Tuesday, 20th May 2008
Howzit
"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
Winston Churchill
British prime minister
(1874-1965)
Winston Churchill
British prime minister
(1874-1965)
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I somehow doubt that anything said by Matonga is the truth and this is Mugabe's illegal government making the correct noises whilst in the background they are supporters of the violence.
Otherwise we would have read about Mugabe - or some of his senior flunkies - rushing down to South Africa to speak to his shamwari Thabo Mbeki to put a stop to the violence.
"Zimbabwe ’s government said on Monday it was "saddened" by xenophobic violence in South Africa that police said late on Monday had killed 22 foreign immigrants to date and many of them Zimbabweans.
Deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga saidHarare little expected such attacks against Zimbabweans from "people who are neighbours" but he appeared careful not to openly criticise the South African government’s handling of the xenophobic attacks that have seen foreign immigrants burnt to death in scenes mirroring apartheid-ear violence.
South Africa remains President Robert Mugabe’s most important strategic ally after shielding the veteran leader on many occasions from censure by the international community over his controversial policies, blamed for plunging Zimbabwe into an acute economic recession."
But let us have a quick look as to why there are so many Zimbabweans, legally or illegally, in South Africa. Let me think for a while on this....
They fled Zimbabwe! They fled the Mugabe rule and all the violence and discrimination that comes along with that rule. Discrimination because unless you are a card-carrying member of Mugabe's ZANU PF, then you are the enemy and are therefore a legitimate target.
And with Mugabe being so close to Mbeki, this was neatly orchestrated.
This was to give Zimbabweans something else to worry about whilst he rattles the cages of those caught in Zimbabwe...
Otherwise we would have read about Mugabe - or some of his senior flunkies - rushing down to South Africa to speak to his shamwari Thabo Mbeki to put a stop to the violence.
"Zimbabwe
Deputy Information Minister Bright Matonga said
South Africa
But let us have a quick look as to why there are so many Zimbabweans, legally or illegally, in South Africa. Let me think for a while on this....
They fled Zimbabwe! They fled the Mugabe rule and all the violence and discrimination that comes along with that rule. Discrimination because unless you are a card-carrying member of Mugabe's ZANU PF, then you are the enemy and are therefore a legitimate target.
And with Mugabe being so close to Mbeki, this was neatly orchestrated.
This was to give Zimbabweans something else to worry about whilst he rattles the cages of those caught in Zimbabwe...
"Matonga said the government was: "deeply disturbed by xenophobic occurrences in South Africa and this shouldn’t happen to people who are neighbours."
He said theHarare government was putting in place logistical support to help Zimbabweans left without shelter or food after gangs of South African men looted and destroyed their homes.
"Definitely something is being done about those who want to come back home as we have always said thatZimbabwe is a far much safer country," said Matonga."
Two points here. How can the Mugabe regime put in place 'logistical support' in South Africa, when they are unable to do so in Zimbabwe.
And Matonga would have been correct to just use the first two words of the quote above. It probably would have been nearer the truth...
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"Definitely something is being done about those who want to come back home as we have always said that
Two points here. How can the Mugabe regime put in place 'logistical support' in South Africa, when they are unable to do so in Zimbabwe.
And Matonga would have been correct to just use the first two words of the quote above. It probably would have been nearer the truth...
There was a time in Zimbabwe when the 'green bombers' were a joke - a mix-match of youngsters who were unable to find a proper job elsewhere and had joined the youth brigades as something to do and something to keep them occupied.
Sadly, as they grew in stature and number, Mugabe came to use them as a militant force, setting them on various bodies in the country.
"Howard’s mother is just happy her problem child has a job. But she has asked him to spare her the details of what he actually does for a living.
He is a "Green Bomber", a member of
Welshman Ncube, founding secretary general of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), once said that NYC training camps are there to "force ZANU PF garbage down children’s throats."
I question this learning curve that Mugabe would have these youngsters experience.
What is 'patriotic' about beating members of the MDC? What is 'patriotic' about killing members of the MDC?
I have more patriotism in my little finger than some of these people!
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I find it very sad that youngsters have little choice in their futures once they become a 'green bomber'. Their minds are brainwashed and they will do anything for their beloved leader. And they do this against a backdrop of a failed State.
Bribed with the promise of money, food and land, these young people will do anything to attain their goals. And if those goals include the killing and beating of MDC supporters, then sobeit.
"Is he willing to maim and kill to instil his brand of patriotism? "Do you think the [liberation] war would have been won if the comrades were soft with people who refused to support the struggle?"
But he insists: "We never kill. I’ve attacked only those who attacked me."
One sentence of his statement caught my attention. And I find it altogether sickening.
"He says: “Maybe after the elections I will speak to some people and become a senior police officer after I leave the Taliban [another name by which the militia is known]."
When you read this article, think along these lines. If Mugabe is able to start troubles in another country - and I am a strong believer in the fact that the violence and killings in South Africa are being fuelled by Mugabe - what makes the MDC (wrongly identified as the 'opposition') think that even if African leaders were to support their call, that Mugabe would even contemplate the request?
Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party acting leader Thokozani Khupe told a rally in the second largest city of
Khupe told more than 10000 supporters at
Mugabe's hold over the region has obviously been underestimated. He is able to have things happen in neighbouring countries at the click of his fingers.
