New Era (Windhoek)
29 September 2008
President Hifikepunye Pohamba has asked the United Nations Secretary General to use the influence of his office to secure international bailout packages for Zimbabwe.
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Exactly... why give money to the 14th most corrupt country in the world... it will just end up in the same dodgy peoples bank accounts, rather than helping the victomised people of Zimbabwe
We do not need help from imperialists. We can do this on our own? Am I right?
I don't think you are right Liberto. There is a saying that "No man is an island" In the present condition that Zimbabwe is in, I think standing aloof and giving way to "stuff them" towards the "imperialists", would be tightening the noose and strangling yourselves even more. So far those that you are regarding as your enemies are the ones who are in the forefront to aiding you but are waiting for fiscal responsibility which they hope the Zimbabwean unity government will now provide. In fact THEY are the only ones who have been aiding you and many other struggling African countries in a big way with millions of dollars for food, Malaria control and HIV/AIDS etc. As Mr Obama has said, we must not be push-overs, but we need to extend our hand even to our enemies to find ways of cooperation towards trade and peace.
There should be no bailout until we know who is truly in charge. And we won't know that until the cabinet ministries have been doled out. We aren't going to finance corruption.