theregulator@potraz.gov.zw

and urge whoever reads it to understand that their conduct will itself be monitored.

However, something tells me that the regime cannot count on lower level officials just rolling over and going along with its dictats.

It’s nice to know that some politicians appreciate this enormous power. Keep up the good work Sokwanele and others.

Just nothing that’s going to get the recipients in Zim into trouble (if the ‘authorities’ can actually indeed monitor the traffic.)

“The invitations we sent at the beginning are still valid. There would be no further invitations,” Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, was quoted as saying by The Herald newspaper.

Once again - What authorities? Who the hell are they? And Mumbengegwi, who’s he? The Minister of WHAT?

Common, why can’t the newly elected Minister of Foreign Affairs (who just happens to have legitimately - even by ZANUPF’s books - unseated Mumbengegwi) invite whosoever he pleases?

This bloody nonsense!

The Price of Tyranny - A Big Price To Pay For The Ego Of One Man.

While we often discuss the human costs of the Mugabe regime, we often neglect the costs in material terms. For this country the price of his tyranny has been huge. Our national debt has soared to over US$8bn. Despite our pariah state the international community still pours in over US$600m a year in aid - all of it in grant form. If we add up the total losses to Zimbabwe over the past ten years they would exceed US$100bn. A big price to pay for the ego of one man and his gang of thieves. On the issue of the corrupt diversion of state resources, the magnitude of the costs we have bourne are equally enormous. People in the West have little idea of the sums that are stolen from countries like Zimbabwe and the extent of the wealth being accumulated by the priveleged few in power. Control of the Reserve Bank and the State simply signals an opportunity to plunder both for the benefit of a tiny minority.

The contagion in Zimbabwe also affects South Africa and could be costing it anything from 3-5% of its GDP. Now there is increasing violence there as well. This was bound to happen as their social system can only take so much pressure before it breaks down. And over three million zimbabweans is a lot of pressure!

I know the world is never going to be perfect, but why it allows, not only a beautiful country like Zimbabwe to be driven into the ground, but also the neighbouring region to be de-stabilized, and at such a price in both human and material costs, by one tyrannical and selfish individiual, is something simply beyond comprehension.

As for Mr Sibanda who wants to monitor sms, maybe someone can find us his mobile number so we can send him a few (or a few thousand) messages to tell him what we think of his suggestion.

Sally D
Somerset West

Yes Zecs announcement yesterday about only those on the voters role for March 29th is a blow and of course many people will have had their IDs stolen so they can’t vote but the fact that 20000 people came to the MDC rally despite Mr President Morgan unable to arrive gives us all hope…..