Zanu PF Anti-sanctions campaign: President Zuma and SADC wont be fooled that easily

The Zimbabwe coalition government or is it the Zanu PF subsector of the coalition government, deserves special accolades for exceeding expectations by securing more endorsements to the anti-sanctions campaign than was initially budgeted for. Well done.

Now that the signatures are readily available we shall be excused for believing that it is only a matter of time before the “illegal EU and USA sanctions against our country and more importantly against “our visionary” component of the SADC and AU foistered government are lifted and we live happily ever after. Surely all it requires is to show the architects of the illegal sanctions regimes how many of our patriots are against foreign intervention aimed at regime change and them being self proclaimed champions of democracy, granting the majority’s wishes. Or are we attempting to cross the bridge before we get to it here?

Emmerson Mnangagwa: When the Crocodile shed real tears

Recently Defence Minister and Zanu PF faction warlord (Garwe –The Crocodile) Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa lived up to the adage that crocodiles shed tears except that in this instance the crocodile is shedding real tears and no the crocodile tears in the adage. Mnangagwa’s anguish over the EU and USA travel ban slapped on the Zanu PF inner circle was self evident in his stupid assertion that Zimbabweans abroad must only be conferred voting rights when the EU and USA have lifted sanctions against Zanu PF leaders. Forget the sanctions against the country mantra he peddles because in this instance Mnangagwa is driven by personal anguish rather than national interest in this instance.

Tsvangirai the realist is back

That MDC-T President and Zimbabwe Premier Morgan Tsvangirai has borne the bulk of the Zanu PF institutional abuse of power is common cause to many. The ordeal he has gone through as Secretary General of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions and MDC founding President is a matter of a harrowing public record of unbridled political vagaries and impunity  by a 21^st century State against an individual citizen exercising constitutional rights.

Tsvangirai has; lost his wife and grandson, survived several assassination attempts, and has been; arrested and charged with offences that carried the death penalty on several times, viciously assaulted while in police custody, denied freedom to travel and association, publicly ridiculed  and dispossessed of personal and organisational property under his charge. Amazingly he has triumphed all the challenges and emerged even more popular with the Zimbabwean and International publics alike.