Letters

EDITOR – Please tell the world that Robert Mugabe has not changed and remains a killer of men, women, and children. Robert Mugabe had his time in the State House and the people spoke loud and clear on March 29.

The mediators should understand the kind of person Mugabe is. He, his wife and secretary Grace Marufu are crazy about staying in the State House. They feel nothing for the hard life they created for innocent Zimbabweans, the families they destroyed and the children orphaned by Mugabe’s thugs killing their parents.

Mugabe and his military junta can bribe and corrupt the mediators as they did before. Mugabe can use public funds to buy votes as he is doing through the said Baccossi and farm implements. He is a total failure and a selfish strategist with nothing positive to contribute to Zimbabwe today.

Mediators should be aware that Mugabe is only buying time to remain out of prison; he should be forced to hand over his new position to Dr Sekeramayi, John Nkomo, or Dr Simba Makoni.

Robert Mugabe must GO, Robert Mugabe must GO, Robert Mugabe must GO NOW!

ALUTA CONTINUA. – THE STREET KID, by e-mail

Lost contacts

EDITOR – I am trying to contact two of my relatives I have lost contact with in the UK – Abigail Maware and Fanuel Makaza. If anyone knows their contact details, or they themselves see this request, may they contact me on email: witneymandevere@yahoo.com or witney.mandevere@gmail.com – WITNESS M MANDEVERE, by e-mail

Respect the constitution

EDITOR – I’m writing with regards to the signing of the agreement about the talks. As much as I’m in favour of Zimbabwe getting back on its feet, let us not forget that the most important thing is the Zimbabwean people. We must not repeat the mistake that was made by PF ZAPU whereby they were given positions but the system remained the same. People on the ground are the ones experiencing problems. They need change they can feel, not changing the names of the cabinet. The Constitution needs to be respected. – ANON., by e-mail

From the Diaspora

EDITOR – As a Zimbabwean living in the Diaspora, I have been watching the

situation back home from the sidelines like any other Zimbabweans in foreign

countries. I have now realised that it is a day dream. Almost all Zimbabweans are complaining and doing nothing about the situation. If we do not come out with a home grown solution we are doomed forever. We should be in a position to find solutions ourselves rather than looking to the international community to solve our problems. These so called diplomatic talks are a waste of valuable time.

Zimbabwe is going down the drain whilst the rest of the population is outside the country doing nothing. It does not make sense to me that we can be dominated by very few individuals and let them get away with it. During colonial time, the Smith regime considered itself strong but people stood up and said enough is enough. It’s high time that the people of Zimbabwe should stand up and reclaim our beloved country. Zimbabwe is not a private company that can be dictated by certain individuals. It is up to us its people to make it a wonderful country again. – ANON., by e-mail

Why division about Zim?

EDITOR – The crisis in Zimbabwe does not need mediation. It is not something that can divide the world leaders because the solution is the will of the people of Zimbabwe. Every body knows the rules of the game: you lose you go out, but some lose and ask for mediation, why is that?

Surely the world today can not keep people like Mugabe. He is trying to keep EU & USA away by making them feel guilty. Zimbabweans on the other hand believe the West has a role to play. Let the world come together and save the Zimbabweans.

May God touch the hearts of those who have the power to remove him as he can not be removed by normal democratic procedures. – R.S, by e-mail

Finally we are on track

EDITOR – The context of the Zimbabwean cogent situations is finally showing some gloat. In the past two weeks the masters of politics locked horns and then shook hands. After a decade without seeing eye to eye they rediscovered why they are frontiers in Zimbabwean politics and remembered who put them there.

At the moment we can have hope. The constitution can be amended but that will not change people’s minds. There is light at the end of the tunnel, Zimbabwe has experienced darkness, now is the time for our leaders to be prudent in their negotiations. The jewel of Africa will bounce back and take its role as the sole leader in food supplies in Africa.

When everything is put on track, we will return to rebuild. I miss home like millions of Zimbabweans around the globe. – AARON DUBE, South Africa

An open letter to the president and staff of Jura JSP

I have read today that your company’s software is being used by the regime in Zimbabwe to print its banknotes. This regime has systematically oppressed its own people and has killed, maimed, raped and generally terrorised vast numbers of people in Zimbabwe. The European Union has pressed for targeted sanctions against this regime and one area that is appropriate for sanctions is your company.

The regime needs to pay its enforcers – the army, police and CIO. This will restrict it from paying thugs and the regime will lose its only means of support, those who terrorise the population.

I therefore call upon you as a responsible company having concerns for the wellbeing of the population of Zimbabwe to cancel the licence given to the authorities in Zimbabwe and disable the means for the regime to use your software at the present time. I am sure that your short term sacrifice, although nowhere near the sacrifice every Zimbabwean outside of the Zanu (PF) elite is making each day, will not be forgotten once there is a democratic government in place. – COLIN GARDNER, UK

The last laugh

EDITOR – Who is Mbeki to Mugabe? Zimbabweans should engage in civil war, not to make things right but to spite Mbeki and South Africa as we near 2010 world cup. When it is cancelled we will have the last laugh. – ANON., by e-mail

Mugabe no longer our president

EDITOR – Mugabe is no longer the President of Zimbabwe, a number of reporters are by default referring to him as the President. Zanu (PF) is there to destroy MDC under a number of hidden strategies. Zanu (PF) remains as it was during the one man political race of June 27. Mugabe has a clear history of murder and hypocrisy.

