Gideon does it again!

Only yesterday I commented on Zimbabwe´s hyperinflation, and the measures Gideon Gono, the Governor of the Reserve Bank took while I was there, to try to cope. Today I wake up to the news that he has slashed a further 12 zeroes off the currency. Added to the 10 five months ago, and 3 zeroes before that, it amounts to a total of 25! ( follow the link on the title for news coverage).

The real problem in that country is whether the political agreement works. Why would Mugabe have changed his mind? It is now nearly one year since Morgan Tsvangitai won the elections outright. There is absolutely no doubt about that. Nobody was expecting it and " independent" pollers couldn´t believe it, so they hinted that maybe, he had not reached 50% of the votes cast. Mugabe and ZANU-PF took 3 weeks to react, but when they did, they rushed through this small opening and have been riding high ever since. 

I would ask Morgan not to enter the government. Time is on his side. I don´t agree with those who think that he should accept because the people are suffering too much. Mugabe is to blame for the suffering, not Tsvangirai. 

I would ask Morgan not to trust Mugabe. He has proven he is unworthy of the respect the world placed on him and his government in 1980. Let him fade away, Morgan, so that your country may rise again.