Opinion / Columnist
President Mugabe was not cornered
05 May 2015 at 15:40hrs | Views
The recent reports by the private media that President Jacob Zuma of South Africa and Botswana's Ian Khama are said to have clashed with President Robert Mugabe over xenophobia seem to be mere hallucinations and fabrications by some irresponsible journalists. The mere fact that the source of information is not mentioned mean that the authors are agenda setting.
The real facts are that President Mugabe was never dressed down by Presidents Zuma and Khama. In fact the debate was not between President Mugabe and his South African and Botswana counterparts but was a regional discussion. Moreover the discussions were not directly targeted at President Mugabe but formed part of the deliberation to try and resolve the scourge of xenophobia.
In most cases we should try by all means to desist ourselves from speculations and rely on lies. We should have no comments on unauthoritative sources because we do not have any reliable source confirming this. Is this ethical journalism? Shame on you Daily News and your surrogates. You complained about the Herald for creating issues and you do the same.
If what the regional leaders had to close the door to blame Zimbabwe for the Southern Africa region's problems then this is entirely unproductive. We need the solution in what we need to achieve and develop. Some countries in Africa are already boycotting some South African products because of xenophobia prevailing in the country. We should also take into cognizance that Zimbabwe is not the only affected country but there are others like Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania and Nigeria.
The scribes should have written a lot criticizing King Zwelithini and Edward Zuma for inciting and promoting xenophobia. They should be involved in calling upon all those involved in inciting, maiming and the brutal murder of fellow Africans to stop forth with.
It is a known fact that the private hostile media and opposition parties are using the xenophobic attacks as a focal point to attack government and claim that President Mugabe and Zanu-PF are indirectly responsible. Most of the articles create the impression that President Mugabe and Government are not doing enough to deal with xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
Instead of condemning South Africans for the acts of violence against Zimbabweans the journalists and opposition groups focus on maligning Government on a matter beyond its control..Xenophobia attacks are not only targeted at Zimbabweans but at all Africans in South Africa, meaning this has nothing to do with economic conditions in Zimbabwe.
We have to denounce the barbaric behaviour of the South Africans against their fellow Africans not unrelated events in Zimbabwe. Presidents Mugabe and Zuma are in agreement in working together but the media wants to put them asunder.
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Stewart Murewa can be contacted at stewartmurewa@gmail.com
The real facts are that President Mugabe was never dressed down by Presidents Zuma and Khama. In fact the debate was not between President Mugabe and his South African and Botswana counterparts but was a regional discussion. Moreover the discussions were not directly targeted at President Mugabe but formed part of the deliberation to try and resolve the scourge of xenophobia.
In most cases we should try by all means to desist ourselves from speculations and rely on lies. We should have no comments on unauthoritative sources because we do not have any reliable source confirming this. Is this ethical journalism? Shame on you Daily News and your surrogates. You complained about the Herald for creating issues and you do the same.
If what the regional leaders had to close the door to blame Zimbabwe for the Southern Africa region's problems then this is entirely unproductive. We need the solution in what we need to achieve and develop. Some countries in Africa are already boycotting some South African products because of xenophobia prevailing in the country. We should also take into cognizance that Zimbabwe is not the only affected country but there are others like Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania and Nigeria.
The scribes should have written a lot criticizing King Zwelithini and Edward Zuma for inciting and promoting xenophobia. They should be involved in calling upon all those involved in inciting, maiming and the brutal murder of fellow Africans to stop forth with.
It is a known fact that the private hostile media and opposition parties are using the xenophobic attacks as a focal point to attack government and claim that President Mugabe and Zanu-PF are indirectly responsible. Most of the articles create the impression that President Mugabe and Government are not doing enough to deal with xenophobic attacks in South Africa.
Instead of condemning South Africans for the acts of violence against Zimbabweans the journalists and opposition groups focus on maligning Government on a matter beyond its control..Xenophobia attacks are not only targeted at Zimbabweans but at all Africans in South Africa, meaning this has nothing to do with economic conditions in Zimbabwe.
We have to denounce the barbaric behaviour of the South Africans against their fellow Africans not unrelated events in Zimbabwe. Presidents Mugabe and Zuma are in agreement in working together but the media wants to put them asunder.
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Stewart Murewa can be contacted at stewartmurewa@gmail.com
Source - Stewart Murewa
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