A possible power share in Zimbabwe

Mugabe and Tsvangirai meet (The First Post)
Robert Mugabe is to meet Morgan Tsvangirai today (Thursday) for direct talks on a power-sharing deal brokered by South Africa’s Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki suggested that Mugabe stay on as titular president of Zimbabwe with immunity from prosecution, while Tsvangirai, who won the country’s last credible election in March at the head of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), becomes prime minister. It is thought Mbeki will join the two in Harare either today or in the next few days, to help thrash out crucial disagreements over just how much power Mugabe is allowed to retain.

I've said lots of times here on this site, I don't know the background or the leaders all that well. I read the same stories that you all do. So if you know this to be spin or worse totally wrong, say so.

Kenyan government wants troops ... in Zimbabwe

So the government that tried to cheat an election, and after getting caught caused massive riots and brutal slayings ... they want to send troops to Zimbabwe because it's an embarrassment?

Source: Reuters NAIROBI, June 29 (Reuters) - The African Union (AU) should deploy troops in Zimbabwe to resolve a crisis that has become an "embarrassment" to the continent, Kenya's Prime Minister Raila ...

Personally, I'm struggling with any African country having a moral mandate for change or democracy. Time for South Africa to step up and lead instead of waiting on the sidelines and worrying about making tribal groups angry.

Reports from Zimbabwe - Boycott working

The boycott has been a resounding success

from This is Zimbabwe by Sokwanele

This is Bulawayo’s City Hall (12.53pm), usually the busiest polling station in the City Centre. Not today! It is starting to look like the boycott has proven highly successful, particularly, as expected, in urban areas. The turnout is interesting as the country’s urban areas have been under an onslaught of violence, intimidation and hate

I've never been a big fan of boycotts, but that's easy to say when you live in the United States and you can vote for anyone you want. In this case these people weren't given a real choice, a lot like Cuba, and the only chance for a free vote went away when the opposition candidate was beaten into pulling out of the race. What then?

Great Zimbabwe Links

Links ~ 14 June 2008 from This is Zimbabwe.

You really want to head over and read thru all the links and summaries.

Basically the dictator won't let go, the opposition is getting harrassed by the government, other African countries are actually taking notice. This is a line of demarcation event, a successful transfer of power is key to stemming the tide of dictators and repression on the African continent.

Zimbabwe Update - a new feature

Some of you who read regularly know that I tend to try and follow international issues, both breaking news and longer running problems and struggles.

For the last year I have kept one eye on the Kosovo Independence movement. While also continuing to write here on other international problems and crisis. Today I have one eye firmly on Zimbabwe and the struggle there for democracy to take firm root. While reading Gateway Pundit earlier tonite, he referred to the site This is Zimbabwe ... so I headed over to read that the man who won the popular vote has been detained yet again. This site was actually posting live updates, and informing people of the phone numbers to call the police and inform them that the world is watching! Now that's powerful stuff.

Action Alert (updated ~15.30): Morgan Tsvangirai released by Shurugwi police

For now, it looks like the opposition politicians have been released from yet again another unlawful and anti-democratic detention. But, will they be detained or injured by police again?

If you know more than me, and that wouldn't be hard, leave some comments. If you feel I'm reporting old news, or news that's been spun by someone, let me know that too. I've done that before and was always glad to stand corrected and get the truth.