In view of the latest developments in Zim’, I have just three words to say:
“Time will tell…”
September 11, 2008...12:27 am
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September 11, 2008 at 8:00 am
Well said my brother! I agree with you 100%
September 11, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Ah, sounds like the “siddon look”[1] attitude we Nigerians have patented. But, on this issue, i couldn’t agree with you more.
[1] – ’sit down and look’ in Nigerian pidgin English.
NIGERIAN CURIOSITY
IT WAS SO MUCH EASIER WHEN I ONLY HAD ONE…
September 11, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Ah, sounds like the “siddon look” attitude we Nigerians have patented in response to our own chaotic political scene.
Yet, on this issue, I absolutely agree with you.
NIGERIAN CURIOSITY
IT WAS SO MUCH EASIER WHEN I ONLY HAD ONE…
September 11, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Jody – Need I say more…
Solomonsydelle – Glad to know we agree on this one – trust me it’s far from apathy. Thanks for stopping by (and for the new addition to my vocabulary – “siddon look” lol).
September 12, 2008 at 7:55 am
it was apparent when Gono dollarised the economy that a deal was a done deal…the looters then needed not worry about shipping out their ill gotten gains many of which were actively kept in hard currency cash as they could spend them at home. those that proffer that Gono’s move was a unilateral one made while Mugabe had his eye on the talks need to think again. the Zanu machine is well-oiled and a lot of what was happening in the last two weeks behind the scenes was to create a safety net for the looters and their kin.
my greatest concern though is has Africa now accepted that those who lose elections should hold out and effectively ransom the country to ensure their inclusion in governance ( misgovernance – more accurate? we hope not ) given Kenya and now Zim what does this mean for the day when Angolans vote out dos Santos and company or South Africans become disillusioned with the ANC – the latter a more likely reality in the next five years. Call me a cynic but I am worried.
September 12, 2008 at 1:08 pm
A Zimbo – You raise some fascinating points there. It goes back to the question: Can a nation truly move on when justice is not upheld? In any case, for now, let’s hope ordinary Zimbabwean citizens get a lifeline. Thanks for your thoughts!
September 25, 2008 at 6:58 pm
You just hit the nail on the head and hammered it. Yes time will tell, is that optimistic or pessimistic? Sometimes i’m really not sure. Will we surely be able to stand up again on our feet? @ this point your thoughts are mine….time will surely tell
September 25, 2008 at 8:20 pm
Sue – I’d like to think it’s simply being pragmatic as opposed to pessimistic lol. Great to hear your perspective on things and to have you stop over.
October 2, 2008 at 5:49 am
Well as time will tell I for one am not optimistic at all I think it is a bad idea. having these guys working together. Coalition government have never worked look at the previous one we had what happened to it. No disrespect to Nkomo but he was given a bad deal, so was Tsvangirai.
I think Tsvangirai needed to be given specific power as to who he can choose to work with even with this current arrangement. you need people who are in there for genuine reasons to make this work. With the current situation and bickering i dont think there will be any change. I had a plan once and was asked to put it on paper but nah i don’t think politics is for me. but to sound it out i want to get your opinion on this.
The Ministry of Agriculture, I agree fundamentally with the land redistribution plan, but not the way it was done however what is done is done, but what i expected to see was this. Zimbabwe has so many agriculture institutions which produce good quality farmers. instead of distributing the farms to people who have no clues about farming what so ever ( I mean e.g. i am an accountant by profession what business do i have running a farm O Level agriculture just doesnt cut on a a large scale), I thought the Govn would nationalize the farms and then assign these graduates ( who have been educated using Govn money) to these farms with sufficient capital for two farming seasons which would be payable back over time as every Govn sponsored student is bonded they could be bonded doing something productive. Since the farms already had employees and some equipment they all they needed to do was to mobilize these resources and farm. the produce would be used to feed the nation while the Government made money from the export of the excess which could not be store for a rainy day.
As for electricity what the Government could have done I think was to promote solar energy for house holds and removed any duty for their import. This would have freed up much needed energy from industry to carry out its production processes.
If the President had done just these two things I think things would not be the way they are now.
October 2, 2008 at 10:43 am
Beki – thanks for your insights which you seem to have given a lot of thought. I hope at some point Zimbabwe will have an environment where the contributions and ideas of all its citizens will be reflected in the country’s public policy decisions. One day your thoughts will make a difference.