With only a couple of weeks before the elections, one would have hoped that SADC observers would be on the ground to see this. But our hopes are not raised by a surreal Voice of America interview with SADC’s Director of Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation, a former Lesotho military officer, Tanki Mothae, who we note gloomily was a SADC observer at the stolen 2008 elections.
He said some SADC observers are in Zimbabwe but ‘the bulk of other observers will be in Zimbabwe, as soon as member states are ready, which is what we are waiting on now. The SADC Secretariat is busy trying to put together a team that will go to Zimbabwe as the SADC poll observer mission.’ Let’s hope they will make it on time!
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum accuses Mugabe of trying to intimidate SADC by threatening to withdraw from the organisation. Judging from Mothae’s comments, we don’t believe intimidation is necessary.
Either way, the Vigil believes the real problem is the stuffing of ballot boxes by Zanu (PF) and we were joined by Mugabe himself (in the form of Fungayi Mabhunu in our Mugabe mask) who showed us how to carry out this clever Israeli trick.
Vigil supporters have written to President Zuma in the hope of putting some spine into SADC. Our letter states that there is clear evidence that the elections are already being rigged and we call on Zuma not to recognise the results of disputed elections.
‘The Vigil also wishes to record our total opposition to any attempt to form a new Government of National Unity if real power again rests with the atavistic Zanu (PF) party under Mugabe,” the letter states.
As the Vigil ended we discussed whether the MDC could win the elections. Sadly nobody thought they could because of rigging. We believe SADC must now choose between standing by its obligations to the desperate people of Zimbabwe or continuing to prop up a geriatric genocidaire. FOR THE RECORD: 30 signed the register.
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Even Mr Zuma himself knows that Vanhu Havachada zanupf!!