There is nothing to expect out of the said talks unless Britain, the United States, the European Community remove Mugabe and the Junta from power. Something has to be done about the Security Chiefs to make them feel the pinch of reduced status. Mugabe was thoroughly defeated by Tsvangirai and he is, through Gono, wasting public funds by giving out groceries to those seen as supporters of Zanu (PF). Gono has failed to control inflation and should be stopped from wasting public funds through the so called Baccossi for Zanu (PF) followers. The way forward is arresting Mugabe, Gono, and the Junta and get negotiations conducted by credible elected representatives. – THE BUSH LAWYER, by e-mail

Divine intervention

EDITOR – I think it is imperative that Zimbabweans seek intervention from the almighty Jehova for salvation to all their problems. It is needless to blame each other. Instead we must look for lasting solutions that go far beyond the man’s eye. Let’s get together and pray sincerely because our God is a loving and caring God. – TERENCE PHIRI, by e-mail

Power sharing

EDITOR – I wonder to what extent Mugabe and his thugs are frightened of loosing

their foreign assets and bank accounts. Also, if MDC agree a Unity Govt it’s only for Mugabe and his thugs to lure foreign money to start their usual spending sprees. I hope MDC are brighter than that and don’t go the way Nkomo went and get used and abused. – SARAH JANE, by e-mail

Mugabe gone mad

EDITOR – Robert Mugabe has shown that he is not normal by saying he is a Catholic and

yet killing and torturing his fellow man. He should have had psychiatric treatment several years ago. The lack of action by the UN and others who profess human rights is deplorable. It seems some of these ‘so called’ top people are very uneducated and callous. – A J HORNBY, by e-mail

Quiet diplomacy has the loudest results

EDITOR – I was beginning to get skeptical about Mbeki’ s role in mediating in the Zimbabwe Crisis, now that the first hurdle has been won, I thank Govan’s son for a job well done.

A framework must be put in place to allow the broader society to participate in talks. I am thinking of the Churches, all other parties not signatory to the memorandum of understanding, the constitutional commission proponents, WOZA, and others. It would be naïve to forget Simba Makoni whose courage and vision I respect, or Nkosana Moyo who tried in the past to warn us.

Long live Zimbabwe, your sons and daughters have had enough of the crumbs in the Diaspora. – MPILO MOYO, by e-mail

Viva Botswana

EDITOR – Botswana has made a stand and made it clear that they won’t participate in the SADC meetings where Zim is represented by unelected people. It is true that there is no Government in Zim – it is being run by bullies. If all our Countries can take the same stand it will quickly fix our situation.

Let the leaders of this world learn to protect people from dangerous Governments such as Mugabe’s. I feel that the UN must have its own army carrying massive weapons to enable them to intervene and arrest presidents who hurt people. – R.S., by e-mail

The Last Supper Revisited

EDITOR – Zimbabwe might seem to have fallen off the radar recently. Things have gone quiet, well, outside political circles that is. Most Zimbabweans are still under cover, licking their wounds. Some are beginning to stick their heads above the parapets to view a rather battle wrecked and pillaged nation. At most the media has been letting out snippets on ‘talks about talks’, to the horror of those who have been overrun in the trenches. Many of them will recall the history of unity arrangements in Zimbabwe, the perfidious modus operandi of the incumbent regime, and the eventual destruction of the last unity partner, Joshua Nkomo.

Is Morgan Tsvangirai treading that same narrow and perilous path towards self destruction? It seems he might well be. The media is beginning to pick up on the news about the imminent signing of a ‘memorandum of understanding’, or an agreement to talk. Not surprisingly, there is still noise about the ever reluctant ‘mediator’, Thabo Mbeki, holding back on the arbitration of more powerful assemblies, such as the African Union and the United Nations, not that either of these ‘august’ bodies have demonstrated any capacity in the crisis. None the less, a ‘reference group’ of prominent people has been appointed, apparently comprising members of the AU, the UN and SADC. We will not know the truth of this until the deal is done and sealed.

Mugabe and his generals are not really too interested in this power sharing concept. Mugabe is still entrenched on the throne and wants to see out his full term as executive president of Zimbabwe.

It seems that the crux of all these ‘talks about talks’ has been the longevity, or otherwise, of any unity government, or shall we, perhaps mockingly, refer to this as a power hogging arrangement? The MDC wants a short life mandate for a Government of National Unity (GNU). Ultimately they are pushing for a commitment to renewed elections within two years and they want these to be supervised by the UN and monitored by his friends in the West, and very much to Mugabe’s chagrin that shall be. Sorry, but two years is just too long to wait for a democratically elected government.

Supping with the devil is the last resort. There are no trump cards and the joker remains all powerful. The MDC had their chance, and Tsvangirai threw this away; the AU could have stepped in, but did not; the G8 Summit thought it had the fish in the boat, but it swam away; and the UN continues to waffle on with hot-aired impunity.

Be assured that no democratic thinking Zimbabwean will like this outcome. They have seen and experienced the death and destruction that has been metered out to mostly innocent people with a conviction for choice and freedom. They well know what ‘unity’ means in Zimbabwe. It means the ultimate destruction of the vanquished party, being eaten by the devil, so to speak. Tsvangirai had better tread very carefully along this path to supper, it may be his last. – ANON, by e-mail