The International Community is Getting Skelemanic Against Mugabe's regime

Botswana does not … recognise the outcome of the presidential run-off
election, and would expect other SADC member states to do the same,"
(Sapa-AFP) The term sekelemaniac is someone who do not recognize
Mugabe's government.

 The sentiment echoed by U.S. Secretary of
State, Condoleezza Rice, in Copenhagen recently about Mugabe regime is
made possible by the stand of Botswana towards Mugabe. With her words
It's well past time for Robert Mugabe to leave, stalled power-sharing
talks, a sham election earlier this year, economic meltdown and the
humanitarian toll from the cholera epidemic required swift action. I
am grateful for HE Ian Khama and Hon. Phandu Skelemani on taking Mugabe
regime head on, in regard of what other sycophants' countries are
aphorisms. The Khama administration, unlike his predecessors found it
fit to disapprove and condemn the infamous comrade Bob and he also
recommended that if power sharing deal fails, fresh elections should be
called under regional and international scrutiny.  With this bold
position in antagonism to Mugabe we see much effort in the region and
international on how to save the poor Zimbabweans. Botswana under
Khama's leadership made sure that that there is a element of growing
international pressure gradually, for now more sanctions are to follow
against Zimbabwe if the so called power sharing deal fails and I
believed it has already failed, as this is waist of time and resources
on continuing on things which do not yield or bore no fruits. Glancing
at the number of Zimbabweans who are faced with quandary in their lives
resulted in economic exiles. The same people caused agony to where they
flee, I hope all and sundry remember very well the incident happened on
the Francistown/ Orapa road. The lady who was brutally murdered by poor
Zimbabweans for a cell phone and her hard earned cash, what led to them
committing such a crime? The retort is economic hardship in their
country due to poor administration under Mugabe.How many Zimbabweans
they earn a living through commercial sex work? How many Zimbabweans
have infected with the HIV/AIDS virus through this illegal trade? How
many customers of these females Zimbabweans got infected by HIV/AIDS
through this act? How many Zimbabweans died during the xenophobic
attacks in RSA? How many Zimbabwean lost their lives and some reported
to have gone missing?  When we develop a holistic view and running away
from the symptoms, the root cause of these problems is the once famous
Robert Gabriel Mugabe.

I share the same sentiments with South
African Archbishop Desmond Tutu that Mugabe must step down or be
removed by force and that the Zimbabwean leader faced indictment for
war crimes in the Hague. This is a time for military intervention used
against Mugabe, if he can be still want to be stubborn and refuse to
surrender power. Mugabe's days are numbered, regional power house South
Africa preferred negotiation between two parties  under leadership of
Thabo Mbeki with element of favoritisms' and I hope when Jacob Zuma
takes up the office Mugabe is going to dance to his tune.  Jacob Zuma,
is like HE Ian Khama and Hon P. Sekelemani as they passionately wanted
Mugabe to uphold human rights and ultimately be removed from power.
International community is ready to act at any interval, but they want
to sanction him further, and I personally do not think that will work
as the innocent life will suffer extremely, I prefer military
intervention to be executed to save millions of lives.  I know that
this move may be perceived by many as a dangerous but we have left with
no alternative but incarcerate the old man and his cronies and be sent
him to Hague for his bad deeds they committed.

AU should take the
lead on these processes before the international community intervenes
and engross them when there are some glitches. SADC has botched us, it
has shown that it is a toothless bulldog that could woof and could not
sink their teeth into Mugabe. I lost the trust on the organization that
could not crack the whip on their naughty first born child and they
treat him with kinder gloves. Silent diplomacy cannot take this region
anyway but to pandemonium and tatters economies.

 I would like to
call upon African leaders to join hands and become the late Mwanawasas
(may his soul rest in peace) the Khamas, the Odingas, the Yaraduas, the
Zumas, the Sirleafs, these are the only young African presidents who
fervidly oppose Mugabe and his cohorts without turning back nor hiding
behind the finger. These young presidents need full support right from
SADC, AU to meet the needs and aspirations of Zimbabwe. The
international community should act when we do not have any doable
option. AU please sends troops now to Zimbabwe to re install peace and
order. International community be on standby (makatadimeche) to give AU
full support, to catch the old man before he conceal himself. Thanks
very much for international community and regional countries for
getting SEKELEMANIC against Mugabe. Sooner or later Zimbabweans will be
in back to their sumptuousness days, provided the entire region get
sekelemanic concept and be pragmatic like Botswana.

By Descendant of an Aristocrat

University of Botswana