I thoroughly detest any insinuation by those that come from the West that we in Zimbabwe are a helpless society only in continual need of their largesse and that they have the “solutions” to our problems.
Vince Musewe ,Secretary for Finance and Economic Affairs for PDP
That is utter nonsense and we must never accept that narrative because it disempowers us as a society. Looking at their history and how their nations became rich, we see that without violence, plunder, murder and greed, they would never have been able to rob Africa of its greatness. However, that is not my subject matter herein.
Zimbabwe has all it needs to be a leading progressive developed democracy in Africa. All we have to do is to continue to work at it until we have ethical leaders who put the country and its people first. Zanu PF has failed to do just that and anyone who believes that they can be reformed needs help.
Of course, the British have played a decisive part in our history both negative and positive. The most negative one being how they ignored the Gukurahundi massacres and actually knighted President Robert Mugabe. The positive being that they created access to education opportunities for many of us especially during the Ian Smith regime. For the latter, we are grateful.
The British approach of appeasing Mugabe’s regime is wrong and unforgivable.
I take note of British Ambassador to Zimbabwe Catriona Laing’s statement explaining their position on the unfolding political, social and economic disaster.
However in my view, it appears that there is no firm decision by the British to fight on the right side of history in partnership with the people of Zimbabwe who continue to suffer violence and lack because of Mugabe’s greed and love for power. They think that Zanu PF can reform. That is a joke.
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Zimbabwe needs a fresh start and can only extricate itself out of this conundrum by purging the old paradigm and bringing a new inclusive and participatory democracy through substantive political and economic reforms. This cannot happen under a dictator or anyone who may replace him from that camp.
Our economy is likely to totally collapse unless we arrest the decline now, bring in fresh long-term capital and begin the long road to economic recovery.
Unfortunately those who still believe Zanu PF has something to offer are not only delaying the inevitable, but are naive. It is clear that this regime has neither capacity nor the probity to manage large sums of money on behalf of the people. Only a new ethical team which puts the country first and is accountable can do so.
