Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai, and other senior government officials are in South Africa to woo foreign investors to set shop in Zimbabwe. “That’s where the money is,” he argued whilst downplaying the country’s down right anti-business environment.
It is rich for Tsvangirai to dismiss political and economic nightmare in Zimbabwe which has scared away would be investors as merely “rhetoric”. Particularly when only last week he was accusing Mugabe of indicating left and turning right! “Will the real Mugabe please stand up!” he concluded in exasperation.
We all know, including Tsvangirai himself, the real Mugabe is a corrupt and ruthless tyrant and murderer. Only two weeks ago Mugabe’s thugs chopped off the hands of a Tsvangirai supporter in Zaka and then murdered him. Zanu PF inspired political violence including beating, rape and murder are an everyday reality and getting worse. Of course Tsvangirai has elected to “see” the imaginary Mugabe, the great statesman, particularly since his appointment as Prime Minister. The world looks totally different from the rose tinted windows of the official Mercedes Benz.
No foreign investors, other than the corrupt and greedy ones, would want to invest in Zimbabwe. This trip to South Africa will bring no new investment and yet Tsvangirai and his entourage would not have missed it for all the tea in China. Miss the chance of being introduced as “The Prime Minister of Zimbabwe” and then all the shopping!
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character,” said Abraham Lincoln “give him power!”
It is a historic fact that Mugabe and many of his Zanu PF friends endured a lot of hardships from the white racist regime of Ian Smith and the nation rightly heralded them as national heroes. Power transformed Mugabe and his Zanu PF friends into Mafia thugs. Zimbabweans hoped against Tsvangirai and his MDC friends would remain faithful to the common cause of creating a just, free and democratic Zimbabwe. Sadly that was no to be; ever since Tsvangirai was appointed PM, he has had his stuck up his backside and therefore cannot see tragic reality happening all round him!
Would the real Tsvangirai please stand up and stop naval gazing!
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