Links ~ 14 May 2008
Another Southern African Summit On Zimbabwe Seen As Crisis Deepens
Leaders of the Southern African Development Community were expected to gather for another extraordinary summit on the crisis in Zimbabwe amid mounting pressure from the African Union and Western governments for the regional group to act decisively to tamp down political violence and press Harare to conclude presidential voting.
Pro-Mugabe lobby urges state of emergency
A pro-government rights outfit has urged Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to consider declaring a state of emergency to stem a tide of post-election political violence …The measure enables the authorities to arrest and detain suspects indefinitely as well as impose curfews.
8 more MDC supporters murdered
Zimbabwe’s opposition said on Tuesday eight more of its members were murdered in the last three days to bring to 32 the total number killed in political violence since March.
UN voices concern over politically-motivated violence
“These incidences of violence are occurring in the communal, farming and urban areas and there are indications that the level of violence is escalating in all these areas and could reach crisis levels,” UN spokesperson Michele Montas told reporters in New York, adding that the Organization’s country team has received some evidence to substantiate these reports.
The Herald responds: Poll violence: UN blames MDC, Zanu-PF
The state-controlled media is quick to cast the impression that the UN views the violence as being jointly shared between both the MDC and Zanu-PF, and adds that “[The UN] commended Government efforts to curb the violence”
Ambassador Andrew Pocock seized as he investigates violence in Zimbabwe
The British Ambassador to Zimbabwe and three other Western diplomats were intercepted and detained by police yesterday as they tried to investigate the violence being inflicted on Zimbabwe’s rural population since the elections in March.
Harassment of Diplomats ordered from President’s Office
Zimbabwe Metro alleges that yesterday’s detention and questioning of the U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe and diplomats from five other missions in Harare by the police was ordered from the President’s office. Metro managed to speak to one of the police officers involved in altercation with the diplomatic staff.
The Herald responds: Zimbabwe paper accuses envoys of demonising Mugabe
The Herald accused the envoys of “circumventing diplomatic protocol” and going on a “spirited campaign to demonise the government ahead of the presidential election run-off”…”The presence of several journalists from private-owned media houses in his (McGee’s) convoy appeared to confirm suspicions that the ‘fact-finding missions’ have largely been stage-managed to come up with ‘cooked up evidence’ of political violence” in support of the opposition, the Herald said.
Zimbabweans in South Africa flee attacks
Moyo and hundreds of Zimbabweans and other foreigners fled their homes in Alexandra, a teeming crime-ridden township, on Sunday and Monday to escape xenophobic attacks. The attacks increase pressure on South African President Thabo Mbeki over his policy of “quiet diplomacy.”
May 14th, 2008 16:06
“A pro-government rights outfit has urged Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to consider declaring a state of emergency to stem a tide of post-election political violence ”
Yes… and I am sure Mugabe set them up to ask him to do this and he probably has his answer ‘yes’ all ready. In fact, this is probably why they set about bashing people in the first place - so they had an excuse to do this.
What happen to elections when their is a state of emergency. I bet they don;t happen… OOh oho oh, how convenient.
ZANU PF make me so ANGRY!
May 14th, 2008 21:00
SOUTH AFRICA HATES ZIMBABWEANS
The govt of SA has adopted Mugabe’s strategy of mobilizing some militia so as to attack Zimbabweans. It is believed that soon after the undisclosed meeting between Mbeki & Mugabe, the former came and mobilized some people to attack immigrants (80% Zimbabweans) in Alexandra (JBurg- SA). They did it the “ZANU” way of the so called green bombers. Mbeki was told by his military master (Mugabe) to kill as many Zimbabweans as possible so that they dont come and vote in the run-off. 3 Million Zimbabweans fled to SA in the past 10 years.
May 15th, 2008 10:30
Mugabe is as cunning, as devious and as mentally sick as Austrian, Josef Fritzl !!! It’s the SAME personality type… Psychopath!! A control-freak who will do anything to exude control over people with a sinister enjoyment of the pain and suffering they cause .. it’s a power-trip… and demonising the Zim government is exactly right .. psychopathic Mugabe is an evil entity that is not welcome on this planet!!
Situations like the unrest in Alexander are the DIRECT result of Mbeki’s FAILURE as a President and FAILURE as mediator. Mbeki is Mugabe’s puppet!!! South Africans of EVERY race are HIGHLY embarrassed because Mbeki is a waste of time as a leader and a DISGRACE to the entire african continent and culture. We all know Mugabe is a disgrace to mankind but Mbeki is right up Mugabe’s A**. South Africa, as a country, could be in serious trouble if this is allowed to continue. In addition, with the 2010 World Cup so close Mr Thabo Mbeki is seriously compromising what little integrity South Africa has left as hosts to this world event.
What is it with these leaders who are so power hungry and BARBARIC?!?!?!?!!! This kind of behaviour belongs back in the dark ages, not in 2008!
May 21st, 2008 09:10
Mugabe is bad news for Zimbabwe. The old has led Zimbabwe the way of all other Africans. Rhodesia was a proporous State with or without sunctions. Smith was only a racist leader and brilliant one in many areas of his ruling. People got jobs, houses, healthy, Food e.t.c. When he was forced to step down by the Gangster leader he left a lot of money for the incoming wolves squander everything to becoming the only country in the world which uses bearer cheques. I hate Zanu pf for what they did to our country. Why do you by weapons when people have no food?