Friday, 19th August 2011
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I continue with my IT studies. And I have come to the opinion that I absolutely hate Java. I have just finished one module on the subject, and discover that I have another three modules in it to do! Oh well, there is no rest for the wicked.
A glum looking Robert Mugabe, left Luanda on Thursday, back to his country after having attended the 31st Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), amid reports of escalating tensions in his party following the death of powerful retired army General in suspicious circumstances.
Mystery surrounding the death of Retired army General Solomon Mujuru on Monday night has pushed the future of Mugabe’s party ZANU PF into serious doubt as party members loyal to different factions gets sucked into brutal internal political machinations raising the stakes for the party's successor to Zimbabwean strongman.
Yesterday's article about Mugabe leaving the rein of the country with his Vice President, Joyce Mujuru, was brought forward as her estranged husband died in a fire with his girlfriend... Obviously, Mugabe could not remain away as the VP was involved directly with events.
No wonder he looked 'glum'!
But the SADC summit had very little to offer the Zimbabwean people, displaying once again, their total disregard for their regional duty of upholding law and order, peace and tranquility.
So, Mugabe may have gone home an unhappy bunny with the death of Solomon Mujuru, but he must have been buoyed by SADC's total ineptitude in furthering a political solution in Zimbabwe.
Southern African leaders ended two-day talks on Thursday with no major progress announced in resolving leadership battles in Zimbabwe and Madagascar that have topped the regional agenda in recent years.
The closing statement of the 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Angola's capital echoed a June meeting with calls for further mediation efforts to resolve the crises in the two countries.
The bloc "reaffirmed its decision of the [June] extraordinary summit", urging faster reforms in Zimbabwe but presented no plan to end a deadlock between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on new elections.
Just about the only positive that came out of the summit - if you can call it that - is that Mugabe finally conceded that Jacob Zuma is the mediator for SADC in the crisis facing Zimbabwe.
On the face of it, it isn't much as Zuma is decidedly pro-Mugabe...
The just ended SADC summit in Luanda, Angola has directed that SADC facilitator to the Global Political Agreement, President Jacob Zuma should engage the principals directly in his consultations on the agreement.
In an interview with State media after the summit, President Robert Mugabe said there is only one facilitator who was appointed by SADC and he is President Jacob Zuma who should conduct the mediation.
"The facilitator is not South Africa, but President Jacob Zuma the person. Facilitation means helping Zimbabwe decide the way forward until elections are held…" said President Mugabe.
However, this is a climb down from aggression mounted party loyalist and politburo member, Professor Jonathan Moyo in the State media interview ahead of the SADC Summit.
Why is it when a Mugabe-ite dies - even in questionable circumstances - suddenly they are 'heroes' and 'sons of the soil'?
Speculation about the possible political developments in Zimbabwe in the aftermath death of Solomon Mujuru (herein referred to as "Rex"), his legendary nom de guere this week, is understandable given his historical role in both the struggle for liberation and the life of the nation in the period since independence in 1980.
The spontaneous and nationwide reaction as news of his death spread last Tuesday was an acknowledgement that here, indeed, was not only a national hero in the true sense of the term, but also a national leader whose influence pervaded Zimbabweans in all walks of life and across the political divide.
If you ask me, Mugabe was happy to declare Mujuru a hero as it meant that he was dead...
And the evicted farmer of the homestead that was reportedly burned when Mujuru died, says that it was not possible for the deceased to become trapped...
Guy Watson-Smith the farmer who was evicted from his farm by the late Solomon Mujuru, in 2001, has expressed wonder at how Mujuru was reportedly 'trapped' in a fire proof bedroom with 3 doors and 4 double windows, escalating the theory that there could be a dirty hand in the retired General’s death.
"I was shocked to hear of Solomon Mujuru’s death and to see the photos all over the internet and which I have been sent (and picked up out here in the bush). Our house is destroyed, not that we expected to live in it again as we were violently evicted from our farm by the General in 2001," said Watson-Smith.
Hinting on the impossibility of the spreading of the fire, Watson said: "Our house was a sprawling single storey building, roofed entirely with asbestos sheeting (which was common in the 50′s when it was built)."
End of story.
Take care.
