Comments on: Presentation: The Zimbabwe Economy – October 2009

By: Graham (the original)

Graham (the original) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:54:32 +0000

Oz, don’t get too excited. This is what Ben Freeth says:

“In the eyes of the outside world, our country has recently improved….Don’t believe a word of it. In rural areas, Zanu-PF is consolidating its power with a terrifying zeal. Tsvangirai may be prime minister, but he has little or no real influence. Mugabe still controls the army, the police, and the Ministry of Justice; and he still has his appointees in the Supreme Court. In Chegutu, I see children as young as ten being trained at the police station. They are being prepared, we fear, for the next election, when Mugabe will squash whatever democracy is left.”

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By: oz diaspora

oz diaspora — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:51:14 +0000

have been out of zim for 25 yrs. zim is not out of me. can we dare hope that 2009 will mark the turning point that we all want for the country. there are encouraging signs in the stats.

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By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:08:48 +0000

Amazing amount of info here. Very interesting reading indeed...also many thanks Sok for making available on the web in such a user-freindly way!

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By: UK Diaspora

UK Diaspora — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:05:46 +0000

This is an incredible piece of work. I wish I understood it all a bit more - some of it is over my head. Why is fertiliser so much more expensive in Zim (slide 50)? Slide 64 must be giving Biti sleepless nights! Very helpful to see this in 'pictures'.

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