"Zimbabwe and Zimbabweans are very dear to me. My father was born in Bulawayo in the 1950s. I can see how much recent developments there have hurt him. Although a South African from the age of 5, he holds Zimbabwe dear and like me, wishes he could do something to rid them of the tyranny and decline that besets them so. As a South African I find it appalling that our government and the rest of the Southern African Development Community have failed to make any progress whatsoever in mitigating the suffering of ordinary people in Zimbabwe. History will show that our leaders lacked courage against a tyrannical regime.

I went to Binga on Lake Kariba for a holiday some years ago and was struck by the gentleness of the people and the magnificence of the land. I fear things must be very different now. My hope is that the good people in Zimbabwe will regain their strength and rebuild their land. We are waiting to help." - Gareth Cliff