I'll start all over again, hon Chairperson. On behalf of the DA, I hereby move without notice:
That the Council -
1) notes with disgust and concern that the violent intimidation campaign that has forced the MDC to withdraw from the presidential run-off election in Zimbabwe was no less than a coup, effectively masterminded by Robert Mugabe;
2) further notes that Mugabe has no legal mandate from the Zimbabwean people to govern, but has made it clear that he will cling to power by any means necessary;
3) notes that he will not respond positively either to mediation or quiet diplomacy;
4) calls on President Thabo Mbeki to immediately, publicly acknowledge that the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe is illegal and illegitimate;
5) further calls on South Africa to:
a) sever all diplomatic ties with Zimbabwe and withdraw all diplomatic representatives;
b) impose smart sanctions on the Zanu-PF elite, including travel bans to South Africa and the freezing of all South African assets linked to Mugabe and the Zanu-PF;
c) lobby for the suspension of Zimbabwe ...
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