Zim rivals in new bid to end deadlock

I think these talks is just a waist of time. Maybe it's high time for SADC to tell the truth about this Mugabe-Tsvangarai Saga. I hope there is big story behind this deadlock. Why is SADC so reluctant to boldly tell Mugabe of his inability to keep Zim going. If MDC is clean then it has to lead that country. SADC,Please let the people of the region know the truth about Zim leaders.

Am I missing something? Surely one of the reasons at this stage Mugabe is holding out on power sharing, the Home Affairs portfolio in particular, is the fear of retribution if he relinquishes his control of the police and/or army. At issue is survival for him and his cronies. If the mediators put some kind of sunset clause and or amnesty package on the table might the deadlock not be loosened?

What I just can not understand is why SADC and AU leaders can not take and act on information and advice given by NGOs and other Civic organisations in Zimbabwe? Why wait for high ranking persons like the Elders to make a damning statement on the situation, and then all purport to jump up and start acting like they are now interested. NGOs, civic organisations, Human Rights organisations, the MDC, etc. have for months (if not years) been ringing warning bells... All to no avail!

Of course mugabe, his government and his zanupf party will deny any wrong doing. Of course they will paint a glossy picture over the real ugly face of what is really happening in Zimbabwe and make out to the rest of Africa and the world that they care and are super efficient and are doing everything in the interest of the people. mugabe and his zanupf have always pushed "the lie" and backed it all up with their deceiving propoganda... and African leaders have continued to turn a blind eye to the true situation, or just fallen hook, line and sinker for mugabe's lies.

It is about time that African leaders out there open their ears to the people working on the ground and act upon THAT information. Listening to zanupf is not only ludicrous but can also end up very embarrising to the African region in the end.

I wish these so called SADC leaders had the courage to call a spade a spade.MDC won the March elections and somehow SADC does not see that as the starting point? Why are they so afraid of the 84 year old dictator? Africa will remain in the doldrums as long as we accept these half-baked mediocre so called "African solutions to African problems"

Well, i dont think the Elders want progress in zimbabwe, why cant they wait for the SADC iniative to proceed first before they but, The Elder serve Western interestand have tried to rope Machel and Kofi, I think CONGO needs them more, if they REALY cared about lives being lost then they should go to CONGO and deal with NKUNDA, maybe not since NKUNDA is being sponsered by the WEST

Seathane Peter Ramalema. There is something very sinister here. Tsvangirai is holding out because he wants the Home Affairs Ministry. Why ? Lets do a research and find out what transpired in DRC and Angola. Savimbi was given power to be Prime Minister and decided to go back to ar against the Government in Angola. Nkunda is Rwandese refugee, who ended up in the DRC Army as a commander, but when things had aettled he decided to go to war in Eastern DRC. His BONE OF CONTENSION is that he does not want the deal which were signed by the Government with China, how is that possible. Democracy misunderstood, or rather democracy at its best. I have never heard of such rubbish in my life, there is always a first. That anytime a givernment want to do something the population have to vote for it. What is Government, Parliament and Cabinet duties, if it is going to be governed from the streets. Why even want positions of Prime Minister when one does not have the power to make decisions. Tsvangiari is not wanting power sharing, but his is wanting to rule everything, including how one thinks. This is the problem because somehow, someone told him not to share power with Mugabe, because Mugabe cant be trusted, only McGee and Lord Malloch Brown.

I think there is a huge propaganda machine against Mugabe and is unfair. People forget about sanctions, because you disagree with someone does not mean you have to sanction them, thats not democracy and the West are doing just that.

When SADC called for sanctions against Zimbabwe to be dropped the call was said to be quite diplomacy! What was was quite about that? The bushmen (Basarwa) in Botswana where thrown out of their land nobody said a thing, is this about colour of skin or What? Zimbabwe issues is about land it should treated as such. There is no point for people to talk democracy and at the same time sanction one part ZANU PF in particyular that does not signify fairness and is against democracy as we know it. Morgan Tsvangirai is more interested in immediate power than lives of ordinary Zimbabweans lets be bold and tell him that.Mugabe gave people the Land what did Morgan do oppose it.

The notion of government collapse is just a Western ivory tower analysis and psychological warfare and it killing ordinary Zimbabweans.

Bush attacked Iraq and he was not sanctioned why? He just recently pardoned his cronies be they could even be charged. Zimbabweans need to form an inclusive government and work out how to heal wounds once and for all and also move on never to reverse the Land issue or else Southern Africa is just about to experience assassinations

Goodluck Zimbabwe

Bowman