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Horrible just horrible, but is not like you can expect less from a person like Robert Mugabe.

The ideological problem here is how can we help them… the world economy is not doing so well this days, I don’t know if I will be able to donate a cent since I am jobless and still have to pay for my college credits and crap…

A courageous story, Nkepile and please, continue. The good thing about the whole business around this crook of a Mugabe is perhaps that there is a limit to Mugabe’s own life and that he is not very far from it.

This is really horrible!! I actually have been watching your report and i was greatly suddened that such things are happening to our own African brothers and sisters.However,lets forge a way forward to see how we can find an end to all this.Is there anyway,we can donate some money to help out??Please everyone out there,in which ever way you can help,please come out and lets save innocents lives.

Robert Mugabe’s backwards economic policies, particularly regarding land reform, has turned Zimbabwe – once called the breadbasket of Africa – into a humanitarian crisis.
His most recent “re-election” was far from legitimate; full of fraud, and intimidation of opposition party supporters.
With the global economic downturn, I fear that aid to LDCs (lesser developed countries) will further decline, despite upward inflationary pressure for food, oil and other daily necessities.
I implore all citizens of developed nation-states, Canadians included, to realize that any economic hardship we will face during this upcoming recession will pail in comparison to the experiences of people living in ‘true poverty.’

Thank goodness! At last someone has seen fit to actually put a story about Zimbabwe on this site. As a former nurse from the UK, Ilived and worked in Bulawayo for a number of years, and saw firsthand, the violence and terrible poverty, hunger, and decay, these beautiful people have to endure every day. I had to leave because of the election and my safety was extremely compromised. Luckily for me, I could jump on a plane, if only it were that easy for my Zimbabwean brothers and sisters. I pray for them daily. The atrocious Mugabe regime should be headline news DAILY. The world needs to know what is going on there and intervene NOW!

thank you for your commitment to truth. zimbabwe must recover. please keep on reporting!

If the world cannot support the people of Zimbabwe then how can any one single person do anything, they went and destroyed Iraq for alot less the only difference there that the people where technically white and of course the masses of oil in the country !! people in Zimbabwe are face far worse things and the world sits and watchs and chooses to do nothing about it.

May our father in heaven forgive us for this grave sin.

We it is hardly surprising that nothing has come of the negotiations brokered by Mbeki. I seem to recall that mugabe did the same trick before – agreeing to work together with an opponent and then did his level best to neuter him.

When oh when is Africa going to do something about this murderous man?

This was at one time under different leadership a wealthy and prosperous nation. The old leaders should not have been forced to relinquish their leadership until those who were taking over could be properly trained to do so.
Their are numerous examples of countries falling apart after the country that had colonized them handed over power to the locals. Why? Because it was done without thinking through the process. The hand over should have been planned and with over sight from neutral parties the people who were taking over should have been trained to do so.
You cannot hand the governing of a nation over to people who have never done it and expect success unless those people have had the proper education and training to take over.
In the interest of fairness and doing the right thing, the wrong thing was done.

Three Decades!!! Zimbabweans needs change!!
We don’t need more stories, the people need a solution.

What a sad story. I viisted Zim in the early 90″s. what a wonderful country, the natura l land and the people were so very hospitable. to think a country could be so devastated so fast. this country once fed all the surrounding countries with their crops, mostly corn and the money came in frome growing tobacco. Now their own people can not even get corn, the major staple. What a shame

Look at Somalia today. Zimbabweans are better off. No government in somalia. War lords rule the day. Should that not be a priority if human rights is a genuine concern.
look at South Osetia. Russia invaded Georgia and took a part of Georgia away. No one say anything. As long as it is not Mugabe. The UK nationalised banks. Let Mugabe do the same and the world will cry. You expect justice using an unjust measuring rod. how on earth will you come out right?

What a horrible situation. It makes me absolutely furious that the despot Mugabe is killing innocent people by the second. What goes on in his mind? I wish I could make him disappear.

So sad to see a country held hostage by very few people who are living high on the hogs from plundering the economy. The reason Mugabe wants to retain the Ministry of Finance in the national unity government is to ensure that he and his cohorts. For a poor country with no chemicals to treat drinking water, Mugabe and an entourage of 50 went to New York for the UN general assembly to deliver a 15-minute speech! A more pragmatic leader would have used the $5 million splurged on this trip to buy enough water treatment chemicals to last a whole year, and fend off the cholera epidemic already gripping the country. This man is absolutely shameless, and it is difficult to imagine that 40 % of Zimbabweand, as evidenced by the March 29 elections, actually believe in him!!!!

