That is the problem in Zimbabwe. It is not a democracy.

Thanks for taking the time to reply to my criticism.

You wrote “This is a party that is likely to govern; we should be conscious that it does not become what we are fighting against”.
Surely you are jumping way ahead here. Do you really believe it makes sense to critisize MDC’s role when they are not the ones in power? It would have been like criticising the ANC while the Nats were screwing everything up…
Very importantly, where the heck is your criticism of Bob? Your article was highly skewed.

Yes, things are sadly unchanged (or even worse) but why lay the blame at the foot of the MDC? And why assume that MDC’s failing to accept Mad Bob’s proposal for power sharing is the problem? If nothing has changed, it is because Mad Bob is not willing to hand over the reigns of power. Your article clearly lays the blame elsewhere.

Please write a critique of Bob and save your criticims of MDC for the (please god) time when they are responsible for Zimbabwe.

Do you deliberately intend to be offensive to Zimbabweans or are you really that ignorant?

If nothing has changed since you wrote this article, could you tell us whether the 700,000 Zims who had their homes and businesses bulldozed (and some, possibly thousands, died due to exposure of the elderlay and very young) existed, and whether there suffering had the inconvenience to impinge itself apon your awareness?

Or whether you were too busy ignoring them in order to legitimate your poloitical naviety and attempts at journalistic adequecy?

If you really were so out of touch with zimbabwe that you hought nothing had changed (like the morality figures) in the last few years?

Perhpas you would be more able to give us an article relevant to your capabilites, such as the lengths of different pieces of coloured string?

The real reason for this reprint was to show how things have remained unchanged over these years. The crisis has not been resolved; the players are still the same; the approach is still the same; and the list is endless. You missed the point. I did not need to write a new article, I could have easily updated this one, but that would have diluted the principal reason for posting this article in its original format: that Zimbabwe needs more than what Zanu and MDC are offering. My previous articles here and elsewhere have dealt with your reactions on the current context. By the way your point about MDC is valid, but lets be vigilant that we dont elevate MDC to a level where it can not be criticised. This is a party that is likely to govern; we should be conscious that it does not become what we are fighting against.

Ag! You’re just trying to be political correct…in real fact you meant to say Zimbabwe doesn’t need an aging tyrant with an ever-vacuum skull nogal.
Gotcha!!

You are writing crap!

The answer is as simple as the end of Apartheid.

The regime must be removed and the political playing field levelled.

Offering olive branches is akin to Apartheid coming up with their tri-cameral process – not acceptable.