Friday, 27th May 2011
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Foreign currency mid-rates updated...
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Today's posting will not be very long as I have quite a few things to do this morning. I will update as I know more... but things could get changed in quite a hurry.
UPDATE: It is now 0940hrs and already things have changed. Beginning next week, I will be doing a three month intensive course to come away with a MSCITP - DBA (Microsoft Certified IT Practitioner - Data Base Administrator) and this is done online with full tuition and support. There are various bits and pieces that go together to assist in securing employment, but I won't bore you with the details.
The qualification is internationally recognised. So I have my work cut out for me, but I do not see it getting in the way of my other internet endeavours...
UPDATE: It is now 0940hrs and already things have changed. Beginning next week, I will be doing a three month intensive course to come away with a MSCITP - DBA (Microsoft Certified IT Practitioner - Data Base Administrator) and this is done online with full tuition and support. There are various bits and pieces that go together to assist in securing employment, but I won't bore you with the details.
The qualification is internationally recognised. So I have my work cut out for me, but I do not see it getting in the way of my other internet endeavours...
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I am not about to lambaste the Ghanians for this opinion, but I am of the belief that a world leader can portray one persona when away from home, and be an entirely different beast when ensconced in their own home. Let's put it this way... why does Mugabe see fit to have mounted anti-aircraft guns at his mansion in Borrowdale Brook if he is such an incredibly good leader?
"The people of Ghana where President Robert Mugabe lived during the first years of the struggle for independence and later married local woman Sarah Heyfron, strongly believe the veteran politician is the best leader in Africa. Some say he was sent by the Almighty himself to lead Africa.
This came to light when Radio Vop correspondent visited some parts of Ghana a few days before the Africa Day holiday on May 25. The Ghanaians did not hide their love for Mugabe who turned 87 in February.
Villagers in the Kokbite Village located about 30 kilometres outside the Ghana capital Accra told Radio Vop that Mugabe is misunderstood.
"People don’t understand that man," said Annan Bedi, who works at the AB’s Royal Hotel in the Kokbite Village. "He challenges the white man, he is a strong man, just recently he went to Rome and we heard they wanted to block him but they failed."
Did Mugabe marry a 'Sarah'?
And Mugabe is hated just as much by the black man as the white man. The 'misunderstanding' of Mugabe is very simple. He never should have become Prime Minister/President of Zimbabwe because he has lied and cheated his way to the top.
End of story.
The Ghanians are welcome to their opinions...
"The people of Ghana where President Robert Mugabe lived during the first years of the struggle for independence and later married local woman Sarah Heyfron, strongly believe the veteran politician is the best leader in Africa. Some say he was sent by the Almighty himself to lead Africa.
This came to light when Radio Vop correspondent visited some parts of Ghana a few days before the Africa Day holiday on May 25. The Ghanaians did not hide their love for Mugabe who turned 87 in February.
Villagers in the Kokbite Village located about 30 kilometres outside the Ghana capital Accra told Radio Vop that Mugabe is misunderstood.
"People don’t understand that man," said Annan Bedi, who works at the AB’s Royal Hotel in the Kokbite Village. "He challenges the white man, he is a strong man, just recently he went to Rome and we heard they wanted to block him but they failed."
Did Mugabe marry a 'Sarah'?
And Mugabe is hated just as much by the black man as the white man. The 'misunderstanding' of Mugabe is very simple. He never should have become Prime Minister/President of Zimbabwe because he has lied and cheated his way to the top.
End of story.
The Ghanians are welcome to their opinions...
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Let us remember that Jabulani Sibanda is not a war veteran. He is too young to have participated in the chimurenga, and when asked in a recent telephone call by reporters, he launched into a bitter vitriol and hung up...
A prime example of the Mugabe lie.
"In Masvingo province, self styled war veteran, Jabulani Sibanda has once again taken his threats and intimidation to Masvingo South constituency where on Sunday; he addressed civil servants and villagers at Musvovi Business Centre.
