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/ 16 January 2006
Writing in South African newspaper The Star this month, Basildon Peta pointed out — quite unnecessarily — that Zimbabwe opposition Movement for Democratic Change vice-president Gibson Sibanda belongs to the ”minority Ndebele tribe” while disputed party president Morgan Tsvangirai comes from ”the main Shona tribal group”. Therein lies the riddle of Zimbabwean politics.
Trevor Ncube’s remark (Mail & Guardian, March 18) that Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) does not have the muscle to dislodge the ruling Zanu-PF from power ruffled feathers in the opposition and civic society in Zimbabwe. Many believed it was not only wrong but also mistimed, as it came on the eve of a crucial election.