See you in court

The Zanu (PF) government has persisted with its lawsuit against EU sanctions. While sanctions have been lifted, restrictions remain on President Mugabe and wife. Perhaps the justice minister, Emmerson Mnangagwa, sees a legal loophole. However, common sense suggests that sanctions are about freedom of association. If a man chooses not to associate with you, it would be both silly and futile to force a relationship. In the unlikely event of a Zimbabwean legal victory, one wonders if the courts can

Mnangagwa
Mnangagwa

What is humorous is that Mugabe tactlessly told former British PM Tony Blair to ‘keep your Britain and I will keep my Zimbabwe.’ It is a reasonable question to ask him why he insists on being allowed freedom to travel to Europe when he himself often asked many of Zimbabwe’s economic refugees who fled his misrule, ‘muchienda kunaani?’ – What is the point of going to Europe?

For the past 14 years, Zanu (PF) have told anybody who would pay them attention that they did not need Europe because they had China, their ‘all weather friend.’ After numerous failed attempts to wangle money out of China for his ambitious ZimAsset recovery plan, Mugabe now finds himself crying out for help from those he has often insulted.

Shame, shame, shame, shame. – Till next week, my pen is capped. Jerà Twitter @JeraAfrika

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