"Lel'lizwe
alil' mali,leli lizwe ligcwele olova" once echoed renowned
musician Lovemore Majaivana.From Dandanda in Plumtree to Mhlamba
-baloyi in Ntabazinduna to the the capital city Harare passing in the
second largest city Bulawayo candle like dinners have become a norm
to every family in Zimbabwe. Electricity shortages have worsened in
our native land the land of our fore fathers.
According to Zimbabwe
Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) low water
levels at the main Kariba hydro power station generation, constraints
at the Hwange thermal station and limited power imports have
massively depleted supplies.
The
load shedding is said to worsen throughout the entire land of
Zimbabwe and this is contrary to the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable
Socio-Economic Transformation (ZIMASSET) under the theme "towards
an empowered society and a growing economy”. They say mouths are
caves to hide definable words but let me put this across to you fellow
Zimbabweans, is cutting electricity part of empowerment? Is
retrenching workers who have spent more than 20 years paying tax part
of growing the economy? The ZIMASSET states that from October 2013 was seeking to increase access to electricity and fuel supply in the country of Zimbabwe and this is total parraclitos of what is actually
happening on the ground. It goes on under the energy and power supply
to state that it seeks to construct green field power stations expand Kariba and Hwange power stations.
Fellow Zimbabweans this blue print
started on paper not on the ground. If it has been implemented why
are we in the dark? Why are we having candle dinners daily? Why are
we studying in the dark? Again I shall not speak shall not speak when
our leaders lead us from their offices and on paper.
As
I write this article I am in the dark. Bulawayo is called
"koNthuthuziyathunqa" this was due to the power station
works that released fumes but now its candle fumes, firewood smoke as
people are living in the dark. Crime has become the order of the day
due to the darkness as hooligans find it ideal to carry out their unscrupulous works. Whom should we blame?"Retrenched worker hangs
himself" exclaims one local newspaper headline. Who should be
blamed for this? I shall not speak! Industries are to do night
prayers as electricity will be available during the night
only.Looking at this situation one can tell 2008 era is slowly
approaching.Suppose a bread manufacturer industry makes 10 000 loaves
per night and by morning due to the high demand is all sold then by
afternoon the shelves are empty waiting for the rain Shimmer Chinodya
we wait for the clouds to gather again and electricity comes.
What
is the difference now between Bulawayo a second largest city and
Dandanda a remote rural area? one famous politician once exclaimed
"Zimbabwe AYISAFANI" meaning lafa elihle so goes the old
adage.Lovemore Majaivana saw it coming when he penned his song
"lelilizwe ligcwele olova"Teachers, nurses,industrial
workers even vendors are sent packing then who will look after the
dependants? Our government NO! Who will pay for the high school fees? Our government NO!
The constitution says there will be free education
for the unprivileged but that is on paper not reality. Walking
in the pavements of Bulawayo this week a young girl approached me
with a kango cup probably at the age of 6years.She said to me in a faint voice "salibonan ngicela uncedo" I was touched but
something pushed me to ask where are your parents and what is the
money for. She says "umama uyagula ubaba angimazi imali is used
to buy rice and mealie-meal" a 6 year old.The situation in
Zimbabwe has forced fathers to abandon their own flesh and blood. The
situation has created animals which are man. There are many beggars’
in the streets of Bulawayo that one wonders what is government
doing. Chinua Achebe once said the centre cannot hold as things fall
apart.
In
Ndebele we say "unxiwa" (ruins) is a place that was once
occupied by humans but has become a ghost settlement. Bulawayo has
become a ghost settlement whilst people are inside the ruins. Its no
longer the same Bulawayo that we saw back then when we used to play
soccer in the dusty streets of Mzilikazi seeing our famous football
legends walking i became proud to be a Zimbabwean. Nowadays a
Zimbabwean soccer legend is just a nobody some now sell chickens to
make a living some drive trucks to make ends meet some cross boarder
traders. IS THIS THE ZIMBABWE WE WANT?
Just
like God remembered Hannah I believe God will remember the cry of a
Zimbabwean child. Just as God brought the Israelites out of Egypt our
day is coming. “Freedom is coming tommorow"If God can give
Zimbabweans rainfall in the correct month every year and winters in
the correct month he will deliver us in the right time."They
that wait upon the lord shall renew their strength “Zimbabweans
keep on waiting i believe the sun will rise again. ZIMBABWE BACK TO
GOD.
- Brighton Ncube is a young dynamic freelance journalist. Acquired his diploma in mass communication at BES college, currently working on a degree in mass communication AT ZOU for more follow him on
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