Richard Dowden of The Economist assesses the economic crisis They are questioning his military adventure in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Donor nations are withholding funds. They are critical of proposals to seize land from white farmers. But the government is unrepentant. What is happening in this country does happen to many countries.
Trade unions gain momentum Strikes have become the people's way of dealing with their problems.
The trade unions are taking on the government in the absence of credible political opposition. Talked of as new president Union leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, is being talked of as a future president. Newly emboldened, his demands have expanded from wage increases to political change. Everyone has accepted that the old generation has played its part and it is time for them to pack up. He says the economy has declined even more than he had predicted.