BiAS 7 – The Bible and Politics in Africa
is specifically true on Zimbabwe. The enemies in Mahoso’s view have
come to attack Zimbabwe in a single file; to attack through economic
sanctions (imposed in 2001 by Europe and America) and other ways
such as sabotage, demonization and propaganda among others to cause
social strife in order to achieve regime change, which is another version
of recolonisation, are now retreating in seven ways. The camp is frag-
mented. Some already want sanctions to go. Citing, the German ambas-
sador to Zimbabwe Albrecht Conze who has confirmed that ‘in Europe
... some countries are pushing a little faster for the review of sanctions
on Zimbabwe while others are hesitant’,^56 Mahoso brags that, ‘Zim-
babwe and the Sadc region are triumphant and feeling blessed (by God)
because Zimbabweans have overcome a decade of full economic and
financial warfare and those who imposed their sanctions on this country
are frantically looking for face-saving ways to dump the MDC formations
they have used for the last 10 years and to start doing normal business
again with Zimbabwe; a Zimbabwe which lies at the heart of Sadc and
whose economy is growing despite the horrific sanctions’.^57 From this
hermeneutical perspective, the sanctions which have been used as an
economic warfare by the enemies of the people of God have been de-
feated as was promised by God to (Israel) Zimbabwe (Deut 28:7-13).
Mahoso claims that contrary to their expectations, by trying to lynch
Zimbabwe in every forum, through all channels and on every platform:
at the IMF, at the World Bank, at Kimberley Process meetings, at the EU
and at the UN, the Anglo-Saxon powers have instead awakened the en-
tire population of Zimbabwe to the evil intent of their sanctions. Most
importantly, each time they have attempted to pin Zimbabwe down,
Zimbabwe has prevailed over them and exposed the aggressors both
morally and legally,^58 not only because Zimbabwe is led by the anointed
sons, elders but also because God himself was with Zimbabwe, as he
promised in Deut 28:7-13.
The sprouting of massive wealth in diamond deposits everywhere coun-
trywide in Zimbabwe, which deposits are believed to be 20 % of the
world’s diamond deposits and estimated to turn around the economy of
(^56) Albrecht Conze, ‘EU divided over Zimbabwe sanctions-Conze.’ The Herald. 06 June
2011.
(^57) Mahoso, ‘Africans with white no fly zones mentality’.
(^58) Mahoso, ‘Africans with white no fly zones mentality’. AFRICAN FOCUS: The Sunday
Mail. 26 June 2011.