Does Mugabe have any more friends?

The SADC troika comprised of Angola, Tanzania, and Swaziland have made it clear that they feel that the current climate of violence will not produce a legitimate election. This has got to be a blow for Mugabe, as both Tanzania and Angola have generally been supportive of him in the past. In fact, Angola's president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has been seen as Mugabe's closest ally in the region.

Meanwhile, Nelson Mandela has been expressing his disappointment in the violence in Zimbabwe during his current visit in London. And as I reported earlier, Tendai Biti is currently being pressured to tell Mugabe which senior ZANU-PF leaders have been disloyal to him. Clearly, Mugabe doesn't have any more friends.

Oh wait, he does still have President Mbeki as a close friend.