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Original Post Date: 2009-05-19 Time: 12:00:03 Posted By: The BeardedMan
Howzit
So – I am in a quandary.
Do I just put the lounge back together again, incurring the wrath of B because no one bothered to communicate with us, or do I just leave it as is, thereby taking the chance that the job will not be complete by the end of the week and the suffering continues over the weekend?
What I do know is that I have an appointment with the specialist late this afternoon and B and I are having to ensure that someone is at our house – just in case someone does decide to do something – like start the job (What’s the bet that if no one were here, the decorator will pitch up, but if there is someone here, he won’t?)
Oh well.
People may think that my feelings are somewhat dismissive – but that is just the way I read things at present.
Mugabe says that “only God” can remove him from office – and even then, he has threatened to rule from ‘beyond the grave’!
Now Morgan Tsvangirai has all but agreed with him…
The former opposition leader who formed a unity government with President Robert Mugabe to try to end years of political strife, acute recession and food shortages in Zimbabwe, urged his compatriots to pray hard to God for the success of the shaky unity government. “The only way we can rescue this country is when Zimbabweans start praying hard. We have to pray hard and ask God to save this country… without prayers, we will not go anywhere,” said Tsvangirai, who was speaking at a memorial service for his late wife Susan held in Bulawayo city on Saturday.
About 400 people, among them deputy prime minister Thokozani Khupe, Cabinet ministers, parliamentarians, local councillors and members of the Methodist Church and other churches attended the memorial service held at Bulawayos Large City Hall. Susan died in a car accident in March that left Tsvangirai injured and for a short while threatened to destabilise the unity government until Tsvangirai publicly rejected suspicions that the car crash may have been an attempt on his life by hardliner elements in Mugabes ZANU PF party opposed to unity.“
Not that I decry Tsvangirai’s call for intervention by a superior being – I just don’t think that it is the correct way forward. Faith may move mountains, but first of all that faith has got to be real. For this ‘government’ to work, the niggling has got to stop, and the real work of governing needs to begin.
“We have to pray for the success of the unity government and also ask for a God-fearing leadership.” Tsvangirai, Mugabe, and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara, the leaders of Zimbabwes three main political parties, agreed to form a unity government under a power-sharing deal brokered last year by former South African President Thabo Mbeki on behalf of the regional Southern Africa Development Community (SADC).
The coalition government is seen as offering Zimbabwe the best opportunity in a decade to restore stability and end a devastating economic and humanitarian crisis that had seen the once prosperous country suffer rampant inflation of more than 200 million percent, acute food shortages affecting more than half of the countrys population, record unemployment and deepening poverty.“
Mugabe is proving to be the proverbial immovable object facing up to the unstoppable force – and nothing is happening – except the country’s population continues to struggle, even moreso daily – whilst politicians spend their days doing not much more than talking about it…
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We already know exactly how Mugabe feels about SADC, callously discarding rulings from that august body… and I fear that the African Union will suffer the same fate.
That being said, the MDC has still issued a statement:
ACKNOWLEDGING the inauguration of the Transitional Government on the 16th of February 2009.
NOTING the outstanding issues in the Global Political Agreement including the issues of the Provincial Governors, Ambassadors, permanent secretaries, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor and the Attorney-General,
DISTURBED by the continuous incidences of toxic and non-compliance on issues including;
(a) the continued farm invasions,
(b) the failure to swear in Roy Bennett,
(c) the unilateralism including the shifting of ministerial mandates,
(d) the failure of the National Security Council to meet,
(e) the continuous detention and re-detention of political and civic society activists, lawyers and journalists,
(f) the continued politicisation of State institutions,
(g) the continued partial and unequal reporting by the State media and
(h) the selective application of the law and the persecution of MDC Members of Parliament and activists including the “convictions” of Hon Mathias Matewu Mlambo and Hon Lynnette Karenyi
FURTHER DISTURBED by the lack of delivery of the Transitional Government on key areas of National Healing, media reforms, the legislative reform agenda, the slow pace of Constitutional Reform and the lack of re-orientation of the security forces.
