Reality of power.

(From Business Day (South Africa))

Byline: John Catsicas

Reality of power The meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Zimbabwe's meltdown and the sudden volte-face of SA's stance at the United Nations Security Council on Iranian transgression, highlights the reality of realpolitik. The truth is that President Thabo Mbeki's sentimental illusions about power, and its use to promote unsustainable global positions, have their limits. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's malevolent tenure …