The very fact that honest, hard hitting articles like this can be written and published in the press gives reason for hope in Africa. All the more so because it was published in a country with a very weak democractic record.

Thank you Mr. Adinuba for this eye-opening artice about Zimbambwe. Certainly Mr. Mugabe is a relic of the Cold War era African revolutionaries -along with Julius Nyerere- who wanted an Africa free from control by the U.S. and Great Britain colonialism. And the assassination of Patric Lumumpa by the CIA stooge Mobutu Sese Seko helped Robert Mugabe and other leftists revolutionaries in Mozambique, Angola -where another CIA puppet, Jonas Savimbi, maimed millions with mines in a failed effort to fill CIA bid- and other leftist rebels elsewhere to gain high nationalist status. The anti-colonialist wave spread north and swept away the colonial regimes of King Idris in Libya by Qaddafi, and France's colonial administrations in Tunisia by Burgiba, and Algeria by Ben Bella, and Huari Boumediene.

But the Cold War era came to an end, migration to most prosperous countries increased, and a global economy left the revolutionary leaders like Mugabe behind. African nation have few resources, and continuous revolutionary rhetoric by Mugabe, along with his nationalization of the farming industry, brought hostility and sanctions to Zimbabwe.

The rest is history. Mugabe's ego is too big to allow anybody as an equal, and the power sharing agreement will not work - unless Morgan Tsvangari accept a lower fate to become Mugabe's problem solver as an accessory. But I do not see sanctions against Zimbabwe lifted, or foreign companies rushing in to invest in Zimbabwe while Robert Mugabe is still calling the shots there. Zimbabwe needs a complete make over in government - not a cosmetic one. Nikos Retsos, retired academic

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To hell with you foreigners investors!! Remove the sanctions you bullies and cowards!!! You aint seen nothing because your failure is assured.

AK 47 everytime I think there is hope for you, you write ridiculous rubbish on this esteemed forum ! Sad to think you educate the young and fill their minds with your wicked hatred ! Can you not rise above this and be impartial ? Zimbabweans need the west to help them , if you think China is a shamwari then you insult everyones intelligence ! Zimbabwe had everything , but Bob o and his 40 thieves stole Zimbabwean's birthrights for their own benefits, no better than Colonisers or how your tribe stole lands from the Sans (Bushman) people. You are no better than Rhodies , the when we's , you can't stand the fact your ZANU scum are on the way out and you can't steal from true Zimbabweans anymore. You critisise Cecil Rhodes, well Mugabe was no better ! Your half Malawian president is a coloniser in his own right ! Try and argue that one ! And your friend bokk droll , again , I am not paid to take on people like you , it is my Zimbabwean right !

l would go to war to defend your right to say whatever you want, sir. It is your human right. Now about our disagreements, lets agree to disagree

Adibudibu, there is a full blown guerrila war going on in your country ... or you dont know or you do not care except interfere and meddle in affairs more than four thousands miles away. How patronising by some who does not qualify to take such a position. Zimbabwe has nothing in common with Nigeria nor do Zimbabweans share any culture values with Nigerians. So please do us a favour and leave the millions of SADC people to sort out our mess ... for a mess it is. But it is our mess, of our own making and southern Africans are quite capable of sorting it. Thank you, Oodabhooooo

""So please do us a favour and leave the millions of SADC people to sort out our mess ... for a mess it is. But it is our mess, of our own making and southern Africans are quite capable of sorting it. Thank you, Oodabhooooo"" DOUBLE QUOTES FOR EMPHASIES

