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Robert "The Solution" Mugabe rides again: Seen here with Zuma as they toured exhibition stands at the Harare Agricultural Show earlier today, Mugabe sat quietly and nodded effusively when Zuma called for sanctions against Zimbabwe to be lifted and not so effusively when he called on all parties to the Inclusive Government to remove impediments to the full implementation of the Global Political Agreement that gave birth to this limping Mugabe-Tsvangirai regime. Nothing was solved by Zuma today in Harare. Absolutely nothing. He leaves behind the same mess he found when he landed yesterday. Harare, Zimbabwe, 28 August 2009 An American president once said in politics, one should speak softly and carry a large stick. Today, Jacob Zuma did the opposite. While addressing thousands of people at the official opening of the Harare Agricultural Show as it approaches its traditionally busy last weekend, Zuma praised the Inclusive Government and said he is happy about the progress made so...

Harare, Zimbabwe, 28 August 2009 In this last photo, Morgan Tsvangirai is seen leaving the Rainbow Towers (Sheraton Hotel) earlier today after meeting with Jacob Zuma to cry on his shoulders about Mugabe's transgressions and sins. It does not appear as if anything was solved, but it is early days yet. We will see.

Robert "The Solution" Mugabe and Jacob Zuma are seen here last night at the State dinner hosted by the Zimbabwean dictator for the South African leader who is in the country to open the Harare Agricultural Show. Zuma will leave today for South Africa and it is unlikely that he will have resolved anything in the single day he is here, although he met both Mugabe and Tsvangirai separately last night. Harare, Zimbabwe, 28 August 2009 Morgan Tsvangirai was at the Harare Showgrounds yesterday where he backtracked, telling journalists that South African president Jacob Zuma was not in Zimbabwe to confront Mugabe about unfulfilled promises. Tsvangirai specifically said: "President Zuma is here to Open the Agricultural Show." This betrays the delusions of his misguided supporters and apologists who had started celebrating ahead of the arrival of the SA leader saying that he was going to read the riot act to Mugabe. Zuma himself, speaking at the State House last night where ...