USA Africa Dialogue Series - Zimbabwe: Goodbye Mugabe and Tsvangirai

Those who do not respect the freedom of others do not themselves deserve freedom.

For the last 34 years we have waited for a better and more responsible political leadership that pursues our national objectives to the benefit of all Zimbabweans without destroying value and marginalising citizens who happen to differ with them. Mugabe has failed to unite Zimbabweans under a compelling grand vision. It has been estimated that he has possibly destroyed an estimated USD96Billion worth of value since 2000 through his acts of commission and omission. Add humanitarian suffering to this and the cost in unimaginable. Slogans and racist rhetoric have dominated his language and the country has nothing to show for it. It's a fantastic failure of a country with so much potential.

For the last 15 years we have also been waiting for change from the MDC-T. We have dreamed of a better Zimbabwe; a society characterized by freedom, equality, fairness and justice; the very things that our "liberators" failed to deliver to us. To this day, we must still be attending conferences about change. Read More