 The crowd had gathered at the Zimbabwe Grounds in Highfield, Harare after
marching through the streets with police escorts directing traffic. manacing
riot police were conspicuos by their absence.
True to form, Mugabe blamed white Zimbabweans, the west, sanctions and the
oppostion for the country’s problems.
He also declared himself the only person that should lead this country.
“I want to thank you for this,” he said. “You understand as people we got
fed up and stood against the ways of whites here. You know what it means to
sacrifice, and you have showed that commitment once again.”
“The same whites came together to form the MDC, and for the particular
purpose of re-colonising this country. We should resolutely stand against
such evil plans. We must remain
united as we approach the elections against our
enemies bent on causing all sorts of destabilisation in the country,” he
said.
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