Zimbabwe is in a mess - that much is true. That the responsibility for that mess lies firmly at the feet of President Mugabe is also true.

The truth is not the problem. Despite what Mugabe says, his misgovernance has caused pain untold and misery unspeakable.

That he hangs on to power with almost a death grip is also true.

The solution to the problem is not necessarily just getting rid of Bob and his ilk, for that’s when the true work will begin. Oh, there will be work aplenty as the economy and the country’s infrastructure needs a minute going over by specialists, builders, economists, financiers and on top of all of that, the Zimbabwean people themselves.

That this will takes many years, many tears and huge amounts of sweat is not contended.

All the Zimbabwean people want is a secure homeland and a secure, safe future.

The immediate problem is not the rebuilding of the country, but the country easing the present President out of office - not into retirement where he will call the shots for a carefully selected successor - but out of power, with his ZANU PF party with him…

Mugabe should go - but that has to be achieved democratically - no other way.

The police and the army, and I’m sure that many members of the CIO are not as happy as the State mouthpiece would have us believe.

We need to have faith in those that stand directly in opposition and give them the support and assistance they need to make that stand permanent…

Foreign powers have little or no need to want to or even be remotely interested in a broken, landlocked country - so us Zimbabweans are going to have to do it themselves…

Take care.

‘debvhu

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