Welcome to Africa!

Peter , Johnson, RSA

Only in Africa...........erm, and America

Andrew Cardwell, Douglas, Isle of Man

Not so much a "landslide", as a mudslide which buries people.

Nigel MacNicol, Oakham, Rutland UK

Well, at some point in the future things may change for the better temporarily and millions of Euros will be made available to NGO's via taxpayers money ; Geldoff/Bono/etc ; employing useless weirdos producing reports on reports to "uplift" Zim.., Bob, however, will be remebered as an African hero.

peter, Cape Town, SA

I wouldn't put much stock in Ian Smith his predecessor said of Smith "Anybody but Smith all the man talks about is Public School education & Daylight savings time". While Smith never did nor would have considered what Mugabe has done I would not hang my hat on his opinions -Not the sharpest tool

Jason Pearson, Toronto, Canada

Congradulations Mr Mugabe.

Mr Bush and Mr Brown take notes. Learn from a pro.

Brundi, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Maybe about time MDC settled for, if they dont joing the goverment of national unity , we all know the white countries will add more sanctions to Zimbabweans, so MDC the only way to avoid sanctions is to settle , otherwise people are going to die

john, luton, uk

Robert Mugabe is obviously insane.He also seems to be a dictator in what seems to be a long line of dictators in Africa.The West has seemed to either "turn a blind eye" to, or actively encourage, such men. The development and exploitation of new mineral resources may have something to do with this.

Alan Henderson, Whitley Bay, Engalnd

It's amazing anyone can celebrate this. Half a loaf of bread, if it can be found, is now 15 billion dollars. A company driver I know earns 20 billion dollars a month (25p). Company MDs in Harare are having to drive to Mozambique or Botswana to buy basic foodstuffs. And he's grinning in that photo!

Charan Muzaya, London, UK

What does it all prove? Any tyrant that cannot win an election in which he is the only candidate would be a pretty poor tyrant wouldn't he!

Chris, Ashford, Middx, England

This man is so terrible. Being a Zimbabwean I know what's going on, and even know some of the people committing atrocities. Every weekend I call a cross section of friends and relatives to get their take on the situation. They're so defeated all they say is "Maybe God will deliver us". Very sad.

Charan Muzaya, London, UK

I find it perplexing that dictators think that the word 'election' gives them legitimacy, even if they opress and murder their citizens to get them to vote for them.

Hopefully tonight the rest of the African nations will show some guts and deny Mugabe that legitimacy.

Steve, Norwich, Norfolk

What a victory, he and his followers must be very proud.

Lloyd, London,

How can he be sworn in if he doesn't know who won? Har har!

E J Murray, Kerry, Ireland

Someone should try and explain to this idiot that all dictators have sweeping victories and win convincingly. That is what dictators do. – my only opposition was myself and I had a sweeping victory, I got all the votes.

Lloyd, London,

Kind of life how George Bush announced he won before he has actually won in the last election...

Farrukh, Woking,

Ian Smith said Mugabe was "mentally deranged",but of course nobody in the West ever took any notice of what that brilliant man ever said and now the people of his once lovely country are reaping the rewards of ignoring him and being conned by the Brit.Government at the time and ignoring warnings.

james allen, manchester, england

For those of you wishing the US to get involved militarily in Zim, I loosely quote my friend Jimmy Buffet: "If the phone don't ring... its me". Let the "leaders" of Africa sort out this mess, supposing of course there are any leaders in Africa.

Gene Vincent, Miami FL, USA

During the last "election" it took about 3 weeks for the results to be announced.How come he's being sworn in within 3 hours or so of the polls closing?
Where is Mark Thatcher and his band of mercenaries now when he is needed. He should spring Mr Mann from his prison cell in Equatorial Guinea now.

james allen, manchester, england

How can we sit back and watch this happen, surely this merits an invasion; this is far more than Saddam did!

Stu, Edinburgh,