New Cabinet Response

First and foremost I would like to say thank you brother Hlo for starting such a job well done on starting such an informative forum.I have always said and still do say that, we can never have too much of these. I am convinced that there shall come a day when the poor and forgotten masses of Zimbabwe will have a voice. I appreciate the voices of the of the few knowledgeable men and women but unless and until the people of Tsholotsho, Nkayi, Murewa , Sigodini and many other such places begin to have an input in the matters that concerns their destiny, only then will Zimbabwe be a better place.

As of now, even people from the cities do not even have a voice.To me the fact that a lot of Zimbabweans do not have a saying in the making and day to day matters of the country at large is serious.No country that does not allow its citizen to hear and be heard will prosper. The rest of Zimbabwe's people are marginalised not only by their goegraphic origins but deliberately by the inavalability of means and ways.This is one of the reasons why Zimbabwe is in shambles right now. For a while Zimbabwe was seemingly developing at least in some parts. The basic infrastructure was there. Those who know me, know truly well that I have always protested the underdevelopment of Matebeleland and still do to this very day.This offcourse was a deliberate attempt to punish, silence or permanently disenfrancise the people of the region both for political and ethinic reasons best known to the ruling party.

Given that scenario, the people of Matabeleland are suffering more than the whole country. Having said that, I must go on to acknowledge that not all Shonas were responsible for the calamities of Matalebeland and Midlands.It was the governmnet of Zimbabwe that made sure that people are divided and will remain divided forever so that they will always take advantage of the situation for political gains. This is the reason why anybody who leads a political party in Zimbabwe must be a Shona. This is regardless whether they know their left and righthand side or not. This is sadly the number one qualification for leadership in Zimbabwe. Nowhere am I saying that such and such a tribe is incompetant and has no leadership qualities.NO.So for now we are in a political mess, economic mess, humaniatrian health crisis, name it.The seeds that zanu pf planted in people will take a long time to uproot.Not untill they multiply and germinate.We are reaping the sins and actions of the past.

The so called GNU is just an absolute point.I my opinon we must let them fix their mess if they can. The position of Zimbabwe's leader is still vacant, as a matter of fact its been vacant for a long time. We can have all the cabinet positions filled, but true leadership is still out of site. Nobody must forget the army generals. They are also in the cabinet.For me okwakhathesi ngithi yekela kukhule lokhula.Let's us be prepared to lead. We the young people must position ourselves to take the nation to greater heights when the time comes.The future of Zimbabwe is in our hands but for now, there is little we can do, and we must avoid losing focus. There is timing for everything.Preparation is important too. Let;s face it . Zimbabwe is still far from being decent even with the best possible administartion.

Mfundisi I must have strayed but that is just what I think.

Siyabonga .

By Mandla Mkhwananzi (USA)