Dzamara‘s ‘Occupy Africa Unity Square,’ Zimbabwe, Can it be A Revolution Waiting to Happen? Maybe Dark Days are looming!

Protests across the world, from the Middle-East to Europe, to the global Occupy Movements, have been largely driven by young people demanding a greater say in their governance structures, employment and economic life, and societies more generally, as a response to a growing discontent with their ability to influence and have a say over their political, social and economic lives.

Misheck Gondo

With Zimbabwe grueling and yelling in shambles of economic melt-down, young people are hopeless of their future- with unofficial 90 percent of unemployment.

The gesture by one Itai Dzamara should be a signal and simple reflection of the general feelings of youth in Zimbabwe. Any road has an ending or it joins to the other.

The political elites have frivolously failed to map a sustainable strategy that guarantees change; with the recent political confusion in the Ruling Party-diverting from economic answers to focus on political factionalism- a sad development for desperate young people in Zimbabwe.

The point is drawing near where people are placed between the Lion and the steep Rock, the Pan and the fire, the only option being whether to die in the Pan or run through the fire.

 Let us  be reminded that Tunisia was ignited by a mere vendor in the name of Buazizi, let us all be  graciously  remember how the battle at Chinhoyi started- with six young cadres bravely confronted the Smith Regime.

Smith had enough time to negotiate for his exit before humiliated by the gallant sons of the soil, majority of them being young comrades.

One can not stand bravely in the face of a storm or kneel down and pray on the midst of a lion attack; the signal and discounted of general citizens should not be taken for granted.

To make matters worst, there is fear of intra- party revolutions that might trigger a circle of confrontations.

It is most people‘s zeal and anticipation that Zimbabwe escapes a circle of this feared trepidation in which our national leaders wait for masses to invoke Passive Resistance and Peaceful ways to push them off -power.

Our leaders are endowed with adequate space and time to make things right; remove the suit of arrogance and wear an overall of humility that allows mass advice and participation in issues affecting them.

Dzamara‘s occupy Africa Unity Square; Zimbabwe, Can it be A Revolution Waiting to Happen? Maybe Dark Days are coming!

Let’s wait and See!

Misheck Gondo is a Political Analyst

gondo.gism@gmail.com

President Mugabe‘s UN Speech; Zimbabwe, is She a Victim of Western Machinations?

As the debate unfolded at UN 69^th General Assembly Meeting in New York; as expected President Mugabe categorically castigated the Western for their interference in the affairs of other nations against the well known United Nations Doctrine of Non-Interference in the business of other Independent States. 

 

Misheck Gondo 

The presentation by the Head of State laid out critical issues of prime importance to the development of international community. Among other things the President tackled the issue of Bretton Woods Institutions such as IMF, World Bank among other that need urgent reforms; a measure that will titillate the current realities that involves all states as equals, not only the elite few such as USA and  UK that continue to dominate the international political economic business.

As anchored by the President, the governance structures of the Bretton Woods Institutions need urgent change, it stands to be a cost to many developing states as they were instituted with a down syndrome mentality which treated Developing States as recipients of dead Aid, not as engines for sustainable development.

The President also articulated bravely on issues of International Peace and Security, the need to solve the issues holistically. The Palestine –Israel saga that has shown the weakness of International Law in protecting weaker states was one of the examples he gave.

 The hypocrisy of Western countries that hides behind a finger yet committing atrocities in the name of democracy was laid out.

To show the synchrony, the President talked of Sustainable Development Agenda (SDGs) and their relevance to Zimbabwe; where there is a blue print named Zim ASSET; that seeks to sustainably develop the country.

After such good points on international development that realistically need urgent attention; the President as expected turned his sword on Western countries pertaining the challenges facing Zimbabwe.

The big question by his fellow citizens remains; Are our challenges totally as a result of Western Policies?

Is it not worrying if a failed father starts to blame the next door on his domestic infertility? Indeed; the neighbor might have contributed to some inconsistencies; but the poverty in the house should be dealt with by the head of the house.

Lack of consistency in economic policies from 1980, before the touted sanctions should be introspected upon.

 Gross dishonest in Government, outrageous embezzlement of public funds in addition to militarization of state institutions is a worrying factor to the development of our beloved mother land.

Zimbabwe polity have resulted into bloated bureaucracies, the national pride has been since eroded against our Coat of Arms and the National Anthem spirit, but what has become cumbersome to grasp is the impunity  with which  our dear leaders iconoclastically  subjected to all the national articles of devotions to their  idiosyncrasies to the detriment  of the national development.

We are endowed with a leadership that amass wealth and keep the majority suffer; unemployment has grown to stratospheric level, the rate of immorality  is now worrying among the young ones; lack of economic activities has affected the goggle generation.

Imagine with how our leaders had internally failed to craft sustainable measures; imagine with the rate of terrorism in the world, with the current madness in the name of Islamic State. 

Imagine if the extremist group set its recruitment in the beloved soil of Zimbabwe were 90 percent of people are unemployed and econom-phycatrically burdened, especially the youth.

I leave you to conclude on whether our challenges are sorely pillared on Western Policies.

Let’s wait and see!

Misheck Gondo is an International Relations Expert.

gondo.gism@gmail.com