Comments on: EU petitioned to suspend aid to Malawi over bankrolling Mugabe

By: Nkhomeni

Nkhomeni — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:30:20 +0000

MrK or whatever your name is, we don’t care about whatever Orden has done in Zimbabwe and surely that is no justification of Mutharika’s stupidity in borrowing forex to Zimbabwe. Malawians desperately needs forex and Bingu is playing with that money, what a foolish president we have in Malawi? So, whatever punishments we get from EU, its gonna be because of useless Nachipanti we have for a president in this country. Get lost MrK with your knowledge of Orden as Nachipanti is digging Malawi’s grave.

By: weniweni

weniweni — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:41:35 +0000

The two devils smiling at each other.Two poor old men who swallowed a fly and they went oops ooops.
Malawi is in dire poverty and this Nachipanti decides to bankroll the evil Mugabe.Koma Bingu mutu wake umagwira bwino bwino.Uyunso ndiye watopetsa kuposa Puluzu.

By: Balamanthu

Balamanthu — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:25:51 +0000

Chitedze Chimayabwa, thanks for the quote that you have given. The key performance indicators that the EU looks at is not what you have said. Buying or proposing to buy president jet will be a major concern to EU if the country’seconomy is not growing. Remember that malawi has been praised by the way it has managed its economy for the past 5 years. The growth of the economy is the other main key indicator that has been looked at. In my comments i said the measurement of EU implementation procedures and good governance is not in the way you and me measures. We measure govt on how it is offering employment to MuLHAKO, or on the Quota system. To the EU, they measure how their donation is being used according to agreed terms of the contract. Remember contracts are always signed to accept how you will use the money funded. The government has govt ways of backing itself on issues raised by people. IMF AND WORLD BANK has got representative and those are the people on the ground. It doesn’t require to be in each street or road. It has got its measuring indicators to use either per catchment area or per sq km .Remember that their measurement is also in considering the risk factors that could prevent the funds to be implemented in a proper way, hence there is alwyas a quarterly assessement to be done. Failure to meet the agred terms and whatever concerns the second or third quarter will not be passed. These grants are audited.

By: chodziwa

chodziwa — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:31:43 +0000

Mugabwe spoilled his country by killing agriculture. Now he wants to blame others and African leaders are helping him. This is typical for African leaders. they can not oppouse their fellow leaders because they know tomorrow will be them. The goodness with Europe is that they punish the country who are not managing the economy, while we support each other that is the reason Africa will never change. It is a pity for Zimbabwean, but does Mugabwe care?? Malawi one of the poorest country on earth how can they borrow Zimbabwe money when themselves depends on borrowing?? Malawian are mor poor then Zimbabweans, despite what is going in Zimbabwe. Look at Malawian in the villages. Muntharika is not thinking. I dont think Banda could have done this. He was a dictator who cared about his people. Food was there, education good and healthy. Please food your own children before you can food others.

By: J

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:01:50 +0000

No more games, the ones who deserve a whip will get it, lets play new CHESS, the missing parts of Africa is that it is still divided, most of the leaders enjoy sleeping, enjoy there wealth, they have their struggles, but they should see there own face, face of rule. We are free people not bonded by money.

We will die humans, some thinks the Gods will drop from the sky, but heaven shows that even climate change, they cannot control or find real solutions. They are busy trying to clean Africa instead of there own toilets.

Life goes on

By: MrK

MrK — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:37:37 +0000

Geoffrey van Orden is a member of the British Intelligence community. He retired with the rank of Brigadier from British Army Intelligence Corps.

He founded the Zimbabwe Vigil in 2002, on the ’suggestion’ of Roy Bennett (Selous Scout) in 2002, according to his own website, The Zimbabwe Vigil. I have no proof yet that he actually served in Rhodesia, although he did serve all over the world from 1964 to 1985.

He is still serving at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, an institute that claims it “was hugely influential in setting the intellectual structures for managing the Cold War.”

They are abusing civil society organisations to overthrow non-friendly governments, and now they are even sabotaging friendly governments who do not share their policies.

Welcome to the face of neocolonialism.

By: MrK

MrK — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:11:05 +0000

This is the same lying little hypocrite, Geoffrey van Orden, who wanted the world to believe there are no economic sanctions against Zimbabwe. I have completely debunked that claim, leaving him exposed as nothing but a liar and regime change artist. Read more here:

http://www.thezimbabwetimes.com/?p=22029&cpage=1

By: CHITOMBELO

CHITOMBELO — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:33:50 +0000

Plz just impose personal sanctions on the leaders who are financing merciless and shameless Mugabe, do not punish the whole population of Malawi or SADC, we will all suffer for the sins of certain individuals who do not care about their people.

By: Namakoleko

Namakoleko — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:27:47 +0000

A Ndebvuzamwai

Muzimvetsa zinthu. Aid goes to a country through different avenues. A country can receive aid through NGOs and UN agencies or directly to its government. The EU aid to Zimbabwe you are alluding to is probably received through UN agencies such as WFP and others because EU and many developed countries suspended direct aid to the Zimbabwean government. So what the petitioners are saying is that by giving Malawi balance of payment and the latter providing direct aid to the Zimbabwean government is the same as EU giving direct aid to the Zimbabwean government.

Malawians did not vote for Mugabe but by giving aid to the oppressor it obviously means that you are partaking in the act.

SADC countries are not mandated to force a leader on a fellow SADC country but they have an obligation to enforce democratic principles in the region. If a certain leader behaves in a manner that suppresses the freedoms of his people it is up to SADC leaders to use whatever legitimate means to correct the situation. This is the common practice in all regional groupings bambo Ndebvuzamwai.

By: wawa

wawa — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:14:08 +0000

ndimmene muthere