It is sad that the many organisations out there have failed such as the AU…it really doesn’t make sense….they all continue to have meetings as if nothing has happened…If Zimbabwe was part of the EU such a thing would never have happened….
I’ve never wished anyone harm…but someday…he’ll die too just like his people are…and Zimbabwe will pick itself up….

One wish I have, if it were possible, I would take every Zimbabwean out of Zimbabwea and live Mugabe, (including anything/anyone that has something to do with Mugabe) behind and blow Zimbabwe away. One thing that the world need to understand is that our good God is still in control. I am asking the whole world to just hung in there. Robert Gabriel Mugabe, (if indeed that is your real name – and by the way, where is your father? As far as we know, Mugabe is your mother’s last name – Bona (was her name) if you are reading this, just wait and see.

Europeans have been the force behind getting these democraticly elected dictators in power all over Africa, these so called Presidents have devastated and demolished some of the most prosperous countries in Africa. Is is always said that Africa is been exploited, but who allows this exploitation and souly benefits from it? Only the so called “democratic” governments. Now Europe has turned away leaving us with these demons. Africans can only fight these demons if there is democracy, not when socialism, comminisim and dectatorship rules the continent. This story is the true reflection of what is going on and Africa needs help by means of forced involvement not just talk and sanctions.

The African Union had the chance to condem the illegal election results and to demand that Mugabe step down but as usual, Africa stood by and did nothing either – it was only the late Zambian President Levy P. Mwanawasa who had the courage to speak out for our brothers and sisters in Zimbabwe. We can look to the West for solutions but only real and lasting change will come once the people of Zimbabwe – and Africa as a whole – stop treating each other like second class citizens of the world and start putting our own money where our mouth is. We need help from the international community, but as long as our own people are prepared to stand by and watch these atrocities going on under our noses, how can we point fingers at those from across the seas who we think should be doing more?

Sickining…

You should sympathise with Robert Mogabe.

The world told him he had to destroy the economy of Rhodesia (the wheatbasket of Africa) in order to get power. The Communists advised and supported him. When eventually he came to power, they were no longer there to tell him he may now stop. How on earth was he to know?

How can the world now turn on this hero who is still doing exactly what they gave him an honorory knighthood for?

hmmmmmmmmmmmm interesting………..

Good work Nkepile . Just dont risk your life in going back there to report on zimbabwe .. I used to live in zambia in the 90’s . At that time Zimbabwe was like a dream place to visit , even comparable to South Africa . Hope this terrible regime will come to an end soon !

If my memory serves me, Robert Mugabe was a hero to the people of Zimbabwe; he freed them from oppression and gave his people hope for a better life in their beautiful country. Was that really all a lie? Is he just another greedy despot right from day one? Everything that he did was just for him, to Hell with “MY People”, is that what we have here. I would love to tell him how great he would feel if his REAL motive was to serve the people of Zimbabwe and how well he would be treated if let the world in to help. Instead, he has to hide for fear of being assasinated. Is there any hope; can one sick man really do this much damage – I guess so!

that chimp sure got everything rolling for him. hmm making his own people hungry so they can’t rebel against him, what a clever but idiotic idea.

What a sickening, sad story! Even as someone living in South Africa (next to Zimbabwe) I cannot believe the suffering these people are going through and yet, nothing is done!! Just talk, talk, talk.. When will it stop? When will action be taken and why oh why, was this mad man even allowed to speak at the United Nations? He lost the election, engineered a re-election and then started murdering and victimising the opposition!! And yet the United Nations allows him on stage and gives him a voice to the world!! Sickening!! And yes, Mike you are so right. If there was oil in Zimbabwe, America would have been there boots and all to “liberate” the poor people.

On the other hand – why have the Zimbabweans kept this man in power for almost 30 years? One gets the government one deserves – through voting. Your vote is your only weapon. If you do not use it (take note honourable Desmond Tutu) you are strengthening evil and weakening chance and hope!! How do our own government here in South Africa allow this to go on on our doorstep?? We have thousands of Zimbabweans in our country, destitute and desperate for a place of hope and what do we do? We persecute them in the townships what a terrible thing to do to people who tried to escape from desperate situations. It is time that the leadership of Africa take decisive steps against this madness. Enough is enough!!

