Divide and Conquer

I spotted a rather worrying development in the already messy political abyss that is Zimbabwe.

A member of Mugabe's Zanu-PF party is due to stand against the African leader.


Of course, any opposition to the truly descipable Robert Mugabe should be welcomed but Simba Makoni's decision now means that there are 3 separate candidates standing against the crazed despot.


I would hope Makoni's decision is honourable but he may well be the fall guy as Mugabe chooses to cling to power by stuffing the field with bickering candidates all jostling to be the saviour of the economically depressed country.

Meanwhile of course, election observers will be thrown across the borders, Zanu-PF henchmen will be stuffing ballot boxes and Zimbabwe's misery will deepen for four more years.