Zimbabwe: Who Will Win?

Fire of Liberty

While Mugabe has a hold on Zimbabwe on paper, we could discover that the people might beg to differ. From from reading Xan Rice's recent article in The Times, It seems that the Zimbabwean people are ready for change. Just read this and see for yourself:

At Gweru I left the main road for Somabhula, a tiny rural village in a constituency that fell to the MDC in 2000. A woman carrying a pile of firewood on her head walked along dirt road. She spoke little English but showed with her finger that she had voted. “MDC,” she said.

Lovemore Ndlovu, 47, a railway worker, was riding his bicycle away from the primary school after casting his vote. “We are suffering in this country,” he said. “Fuel and food are scarce.” But yesterday his spirits were high. “I’m so happy. The MDC is going to win.”

Cutting back across the main road I made for Insiza, a Zanu (PF) seat in the southwest of the country. As the rain poured down the dirt road became nearly impassable. But George Sibanda, wearing a leather hat and blue overall, seemed unaffected, riding his old black bi- cycle slowly along the track. He had just voted at the Ensango Resettlement School. “Zanu (PF)?” I asked, hoping for my first hit. “Ah, no,” said Mr Sibanda, 69, firmly. “MDC.”

Sounds good to me, just hope such massive support shows up in the results. Also read here and here for more on Zimbabwe under Mugabe.