They voted for Mugabe despite the warnings.
They happily murdered, raped and chased white farmers from their lands.
They slaughtered the cattle, destroyed the crops, and burned down the farmhouses, clinics and schools.
And now we are supposed to feel sorry for them.
May their souls rot in hell.

wow
now that we know whats going on over there what are we going to do
what can i do

USA and Britain have blood on their hands too. Mugabe might be racist and may have been a party war crimes over 23 years ago. but its the sanctions by the UK and USA that is starving Zimbabwe.

The compulsory acquasition of land that was stolen by colonial whites from the Africans generations ago may have been wrong. But so is burning the seeds that could have fed Zimbabwe on your way out like Iraq lit the oil fields in Kuwait.

whats even worse is that people can condone sanctions by these rich countries that prevent Zimbabwe from getting the adequate aid and loans from the IMF and the World Bank that will save a few Africans.

Its the same old attitude, they are just africans!

And If I may ask, Where is the world police (USA) or the UN when this is going on. Everytime when Mugabe intimidates them they show their fear for him. They got rid of Saddam why can’t they do the same to Mugabe

The biggest irony is that while Mugabe rants and raves about the evil colonial powers Britain and the USA – food aid from these same colonial powers are feeding his people on a daily basis.

A real African hero gone bad, very bad indeed. Lesson for America?

Here is an interesting saying those who vote dont count for anything. Those who COUNT the votes decide everything. I keep reading they voted him in but everyone fails to realize those were the most crookedly dishonest elections ever(even more so than the two bush elections). If these citizens could vote him out they would.

Mugabe is doomed sooner or later , looking at the dire conditions of his country.

warren says: “Mugabe might be racist and may have been a party war crimes over 23 years ago. but its the sanctions by the UK and USA that is starving Zimbabwe”.
This is one of Africa’s biggest problems: Blaming the west for its own blatant, internal high-level corruption. Everybody was criticising US and UK for not doing anything about this nutcase, then they impose sanctions, and now “warren” blames all the problems in Zim on the US and UK.
Where is the truth in all this slandering? Do the uneducated masses really believe these insinuations because it links with the demonization classifications that they were raised with?

How can I help desperate Zimbabweans?

The same here in Cracow. No money for extra donations. Studies, no time for job and a lot of bills.

It is true that some Zimbabweans are suffering. However i’m sure if I go into any country expecially here in Detroit the situation is the same. I have never heard any of these journalists report on poverty in other countries. If she is so concerned about the plight of Zimbabweans, what of the Detroiters, those in Cleveland that have lost their homes, Katrina, and Ike victims? How about those in Iraq, Somalia, Rwanda, DRC where there is real war. The reason she will go back to Zimbabwe is because this is one of the most hospitable and peaceful nation in the world. Better than her native South Africa where it is the most dangerous place outside a warzone, The irony is she does not report on Zimbabwe’s successes. It has the most educated professionals. South Africa is leteraly being run by Zimbabwean business people. Those who have been recently to Zimbabwe know that we are a peace loving people, who are enteprenuers. I hope she starts reporting on the poverty in her uneducated South Africa!!!

It is hard to believe that Mugabe sees his country languish in such a nightmare, yet he still sticks to power. Mugabe must go. Enough is enough

If nothing else, this article – a most excellent article, by the way – shows beyond doubt that it is time for the rest of the world to take a direct hand in the affairs of Zimbabwe. Obviously, Mugabe and his thugs care nothing about the people they oppress, and unless this tyrant and his murerous creatures are physically thrown out of office, tens of thousands (at least) of people face starvation, desease and death. This simply must be done; and if other nations protest such an action, then they should be ignored, for they are as guilty of negligence, corruption and murder as Mugabe and his foul underlings.

And the worst is yet to come. unless he goes. n’way blame all zimbabwians for this. they all encouraged Bob to keep cheating them with unorthordox,primitive kind of rule.Chuck him out.

yeah, he wasnt always a bad pres or at least the country was once fairly stable. i went there on holiday in the mid 90’s, what a great country. no one runs a country into the ground for nothing. im sure he had a plan, obviously a plan that didnt work.

ive been saying this for years now: south africa and maybe botswana should get the ok from the UN and annex zimbabwe as peacefully as possible. after they take the country they can just split it. 99.99% of zimbabweans would approve. millions of zimbabweans live in south africa anyway.

this is one of the rare times i’d say lets pull an ‘america’. lets go in and ‘liberate’.

anyone making money in zimbabwe these days is in the business of transporting food aid from one part of the country to the other. make people poor and you can be seen as the saviour.zimbabwe failed to repay its loans it was not sanctions . most people especially in zanu pf have a foreign account thereby meaning all aid money would have ended in the Cayman or switzerland. this is a challenge for Africa do they want to be a basket case or embody democracy. i have got no feeling for mbeki i wish he dies first before mugabe.

