But how long will it take? It is clear that Robert Mugabe is no longer in power and his rambling address and continued stumbles while reading it more than demonstrated, even if there were no other considerations, that he is not immortal, age has caught up with him and the burden of office is beyond his capacity. Add to this the facts that he is essentially the prisoner of a reluctant military, he is no longer leader of ZanuPF and there were unprecedented celebrations and demonstrations when it was thought he was about to formally resign as President.
This has now turned to bewilderment as Parliament prepares to impeach him. Nobody quite knows how long this long goodbye is going take, but this Blog hopes very much that all Zimbabweans will soon be free to build a better future. They deserve a new beginning. They and their country have enormous potential to do great things. I have a special interest in wishing them well. My mother was born in Zimbabwe, then Southern Rhodesia, in 1906.