Someone - South Africa or the UN, perhaps - needs to step up and usher him out of there. As much as the people of Zimbabwe deserve justice, the problem remains that there is no downside to clinging on to power. People like Mugabe know that if he steps down, he will likely be charged in court and either die in prison or be executed. If he clings on, he will get even more time with the riches of decades in power. Sure there's a risk of it ending violently but since he controls the military, chances are he will survive longer. Cut a deal to get him out and let the people of Zimbabwe recover.
President Robert Mugabe has said that "Zimbabwe is mine" and rejected calls from some African leaders to step down.
"I will never, never, never surrender," he told delegates of his ruling Zanu-PF party at its annual conference.
Mr Mugabe also said he had sent a letter to the country's main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, inviting him to be sworn in as prime minister.
Earlier, Mr Tsvangirai said he would pull out of power-sharing talks unless abductions of his supporters stopped.
He said more than 40 members of his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) were missing and accused the Zanu-PF of orchestrating a campaign of terror.
Zimbabwe is currently gripped by economic collapse and a cholera epidemic. The UN on Thursday reported that the death toll from the disease had risen to 1,123 and that 20,896 people had been infected.
