Comments on: Chinese soldiers seen in Mutare

By: AJ

AJ — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:13:40 +0000

The Chinese will help keep Bob in power and help him in destabilising the country so that he can live on their handouts. They in turn have free range to the mineral wealth and they can go about it without enviromental issues.The excuse that they are rebuilding the infrastructure is true, yes, only to get their booty out and back to china. Never mind the Swart Gevaar watch out for the Rooi Gevaar! Wake up the West before its to late. Here is going to be another Rwanda soon.

By: The Acorn » Weekday Squib: Chinese professors in Zimbabwe

The Acorn » Weekday Squib: Chinese professors in Zimbabwe — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:03:55 +0000

[...] the presence of Chinese soldiers “in their full military regalia and armed with pistols” in Mutare has [...]

By: The Acorn » More Chinese guns for Mugabe

The Acorn » More Chinese guns for Mugabe — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:19:43 +0000

[...] But if the Chinese government is actually sending in soldiers, and actively lending some level of military support - advice or otherwise - to Mugabe’s efforts to subvert democracy and cow the population, then their involvement must be exposed. [Sokanwele] [...]

By: Mzee

Mzee — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:55:36 +0000

What Bob and the chinese are doing is not acceptible….i’m Tanzanian and i know my president is the chairman of AU now and also my country is the member of SADC.What i’m going to do now is to send an email to my president as chair of AU and head of the country to act now.And i’m also asking my Zimbabweans brothers and sisters to stay strong;i know you will get your country back!

By: Wednesday-Night - » Zimbabwe

Wednesday-Night - » Zimbabwe — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:30:28 +0000

[...] not be transported overland. April 18 Tsvangirai accused of treason as China arms Zimbabwe April 17 Chinese soldiers seen in Mutare (This is Zimbabwe) “One of our activists yesterday evening received an email from a contact [...]

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:43:37 +0000

Can a journalist get the Chinesse Government to explain their military presence in Zimbabwe. I know given China’s own human rights record, their recent record in Tibet and the Darfour this might not be very surprising but still someone needs to put the Chinesse authorities and their current world economic powerhouse ambitions on the defensive.

By: From far away

From far away — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:00:12 +0000

What can one do from from far away? How can we help?
Mugabe will never be defeated no matter what. He has duped his people time and time again with these silly meaningless elections.
Would anyone except defeat, if you have been looting your own country. He knows very well that he and his croonies would be dead meat if a democratic government came into power.
I wonder how much they have stolen from their country, and stashed away in Swiss bank accounts? Shades of Saddam, Marcos Suharto etc.
Isn’t there somebody who could freeze those accounts, and make them suffer and flee.

There must be some cunning and clever way to defeat this regime. Let’s use brainpower.

By: Kamba Chikara

Kamba Chikara — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:37:51 +0000

You are too right Refugesta; only we can bring change. When will people stop tolerating beatings and intimidation? Evils of government vs tolerance of the people and all that..

By: Refugesta

Refugesta — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:34:54 +0000

I have read reports about the chinesse vessel apparently the cargo was cleared and it is unclear wether it will proceed by rail or road. A report in allAfrica.com states that

“The consignment has cost the regime millions of United States dollars and came through Durban harbour a Chinese registered vessel, An Yue Juang.

It includes 3 million rounds of ammunition for AK47 rifles, the standard assault weapon for the country’s defence forces. There were also 1,500 rocket propelled grenades, a support weapon for the infantry, plus 3,500 mortar bombs.

Martin Welz, editor of Noseweek a Durban based investigative magazine, told Newsreel on Wednesday they were in possession of the shipping documentation of six containers addressed to the Ministry of Defence in Harare. The arms were bought from a Chinese arms company called Poly Technologies, based in Beijing.

‘The ship did in fact dock in Durban between the 10th and 13th April and the six containers weigh between 8 to 15 tonnes, Welz said.”