Now therefore, the National Council resolves that;
1. All outstanding issues in the GPA should forthwith be referred to SADC and the African Union as the guarantors to the GPA.
2. JOMIC should be more effective and monitor the full and proper implementation of the GPA.
3. The Transitional Government should urgently deal with issues of governance, national healing, democratisation and the rule of law.
4. The National Security Council must be convened in terms of the law.
5. The Herald and the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation must reform and report equally, fairly and consistently in line with the GPA.
6. The MDC, as a party of excellence, remains steadfast in its quest, drive and vision for a new and democratic Zimbabwe.
For and behalf of the people of Zimbabwe.
Adopted on 17th May 2009.
Together to the end, marching to a new Zimbabwe.“
Perhaps you believe me to be disparaging when I say that this is just another bit of paper which, no matter what response or result it gets from the AU and SADC, will be ignored by Mugabe and his loyalists.
In the fourteen months since the election, we have seen very little, and the lifestyles of Zimbabweans continue to plummet, whilst Mugabe et al live in extravagant opulence.
Did the ZANU PF youth not participate in the reported violence?
According to witnesses elections to choose a new inclusive Zimbabwe Youth Council (ZYC) to mirror the unity government between the MDC and President Robert Mugabes ZANU PF party had to be called off after violence broke out between the two groups.
Police had to be called to quell violence at Mhlahlandlela government complex where the youths had gathered on Friday to choose the ZYC.
The violence broke out after ZANU PF youths attempted to block their colleagues from the MDC from taking senior positions in the new council according to Deputy Youth Development Minister Thamsanqa Mahlangu, who was at Mhlahlandlela.“
The police have obviously been well briefed and the MDC are to be treated as criminals wherever they go – and the ZANU PF youth, even with their violent past, are to be considered the innocent party (excuse the expression).
It is obvious to those who observe, that the MDC and ZANU PF are not prepared to work together and will take exception to everything that the other does.
Perhaps the idea needs to be shelved (together with the Zimbabwean dollar) and new elections called – with international observers at least…
“There were clashes in Bulawayo because ZANU PF youths want to frustrate the MDC so that they grab all the positions. The ZYC should be inclusive just like the unity government. ZANU PF has turned the youth council into a party property,” said Mahlangu, who is a member of the MDC formation led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai.“
Totally and utterly pointless…
I am happy that Zimbabwe has secured a US$22 million grant – just as long as those that control the purse strings are not intent on using the money for anything but the improvement and rebuilding of Zimbabwe.
But here comes the confusing part.
“Something is being developed, we are talking of some US$22 million which should be available within the next two weeks or month,” said Toga Gayewea McIntosh, executive director of the World Banks Africa Group I, which includes Zimbabwe.
McIntosh, who was speaking to reporters after meeting Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Finance Minister Tendai Biti in Harare, however said the bank would for now provide only small grants to Zimbabwe which he said must first clear outstanding arrears to qualify for more substantial financial support.
“There are conditions to re-engagement with the Bank, you have to do a lot of things, such as the clearance of arrears,” he said, adding; “This is a nation in arrears, a nation in crisis.”
Zimbabwe owes the World Bank and the African Development Bank US$1.4 billion, Paris Club US$3 billion, while external debt is currently US$5 billion, according to Biti.
The Finance Minister said the World Bank would also provide technical assistance to help rebuild Zimbabwes infrastructure broken down by a decade-long recession characterized by hyperinflation and crippling foreign currency shortages.“
It is unreal that the current ‘unity’ government has to secure grants to repay debts run up by the Mugabe administration – who no doubt used the money to buy rubbish that the country didn’t need.
And this is the problem that faces any new government. The spectre of Mugabe administration excesses will live for many, many years…
“Since February when Tsvangirai joined his long time rival President Robert Mugabe in a power-sharing government, Zimbabwe has appealed for US$8.5 billion to revive its shattered economy, but funding so far has come from African institutions which have availed more than US$1 billion in credit lines.
