Finally, Mandela weighs in

Nelson Mandela has taken the oppportunity of his 90th birthday to "add his voice to the growing international condemnation of the political violence in Zimbabwe".

I can't think of anyone else (apart from perhaps Thabo Mbeki) who might act as a genuine counterweight to Mugabe.

Mandela's condemnation follows increasing condemnation of the Zimbabwean election farce by other Southern African governments.

Few people can carry the kind of moral authority Mandela does, but I doubt even this will shame Mugabe.

We all know what Mugabe thinks of Mbeki.

Hell, he apparently doesn't give a fuck with SADC or the UN thinks. The elections need to be delayed indefinitely or until a coalition government can be agreed upon or at the absolute least when Tsvingari feels safe to come out of hiding. Let's just be VERY glad those arms never reached Zimbabwe.

Agreed.

Zimbabwe rejects Mandela rebuke

This goes from bad to worse.