At last...can we expect the politicians of the west/world to unite and make absolutely certain that all those in Zimbabwe, from Mugabe downwards, who have been responsible for bringing this once wonderfully successful country to it's knees will be brought to justice? It has gone from a growing, expansive, successful country, with the best educated population in Africa to an absolute hell on earth. And all the time our politicians stand on the sidelines and watch. Will they at last act? Probably not. Will the Marxist Mbeke bite the bullet and act as he should? Again, not likely. Sad continent Africa. Cut aid now to Zimbabwe, freeze assets, stop buying Chinese goods until China hurts and turns away from Zimbabwe. Name all Mugabe's henchmen, issue international warrants for their arrest, identify Mbeke's role in allowing this genocide to continue for almost a decade, see to it that none get safe harbour anywhere. Nice thoughts all...none are likely to happen.

A small correction, in the 1980s, Nkomo was not Mugabe's Prime Minister: he was Home Affairs minister, whereas mugabe was Prime Minister in a parlimanetary system of government. Mugabe became Executive President in December 1987 when the parliamentary system was junked, in favour of the presidentail - albeit, thaoroughly authoritarian - model in place today.