it's shame that all the african presidents are like mugabe..they all understand him like brothers in arms..they all kill they people,they're all corrupts,etc..wonder wy nobody cares about the terrible situation in zimbabwe..wy everybody have to follow mugabe's decision?wy??... i'm from mozambique and it's a big shame what's going on over there!!!!!

Liar. You are not from Mozambique. You are a European a muzungu and a non-African. No African acts or talks as though there was never mbarabaTONYO.

Does not matter what place you are from, mugabe and his regime are thieves and killers!

West!!!! You do not have the guts to use your own name. You are a coward, muzungu. You hide behind general terms like " west". Are you English or French or What??? Believe it or not, His Excellency, the President of Great Zimbabwe, Robert Gabriel MUGABE has done a lot of good for Africans. For starters he got settlers unsettled, both physically amd pyschologically. Why can't you leave Africa alone? Even today English companies are doing business in and with Zimbabwe. Can you explain that? Remember now there are 'blood' diamonds but there were never 'apartheid' diamonds....!!!!???? You treat the African people like children and you are afraid lest they grow up and start to question things. YOU CANNOT KEEP THEM ALL AT THE TADPOLE STAGE, SOME LIKE MUGABE WILL ESCAPE YOUR MACHINATION AND MANIPULATIONS. Let go of Afrika and see what happens.

Maya bhlaz! Ndimi marasika manje. Asi murikuguta neZANU? Isu vamwe tanzwa neznara. Ko madii kutipawo zvamunodya? If you were an ordinary Zimbabwean you would know that Mugabe has done a lot of good for us in the past but a lot of harm recently. What happened to old version of Mugabe? With all due respect, perhaps he should let the younger generation take over so he can relax and enjoy the rest of his days. Besides, what plans does he have right now to improve the livelihoods of the ordinary man, woman and child in Zimbabwe. Tanzwa nekutambura munyika yechipikirwa!

Maya, you are the one I can vote for.At least lets be franc to our selves.Mugabe's past can only be helpful if it can give us life now and tomorrow.Rather we have seen the contrary in house fighting and killing and that is his plan of action for the coming years.This is not uncommon with most of the African head of state, in their attempt to die in office they can only resort to killing and have no time to think about developing the country.If Mugabe did not do this before, sorry time out.

I im from none of the countries you mentioned and i take it "akapfunde1" is your real name!hahaha

British companies are still there because they are long established and they would lose billions of pounds pulling out straight away.The smart ones have reduced there stake and will continue to do so. Remember these companies are private companies and not government owned, you have money hungry business people in all countries and all races and it does not make them right or smart! If good people "let go Africa" and let dictators remain it would be a disaster of the greatest magnitude! I personally voice my opinion because unlike you the poor of Africa do not have the means to voice there opinion worldwide like you do, now which one of us wants to suppress them!

For how long should a leader be in power to bring about tangible changes that can last

Of what use is west to blame if africans are suffering at the hands of they'r fellow leaders, who keep blaming the west but fail to bring about african solutions.

What more is there that mugabe couldn't achieve in his 28 yr, or is it a way of saying there's no zimbabwean that can replace him for better?

I think the shelf life for mugabe is close to expiry date,but whats up for the current 5 yr term....?

""... the US, EU and Tsvangirai strategy of "no compromise" would be the best," Mr Moyo added."

We had in USA, treacherous vermin like Tsvangirai who sided with the enemy against our demands for independence from colonial Europeans. And once that independence is achieved, the people must put in place measures that ensure that the enemy does not regain a foothold. Our patriots did not shed their blood so as to have a few rotten elements undo the fruits of their sacrifices and send us back into bondage. So, what measures do we have in place? Many.

The people and the governments in USA and in the EU and Asian countries know how to deal firmly, viciously and murderously with foreign agents within and without - as well as foreign governments - that are bent on destabilizing their countries and threatening their national security interests.

We do not expect the government and the people of maZimbabwe to act any less decisively with regard to the self-declared saboteur Tsvangirai and all the treasonous scum that worship him and his imperial foreigners who raped, enslaved and slaughtered their native ancestors - and have unleash misery on the long-suffering offspring of indomitable hero, the Chief Lobengula.

For the government of Zimbabwe to do any less would be to abrogate its sovereign responsibilty and undermine the people's rights to their pursuit of liberty, prosperity and happiness - a pursuit that is clearly being undermined by among others, the UN and some foreigners' client states like Kenya.

We congratulate Cde Mugabe on the enduring confidence expressed by the people in their recent vote of confidence in his leadership and the independence of the people of maZimbabwe.