March 29 Election showed People’s will- SADC
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August 18, 2008 | By Gerald Harper | © zimbabwemetro.com ⋅
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The Southern African Development Community on Sunday reteriated the MDC’s position that the March 29 election should be the basis for any agreement and said Parliament should be convened.
In a communique adopted at the end of the two-day summit, the SADC said parliament must be convened - saying that “while negotiations are continuing, it may be necessary to convene Parliament to give effect to the will of the people as expressed on March 29″.
The SADC grouping also encouraged and appealed to both the MDC and ZANU PF to finalise and sign any outstanding agreements and conclude the negotiations as a matter of urgency to restore political stability in Zimbabwe.
The convening of parliament will however require consesus as the Memorandum of Understading signed said no parliament should be convened during negotiations.
After the summit had officially ended, Mbeki summoned Mugabe and Tsvangirai back for a last-ditch attempt to get a deal,it failed.
Diplomatic sources said SADC leaders had tabled their own proposals in an attempt to break the stalemate. It would have amounted to Tsvangirai and Mugabe sharing power equally. Mugabe completely rejected it.
Tsvangirai then proposed that if Mugabe thinks the deal is fair, then let them switch roles. “His logic is that since Mugabe is saying the deal currently on the table gives the prime minister a lot of powers, then he must assume that position and Tsvangirai becomes president,” said a diplomatic source. “That suggestion made Mugabe furious and he rejected it.”
There are a few outstanding issues which are:
-Mugabe ‘s right to appoint and dismiss ministers
-Duration of the transitional government
-A clause in the agreement that states that if one of the parties pulls out of the government of national unity, elections would be held within 90 days.
Tendai Biti,the MDC secretary General told a news conference in Johannesburg after the summit the MDC was committed to the negotiations and that failure was not an option.
“We trust that there will be a conclusion … very soon. There are issues that are outstanding, but quite clearly one has no business in negotiating if you are not prepared to compromise,” Biti said.
“It is critical that we conclude this dialogue as a matter of urgency.”
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welldone MT.If Bob thinks the current deal is fair, switch roles &let him be PM.
If ever Mugabe Tsvangirai wants to see a new political party head by Madhuku or one of these so called civic guys and taking all his support then let him sign this nonsense we hear about
Tsvangirai kurawo kani!!! hatidi kunge pwere. hatigadzirise nyika yedu munezvakanaka kopawo zvakaitwa naFather Zimbabwe in 1987! kurawo mbwa yemunhu!
Response to Comment no. 3
How dare you talk nonsense like that. Father Zimbabwe was a great man, a man of compatible morals who was “unknowingly” duped by the Zimbabwean Hitler to that unity accord.
Manje mucha**** maZanu thugs this time around. The Nutter (Bob-a person completely out of his mind) has got more at stake than Tsvangirai in these negotiations, unlike that time in 1987. What do you mean kugadzirisa nyika? All what you only want you guys is to create another conducive environment for further embezzlement of tax payer and the looming donors’ funds. Manje hakuna iyoyo, especially ye amnesty iyo forget. How can we say we are rehabilitating the county’s legal frame work by letting loose criminals and thugs like you. You will haunt us in no less time than we are trying to rebuild our beloved Zimbabwe.
**** dzevanhu maZanu, manga majaira kudya murere. You want to make it as if Zimbabwe is your personal property, get away mhani, fokoro.
morgidza uri mboko, m**** yemunhu.unoda kungokopa chete bofo remunhu. harahwa yatambudza nyika yese iyi ngaizorore itambe nevanazukuru vana chatunga.
ZANU PF THUGS MUNONGOTINYAUDZA! TONGAIKA NYIKA YACHO MUSINA TSVANGIRAI TIONE! HANDITI NDIMI MURIPAMACONTROLS! CHIITAI TIONEZVE! RWENDO RWUNO MUCHASURA CHANDO CHETE. KANA MAKAPONDA VANHU NGOZI DZIRIKUUYA FUTI MOTO! MWARI HAASI REMA! YOU WILL PAY!
maZanu muri mhondi, mbavha dzavanhu. Muchigutawo zvamakaba zvakakwana. MORGAN IS MORE!!!!
mugabe.Take note of Pakistan.Your future will be the same.
mugabe does not have any power to negotiate in Zimbabwe.constantine chiwenga,augustine chihuri,happyton bonyongwe,perrance shiri and isaiah muzenda are the ones who pull all the strings.They tell mugabe what he can and cannot say or negotiate.mugabe is just a puppet and must take orders from these people.He cannot fire them and he cannot tell them what to do.He is powerless.If he dissobeys them then they will take him out.He is only their messenger and must obey all of their orders if he wants to stay alive.isaiah muzenda sent mugabe a letter which stated ( We have given the president an order.He must always consult us before he can make a decision.) Who is telling who what to do??? mugabe cannot sign any deal unless it has been authorized by the above mentioned people.In reallity mugabe has absolutely no control or authority what so ever.He is just another puppet obeying his orders.
If SADC is sincere in asserting that March 29 reflected the will of the people, then they should not be pressuring Morgan to sign such a raw deal. Instead, they must push for a deal that reflects the March 29 reality: that Bob came second, and Simba third. Does anyone know what the “astute professor” won on March 29, and what role he should play?
Save for Botswana, SADC is full of wrong-doers who will benefit from protecting Mugabe, lest they need to resort to his brutal methods in future.
tsvangrayi vadhara maface.
plus ndizvo
kana **** inonzi mugabe ichiti the deal is fifty - fifty then they can swicth roles
that’s excellent thinking . kip it up tsvangison
morgidza tsvangwa uri **** yemunhu. hauzivi kuti father zimbabwe vakamedzwa bcoz of just a signature,
how feasible is it kuti zan ne zapu have joined to from one party and the party still named zanu?
urimbwa yemunhu “morgidza tsvangwa”
Our problem is that Mugabe is being told what to do. We might scold him and call him names but he is not his own person.Since his defeat in march all the strings are now being pulled by the JUNTA. Even War Vets had the temerity to write him a letter urging him not to shed any power. Of course we the reason they want to keep him is coz they can control/use him to milk the country’s resources/get favours with a vail of legitimacy.
Mugabe has successful conditioned us, the people, into believing that we are total dependent of him and can not do anything to help ourselves. Zimbabwe today is facing a total economic melt down and political paralysis and here we are looking at Mugabe for an answer. For years he has been dilly-dallying and doing nothing. Are we really that helpless or is it that we elect to be?
mogiza i….zvi mati madini mbavha dzezanu