Press Sanctions on Zim neighbours!

[MielieSpoor]

I have thought about this quite a bit over the last couple of days and thought that this might be the only ways to force the Southern African region in Africa to make sure that the stronghold the Mugabe regime has got on that country is broken.

Back in the Apartheid era, when countries help SA out, sanctions were also put on them - although not as severe as was the case on us.

If sanctions will be put on South Africa (again), it will strangle the economy and I can't really see this goverment get out of that nearly as good as the previous goverment did. The sanctions doesn't have to be as tough as the sanction Zim is facing, but tough enough for the SA goverment to realise that it is in their best interest to put this sh*it in Zim to an end and very quickly.

Like I have said, it would be really bad for our economy, but if that is the only way to force the nations that can make a diffirence in Zim to do something, then it must be done. I don't really think that a military solution is an option, but the problem is, South Africa don't really want to see change in Zim. If they did, then the goverment would've pushed for an agreement LONG ago.

This is the only (peacefull) way I can see something happening.

 

[Slaine73]

You do have a point....

 

[Syndyre]

Actually saw a column in the (London) Times yesterday calling for the World Cup to be pulled from SA due to Zim, would be less drastic than sanctions but still send a clear message.

 

[adelp]

Actually saw a column in the (London) Times yesterday calling for the World Cup to be pulled from SA due to Zim, would be less drastic than sanctions but still send a clear message.

I'm horrible but i like that.....

 

[Buddha]

lol... sigh if the SA govt wanted to do anything about zim/bob they would have..they dont care...

"african solutions to african problems" they just going to wait till he dies... they cant be seen to be aligning with the "colonial rulers"

sigh

wake up noobs! (directed to govt)

 

[Pilgrim]

Perhaps we should send a research team to Zim to "discover" a massive oil reserve. The Americans will sort out Zim quick quick then

The sad truth is that the world faces huge financial problems, nobody cares about what is happening in Zim.

And the fact that Zim keeps placing all the blame on Britain is not helping. The only people that are affected by Zim are here in Southern Africa and if we don't want to do anything about Zim who can?

 

[adelp]

I like that too, i mean if they can make war because of "weapons off mass destruction" they can surely do it for "oil"

 

[stoke]

Don't forget that you also have to partition Eddie Grant to write a song about the Guabe.

Well Gu'abe he runs a country
He runs in Harare and Bulawayo
He makes a few of his people happy, oh
He don't care about the rest at all
He's got a system they call Gubrocracy
It keeps a brother under subjection
But maybe pressure will make Gu'abe see
How everybody could a live as one

( Chorus: )
Gimme hope, Gu'abe
Hope, Gu'abe
Gimme hope, Gu'abe
While you blame the Brits
Gimme hope, Gu'abe
Hope, Gu'abe
While you blame the Brits

...

This song did a lot of damage to South Africa and marketed Apartheid extremely well.

 

[DigitalSoldier]

lol... sigh if the SA govt wanted to do anything about zim/bob they would have..they dont care...

"african solutions to african problems" they just going to wait till he dies... they cant be seen to be aligning with the "colonial rulers"

sigh

wake up noobs! (directed to govt)

Wait till he die, then all the Zim neighbouring countries can take the land.

 

[Vitowe]

Actually saw a column in the (London) Times yesterday calling for the World Cup to be pulled from SA due to Zim, would be less drastic than sanctions but still send a clear message.

Great idea. But keep the military option in reserve.

 

[Syndyre]

Great idea. But keep the military option in reserve.

Send in the SAS to take out Bob.

 

[darkevil]

No white government in any part of the world will ever take a active part in Zimbabwe and overthrow a tyrant in fear of being labled a racist.

No black government will take a active part in over throwing a black tyrant thereby aligning themselves with the white racist colonial oppressors of africa.

Zimbabwe is a huge **** sandwhich with Southern Africa and all its neighbours having to take a bite and chew until Bob stands down on his own or is ousted by his own people.

Dont hold your breath.............

 

[Sneeky]

Mothlante would still be mowing some white dudes lawn for a stale sarmie and a cup of weak Oros had it not been for other governments taking a stand against the apartheid regime in support of the liberation movements..

Now though, he and the ANC are of the opinion that it is not for them to intervene, or even pressure Mugabe, despite what is happening there right now..

Despicable bunch these ANC people, how quickly they forget.

 

[Flanders]

The way I see it, the time for something to have been done has possibly come and gone. For any western nation to intervene would mean Mugabe would die a martyr and the blame would always be shifted to the "evil" west. It should have been us, South Africa, to take an active stand but sadly we know this has not been the case.

It may seem incredibly cruel but I think our border with Zim should be locked tight, aside from any legal crossings, of course. Our army, as useless as they may be, should certainly have the capacity to patrol the SA-Zim border. It hasn't even been six months since the last xenophobic outburst and yet these idiots do NOTHING to curb possible future events. How quickly they forget indeed! The people of Zim need to take a stand themselves as it's clear nobody else will.

For me, I think the Zim saga has shown our goverment's biggest failing yet. I can't really express how angry it makes me at the fact that not only has our gvt. done nothing but they've actively supported this lunatic and his cronies. To top it off, they've shown absolutely zero consideration for the impact of their decisions on our own country and people and it just gets worse by the day. As far as SA goes, 2008 has been a shocking year. I think the blinkers came off for many people this year.

Mbeki, may you and your gay lover rot in hell.

 

[charlie_82]

Actually saw a column in the (London) Times yesterday calling for the World Cup to be pulled from SA due to Zim, would be less drastic than sanctions but still send a clear message.

Our politicians will go nuts if they withdraw the WC, considering the billions we've spent because of it. But yeah, it's not something that's gonna make the ordinary citizens suffer & it would put through a clear message. I reckon even a serious threat to pull it would suffice.

Geez man who know what's gonna happen with the cholera by then!

 

[adelp]

Our politicians will go nuts if they withdraw the WC, considering the billions we've spent because of it. But yeah, it's not something that's gonna make the ordinary citizens suffer & it would put through a clear message. I reckon even a serious threat to pull it would suffice.

Geez man who know what's gonna happen with the cholera by then!

What cholera?

 

[jambai]

Send in the SAS to take out Bob.

I agree,said it long time ago,but why who really cares about zim

 

[Vitowe]

No white government in any part of the world will ever take a active part in Zimbabwe and overthrow a tyrant in fear of being labled a racist.

No black government will take a active part in over throwing a black tyrant thereby aligning themselves with the white racist colonial oppressors of africa.

Zimbabwe is a huge **** sandwhich with Southern Africa and all its neighbours having to take a bite and chew until Bob stands down on his own or is ousted by his own people.

Dont hold your breath.............

Yes any sane person with half a brain knows this to be true but there are non so blind as those who will not see.

 

[Sneeky]

No white government in any part of the world will ever take a active part in Zimbabwe and overthrow a tyrant in fear of being labled a racist.

No black government will take a active part in over throwing a black tyrant thereby aligning themselves with the white racist colonial oppressors of africa.

Zimbabwe is a huge **** sandwhich with Southern Africa and all its neighbours having to take a bite and chew until Bob stands down on his own or is ousted by his own people.

Dont hold your breath.............

Nobody needs to overthrow anyone.
Just stop the flow of strategic resources to Zim acrosss our borders.
That will do the trick in no time at all.

 

[MielieSpoor]

Nobody needs to overthrow anyone.
Just stop the flow of strategic resources to Zim acrosss our borders.
That will do the trick in no time at all.

And thus the reason I suggested to have sanctions against SA because that will dry up valueable resources for Zim.