Simba Makoni is getting up steam

摘要

True to form, Robert Mugabe celebrated his 84th birthday last week in high style, jovially dismissing his latest serious challenger for the presidency as a prostitute and a frog. But Simba Makoni, who was kicked out of the ruling ZANU-PF after he broke ranks last month to declare his candidacy for the presidency in an election on March 29th, is shaping up to be no joke for the incumbent.