Zimbabwe had peaceful elections unlike Kenya. Reports from Zimbabwe indicate that people are getting on with their lives as usual. Ziimbabweans are getting fed up by all this demonisation and all this rubbish that Africans cannot rule themselves. We have had over 25 years of peace and stability and have seen vast improvements in education (literacy rate has risen from less than 5% to over 95% within that period), the best education system in Africa. Remove the sanctions and Zimbabwe will leap forward.

chenzira, LONDON,

Mugabe can only be described as a terrorist.

UK Government's Definition of Terrorism:-
the use of action or threat of action, for the purpose of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause, which: -

a) involves serious violence against any person or property,

b) endangers the life of any person, or

c) creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public or a section of the public

The President of South Africa supports Mugabe by his lack of censure & can be assumed to support Terrorism.

There is only one place for terrorists - Guantanemo Bay..

Richard, Bucharest,

Well, I don't believe that the Zimbabweans themselves can do much about it. Let's face it, it is Mugabe's minority who are armed to the teeth. If he has, as is suspected, lost the election then what is he doing? What Zimbabweans want? No. He is rounding up his armed heavies and killing all dissenters.
If Tsvangirai sets foot back in Zimbabwe he is as good as dead. Then the run off will not be required. But it's not required in any case because Bob simply has no intention of letting go.
The only way Mugabe is going to be toppled is by outside military assistance. South Africa will not assist because to them it would be like cooperating with the white imperialists who once ruled Africa. As for Zimbabwean law, Mugabe changes the law to suit his needs. Or simply tramples all over it.

Nick, Sunny Sale, Leafy Cheshire

Tragic as this all is, the only solution to this lies in the hands of the Zimbabwe people themselves. Robert Mugabe, as an African leader has proved , yet again, that the continenets need time to change. This awlfull sistuation is just part of the process. Nigerias new policy of 'recruiting' white farmers, removed from their farms in Zimbabwe, to run their agriucultural developments goes some small way to proving the point.
These, like lessons learned in England since the dark ages, simply have to be learned. If Mugabe is removed, the dreadful lessons will never be learned.
Ships of state take a lot of turning.

Adrian Gosling, Burbage, Leicestershire

Frank, London, whether Bush won fair and square is open to debate, however I don't recall the imprionment and beating of people who queried the result, nor the threat to life and limb of his political opponents. Hamas win was accpeted by most countries. What the west said before the election was that they wouldn't support the Palestinians if Hamas won. In the instance of Zimbabwe the election result has not been posted, in breach of Zimbabwean law, and the person who probably won the election has been threatened with a long term of imprisonment. However, if you want to confuse all of these things just to initiate some anti-american feeling into the debate, then the facts will not be of any interest.

David Leslie, Perth, Scotland

The delay in releasing the Presidential election results are for one reason. The thugs under Mugabe's control now have statistics on which areas voted against him and therefore now can focus their attention on "re-aligning" their thought for the re-run, if that ever comes to pass. I fear that this latest charge of treason may just put an end to that.
Zimbabwe, as a nation, has never known true democracy, even back in 1980 there was a campaign of voter intimidation by the Zanu-PF. This leopard has not changed it's spots at all, they've just become more obvious through the new communication's technology...

Kevin (ex-Bulawayo), Bath, UK

John Robison zimbabwe will never be a colony again. Go tell USA & UK to remove the sanctions on Zimbabwe then the people of Zimbabwe will stoP suffering.
ps Tsvangirayi will never rule Zimbabwe never ever.
VIVA ZANU
TA!!

Icho Chatunga., Oxford, uk

Hamas democratic win too was not accepted by the west so what else do you want. Was Bush election fair?

frank, london, uk

Everything that Mugabe does or says seems to indicate that he is not a "civilised" Politician presiding over a Democratic State. He is in fact the Fat Chieftain of a violent and power-hungry Tribe. Mugabe may wear the smart suit and speak some type of political rhetoric, but this is all just a smoke-screen to hide the fact that he is only there to promote the interests of his Tribe of thugs.

Zimbabwe is not a Nation, but a loose collection of Tribes ruled by fear which is instilled by those who have the least semblance of Humanity. I sincerely hope that a real Leader of people can arise from this mess and unite people as 'Zimbabweans' first, and as members of Tribes second.

John Robinson, Thetford, UK