zimfinalpush
Mugabe's days are numbered
With the arrest again today of Morgan Tsvangirai, the leader of Zimbabwe's main opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), taking place on the heals of a gathering of African leaders in Tanzania who are meant to discuss Zimbabwe's troubled political situation, it seems certain that Robert Mugabe's days are numbered. Britain and the European Union have immediately criticized Tsvangirai's recent arrest, largely because it follows a previous arrest of Tsvangirai and other MDC officials two-and-a-half weeks ago for engaging in a peaceful prayer vigil in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital. Following that arrest Tsvangirai and his associates were severally beaten by Mugabe's police force and one was killed.
Mugabe himself was planning on leaving Zimbabwe for Tanzania today, perhaps he is worried that the MDC—who have gained a remarkable amount of support worldwide in recent weeks—might be planning a coup. Who knows what Mugabe is thinking? He is, after all, not a stable person.
Insiders say that the Southern African Development Committee, the group of leaders meeting in Tanzania, will likely recommend to Mugabe that, for the good of the region, he retire when his term expires next year. But is that good enough? Should Mugabe be allowed to peacefully retire to some country estate after twenty-eight years ruining a country and making it virtually unlivable for Zimbabwe's citizens? Is it enough to just have a quiet word with the man who has become the poster boy for dictatorial rule and bad government?
I don't think so. 
Greg Houle
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