Aha.....The international community is warming up to the idea of direct aid to Zimbabwe...That is encouraging. Of cause some western states have already warmed up namely Sweden, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Japan. Spain and Portugal. This is also a signal that the GNU is slowly but surely getting some acceptance. Reasonable people have concluded that Zimbabwe's neigbors have accepted GNU, even with Mugabe as the head of the gov't. This is also a realization that 250 million people in SADC have a right to make their own decisions. SADC, also represented at the G20 summit has became an international block that can with stand a few misguided western countries. BRAVO...SADC!!!

A potential tug-of-war between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai over control of foreign sourced funds ought to have been discussed by the MDC and an alternative arrangement ought to have been spelt out by the GNU. It is the only way out for the GNU to get any foreign assistance of some significance.

Who said Mugabe is a patriot? He continues to ensure that all funds reaching the country go through him first when he can divert a big chunk for his own pocket! He never had the interest of the people at heart.

Why should he appeal for the country's resources to be mobilised first? He ought to have been the first to show the example by refraining to buy a US$ 4 million apartment to his daughter in Hong Kong. Instead, he should have put the funds at the disposal of Tsvangirai's Office.

Criminal Mugabe is notoriously known as the person who says "don't do like I do, do as I say"! What a cunning cheat?

I wonder if Sadc is as stupid as Mugga tries to treat them.?I dont think so. One can only hope that Sadc doesn't think that anyone else could be!

Direct investiment seems to be a good idea. Get the companies back to full operational levels, this will provide jobs, jobs mean taxes.

Direct aid to zim - would be like paying to have unprotected sex in Harare. The pimp keeps the cash, the girl gets nothing - and all you get is HIV, and TB.

All aid needs to be overseen to be going to the specific areas in which it would be used. Just to make sure that it won't go into Bob's back pocket. Wonder how much the G20 will find in all those tax havens which are traced to Bob and Mob. In those accounts there should be more than enough to kick start the economy and rebuild the country 5 times over. Sadc won't have to use any cash they don't have then.

Mr Biti has said that the monthly revenues are $20 million against $100 million. He went on to say that just the government workers alone require $30 million. So there is still a long way to go. Mr Biti is tenacious and he will get there.