Mutharika meets Mugabe in Qatar- ZBC report
Mutharika and Mugabe: Comrades-in-arms share notes in Qatar
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika met his ally Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on the sidelines of a UN aid conference in Qatar according to the report on Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC).
Details of the Mutharika and Mugabe meeting held on Sunday were not immediately available it is believed they exchanged notes on the political situation in the two countries as the two leaders work closely.
Recently, European Union countries were persuaded to suspend government-to-government aid to members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) because of their failure to help the desperate people of Zimbabwe.
A petition signed by thousands of Zimbabwean living in United Kingdom called for suspension of aid especially for Malawi.
"We do not see why the British taxpayer, should, for instance, give more than £60 million this year to Malawi, whose President struts around on a stolen farm [Bineth farm] in Zimbabwe and who has named a new highway after his hero Robert Mugabe," Said Rose Benton coordinator of the October 11 vigil which was held in London.
Glenys Kinnock, Co-President of the African, Caribbean and Pacific / EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly received the petition.
The petition to European Union governments read: “We record our dismay at the failure of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to help the desperate people of Zimbabwe at their time of trial.
“We urge the UK government and the European Union in general to suspend government-to-government aid to all 14 (now 15) SADC countries until they abide by their joint commitment to uphold human rights in the region.”
The petition suggests that the money should instead be used to feed the starving in Zimbabwe.
The Vigil condemns SADC for recognising Mugabe as President when SADC's own Mugabe consequently feels free to disregard a power-sharing deal signed last month despite the deepening humanitarian crisis.The UN says that about half the population will need food aid by early next year.
The Vigil wants part of the money saved by their proposal to be used to finance refugee camps in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique to which Zimbabweans can flee for their lives without fear of prompting more xenophobic violence.
The money would fund shelter, medicine and education no longer available in Zimbabwe.
Benton explained: "We're not of course, calling for a halt to humanitarian aid to the region ….food, medicine etc. What we are talking about is balance of payments support which often goes astray.”
ZBC also reported that Mugabe met Cote d’Ivoire president Laurent GbagboMugabe also met United Nations secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon amid growing desperation to resolve a looming humanitarian crisis in the southern African country.
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The current problems in Zimbabwe are much better than the situation we had some 4 months ago, none of that cld have been attained by simply isolating Mugabe. * know there are great issues still to be overcome but thats why talking has to continue, not opposite.
Let'* not buy everything that some Western govts are saying on Zimbabwe. We have to weigh situations all the time. So, Bingu is once again on track. It does not mean that he always agrees with Mugabe, you know. Contact and dialogue have got to prevail at all times.
Let no troubles from other lands fall on my soil Malawi!!!
As Canadian-Malawian, * know the importance of dual citizenship which we did no institute in Malawi yet...and, to say the least, we have to do just that in the post modern era! In Canada and the the UK we do that-way...why? you may ask. The answer is, you do not let down your brothers and sisters where ever they tour in the globe.
"MALAWI FOR DUAL CITIZENSHIP"
Grey Mfuni
He KNEW that its the only place he could meet Mugabe comfortably and discuss how to detaul with oppositions in their countries.
Britain and US try to disciplne Bingu. He only like you because of Aid but his main friend is Mugabe.
When Malawians were in trouble did we tell Britain to suspend aid to Zim?
So please DEAL WITH IT!
mukakhuta bibida basi u just put ur fingers on the keyboard nkumangolemba! zichepe amalawi. we dont want any trouble.
By the way do you know the Ngwazi Dr. Banda was a friend of the Apartheid South Africa? And do you know that it is the Apartheid South Africa that constructed the current seat of Government including the glamorous Kamuzu International Airport? Do you know that the Ngwazi supported Taiwan when most countries shunned it? In fact have you wondered how we became friends with a small Taiwan leaving mainland China? You people just hate Mutharika and you will vomit your anger at every given opportunity.
Rather, we should ask the reporter to tell us the details of their meeting. Was it to solve the crisis or to exasperate it? Then we can bark. Are you telling me if Midima Road was not named after Mugabe, there could be no turmoil in Zimbabwe now? Actually, we should be more concerned with DRC where people are butchering each other in day light as the whole world watches. Cameras have been assembled from all TV stations to show the world how people are dying there and not soldiers from all countries of the World. The whole world was just staring as more than 800,000 Tutsis (code named Coackroaches!!) were being murdered. What did United Nations do? What did USA, Britain, Russia, China and Germany do? What will Malawi achieve by isolating Mugabe when the United Nations still recognises Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe?
