Friday, August 19, 2011

No wisdom in putting new wine in old skins



 I decided to finish off one of my old articles entitled "Zimbabweans are trapped in the politics of political correctness" Going back to review my work, a couple of days ago I discovered that the article in question was not only unfinished, but also needed a some breaking down. The idea of writing articles with specific titles does not always work well some times. For examples if I have a minor point to make that cannot be justified by a huge paragraph full of words, that means I cannot write it down because it may not qualify in this normal standard of writing. I must admit that as much as we all claim to be progressive, we often find ourselves trapped in the old styles and ways of acceptable standards as young writers and communicators. Every writer looks and admires some old fashioned folks, who for some unknown reason where taught to use a lot of vocabulary even if they meant a simply thing that could only take a couple of words. I must be clear to mention that not all old writers are suffer from this syndrome.

Coming back to my topic: Anybody who has been following Zimbabwe's politics knows its trends. By this I mean it is predictable. It obviously revolves around tribe and origin and connections. While we all are looking forward to a day when the political landscape of Zimbabwe will be level, we must accept the fact that, for now we are caught in a predicament that we are not able to escape from. There are no surprises in Zimbabwe's politics. I must also admit that as much as we remain stagnant in that area, there have been some little volcano's that almost shock the whole mountain down, but came a little bit short from achieving that goal. Those volcano's were parties like ZUM and MDC lead by the late Edgar Tekere and Morgan Tsvangirai respectively. Tekere lead Zum in 1990. Tsvangirai lead MDC in 2000 and 2008 elections. These two gentlemen were quite impressive under the circumstances.

I should have mentioned that the ZANU PF and PF ZAPU are the very traps that we find ourselves in. I will explain why! Even before and after the meager, depending on which side and you believe, the two parties dominated Zimbabwe's politics. Well, PF ZAPU did not win the majority rule, but in this case they are ruling with ZANU PF. Or at least ruled with ZANU PF, all theses things are subject to argument to a certain extent. I am not really willing to go that route today, but fact remains, these are the parties/ party that lead us from Independence in 1980. Yes there where ZANU Ndongas and some other minor parties, but these did not influence a larger portion of the nation. Again I am not willing to judge PF Zapu /ZANU Pf marriage for now so that point will be proved correct. My humble opinions are meaningless at this point. I would gladly share them in another platform, or when discussing another topic. Like I said, earlier, its hard to follow specific topics and headings but we must be true to them if we are to be relevant at the same time.

The present political landscape prevailing in the country does not only frustrates ordinary men, but politicians , political scientist and scholars. Recently, a well known ZANU PF spin doctor, by the name Jonathan Moyo who is also a political scientist and a Tsholotsho MP was heard expressing his frustration to fellow comrades. He warned fellow party members about corruption and violence. It is believed that there are many in the party who are not happy about the way things are handled but obviously be trapped in political correctness system. Its hard to rise above party level politics and lines, hence we find ourselves travelling on a merry go round time of scenario. Its like trying to put new wine on old wine skins.

Just recently, MDC T leader Morgan Tsvangirai dismissed Welshman Ncube's MDC as a regional party. Check the trend. Anything coming from outside Mashonaland is regional. Sound familiar. You are right you have heard it before. Any party lead by a minority is regional party. Cheap politics, even great heroes like Morgan Tvsangirai are subscribing to it. Shame!

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Is Zimbabwe going through a sexual revolultion?


(Sign of times)

We all thought it was a joke when we first heard that there were gangs of women on the rampage who are going around raping men in Zimbabwe's cities and towns. This is not only unbelievable but puzzling to say the least. I must say that it looks like there is a lot of bizarre things happening in Zimbabwe these days. Internet newspapers are sending competing headlines out there!

Midlands: Woman admits to having an affair with her son and want to marry him!

Mberengwa: MAN OVER POWERED BY A 90 YEAR OLD GRANNY TRYING TO RAPE HER!

Kadoma: MAN ADMITS TO A 16YR OLD RELATIONSHIP WITH DAUGHTER!

Victoria falls: WOMAN CHARGED FOR MOLESTING A 12 YR OLD BOY

Kwekwe : MAN GANG RAPED BY WOMEN ON A TRUCK!


I cannot even talk about about some even more weired stories like man raping a donkey in Tsholotsho. Just last year a goat gave birth to something that looked like a human but had four legs in Zhombe. That kid died a day after it was born. Even the Midlands Governor admitted that it was partly human. The governor later warned people from having incest with animals saying that was un-natural.

The increase in women raping man is a cause of great concern, not because of its man that are victims, but because of the way they operate. They seem to operate in gangs. Some people have suggested that its for muti/wicthcraft operations.Some even thinks the Chinese are behind that movement. Mind you this is a HIV aids era. I still condemn the rape of women by man for that and many other reasons. Two wrongs do not make a right. May be women are revenging for the wrongs man has done them for a very long time.Or it could just be the country is undergoing sexual revolution. Who knows? It might even be the that Zimbabwen women are sex starved?

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Which way Zimbabwe?


Above: (A picture taken during a recent demonstration by Zimbabweans in Sandton South Africa)


Tens of thousands of Zimbabwean immigrants residing in that country took advantage of the amnesty to get proper documentation, but thousand were left in the cold again.It is feared that deportation may start anytime, now that the amnesty period has come and gone. Politics at home is not promising despite the fact that the country has seen some stability in the past two years, thanks to the govt of national unity. This fragile government of national Unity was signed by Prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai, deputy minister Arthur Mutambara, and President Robert Mugabe representimg their different parties.

The past year saw the change in political landscape with the rebirth of Zapu and the emerging Mtwakazi voices calling for a separate state altogether. Welshmen Ncube's MDC rebranded itself, with Ncube himself being a serious Presidential candidant. This new developments saw Mutambara political hopes come to a sudden halt despite being a signitory of the September 15 unity agreement that is going to expire soon!

Its still not known when elections will be held. Political parties have been throwing blows at each other about this issue. Sadac moderators have been accused of taking sides, and not to mention that relations have almost gone sour in the process throwing the negotiations completely off balance.