Morgan Tsvangirai quits, now what?

This is not a post written by a politically educated man. This is not a post written by a journalist who worked at 702 4 years ago when Tsvangirai's struggle was only starting to become visible to the public. This is a post written of a desperate feeling of sadness and disappointment.What now? Where does Zimbabwe go from here? Can it get any goddam worse for the poor people of a once stunning country?The people of Zimbabwe are now set to suffer for a long time. Human rights injustice is not a bad word in that country right now, it is almost par for the course. Now, it is only going to get worse. The people are going to suffer. Everyone. Not just white, not just black, everyone.It breaks my heart and brings tears to my eyes thinking about how many people are suffering and how few people are willing to assist them. Fuck the politicians, the big corporates or anyone else who is benefitting from the situation in Zimbabwe, dammit all to hell there are people dying.Has society taken so many steps backward that we condone the mass killing of hundreds of thousands and the torment of so many more. Has the Western World lost so much punch that they talk about change but don't implement it. Have we all lost our fucking minds?I feel so much sympathy and so much respect for Morgan Tsvangirai. The man has tried, he has been arrested, beaten, broken and watched his family, friends and colleagues be murdered for a cause that is virtually all but lost now. I pity him for the lack of support he has from South Africa and the world. I pity the world even more for letting the good people of Zimbabwe lose.I pity society if this is what we have become.

Why is Zim in the T20 World Cup?

I am pretty irate about this. I don't understand why the hell the rest of the world is allowing Zim to play in the T20 World Cup? I think it is disgraceful.Please don't misunderstand me, I am compassionate about the people in Zim and the players on the team but at the end of the day someone needs to make a stand against big-bad-bob (BBB).You can argue until the cows come home that sports and politics are seperate but they are not. They are intricately intertwined and there is no disputing it. SA was banned from all international sport in the time of apartheid I think that is 100% spot on.Sport is something that brings a nation together, creates income and allows you to showcase your country to the world. If you are banned from taking part in major tournaments then your country suffers.However, this might not be so appropriate, on reflection, in the Zim example. If BBB actually gave a crap about his nation he wouldn't be doing what he is doing so let's be honest, who cares if Zim plays or not from his perspective. To him, he has what he wants he is making it happen in his little world. All the while his people are suffering and have to read posts like this written by relatively well-off South Africans who don't know the true extend of the situation there.I know it's easy to cast a dissaproving eye towards Zim and the international sporting community from where I sit, but I truly believe that if I were involved I would forfeit my position in the team if I were playing Zim.

"SABC to open Zimbabwe bureau" - OH, The Irony!

I read This post on southafrica.info and it made my laugh, then cry, then wonder and then the irony, and perhaps the dramatic irony kicked in. Let is wait and see how this one plays itself out. Till then, remember this post. Oh, The Irony!