Morgan Tsvangirai, the opposition leader, has been arrested for . . . well, nobody knows really, but it looks like the crime may be "campaigning".
The government is getting increasingly desperate, as the economy continues to decay. That it is still decaying seems somewhat miraculous in itself, since given the previous damage you wouldn't think there was anywhere to go but up. How long can Mugabe continue to hold on?
he'll quit when clinton quits.
The economic decay has a floor, in my opinion. I am guessing the inflation of the currency has reached the point that no one actually uses it any longer. The people, no doubt, are transacting in barter or in other currencies in the underground economy.
Isn't Mugabe in Rome right now? Why hasn't he been arrested?
If there's a reason to have an International Criminal Court, this is it.
Mugabe is demonstrating a basic economic truth: it is possible for an economy to continue to decay right up to the point that the entire population has died off. The only question is: how close will he manage to get to that end point?
How long can Mugabe continue to hold on?
Today, tomorrow and forever!
Until his financial situation is bad enough that he can no longer cover the payroll and operating expenses of the guys who drive around in the trucks with automatic weapons.
No, seriously.
"How long can Mugabe continue to hold on?"
See Burma, North Korea, Pakistan...
Pakistan?
It certainly isn't anywhere close to a paragon of good government, but I wouldn't put it in the same category as Zimbabwe, Burma, and North Korea.