During the address, Sibanda threatened MDC supporters saying, whoever is rumoured to be doing MDC activities will be dealt with. However, villagers in the district said, Sibanda may say all he wants but real change was certainly coming. In Mashonaland East province, Obert Nhire, MDC Hwedza South committee member has embarked on a gardening project in the nine wards of the district worth thousands of dollars.
The programme, which started this month, has Nhire acquiring thousands of various vegetable seed packs that will benefit hundreds of villagers in the district. He said many projects in Hwedza South fail to kick off due to lack of adequate funding, but with the availability of reliable water sources, gardens would be more sustainable in the area."
Sibanda's threats work in contravention of the agree Global Political Agreement signed by Mugabe, Tsvangirai and Mutambara. It supposedly gives room for political campaigning, but also guards against 'hate speech'.
Sibanda's campaigning in Masvingo works against both of these provisions, but when you have the might of ZANU PF behind you, it is possible to say anything you want.
A prime example of the Mugabe lie.
"In Masvingo province, self styled war veteran, Jabulani Sibanda has once again taken his threats and intimidation to Masvingo South constituency where on Sunday; he addressed civil servants and villagers at Musvovi Business Centre.
During the address, Sibanda threatened MDC supporters saying, whoever is rumoured to be doing MDC activities will be dealt with. However, villagers in the district said, Sibanda may say all he wants but real change was certainly coming. In Mashonaland East province, Obert Nhire, MDC Hwedza South committee member has embarked on a gardening project in the nine wards of the district worth thousands of dollars.
The programme, which started this month, has Nhire acquiring thousands of various vegetable seed packs that will benefit hundreds of villagers in the district. He said many projects in Hwedza South fail to kick off due to lack of adequate funding, but with the availability of reliable water sources, gardens would be more sustainable in the area."
Sibanda's threats work in contravention of the agree Global Political Agreement signed by Mugabe, Tsvangirai and Mutambara. It supposedly gives room for political campaigning, but also guards against 'hate speech'.
Sibanda's campaigning in Masvingo works against both of these provisions, but when you have the might of ZANU PF behind you, it is possible to say anything you want.
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"SADC is now fed up with President Robert Mugabe and the regional leaders have reportedly decided to let the octogenarian go it alone should he decide to proceed with elections without a clear roadmap for free and fair elections.
Mediator to the Zimbabwean crisis, South African President Jacob Zuma, is widely expected to descend heavily on President Mugabe and wield the proverbial bobbejaan spanner (pipe wrench) when SADC Heads of State meet in Johannesburg on June 11, diplomatic sources said.
"Word is that SADC leaders have had enough of the Zimbabwe story which is taking up much of their time unnecessarily. President Mugabe remains intransigent and the result could be regional instability. The leaders are saying if President Mugabe wants to go ahead with elections this year without SADC’s go-ahead, he can do so at his own peril," a diplomat said."
The problem that we face is that Mugabe is determined to out think SADC and the SADC reaction is very lax, undecided and full of a reluctance to rock the boat.
The mediator, Jacob Zuma, whilst he has indicated his want to come down heavily on Mugabe, has been very quiet in his campaign to have Mugabe replaced/removed/reformed (delete the inapplicable).
SADC leaders must be just a little sick of Zimbabwe always being on the agenda, but then they don't go far enough with any of their mission statements, or they manage to remove Zimbabwe from the table for discussion.
"Another diplomat said the price would be too costly for Zimbabwe and President Mugabe should he proceed with plans to hold elections without the regional bloc’s thumbs-up.
"Tension is high ahead of the June 11 meeting on Zimbabwe. SADC has made its position clear and so has President Mugabe. But should President Mugabe shun advice, he will have himself to blame if the SADC leaders decide to ditch him like we hear they are contemplating. The Zimbabwe crisis has gone on for too long yet it could have been resolved years ago if President Mugabe wanted," the diplomat said.
But political analysts and observers say elections this year would plunge the country into a crisis because the process and the results will not be "legitimate"."
