This is Waterfalls, a medium-density suburb in Harare, with big houses on large stands. In colonial times, it was mainly a white suburb. In London terms, you could compare it to somewhere like Croydon, and in Johannesburg to a place like Norwood. Now look at the road in this video.
Here is the joke. The Minister of Transport, the man responsible for this disaster, was recently declared Minister of the Year in Zimbabwe. In other words, he was judged the best minister in the entire cabinet under Emmerson Mnangagwa. Just imagine how catastrophically useless the rest of them must be to be beaten by someone presiding over this level of decay.
When we talk about incompetence, corruption, and the looting of public funds, some people think we are just politicking. This is what we are talking about.
This is supposed to be a relatively affluent suburb. Yet motorists are forced to abandon what is meant to be the road just to get where they are going. Sometimes they have to drive on the wrong side because it is slightly less destroyed, and then they get fined for it.
This is not an accident. This is what happens when a country is run by an incompetent, corrupt, and ruthless mafia. This is today’s Zimbabwe.
Perhaps it is important for me to share a bit of history.
When Zimbabwe became independent in 1980, roads were controlled, repaired, and maintained by local authorities, the city councils. When the ZANUPF government realised how much money was coming from motorists, they took over control of the roads and of the taxes that are supposed to ensure that roads are properly maintained.
These include vehicle licence fees, tollgate fees on highways, carbon tax, and taxes from fuel. Every dollar spent at the fuel pump includes a portion that is supposed to go to road maintenance.
This is a revenue stream close to a billion dollars every year. There is no shortage of money. Zimbabweans pay four different taxes just to own and use a car. The problem is that this money is looted.
This is the money that should be fixing these roads. Instead, it is being stolen.
They do not just steal the road tax money. They also steal from motorists again when people are forced to repair damage caused by this dilapidated road infrastructure, and then they congratulate the minister responsible with an award for it.
Today, His Excellency President Dr ED Mnangagwa will present motor vehicles to YoungWomen4ED led by National Chair Hon Minister Tatenda A Mavetera and Women’s League led by Senate President Hon Mabel Chinomona at the State House. This gesture will enhance their mobility and ability to mobilize communities and carry out duties more effectively.
This gesture will boost the organizations' capacity to:
- Reach more people in rural and urban areas
- Facilitate outreach programs and community engagement
- Support development initiatives and promote empowerment
- Enhance their overall effectiveness in serving their constituencies
#EDHUCHI@wicknellchivayo@TateMavetera@edmnangagwa@KMutisi@youngwomen4ed1
2023 AND MUSIC.
My Artist of The Year is @jahprayzah
My Album of the Year is MAITA BABA.
My Song of the Year is CHIREMERERA
My Missus’s Video of the Year is WALLETICALLY.
The guy was out for dodgy business deals, associating with the First Family only and name-dropping for personal aggrandisement. You can't hold on to such. You will be well Mangwenya. I liked you from the day I met you at a meeting with President Mugabe in Zvimba.
The separation of Bona from Simba Chikore is actually good news for her. That guy wasn't good for her and didn't deserve her. She is a model for the girl child, calm, unassuming and handles herself well. She deserves a life in peace.
@TMunengoni on behalf of my family and my gradmothers hospital roomamtes we do need his dialysis machines. my grandmother is dying because there are are only a few machines in the province that i live in. URIMBWA INE MUSWE WERATA IWE
Hopewell does not represent any Zimbabwean in any capacity. We don't want his dialysis and cancer machines. He should start thinking of upgrading his rural home, building tombstones for his departed relatives .
Zimbabwe must be built by those mandated by the people to do so!
@Dereck77928587@advocatemahere haaa wataura what i always tell my parents kuty who would have thought that mugabe would be removed chisingapere chinoshura
@advocatemahere Apana chisina magumo advocate kangoma karirisi who ever thought Mugabe will leave office in such a manner mwari anoona and nothing is greater than God
🟡It’s not a crime to want a better Zimbabwe. It’s not a crime to seek dignity, prosperity and freedom for the masses. It’s not a crime to want change.
Why are these citizens in jail? Democracy is on trial.
We need new leaders. #FreeTheBudiriro26