6BvA/s1600-h/bobserious.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fuvTXxQxEmA/RmgbCC9D7iI/AAAAAAAAAdU/LaZGSm_6BvA/s400/bobserious.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073334702199533090" /></a><br /><TABLE height="100%" cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=5 width=402 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width="59%" colSpan=2 height=102> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.mmegi.bw/2004/November/Wednesday10/81376953820.html"><strong>LINK!!!!</strong></a><br /><br /> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><FONT size=2><STRONG><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#ff007f size=3>Mugabe is abusing the goodwill of the Zimbabwean people </FONT><FONT size=4></FONT></STRONG></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><BR><BR></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><!--BSHSTARTBODY--></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><BR></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=1><I><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>11/10/2004 2:58:31 PM (GMT +2)</STRONG></FONT></I></FONT><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><BR><BR></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>It was Aristotle who said that it is in the course of our dealings with our fellow men that we become just or unjust.</STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT></div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></FONT></FONT> </div> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=3><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><STRONG>Maybe someone can help me to understand because, like so many of us here in Zimbabwe, I am unavoidably submerged in the morasses and mysteries of the murky and cloudy political fields of the ruling ZANU-PF. <BR></STRONG></div></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD colSpan=2> <div><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><BR><STRONG>Except for pseudo government/ZANU-PF employees at Zimbabwean embassies abroad, all our compatriots in the diaspora have been denied the right to vote. Those who left the country ran away from the worsening economic situation, the violence, the deteriorating and intolerant political climate and the none existence of jobs. Our compatriots rightfully blame President Robert Mugabe for all these woes. </STRONG></FONT></FONT> <div><STRONG></STRONG><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=2><FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <div><STRONG>Today, some of them are not even free to leave their host countries such as the United Kingdom or South Africa because they will not be allowed back in. For some, an attempt to depart would expose their illegal presence in the host country. Yet still, some face arrest upon arrival back in Zimbabwe. </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>But why are so many of our citizens out there in the first place?</STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG> Didn't they leave because they were either denied the opportunity to participate in the 'development' of the country or they were nudged out of jobs as jobs for which they were qualified were given to unqualified subalterns because of patronage? </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>How are these citizens supposed to help in development when there are no jobs to make that possible, unless if they are coming back to hawk cheap Chinese goods? </STRONG> <div><STRONG>Our compatriots might also not care to live in a country or under a government that accepts the destruction of life with no explanations, repercussions or consequences. </STRONG> <div><STRONG>We are losing our professionals, including the much maligned farmers, to the west, Europe and to fellow African countries but Mugabe says we must now look east, a place infested not only with mediocrity but also with sub-standard products and junk. </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>Africa never learns! </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>Asked what he thought about complaints by Zimbabweans that Chinese goods were inferior and of extremely poor quality, a Zimbabwean diplomat to China called the Zimbabwean people "ignorant" on a live newscast. He said that Zimbabweans are unable to discern good products from bad ones. Really? So all that Zimbabweans need to do now is to bend over and face Mecca? </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>Meanwhile, the Governor Of the Reserve Bank Of Zimbabwe, Gideon Gono, announced that the government has established a $750 billion housing facility to assist Zimbabweans living in the diaspora. </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>To the government, this is apparently a stroke of genius. Gono's endless trips out of the country to convince our disenfranchised foreign-based citizens to send money home through the government-owned money transfer shop called Homelink, failed. </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>In retaliation, the government did not extend to them the right to vote. Neither did the government lift the threat to arrest some of them upon their return home. </STRONG> <div><STRONG>Yet Gono wants these people to take advantage of the housing scheme set up just for them by this same government here in Zimbabwe. </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>This comes from a man who is a bit too economic with information about failed and failing banks. Gono quietly collected these failed banks and is 'amalgamating' them into one. Alas! Zimbabwe's largest bank is going to be composed from the ashes of all of Zimbabwe's failed indigenously owned banks.</STRONG> <div><STRONG> </STRONG> <div><STRONG>Gono even promises our foreign-based compatriots "a refund in foreign currency at the ruling auction exchange rate", should they fail to continue with the scheme. </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>Am I a moron or am I a moron? </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>Since the government's "project promoters are expected to conduct a thorough screening of applicants in determining their eligibility and credit rating", I conclude that this scheme is just for ZANU-PF operatives scattered around the globe lazing around at embassies. Or is the government conveniently forgetting that many of our compatriots have rather preferred to live as fugitives and refugees in foreign countries than to be "free people" in the country of their birth?</STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG> We have already seen that there are no property rights in Zimbabwe and, should recourse be necessary, the courts are totally unreliable. So what person in their right frame of mind would invest in Zimbabwe under the prevailing conditions and under this government? </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>Today, the minimum postage fee for the posting and delivery of a letter within Zimbabwe is $4000. Even Zimpost and TelOne (government owned posts and fixed telephone companies) can no longer afford to mail their own invoices and statements.</STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG> (We are asked to call the billing office to learn the amount due).</STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG> In some cities, it costs a thousand dollars to travel into town from surrounding suburbs. So for $4000, Zimpost and TelOne can distribute more of their statements cheaper without using their own facilities because a 'messenger' can make two trips to the suburbs by bus with boxes full of their statements. </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>The people we see cheering Mugabe are overburdened but they are hopeful people; they are optimistic and encouraging. They are not morons; they have faith. Yet, again, it was Aristotle who told us that moral goodness is a child of habit thereby proving to us that Mugabe never cultivated the individual habit to heal our wounds. Nor to appreciate the trust we put in him. </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>What Zimbabwe needs is not just a government or a president; Zimbabwe is in desperate need for leadership. </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>Tanonoka Joseph Whande </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>Harare </STRONG> <div><STRONG></STRONG> <div><STRONG>ZIMBABWE</STRONG> </div></FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG> <DIV><STRONG> Cell in RSA: 0791463039</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><p> The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-76599776273886838972007-06-07T07:37:00.001-07:002007-06-07T07:43:02.026-07:00I NEVER RAINS BUT POURS FOR THE PEOPLE OF ZIM!<TABLE class=blueborders cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=5 width="100%" border=0> <TBODY> <TR bgColor=#dee3ed> <TD class=lightgraytop align=left colSpan=2> <H1><SPAN class=mainhead_smallcaps>It never rains, but pours for the people of Zimbabwe,</SPAN></H1></TD></TR> <TR> <TD class=topgreyborder vAlign=top bgColor=#ffffff colSpan=2><BR><SPAN class=maintext>By <A href="http://www.zimbabwejournalists.com/authors.php?auth_id=28">Selbin Kabote</A></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN class=storytext><br /><br /><a href="http://www.zimbabwejournalists.com/story.php?art_id=2406&cat=4"><strong>LINK!!!!!</strong></a><br /> <div><EM>It never rains, but pours for the people of Zimbabwe, as corruption, political and economic decay continues with no end in sight.</EM></div> <div><EM></EM> </div> <div>"THEY may bless the rains down in Africa" goes the song by the band Toto.</div> <div> </div> <div> This nostalgic song has over the years become a tourism continental anthem. </div> <div> </div> <div>However, Zimbabwe's summer rains no longer bring any joy, but they bring misery to the homeless people of Porta farm and other areas designated for the homeless and destitute people in Zimbabwe. Rains which are normally a symbol of life and hope are ironically now bringing a feeling of gloom and doom to many Zimbabwean farmers who have no farming equipment and fertilizers.</div> <div> </div> <div>In my opinion, the poor, as we know, will always be with us also on a macro level in terms of the world economy. </div> <div> </div> <div>Zimbabwe has been one of the poorest countries in the world for a long time now. The country is regressing, since it is playing no role in the world economy. The country is also attracting attention on the world stage for some very negative reasons such as excessive suffering and human rights abuses.</div> <div> </div> <div>Zimbabwe is now inhibited by some of the poorest people in the world. The country's former pride as Africa's bread basket has now gone down the drains. Extreme poverty has turned many Zimbabweans at home into Stone Age scavengers. </div> <div> </div> <div>The situation is not very good either for the many Zimbabweans in the Diaspora. London's Gatwick Airport, where the national airliner lands, has now been Christened "Gatwick Maenzanise" which translated from the Zimbabwean Shona language to English means "Gatwick the Equalizer". </div> <div> </div> <div>The airport is so named because when many Zimbabweans initially arrive at the airport in most cases, they have to forget about their social status or profession back home and concentrate on the day to day survival issues in the United Kingdom.</div> <div> </div> <div>I know of many people who were Doctors, Engineers, Teachers or Journalists in Zimbabwe, but on arriving in the UK, they had no choice but to forget about their professions during the initial years of their life in the Diaspora, so as to concentrate on their studies. </div> <div><BR>However, as with all other cases, there are always some exceptions with many other people on this issue. There are some people who were contracted from Africa to work in the Medical field, Engineering, Information Technology and other specialist areas in the UK. </div> <div> </div> <div>On the other hand, poverty has given birth to endemic corruption in Zimbabwe. Stories of corruption and human rights abuses in Zimbabwe make depressing reading and are an embarrassment to President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, John Agyekum Kufuor of Ghana and the Senegalese President, Abdoulaye Wade, who are the architects of the New Partnership for Africa's Development-NEPAD.