Once again i would like to applaud Nkepile for this courageous coverage of our neighbour state, judging from what is currently happenning in Emnzansi Afrika could this been the same reason why Thabo Mbeki wanted a term term in office under the tutorial of Pres.Mugabe.

What a grave risk taken, to share this story. The leaders in Africa had the opportunity to rid Zimbabwe of Mugabe and they wasted it. It’s the same tragedy we see in the US and around the world – no one wants to intervene or hold leaders accountable while the people continue to suffer.

I’ve turned to sites like africaaction.org to find ways to help. The appeals are few and far between but there are opportunities for individuals to do something. CNN should do its part to keep these stories visible, not buried inside the website.

There is only one way to address the injustices of people like Robert Mugabe. Armed Struggle. People like him won’t be wished away by a bunch of peacenicks who want to “raise awareness”
His infrastructure and his army are so weak, they would collapse within weeks.

I agree with Kay. We need to send in the troops, topple this clown and set up a real government, put them under some form of a Marshall Plan and kickstart the economy again. Just a few years ago this country fed much of the continent. If Zimbabwe would reform it’s legal system and show that it respected things like the rule of law and private property rights, then I’m sure many of the displaced farmers would come back and put this country back on it’s feet.

A truly heart wrenching story, makes you realize how lucky you are not having to live like that. And it makes you feel helpless as well, what can be done? More reporting like this, for one thing, but sadly, I think we in the West tend to forget about the troubles in Africa as it so rarely gets much press and t.v coverage over here in the States,

SANCTIONS are hurting Zimbabwe more than Mugabe. We are not as primitive as being shown by your journalists. The truth is how can a country still be moving with such an inflation, which tells us that there is something else in affecting Zimbabwe. Africans should read more than they get told on televisions. The development of Zimbabwe is not based on America or UK. Zimbabweans understand more than what the media is protraying, as the west want War, but we know that there countries are broke, but they only want to show their countries as if they alone are the best leaders. We know that Europe is bankrupt and America is bankrupt as well, yet they want to focus on Zimbabwe, when we know they are creating the environment through Sanctions.

Mugabe is another Hitler. Thank you for your courage in reporting. The world should know.

Unfortunately, unless the victim and the victimizer are different skin-colors, it seems the American public is not interested in this kind of story. What difference does skin color make? Nothing. We must fight evil people. Period.

You are very brave.

What a story. It is indeed a wake up call for Africa and the rest of the world

The history of Zimbabwe is tragic.

For many long years, Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe and there was peace and prosperity.

It wasn’t until the “Land Reforms” of the late 1990/early 2000s that things started to change.

Large farms that had been successful were given to some of Mugabe’s favorites. Other farms were turned over to people who didn’t know how to farm or have the economies of scale to make it work. Cattle farms were turned into small agricultural plots with no success.

I visited Botswana and Zambia in the 2001. There were people there who realized then that Mugabe had to go. I spent one night in Victoria Falls. There was no sense of desperation.

Its a shame to know what was once a great country fall to poverty. Its a shame that Thabo Mbeki could not see how much Mugabe has changed and how that has hurt Zimbabwe to the detriment of the rest of southern Africa.

We need the the US govt to give Zim citizens in the US some kind of protected status.
The US govt talks of being on the side of the ordinary Zimbabweans and yet they have deportation proceedings on hardworking and educated Zimbabweans in the US.
Nkepile Mabuse you have the power of journalistic exposure – you need to explore and expose this nightmare….

Zimbabawe maybe hell, but it’s their own hell created by their own sweat and blood. When the white farmers were producing enough food and more, the ordinary citzens – yes the the very same one who are crying, attacked and killed them .

Face of Robert Mugabe is the face of the people. They supported and nurtured him. Now they must have the courage to get rid of him

Let africa watch and learn and hope that they may soon go forward.

