Opinion / Columnist
Bulawayo Zulu kaNdaba votes ZAPU
23 May 2015 at 09:18hrs | Views
The people of Bulawayo have reaffirmed their support and voting for ZAPU candidates in the Bulawayo by-election of 10 June 2015. The slogan is "Keep ZANU PF out of Bulawayo". The younger generation of new voters in Bulawayo are saying "#stand up Bulawayo vote ZAPU" The atmosphere in Bulawayo is reminiscent of the "Toyi toyi dolo phezulu" days during 1980 Zimbabwe national elections that marked the end of the liberation struggled that was wedged to bring democracy, justice and peace in Zimbabwe but that never was to this date courtesy to ZANU PF oppression.
The door to door campaigns commanded by the one and the only ingenious passionately nicknamed DD, the ZAPU president has ignited the city of koNthuthu Ziyathunqa into a new frenzy of hope and the revival of the dignity the city of Blues. Bulawayo omuhle, omuhle ngokwenza langenhliziyo; is making the right choice voting for ZAPU in all the five constituencies in the city.
There is something happening in Bulawayo now. The wind of change is blowing across the streets and township of Bulawayo, a wind that brings a new breath of politics. EPumula uyavunguza umoya, eLuveve uyaphephetha, eMpopoma kuyanyikinyeka, eMakokoba iZAPU ingeke ibulawe and Lobhengula kuyanyakazela The ZAPU devolution revolution is propelling in the five constituencies for the people of Bulawayo to vote the right way; the ZAPU way. Isifohlile! yathi "Nxa mani! uXa enkunzini ka ZAPU nkha!"
Bulawayo and certainly the people of Matabeleland have been economically and socially marginalized .Bulawayo has suffered isolation far more than the experiences of the colonial regime of the Rhodesian Front. Matabeleland and indeed Bulawayo is one of the poorest regions in Zimbabwe. Many people are living in poverty. People have had enough of the same old tired politics and tricks of ZANUPF. People of Bulawayo deserve better. They are determined to bring about the change with a ZAPU vote.
The dignity of Ubuntu was taken away by impoverishing the region. The dignity of Ubuntu was taken away by butchering the people of Matabeleland using the dreaded and evil ZANU PF Gukurahundi brigade. The dignity of Ubuntu was taken away by insult and scorn by none other than Robert Mugabe with his "Kalanga" slur suggesting that Kalangas are criminals and uneducated. He was supported by his wife Grace Mugabe telling the decent and respecting Matabele during her meet the people rallies pouring insult cunningly telling Matabele men that they are sexually predators hail bent on making babies and dumping women. Yinhlamba yangaphi le? NgeSintu sithi ohlambazayo ukhohlakele njalo kalayangwa. When election time comes the same ZANUPF people come round and want the same people that they so much disperse to vote for them further insulting their intelligence. If the people of Bulawayo and Matabeleland cannot learn anything from something as deliberate like this then the city is in for a big wakeup call. I doubt very much that people are blind to perennial ZANU PF lies because Bulawayo has now woken up. No amount of deceit and deception can stand in their way. ZANU PF candidates are showing off with bags of rice, donating buses and drilling new boreholes trying to bribe people into voting for them. Development is not donations at election time. Where were these people before the elections? Ngemva kwama-election bazatshona phansi ngengomswenya. Phinde ubabone futhi. Bathi bazabonani?
If by doing the same thing again and again voting for ZANU PF people in Bulawayo get companies closing, jobs given to outsides; people of Bulawayo humiliated as objects of scorn; primary schools staffed by non-Ndebele speaking teachers; public offices manned by official who cannot speak the local langauge; your birth certificate, ID, passport and names of roads are misspelt because that task is given to people who cannot speak and spell the language There is need a need to do something different to get something different. No matter how many times you vote ZANU PF the result will always be the same. Ingwe kayiwalahli amabala ayo.
Doing something different by voting ZAPU will give something different and satisfying. ZAPU says local jobs to local people, local decision by local communities; local businesses by local entrepreneurs; local resources for local people; local language at local schools; local radio station in local languages; and local customs, heritage and culture bestowed to local communities. Umkhankaso wenthuthuko uqala ebantwini. I-ZAPU ngeyabantu, I-ZAPU ngeyakho.
Bulawayo will all be going to the polling stations on 10 June by-elections in search for one thing only; that is to vote for ZAPU, People of Bulawayo will be out in the ballot box looking for the only charging black ZAPU bull with a white mark on its forehead. Hayi bo umsila phezula futhi njalo ithwele. There is only one bull in there, iphe mtshiso ngosiba ubhale uXA ebhokisini. Your vote is your secret, do it yourself, don't allow for unsolicited help. Ungesabi. Ngamanga ukuthi kulemitshina ebona ukuthi uvotele ngaphi. Ngamanga aluhlaza. Akulanto enjalo. Ungafiki udinge ukuncediswa ngena ebhokisini uzenzele kulula. Hamba phela uyevota lonyaka. Uvotele iZAPU kuphela.
Isifohlile Kayisabambeki!
#Stand Up Devomax
Themba Mthethwa
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