Mugabe too, must be quite sick of the SADC intentions which seemingly hang over his head, and should SADC decide to embark upon enforced reformation (I don't know how), then Mugabe will just remove Zimbabwe from the body. It is an option which I am sure that he is considering.
"They said should SADC let President Mugabe get his way, it would be a blow to the "struggle for democracy" in Zimbabwe.
"I think if SADC throws in the towel and gives (President) Mugabe the green light to go ahead with elections, it will be a sad day for the struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe," political analyst Charles Mangongera said. "A lot of Zimbabweans and others, who are concerned about the future of the country in the region and abroad, have been pinning their hopes on SADC to be able to facilitate the creation of conditions that will allow Zimbabweans to freely express themselves."
The only problem that I see is that if Mugabe is allowed to fly solo, he is going to wreak havoc in Zimbabwe most certainly, and probably, the immediate region.
Mediator to the Zimbabwean crisis, South African President Jacob Zuma, is widely expected to descend heavily on President Mugabe and wield the proverbial bobbejaan spanner (pipe wrench) when SADC Heads of State meet in Johannesburg on June 11, diplomatic sources said.
"Word is that SADC leaders have had enough of the Zimbabwe story which is taking up much of their time unnecessarily. President Mugabe remains intransigent and the result could be regional instability. The leaders are saying if President Mugabe wants to go ahead with elections this year without SADC’s go-ahead, he can do so at his own peril," a diplomat said."
The problem that we face is that Mugabe is determined to out think SADC and the SADC reaction is very lax, undecided and full of a reluctance to rock the boat.
The mediator, Jacob Zuma, whilst he has indicated his want to come down heavily on Mugabe, has been very quiet in his campaign to have Mugabe replaced/removed/reformed (delete the inapplicable).
SADC leaders must be just a little sick of Zimbabwe always being on the agenda, but then they don't go far enough with any of their mission statements, or they manage to remove Zimbabwe from the table for discussion.
"Another diplomat said the price would be too costly for Zimbabwe and President Mugabe should he proceed with plans to hold elections without the regional bloc’s thumbs-up.
"Tension is high ahead of the June 11 meeting on Zimbabwe. SADC has made its position clear and so has President Mugabe. But should President Mugabe shun advice, he will have himself to blame if the SADC leaders decide to ditch him like we hear they are contemplating. The Zimbabwe crisis has gone on for too long yet it could have been resolved years ago if President Mugabe wanted," the diplomat said.
But political analysts and observers say elections this year would plunge the country into a crisis because the process and the results will not be "legitimate"."
Mugabe too, must be quite sick of the SADC intentions which seemingly hang over his head, and should SADC decide to embark upon enforced reformation (I don't know how), then Mugabe will just remove Zimbabwe from the body. It is an option which I am sure that he is considering.
"They said should SADC let President Mugabe get his way, it would be a blow to the "struggle for democracy" in Zimbabwe.
"I think if SADC throws in the towel and gives (President) Mugabe the green light to go ahead with elections, it will be a sad day for the struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe," political analyst Charles Mangongera said. "A lot of Zimbabweans and others, who are concerned about the future of the country in the region and abroad, have been pinning their hopes on SADC to be able to facilitate the creation of conditions that will allow Zimbabweans to freely express themselves."
The only problem that I see is that if Mugabe is allowed to fly solo, he is going to wreak havoc in Zimbabwe most certainly, and probably, the immediate region.
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With the arrest yesterday of Ratko Mladic for war crimes, Mugabe and his apologists must be worried. It is inevitable that they will be concerned, although they are of the opinion that whilst they have control, they are untouchable.
Nobody in the world is untouchable.
And we have to remember that the Gukurahundi has now been recognised as a genocide, which means, those behind the killings are to be held accountable.
"MDC-T leader Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has challenged his political rival, President Robert Mugabe and ZANU PF to come clean on violence and openly prove to Zimbabweans that their hands were not dripping with blood of opponents killed in the former ruling party’s violent campaigns.