Robert Mugabe, a Maoist, communist dictator was only able to gain power because of the actions of the U.S. and British governments which undermined the existing democratic government in Zimbabwe and replaced it with a dictatorship which has had control for 30 years. So much for the U.S. and Britain spreading democracy and freedom as is now clearly seen to be the case in many other countries (e.g. Iraq). Therefore the basic cause of the Zimbabwe problem was the extremely shortsighted and faulty U.S. and British foreign policy. They therefore are the guilty ones and should be required to take responsibility for their actions which have lead to horrendous crimes against humanity in Zimbabwe and in many other countries besides.
A Reuters reporter who has worked througout the trouble spots in Africa has summed it up by saying that inept and sort – sighted Western foreign policy has turned much of Africa into a giant human abbatoir.

IT IS VERY WRONG FOR CNN TO LET THEIR CORRESPONDENTS SNEAK INTO ZIMBABWE AND CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES UNLAWFULLY.EVEN IF WHAT MUGABE IS DOING IS WRONG ,IT IS STILL WRONG FOR BANNED REPORTERS TO OPERATE ILLEGALLY IN THAT COUNTRY.BBC IS THE OTHER CULPRIT.FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS PLEASE STOP THIS MERRY MAKING IN OUR COUNTRY.MUGABE DOESN’T NEED YOU YES .FOLLOW THE RULES.I AM IN BRITAIN AND I FOLLOW THE RULES EVEN IF I’M AGAINST THEM.STOP TAKING ADVANTAGE OF US.I WILL REPORT ANY BANNED FOREIGN REPORTER TO THE AUTHORITIES.PLEASE REPORT ON THE SLUMS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE RAPISTS WHO CURE AIDS USING SMALL GIRLS.

Mugabe must be removed by force time is up for african states to take action on one of their contries which is seeing its citisens dying because of a single power hungry idiot.

The night before I saw CNN’s brief on the condition on Zimbabwe and the next morning we just by accident took a walk past the Zimbabwe Embassy in Japan. The Embassy home in US dollars could of in the upwards of $10,000 a month for rent, if not in the millions of US dollars to purchase. How can a person see his own people suffer and have this kind of waste of money, That money for one month could be enough to bring water to his people. May God have mercy on his sole.

many years ago somebody compaired Mugabe with Ida Amin (remember him?)NOT at that time could he foresee how close he would get,NO he refered to Syphilsh.and the way it treat the brains of both men.
Now 10 years on….look at the unstopeble movements Mugabe makes when in pulic,listen to his complete paranoia concerning foreigners….its treu.it’s a complte lunatic……..and again the whole world wachtes in disgust and silence.
we never learn

i for one have good things to say about mr mugabe given that the condition of his country’s economy is in shambles, but so is amerikkka’s.
i’m not a johnny come lately to zimbabwe. i remember when white racist were trying to make it another white man’s heaven, like south afrika.

i remember z.a.p.u, and z.a.n.u. and the days of war when zimbabwe just wanted their freedom. regardless of what mr mugabe did with the country, he can take solace that it was of his own doing, and not the meddling white power’s still in the area. i remember when israel was going thru the same thing, when they had to invent a 500,000 schekel note, because in order to get a pack of ciggarettes you needed a suitcase full of money. nobody said the world was going to end in israel, and if it wasn’t for, all that amerikkkan aid, they would be just like zimbabwe.
i salute you Mr Mugabe, for keeping white folk out of your country’s bussiness, may you stay strong for your people.

Gee whiz, looks like Ian Smith was right after all…

I wept when I read this. I’m a Zimbabwean now leaving in the US. The Zimbabwe I grew up in is not the same. It is truly tragic! Mugabe and his cronies duped Zimbabweans. They have turned out to be thugs!

How does an old tyrant like that retain power?
As a young man, he would have hated who he has become.
Where’s the power flow?

lets rewind the events in zimbabwe back to 1987,zanu pf suppoters were singing songs of violence stating that they need a one party state,what you have in zimbabwe now is what you get from a one party state,enjoy it while it last.

Mugabe will never change. It’s a total waste of time negotiating with him and Mbeki. There is only one solution. Let the West send some troops, arrest Mugabe and his cohorts, and put them on the next plane to the International Court In the Hague.

That will open the way for Tsvangirai to hopefully govern this once magnificent country. The West could then help Zimbabwe with aid as well as economic advisors.

Return the farms to the people who know how to farm. Zimbabwe had some of the finest farmers in the world and this criminal government kicked them out NOT because they were Zimbabwe citizens but because they were White!. The result was disaster.

