President Mugabe is the lion of Africa
EDITOR — I am black American and I have never set foot on African soil.
However, I know that President Mugabe is an icon for black empowerment worldwide.
I know that average Zimbabweans are facing economic challenges, but they must remember that President Mugabe freed them from the yoke of colonialism.
The hardships being faced are machinations of the West who want to punish Zimbabweans for reclaiming the jewel of Africa from them.
It is inevitable that at some point new leadership will arise in Zimbabwe but it must be Zimbabweans who choose their leaders, and not outsiders.
President Mugabe is a man who commands my admiration and respect for standing for black empowerment.
When he says that Zimbabweans are the owners of the land he is not only fighting for black Zimbabweans, but black people all over the globe who have suffered from white supremacy. Long live the lion of Africa. Until the black man starts to think ownership and control of the means of production, we will forever be last on the totem pole.
Long live black Zimbabweans, for the courage and determination to take back your land and empower your people.
It will take time to fully own the means of production in Zimbabwe but please remember black people around the world admire Cde Mugabe because he is a fighter for the black man!
Whites must never be allowed to predict our leaders and we should always be grateful for the lions of the revolution like Cde Mugabe.
Black people across the globe need to stand in solidarity with Zimbabweans and assist them as they defend their sovereignty as a people.
Shame on Malema and all the other puppets being influenced to unduly speak against an elected government in Zimbabwe. Todd Kidd, Louisiana, USA, Via e-mail PLEASE be reminded that it was Patrick Chinamasa, as Acting Finance Minister, who introduced dollarisation in early 2009 just before the GNU. It was that dollarisation which stabilised and gave our economy some relief. As a country and Government, Zimbabwe is also entitled to learn from and avoid, past mistakes and move on into the future. That, to me, is the clear message from our Finance Minister about printing bond notes. — Rudo Zindi
HOW many black people have headed the United Nations since its formation in 1945? Only one, Kofi Annan. Does it mean blacks are incompetent? Any black person who has ever headed the IMF or World Bank you know? None. Does it mean there are no Oxford or Cambridge, London School of Economics or Harvard-educated and qualified blacks? No. The difference is in how the voting system for those influential posts is skewed in favour of Western countries who are predominantly white and are regarded as such. Dr Mzembi is knowledgeable and qualified as well as experienced enough to occupy the office of WTO secretary general. However, the reality is one has to have an understanding of how world politics work and that is where some are missing the point. If it was not about blocking him, why did they not rally behind Morocco’s candidate who is Arab? The fact of the matter is there is an acceptable skin colour, if not racial colour, to get into these positions. And Walter is not wrong to cry foul. Admittedly, he could have been more diplomatic— Maita Mwayera.