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Persistent harassment of Zimbabwe’s poor
The intense misery caused to so many in Operation Murambatsvina, continues unabated. The Mugabe regime, which visited this terror upon hundreds of thousands of the poorest of the poor, has done nothing to help rebuild their shattered lives. The so-called rebuilding operation, “Operation Garikai” (or “Hlalani Kuhle”) is a cruel deception, no more than window dressing, which to date has not provided one single dwelling to any of those whose homes and businesses were destroyed in the first brutal, unlawful, assault. What is more, despite official denials and every effort made to cover their tracks by this callous and calculating regime, the fact is that Operation Murambatsvina is continuing with repeat demolitions wherever the internally displaced persons (IDPs), out of sheer desperation, dare to return to the sites of their original homes. Our reporter saw some of the continuing and ever-deepening misery of those affected when he visited the Killarney settlement outside Bulawayo again this week. Opposition should heed van Rensburg, but!
In a recent issue of Mmegi, Patrick van Rensburg suggested that the Botswana opposition should formulate the policies that it would pursue if it were returned to power in the 2009 general elections. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate van Rensburg’s article before I wrote this piece; so, what I state here regarding the article is based purely on memory and I hope it is correct. Where it is incorrect, I hope he will accept my apologiesMasitara will be back
Warning! Robert Masitara will be back. But first let me respond to the critics who assailed us with insults during one of the biggest political campaigns this country has ever experienced.
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