And Zimbabwe had second round elections boycotted by Tsangarai. The International Communtity faults the boycott because it did not meet procedure. In other words the whole boycott was illegal which means legally Tsangarai did not boycott but lost the second round. Tsangarai also is so inhuman. Millions are suffering in Zimbabwe today not necessarily because of Mugabe but because of Morgan on reason that Tsangarai wants to control the Ministry of Home Affairs. Why does Tsangarai insist on this? Does he have any heart for the suffering Zimbabweans? Can the Ministry of Home Affairs be more important than thousands today suffering from Cholera? Where is the spirit of sacrifice for the cause of the people? Where is the heart of a leader in Morgan Tsangarai?
Hey guys, do not just follow the world. Be pragmatic sometimes it helps. Mugabe is not a demon on his own, he has just been painted to look like a demon unfortunately the world is too blind to see the real demon here.
Well done Mutharika to speak one on one with Comrade Robert Mugabe.
* believe Bingu is aware of these scenarios that have taken place in Zimbabwe recently.
* believe it is a matter of days these soldiers arrive at Old Bob Mugabe doorstep to blast his rotten brains out!
* believe that Bingu realises it is a matter of time that his 'farm' and monetory interests in Zim. become a nightmare dream!!
You are right to say that TV cameras have assembled in DRC to show the world how people are being killed in broad day light. But do we have these cameras in Zimbabwe to show the whole world what is going on there? Not at all!! * dont have to tell you the reasons you all know them.
You are trying to label Tsangirayi as a demon now and Mugabe as a saint. God forbid!!!! By boycotting the elections he did what any credible leader would have done. You go on to say Millions are suffering in zim now not because of Mugabe but Tsangirai. Aaaah!! Amangwetu Zimbabwe yake mukunena itiyo kodi? Yomweyi ndikuidziwa ineyi?
By insiting on Home Ministry Morgan is simply fighting for real freeedom for all Zimbabweans. People are living in fear now because of the Mugabe controled Police. Morgan knows that there will no freedom if Mugabe continue to control the Police. Munya (BBA III) had to ask Big Brother if his family was safe in Zimbabwe. He thought that may be his comments in the house would have been quoted out of context. It simply means that people are living in fear in Zimbabwe.
You say Brave Bingu on this???!!! Amwene inu mwadya za Bingu basi!!!!
Secondly, some derogatory statements have been made about the Zimbabwean masses being cowards for not ousting Mugabe from power. You just have to symphasize with these suffering people. It is not that they enjoy living under those conditions. They have done all they could but Robert has managed to thwart them all as he clings to power just like how our Kamuzu Banda clung to power for 30 years before sense prevailed upon him that he could no longer sacrifice the social and economic well being of the country. That is how he called for a referendum and of course the ensuing general elections that ended in a red ticket being given to him. Banda succumbed to those results just because earlier on the mighty Malawi army had crashed the MYP that had previously guaranteed Banda'* power base. Even the ruthless red shirted youth league who blindly supported Banda and would mobilize people at no pay could not say anything. Remember that Robert Mugabe still controls the army and his secret police such that he can do whatever he wants with impunity. Seeing how some comments above have been written, one would tell that the contributors are still youthful and therefore just do not know what it meant living under the Lion of Malawi'* rule. The next leader after Banda, Muluzi, also wanted to extend his rule for another term and possibly another more terms thereafter. Do you think that would have been different from how Robert is running Zimbabwe now? God was on Malawi'* side seeing that Muluzi failed to reach the required two thirds by less than 1 percentage point. By the way, have you not seen horrific pictures of Zimbabweans who have been singled out and torchered or even killed? This is similar to what Malawians experienced. We should pray that it is time Mugabe got tired of running according to his whims and surrender his authority to the most high. It is unfortunate that people like Chiwango Chenecho whatever that mean and Mada portraying Mugabe as an angel. He must be kin to them and no wander they can not see anything bad with Mugabe.
Coming to Morgan'* insistence on controlling the Home affairs ministry, there is nothing wrong with that. It is strategic. If he controls that ministry, it would give him chance to reign in on police brutality and thereby guaranteeing some peace and freedom to all Zimbabweans alike. If he and his party cohorts could only control minor ministries, what would prevent Mugabe from ordering an arrest of all opposition ministers including the prime minister if he feels like. Let us be mature when making comments please. Zikomo kwa basi.
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