Archbishop: Mugabe must be toppled now

How many more people have to die before the talking ceases and the action gets going. How can any sane person who has any dignity and cares about their fellow humans just sit back and let this happen. When is Mothantle going to open his mouth and express his sentiments? I thought he might be an leader who cared, but alas!

Suddenly, too late for many, church leaders come to life and speak. I have commented a number of times, and in the Mail & Guardian, that Mugabe is a dictator, and dictators are not dictated to, they dictate. The penchant for talk talk and more talk, never mind quiet diplomacy does not work with a dictator, as Neville Chamberlain found out, again, almost too late for the world. We never seem to lean from history, but perpetuate the same mistakes and failure of discernment. Who will act now, and save Zimbabwe?

Everything is only a power struggle. This power struggle is between what normal people wish for vs. what the already powerful in southern africa would like to happen.

It is not in their interest for Mugabe to be toppled, for this would set a precedent.

But reality is on our side. It is a socio-political law that when powerful people become to greedy for power and loose their right to rule, sooner or later they WILL fall. We are lucky that Mugabe is so stupid.

What we must guard against are rulers and political parties that have perfected the art of giving the people just enough of what they wish for, with the sole purpose of perpetuating their power.

This is only a power struggle and we ordinary people must fight for this power - just like they do! Why? Because they do it and leave us no choise.

Use free speech and shout out what nobody dares to: TOPPLE MUGABE!

I am calling on all my fellow South Africans to petition President Motlanthe to impose a petrol, diesel and all liquid fuels embargo on Zimbabwe and to enforce this militarily at our borders to ensure that no smuggling takes place. The government of Botswana is calling for such a measure and the people of South Africa, in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe, should support the call and ask for its immediate implementation.

Farouk Cassim

South Africa can end the illegal regime in Zimbabwe in less than one week. Close its borders with Zim and South Africa has both the means and the moral imperitive to do it. Anything less and South Africa will be considered co-conspiritors to the mayhem in Harare.

Yes, this criminal mad Bob and the gang behind him have to be toppled, for the sake of poor starving and sickening Zimbabweans! These guys just do not care about their own people. When will SADC and AU finally start acting responsibly? I should like to see mass demonstrations in all countries neighboring Zim, pushing their governments to act. Talks with Mugabe and his ZANU-PF have been endless and won't achieve anything ever. A dictator like that won't be brought to reason by talks. He and his cronies understand one language only: Force.

For once the Church is standing up for justice and love, thankyou Bishop Tutu, you have brought honour on the Church when so many see it to be irrelevant (mainly because it has been so incredibly compromised). Now we know why you were given Nobel Prize for Peace. If Mugabe, his cronies and acolytes do not plead for mercy and amnesty right now, then we will see them all (note all of them!) in the Hague for crimes against humanity. The majority of Zimbabweans and the world at large are exhausted with this despot who is bringing discredit by implication on the whole continent of Africa. Zimbabwe is a real warning to any country, including South Africa, that intend to practise racism (or tribalism) and attempt to achieve their aims without integrity or fairness. South Africa has started walking down the same road with some of its proposed new 'laws'. A hurt committed to one invariably ends up hurting everyone. God makes sure of that, His Kingdom is established on truth, love and justice! His retribution is certain even if not swift!