Is ZANU-PF's Makoni serious?

Friday, January 25, 2008

I read that "there appears to be a fair degree of excitement at the thought of Simba Makoni challenging President Robert Mugabe in the forthcoming elections".

After dictator Mugabe betrayed Zimbabweans in the manner he did, killing hundreds to discourage democracy, people are not excited about anything of the sort at all.

What excitement is generated from ZANU-PF cloning itself? And will they label Makoni, the 'new' product, to be "as original as the original"?

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