Opinion / Columnist
Election won't solve Zimbabwe conundrum
08 Jun 2021 at 06:42hrs | Views
ELECTIONS alone will never resolve the governance crisis in Zimbabwe.
With an opposition and ruling party whose stalwarts are power hungry, Zimbabwe will remain unstable, under a culture of fear and uncertainty, politically, economically, social and culturally.
Zimbabwe's problems emanate more from a dysfunctional social accountability system rather than politics and economics. If we craft a social contract, we will emerge stronger from this crisis and be successful again.
The politicians and their supporters may insist that it is a political crisis requiring political reforms, but our attempts to deal with it politically have not yielded much.
Ordinary citizens want food on the table and an end to impunity by a system rooted in corruption and high levels of unaccountability. Let us end the confusion!
With an opposition and ruling party whose stalwarts are power hungry, Zimbabwe will remain unstable, under a culture of fear and uncertainty, politically, economically, social and culturally.
Zimbabwe's problems emanate more from a dysfunctional social accountability system rather than politics and economics. If we craft a social contract, we will emerge stronger from this crisis and be successful again.
The politicians and their supporters may insist that it is a political crisis requiring political reforms, but our attempts to deal with it politically have not yielded much.
Ordinary citizens want food on the table and an end to impunity by a system rooted in corruption and high levels of unaccountability. Let us end the confusion!
Source - newsday
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