FINALLY AKAPFUNDE ADMITS THE MESS IS HOMEGROWN. SO WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO SCAPEGOATING THE WEST. HE IS NOMORE AFRICANIST THAN R G. R G'S SUPPORTERS SUPPORT HIM BECAUSE "MUDHARA ANOTAURA CHIRUNGU,MUDHARA AKADZIDZA". IF WE WERE TO ASK HIM HIS HISTORY, LIKE BOBS, IT WOULD PROBABLY START AND END WITH HIS MOTHER. I HAVE MET MANY SO CALLED "PROUD AFRICANS" WHO WILL NOT SET FOOT IN HIGHFIELDS OR MBARE LET ALONE KWAMUREWA OR BINGA. JUST LIKE THE RHODIES WHO LOOKED DOWN ON US WITH THEIR PREJUDICED PARTENALISTIC VIEWS SO DO THE WESTERN EDUCATED RG'S AND AKAPFUNDES. THEY THINK ONLY THEM KNOW WHATS GOOD FOR US. I HAVE HEARD MANY AKAPFUNDES SAYING "MUDHARA AKABVA NDIANI ANOGONA KUTONGA".

ITS SIMPLE AKAPFUNDE, LET THE PEOPLE CHOOSE WHOM THEY WANT TO LEAD THEM. HERE ARE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU AKAPFUNDE. DID YOU KNOW MUGABE ONLY BECAME ZANU LEADER IN 1974?(THE LIBERATION STRUGGLE STARTED IN THE EARLY SIXTIES) DID YOU KNOW HE ONLY WENT TO MOZAMBIQUE IN 1975? THE SAME YEAR IAN SMITH WAS FORCED(AND CONCEDED) BY HENRY KISSINGER TO GIVE UP RHODISEA.

HERE IS SOMETHING ELSE FOR YOU.DURING THE STRUGGLE ANAMUKOMA CALLED ON THE SPIRITS OF NEHANDA,KAGUVI,CHAMINUKA ETC TO LEAD THEM. COME 18/04/1980 BOB THE AFRICANIST DECLARED THE NATION A CHRISTIAN COUNTRY.

ANOTHER ONE, CHILDREN GET PUNISHED FOR NOT SPEAKING ENGLISH IN SCHOOL IN ZIMBABWE. THAT HAS BEEN RG'S GOVERNMENT POLICY ON EDUCATION SINCE 1980, AFRICANIST RG HEH?

Hey my honorable pal, Actually l moved to Highfield in 1952 when most of Highfield farm was still operating and the cattle dipping tanks were where the new Police Camp is. That time there only thre primary schools; North school (Mbizi), South school (Chipembere) and West school (Mhofu) as well church school which later became Chengu school under Headteacher Magorimbo. That was long before New Highfield was built. Machipisa did not exist. Harare is in my blood. So dont you suggest otherwise.

Hey my honorable pal, Actually l moved to Highfield in 1952 when most of Highfield farm was still operating and the cattle dipping tanks were where the new Police Camp is. That time there only thre primary schools; North school (Mbizi), South school (Chipembere) and West school (Mhofu) as well church school which later became Chengu school under Headteacher Magorimbo. That was long before New Highfield was built. Machipisa did not exist. Harare is in my blood. So dont you suggest otherwise.

Hey my honorable pal, Actually l moved to Highfield in 1952 when most of Highfield farm was still operating and the cattle dipping tanks were where the new Police Camp is. That time there only thre primary schools; North school (Mbizi), South school (Chipembere) and West school (Mhofu) as well church school which later became Chengu school under Headteacher Magorimbo. That was long before New Highfield was built. Machipisa did not exist. Harare is in my blood. So dont you suggest otherwise.

Hey my honorable pal, Actually l moved to Highfield in 1952 when most of Highfield farm was still operating and the cattle dipping tanks were where the new Police Camp is. That time there only thre primary schools; North school (Mbizi), South school (Chipembere) and West school (Mhofu) as well church school which later became Chengu school under Headteacher Magorimbo. That was long before New Highfield was built. Machipisa did not exist. Harare is in my blood. So dont you suggest otherwise.

