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Zimbabwe election update 4: 9-16 March, 2008
Solidarity Peace Trust
March 17, 2008

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This is the fourth election update from the Solidarity Peace Trust, summarising into general categories the notable events and quotes of the last week, as Zimbabwe heads into a now highly fluid and unpredictable election. Sources are media articles from both government and independent media published within the dates of the summary, as well as statements from civic groups. All updates available on the website.

What they they said

SK MOYO ON ELECTION OBSERVERS: "Our list of invitees excludes those countries with preconceived ideas who believe that the only free and fair election is where the opposition wins," he said. (Mail and Guardian, 10 March)

JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE ON MORONIC NEIGHBOURS: "The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange would like to work much closer with us," Russell Loubser said at a press conference for the announcement of the JSE's annual results. "We are just extremely apprehensive while you've got that type of government in power because anything is possible ... We are very careful about doing something there while that type of moronic government is in place." (Mail and Guardian, 10 March).

POT CALLING THE KETTLE A STOOGE . . . "We know that there are Western embassies behind the Makoni project. It is a false project that will fail and will not work," Tendai Biti, the Tsvangirai led MDC secretary general told a gathering of about 8000 supporters at the party's rally held in White City Stadium. (OhMyNews.com 10 March)

. . . AND A ZHING ZHONG: "Makoni is a zhing-zhong who is out to confuse the electorate and people must not be fooled," Biti added. (OhMyNews.com, 10 March)

ANGLICAN BISHOP KUNONGA ON THE ANOINTED ONE: 'As the church we see the President with different eyes. To us he is a prophet of God who was sent to deliver the people of Zimbabwe from bondage.' The former bishop, who received a farm from Mugabe's regime, wasted no time in talking about the controversial land reform programme. Referring to Mugabe Kunonga said, 'God raised him to acquire our land and distribute it to Zimbabweans; we call it democracy of the stomach. There is no Government without soil. As the church we are totally against sanctions for they are destroying our country." (SWRadio, 10 March)

REV OBADIAH MSINDO ON OPPOSITION: "Tsvangirai and Makoni are being sponsored by gays and satanists to effect regime change in this country," said Musindo, who is leader of the Destiny for Afrika Network, a church organisation he founded. "True Zimbabweans will go back to the bush if President Mugabe loses the elections. We will have another chimurenga (war of liberation)." (Zim Online, 13 March)

ODINGA ON MUGABE: Kenyan opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has said Robert Mugabe is a disgrace to the African continent and that, 'time has really come for him to try to move on and let other people govern.' In a recent interview with the Mail and Guardian newspaper Odinga said he had little regard for Mugabe despite the fact the Zanu PF leader was once his hero. 'We parted ways once he began to use a big stick to deal with his political adversaries,' Odinga explained. 'I don't think its right for someone to hold a country hostage for generations. I think it is not right for Africa.' (SWRadio, 13 March)

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