The rise of Zimbabwe's Mutambara

In my June 2008 article (http://briankapito.blogspot.com/2008/06/why-ukusa-has-let-zimbabwemorgan.html) on Zimbabwe I opined that both Mugabe and Tsvangirai would not last as Zim leaders, in Arthur Mutambara, leader of a breakaway faction of the opposition MDC however perhaps one finds a unifying leader for both factions.

In Davos over the weekend Mutambara, expected to become the Deputy Prime Minister in the new government showed his poise and what is to come in the future as reported in excerpts pasted below from a Reuters news article http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-37766120090131?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0 :

Quote: "This agreement is a flawed arrangement. It is imperfect. But it is the best short-term answer to provide a platform to extricate our country from its worst crisis," Mutambara said.

Mutambara, a former student leader who is recognised as one of Africa's most prominent scientists, said the world had a tendency to simplify the Zimbabwe crisis and see Mugabe as a "devil", to Tsvangirai's "angel".

"There is no devil and there is no angel. There are two political parties. There are two political leaders," he said.

"Let's forget our political differences and think about Zimbabwe's national interests, let's try to work together to salvage our economy, to salvage our business," he said.........

Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, also attending the Davos meeting in Switzerland, urged world leaders on Saturday to help rebuild Zimbabwe. As he passed Mutambara in the corridor, he told him: "Congratulations on the decision."

Mutambara called for aid to rebuild the country, but said investment was even more important, saying he had been approached by businessmen meeting in the Swiss Alpine resort.

"There is a lot of appetite to be involved in Zimbabwe in Davos," he said. "People want to be involved in Zimbabwe, not for charity, but for economics."

"Our foundation is very strong. Our fundamentals are very robust," he said, noting that Zimbabwe was rich in natural resources, like platinum, gold and uranium, while its people were also very well educated by African standards. Unquote.

Ladies and Gentlemen Zimbabwe is back and while the two main cocks were fighting, a third emerged seemingly much more ready to lead than the rest, he may not be perfect for the Zim's themselves and in some circles is referred to quite negatively but as an outsider I see no perfection in the others either. At the end of the day its for Zimbabwe and its own to decide.