Nyerere left a country more united than any Nigerians would ever dream of. Granted it is poorer than Nigeria, but unity is priceless - invaluable. Nigeria for its oil wealth has very little to show for it except a notoriety for parleying it as a vehicle for internet air-brained monetary scamming schemes. You seem to be excited about your minister getting a congratulatory call from Britain, your former colonial master. Could it be pangs of colonial mentality ? In any case if you rightly denounce the solutions to Africa's erstwhile election thieves, i.e., Kibakis and Mugabe, why would you turn around and express giddiness about Britain's foreign minister calling your minister on the Mugabe-Tsvangirai deal, which essentially rewarded the vallainous Mugabe.

Funny you bring the example of the Southeast Asian countries. Nigeria in the 1960's was richer than most of those countries ? What happened since then ? Right now Nigeria is on a verge of civil war ? Granted Obasanjo failed to remove the presidential term limits but he hand-picked his successor; not exactly what one would herald as democratic progress.

Nigeria's problem like Mugabe's is South Africa and Mandela respectively. Nigeria and Mugabe alike have been overshowded by South Africa and Mandela. Tough luck; go hang or however you chose to kill yourselves; who cares.

akapfunde1 - so, you don't like being patronized huh ?

Based on your comments, I don't know how you have the competence to tie your shoes in the morning.

You're not capable of cleaning up the mess you have made in Africa, and I suspect that you are somehow benefiting from the misery of others.

Perhaps you should stop commenting on here, and leave the thinking to those more educated to do so.

akapfunde1,is eligible to have his say as much as any one on this post and that probably is the core of this site.Africa is in a chaotic transformational state at present.Confusion reigns supreme,the solution or the blame is not just to be found in the west or the east but in the hearts of ALL africans where they stand.Unfortunately there are some that need to get off their knuckles and walk around like the rest of us!

OK!!! You are right about that our troubles dwell in the hearts of all of us Africans..including me. Whats the way forward??? "RGM must gooo" you may say ad nauseam but thats not a solution to the psyche of the African. An army has discipline and an effective command structure ... so is a nation. England's greatness was due to a solid structure of power and decision-making which every one respected even if they do not like it...Churchill declared war and every one went to war. The rest of Europe had strife and unrest cum revolutions and England looked up to the 'man HRH' or 'woman HRH. Has it ever occurred to you why England is the only country with a national anthem which extols the virtues and welbeing og its living Head of State. Others sing about national faunae and physical structures of their countries, the Emglish sing about HRH ... even their scotish, welsh and Irish principalities and dukedoms sing along. Lets learn to show respect for our national leadership. l am not a member of the MDC, and yet l would never insult my prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai. He is now my leader. l pray for him.

What a good boy!

Aka47 continues to demonstrate he is as much a lunatic as Mugabe!

Why do you have to pray for your leaders, Aka47? People like you have continued to support the rotten banana republic of Zimbabwe under murderer Mugabe.

Insteand of praying five times a day for your leaders, you could have denounced five times a day the murders, maiming and rape by Mugabe and thugs.

Mugabe and thugs would have thus been booted out of power already five years ago and you would have spared over 4 millions of innocent terrorised citizens to run away to neighbouring countries for protection.

Shame on people like Aka47 who now wants to pray for Tsvangirai when that very lunatic refused to denounce Mugabe's physical assault on Tsvangirai during the run-off presidential campaign!!

Does Aka47 now believes, like us, that Mugabe's days are counted and that therefore he has to turn coat in Tsvangirai favour in order to continue picking up little bits of crumbs falling off the MDC's table?

What a tragedy!! Who said Aka47 and likes have a conscience?

I little harsh Prem , I believe "Aka47" as you tag him , clearly has a conscience and is capable of change within himself as well as anyone.Maybe it might catch on.