</div> <div> </div> <div>As a result of corruption, lack of democracy and the rule of the law in Zimbabwe, this initiative which was once hailed as the new blue print for Africa's economic development, is now slowly dying like the post war League of Nations. NEPAD is now more of a pipe dream or a skeleton with no flesh. </div> <div> </div> <div>The Zimbabwean political scientist, Dr John Makumbe once told me in an interview that NEPAD can never succeed in Zimbabwe without regime change. "It is unlikely that the Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe himself at the helm of the nation would be willing to eat humble pie or turn over a new leaf, or plead with the West to give him another chance to come to his aid in terms of balance of payment support or development assistance", Dr Makumbe said.</div> <div> </div> <div>On the same issue, many international observers now claim that the lack of assertive action towards Zimbabwe indicates that the African Union and its economic counterpart, NEPAD, will be unable to amount to anything more than rhetoric. I agree with the views of the international observers, mainly because of the Status Quo in Zimbabwe, where despite the humanitarian crisis and overwhelming pressure in favor of reforms, President Mugabe remains in power and apparently continues to enjoy the support of influential regional players. </div> <div> </div> <div>This issue of power was well highlighted by the Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka in his latest Memoir "You must Set Forth at Dawn". In this memoir the Nigerian born Professor Soyinka notes that according to Yoruba wisdom, as one approaches elder status, one ceases to indulge in battles. "Some hope!" comments Wole Soyinka, early in the memoir, however in Zimbabwe, the opposite is true, despite his advanced age, President Mugabe is not ceasing to indulge in battles and is also not showing any signs of giving up his hold on power just yet.</div> <div> </div> <div>Professor Soyinka sees Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as "the latest King Baabu of the African continent" an allusion to his 2002 play, which was a satire about a fictional but recognizable tyrannical general called Basha Bash. </div> <div> </div> <div>Recent reports from Zimbabwe say the government is preparing to seize majority shares in all of Zimbabwe's foreign-owned businesses and mines, in a move that economists warn would be as damaging as the widespread land seizures in the country.</div> <div> </div> <div>Top of the list of companies expected to be targeted are London-listed mining groups such as Rio Tinto and Anglo American, though recent remarks by Zimbabwean ministers suggested banks such as Standard Chartered and Barclays could also be hit.</div> <div> </div> <div>One minister said "Imperialist companies" would be targeted as they had been operating with what the president described as a "sinister, regime-change agenda". The Zimbabwean government has already drafted an amendment to the Mining Act, which requires all foreign-owned mines to have 51% of their shares owned by "indigenous" Zimbabweans.</div> <div> </div> <div>In a move which has all the hallmarks of corruption and nepotism, in both proposed bills, it is widely understood that the new black Zimbabwean shareholders would have to be closely tied to President Mugabe's ruling party, ZANU PF.</div> <div> </div> <div>Economists warn the actions would severely hurt Zimbabwe's already battered economy, which is suffering 3, 700% inflation, the world's highest. Zimbabwe's economy has shrunk by 50% since 1999, an unprecedented contraction in a country not at war.</div> <div> </div> <div>According to many business executives, the seizure of majority stakes in businesses and mines would increase inefficiency, mismanagement and corruption. Independent analysts say the new moves are simply the latest example of President Mugabe's plundering of Zimbabwe's economy.</div> <div>Many gallant fighters died during the armed struggle to liberate Zimbabwe, yet the rains of poverty and deprivation continue to pour down upon the majority of Zimbabweans. </div> <div> </div> <div>At times, I tend to wonder as I question whether there is any truth or wisdom behind Wilfred Owen's popular war poem "Dulce et Decorum Est pro patria mori" which translated from Latin to English means "It is Sweet and right to die for your country". I wonder if these words which were widely understood and often quoted at the start of the First World War are true, or whether it is just another old lie.</div> <div> </div> <div> If it is an old lie, then the fallen heroes of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle must be turning in their graves. </div> <div> </div> <div>Food for Thought. </div></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><BR><DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><STRONG> <DIV align=left> <DIV><IMG id=ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder1_FeatureArticle1_imgLargeImage style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 207px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" src="http://www.zimonline.co.za/clientfiles/articleimages/large/sleeping_boobo.jpg"><BR></DIV> <DIV>Peace and Tranquility???</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=271 align=center bgColor=#ffffff border=0> <TBODY> <TR vAlign=center bgColor=#000400> <TD bgColor=#ffffff height=187> <DIV align=center><IMG height=204 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/feet_torture.jpg" width=170></DIV> <DIV align=center><STRONG>Peace and Tranquility???</STRONG></DIV></TD></TR> <TR vAlign=top> <TD class=smalldark vAlign=center bgColor=#ffffff height=131></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></STRONG> <DIV><STRONG> Cell in RSA: 0791463039</STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV><p>  <hr size=1>The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464879401862548129.post-31914364409038823122007-06-07T01:16:00.001-07:002007-06-07T01:18:17.537-07:00AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL "ETERNAL FLAME!"<DIV align=center><A href="http://www.amnesty.ca/eappeals/GiftsforAmnesty/"><IMG height=146 src="http://www.swradioafrica.com/faces/AIFLAME.gif" width=90 border=0></A></DIV><BR><BR><div> </div><p> The Radical Mindset!http://www.blogger.com/profile/06773394621026095967noreply@blogger.com0