Now is the time when true leaders step up

Robert Mugabe has officially won the Zimbabwe presidential elections. Pretty amazing how it only took 2 days to tally these votes, while it took weeks to tally the votes in the first round of election. But Mbeki doesn't worry about these details...

Mugabe is now going to do his victory lap around Africa. African leaders have already begun to step up and have condemned this sham of an election. Mbeki is once again being presented with a perfect opportunity to publicly condemn the election and the violence in Zimbabwe.

The South African government must act now to avoid a deepening in the crisis. Mbeki, you have consistently failed Zimbabwe and your own people. However, it is not too late for you to do something. It's time to step up and confront Mugabe.