'debvhu
A glum looking Robert Mugabe, left Luanda on Thursday, back to his country after having attended the 31st Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), amid reports of escalating tensions in his party following the death of powerful retired army General in suspicious circumstances.
Mystery surrounding the death of Retired army General Solomon Mujuru on Monday night has pushed the future of Mugabe’s party ZANU PF into serious doubt as party members loyal to different factions gets sucked into brutal internal political machinations raising the stakes for the party's successor to Zimbabwean strongman.
Yesterday's article about Mugabe leaving the rein of the country with his Vice President, Joyce Mujuru, was brought forward as her estranged husband died in a fire with his girlfriend... Obviously, Mugabe could not remain away as the VP was involved directly with events.
No wonder he looked 'glum'!
But the SADC summit had very little to offer the Zimbabwean people, displaying once again, their total disregard for their regional duty of upholding law and order, peace and tranquility.
So, Mugabe may have gone home an unhappy bunny with the death of Solomon Mujuru, but he must have been buoyed by SADC's total ineptitude in furthering a political solution in Zimbabwe.
Southern African leaders ended two-day talks on Thursday with no major progress announced in resolving leadership battles in Zimbabwe and Madagascar that have topped the regional agenda in recent years.
The closing statement of the 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Angola's capital echoed a June meeting with calls for further mediation efforts to resolve the crises in the two countries.
The bloc "reaffirmed its decision of the [June] extraordinary summit", urging faster reforms in Zimbabwe but presented no plan to end a deadlock between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on new elections.
Just about the only positive that came out of the summit - if you can call it that - is that Mugabe finally conceded that Jacob Zuma is the mediator for SADC in the crisis facing Zimbabwe.
On the face of it, it isn't much as Zuma is decidedly pro-Mugabe...
The just ended SADC summit in Luanda, Angola has directed that SADC facilitator to the Global Political Agreement, President Jacob Zuma should engage the principals directly in his consultations on the agreement.
In an interview with State media after the summit, President Robert Mugabe said there is only one facilitator who was appointed by SADC and he is President Jacob Zuma who should conduct the mediation.
"The facilitator is not South Africa, but President Jacob Zuma the person. Facilitation means helping Zimbabwe decide the way forward until elections are held…" said President Mugabe.
However, this is a climb down from aggression mounted party loyalist and politburo member, Professor Jonathan Moyo in the State media interview ahead of the SADC Summit.
Why is it when a Mugabe-ite dies - even in questionable circumstances - suddenly they are 'heroes' and 'sons of the soil'?
Speculation about the possible political developments in Zimbabwe in the aftermath death of Solomon Mujuru (herein referred to as "Rex"), his legendary nom de guere this week, is understandable given his historical role in both the struggle for liberation and the life of the nation in the period since independence in 1980.
The spontaneous and nationwide reaction as news of his death spread last Tuesday was an acknowledgement that here, indeed, was not only a national hero in the true sense of the term, but also a national leader whose influence pervaded Zimbabweans in all walks of life and across the political divide.
If you ask me, Mugabe was happy to declare Mujuru a hero as it meant that he was dead...
And the evicted farmer of the homestead that was reportedly burned when Mujuru died, says that it was not possible for the deceased to become trapped...
Guy Watson-Smith the farmer who was evicted from his farm by the late Solomon Mujuru, in 2001, has expressed wonder at how Mujuru was reportedly 'trapped' in a fire proof bedroom with 3 doors and 4 double windows, escalating the theory that there could be a dirty hand in the retired General’s death.
"I was shocked to hear of Solomon Mujuru’s death and to see the photos all over the internet and which I have been sent (and picked up out here in the bush). Our house is destroyed, not that we expected to live in it again as we were violently evicted from our farm by the General in 2001," said Watson-Smith.
Hinting on the impossibility of the spreading of the fire, Watson said: "Our house was a sprawling single storey building, roofed entirely with asbestos sheeting (which was common in the 50′s when it was built)."
"Of course that makes it absolutely fire-proof, and the walls were brick and cement. All that could have burned was roofing timbers and ceilings, and to imagine the fire spreading quickly without help is hard to do.
So, the questions that are being asked now have some substantiation - but in typical Mugabe style, the case will be quietly closed by those close to Mugabe...End of story.
Take care.
'debvhu
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