As readers of the Vigil diary will know, we have from the beginning regarded the constitution-making process as an expensive time- wasting distraction. We have never understood why the MDC parties allowed themselves to be taken in by this ludicrous exercise – $50 million on the constitution and $85 million on the pointless referendum – instead of trying to level the electoral playing field as envisaged by the GPA. We fear it is now too late.
As the well-practised Zanu (PF) election-stealing machine lumbers into action, MDC- T has appealed for Zuma’s intervention with a dossier detailing 120 incidents of politically-motivated violence against its supporters.
But – surprise! – bad news. A member of Zuma’s facilitation team is reported as saying the dossier lacked ‘details’. It had ‘loopholes which makes it difficult for the facilitation team to pin Zanu (PF) as the perpetrators . . .’
Quote of the week came from Zuma’s facilitation team spokesperson, Lindiwe Zulu, who said they were waiting to hear from the Joint Monitoring
Implementation Committee. ‘It has to formally give us a report on the said violence’ she said. She will have a long wait. If the team looks up its dusty records it would find that JOMIC has never really been operational. A couple of years ago SADC ordered regional representatives to be sent to galvanise it. Last heard of, they got bored hanging around waiting for Zanu (PF) to shake their hands and went home.
Don’t forget Zimbabwe Action Forum Saturday 16th March from 6.30 – 9.30 pm. Strand Continental Hotel (first floor lounge), 143 Strand, London WC2R 1JA. Mark Beacon, Campaigns
Manager of ACTSA will discuss with us how the Vigil and ACTSA can work together to deliver freedom in Zimbabwe.
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