Is there anything being done about Zimbabwe's bread crisis?

Question

President Robert G. Mugabe, of Zimbabwe, is holding an 83rd birthday party in the middle of his country's devastating bread crisis. The birthday party is predicted to cost enough to feed thousands of people for months. Zimbabwe's bread bakeries have been forced to close because of government mandated price controls, which have been forcing bakeries to sell bread at a loss. Civil protest has been met with police resistance and government bans on demonstrations and political gatherings. Threats to postpone Zimbabwe's next presidential election have also come from Mugabe. If nothing is done then loss of life could be severe.

Answer 1

Yes. The Zimbabwe AIDS Relief organization has been diligently working to help ppl in Zimbabwe with humanitarian aid, etc...

You can check out their recent efforts at
http://www.zimbabweaidsrelief.org/

Answer 2

Only solution would be to remove President Mugabe by force.

Zimbabwe had plenty of and exported food just a few years ago before his crazy reforms.

Unfortunatly with the way Iraq war protests are now the US is not going to do it. No other country really has the power, to make a military solution. The UN is a joke it will not act. Even if GWB mounts a humanitarian invasion to save the people there he would be accused of going for Zimbabwae's oil. Thousands will die of famine. No one pretended to care about Rawanda, and when Bush #1 tried to make a solution to Somalia, the plug was pulled on the operation.

Americans would much rather 1 million people die overseas than have the courage to kill 1/100th that number because they are they are the cause of the deaths.

What is going to be done is the world will wait for Mugabe to die. 5? 10? years.

Answer 3

I live in the US now, but I'm from South Africa. I'm way too young to remember anything before Mugabe (he was in power for ten years when I was born), but my parents remember Rhodesia, the preceding country to Zimbabwe, well.

For anyone who doesn't know, Rhodesia was a country ruled by a white minority that represented about 5% of the total population. While this may sound like a great injustice, consider the conditions that existed there for all people.

For one thing, Rhodesia was considerer the "breadbasket of Africa." If was a profitable country, with a primary industry of mining. People were happy. The White community was one of the wealthiest in the world, and the Black community continued to live in their traditional ways.

That is, until a man named Robert Mugabe decided to overthrow the horrible, oppressive regime that kept Rhodesia at the top of the game. Mugabe's party, ZANU, along with another party, ZAPU, started a war known then as the Rhodesian Bush War (Mugabe's regime refers to it as the Second Chimurenga, a word approximately meaning "struggle"). The Bush War lasted until 1979, when control of Rhodesia was returned to Great Britain (from whom it had seceded in 1965).

From 1979 to 1980 a new country, called Zimbabwe Rhodesia existed, led by an elected government. Mugabe called the new government a "puppet" of the Whites, and seized power in 1980 with 63% of the vote.

The list of atrocities Mugabe has commited since then is endless, but there is one common vein: every one of them has led to a weaker, poorer, more dangerous country.

One of Mugabe's most recent actions is something he refers to as the "Third Chimurenga." That is the total disenfranchisement of the Whites, along with the seizures of their land. This has been devastating to a country already plagued with troubles Mugabe created.

Mugabe is a madman. He brought about the downfall of a nation that was stunningly successful in the face of impossible odds. The only possible way that Zimbabwe's current crises could be solved is in his complete removal from the country. He's eighty-three now, and though it is never good to wish ill will on anyone, perhaps his passing would do some good for the struggling masses of Zimbabwe.

Just look up some of the atrocities Mugabe has committed. Read about his breaking of the Lancaster House Agreement. Especially read about his failed Constitution in 2000. Voters failed it, and Mugabe said he would abide by their wishes. Then he pushed the part in it, word for word, about taking White's land in a "fair redistribution," as a constitutional amendment. Since then, everything has gotten exponentially worse.

Remove Mugabe, save Zimbabwe. Keep him, and there are plenty of ways it could get worse.

Zimbabwe is a rich country in natural resourses. It is also one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Victoria Falls is an amazing place, as is most of the country. But in the hands of a madman, nothing positive can ever come of it.



Sorry if this seemed like it was about to end, but kept going. I just had to get that out. Also, I've tried to be as fair as possible. The White government wasn't perfect. Ian Smith was not a god. But it sure was better than anything Mugabe's done. Majority-rule is not a bad thing; it's just that when the only people ruling are a small, elite minority, there isn't much anyone can do.

Answer 4

I remember the time when Mugabe was regarded as the greatest thing that ever happened to Zimbabwe. I also remember when he disenfranchised all the white farmers and took their land and farm equipment from them. The land was distributed to people as political plums. These people had no knowledge of farming. The equipment was turned over to people who had no knowledge of mechanics and consequently were not able to repair the machinery. Obviously something has to be done about Mugabe and his cohorts. Maybe the African Union can step up and do some good.

Answer 5

Rhodesia became the bread basket of all of South Africa, Rhodesia produced 20 instances the nutrition required with the aid of Rhodesia while whites ran the farms, ninety 5% of nutrition produced became exported making Rhodesia a wealthy wealthy state. In present day-day Zimbabwe persons are ravenous and struggling with over farms they at the instant can't function effectively. Envy prevents Mugabe from admitting that white professional farmers with family individuals farming traditions going returned 100s of years have been a large asset to Zimbabwe, in fact with out them Zimbabwe is having to permit chinese language "colonisation" by "employer deals" which favour China.. The shaggy dog tale is Zimbabwe is colonised returned, this time with the aid of chinese language government employer approach .

Answer 6

Lavishness must be avoided in times of widespread poverty. Thus, President Mugabe must not make a sumptuous celebration of his birthday party and instead use the fund to buy bread and distribute these to people affected by famine to solve the food crisis in Zimbabwe.

Answer 7

The saddest thing about Zimbabwe and every other problem in Africa is that we in the west ignore them.It seems that a crisis is deemed as such only if oil is somehow involved.

Mugabe and his cronies have destroyed a nation which once had a vibrant,growing economy,all to keep their hold on power.

Answer 8

Chances are he'll just rig the election AGAIN. The only way is if he dies. Then don't forget - his political party are there to take over. Africa is a cycle, it gets better, and then it plummets again. It always will, but believe me, I wish I was there again - the way zim use to be!

Answer 9

Mugabe is a scumbag

Answer 10

some country you have.