Reading previous entries reveals to me that age old Zim way of thinking, worry about the people currently in zim and hope for the best.

Come on people, if we do not stand up for ourselves no one else will. Each one of those rounds of ammunition has your ex-neighbour, relative, friend or family member’s name on it. For those still in zim it may even have your name on it. How long shall we watch and be mesmerised by the crazy development of events. People have already been murdered, must it get to full scale genocide?

By: worried

worried — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:09:01 +0000

Disgusted, misguided poor bob failing to buy food and resort to buying poison (arms). What do we eat, AK47. Oh God take care of the masses.

Time will tell.

Poorest ex police officer who saved for 16 yrs

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:47:51 +0000

It is being reported in local S.A.newspapers about the Chinese troopsin Zim. At least the word is going out.Very scary time for them to be there,reminds me of the old days when other orientals were going around Bulawayo area.
Good luck to all the many great Zimbabweans who are stuck there.

By: Melantrys

Melantrys — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:14:36 +0000

Not that this would help Zimbabwe the least bit at the moment, but upon reading this (and the thing about the weapons…) I do wish more than ever that everyone - and I mean everyone, foreign dignitaries and all the athletes - would simply stay home and skip the Olympics.

As for Zimbabwe, I am still trying to be hopeful that some people in power from whichever country will finally do the only right and decent thing and step in and help Zimbabwe to remove their unelected dictator.
Before any more people get hurt, maimed or killed preferably…

*wishing you strength*

Melantrys

By: exbulawayo

exbulawayo — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:59:11 +0000

Now what is SA doing by allowing arms to pass through our country to Zim that has had enough of arms from the past wars ? Well it seems like Morgan will have to also get arms and call up all races from the past that have left, that were trained, to come and then we will see freedom, but who in his right mind want to relive that ? I think the media should look into the “Looking East” scenario and expose this as we need to know all of that.

By: 4th Chimurenga

4th Chimurenga — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:43:05 +0000

SOME OF US HERE LEFT THEIR JOB’S AS O’LEVEL ENGLISH TEACHERS TO COME TO THE BLOG TO CORRECT GRAMMAR AND SPELLINGS.. Mugabe is so evil. People now can’t use their professions in the appropriate
jobs…..

By: 4th Chimurenga

4th Chimurenga — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:41:14 +0000

I think people should start to prepare themselves for an inevitable 4th Chimurenga. The sooner the better. Mugabe is a violent monster by nature but i wouldn’t encourage people to be equally violent. Does anyone has any contacts to people like Bin Laden? Remember that we have some fallen heroes who were eliminated mysteriously by Mugabe so we should try confront him from outside Zim… AFTER ALL HE IS HUMAN..

By: Point Scorer

Point Scorer — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:03:51 +0000

‘Nit Picker’ is spelled ‘Nitpicker’. (’Spelt’ is a type of wheat or traditional English. International usage is commonly ’spelled’).

Nitpick: To be concerned with or find fault with insignificant details
Nitpicker: Someone who makes small and unjustified criticisms Link

Now, where were we exactly? Oh yes, the Chinese are helping a dictator to suppress democracy in Africa. Not quite as interesting as grammar to some perhaps, but shall we continue on topic anyway?

By: scotchcart

scotchcart — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:00:56 +0000

DWMF - good one!
But who says white guys will be in charge?

And BM - that we will be daft? Of course, when business isn’t discussed openly, there is plenty of room for that.

Any news from NY?

By: Sokwanele

Sokwanele — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:36:39 +0000

Corrected. Thanks.

By: Nit Picker

Nit Picker — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:30:32 +0000

‘Zenophobia’ is spelt ‘xenophobia’

By: DWMF

DWMF — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:17:23 +0000

Scotchcart, do you wear a frock coat and stove-pipe hat? Got a set of mutton chop whiskers?

The noise you’re making from rubbing your hands together is deafening me.

That is exactly the sort of comment that will set off the moonbats with accusations of western colonialism.