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(TALKZIMBABWE) Crisis in Zimbabwe evolved over years

Crisis in Zimbabwe evolved over years
Prince Kahari – Opinion
Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:30:00 +0000

DEAR EDITOR – “The crisis in Zimbabwe has reached catastrophic levels,” says the Movement for Democratic Change leader, Morgan Tsvangirai to a group of so-called “Elders” in South Africa recently.

The crisis in the country has evolved over a long time starting in 1998. It worsened steadily until where we are today.

The sanctions regime the Government of Zimbabwe has been talking about for the last ten years is now beginning to take its toll. Those people who have been at the forefront of calling for sanctions against Zimbabwe are now realizing that their efforts have made life in Zimbabwe miserable.

“The entire situation in Zimbabwe is getting worse and worse,” says the former US President and one of the “Elders” Jimmy Carter, adding that there is a “humanitarian crisis” in Zimbabwe. It is not a secret that there is a problem in Zimbabwe, but there is no unanimity in the reasons why there is that problem.

A Government that performed relatively well for almost 17 years could not have destroyed that country to the extent we see today without an external hand.

The issues at the heart of the Zimbabwean problem are multifarious. Interesting issue is that all those people who once called for sanctions against Zimbabwe are now at the forefront of highlighting the need for the Zimbabwean people to be rescued from the catastrophe.

We “generally care about them” said former President Carter in reference to Zimbabweans.

I wonder if that care extends to the dying kids in Kenya’s streets, to the women and children in Afghanistan, to the dying people in Darfur, to the dying and dispossessed Somalis.

We hope that all the Zimbabwean journalists and reporters affording these “Elders” the many opportunities to discuss Zimbabwe will question them on their role in other global hotspots.

Prince Kahari
princekahari@yahoo.com

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