THE LAST GASP OF A MURDEROUS REGIME?

Speaking on events in Zimbabwe Gwede Mantasha proffered that long-standing economic problems should "never give a license to regime change elements to revive restlessness in Zimbabwe". In general terms - yes, but circumstantially in Zimbabwe's case, a necessity. Mantashe is clearly oblivious of the fact that economic conditions constitute a significant factor in regime change. Zimbabwe is undergoing an explosive economic crisis that has all the trappings of regime change. The catalyst for regime change is Zimbabwe's bankruptcy. Zimbabwe's finance minister, while begging for loans in European capitals this week told French radio "Right now we literally have nothing". Not true, because according The Economist, Mugabe and his cronies... "between them probably have enough money to pay off all of Zimbabwe's arrears to the IMF". As The Economist rightly points out bailing out the bandit Mugabe and his cronies is a bad idea - it will simply add to more repression by a murderous regime.