According to Zimbabwe’s Business Day, Robert Mugabe has (privately) conceded defeat in the Presidential Elections to his family and to his closest advisors, including the military and police chiefs.Â
“Mugabe has conceded to his closest advisers — the army, police and intelligence chiefs. He has also told his family and personal advisers that he has lost the election,†a source said.Â
“Now he is trying to decide if he should contest the run off or not. Diehards want him to fight to the bitter end, but family and personal advisers are urging him to quit,†the source said.  (Both quotes by Dumisani Muleya in Business Day.)Â
We learned yesterday that Mugabe’s Zanu-PF had officially lost the parliamentary elections. But, because Zimbabwe’s President is an Executive President, and Mugabe has steadily assumed the powers of a dictator over the years, Zimbabwe’s Parliament is of comparatively little importance.Â
As I predicted in my post yesterday, the leader of the opposition MDC party, Morgan Tsvangirai, has some smart negotiating to do in order to take the reins of power peacefully from Mugabe. I also predicted that it would be Mugabe’s henchmen who would be hardest to win over… if that’s possible at all.Â
Should Mugabe submit to the ‘indignity’ of facing a runoff against Tsvangirai? (Required if neither candidate ‘officially’ has the required 50 percent of votes to avoid a new contest). Tsvangirai claims 50.3 percent against Mugabe’s 43.8, but others say Tsvangirai has “only†49 percent against Mugabe’s 43. Yet Mugabe is likely to lose any runoff, unless there is even greater manipulation of results.Â
Inevitably, tensions in Zimbabwe are running high. Whatever Mugabe decides, he must realise that he is now fatally weakened and can never rule Zimbabwe effectively…Â
Mugabe’s authority has gone and if he clings to power, he will become a mere puppet of his own military. He looks tired and confused – will he understand the predicament he faces?  Will the old terrorist leader give up?
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Author, Peter Davies was a soldier in Rhodesia from 1963 to 1975, where he took part in the capture and interrogation of terrorists.  His novel, Scatterlings of Africa, is based on his own experience during Rhodesia’s war on terror, and personal observations of how terrorist activities impacted Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and its people. http://www.peterdaviesbooks.com
Readers who would like to make a contribution to help innocent pensioners, who are unable to buy food and other basic necessities in Zimbabwe, should please contact Patricia Williams by email patashnix@btinternet.com.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a Trackbackthat is great news,let him go and rest.we just hope he does so quickly otherwise the delay will create unnecessary problems for himself and his generals and chiefs
I do not believe in capital punishment but if I had a clear shot at Mugabe, I would not hesitate to end his life…that is how strongly I feel about this butcher (and the Burmese military leadership)
Doesn’t this moron ever give up?
Peter you are right. These are war times, and any shot at Mugabe is fair game.
Apparently he now wants to contest a run off, and unleash his machinery on the impoverished populace.
Even Goliath in all hi armour….
“Will the old terrorist leader give up?”
I have a real problem with you referring to him as an old terrorist leader. Back in the day, he was a freedom fighter (not a terrorist) who sought to liberate the people of Zim from the oppression imposed by the white minority. However, he has fallen very far from grace and his insanity has brought the nation of Zimbabwe to its knees.
If you call him an old terrorist leader, would you also call the ANC freedom fighters during Apartheid old terrorists too? In my opinion, it would be highly inappropriate to do so and inaccurate.
Mugabe was insrutmental in the death of Togagara, his top liutenant during the war of liberation, Mugabe organized an accident for him, just before the end of the war, Border Gezi was another any direct or possible challenge to Mugabe would have a sudden death. The only hope is that MUGABE has no hidden suprise for Morgan in his final hours.
If Bobby was such a great “Freedom Fighter” (and, like all freedom fighters, “BLOODY RIGHTEOUS AND MENTALLY SLOW”), why not stick to what he knows and not get involved in the extremely academic art of politics?
I hear all about Mugabe being this great “liberator” but it seems these comments are from the people stuck in the past…Sounds like the infamous “When-We”‘s that were born after Smith resigned now doesn’t it….
Robert Mugabe should be given the same dignity as was befitted to Saddam Hussein.
dubvision – if my understanding of the term “when-We’s” is correct, it refers to those racists who fled Zimbabwe after it was liberated from the tyranny of the white minority rule. I am unsure how you are using it above.
Secondly, your referring to freedom fighters as being “…MENTALLY SLOW” suggets to me that you might be one of said “When-We’s”.
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