Comments on: “You’re not going to believe this, BUT…” http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/826 This is Zimbabwe is Sokwanele's pro-democracy activist blog. It provides grassroots news and views from Zimbabwe. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:20:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: THaDAd http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/826/comment-page-1#comment-174233 THaDAd Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:15:39 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/826#comment-174233 C'mon Zimbabwe, I think that the majority of us have not got the clear picture. The elction process i sjusta mere gimmick to show that there is a real possiblity that we the Zimbabwean people are civilized and up-to-date with 'democratic' rule. The real truth of the matter as far as reality is concerned is that the election results are immaterial...WE JUST WANT ZANU-PF and all it's lapdogs gone. Is that not the simple matter? Everything else can be managed civilly without fear or favour s long as the rabbid pit-bulls are in RSPCA (Hague). No more gimmicks- they can keep all the ballot papers, put X's on Bob's name for the rest of the year, we really couldn't be bothered, they should just go!!!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('174233','THaDAd'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('174233','THaDAd','C\'mon Zimbabwe, I think that the majority of us have not got the clear picture. The elction process i sjusta mere gimmick to show that there is a real possiblity that we the Zimbabwean people are civilized and up-to-date with \'democratic\' rule. The real truth of the matter as far as reality is concerned is that the election results are immaterial...WE JUST WANT ZANU-PF and all it\'s lapdogs gone. Is that not the simple matter? Everything else can be managed civilly without fear or favour s long as the rabbid pit-bulls are in RSPCA (Hague). No more gimmicks- they can keep all the ballot papers, put X\'s on Bob\'s name for the rest of the year, we really couldn\'t be bothered, they should just go!!!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> C’mon Zimbabwe, I think that the majority of us have not got the clear picture. The elction process i sjusta mere gimmick to show that there is a real possiblity that we the Zimbabwean people are civilized and up-to-date with ‘democratic’ rule. The real truth of the matter as far as reality is concerned is that the election results are immaterial…WE JUST WANT ZANU-PF and all it’s lapdogs gone. Is that not the simple matter? Everything else can be managed civilly without fear or favour s long as the rabbid pit-bulls are in RSPCA (Hague). No more gimmicks- they can keep all the ballot papers, put X’s on Bob’s name for the rest of the year, we really couldn’t be bothered, they should just go!!!
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]]> By: Zokora http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/826/comment-page-1#comment-174137 Zokora Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:47:53 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/826#comment-174137 Have just seen this and hope the worst will not happen ; FM: Bulgarians Must Abstain from Visiting Zimbabwe, Political Crisis Likely 3 April 2008, Thursday The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommended that Bulgarians abstain from visiting Zimbabwe in the coming weeks. The recommendation was issued with regard to the likelihood of worsening of the political situation in the African country after the announcement of the official results from the recent parliamentary elections. The Foreign Ministry also stated that any Bulgarian citizens who are currently in Zimbabwe should contact the Bulgarian Embassy in the capital Harare, or the embassies of other EU member states in case they needed assistance. For the first time since the country's independence in 1980, the party of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe does not have a majority in Parliament after it received 97 seats vs. 99 seats for the Movement for Democratic Change in the 210-seat parliament. The recent parliamentary elections became notorious with the brutal attempts to suppress the opposition rallies.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('174137','Zokora'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('174137','Zokora','Have just seen this and hope the worst will not happen ;\r\n\r\n\r\nFM: Bulgarians Must Abstain from Visiting Zimbabwe, Political Crisis Likely\r\n\r\n3 April 2008, Thursday\r\n\r\nThe Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommended that Bulgarians abstain from visiting Zimbabwe in the coming weeks.\r\n\r\nThe recommendation was issued with regard to the likelihood of worsening of the political situation in the African country after the announcement of the official results from the recent parliamentary elections.\r\n\r\nThe Foreign Ministry also stated that any Bulgarian citizens who are currently in Zimbabwe should contact the Bulgarian Embassy in the capital Harare, or the embassies of other EU member states in case they needed assistance.\r\n\r\nFor the first time since the country\'s independence in 1980, the party of Zimbabwe\'s President Robert Mugabe does not have a majority in Parliament after it received 97 seats vs. 99 seats for the Movement for Democratic Change in the 210-seat parliament.\r\n\r\nThe recent parliamentary elections became notorious with the brutal attempts to suppress the opposition rallies.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Have just seen this and hope the worst will not happen ;

FM: Bulgarians Must Abstain from Visiting Zimbabwe, Political Crisis Likely

3 April 2008, Thursday

The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommended that Bulgarians abstain from visiting Zimbabwe in the coming weeks.

The recommendation was issued with regard to the likelihood of worsening of the political situation in the African country after the announcement of the official results from the recent parliamentary elections.

The Foreign Ministry also stated that any Bulgarian citizens who are currently in Zimbabwe should contact the Bulgarian Embassy in the capital Harare, or the embassies of other EU member states in case they needed assistance.

