There Only One Zimbabwe…
Howzit
I normally wouldn’t use this page for comment, but feel obligated to do so today.
I receive a weekly newsletter from Bulawayo that updates people on events there.
Is there any other country in the world that the people have set up a “pot hole” watch, where the President helps himself to the coffers of the Reserve Bank, where bread costs ZW$1.7 million (which is virtually nothing really - but if you don’t have the ZW$1.7 million…), where first aid and medical assistance in any description is out of reach of all but the rich and well-heeled?
Where the country is more often than not blanketted in darkness as the government hasn’t bothered to do planned maintenance on the Hwange power tations, where Kariba Dam wall is in danger of collapsing for the same reason?
Where running water and electricity are just memories of a distance past?
Where every activity you may attend is viewed with suspicion and a watchful eye by Mugabe secret police… where going to church is in danger of becoming a thing of the past as Police raid the services to weed out those who are not pro-Mugabe?
Where the few people that do work (under 20% of the population) walk to work as they cannot afford the bus fares, fuel for their cars, or cannot afford the servicing or repair bills?
Where children do not go to school because their parents cannot afford the fees (when I went to school in Rhodesia school fees were unheard of - and I received a government education) - where the simple, but necessary items - like ladies’ tampons - are just plain not available, unless you have a back account full of money that reads like the account number?
Telephones sometimes work, and computers, if there is power, struggle under dial-up access to the internet, and a few have a very slow broadband connection, but all these activities are reportedly monitored by Mugabe scum… although I don’t believe that.
It is everything and more - akin to the stories we read when I was quite a bit younger from behind the iron curtain.
This is the 21st century for Pete’s sake! When is the international community going to actually do something progressive - something that will actually result in some good coming to the wonderful people of Zimbabwe - instead of sitting on their hands and moaning about things that matter not in the grand scheme of things?
I hang my head in shame…
At least I try to do something by writing my thoughts on the internet! More than many of the leaders of some Western democracies have done…
Rant over.
Take care.
‘debvhu
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February 6th, 2008 at 7:42 am
We have a continent of such great cultures and people, i believe people in Zim should stand together and fight for there freedom!