Addressing party supporters in Brunapeg, 118km outside Plumtree in Matabeleland South Province on Wednesday, Tsvangirai said: "My hands have no blood, I am not the one who killed people during Gukurahundi, during Murambatsvina and close to 500 people killed during the bloody 2008 elections because they belong to a different political party.
"They (his hands) are clean and my conscience is also clear... can ZANU PF and (President) Mugabe stand before people and say our hands are clean?"
ZANU PF has repeatedly blamed MDC-T for orchestrating violence and recently reportedly told SADC leaders, the Premier’s party was behind the orgy of violence that gripped the country in the last few months.
But, Tsvangirai said the skirmishes were State-sponsored and in most cases led by ZANU PF elements within the country’s security sector."
When the police and the army are largely ZANU PF extensions, it is easy to manipulate numbers and reports to make the reading of the statistics to show the MDC to be the perpetrators. All we have to do is look back through recent reports and we will see that MDC victims, upon making a report to the police, were arrested themselves...
ZANU PF will more than likely ignore this challenge, deciding that responding to it would be skating on very thin ice. But they will also be aware that failure to answer the challenge will leave more questions unanswered...
"The violence we condemn is the State-sponsored one... those institutions (army and police) are meant to protect all Zimbabweans but that is not the case," he said.
Human rights groups have said close to 20000 people - mainly supporters of President Mugabe’s former chief rival, the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo based in Matabeleland and Midlands - were killed and thousands more driven away from their homes during a crack military operation commonly known as Gukurahundi in the early 1980s.
Although President Mugabe has acknowledged the incidents and described the atrocities as "a moment of madness", the ZANU PF leader has repeatedly snubbed calls for him to publicly apologise for the massacres.
Tsvangirai said ZANU PF was ruling by decree, adding the party was an illegitimate coalition government partner after losing to the MDC-T in the March 2008 harmonised election."
Nobody in the world is untouchable.
And we have to remember that the Gukurahundi has now been recognised as a genocide, which means, those behind the killings are to be held accountable.
"MDC-T leader Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has challenged his political rival, President Robert Mugabe and ZANU PF to come clean on violence and openly prove to Zimbabweans that their hands were not dripping with blood of opponents killed in the former ruling party’s violent campaigns.
Addressing party supporters in Brunapeg, 118km outside Plumtree in Matabeleland South Province on Wednesday, Tsvangirai said: "My hands have no blood, I am not the one who killed people during Gukurahundi, during Murambatsvina and close to 500 people killed during the bloody 2008 elections because they belong to a different political party.
"They (his hands) are clean and my conscience is also clear... can ZANU PF and (President) Mugabe stand before people and say our hands are clean?"
ZANU PF has repeatedly blamed MDC-T for orchestrating violence and recently reportedly told SADC leaders, the Premier’s party was behind the orgy of violence that gripped the country in the last few months.
But, Tsvangirai said the skirmishes were State-sponsored and in most cases led by ZANU PF elements within the country’s security sector."
When the police and the army are largely ZANU PF extensions, it is easy to manipulate numbers and reports to make the reading of the statistics to show the MDC to be the perpetrators. All we have to do is look back through recent reports and we will see that MDC victims, upon making a report to the police, were arrested themselves...
ZANU PF will more than likely ignore this challenge, deciding that responding to it would be skating on very thin ice. But they will also be aware that failure to answer the challenge will leave more questions unanswered...
"The violence we condemn is the State-sponsored one... those institutions (army and police) are meant to protect all Zimbabweans but that is not the case," he said.
Human rights groups have said close to 20000 people - mainly supporters of President Mugabe’s former chief rival, the late Vice-President Joshua Nkomo based in Matabeleland and Midlands - were killed and thousands more driven away from their homes during a crack military operation commonly known as Gukurahundi in the early 1980s.
Although President Mugabe has acknowledged the incidents and described the atrocities as "a moment of madness", the ZANU PF leader has repeatedly snubbed calls for him to publicly apologise for the massacres.
Tsvangirai said ZANU PF was ruling by decree, adding the party was an illegitimate coalition government partner after losing to the MDC-T in the March 2008 harmonised election."
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Take care.
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