Zanu PF receives foreign funding and weapons to keep the regime afloat. The MDC do not import any weapons and have to fight Mugabe with their bare hands. Sovereignty is the property of the people not one ruling party. Mugabe as one individual tries to claim sovereignty all for himself.

Boris, London, United Kingdom

Malcolm Calder, York, England

Is Zimbabwe not a sovereign country? If yes, is it to be respected? Does the west have the right to intervene where ever they like? Has the world no ethics or only those of the West work?
Mugabe maybe 1 person but he can't run the show with no supporters, can he?

Lim , Johor Bahru, Malaysia

David Ashton, Bathurst, Australia
If there was violence perpetrated by Zanu PF it up to Zims to do something about it. Exposing such act maybe in order but "foreign funding" of the MDC in political matters is blatant interference and cannot be tolerated by any ruling party.

Lim , Johor Bahru, Malaysia

David Ashton, Bathurst, Australia

If violence was perpetrated by Zanu PF it is up to theZims to do something about it. Exposing such acts may be in order but "foreign funding" of MDC in Zim. politics against d ruling party is blatant interference in a sovereign country and cannot be tolerated.

Lim , Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Lim...exposing the violence perpetrated by Zanu PF is not the same as supporting the MDC. To give an example nearer your home, should no-one have lifted a finger against Pol Pot's excesses?? When a dictator grossly exceeds the boundaries of human rights, it is right for the world to interfere.

David Ashton, Bathurst, Australia

Lim: by "a country's sovereignty", do you mean self-determination for its people? A dictatorship's legitimacy is based on force (= violence), not popular autonomy. You must choose which basis of legitimacy you support: "both" and "neither" are coherent. Mugabe is only 1 Zimbabwean, not all of them.

Malcolm Calder, York, England

To cite Nkrumah along with Mugabe, Amin and Mobutu in the pantheon of African dictators, Ngoni has distorted history. Mugabe has to go but comment made by the aforementioned writer ought to be factual.

Ernest Nanor, Columbia, MD, USA

Mugabe and his thugs in zanupf know their days are numbered, they are doing everything to hang on to power and are using the army and police to brutally impose his rule regardless of any run off election. Mugabe will soon follow other brutal dictators: Mobutu, Amin, Nkrumah into oblivion.

Ngoni, Harrow, UK

The foreign diplomats especially from the West should stay out of Zimbabwe's politics. How can elections be fair when the MDC has "open" western support and interference? For African unity, African leaders can advise but not demand. We in ASEAN have high respect for a country's sovereignty.
Peace

Lim , Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Leave Nelson Mandela alone, I hear the great man is suffering from dementia. He laid the groundwork so Mbeki would carry his voice of reason but sadly thats not happening. I would like to hear Desmond Tutu relentlessly condemn Mugabe for the blatant violation of human rights in Zimbabwe.

Joe, Boston, USA

Edward P Allen...Mandela has made plenty of comments about Zimbabwe....and all of them are criticisms. Give the guy a break. he is old now and spent 20 years breaking rocks. The only thing I can criticise Mandela for is his choice of successor. Mbeki has grossly wasted Mandela's legacy.

David Ashton, Bathurst, Australia

So Mugabe say he will start a war if he loses the election and try to overthrow the democratically elected president. Shouldn't the police be arresting him for treason?

Stephen, St. Ives, England

This is a step in the right direction. The ONLY thing that will sort the Zimbabwe problem out is pressure from the rest of Africa. The only reason Mugabe has got away with his excesses is because the rest of Africa has either ignored them or actively supported him. Mbeki being the main culprit.

David Ashton, Bathurst, Australia

The problem with Zimbabwe is this outside hand, let me remind you 30,000 black Zimbabweans were killed in 1979 but Britain and it`s Allies never shed a tear because their white children were still controlling farms in and all companies in Zimbabwe.

Freedom Garikayi, London, UK

Mugabe is now a worried man: what will happen to him? Will he be prosecuted? Will people want to kill him? Will his children be safe? Will he lose his possessions? Will people despise him? Now we can all see how the life of an ordinary person, who is honest and lives righteously is so, so, superior!

Charan Muzaya, London, UK

Where is Nelson Mandela? His silence is deafening!

Edward P. Allen, Pinole, California, USA

The 1980 Independence elections in Zimbabwe were a travesty of democracy with extensive intimidation of the electorate yet they were ratified by Britain, then the colonial power. They brought Mugabe to power and he has run his country's elections like it ever since. Why are we surprised?

William Epps, Broadstairs, UK