The queue I would never join again
Zimbabweans have waited long enough to pass this economic wilderness. Ever since we voted in the Harmonized Elections on March 29th, 2008, life has become increasingly difficult. And if these political leaders do not reach any meaningful agreement soon life for Zimbabweans will only get worse. Many cannot afford basics like bread, meat, mealie-meal. And as the majority cannot afford school fees to send their children to school, we only hope a quick resolution of the crisis will mean a better life for our children.
In the past week prices of basic commodities in the illegal parallel market shot up as the local currency also made heavy losses against major currencies.
Surely, if the ‘X’ can bring all these hardships then I would never again join that voting queue. If I join a queue for sugar, mealie-meal, cooking oil, fuel, cash, and taxis surely it will be smiles back home among my family. But hey, the ‘X’ queue has given me headaches.
Patience is running thin for many Zimbabweans as seen by the high number of people in the streets of Harare and other suburbs seeking to leave the country to become economic refugees in neighbouring countries. People are leaving in their numbers because they have lost faith in these talks of talks about talks. What has worsened the situation for Zimbabweans is that they do not know what the parties involved were/are talking about because of the media blackout imposed on the negotiating teams. But it is the Zimbabwean people’s fate being discussed so we should really have a right to know what the future will be like.