A diverse coalition has caused China to recall its arms shipment intended for Zimbabwe. Comparable organizations are emerging to address the domestic crisis in Zim while leading religious figures are calling for change in the country. Pressure from outside countries, including South Africa and the United States, is beginning to increase, though Jacob Zuma has made a reasonable point that now is not the time to insult Mugabe.
Will any of this be enough to counter the clear crackdown coming from Robert Mugabe's ZUMA-PF and the police against the opposition? It is too early to tell. But some elements of this struggle remind me a bit of the global and local coalitions that made up the anti-apartheid movement.
