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Zimbabwe: AU Commission Chief Expected to Meet Mbeki Talks Friday
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SW Radio Africa (London)
17 July 2008
Posted to the web 17 July 2008
Violet Gonda
Jean Ping, the African Union Commission chairperson, is expected to meet with President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa on Friday to discuss the ongoing talks between ZANU PF and the two MDC formations.
Mbeki has been the sole mediator on the Zimbabwe crisis and the MDC is insisting that an additional mediator be appointed to work with the SA President, who is accused of favoring ZANU PF.
Meanwhile, the National Executive Committee of the Tsvangirai MDC met on Thursday for a briefing on the draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreed upon by the main political parties, but waiting for signing. The MOU lays out conditions for talks that are supposed to lead to a resolution of the crisis.
It was impossible to get clarification on what was actually discussed by the executive committee. But party insiders say although the party agrees in principle with the draft MOU, fully-fledged negotiations should only start when demands for an end to state sponsored violence are met and there is clarification from the African Union on the issue of an additional facilitator.
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Violence is continuing, although all three parties agreed to put a clause in the MOU for an immediate end to the violence. The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition reported that 14 MDC supporters were assaulted and villagers were forced to flee their homes in Headlands, Manicaland on Tuesday while more than 30 MDC youths were arrested for distributing fliers in Bulawayo on Thursday. Other members of the MDC executive committee gave reports on the level of violence in their areas during Thursday's meeting in Harare.
The talks should be concluded soon as we can't suffer any further delay. But not at the expense of true peace. Violance should have stopped or rather should never have happened. MDC don't relent on the quest for nagtional healing and peace.
Behind the scene of talks about "talks towards a transition to a democratically elected government", it is disgusting to note that the Commissioner of Police and the chiefs of the various Army units are terrorising innocent citizens who have no more esteem for the hero turned blood-stained illegitimate President. They are continuing to act on the maverick's behalf killing, maiming and raping.
For talks to be given a serious chance to succeed, the Commissioner of Police and the chiefs of the various Army units must be asked to step down. They are potential targets of the International Criminal Court for... [Read Full Text]
There was an old man named Mugabe Who always did things by the hard way Let his loved people sink ‘Til they hung on the brink Lets force old Mugabe to parley
There was an old man named Bob Who had an enormous gob Whatever he said Left his people dead Cos Bob let the mob do his job
Ha Ha Ha !!! How childish and puerile??? What do you achieve by singing nursery dits? This is a very serious matter mfana. Come up with your solutions, in the coming new age of Zimbabwe, to issues like LAW and ORDER, the rule of Law, and since you MDC guys get a lot of help from the likes of Peter Thatchell, how about SAME SEX MARRIAGES and all the matters Peter would like the new Zimbabwe to allow. Tell me your policies on LAND DISTRIBUTION ...are you going to revert to the old three divisions, namely, land for GAME, land... [Read Full Text]
Ha Ha Ha !!! How childish and puerile??? What do you achieve by singing nursery dits? This is a very serious matter mfana. Come up with your solutions, in the coming new age of Zimbabwe, to issues like LAW and ORDER, the rule of Law, and since you MDC guys get a lot of help from the likes of Peter Thatchell, how about SAME SEX MARRIAGES and all the matters Peter would like the new Zimbabwe to allow. Tell me your policies on LAND DISTRIBUTION ...are you going to revert to the old three divisions, namely, land for GAME, land... [Read Full Text]
If the nation is going behind bushes to relieve itself and using leaves there after to clean itself, whose fault is it? Who is the man in charge of your broken country? You can't blame Mr Tsvangirai - no go.
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