8 Quotes by Jonathan Moyo

If you look at Mugabe's entire political career, what is always missing is the essence of the person. He is a shrewd politician, a great survivor, but very very ruthless. There is nothing to commend him except his eloquency with words. He is mean-spirited even towards his own people. He is not moved by the plight of Zimbabweans, by people suffering and dying. He's immune to such calls on his feelings; he doesn't respond to pity.

When I was in government it was routine for these CIO agents and their factional counterparts in government and ZANU PF politicians to abuse me as a scapegoat for anything they were unable to explain or defend.

If this was a proper functioning democracy this government would have been kicked out long ago,

You know, you find in him the lasting connection between the struggle which the African fought to liberate themselves and the African way into the future, especially now as they are struggling for economic emancipation.

There is no requirement that international observers must ensure anything of this sort. It's the voters that decide.

If there is one thing that no responsible Zimbabwean can deny today, it is that our country is in the throes of a devastating economic meltdown.

I have always been a critic of government policy. I was in government for more than five years. Before that I was a critic. Within the government I was a critic, pushing for reform and always at odds with power brokers within the party.

PERENNIAL wisdom from divine revelation and human experience dictates that all earthly things great or small, beautiful or ugly, good or bad, sad or happy, fool...ish or wise must finally come to an end. It is from this sobering reality that the end of executive rule has finally come for Robert Mugabe who has had his better days after a quarter of a century in power.