Get rid of Mugabe by force because it’s more than obvious he will not go out democraticaly. The world is tired of hearing his name!

I hope Robert Mugabe reads this blog.

It is obvious that the people of Zimbabwe do not have the power themselves to overthrow Mugabe, and many people are dying. Maybe the UK , USA should remove some sanctions, and forcefully remove Mugabe from the picture. He does not have the resources, funds, or support to keep his position. By my definition, Mugabe is a terrorist. Why is nobody doing anything about him???

As a Zimbabwean, it always amazes me to read these comments. Wake up people! Most of you are reciting ZANU-PF propoganda that has been regurgitated by the media. For your information, there are no economic sanctions on Zimbabwe. How can a travel ban on 100 Mugabe supporters have destroyed our economy? Check your facts! Also, Zimbabwean’s have not voted for Mugabe for the last 8 years, but the international community, especially our neighbours have condoned repeated stolen elections. How can you then say that Zimbabweans voted for Mugabe and therefore deserve to suffer under him. Others who say there is nothing wrong in Zimbabwe have obviously never been there in the last while. Can you even conceive of the suffering that people are going through while you have the freedom to walk into any shop and buy any item you wish for, go to the bank and draw your own money, turn on the tap and drink clean water. Stop digesting half truths people! Mugabe and his greedy bunch of thugs have held Zimbabweans hostage for long enough. Maybe if you actually listened to Zimbabweans you would know the truth.

From Breadbasket to Basket Case. The irony is that Bob is still regarded as a hero by most African Leaders – mainly because he gave the finger to the old Colonial Masters. This “hero” and his cronies who have completely destoyed most of the basic fabric of Zimbabwe sit drinking champagne & caviar while the majority of people have no education, no food, no medical and one of the lowest life-expectancies of the world. Nobody will lift a finger to help (there is no oil there). Zim had an agricultural & mineral based economy with some of the finest farmers in the world who are now long-gone with many of the other skilled professionals. He does not give a damn about “the people” It will continue to deterioate until it’s unsalvageable. I was born there and lived there for 23 years and personally will never return unless it’s to celebrate this goverments prosecution for crimes to humanity.

The time has now come for every Zimbabwean to just sit and watch! Have you at any time ever thought that God is in control. The creator of Heaven and Earth. Bob was created by God, therefore, let God deal with him. Yes, I know it is painful to watch all this happening, but what can you do as human being! I am sure you and I know that our elders taught us to love and not hate, I dont believe in my soul that there is a Zimbabwean out there who is as evil as Bob and his ministry. Mugabe and his people have always taken total control of the country. Mugabe lost his rhythm many many years ago! So to you my people, do not worry, remember the times of KK (Kenneth Kaunda!) the “hour” for people of Zambia came, remember (Kamuzu Banda), loved saying that “Malawians” were his people. Their time came cause brain tumour took him to his grave! our time is near.

Come to think of it, it is also time that all children of Zanu PF members who is overseas, be taken back home and also face the music. The money ‘Zanu PF’ used in flighing and educating their children overseas, belongs to the economy of Zimbabwe! Anyone whose last name is Mugabe, Chinyangwa, Mutasa, Mujuru, Msipa etc, should be brought back home! Mugabe’s ministry should be brave enough and tell the old man that ‘it is time to go’. Hell or heave, I could not care less.

Remain blessed all Children of Zimbabwe. God loves us with a passion. Mugabe is a living corpse!

The people of Africa need to rise up and kick him out. Stop doing what the carribean and CIA did to Guyana under Burnham. If you were an Indian and living in Guyana, it was hell. The Caribbean just let the man and his cronies rig elections for 28 years. The UK, and USA did nothing because Burnham was their dog against communism.

So folks, African countries are doing the same. They should just go in and give him and his cronies the boot.

Look at what Amin did. Took everything away from people of Indian heritage and kicked them out. Did you do anything? Absolutely not.

Robert Mugabe your time is coming. No wonder you want to hide the books like LFS Burnham and the PNC did to cover all of the rapes and murder the committed. Not to mention the billions stolen while the west turn a blind eye.

