The targeted sanctions came into being because of Mugabes continuous gross human rights abuses. Secondly, on the same page, Mugabe threatens to ditch diamond rules. If anyone wanted to plead on behalf of Zimbabwe for the removal of the targeted sanctions, such an advocate would fail since the defendant, Mugabe, is unrepentant. Threatening to ditch diamond rules shows that he is less bothered by the possible reaction of the international community. He parrots long and loud about the EUs targeted sanctions led by Britain and the United States. These sanctions target less than 200 individuals, all Mugabes cronies, and a few companies related to Zanu (PF), so to claim that Zimbabwe is under sanctions is untrue.
Sanctions lie abounds
Thirdly, the diamonds mined in Chiadzwa, Marange have been at the centre of a controversy. They have been mined illegally and the army stands accused of killing hundreds of people when Mugabe deployed the military to drive out thousands of locals and foreigners from the diamond rich area. Human rights organizations have called these blood-diamonds. It is ridiculous that Mugabe calls for the lifting of sanctions before he does a thorough introspection of his illegal transactions.
Large quantities of the mineral continue to be sourced and smuggled out of the country. The military is contracted to protect the mineral fields as much as they protect the interests of the top military brass and Mugabes corrupt officials. Mugabe has grossly abused human rights and killed thousands of people over the years, yet he wants support from the MDC and the international community on the lifting of sanctions. This is outrageous and absurd. If Mugabe truly threatens to ditch diamond rules, then he is unrepentant. He wants to use unethical means to sell the diamonds, avoiding the stringent international rules.
Pride and insanity
He is a man full of himself, yet claims to work for the people of Zimbabwe, thousands of whom he has killed while millions have been turned into political and economic refugees. Mugabe has the temerity to attack the Kimberly Process saying, [they] are trying to play it their own way, but we can go outside that KP system and do it otherwise. We can sell our diamonds our own way anyway. That is the impenitent Mugabe. It smacks of myopic pride and insanity at the same time. In 1999, Mugabe authorized the illegal invasion of white owned farms and distributed these to party cadres, most of which presently lie idle. There has been no accountability on who benefited from the so called land redistribution.
On February 9, the quasi-government of Mugabe published regulations governing Indigenization and Economic Empowerment making it compulsory for foreign owned [white] companies in Zimbabwe to hand over majority control to black persons. It is most surprisingly that in November 2009, Zimbabwe announced that Sonangol, a Chinese-Angolan joint venture, was investing US$8 million in five deals involving gold and platinum refining, oil and gas exploration, fuel purchase and distribution and housing. This new regulation would mean this same venture is not to be excluded, but will have 51 per cent of its shares allotted to black Zimbabweans. The government impropriated Mutumwa Maweres business entities and failed to run them, so did it fail with the ZABG. Mugabe must be a dreamer as well as a plunderer.
Tyranny rules
The same madness was displayed by Mugabes government in the year 2000 with the illegal invasion of white owned farms. Such madness marked the free fall of Zimbabwe from the bread-basket of Southern Africa to a country that relies on food handouts. Millions of Zimbabweans have been turned into political and economic refuges because of Mugabes pathetic policies. His tyrannical government failed in the land redistribution and it is a sure case the present Indigenization and Economic Empowerment deal is an unviable proposition. Mugabe is furthering personal aggrandizement, including awarding his loyal party cadres and relatives with farms and now set for businesses. Farms are lying idle as Zimbabweans starve yet the incongruous minded man proceeds with one another hopeless policy.
I want to state that at 86 years of age, one ceases to function rationally, especially in a capacity of policy formulation and decision making on a national level. Instead of transferring power and leadership to able bodied and minded persons, Mugabe thinks Zimbabwes problems would be solved solely by indigenization [Mugaberization]. What Zimbabwe needs is a new constitution and fresh, free and fair elections meant for a democratic government for the better of the people. Mugabe has become a liability and is being plundered, politically and economically.
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