The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Gideon Gono is reported by The Herald saying that Zimbabwe lost diamonds worth US$400million in the last nine months through looting and smuggling.
The Herald quotes Gono saying, "The diamonds are in Zimbabwe, in areas where Government enjoys full support, no opposition, no foreign government interference, no sanctions, no drought. What more do we want? We are our own worst enemies".
"There is no other area where implementation inertia is as glaring as that of the area of diamond mining. It’s almost criminal the extent to which we are sitting on such a resource. Showing indecisiveness while Rome is burning. "We are struggling to get foreign currency for food, drugs, fuel and debt servicing among others. We are also sitting on methane gas — the largest reserves in sub-Saharan Africa — yet we are crying for foreign currency".
If government could successfully undertake the radical land reform programme, why can they not deal with this diamonds issue decisively? This gross and barbaric thieving has a direct implication for the lives of our people. If we know how the trend is happening then why can we not stop it? Surely, this disheartening.
What is it about the "top officials" that they can just get away with murder. This is murder. If we lose money to buy food, drugs and other essentials its tantamount to HOMICIDE.
Are we giving some people among us, the right to commit and get away with homicide?
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'The Conservative'
Gono laments : "What is it about the "top officials" that they can just get away with murder. This is murder. If we lose money to buy food, drugs and other essentials its tantamount to HOMICIDE.
Are we giving some people among us, the right to commit and get away with homicide? "
This phenomena of corruption and greed by the ruling class underpins the serious morass that Zimbabwe is in.Blaming sanctions,Britain , imperialism , the opposition and numerous other scapegoats that the propaganda machinery readily produces doesn't absolve the governments ineptitude and gross abrogation of public responsibility.
I strongly agree with you that its no use blaming our situation on everybody else except ourselves when we let something like this happen.
Let's blame them after we have managed played our part to the fullest. This is very sad and unfortunate!!
By the way, this statement below you quoted is mine and not Gono's:
What is it about the "top officials" that they can just get away with murder. This is murder. If we lose money to buy food, drugs and other essentials its tantamount to HOMICIDE.
Are we giving some people among us, the right to commit and get away with homicide? "
One thing that our government will never run short of is blame. They are masters at manufacturing excuses. The truth is that it has become apparent that the people who bark rhetoric about wanting to empower us are actually busy looting the country of it's wealth and banking their monies in the land of the 'imperialists.' The people of Zimbabwe must wake up. Some already have their private armies and they are ready for any eventuality.Our haerts are as black as our skins. What a shame, Africa is it's own worst enemy.
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