A variable angle to Zimbo Economics

This might be a shrill voice amongst a thousand; but believe you me: the more you keep on threatening someone the more you make them self-defensive (by all means necessary).

These lessons are forever apparent the world over with notable examples being the current status quo between the US and North Korea; Israel (and the US) on one side versus Iran on the other.

Iran and Korea have for so long been threatened with annihilation until they became self-defensive.
As per-requisite, lets look at the continued reference to tribalism in countries I will not mention at the moment.
Certain tribal groups in these countries (the not mentioned ones) may end up being compelled to perceive the existence of a state of siege and emergence and then seek salvation in personal tyranny.

Talking from a realistic point of view, the endless exercise of labour importations has propelled more tribal division and will undoubtedly continue to do so in future if it goes on without checking.

I advocate for the recognition of the existence of each tribe as an outright entity on its own.

To this effect I declare that each of these tribes should be respected by being given the opportunity to make the best out of the economic activities in the region under its mandate.

Furthermore, no tribe nor language is inferior to the other and this means to forbid one group from partaking in the economics of its region is to squarely say the group is inferior thus its annihilation is necessary.

Cane Farmers Crippled

Sugarcane farmers in Chiredzi have appealed to investors to consider directing some of their funds to that sector.

This comes after those farmers have ran in short supply of transport and essential machinery like tractors needed to do their land preparation.

Director of Cangrowers Collin Togarepi said at the moment they are facing serious challenges due to depreciaion of machinery.

"We would like to be assisted with haulage trucks and heavy duty farming tractors," said Togarepi who is also a farmer in the area.

"We are also appealing for financial assistance to buy inputs like fertilisers and for the maintenance of the mills. We want to finance the scooping of our supply dams and the conditioning of the our cahnals," he said.


Togarepi said investment with them has less risks as they have collateral security in the form of land.

"We can either choose to hire machinery on a lease basis or arrange with Tonga Hullets who own the saw-mills to deduct some money from our output as they process our sugar," he said.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture Seiso Moyo said farmers seeking financial assistance should go to the nearest Agrobank and borrow money.

"Due to the financial challenges the government is facing, it is moving away from offering free assistance," he said. 

Chiredzi is one of the key areas well known for sugarcane production in the South-east Lowveld of Zimbabwe.

Corruption marrs Zimbo-economics

Miss Barbara Jozziasse the Dutch Ambassador to Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe is a naturally rich country yet its citizens continue to live at the mercy of well wishers, research has revealed.

Speaking at a press conference recently held at Royal Hotel in Bulawayo, Barbara Joziasse the Dutch Ambassador to Zimbabwe said that Zimbabwe is one one of the richest countries in the world in natural resources.


She pointed out that the most unfortuanate part is that the the country is marred by corruption, lack of transparency, absence of property rights and the contemptualisation of the rule of law.

"Zimbabwe has a lot of opportunities that have to be exploited. She is number one in natural resources," said Jozziasse.

Now if these are the true results of research, one wonders why the City of Bulawayo is currently haloed by a dangerous water crisis.

Not only does this situation endanger residents' lives by increasing the chances of cholera outbreaks but it also encourages the exodus of industries to Harare which will deprive the city of economic prominence.

Yesterday this city was called the "City of Kings" but that has long ceased to exist. Centenary Park used to introduce those from the south to the beauty of the city but now it lies in rubble.

Roads also tell a different story, they are potholed and those that were tarred are now dust roads. Let me pause and ask: Zimbabwe, what is happening to you my dear country?

The political arena in Zimbabwe is currently dominated by people who work to fill their pockets and even stay there in office.

The sadest thing when you approach concepts from this angle is that politicians have cast a spell on youths to sing and praise them even if they looting on their behalf.

I got the shock of the world when one youth summoned all his strength to say JOMIC was doing its job excellently.

Now, let me take you through:

QN: What is JOMIC?
ANS: It is an ugly animal that moves in posh/desert cars while Zimbaweans are starving; while Bulawayo residents go for weeks without water. Can't that money be used to alleviate the water situation in the City of Kings? I suspect it was a creation of politicians through which they squander our country's resources. Visit shopping centres at dusk you will find some of the cars labelled "JOMIC" parked outside while the occupants are having their fill in bars (I don't want to upload a photo here which I clipped last Friday).

What has JOMIC done to make sure that diamonds at Marange are eploited for the benefit of the people?
ANS: Nothing.
WHY: because the elements in this pseudo-organ also want the lion's share in the diamonds.

Zimbabwe has a very weak civil body which explains why people get away with gross human rights crimes. I think the country has to be lectured on how to exploit natural resources for the benefit of everyone.