Its nice to see that over 99% of the blogs acknowledge the chaos in Zimbabwe can be safely andf truly laid at the feet of Robert Mugabe.
For the moronic idiot who said he didn’t want it reported by a CNN reporter, let me remind him that in World War II a very high proportion of people knew what was going on in the concentration camps. However
while CNN did not exists the Press in Germany knew and could have reported on the Holocaust – they did not. Here we have a case of CNN reporting the facts. Of course if your moronically stick your head in the sand,cannot face the truth then its understandable why you do not want
CNN reporting.
As for Baba Nee’gah – you keep saluting Mugabe, saying he got rid of white farmers. True he got rid of legitamate farmers who owned their farms, purchased them, took out mortgages, loans etc. What you conveniently forgot that before a farm could be sold it had to be offered to the Govt FIRST. Then and only then could property be sold. So do this forum a favor – know your subject before betraying to the whole world your abject ignorance. Do try and think before putting
a digit on the keyboard.
Run along now – you have been dismissed
Rhodey

ZIM is sure hell.

Due to the critical shortage of every day basics, thousands of Zimbabweans are crossing the border into Mozambique through this small eastern town of Zimbabwe. My experience on the 18th October 2008 was horrifying to say the least. Our women, who bear the most of this crisis, are being abused. From overloaded commuter buses, where men rest on their laps, they have to grapple with heavy loads of rice on thier heads and corrupt Mozambique border police officials who demand 100metica for alleged excess purchases.
Cry the beloved country. Our people deserves better. We are living betweeen a rock and hard place without any relief in sight from both our government and the regional leaders who should know better.

The real Goboza

Mumpara Rhodey who said CNN shoud not report? It is a crime for reporters to report without accreditation.I think it is very important that you get the facts right.All normal human beings including myself accept that there is chaos in Zimbabwe but that doesn’t mean that banned reporters should go against the law and operate in that country without accreditation.They should be professional enough to fight to get media licences instead of breaking the law.Why should they even boast that they are banned in Zimbabwe but still they are able to report from there.Don’t you realise that they are showing off that they can do whatever they please in that country.Will they operate in these developed countries without accreditation?Both Mugabe and the banned reporters are wrong.That’s what I think and please don’t call me names.

WE ARE ALL READING “ONE SIDE” OF THE FULL RANGE OF COMMENTS SUBMITTED TO CNN ON THIS STORY. THE “CONCERVATIVE COMMENTS” REGARDING THIS ZIMBABWE STRUGGLE AND AFRICA IN GENERAL HAVE BEEN CENSORED OUT BY CNN……….. AS “LIBERALLY”/POLITICALLY INCORRECT. THOSE CENSORED COMMENTS WERE NOT REMOVED DUE TO ANY TYPE OF “….. UNLAWFUL, THREATENING,LIBELOUS…….” STATEMENTS. WHAT A SHAME THAT CNN STAFF ARE SUCH FASCISTS. THEY ONLY WANT THE FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS WHEN THOSE IDEAS MIRROR THEIR OWN “POLITICS”. SO SAD!

Terrrible! Nkepile, more grease to your elbows! I feel sick that this man, Mugabe in some time passed loved my country woman and associated with my uncle while in Ghana during the freedom fighting days. Is there any love or compassion in his heart. find out Nkepile courageous woman.

Redeemer Kowu, Tema, Ghana

At least we are on the same page Viomak. We agree Mugabe is bad, and that Zimbabwe is in a permanent state of chaos. Where we differ is that you want a reporter to be accredited by a Government which cannot tolerate the truth, and is clueless about international reporting..Reporters are supposed to report the facts.
The Govt wish to diseminate information according to how they want it reported. Most people are aware that the Govt demand expensive accreditation fees, failure to write what they want can lead to licence removal,physical assault. A photographer some months ago was responsible for taking Morgan Tsangarai’s picture complete with swelling,cuts etc following assault. Shortly after the photographer turned up dead.
There is a reason why reporters seek to work under-cover and report the facts.There is time to remember the old addage -” Rules are for the guidance of wise men, asnd the slavish obedience of idiots.
Mumpara

Mumpara yes I prefer reporters to follow their ethics.They are the ones who agreed to the ethics they are breaking.Yes Mugabe doesn’t want the truth to be reported but that doesn’t mean banned reporters should break loose and break the ethics of their professions . Do you know if reporters with no accreditation will operate in developed countries??? I think here in Britain the Queen’s place is sacred and some journalists are not allowed to play around in that area .But there’s freedom of expression and movement in Britain.In a similar manner Mugabe doesn’t want some of his crimes to be exposed so he doesn’t want foreign reporters in Zimbabwe.His wish should be respected by these reporters in the same way reporters respect the Queen’s wishes.It’s only because it’s in Africa that these reporters have the guts to do what they please.I am for freedom of expression and and I will not shed a tear on Mugabe ’s day , but some of these foreign reporters just put me off.They think they own every part of the Africa and can go in and out of continent as they please.We still deserve to be respected even though we are poor.Here you are not even allowed to take some pictures in certain areas and yet these foreign reporters make Arfica their playground and take pictures as they please moreso without accreditation.Taking advantage of us.I’m seriously pursuing this issue with the Zimbabwean authorities.Only accreditated reporters should report from Zimbabwe.