Key Western donor countries have withheld direct financial support to Harare, demanding that the unity government carry out far reaching political and media reforms and end a fresh wave of farm invasions before they consider releasing any money.“
And so the problem will continue – unresolved – rather like the talks between the three political parties.
“Zimbabwe has told the British Broadcasting Corp and Cable News Network that their journalists are welcome in the country, an official said.
The BBC was banned from Zimbabwe in July 2001, five months after the organisations Harare correspondent Joseph Winter had been expelled.
In comments carried by the state-run Sunday Mail newspaper, President Robert Mugabes press secretary George Charamba said CNN was never banned from the southern African country which is coming out of a decade-long economic and political crisis.
Charamba said: “We would want to remind CNN that they are not banned from this country. Nothing was given either orally or in writing, stating that they had been banned. It is just that they took a solidarity boycott with the BBC after we had said the latter was representing political interests.
“We have taken the decision that they must be engaged: Overtures have been made to both media organisations, and the BBC have said theyll be coming over while CNNs coverage would be from South Africa.“
Oh well – as long as the Mugabe administration is able to justify to themselves that they were not at fault…
“Zimbabwes three-month old unity government has raised hopes for media freedom after President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai committed themselves to allow foreign journalists in the country as well as grant newspapers publishing licences.
A new media law is set to be passed before the end of the year, lifting restrictions on the operations of newspapers and journalists.
Charamba also announced a new initiative being spearheaded by the Ministry of Information, Media and Publicity to position information attaches in South Africa, Malaysia, China, Britain and the United States. The attaches would be responsible for devising programmes to market Zimbabwe as a tourist destination.
“The country needs to shed the negative image of the past,” Charamba said. “The negative (image of the country) has been because of the political situation and this has been dealt with through the inclusive government. If we sort out our image mess back home, that will reflect outwardly.“
Why should the MDC compensate its members who got caught up in the violence last year? This is tantamount to taking the blame for that violence!
Speaking at the partys 10th anniversary celebrations before a crowd of about 20000 supporters at Mucheke stadium Sunday, Tsvangirai said his party would see to it that those who lost property, were injured, displaced or whose relatives were murdered by president Robert Mugabes hit men would get compensation from the opposition party.
“We must have a response to victims of political violence. We should do something as a party, even if it means begging from donors, as some of the victims have nowhere to start after the ravages. We have to help our cadres,” Tsvangirai said amid applause.“
I am quite shocked at this. The violence was perpetrated by ZANU PF is an effort to stop the apparent onward advance of the MDC – and primarily to force their hand, having won the first round of the Presidential election.
The violence had the desired effect, with Tsvangirai withdrawing from the election.
Why should the MDC pay compensation? I do not argue the need for restitution, but with the MDC pledging payment, ZANU PF will point fingers at them, saying, “We told you that they were behind the violence!”
And then, of course, there is the question of where the money would come from?
“Some people think we are being swallowed by ZANU PF. Nobody is going to swallow us. We are bigger than ZANU PF, we have the majority in parliament, so who will swallow the other one here, the bigger fish or smaller one? ZANU PF will always remain alone, and we will always remain MDC, even if we are in a unity government,” said Tsvangirai.
The MDC claims more than 100 of its supporters were killed in an orgy of violence after the initial March 29 harmonized elections in which ZANU PF tasted its first official defeat by the MDC, which failed to garner the 50 plus majority votes required by law, prompting a runoff election, which Tsvangirai later boycotted.“
“UK Border Agency Battling To Deport Zim Con Woman“
“Zim Nurse Jailed In The UK For Falsifying Passport“
“Two Zim Men Convicted In UK For Drug Dealing“
Whilst we are all wanting the free world to assist in the rebuilding of Zimbabwe, we have these people committing crimes. And these are just what has been reported today – and I am sure that there are many more that have gone unreported not only here in the UK, but elsewhere in the world.
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These people deserve everything that comes their way…
‘debvhu
Source: http://thebeardedman.blogspot.com/2009/05/tuesday-19th-may-2009.html