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
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