fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice...

Robert Mugabe is now fighting for his political life by using the same tricks he has used to stay in power since 1980: state terrorism, and cheap tricks that are meant to conjure populist support, but leave the Zimbabwean economy in shambles.

The man who single handedly brought what was once Africa's city on a hill in terms of health care and foreign investment now repeats his mistakes a desperate attempt to keep power. 51% of all business are are now by law to be under the control of indigenous Zimbabweans. While I would applaud African businesses being controlled by Africans and bringing wealth into their country, the world has seen what happens when Robert Mugabe tries to restructure the economy to for the sake of political posturing: chaos, corruption and disaster.

At the turn of the century Mugabe engaged in forcible land redistribution which was uncontrolled and violent. The white farmers lost their land, many of those also losing their lives when the government gave permission for its militias to engage in wholesale murder to kill the farmers. What followed was a massive food shortage as native Zimbabweans took over the farms, but did not know how to farm on a massive scale. Starvation and inflation rates of over 2000% have exacerbated the problem of AIDS in Zimbabwe, which the Mugabe government refuses to address in any way besides stealing international aid meant for its suffering people.

The Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Bill go before a congress which the Mugabe government rigged by altering the constitution. When they do inevitably pass this law they will find that they have no more foreign business willing to invest in Zimbabwe. There is no clear indication of how the bill will be implemented. There is no African government willing to help native Zimbabweans or speak out against Robert Mugabe, who insists that the reason his economy is in shambles is because of a British plot of overthrow him.

Mr. Mugabe: the reason why your people suffer is the culture of corruption and violence which you have created. Blatant nepotism and graft as well as unacceptable violence against the press and the Natebele tribe in your country have proven you are unacceptable as a leader of Zimbabwe. The fact that your currency is worth less than toilet paper and that you have to bribe pollsters to slow down the election process should be evidence enough that you do not represent the interests of Zimbabweans. I predict that your reform will be structured in such a way that your sycophants will receive jobs by the firms you are trying to reform, I those firms will continue to invest in your country, if they did they would have to be relabeled as charities.