MDC needs a new strategy Editors Column

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President Robert , Mugabe and his , Zanu (PF) party are constantly provoking and humiliating , MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai (pictured) and his party. We can only speculate that the reasons for this are to force him to quit the so-called Government of National Unity, now that they have been saved from their corruption-induced collapse. The latest humiliation is the emasculation of a number of ministries under the control of the MDC – leaving the ministers virtually jobless. Any decision-making is now firmly in the hands of Zanu (PF) ministers. That is not power sharing. When this latest insult is added to Zanu (PF)’s on-going intransigence over implementing all the terms of the GPA, it is quite clear that Mugabe and his henchmen are, in their usual style, cocking a snook – not only at the MDC and the majority of Zimbabweans, but also to the rest of the international community. Despite SA president Jacob Zuma’s best efforts to persuade , British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to push the , European Union to lift targeted measures against the Zanu (PF) hierarchy and its hangers on, the world has made it clear that it expects nothing less than the full implementation of the GPA. That is what Mugabe signed up to and that is what he must deliver. It is patently clear to us all that Mugabe has not changed, and has no intention of changing. He continues to make unilateral decisions as though he has a mandate to rule from the people of Zimbabwe. The truth of the matter is that the majority of Zimbabweans, rural and urban, young and old, have rejected him as their leader. His legitimacy comes only through the GPA. He, and those propping him up, would do well to understand that. The MDC needs to be honest with itself and with its many supporters. Zanu (PF) is not going to implement the terms of the GPA. Neither is it going to share power. It would be in everyone’s interest to end these endless talks and declare a deadlock. Tsvangirai and his team need a new strategy.

Published: Mon, 8th Mar 2010
Source: TheZimbabwean.co.uk