Buddhamate, you are right that people are capable of change within themselves. However, I totally and wholeheartedly agree with what Prem is saying about Akapfunde and other Zimbabwean folk who have always lauded Mugabe even when Zimbabwe was in the midst of terror with Mugabe and his maraudrers annihilating MDC supporters, maiming burning and killing them. Akapfunde and the rest of them hurled insults at those of us who spoke out to say what Mugabe was doing to those people was intolerable, sadistic and inhuman. The reason Akapfunde got the name AKA47 in the first place was because of his staunch support of Mugabe who uses AK47 guns. As far as I am concerned, these men are hardhearted with no consciences, and if they suddenly grew one, then it would be a miracle because as long as I have been reading these posts not once have I seen where Akapfunde and the rest of them have ever rebuked Mugabe, not even for the killings. For a change of heart, they should grieve with those who grieve and not rejoice with the perpetrators.

Kjrs120, You too as well as Prem and many others have been correct in your strong determination for justice and a better way for Zimbabwe.But it must be an opportunity for all.Mugabe has had 30 years to delude the people of Zimbabwe and nobody trusts anyone any more.Truth cannot be manifested or misrepresented it remains simply what it is,the truth!A martyr will die willingly for a belief,because he believes it's the truth.Delusion is a powerful tool of the corrupt,that I think we all agree.What better chance than now to build a new Zimbabwe,and show proof that poison can be turned into medicine.

Buddhamate, I hear what you are saying, and what a great day that will be when that "poison is finally turned into medicine" and all Zimbabwe's citizens return home where they belong.

Hang in mates , it'll be soon.

Finally, I've had a chance to read through the full text of 'the power sharing agreement'. To me it looks like just a paying of allegiance to the well being of the country and people, upholding its laws and all that good stuff but no definitive ways spelled out as to how the unity government will be run and what portfolios each leader will hold. Is it any wonder Mr Tsvangirai is having such a hard time trying to work this thing out. There is absolutely nothing spelled out and I don't know why it is even called 'a power sharing agreement'. How can Mbeki face himself for presenting the Zimbabwean people with such a document that even a grade one student could have produced. All those flights to Zimbabwe were just to pollute the skies and a shear waste of time. Shame on Mbeki.

Kjrs120, I think we all agree that Mbeke's p.s agreement paper was a bit on the lame side .The level of comprehension of some concerned would 've thought that an agreement drafted by a grade one graduate might have been aiming too high.

l am a supporter of ZANUpf. Period. l defend your right to support whatever political position of your chice . Period.

Dont you threaten me, my dear. Throwing insults is not my style of fighting. You call the President of Gt Zimbabwe all sorts of vulgar expletives and when l refuse to do like wise you condemn me. You are entitled to your views. But remember l am not you. So respect my point of view even though you may strongly disagree with me. Do not make implied and imagined threats. Start by printing your name like l do instead of being cowardly and hide behind a collection of letters. alot of readers of my posts know me personally and sometimes we meet and argue to all the popcorn is gone. Thats life. l respect the views of many MDC supporters and actually some have changed my views on things that matter to Zimbabweans. You. All you do is call RMG a lunatic. He is not a lunatic. RMG is a politician ... an African politician who has a good reason to be insecure. your problem is muno deerera va Mugabe. Thats why you do not want discusions. Munoda kungo mubvisa paari. Because of your style, makagadzirira here kugara zvamuri for the next ten years ...even if RMG dies tomorrow, you have the young Turks of ZANU to contend with. This is reality. Sit and talk nicely. Ingawani mvura inouraya, wakamboiona ichimimira nehasha. Tanga wasvika pedyo, kuti ubate tsuro. You guys are too puerile and emotional. Of course, maybe you have a good personal reason for youe hatred of RMG ... l refuse to join you. Unombotangireiko bingo. Inokuruma. Try other ways. Be nice and cool

