Right now in the afternoon in Miami, Florida; I was at a CD Shop and the CD Player was playing the Bob Marley Concert with a song about Zimbabwe.
Bob Marley recorded the reggae before dying in 1980 [which is the same year that Mugabe came to power after Independence]. I was thinking about the verses in the song and the current reality of Zimbabwe today.
It also reminded me of a reggae recorded by Stevie Wonder in the same year titled: "Jammin.." which he said: "Peace has come to Zimbabwe....". The Theories of 1980 collide with realities of today as Mugabe holds on to power and Zimbabwe is on the brink of collapse.
As this article is being written, The Zimbabwean reports about a Press Statement of arbitrary detentions and assaults against 243 National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) members in Harare, the “nationalisation” of water by the Mugabe Government, the suspension of three student activists, and 11 demonstrations by MOZA [Men of Zimbabwe Arise] and WOZA [Women of Zimbabwe Arise] in Bulawayo. Bulawayo is one of the principal cities in Zimbabwe second to Harare.
I can only think how long will the agonies last and when finally Zimbabwe comes out of it nightmare, how long will the reconstruction last and at what price. Regardless, Mugabe has cancelled any positive achievements with his megalomania and desire to hold on to power.
For those who want more information, please feel free to contact the following: www.wozazimbabwe.org. +263 912 898
110/2, +263 912 300 456 , +263 912 362 668 or MOZA on
+263 11 213 885 . Email info@wozazimbabwe.org or visit
www.wozazimbabwe.org
REFERENCE:
The Zimbabwean: “Press Statement: Beatings of Zimbabwean Pro-Democracy Activists (30-07-07)
http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/viewinfo.cfm?id=5438
The Zimbabwean: “Take over of water management by ZINWA irreversible-Mugabe(30-07-07)”
http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/viewinfo.cfm?id=5436
The Zimbabwean: “Three student leaders suspended (30-07-07)”
http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/viewinfo.cfm?id=5439
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