My first post to this blog is examines the question of whether Zimbabwe will ever stop being dysfunctional under the rule of Mugabe.
Zimbabwe and Mugabe continue to hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Zimbabwe is a nation with a assumed population of about 12 million. ‘Assumed’ because the last census was flawed and a huge population of Zimbabweans resides in foreign lands, driven out by grinding poverty and hopelessness.
Zimbabwe's woes are all rooted and anchored by the reign of Mugabe but he is not the sole misfortune to befall the nation.
His ruling regime is a rat-house in the truest meaning of the phrase. I am talking about the corruption that has ravaged that nation.
Not only is his entire regime rotten to the core, but there exists an entire platoon of racketeers who feed of the misery of the suffering population. The shortages that grip Zimbabwe represent opportunity for those with access to resources. As long as senile Mugabe remains in power poverty and shortages will never be in short supply.
Even the worthless local currency (printed on plain paper) is in short supply. The cost of scarce fuel, food and medicine runs into billions of Zimbabwe dollars. The list of the countries troubles is a long and ever growing.
Zimbabwe's salvation requires nothing short of a miracle:
Below I suggest and examine three possible solutions:
1. It is obvious that white farmers will never re-assume ownership of land but consolidation and revitalization of agriculture is crucial. Land reform partitioned commercial farms amongst rag-tag farmers communal farmers. The profitability and feasibility of agriculture hinges on economies of scale particularly when it comes to vital cereal food crops.
Land is not only valuable as a identity symbol as the old man thinks but it is the means by which a entire nation feeds itself.
2. The elimination of corruption. Corruption of unimaginable proportions has become entrenched in Zimbabwe. The anti-corruption movement is nothing but a pretentious farce. Hardly anyone goes to prison in Zimbabwe for corruption yet it is the world capital of corruption. If and when persons are prosecuted it is only for show and propaganda purposes.
3. Total removal of the current leadership. The whole system needs to be completely fumigated and thoroughly disinfected. The current regime is nothing more than a den of crooks and thugs who continue to rape the nation under pretensions of patriotism and nationalism. Just like Bush, they have hijacked the identity of the nation and are using to meet their own selfish needs. Those who do not conform are labeled 'unpatriotic enemies of the state'.
The regional African community refuses to treat Mugabe like the pariah he is, for mysterious reasons. The international community is rendered impotent by claims of interfering with internal matters and tampering with sovereignty.
Conclusion.
A functional Zimbabwe under Mugabe is a pipe dream.
Zimbabwe is not a poor nation. It has huge economically viable deposits of diamonds, uranium, platinum and many other mineral resources.
As long as there is no political change in Zimbabwe this wealth will continue to bleed out of the nation without benefiting anyone but the ruling regime and their associates.
Political change in Africa is a rare occurrence that takes place every couple of decades and its overdue in Zimbabwe.
Even as the country hits rock bottom, the orgy of self-destruction continues at a more frantic pace.
I guess that’s the way it goes...TIA This is Africa