Dont you threaten me, my dear. Throwing insults is not my style of fighting. You call the President of Gt Zimbabwe all sorts of vulgar expletives and when l refuse to do like wise you condemn me. You are entitled to your views. But remember l am not you. So respect my point of view even though you may strongly disagree with me. Do not make implied and imagined threats. Start by printing your name like l do instead of being cowardly and hide behind a collection of letters. A lot of readers of my posts know me personally and sometimes we meet and argue till all the popcorn is gone. Thats life. l respect the views of many MDC supporters and actually some have changed my views on things that matter to Zimbabweans. You. All you do is call RMG a lunatic. He is not a lunatic. RMG is a politician ... an African politician who has a good reason to be insecure. your problem is muno deerera va Mugabe. Thats why you do not want discusions. Munoda kungo mubvisa paari. Because of your style, makagadzirira here kugara zvamuri for the next ten years ...even if RMG dies tomorrow, you have the young Turks of ZANU to contend with. This is reality. Sit and talk nicely. Ingawani mvura inouraya, wakamboiona ichimimira nehasha. Tanga wasvika pedyo, kuti ubate tsuro. You guys are too puerile and emotional. Of course, maybe you have a good personal reason for youe hatred of RMG ... l refuse to join you. Unombo tangireiko bingo? Inokuruma! Try other ways. Be nice and cool

You see Akapfunde, people need "to hide behind letters" for now because YOU, your lunatic Mugabe and the rest of your Zanu-pf murderers are still around to maim, torture and murder people for saying what you do not want to hear which is that Mugabe is really a mad man who has slaughtered thousands of his own people, which even YOU cannot deny. Remember the statement "A moment of madness" admitted by Mugabe after the killings of those Ndebele? Well, that "moment of madness" has lasted throughout his governance of Zimbabwe. All I can say to you Akapfunde is that if your hands are dripping with blood, then I hope the law catches up with you as well. People have a habit of not forgetting who grieved them and now that you have publicly admitted that your "style of fighting" is rolling with the Zanu-pf machines of destruction and murder, why complain how you are perceived? Gees!

Akapfunde, your tantrums are wasted because I, and I am sure others, do not understand Shona.

You know it's sad to think of the ends MDC supporters go to here dont you think Aka'.Burning their own houses and murdering themselves just to make Uncle Bob look bad.

The only reason Akapfunde is boasting of the fact he is using his real name on these posts is because when he is on his hands and knees licking Mugabe's boots, he wants lunatic Mugabe to know who the particular licker is so as to be rewarded accordingly. Shame! Shame!

Some of these victims deliberately goad police and other agents of the government. One has to be careful when one is confronted by a viscious beast. Or kids know not to openly annoy the playground bully. Maybe they do not have self-preservation skills.One cant do much the displaced self-destruct psyche of the black person. Is this due to our very low self esteem and the strong desire to be the other...anything but African.

Some of these victims deliberately goad police and other agents of the government. One has to be careful when one is confronted by a viscious beast. Or kids know not to openly annoy the playground bully. Maybe they do not have self-preservation skills.One cant do much about the displaced self-destruct psyche of the black person. Is this due to our very low self esteem and the strong desire to be the other...anything but African.

Akapfunde, perhaps what you see as people goading the police, the people are in actual fact trying to exercise their God given rights to seek freedom of speech, to vote or to assemble. The police should abide by the law with great restraints as they are the care takers and protectors of the people. They should not be violent, brutal and be part of the killing machine. People should run towards them for assistance and not be running away from them for fear of vicious brutality. I think you are wrong when you talk about "the displaced self-destruct psyche of the black person". Black is only skin deep. People of all persuasions have the capability of self-destruction. Some its alcoholism, drug use, crime etc, and with political leaders its greed for power leading to brutality and all other crimes against humanity. These useless leaders self-destruct because they end up hated, cursed and spat upon by their people and hunted down until justice is served where they end up for ever incarcerated. You also talk of "low esteem". I disagree with you there too. In my opinion ,it is fear. In a tyrannical and dictatorship government such as Mugabe's and others, they cannot express themselves because doing so will lead to their demise. As for African people wanting to be anything other than being African, I don't buy that either. Sorry too.

