As President Mugabe pointed out on Friday, this is an opportunity for Zimbabweans to teach the British what democracy is all about. The reports that people had been intimidated by the ruling party and would not vote were put to rest by yes terday's turnout. The picture of fear painted by the international media has now been exposed for what it is - a figment of their imagination. Zanu-PF ideology, which has evolved over years, is reflective of the aspirations of the indigenous blacks. It is a way of thinking that guides the party and is independent of individuals.
People come and go but a system is hard to change.
The liberation struggle, which sought to change the evil system advocated by the British colonialists, can testify. That is why a vote for the MDC, which is trying to bring the colonialists back into power, is very dangerous. An unlikely victory for the MDC will mean a return of white control, making it inevitable for another prolonged bloody struggle to regain our independence. The electorate should not be swayed by the present economic hardships into believing that dollars, jobs, milk and honey will just fall like manna from heaven by voting for a British-shouldered political party. After the elections they will disappear.