africanhope

Tsvangirai 'fighting for life': Africa: Zimbabwe: News24

http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/...082343,00.html

http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/...081895,00.html

I think the violent end of Mugabe is on the horizen. The people of Zimbabwe arefinally standing up for themselves. Now if only my own damned government can pull their fingers out and do something!!

AH

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“The subject no longer has to be mentioned by name. Someone is sick. Someone else is feeling better now. A friend has just gone back into the hospital. Another has died. The unspoken name, of course, is AIDS.”
“From the point of view of the pharmaceutical industry, the AIDS problem has already been solved. After all, we already have a drug which can be sold at the incredible price of $8, 000 an annual dose, and which has the added virtue of not diminishing the market by actually curing anyone.”

Brother Oz

On the horizon maybe... but his tenacity never ceases to shock me. How many times has Tsangerai been arrested before, how many times have their been massive anti-government rallies? Yet he's still in power.

Actually, the other thing that surprises me is that Tsangarai's not dead, he's been charged with treason 3 times, and yet somehow gets off. It gives me some hope that the judiciary is not controlled by Mugabe.

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... I am surprised at your insolence in writing to me at all. You know, as I know, that I bought this constituency... may God's curse light upon you and may it make your women as open and as free to the excise officers as your wives and daughters have always been to me while I have represented your scoundrel corporation.
I have the honour to be... your obliged humble servant, Anthony Henley
- MPs reply to constituent, mid 1700s

africanhope

Not yet, but Mugabe is trying hard. Strange thing is that a large number of the judges come form the old Rhodesia days, but they are most retiring now, so not long left for them to go, and then who knows?

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“The subject no longer has to be mentioned by name. Someone is sick. Someone else is feeling better now. A friend has just gone back into the hospital. Another has died. The unspoken name, of course, is AIDS.”
“From the point of view of the pharmaceutical industry, the AIDS problem has already been solved. After all, we already have a drug which can be sold at the incredible price of $8, 000 an annual dose, and which has the added virtue of not diminishing the market by actually curing anyone.”

africanhope

SA: Zim must solve own problems: South Africa: News: News24

I wonder where the ANC would have been if the world said: "Apartheid is the South Africans problem, they should solve it on their own"

This government is getting on my nerves!

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“The subject no longer has to be mentioned by name. Someone is sick. Someone else is feeling better now. A friend has just gone back into the hospital. Another has died. The unspoken name, of course, is AIDS.”
“From the point of view of the pharmaceutical industry, the AIDS problem has already been solved. After all, we already have a drug which can be sold at the incredible price of $8, 000 an annual dose, and which has the added virtue of not diminishing the market by actually curing anyone.”

Futurewise2007

Hi all,

I am also reading this events very closely and i agree with Africanhope that the end of Mugabe is near, however the question remains, when?

I believe there will be a revolution. The signs are already there, unrests, people is hungry and tired of Mugabe. I am just worried that revolution with the bloodshed which will follow will spill over to us. I just hope it will not happen, because if does happens, the South African government will have their hands full of Zimbabweans refugees who wants to escape the bloodshed plus trying to avert damage to their foreign policy.

Any thought on how the South African government must handle this situation from now on?

africanhope

I think they must put pressure on the ruling ZANU-PF to get rid of Mugabe as their leader, much the same way the NP got rid of Botha. Then ZANU must immediatly hold talks with the MDC, andelections held as soon as possible. President Mbeki MUST break his silence!

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“The subject no longer has to be mentioned by name. Someone is sick. Someone else is feeling better now. A friend has just gone back into the hospital. Another has died. The unspoken name, of course, is AIDS.”
“From the point of view of the pharmaceutical industry, the AIDS problem has already been solved. After all, we already have a drug which can be sold at the incredible price of $8, 000 an annual dose, and which has the added virtue of not diminishing the market by actually curing anyone.”

Futurewise2007

Good point, but so far it was ineffective against the Ruling party. I have read a article on CNN today regarding the matter there. They (UK) admits that the economics and political sanctions against the regime was ineffective. Pres. Mbeki silence did not even help either.... so what is best idea to put forward is that the South African-, Mozambique-, Botswana- and Zambia Governments shut down their borders against Zimbabwe. Pull out their companies and place an army on the border for any aggresion of ZImbabwe. Do you think it will actually work? Using force to remove Mugabe from power like US have done with Saddam Hussein?

Brother Oz

Well, what you describe is not the way Saddam was removed, but I think your way would work well. But, to be honest I can't see those governments wanting to do that.

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... I am surprised at your insolence in writing to me at all. You know, as I know, that I bought this constituency... may God's curse light upon you and may it make your women as open and as free to the excise officers as your wives and daughters have always been to me while I have represented your scoundrel corporation.
I have the honour to be... your obliged humble servant, Anthony Henley
- MPs reply to constituent, mid 1700s

Futurewise2007

Brother Oz, your motto at the end of the line of "Politics is a dirty job, but somebody has to do it" has now great relevant to this issue. I believe, that the government of the Southern Africa community must acts now. I have just read in the newspaper this morning that Zambian Government have denounced the actions of Zimbabwe regime. Other newspapers is criticizing the governments of other countries as well as ours for being "cowards" (Afrikaans word was: rugraatloos).

I think in the coming weeks, the newspapers, both local and international are going to put pressure on the South African government as well as the others to something. Then they will act. Let's hope they act in a wise direction.

Futurewise2007

Good Morning you all, I have just read the newspaper this morning. According to the newspaper, there are going to be an earlier elections 2008 in Zimbabwe and Mugabe is not going to stand for "president". Factions inside his own party have forced him to reconsider. A triumph for democracy!