I agree with Rusungo's comments. The people who fought the liberation wars are the rural folk and they make up over 70% of the electorate. Shortages of fuel, basic commodities, power outtages, lack of water do not affect them because they never had them in the first place. All they want is peace and stability.The opposition has failed dismally to come up with any viable alternatives and policies that resonate with this very significant electoral group. Terms such as democracy, rule of law, new constitution , human rights don't mean much to the ordinary Zimbabwean voter However, Land reforms resonate with this group and unless the opposition groups can come up with an alternative land reform programme that resonates with this group, the opposition is bound to be thrashed at the next election. To the ordinary Zimbabwean. land is King and anyone who does not support this aspiration is doomed to fail.

chenzira, London,

Mugabe has got support especially support from the rural people, where 70% of the polutaion of Zimbabwe resides.Most of these rural people are still there and they will vote for him no matter what, whilst MDC supporters are going overseas and crossing border to South Africa. I do not see any reason why these people keep on making noises about Zimbabwe in their host countries, if they need real change they should go to Zimbabwe and vote.

Zimbabweans especially in UK they do not want Zimbabwe to succeed since it will undermine their stay, the home office will just depot them, they rather have demonstrations than a compromise deal with Mbeki.

Rusungo, London, UK

Mbeki is just stalling for time again. He is an ineffective leader whose main qualifications are terrorism and Marxism and like many such African leaders he speaks with a forked tongue.
No with the acknowledged very bad short supply of electrical power in SA, promised for at least five years, how is SA going to be able to hold the FIFA Soccer WC 2010? Some engineering managers within Eskom have said it is due to management incompetence that the problem exists in addition to the spending of cash that had been earmarked for new power stations being spent on unnecessary arms, stadiums for FIFA and such luxuries as the presidential luxury personal Boeing jet. It most certainly cannot be blamed on the ANC's usual whipping boy, Apartheid.

B J Deller, Marbella, Spain