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As Zimbabwe’s talks get underway today, I have a feeling a little South African pride is being restored. President Thabo Mbeki has finally delivered on our biggest challenge: The restoration of calm and peace to Zimbabwe.
Of course this will not be an easy road and the wily Robert Mugabe still has cards to play – though fewer than ever before.
The economic and social dividend of a peaceful, perhaps even democratic Zimbabwe should not be underestimated.
All this a few days after the nation unted behind Nelson Mandela as he celebrated his 90th birthday. (The smarties flag pictured here was from our Times birthday cake!)
Then there was that famous rugby victory against the All Blacks. And the destruction of England in the cricket. And Ryk getting ready for Beijing …
Suddenly, there are blue skies peeping through the clouds.

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Tivo

July 22, 2008 at 3:11 pm

besides the fact that i think journalists and newspaper men are idiots, i think you have said something concrete here.

When Thabo Mbeki leaves office later next year, this man deserves a 10 minute standing ovation. period.

He ran the government while Mandela was president. So i could say thabo was the president while mandela did his rounds but still newspaper men refuse to give this man credit.

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