The Zimbabwe Mail: Talks held in Leicestershire village on ways to topple Robert Mugabe

Talks held in Leicestershire village on ways to topple Robert Mugabe
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By on 01 March, 2010 12:59:00
 
The conference, in Quorn, was to find a democratic way of overthrowing
Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe.
Despite its rural location, it proved so popular that organisers had to turn
people away at the doors.
Members of the opposition Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) met at the
unlikely venue on Saturday afternoon for the general meeting of the European
branch of their party.
The activists spent the afternoon listening to lectures on how the country could
move forward, and discussing how its different tribes could work together to
create a fair and democratic government.
Provincial vice-chairman Nkosana Mthimkhulu, who lives in Birstall, said: "It
was a very successful day."
He said local people had been surprised at the choice of Quorn for the meeting
but it had the "right atmosphere".
"Zimbabwe has a lot of quiet villages, they are where many people live."
Addressing an inter-branch leadership meeting at a packed Lobengula Hall in
Bulawayo on Saturday, February 20, Dabengwa said Zapu was Zimbabwe’s last
hope.
He said people look up to the country’s mother party, Zapu to pick up the
pieces and steer the country back to prosperity.
“I was in Murewa and people there told me that they have also been affected by
Gukurahundi like the people of Matabeleland through Zanu-PF’s violence.
Zapu is now everywhere, even in President Mugabe’s home province Mashonaland
West. All of the territory from Karoi to Plumtree was a Zipra front during the
war and the people want their party like never before,” he said.
Dabengwa warned that the opportunity could be lost if Zapu supporters allowed
themselves to be diverted by spoilers.
“Zanu-PF thought that they would not worry about Zapu outside Matabeleland and
they are now discovering that they were wrong.
The MDC thought Matabeleland was their stronghold but have since discovered how
much they fooled themselves and are panicking and resorting to trying to hijack
the people of Matabeleland’s Zambezi Water Project,” said the former Zipra
military intelligence supremo.