Combined effort needed to stop Operation ‘Murambatsvina’
July 19th, 2005
STATEMENT BY DOUGLAS GIBSON MP DA SPOKESPERSON ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Release: Immediate
There are encouraging signs that pressure on Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is hotting up. The World Bank, the IMF, the churches and other African leaders are all coming together to try to force the Zanu – PF government to stop “Operation Murambatsvina” (clearing away the trash).
How President Mugabe thought he could get away with inhumane treatment of his people on this vast scale raises queries about his mental health.
If South Africa and President Mbeki are at last waking up and flexing their muscles there must be some hope for change in Zimbabwe. But it cannot be left for Zimbabwe’s friends alone; what about ordinary Zimbabweans? Surely they are not going to carry on for much longer doing little or nothing to fight their oppressor?
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