Barrel of Fun
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6439013.stm
Presumably the violence at the oppositions rally was orgainsed by Mugabe's crones, leaving them free to ban political rallies.
Can Zimbabwe be saved?
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6439013.stm
Presumably the violence at the oppositions rally was orgainsed by Mugabe's crones, leaving them free to ban political rallies.
Leekbrookgull
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Not will 'butcher bob' is in charge. 
Mr Burns
New member
Not unless they discover huge oil reserves
The Auditor
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Mr Burns said:Not unless they discover huge oil reserves
seagurn
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wonder if hooky hoogsraten is involved:gossip:
JJ McClure
Go Jags
Not all the while that South Africa just sit on their arses and do nothing about the twattwattwattwat that is big bad bob mugabe.
Bevendean Hillbilly
New member
Nope.
HampshireSeagulls
Moulding Generation Z
Can't be saved. Welcome to the new Sierra Leone. The situation should have been taken out mad Bob's hands a long time ago, by force. The other African countries should have displayed some balls and got in there. Then again, rumour has it that some of them are waiting for the power vacuum to move in an get their hands on a willing population and some lovely resources....
No.
Mellor 3 Ward 4
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Tragic situation.
How SA are allowing this to go on beggars belief.
Guess it's not of any interest to B.liar and GW as no oil. They should be ashamed for not putting more pressure on SA and others to get the bloke removed.
Africa as a Continent on the whole has some major problems, and I for one can't see many of them being solved short term.
As I said, Tragic.
How SA are allowing this to go on beggars belief.
Guess it's not of any interest to B.liar and GW as no oil. They should be ashamed for not putting more pressure on SA and others to get the bloke removed.
Africa as a Continent on the whole has some major problems, and I for one can't see many of them being solved short term.
As I said, Tragic.
Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
I have never been to Zimbabwe, but about 10 years ago it was regarded as one of the most civilised countries on the whole continent, amazing how things change.
I really don't see much of an improvement until Mugabe is gone, then there will probably be a bit of blood-letting for a while, hopefully the country can pull itself round again.
I really don't see much of an improvement until Mugabe is gone, then there will probably be a bit of blood-letting for a while, hopefully the country can pull itself round again.
Jameson
Active member
Gully said:
Well I have been there; in 1999 and you are spot on - it is not just beautiful its breathtaking. Imagine having the Zambezi for your northern border? And the people I met were really nice too; there was no edge to the locals unlike in SA.
I despair for their future especially as the west wasts billions in other parts of the world where we have little or no history, unlike southern Africa where we have a significant past and a moral obligation to do more to help.
Gully
Monkey in a seagull suit.
Victoria Falls was a mecca for back-packers in the continent, it was definitely on my must do list, sadly it is currently suspended but I hope to get there before I hit 50 (I am 41).
JJ McClure
Go Jags
Gully said:
The Zambian side is perfectly safe to visit.
...is the correct answer.JJ McClure said:
The South African government have been a disgrace on this issue. They slap down every major Western government's concern by claiming that it's only brought about by the fact that a few white people have lost their land.
That might have been a fair comment 6 years ago even though we could all see where overnight redistribution of white owned land would lead, but now it's clearly a humanitarian problem affecting black people far more than whites (who were mostlyable to claim British citizenship and come here anyway).