Those were the days...Mugabe

Hat tip Newham Tory Tim! apparently the advert had to be pulled due to threats of violence to Nando staff in Zimbabwe.

#Uint11 Action for Southern Africa ( ACTSA). Update Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Malawi

The seminar continued on Sunday morning with a presentation by Mairan Power (UNISON International officer) and Mark Beacon (ACTSA) on Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Malawi.  It is pretty awful and depressing what is going on in all these countries. They all experience to different degrees violent oppression by corrupt dictators whose lavish lifestyles is at odds with the immense suffering of their people. 

Why on earth should the President of Malawi decide to spend £8 million on a Presidential Jet plane when that money would pay for 8,000 nurses?  Why does he then decide he needs to build a brand new massive airport as a home for his toy?

The trade unions in these countries are also under attack but they are potentially part of the solution.  It is vital that in Britain we continue to support them in their struggle.

I think that also we should remember our own history not that long ago, when we were in similar stages of economic and political development.  There was comparable corruption, extreme poverty and the bloody suppression of democracy.

What a wonderful way this would be to end this year !‏

From an African Comrade.

UPDATE: I've just realised that this is my 666th post!

$1,243,255 for 1 meal, 2 beers & 1 mineral water.

My cousin’s husband sent this scan of a café bill from Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe in March of this year. Due to continued hyperinflation I hate to think what the price will be today.

It cost nearly 1.25 million Zimbabwe dollars for a snack.

Surely Mugabe’s horrible regime will not last. Never mind the morality of his quasi -fascist dictatorship, surely the economic incompetence and corruption of his government must surely mean that his end is nigh?

Previous posts here and here.

Fingers and toes.

"I have been following the recent BBC news concerning events in Zimbabwe. Why is the British Government so shy of taking firmer action?"RP

The other night I received this email from a friend who was brought up in Africa. He sent this to all his friends (I assume in a state of despair) . This is my reply.




No oil in Zimbabwe.

"Outrage" Headlines about British troops being killed saving "foreigners" (i.e Black people) from torture, murder and oppression.



"Outrage" Headlines when innocent civilians are accidentally killed during any military action while trying to save them from torture, murder and oppression.

nuf said?