Hi Kabir,

I have also been following the Zimbabwe referendum and I
am delighted that Mugabe's yes vote was defeated. Here is a
man who betrayed his comrades in the liberation struggle
and has ruined and plunged the Zimbabwean economy into a
spiral of corruption, mismanagement and inefficiency.

He inherited a very buoyant economy from the White rule of
Ian Smith and rather than building on it he dissipated the
country. Africans are wising up and there is a limit as to
political manipulations by leaders. Democracy will take
hold in Africa and it is imminent. At the age of 75, why o
why does he want to consolidate himself in power. The guy
is already senile. Seizing white owned farms and giving it
to the black majority will not solve Zimbabwe's economic
problems. I wish he is booted out of office and held
accountable in the forth coming elections.

Basil

On Tue, 15 Feb 2000 20:57:34 EST Ousman Bojang
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> Kabir,
> Thanks again for forwarding that piece to the L. I have been following the
> story very closely and this was a big defeat against Mugabe. His act of using
> the poor and depressed population by tying the land issue with him staying in
> power failed. He could have differentiated the referendum vote by polling the
> land issue separately, but he thought that was the only way he could win.
> I am happy he lost.
>
> Ousman.
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