I feel violated that this man we no longer want to lead us is forcing himself on us. This is rape of the nation. The worst thing is I feel powerless, I can’t even explain it to my little niece who asks “how come Mugabe is still there if you went to vote, what did you not do”.

I don’t feel like celebrating Independence, we fought for the right to vote and be liberated but they were illegally taken away from us by our “liberators”. Its so sad that a handful of people control the majority who have the deciding power or is it the ones who had the power of the vote. Eighteen days later still no response only nothingness and threats of a nausiating speech on Independence Day – so I will block out all speeches and excercise my right – freedom of choice

What an excellent idea – and another flows from it – that Nobel laureates should now make a public statement on democracy in Zimbabwe.