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Baker

Baker — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Soon he will share a Nobel Peace Prize with Arafat and Gore.

Craig

Craig — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Middle class Zimbabweans are, overwhelmingly, opposed to Mugabe and his policies. Witness the fact that ZANU-PF has lost almost all of its urban support and has been reduced, for the most part, to a rural peasant movement. The Zimbabwean intelligentsia can never consider him as a hero.

John

John — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Mugabe is not the same as many years ago. Today Mugabe is the lead man surrounded by a corrupt high ranking government officials who line their pockets at the expense of the poor and hungry. Africa is left with few decent leaders who must stand firm.

Domonique

Domonique — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

While people suffer & die, African politicians live the 5 star life & refuse to act against the evils that permeate their lands. If Africa does not value its own people then how can we help?

Rjay

Rjay — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I can’t believe i’m saying this but maybe we should just leave Africa to it. Stop the aid to governments (only provide aid that bypasses officialdom) and just trade with companies where we are sure that no corruption exists (no party will get a slice). See how much they salt away then.

Chris

Chris — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

“Africa is a cruel country - It takes your heart and grinds it to powdered stone - and nobody minds”

- Elspeth Huxley

Pawarin

Pawarin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

What can we as individuals do? It may not be much but I will boycott all African goods until they sort Mugabe out.

Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Hacking off woman’s limbs and burning them alive makes you a hero?

Robb

Robb — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I think we all agree that Mugabe is NOT a hero. At least, no longer.

He is now a monster in charge of what used to be an incredible country, now an incredible disaster.

He is now an embarrassment to the continent - though few people are prepared to do anything about it...

vERY SAD.