A stalemate in transition

The ouster of Robert Mugabe in November 2017 by the military with civilian help  introduced a spectacle of hope & rekindled the aspirations of the nation that had sunk into despondency over decades of misrule characterized by brazen brutality, total absence of the rule of law as the capture of the judiciary was conspicuous & the use of all state security apparatus to muzzle any descenting voice had become a common cause of concern . Now that Mugabe was no longer in the political scenes Zimbabwe got  branded in many forms in its transitional trajectory as many people were engrossed in the very fact that the old order had evaporated.

 The branding was well articulated by the so called new leadership coming from the old & it had inimitable hallmarks of real change  through sentimental expressions that captured the nation's attention such as ,"new dispensation' ," second republic of Zimbabwe", & " Zimbabwe is open for business "

But to date it seems the coined terms or rather should I say transitional expressions that were used rigorously to transform cognitive views of the ordinary people haven't yielded any tangible results as the politics & economics have gone stupid as Bill Clinton once said. Why? & What? & when & where? are the questions that will be left to the historians to pen as they open pages about the historical  events from during the liberation struggle to the present.

My obsession now is to posit facts that I see as a solution to the economic crisis in Zimbabwe without any pontifications but as a patriot & am humbled to concede in advance that I am not an economist, neither did I study economics but I am instructed by common sense that is not always common to other people and this could be one of the reasons that we most of the times find ourselves acquiescent to negative practices thrust on us & Stoicism becomes our life burn.

Any Government that exist under the sun has institutions & organizations that drive its agendas political ,economical & social. Amongst these organizations the commanding one is the "Judiciary" the core arm of Gvt that maintains Law and Order "This is the organization that brings trust to national development & progress if left to be independent and it builds confidence to the citizenry and the investors. All in summary in a thriving economy there is peace and tranquility.

Now all this being said, it brings us to my perceptual solutions to our economic free fall .  The first prerequisite to our economic crisis as a step in finding lasting solutions is to make attempts & efforts to prescribe curable measures to the so called " politics" that manifest itself in violence and political power struggles and tribal thinking  that creates fear and curtails freedom of speech and bludgeons people's democratic rights which are sine qua non in progressive societies .

What the Government of Zimbabwe needs to do is to take heed of people's concerns by opening up ideological interaction space that allows a plethora of ideas to be proffered by any Jack & Jill  that will transform our political, social & economic landscape and create investor confidence.

Once "trust" a key operational ingredient has been inserted in our systems will function effectively. Let me remind you at this juncture that " trust" in organizations be they shoe making companies bring confidence and businesses thrive.

Now that confidence & trust has been installed investment starts trickling in,it is my wish and desire that it is the Government's responsibility to prioritise ," manufacturing, & production for "Exports" to bring forex into the country. Also of interest is that once employment levels begin to rise people have access to their incomes through banks and this automatically oils the " transport industry " as people are able to travel on a daily basis and the banks have money to issue out to customers without fail & in any case this gives the banks opportunities to expand their operations and enhancement of effective service delivery. All what is means is that as a country once we start capturing foreign currency  through "Exports" it enables us to " Import" without pain and this brings us " political ,economic & social stabilisation "  This will then propel our economy to easily reject the substitute currency " bond" rather in polite terms the bond note gets phased out and we remain with the US dollar as a single currency that sanitizes our trade and eventually centralisation of responsibility to Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe " becomes a thing of the past as I believe this is where corruption is centralised that has always led to this" credit crunch" and both capital & human flight.

It is those that want to serve their self egos that are turning a blind eye to this economic melt down as Zimbabweans have always foolishly remained stoic to harsh  economic ,political & social conditions that have been born arbitrary by  a few black elite. It is time for us to have a resolve about the future of our country & generations to come and begin to view the system as " albatross " needing a quick cure.