it is an international outrage. but can we expect Mbeki to do anything about his relative - no chance the west can't move - because the racists in the west & the racists in Africa will not accept that Mugabe has to go; and although Wilson and Carrington are guilty of foisting Mugabe on Zim (instead of Muzawera) we are NOT responsible for destroying the bread basket of Africa. That dis-honour goes to Mugabe & SADC - SADC because they have stood by and done nothing. I just hope Brown just shuts up; because anything a Brit has to say on zim is just abused by Mugabe. Not that we get much coverage here on what is really going on. What can we say or do from here ? Are politicians supposedly know what is going on - but are powerless; and one always fears that the next President will be no better than the last; history is not encouraging.

Poor Africans- they must be numb with despair. Why are their leaders immune to the cry of their people? We are all behaving like mesmerised rabbits, watching the final breath of a wonderful part of Africa. They all shrug their shoulders and say but this is Africa----there is no such thing as African brotherly love- or compassion for each other.

Poor Africans- they must be numb with despair. Why are their leaders immune to the cry of their people? We are all behaving like mesmerised rabbits, watching the final breath of a wonderful part of Africa. They all shrug their shoulders and say but this is Africa----there is no such thing as African brotherly love- or compassion for each other.

You are quite correct, I have and will continue to post on this outrage so that decent minded people do not lose sight of events in Zim.

It has gone from bad to worse and I fear that there is still worse to come. We can only hope that sanity will eventually prevail.