Mugabe remains popular among many Zimbabweans to this day

Dear Editor,

THE Zimbabwean/Mugabe situation is NOT as simple as you want to make it.

And I am not sure if there is a SADC Charter that authorises the organ to meddle in the internal affairs of member-states, or intervene militarily other than using diplomatic channels.

And YES the Imperialist Britain is partially to blame for the chaos in Zimbabwe.

Tony Blair’s govt pulled out of the Zim independence agreement in which Britain promised and was obligated to fund Land Reforms in that country.

Britain dragged its feet and instead imposed sanctions on Zim when Mugabe couldn’t wait no more.

This is an issue (Land Reforms) which was the main reason Mugabe and his comrades went into the bush to fight Ian Smith regime (a proxy of Britain) to begin with.

That is why Mugabe remains popular among many Zimbabweans to this day.

The biggest mistake Mugabe made was overstaying and trying to impose his wife as his successor.

So is this the kind of internal/ local political dynamics you want SADC to insert itself in?

Aren’t you even wondering why Mugabe has not been arrested and put in jail so far?

Instead he is only being encouraged to resign. So Zambians should not be SIMPLISTIC in their way of looking at issues.

I have noticed this trend even with Hakainde Hichilema…. very shallow analyses!

Yamba Yamba