PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe relapsed again into his destructive mode on Wednesday declaring that all remaining white commercial farmers would be kicked out of their land.
An unrepentant Mugabe was quoted saying white Zimbabweans “can own companies and apartments in our towns and cities, but not the soil”.
The rhetoric at the launch of the A1 Model Settlement Tenure Permit in Mashonaland West was reminiscent of the days when he called on his supporters to strike “fear in the white man’s heart”.
As we all recall, the consequences of his unguarded statements have been dire for Zimbabwe’s economy and the general populace.
Zimbabwe was reduced to a pariah State where famine and disease became common.
Mugabe has decided to be unnecessarily confrontational at a time Zimbabwe’s relations with the international community appeared to be thawing.
The European Union (EU) had indicated that it would be considering lifting its embargo against Zimbabwe in November as it has been encouraged by the pace of reforms since 2009.
However, Mugabe rose to show his true colours and all these positive developments could be rolled back.
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Those that had given the long-serving ruler the benefit of doubt such as EU’s point man in Zimbabwe Aldo Dell’Ariccia have now been forced to eat humble pie.
Investors that have been sitting on the fence will certainly be alarmed by these patently racist remarks by the head of State.
The statements have been disseminated throughout the world and very soon the government would be crying bias by the global media.
Mugabe should take stock of the damage caused by his reckless statements over the years that have badly damaged his legacy and made him fit perfectly into the stereotype of a typical African leader.
Long-suffering Zimbabweans are expecting him and his party to deliver on their election promises a year after he won that overwhelming mandate.
Insults and racist bigotry are certainly not part of what Zanu PF promised to deliver and Mugabe’s statements are not in the best interest of Zimbabwe.
