BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe; naseLUSAKA, Zambia – Amathuba okuvota okuphindiwe anyukile ngempelasonto edlule, njengoba iKhomishana yoKhetho eZimbabwe (ZEC) imemezele izinhlelo zokubalwa kabusha kwezifunda ezingu-23, okwanele ukuqeda imingcele yokunqoba kweqembu eliphikisayo okhethweni lwangomhla zingama-29 kuNdasa.
Ezweni elingumakhelwane iZambia, umhlangano ophuthumayo wezinhloko zezifundazwe unxuse ukuzola eZimbabwe waphinde wanxusa ukuthi kukhishwe ngokushesha imiphumela ngemva kwamasonto amabili ukubambezeleka ngendlela engachazeki.
Yize iZimbabwe izolile emasontweni amabili edlule, kunezimpawu ezesabekayo ezisazobhekana nazo. Amaphoyisa kanye namasosha asekela uhulumeni abophe izintatheli aphinde ahlasela izishoshovu eziphikisayo, njengoba iqembu elikhulu eliphikisayo - iMovement for Democratic Change - liqhubekile nokugcizelela ukuthi lilunqobe ngokuphelele ukhetho futhi lizochitha noma yiziphi izicelo zokuthi kuvotelwe uMengameli uRobert Mugabe.
"IZimbabwe ihlezi phezu kwempuphu engaqhuma noma yinini," kusho uGordon Moyo, umqondisi weBulawayo Agenda, umfelandawonye wezinhlangano zomphakathi edolobheni lesibili ngobukhulu eZimbabwe. Ekhuluma ngenkulumo yeSouthern African Development Community (SADC) eZambia, uyanezela, “Isitatimende sabo sithi wonke amaqembu kufanele ayamukele imiphumela, ekubeni iqembu elibusayo iZANU-PF selibala kabusha imiphumela, livula amabhokisi, lingcolisa ukuvota. imiphumela. Sitshelwa ukuthi kufanele siyamukele imiphumela ngaphandle kweziqu, lapho kuzobe sekuphekwa imiphumela.”
Emavikini amabili ngemva kokhetho obekuhloswe ngalo ukuthi kulungisiswe ukuthi ngubani okumele abuse iZimbabwe, ilizwe lilokhu lisenkingeni.
Abakhokheli bamabandla aphikisayo baxwayisa abantu ngokwenzakala nxa uMugabe ebonakala eguqula impumela yokhetho abathi yenze abamabandla aphikisayo bathole ukubusa abanengi. Izishoshovu zeqembu elibusayo zikhuluma ngasese ngokumba futhi zixwayise ngokuqiniswa okukhulu kwabaphikisayo. Futhi amaqembu aphikisayo anethemba lokuthi abaholi bezifunda bazocindezela uMugabe ukuthi ehle esikhundleni ngemuva kweminyaka engu-28 ebusa njengoba omakhelwane baseZimbabwe benqume ukuthi ngeSonto baqhubeke nokuncoma “izingxoxo ezinokuthula,” eziholwa nguMengameli waseNingizimu Afrika uThabo Mbeki, nosekunesikhathi ephikisana nokuthathela uMugabe izinyathelo ezinqala.
Insuku ezizayo zizahlola ukuthi ilizwe leZimbabwe likhangelene lenhlupho kumbe liyavumelana yini.
“Ngicabanga ukuthi okwenziwa yiSADC kulula ukwenqaba ukucindezela uhulumeni kaMugabe ukuthi alandele izimiso zakhe,” kusho u-Ozias Tungawara, umqondisi wohlelo lwezifundo zase-Afrika e-Open Society Institute eGoli, eNingizimu Afrika.
“Indlela eya phambili manje wukuthi iSadc kumele ifake ingcindezi kuZANU-PF ukuthi iqhube ukuvota, uma kuke kwaba nokuvota, ngendlela esobala. Futhi uma kubalwa kabusha, kumele kwenziwe ngaphandle kwabaqaphi bokhetho,” kwengeza uMnu. Tungawara.
'Ayikho inkinga' eZimbabwe?
Umhlangano ophuthumayo eZambia ukhombise ukuthakasela kwabaholi bezifunda ukungenela umbango weZimbabwe, kodwa uveze ukuthi yini engase ikhulise uqhekeko mayelana namaqhinga kaMugabe kubaholi bezifunda.
UMnu. Mbeki wama eHarare esendleleni eya engqungqutheleni, wahlangana noMugabe, wathi “akukho nkinga eZimbabwe,” isitatimende esibukeka sikhipha umoya emazingeni alo mhlangano ungakaqali. Ikhempu kaMbeki ibuze ngesidingo somhlangano ophuthumayo obizwe ngumengameli waseZambia uLevy Mwanawasa, umsizi kamengameli waseNingizimu Afrika etshela iMonitor ngeSonto.
