Zimbabwe crisis "solved"!

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Pretoria - Negotiations to address Zimbabwe's political crisis were no longer needed as it was only procedural issues that remained outstanding, SA's Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Aziz Pahad said on Tuesday.

The parties have agreed to all "substantive matters" and it was an issue of procedure that remained outstanding, Pahad said during a regular media briefing at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

"There are no longer any negotiations needed; it's now procedural, they have agreed to everything ... its now really procedure that the Zimbabweans themselves have to sort out," Pahad said.

He said President Thabo Mbeki would continue to mediate between the parties to solve the outstanding procedural issues.

Pahad was briefing reporters on a report Mbeki gave to Southern African Development (SADC) leaders on the fringes of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last week.

Mbeki said that President Robert Mugabe's Zanu-PF and factions of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have completed negotiations on all substantive matters related to the political situation in the country.
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BS!!!


http://www.news24.com/News24/Africa/Zimbabwe/0,,2-11-1662_2265077,00.html
 
Yup, it sounds like someone is trying to kiss someone's ass in exchange for a little $$$. Who's doing who, well that is the question ;)
 
comrade bob is not worried, i assure you. He'll be as strong as ever
 
give the guy a chance... :D Time will tell if it was good or bad. I dont believe the problem is solved, but I am willing to give the benefit of the doubt.
 
Oh what political crap! If this really was the case it would be international news over all the channels by now and they would be willing to publicise the details of this "success". What they are really saying is "T-Bone failed, and we are leaving it up to Mugabe now since he kicked us out". Its typical of SA politicians...
 
koffiejunkie said:
Bob getting the benifit of the doubt for the past 10 years is exactly why things in Zim are going the way they are.
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I think he was referring to T-Bone. Either way, neither deserve the benefit of the doubt IMO.
 
lol - Mad bob has simply "agreed" so that things quieten down for a month.
Come elections, and he will be killing opponents again.

Anyone who trusts anything that despotic bastard says can come visit me - I have a bridge to sell.
 
Why do you guys think that we should get involved in Zim's affairs?

SA is turning into USA 2.0. We don't own the world or even the African continent, so why would we think that we need to fix it?
 
Aziz Pahad is the evil of the world personified. I bet Aziz Pahad even strikes fear into Dick Cheney.
 
As John Robbie said this morning 'Aziz Pahad, what planet are you on?'

That little speech was well constructed political drivel that contained many words but no point was made.
 
TiredOfWaiting said:
Why do you guys think that we should get involved in Zim's affairs?

SA is turning into USA 2.0. We don't own the world or even the African continent, so why would we think that we need to fix it?
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Surely the influx of Zimbabwean refugees puts a strain on SA's rapidly depleting resources?
 
bwana said:
Surely the influx of Zimbabwean refugees puts a strain on SA's already rapidly depleted resources?
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If that really bothered them then surely they would close the border to prevent the influx?
 
BobbyMac said:
If that really bothered them then surely they would close the border to prevent the influx?
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Ask the Americans how easy it is to close a border.

EDIT - how long is the SA/Zim border? 200km?
 
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TiredOfWaiting said:
Why do you guys think that we should get involved in Zim's affairs?

SA is turning into USA 2.0. We don't own the world or even the African continent, so why would we think that we need to fix it?
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Maybe because half of their population is illegally in our country?
 
bwana said:
Ask the Americans how easy it is to close a border.

EDIT - how long is the SA/Zim border? 200km?
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SA/Zim border length: 225 km
US/Mexico Border: 3141 km

Your point?


Edit: do the Americans keep their border fences electrified, or switched off like here in SA?
 
BobbyMac said:
SA/Zim border length: 225 km
US/Mexico Border: 3141 km

Your point?


Edit: do the Americans keep their border fences electrified, or switched off like here in SA?
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Yup - the US/Mexico border is considerably bigger. I was pretty close on my guestimaton wasnt I :)

My point? Land borders are difficult (if not impossible) to close off completely. I'm pretty sure I was clear on that from the beginning.
 
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