Sorry.

well am not buying the idea that mugabe is a dictator just that he cannot step down before he leaves the country in good and safe hands just that youths of this generation dont know chimurenge thats why you want ava vekudirwa sauti mumatama.tsvagirai is just a sellout just wait and see.thanks pres 'Zimbabwe will never be a colony again.

Would everyone please stop pretending that one man holds all responsibility? Everyone's solution is "replace him! he did this to us!" That's what they tried to do in Zimbabwe and that's what they accomplished in South Africa. Maybe AIDs wasn't Mbeki's fault... maybe AIDs was the fault of the fornicators? Maybe the economic failure of Zimbabwe wasn't Mugabe's fault... maybe the usurers (ie the IMF, World Bank) are to blame?

Maybe we, as the human race, failed on all fronts? It's time people stop pointing fingers at one man as if one person could possibly of masterminded everything that we see today. The blame is well spread amongst all of us. Enough with the scapegoating already. It's time we all man up and take some responsibility for once.

Rest assured the general consensus is that Mugabe is the head of Zimbabwe's monster . If it is through dealing with the head of the beast so as to cure it's illness ,then so be it.

I could careless who the West believes is the cause of this problem. Why would the opinion of a bunch of obnoxious Americans sitting at a Starbucks matter?

Dear d_bokk, you are damn wrong to argue that Zimbabwe's fate was not the work of one lunatic only!

I can assert with all certainty that the bare thruth is that Mugabe is 100 per cent responsible for Zimbabwe's tragedy.

After Mugabe got to power, he manouvred to set up the one-party rule. He used the state resources either to sweeten to allegiance his potential challengers or sideline those who resisted. Any further resistance invited assassination or long term jail under bogus excuses. He furthermore bribed the Army and police into complete allegiance. The electoral Commission became a farce. Zimbabwe soon became a police state.

Everything is being closely monitored, both inside the country and outside in as much as resources are available to cover events abroad.

In the circumstances, one became either subservient to Mugabe and his cronies and hence one is able to survive. Or one resists domination and that's where all his problems start.

Zimbabwe's resources have always been a Mugabe secret. However, the country's vast resources began dwindling some ten years ago thus preventing Mugabe to continue bribing his way with all those who began to resist his rotten rule.

His tentacles reach every nook and corner of the country. Brothers and sisters began to fear each others and avoided to talk about politics. The ever growing problems of Zimbabwe, however, have emboldened many Zims to start defying the monster. Mugabe's reduced resources have also weakened the ability of his tentacles to exercise terror across the country.

It's the classic communist's deliberate manipulation of individuals and the society. The initiatives of individuals are choked off. Everybody must sing the praise of the monster.

At one time the monster is not able anymore to exercise supreme control. That is happening now in Zimbabwe.

The once all notoriously powerful Mugabe is no more.

Let us all pray that all our Africans become more enlightened with the ways of dictators or potential dictators so that we can prevent them from the very beginning from establishing themselves as our leaders.

We need transparency and accountability from our leaders. That's the best and surest way to prevent powers from East, West, North & South to try to impose unpopular leaders on us who are bent to further the former's interest in exchange for protection to continue staying in power against the people's wish.

Dear Prem, I've stopped reading all of your replies regarding Zimbabwe because I can predict what you're going to say before you even say it.

bokk-droll, be assured no one with any sense takes your halfpenny's worth of rubbish seriously either. Keeping eating the cheese in Wisconsin , maybe you will constipate and we will no longer be subjected to your verbal diaharia of total fecal spray !

You would do better to read it as your comments always seem to have that shroud of ignorance abouth them. Read and learn, rather than comment on what you obviously have no idea. Wisconsin has a large and very good university, one of the earliest economic departments in the USA. Go there and they will explain where Mugabe and his lot have screwed up. You blame sanctions, sanctions (real or imagined) have no longer any effect on Zimbabwe, the country is a ruin, every cashable asset has been stolen. Better to make it a province of South Africa and have done with it. Mugabes incompetence has made life untenable there.

Remember the mess up that was POSA!!! Who were the people behind POSa???