Viomak, this is not about the reporters or cnn. This is about the people in zimbabwe that are suffering. Let the reporter do whatever they can to expose what’s going on so the world may be able to stand up and help. What is wrong with you viomak. People like you should not even be allowed to express their opinions.
LET’S FOCUS ON THE PEOPLE OF ZIMBABWE AND FIND WAYS TO HELP.

MUGABE IS NOT THE PROBLEM!! WAKE UP!!!! MUGABE IS MEANINGLESS OTHER THAN THAT HE IS SIMPLY THE CURRENT EXAMPLE OF AN ENTIRE CULTURE SELFISHLY AND MINDLESSLY CORRUPTED THROUGHOUT THE LAST 100 YEARS. You tell me, why isn’t the USA (or most other countries in this world) exactly like “Africa”? What is the difference…….. ‘we don’t have any Mugabe’s? What a mentally limited position! WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF POTENTIAL MAGUBE’S IN THE USA! “You All” really believe that “getting rid of Magabe” SOLVES AFRICA’S CULTURAL DECAY! Get real, the problem is NOT Mugabe! For example, how do you explain all of the police ’surrounding’ and “supporting” this animal? Oh, now you’ll say it’s about the money…… they’re poor! We have poor people in the USA and they don’t, on the whole, behave “like this”. How do you explain Africa having the HIGHEST rape statistic in the WORLD? You can’t…….. can you! The real truth is that, generally, “Africa’s culture” needs a “MAJOR TUNE-UP”…………. It is a corrupted “culture” that has NEVER ACTUALIZED OR ASPIRED to “modern day ‘civilization’ standards. Take off the “blinders” and get off of the slogans like: “WE MUST RESPECT ALL CULTURES”. It is time for “us” to start QUESTIONING “cultures” rather than blindly “accepting all cultures” just because some “politically correct idiot” TOLD US TO.. Duuuuuuu.

Wilberforce Majaj – If Zim is the paradise you describe, what are you doing in Detroit? One would assume that with your idyllic description of the peace, harmony, and plethora of jobs and opportunities in Zim, as opposed to the hell of the US, you would pack up your bags and hightail it for Hirare in an instant.

But alas, you are a clown and find it so much easier to defend your homeland from the safety of a country that provides you with all that is lacking in your own land, as opposed to going home and living in the hellish cesspool that you and your countrymen have allowed to happen.

You are despicable,

What a wonderful job you are doing because the WORLD needs to know what is going on here……….

Liv I think you are just like Mugabe who doesn’t respect freedom of opinion.No one is denying you your right to be heard.There’s nothing wrong with me .Just saying the truth.Maybe there’s something wrong with you because you don’t want to hear the truth.Why do you want me to focus on Mugabe only and ignore the other wrong doers?Focus on Mugabe only yourself.I will focus on the reporters and Mugabe.Reporting the truth is very good but reporting without accreditation is wrong.

President Mugabe still remains the only true force for good in the Zimbabwean domestic politics. It has not been that easy to break through the crust of centuries-old structures, inherited from a different era. Parts of Africa (Namibia, South Africa, etc) and South and Central America may have to learn from this true son of domestic politics. Placing people first certainly goes against the grain of entrenched interests. Achieving equanimity takes the unbending will of a true hero of the land.

America!!

As a totally unbiased Scotsman,living in Australia,having travelled the Planet (including the USof A) on numerous occassions I am totally gobsmacked to think that any sane American would remotely consider the possibility that Sarah Palin could possibly become the next leader of th Free World.

Get real America.

Derek Whitton

A concerned Citizen of this planet

Africa wake-up and deal precisely with that dare-devil of mogabe it had happened to once Idi Amil of Uganda before so Africa should not sit idle for one person to destroy a whole nation and its rich inhabitants. The word leaders including presidents Bush and Brown had spoken so arise Africa and topple the regime of that monster, Mogabe. Thank you.