There was little outcry to this around the world. The current police force descended from the same system. Some of the officers were in the former force as well.

On another note- ZCTU- Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions is not simply a Trade Union. Remember that the current leader of the main opposition party came from ZCTU and he still wields considerable influence on them as a former Secretary General. The reference to giving the country back to “whites” refers to the unproportionaly large percentage of whites in the upper leadership of the opposition party.

Everyone is near the breaking point right now in Zimbabwe. No food,no fuel, the highest inflation rate in the world, no electricity (the national airline has been grounded several times) Realistically, it’s a bit puzzling as to what the demonstrators (ZCTU members )expected – If this is close to what they expected to happen then it does prove thier point and works well to help stop police brutality in many countries-especially developing nations.

I am not sure how I can expect a government that cannot afford to provide electricity, water, fuel, education, basic healthcare for the poor, to give me Anti-retroviral drugs. I think these are needed as much as cough medicine which is not available for free given the current economic conditions in Zimbabwe.

Also, it’s interesting to note that the demonstrators did not carry any placads and there were only a handful of them.- Food for thought.