With all respect, I do not think that young people will be easily convinced to act even if they knew what is happening in Zimbabwe. They see that their own leaders, who are aware of what is happening, are ignoring the situation and unless they can feel the pain of the people of Zimbabwe through greater and more intense media scutiny of the situation, they will simply go back to Facebook and things which have more meaning to them. We are a media driven society with greater ability to publicise world events than ever before but no one seems to be willing to really speak out or lay down the facts.
As I mentioned in my last posting, it all hangs on economic or military significance in the end and Zimbabwe has neither.

Zimbabweans must first be united themselves against any oppression.

I maybe wrong here but it seems to me that black South Africans define intellectualism as endorsing everything said or done by Europeans. So to be an intellectual you have to endorse everything Europeans say.

How is it that of all hundreds of black journalists in South Africa, none (at least from reading the press there) seem to think Mbeki’s approach is right? In any group of normal intelligent people there is a divergence of ideas. Why is it that all South African Black journalists and intellectuals in South Africans just happen to think just like the BBC, Guardian, etc?

Mbeki’s policy on Zimbabwe is not horrible at all. The Zimbabwe crises started with the land issue. Mugabe maybe wrong this far, but the British shares a big part of that blame. Have any of those journalists in South Africa considered the implications of SADC dealing with Zimbabwe by critizing Mugabe without saying anything about the British?

Sometimes in international politics long-term security and dignity override short term goals. If a group of terrorists kidnap British nationals today demanding Britain to do something before they release the captives, the British government will not burge an inch even if it will mean death of their nationals. Why? Because when you start negotiating with terrorists you lose. They will exploit you again and again.

Since Britain started this current crises by unfairly breaking a promise with Mugabe, is there any implication in Africans closing an eye to the British role and condemn Mugabe only?

It may well be that one of the consequences of apartheid is that black South African have been brainwashed so much that they do not see these things properly. They have failed to defend their president and country. Does anybody think they will defend Africa?

Maybe it is time Africa started looking to Nigeria for that permanent UN Security Council seat