For the first time since the country’s independence in 1980, the party of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe does not have a majority in Parliament after it received 97 seats vs. 99 seats for the Movement for Democratic Change in the 210-seat parliament.

The recent parliamentary elections became notorious with the brutal attempts to suppress the opposition rallies.

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]]> By: Mike http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/826/comment-page-1#comment-174129 Mike Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:43:41 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/826#comment-174129 I think "unleash" is the operative word here :-( Let's hope wiser counsel prevails, we've quite enough unleashing already.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('174129','Mike'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('174129','Mike','I think \"unleash\" is the operative word here \r\n:-(\r\n\r\nLet\'s hope wiser counsel prevails, we\'ve quite enough unleashing already.'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> I think “unleash” is the operative word here
:-(

Let’s hope wiser counsel prevails, we’ve quite enough unleashing already.

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]]> By: Owekay http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/826/comment-page-1#comment-174078 Owekay Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:42:48 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/826#comment-174078 I know we've all had to wait for this regime change to be effected for what seems like forever already, BUT ... suddenly it seems like every minute that now passes without positive forward movement is like an unbearable eternity. I can barely sleep, work, eat or even breathe normally - I feel like a zombie stuck in some awful twilight zone between the living and the dead, totally out of control of both my own destiny and that of every other Zimbabwean. When this is all over, I'm seriously considering putting out a worldwide petition for the word "WAIT" to be deleted from all languages on account of the horrific agony it causes. Maybe we could buy a better word on the parallel market. "The Deputy Information Minister, Bright Matonga, says ZANU-PF is ready for a run-off and are ready for a resulting victory. Mr Matonga said the party had let the President down and had not diverted enough energy into its campaign. "In terms of strategy, we only applied 25 per cent of our energy into this campaign," he said. "That [the run-off] is when we are going to unleash the other 75 per cent that we did not apply in the first case."" I desperately hope that the above "other 75% unused energy" Plan B does not insinuate yet another round of violent suppression to prevent Zimbabweans to get to vote freely and safely!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('174078','Owekay'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('174078','Owekay','I know we\'ve all had to wait for\r\nthis regime change to be effected\r\nfor what seems like forever already,\r\nBUT ... suddenly it seems like every\r\nminute that now passes without positive\r\nforward movement is like an unbearable\r\neternity. I can barely sleep, work, eat\r\nor even breathe normally - I feel like\r\na zombie stuck in some awful twilight zone\r\nbetween the living and the dead, totally\r\nout of control of both my own destiny and \r\nthat of every other Zimbabwean.\r\nWhen this is all over, I\'m seriously\r\nconsidering putting out a worldwide petition\r\nfor the word \"WAIT\" to be deleted from all\r\nlanguages on account of the horrific agony\r\nit causes. Maybe we could buy a better word \r\non the parallel market.\r\n\r\n\"The Deputy Information Minister, Bright Matonga, says ZANU-PF is ready for a run-off and are ready for a resulting victory.\r\n\r\nMr Matonga said the party had let the President down and had not diverted enough energy into its campaign.\r\n\r\n\"In terms of strategy, we only applied 25 per cent of our energy into this campaign,\" he said.\r\n\r\n\"That [the run-off] is when we are going to unleash the other 75 per cent that we did not apply in the first case.\"\"\r\n\r\nI desperately hope that the above \"other 75%\r\nunused energy\" Plan B does not insinuate yet\r\nanother round of violent suppression to prevent Zimbabweans to get to vote freely and\r\nsafely!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> I know we’ve all had to wait for
this regime change to be effected
for what seems like forever already,
BUT … suddenly it seems like every
minute that now passes without positive
forward movement is like an unbearable
eternity. I can barely sleep, work, eat
or even breathe normally – I feel like
a zombie stuck in some awful twilight zone
between the living and the dead, totally
out of control of both my own destiny and
that of every other Zimbabwean.
When this is all over, I’m seriously
considering putting out a worldwide petition
for the word “WAIT” to be deleted from all
languages on account of the horrific agony
it causes. Maybe we could buy a better word
on the parallel market.

“The Deputy Information Minister, Bright Matonga, says ZANU-PF is ready for a run-off and are ready for a resulting victory.

Mr Matonga said the party had let the President down and had not diverted enough energy into its campaign.

“In terms of strategy, we only applied 25 per cent of our energy into this campaign,” he said.

“That [the run-off] is when we are going to unleash the other 75 per cent that we did not apply in the first case.”"

I desperately hope that the above “other 75%
unused energy” Plan B does not insinuate yet
another round of violent suppression to prevent Zimbabweans to get to vote freely and
safely!

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]]> By: Jo http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/826/comment-page-1#comment-174056 Jo Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:19:03 +0000 http://www.sokwanele.com/thisiszimbabwe/archives/826#comment-174056 Fantastic!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('174056','Jo'); return false;">Reply to this comment</a> --- <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('174056','Jo','Fantastic!'); return false;">Quote from this comment</a></div> Fantastic!
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