What changes can Zanu-PF promise after elections?

Elections are soon to be held again in Zimbabwe in 2018 and perhaps for the ninth time opening pages of active democratic choices without fear of victimization from Zanu or her imagined innuendos through regrouping and redirecting violence. History has it on records that all other elections were won by Zanu using the mixture of both fear through force of violence and brutalisation. There is one exception though and that is the 2008 election when the world sheepishly conceded that Zanu had cheated and stolen an election. An agreement to run a Government of National Unity (GNU) for five years was internationally arranged to save the face of Robert Mugabe by the international community through her team of world Elders.

Needless to say that the same actors of the November 2017 military coup had successfully arranged to save Zanu from being walloped in an election and also prepared their future rise to power. The international community including the Chinese who now have a substantial say on the African continent had worked with America and the rest of Europe to work on the Government of National Unity (GNU) as though to say Mr. Mugabe was the salvation of Zimbabwe when the opposite is true.

Is Zimbabwe engagement of Americans or vice versa a reflection on good international diplomacy or sheer nauseating mimicry for the west to protect her interests? Are Zimbabweans quite conversant with the ball game going on? Has the experience of the country gone in vain in the last thirty-eight years? Leadership in Zimbabwe Politics  for fear that their crimes on overseas accounts may be revealed if not by disenchanted governments or individuals they used to create these huge account abroad they commit the country to meaningless diplomacy that unfairly raise the expectations among the nationals.

Records are clear for example on those actually involved in committing Gukurahundi genocide and how the British government covered it up. Similarly the British government know how Mr. Mugabe, rigged in particular the 2008 elections, with the help of the Israel Nikuv election Projects Managing Company. The British also knew how pressure was building on the Zanu government to eliminate the architectures of the November 2017 military intervention. Intelligence must have been shared to save military intervention group and give them victory instead. No doubt America, Britain and China have a role on Zimbabwe elections in the next few months of 2018. It is naïve to assume they are innocent.

How come, it can be asked, Americans are shuffling diplomacy the way they did not do in 2008 on ZDERA and how they are prepared to cooperate and get rid of sanctions totally? The question is what has really changed in Zimbabwe other than that Mr. Mugabe seats in his huge house lamenting why his wife failed to be the next ruler in Zimbabwe. The country king pin to election rigging Mr Tobaiwa Mudede the government registrar while long over sixty-five years of age can neither be retired nor would you hear current the President Mnangagwa talking of retiring him. There is too much game of dishonesty if the truth be told.

Strategically the retired General Constantine Chewenga is now more powerful than when he was only Commander of the army because he now commands the direction and logistics of military intelligence work in mapping out how they cannot be pushed out of power watching. The complex politics of Zimbabwe like that of any post liberation struggle country and much deeper, is that the war veterans and the army locked up a position in never to allow their power eroded. There has to be a real presence of physical inspection and strength to intervene, if need be militarily, to stop President Mnangagwa come back to power again this time round. Remember this will not be the first time it's done and that the west has nothing new she does not know.  

Zimbabweans know what they want and are tired of being cheated but the opportunity was robbed when instead of pushing for really change Zanu military architectures seized the chance to kill the already dead person Mr. Robert Mugabe appearing as though they were saviors of the situation by contrast. The best chance for Zimbabwe to change is support from South Africa not America, not Britain or the United Kingdom. It was Thabo Mbeki and then Jacob Zuma successively who became a stumbling block to MDC claiming their election victory in 2008.

Perhaps Cyril Ramaphosa may be persuaded to think differently. Otherwise Zanu without strong push from either within or outside will not give up power without an attempt even to shade massive blood. They have talked of changes but reality reveals they are prepared to conceal much and keep changes to the minimum if not totally avoid it.

The ordinary peasant knows changes necessary to transit the country from one era to good governance wise, so are the middle class people, and the workers, but not the Zanu artificial petite Bourgeoisie. The ruling elite are a matured petite bourgeoisie inclusive of the army, police intelligence crew and the corruption driven wealth accumulation spree cabal. Tanzania president, for example, is able to make real changes in the country because the army is truly national interest driven and not political card holder for the ruling party unlike in Zimbabwe. The heart and mind set of the army personnel is Zanu Chimurenga oriented which in time appear far removed from being people focused. That makes a great and big difference.

Russia and China relations has been made stronger on the continent of Africa and their covet operations are no more covet but that African leadership is moving east. This is all just strategic than it can help Africa except Africa works on her strengths and leverage into global politics. Zanu has a very poor chance of changing anything in the next five or ten years. She can only entrench herself into power at the expense of the country economy and masses. Zimbabwe needs new thinking guided by national interest not on dogmas of party ideologies. Mr. Mugabe and his incompetent cohorts including majority of those who comprise of Zanu power movers have served Mr. Mugabe well and loyally. If changes come they will revert to Mr. Mugabe without shame at all. Can they be relied upon for change? It is unlikely and what would be the motivation anyway.

None can argue that opposition would find it easy to bring change as well, but hopefully that people will be able to talk strong against the ills of a new government than to an established dictator with a history of butchering people in day light. It is hoped too that the plan of aligning government with the army will be a thing of the past since Zanu may critically threaten to come back again using the claim for liberation struggle.   Zimbabwe can emerge better as a country if she takes to pure rule of law and uphold the constitutional law.