Even if you have not been paying attention to Zimbabwe lately, you were still bedazzled by the ongoing political drama. President Mugabe is confirming every low expectation the people of Zimbabwe have of him. In the end you were probably left wondering what the people of Zimbabwe should really do next;

The deadline given by the regional community in Maputo passed on Friday without a single decision regarding the issues that are still outstanding being met.  The political agreements were signed by the three Parties to the Zimbabwe crisis in September 2007. The reason was quite clear – Zanu and the Mutambara group simply do not  [ Read More ]

Once again we have a government in Zimbabwe after the announcement to revert to the government of national unity (GNU) by MDC-T president Morgan Tsvangirai. Just as Mr. Mugabe had predicted the MDC-T is back after getting some assurance from president Zuma of South Africa that SADC will attempt to resolve the outstanding GNU issues  [ Read More ]

Yesterday we were out in the bush, some 220 kilometres from Bulawayo speaking at a MDC rally in a tiny village. A fairly large crowd had gathered with villagers walking into the site from many kilometres in every direction. After the meeting we had a meal together and then they walked home and I drove  [ Read More ]

If Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai fails to show up at the next burial, especially for comrades in the mold of Chinotimba whose graves have already been reserved at the national shrine, then Zimbabwe will be on fire again! The first fire was recently pledged by Jonathan Moyo warning against the swearing in of Roy Bennett.  [ Read More ]

Over 50 heavily armed police officers last night raided an MDC leased house in Chisipite, Harare purporting to search for arms of war cache. The Chisipite house is used by the MDC to cater for its leadership from out of Harare.

HARVEST HOUSE       23 October 2009 The MDC leadership today met with civic society representatives to brief them on the party’s decision to disengage with Zanu PF at the party’s headquarters, Harvest House in Harare.

 The MDC congratulates the people of Botswana and President Ian Khama for holding a peaceful election which serves as a major lesson to the rest of Africa and the region that it is possible to hold a free and fair election with an uncontested result.

The three MDC External Assemblies, MDC-USA, MDC-UK/IR and MDC-SA met on Saturday, October 17 via teleconference to discuss the way forward for Zimbabwe. Top on the agenda were the following issues:1. Should MDC pull out of the GNU?2. Discuss media strategies to counter ZANU PF3. Diaspora participation in the new Constitution making process4. The plight  [ Read More ]

After watching Mr. Mugabe’s interview on CNN I could not help, but conclude that he has a skewed view of democracy and is politically perverted. This is not the same vibrant man who was once Africa’s hope for the future. Instead, l saw a desperate man who is bent on holding onto power as he  [ Read More ]