Indlela uMbeki akhetha ngayo “i-quiet diplomacy” ngeZimbabwe isigxekwe kakhulu yiMDC kanye nabangaphandle. Ekuvulweni komhlangano lo, uMnumzana Mwanawasa – owake wabiza iZimbabwe ngokuthi “iTitanic ecwilayo” – wathatha intambo enzima.
Njengoba umholi weqembu eliphikisayo eZimbabwe uMorgan Tsvangirai ehlezi phambili emhlanganweni obuhlangene, uMwanawasa uthe "kubonakala sengathi kunezinkinga zokhetho eZimbabwe," wabe esecela izinhlangothi zombili ukuthi zibeke izimfuno zezwe kuqala.
Ubalule ukuthi le ngqungquthela bekungahlosile ukubeka [uMugabe] esitokisini.
Abameli bamazwe aseNtshonalanga bebethemba ukuthi uMwanawasa abize lo mhlangano nakancane kuwuphawu lokuthi ukuhlonipha uMugabe sekuyabhidlika. UCarmen Martinez, inxusa laseMelika eZambia, ubize inkulumo kaMwanawasa ngokuthi “inkulumo eqinile yokuthi sinenkinga lapha,” wengeza ngokuthi uhulumeni waseMelika unethemba lokuthi kuzothathwa izinyathelo ezincane, kusukela ekukhululweni kwemiphumela yokhetho.
UMnawasa, uMbeki, labanye abakhokheli bamazwe abayisithupha baxabana phakathi kwamabili ngenxa yombiko weZimbabwe, bexoxa loMnu.
Baqhamuke nesitatimende esithambile benxusa ukuthi ukuqinisekiswa nokukhishwa kwemiphumela kwenziwe “ngokushesha nangokulandela inqubo efanele yomthetho,” futhi banxusa iZimbabwe ukuthi iqinisekise ukuthi i-run-off “ibanjwa endaweni evikelekile.”
Ukwehlukana phakathi kwamazwi kaMbeki nakaMwanawasa kugcizelele okungenzeka ukuthi uqhekeko olukhula phakathi kwabaholi bakulesi sifunda.
Amazwe afana neNingizimu Afrika, Angola, kanye neDemocratic Republic of Congo - "onogada abadala," ngokusho komunye ungqongqoshe kahulumeni waseZambia - abemanqikanqika ukugxambukela ebhizinisini likaMugabe. Kodwa iZambia, kanye namazwe afana neTanzania neBotswana - wonke anabaholi abancane abanobudlelwane obuncane nabaholi besikhathi senkululeko njengoMugabe - bebezimisele kakhulu ukugqugquzela ukungenelela.
“Iqiniso lokuthi babe nesibindi sokwenza lo mhlangano ongajwayelekile liyavuma ukuthi izinto azilungile eZimbabwe,” kusho unobhala weMDC uTendai Biti etshela abezindaba.
Ukuyekethisa okuzayo?
EHarare, izizalwane zeZimbabwe ezijwayelekileyo zicela iMDC leZANU-PF ukuthi zingene kunkulumo ezijulileyo ukuze kulungisiswe udaba lokuxokozela kwezombusazwe. Baphinde banxusa amazwe omhlaba ukuthi alekelele ekuxoxisaneni okunganqamula ukungaboni ngasolinye kwezepolitiki.
“Kufanele bahlale phansi bavumelane ngohulumeni wobumbano lwesizwe ngoba ukuntenga kwezombusazwe okukhona manje kungaqhubeka nokubhidliza ipolitiki, inhlalo kanye nezomnotho wesizwe,” kusho uPride Gwavava, onguthisha esikoleni eHarare.
Kodwa isikhulumeli seMDC uMnu Nelson Chamisa uthi ibandla eliphikisayo lizaqhubekela phambili linxusa amazwe omhlaba ukuthi acindezele uMugabe ukuthi akhiphe impumela. Uthe kungaba yishwa uma uMugabe eshaya indiva isiphakamiso seSADC sokuthi adedele imiphumela yokhetho.
UMnu Chamisa uthi ibandla leli alisoze livume ukuthi iziqinti ezingamatshumi amabili lantathu zibalwe kutsha njengokulaya kweZEC. “Sazi ngani ukuthi amabhokisi okuvota awazange agqitshwe yiZANU-PF ekubeni beboshiwe iZEC isebenzisana neZANU-PF? Ngeke sivumelane nalowo mbhedo.”
• Intathelizindaba engeke idalulwe igama layo ukuze ivikeleke inikele ivela eHarare.