And that can only be bad news...
"We are busy putting demands to the SADC, AU and the international community that... there should be the removal of the army from rural areas," Khupe said.
The MDC says senior army officers have directed violence by war veterans and ruling ZANU PF party militia against opposition supporters in rural areas in a bid to cow them to vote for Mugabe in the June election.
MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa told the Sunday rally that at least 41 members of the opposition party had died in the violence that had also left thousands others injured and homeless."
It may not be the ZNA in particular, but it is pro-Mugabe bodies that are perpetrating the violence.
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The court that had additional judges allocated to it to help quicken handling of petitions will hear the applications until Friday with a possibility that that the hearings could stretch into the weekend as Zimbabwe’s election crisis shows little sign it will end anytime soon.
Harare
"The first batch of the cases will be heard on Monday," said Muchadehama. He added, "Our law firm is handling 10 cases which will be heard on Monday, but there are several other cases which will be heard this week."
We all know how stacked the judiciary in Zimbabwe is in favour of Mugabe's ZANU PF - and we would do well to keep a close eye on the legal decisions coming out of these petitions. I believe it all to be a profound waste of time, money and manpower - but let's face it - this is what Mugabe wants. People with their eyes off the ball...
"Fifty-three ZANU PF candidates and 52 MDC candidates are challenging the outcome of elections in their respective constituencies and want the court to set aside the results.
The court can order the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to hold fresh polls in some or all of the disputed constituencies, a development that could see ZANU PF regain control of Parliament if it wins most of the constituencies where new elections are held."
We have some very interesting times ahead of us.
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This shipment of arms could not have arrived in Harare without the express and full knowledge of foreign regional heads. And it is indicative to me, at the very least, of the overwhelming support that Mugabe has amongst his neighbouring countries - and a few further afield.
Word has it that the arms deal delivery was facilitated through the DRC, a country which Mugabe had his army deployed within during a civil war there.
Pay off, perhaps?
"A 77-ton arms shipment has now reached Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, with speculation rife that South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki assisted directly and confusion as to whether the arms were offloaded at Lobito (Angola) or Ponta Negra (Democratic Republic of Congo).
Mugabe, the man Mbeki recently held hands with, instructed the SAS Drakensberg to refuel the An Yue Jiang, according to the online newspaper Canal de Mocambique. The Chinese ship was being tracked by Lloyds of London; however, the Drakensberg had radar and satellite jamming equipment on board.
In any event, Mugabe now has weapons for a war, weapons to crush dissent, and he has wasted no time deploying his war machine. Forty Movement for Democratic Change activists are reported already dead, and we are about to see armed military controls increasing all over
Given the lack of outside involvement in
So Mugabe - unable to rig the vote with enough vigour to swing the first round of the Presidential election in his favour - has resorted to type. He is obviously intent on taking on the Zimbabwean population. With weapons of some sophistication.
The MDC cannot fight against guns and explosives - not with sticks and shields. And the MDC are known to be a party of peace.
"Because of outside intransigence, particularly from
How can Mugabe get away with this? Because his backer in
The question is not whether Mbeki is being honest or not; the question is why is he doing what we know he is doing? The answer is simple. He has been offered incentives to make sure Mugabe can continue giving him even more incentives, and that can only happen if Mugabe remains in power."
I find it quite absurd that Mugabe should be continually laying claims to plots and ploys and now Mbeki's reply is that someone is telling lies.
How is it that they believe that Zimbabwe is such a big player on the world stage? The crisis in Zimbabwe may be of huge concern to us, Zimbabweans scattered throughout the world, but in the grand scheme of things, Zimbabwe is just a dust bowl.
And hold little by way of temptation for any word power...
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And finally, the sad news of two more deaths.
"Two more decomposing bodies of murdered MDC activists were discovered in Goromonzi, bringing to 43 the number of opposition activists murdered by ZANU PF and state security agents in an orgy of retribution following the people's victory on 29 March 2008.
The bodies of Ken Nyevhe and Godfrey Kauzani, who were abducted together with Beta Chokururama last Tuesday at Juru Growth Point, were discovered in Goromonzi on Saturday. This was three days after Chokururama's body was found in the same area.
Chokururama was found dead the following day in the Chikwaka area on Wednesday with gunshot and knife wounds. He was buried at the Warren Park cemetery on Saturday.
As Chokururama's body was being laid to rest, another shocking discovery was made in Goromonzi district where the bodies of Nyevhe and Kauzani were found also murdered in cold blood in the same area by a ruthless regime."
Now. Think about it. Why would the MDC break all the habits and working of their party's principles - and kill their own with a view to blaming the violence and deaths of ZANU PF? Mugabe's party has a history of violence, murder and deception.
Should we not assume then that this violence is perpetrated by ZANU PF?
If the killing were committed by the MDC, then why has no member of ZANU PF been put to the sword?
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ZANU PF and state security agents have been on an orgy of violence since the opposition party and its president Robert Mugabe lost in the
Since when does a police force 'interrogate' the wife of a slain activist?
Has the whole world gone crazy?
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Take care.
'debvhu





