By: Global Voices Online » Zimbabwe: Is Dr. Simba Makoni a puppet?

Global Voices Online » Zimbabwe: Is Dr. Simba Makoni a puppet? — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:55:58 +0000

[...] The blog outlines steps that need to be taken before the elections: Firstly, now, before the elections take place, the opposition and independent candidates must declare that the playing field is not level and detail all areas of concern from lack of access to free media, inability to campaign freely, a litany of repressive laws and widespread violence and intimidation. They and civil society must demand that Thabo Mbeki declares his initiative a failure before elections take place and point to the SADC standards and guidelines for the conduct of free and fair elections. Advocacy for regional action must target individual members of the SADC block because there are some culprit governments in SADC that share a passionate dislike for human rights and democracy alongside Zimbabwe and are preventing SADC from taking a more robust stance on Zimbabwe – these are Angola, Namibia and Swaziland. There is some hope in looking to South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania to put pressure on Zimbabwe. [...]

By: WALTER MBONGOLWANE

WALTER MBONGOLWANE — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:45:47 +0000

Really we are in interesting times. This Makoni guy, is he genuine or is playing with our already stupid minds. You see politics is crazy. What is the possibility that Makoni could be Mugabe’s project for we dont know what? I am too anxious to see how far this thing goes. Where are the backers?

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By: Global Voices Online » Zimbabwe: Is Dr. Simba Makoni a puppet?

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