For det første, at så længe Robert Mugabe stadig sad ved magten, beskyttet af et lille selvisk element i Zanu-PF og sikkerhedsstyrkerne, som plyndrer landets rigdomme for egen vindings skyld, var der meget små udsigter til virkelig forandring.
Firstly, that as long as Robert Mugabe remained in power, protected by a small self-serving element in Zanu-PF and the security forces, pillaging the nation's wealth for their own enrichment, there was little prospect of real change.