http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/south_africa_and_zimbabwe_the_end_of_quiet_diplomacy Comments for "South Africa and Zimbabwe: the end of “quiet diplomacy”?, Roger Southall " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/south_africa_and_zimbabwe_the_end_of_quiet_diplomacy#comment-446263 <p>Paul Whelan</p> <p>The point should be made that it is easy to blame Mbeki for everything post Polokwane.<br /> Zuma has not suggested that SA actually does anything about Zimbabwe so far - rather the contrary. The test will be if SA policy changes, if and when Zuma becomes president.</p> Sat, 03 May 2008 15:34:26 +0100 Paul Whelan comment 446263 at http://www.opendemocracy.net http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/south_africa_and_zimbabwe_the_end_of_quiet_diplomacy <p> There is not much good news from Zimbabwe these days, but there is some growing hope from next door. The African National Congress (ANC) under <a href="http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/main.asp?include=president/profile.htm">President Thabo Mbeki</a> has become notorious in recent years for effectively supporting the anti-democratic regime of Robert Mugabe&#39;s Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu-PF) under the cover of &quot;quiet diplomacy&quot;. </p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/south_africa_and_zimbabwe_the_end_of_quiet_diplomacy" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/south_africa_and_zimbabwe_the_end_of_quiet_diplomacy">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/south_africa_and_zimbabwe_the_end_of_quiet_diplomacy#comment africa democracy &amp; power africa &amp; democracy Creative Commons normal Roger Southall Fri, 02 May 2008 15:43:13 +0100 david hayes 36374 at http://www.opendemocracy.net