Zimbabwe: The only way is UP

The Zvakwana newsletter reports that in Bob Helvey’s book 'Strategic Non-violent Conflict: The Fundamentals', he compared two elections in 2002 in Serbia and Zimbabwe. In regard to the Zimbabwean example Helvey said of the MDC: “Little attention was given to a “Plan B” that would go into effect should the elections be stolen by the incumbent, robert mugabe.” Helvey went on to say: “With no detailed plan or any capacity to enforce the mandate of the people’s vote, the MDC had no alternative but to limit its response to declaring the election neither fair nor free and to call for another election.” That was in 2002. Sound familiar? In the words of Sokwanele in the South, “the MDC needs to adapt or die”, says Zvakwana.