Whatever the final figure that is to be 'crunched out' by South Africa for it's contribution, I hope someone will actually work out the total cost to SA for the last 9 years of quiet diplomacy's refugee, asylum, illegal alien repatriation and policing costs, on top of the R300 million agricultural aid package and this and other future packages. Then I hope a lot of South African taxpayers will ask difficult questions of the ANC during the election campaigning as to why they could not have followed a faster time table or applied a bit more arm bending to both sides to sort out the political stalemate in Zim long before now. Much more of the economy and government services could have been saved from collapse, which would have meant the South African taxpayer having to pay for a far lower aid package!! How much more money could have been invested in SA's own poverty eradication, service delivery, housing, education, economic development and health programs?

First, it is hard core unAfrican to question the interactions between brothers and sisters at whatever level of generality. The South Africans regard Zimbabweans as their brothers and sisters. Whatever happens between them is their business.

Second, and equally significant, we lay our lives down that before we die we shall raise and resolve THE LAND QUESTION in South Africa, just as we did successfully in Zimbabwe.

All those taxes that you are talking about are peanuts compared to the 800 pound guerilla in the room, so to speak, waiting to rise and proclaim: THE LAND MUST REVERT!

And, you can bet your bottom dollar that South Africa won't be our the last stop. We shall excavate the remains of BRITISH IMPERIALISM tout courts throughout the Southern African region.

Therefrom, cleaning up the soupist occupiers of West Africa and Central Africa would be child's play. Watch them pack their bags for 'home'---London and Paris---once the reflective advance offs.

Glory then to the God of Africa and humanity, the one and only God who has kept the African people alive, who has comforted them in their world historical humiliation by European Imperialisms, and who has NOW decided to shower Africans with victory after victory.

Blessed are the patient, for they shall inherit the land, the source of everyTHING, and the MEDIATE source of African humanity.

"The South Africans regard Zimbabweans as their brothers and sisters. Whatever happens between them is their business." As far as this ruling mob in south Africa and Mugabe are concerned it's honour amongst theives!!!

We assume that you would not call President Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi, leaders of the Democratic Party in the US, a "ruling mob." Both are elected representatives of the people in an imperfect democratic United States of America.

Now, it is a fact that both South Africa and Zimbabwe are democratic formations, with the usual imperfections eidetically attaching to democracies.

Now, dude or Madam, explain to world wide web eye balls why Obama ain't no part of a "ruling mob," but the GREAT WARRIOR, CDE. MUGABE and his South African counterpart are a "ruling mob."

Thats right... Obama and Pelosi were elected. Pity you cant say the same about Mugabe. The only election that was deemed free and fair by the AU, he only received 43%. Even McCain got 46%!!!!

So the title 'Ruling Mob' is fit for the theif that he is.

And before you go talking about the sham run off election... you might want to tell us why the SADC and AU dont even recognise the result...

Indie, you just said that Mugabe had only 43%! He can't be as bad as you say he is then. 43% is a huge chunk of the population don't you think? You guys have always made it seem as if it's Mugabe against the entire nation. This is the image you portray to the ordinary people in the west. NOTHING CAN BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH!