The situation in Zimbabwe is "critical" says the leader of South Africa's governing ANC after meeting world leaders, known as Elders. Full Article at BBC News
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We are going there to insist that all issues must be dealt with seriously
SOURCE: AllAfrica.com -
failure to implement it in good faith and create a good workable power-sharing government is leading to despair and accelerating the crisis
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We were expecting a gloomy situation, but the situation is far beyond what we could have imagined
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I don't see it happening tomorrow
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We have indicated to them that the most important issues are the lives and the suffering of the people and that must be paramount. I hope they will draw the right conclusions and move expeditiously to form a government.
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The situation has gone [beyond] where we could say 'wait and see'. We are pleading for the leadership [of the ruling party and opposition] for the sake of the people to find a solution that would help them move forward.
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No amount of political disagreement can ever justify the suffering that ordinary Zimbabweans are being subjected to at the moment
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He doesn't want to admit there's a need for assistance
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We have a sense that either the leadership doesn't have a clear picture of how deep the suffering is of their own people, or they don't care
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so the whole world would know what we have learnt the last three days.
SOURCE: CBS News
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