With the MDC still refusing to sign the unacceptable power sharing deal, Zimbabwe’s future hangs in the balance. The discussions are as farcical as we expected – a fact demonstrated by Mandy Russow’s piece in the South African Mail and Guardian today. In it, she interviews both George Charamba and Tendai Biti, from Zanu PF and MDC respectively, and asks them identical questions about the deal negotiations. Charamba’s answers depict the central cause of Zimbabwe’s ruin: Zanu PF delusions. He asserts:
No mention of interest rates over 2,000% and hyperinflation then. The truth is that any deal with Zanu PF playing a significant role will fail to address the chronic breakdown of the Zimbabwean economy. It is hard to see how an effective solution can be produced from these talks. We know one thing for sure though. If Zimbabwe is to eventually recover it must be taken completely out of Zanu PF’s hands.“It is about the plight of the white man and Britain and its mining interests…I don’t know what you are terming as economic decline. In terms of the stats, Barclays is declaring a dividend every year, so does Stanbic and Zimplats”
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