Why is Mbeki soft on Mugabe?

Question

For several years western nations have been urging Mbeki to use his influence - and South Africa's economic muscle - to pressure Mugabe. But even as millions of Zimbabweans flooded over the border into South Africa in search of refuge and work - a mass movement that contributed to the xenophobic attacks on black foreigners in South Africa last month - Mbeki insisted that dialogue, rather than arm-twisting, was the best way forward.

Even the MDC no longer recognises Mbeki as a mediator, seeing him as too close to Mugabe.

Thanks for the answers;-)

Answer 1

Mugabe is a softy himself.

Have you ever noticed when he waves his fist during his speeches - how much of a "girly" wrist he has?

He obviously doesn't excersize his wrist in the shower as much as your average male does.

I think it's because of these girly wrists that Mbeki is so soft on him.

Answer 2

Mbeki has no spine. His silence on the Zim issues caused more harm than good and if he has taken a firm stance, the problems may have been settled. Same issue with the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. His silence were overwhelming and he deemed it right to visit Mozambique and travel abroad.

Answer 3

Mugabe is his mentor.

Answer 4

They share the same branch and crave the same banana.

Expecting civilised thought processes or behaviour from Africans is a total waste of time and some what naive, they share the common African genealogy which inherently makes them primitive savages intended for manual labour or else slavery as a direct result of their limited cranial capacities and scientifically validated low IQ's while also not forgetting their shared communist and anti white ideologies.

Answer 5

Mbeki is enabling Mugs. He should be ashamed of himself. Mbeki is complict in Zim failure and he will be remembered for it.

Answer 6

I'm reminded of Chamberlain selling the Czechs to Hitler. Mbeki is a limp-wristed idealist who will sell the unfortunate people of Zimbabwe down the drain to keep his own delusions intact.

Answer 7

Sorry dear, but this is a really stupid question. Remember the story about the emperor wearing the 'invisible' clothes, until a child pointed out that he was naked? Same principle here; time for you to wake up and see that Thabo Mbeki, as are all the ANC thugs, is in complete agreement with this monster.

Answer 8

African leaders do not like to take on responsibility. This also leaves the door open for them to vilify any outsider when they need to boost their own political ambitions.

Answer 9

Mbeki is in favour of Mugabe that's why. You'll find that Mbeki won't do anything because he has the same views as Mugabe and his sheep!

Answer 10

It is the old saying "Birds of a feather" and/or "Honour amongst thieves" but there is another issue. Mbeki knows that the West view African leaders with great scepticism and he has oft stated that Africans are capable of solving their own problems.In Zimbabwe's case he has set out to prove just that but in the end has created a problem for the entire World because of his ineptitude. He now stands totally embarrassed in the West who have had to take the problem on because Mbeki has proved that the West is correct - Africans cannot solve problems.

Answer 11

Who do you think footed the bills when Mbeki was in exile ?

Answer 12

Mbeki is a failure. he wanted to be bigger than Nelson Mandela and in the end he will be remembered as the worst South African ANC President ever.

he still cannot face up with the present and thinks we are still in the liberation years. no matter what, he still sees Mugabe as his hero.