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Original Post Date: 2010-12-29 Time: 11:00:11 Posted By: The BeardedMan
Howzit
Even as I did, I saw a TRANSCO (now known as National Grid) vehicle arrive on the street, and they spent the rest of the day testing and checking every house in the street and worked all evening making the area safe.
Today we await the works team returning to effect a repair, the break looks like it could be from an underground line near our front lawn.
This is the scene that greeted us this morning…
I don’t think that it is something we can complain about as these workers keep us safe when there is a serious threat. And if they had not been able to make the immediate area safe, then we would have been evacuated…
(Update: At 1145hrs this morning, the first workers came to begin work on the gas leak in our street.)
We have watched Moyo being thrown out of ZANU PF, then manage to have himself re-elected as an independent MP, and very quickly thereafter, he rejoined ZANU PF and looks destined to take back his Information Minister job that he used so effectively against the MDC before he fall from grace…
In a statement released to the media ZAPU said it regrets to announce that police have barred our party from holding a public meeting at Tsholotsho Business Centre.
The meeting was scheduled for Wednesday 28 December. ZAPU president Dr Dumiso Dabengwa was billed to address the meeting.“
So this is ‘democracy’ in Zimbabwe. Mugabe allows his devoted followers to beat up anyone who they don’t like, whilst MPs have the ability to declare their constituencies ‘no go’ areas for other political parties.
Is this the only way that Mugabe can attempt to continue with his reckless, destructive and divisive rule? In my mind, making something ‘illegal’ makes it more curious…
And we have to recall that Tsholotsho is in Matabeleland North province, historically the stomping ground of the late Joshua Nkomo’s ZAPU party. We have seen a resurgence of ZAPU activity in Matabeleland and the leaders of ZAPU no longer recognise the unity agreement signed by Nkomo and Mugabe in 1987 which brought the Gukurahundi to an end.
Moyo is a past master at the art of deception and mistruths – and he isn’t wasting any time in asserting his authority.
The area selected is the Prime Minister’s home area. More than just a threat then.
Villagers near Sungura shopping centre who confirmed living in fear said they were frightened by the message.“
Hardly surprising really. When confronted with weapon-toting soldiers who have specific instructions to intimidate and oppress the people in a given area and these soldiers are aware that they have some sort of blanket immunity because the orders come from above – right at the very top – then I have to sympathise with the people on the ground.
But we also have to see it another way… These soldiers are taught to kill. Aren’t all soldiers taught to kill – in defence of their country?
“They (soldiers) call for rallies from time to time,” said a villager.
“We are not sure if what tomorrow will bring us. We live in fear that we may be beaten or even killed. We do not know the meaning of these threats,” said another villager.“
The article says that the police say villagers feeling that they are under threat should make a report to the local station – but we know that reports made to police only add fuel to the fire and the person making the report becomes an identified target.
Until the police are de-politicised, the idea of seeking refuge under the law is negated.
The presence of the army on the roads has raised concern among travellers as many do not see the need for the army to be involved in civilian daily life especially this festive season when many people are travelling for holidays.
“A passenger travelling from Harare said that there is no need for the army to be at road blocks as that often causes unnecessary concern among passengers.
“I do not even see the need to have the army on our roads. Policemen are better as that is their duty to man roadblocks,” said the passenger.“
Zimbabwe does have a number of foreign visitors during the festive season, and, when travelling by road, one would assume that the impression given when passing through heavy manned and armed roadblocks that the visitors do not feel that the country is as peaceful as Mugabe would have us believe.
A very counterproductive move.
Not only does the illegal trade of the precious stone stand to bolster his party’s flagging financial resources, but the promise of more riches serves to feed his determination to remain in office… even if his party lost the election almost three years ago.
“I can supply all the diamonds you need,” said Chikwere, explaining that he sneaked them into Mozambique after buying them from Zimbabwean soldiers.
Chikwere and hundreds of other border smugglers are part of a chain whose money flows back into Zimbabwe, whose president for three decades, Robert Mugabe, has ruled over four violent and disputed elections since 2000. Mugabe’s policies of land seizure helped cause the economy, once the second-biggest in Southern Africa to shrink by 50 percent in eight years.“
Mugabe will argue the facts of the above paragraph, alleging that ‘illegal and economic sanctions’ instituted by the West have caused the economy to collapse.
He also will state that the MDC has been financed and supported by the West – something which he says WikiLeaks have confirmed in their publications, and his party is now intent on prosecuting the Prime Minister – MDC leader, Morgan Tsvangirai – with treason.
“Revenue from the mines is serving to prop up Mugabe and his cronies,” Porteus said in a Dec 8 response to emailed question. “there are real concerns that diamond revenue will be used to fund political violence and intimidation of Mugabe’s opponents.“
I seem to always come back to the fact that the illegal trade of diamonds seems to come from deep within Mugabe’s own formations. Chikwere says his sourced the diamonds from soldiers.
Quite a while ago, a soldier in Zimbabwe was quoted as defending the illegal diamond trade by stating that it is pointless dying of thirst when you are standing in a river – or words to that effect.
This thinking is rampant throughout ZANU PF. starting at the very top.
“Mugabe’s party, the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front, or ZANU PF, denies the smuggling allegations.
“These are just inventions of the western imperialists who are trying to discredit ZANU PF,” party spokesman Rugare Gumbo said in a Dec 6 interview from Harare, the country capital. “There is no corruption at Marange and ZANU PF is not using the proceeds.“
If we were to believe every allegation that Mugabe and ZANU PF make that the West have a ‘regime change’ attitude towards Mugabe, then we would be turning a blind eye to almost everything the Mugabe and his henchmen perpetrate.
A senior driver within SABOT transport (who declined to be named) which is co-owned by President Robert Mugabe, and ZANU PF sponsor Billy Rautenbach said Mugabe was no longer interested in his fleet crossing the borders.
“I do not know much about how much share the President has in the company but what I can confirm is his recent withdrawal of 15 trucks from the fleet which is running under the trade name Earth Core. These vehicles are now operating locally and we are told he does not want his vehicles to cross the country’s borders. President Mugabe still has some trucks which are trading under SABOT,” he claimed.“
Whatever the reason for the withdrawal, we must be careful not to read too much into what we don’t know. perhaps Mugabe has a contract locally which he needed the truck for… like shifting diamonds…
‘debvhu
Source: http://thebeardedman.blogspot.com/2010/12/wednesday-29th-december-2010.html