Real facts about Economics

To conclude, African remedies against genocide, violence and the conflict between state and the civil society should include:
• Defining national identity to be equitably accommodating to all the contending groups
• Developing principles of constitutionalism or constitutive management of power that creatively and flexibly balance the dynamics of diversity in unity to promote national consensus and collective purpose
• Designing a system of distribution or allocation of economic opportunities and resources that is particularly sensitive to the needs of minorities and disadvantaged groups and induces these groups to see unity as a source of security and not a deprivation
• Through all these measures, to challenge every group to recognize that it has a distinctive contribution to make the process of nation building by utilising its own cultural values, institutional structures, and a self propelling sense of purpose within a national framework of diversified unity and equitable pluralism. Where conditions make such a uniting sense of national identity impractical or too costly, the residual alternative, which should be internationally sanctioned, would be to allow the right of self-determination, including the option of partition (Deng, Francis M. 1980. Dinka Cosmology) on 213

Economics from a grassroot perspective.

The rural areas of Zimbabwe bear the brunt of the economic challenges of the country just like anyone else in the country.

Most often, these people undergo situations of unparrallelled intensity as some of them actually go for nights without anything to eat.

Catapalted by the exorbitant prices of both food and transport and even lack of it, these people actually find it very difficult to deal with these situations as they come in packs. While most of the roads there are dust roads, the buses are even very few, maybe just one very old and unroad worth AVM model bus that comes once in a blue moon.

The only moment that these people receive attention is just towards ellections when politicians will be trying to buy their votes using food tokens. The best way that these people use to survive is to plant a few crops being supplemented by a few goats and cattle, all of which are at the mercy of the ever changing climatic conditions.

"Life is difficult here my son. These people come out here to give us food tokens only when they want us to vote for them and once we do so they disappear for good until the next election again," protested the kraal head of a village in Madlambudzi, Plumtree.

"Last time we were promised boreholes here but none has been drilled so far and we still continue to live in poverty," added the leader.

"I last had something to eat the day before yesterday my son and as you can see right now all the pots are empty and clean," said a lady in her fifties who chose to be named MaDlodlo.

It is apparent here that people now confuse politics with economics. To allay such allegations, politicians should give undying support to their subjects regardless of whether it is time for elections or not.

The picture above is an example of the ideal roads found in all rural areas of Plumtree. Those that are crossing the road are the goats that the people keep in order to supplement their food supplies.

Signs of Economic Instability

The first signs of economic instability in any given situation are the standards of living which are inclusive of many issues like the state of roads, sanitary status, nature of buildings in cities and so on, a closer analysis can reveal.

Most of the streets and roads in Zimbabwe are now potholed to the extent that the combi drivers are now taking advantage of that and breaking traffic rules in the pretext of avoiding potholes, making it very difficult for the police to deal with although they are trying very hard to curb this corruption.

"These potholes are going to lead to the loss of many lives," commented an old man (name with held)who was in a combi involved in a "chase" as the passenger ferrers wresled and jostled for customers in the morning.

The clear matter now is that the economy of Zimbabwe has not yet recovered despite the "dollarisation" adopted by the GNU late in the year 2008 and moreso, the city council inh every town of Zimbabwe still has a huge task of renovating the roads such that large sums of money have to be pumped into this sector.

"I think the only solution to these fatal accidents is the renovation of the roads," commented Tapiwa Moyo who owns a garage along the Bulawyo-Plumtree road in Donnington and has witnessed an accident near his garage.

Tapiwa also suggested that it is the duty of every Zimbabwean however to be extra careful as the economy is not affecting one person but generally everyone, even the government although it is trying very hard to mend the economic loopholes caused by the ditching of the economy in 2008.

Marriage or Divorce - Economics and Prostitution?

There has been a constant debate on the linkage between economic situation and prostitution where women defend their practice of prostitution using the economic situation in a country, a close examination of Sunday News stories can reveal.

For instance the current Sunday News carries a story whereby it is said that university students are said to be resorting to prostitution as a result of the unstable economy of Zimbabwe.

A close and rather more realistic approach to concepts will show that for someone to be promiscuous or not depends on her moral values and not the economy of the country; meaning even if the economy is stable if someone wants to be a prostitute they can still be.

"Prostitution is just a personal sexual obsession which has nothing to do with economy whatsoever," commented a youth called Nkazimulo Moyo during a hot debate about this.

Brought to the attention of many people, the issue is a cause of concern as it compromises on the marriage institution and sex as a practice to show love for two married couples.