Political Correspondent
HARARE, Zimbabwe – A searing critique of Zimbabwe’s political elite has ignited social media, accusing the ruling class of reducing the nation to a “lootocracy” where state resources are “personal property” while citizens endure crumbling infrastructure and mass exodus.
In an uncompromising op-ed widely shared online, the anonymous author declares:
“Zimbabwe has tragically become a lootocracy… condemned to perpetual poverty while [the elite] enrich themselves, families and cronies.” The piece lambasts leaders for “recycled hollow promises” and deflecting blame onto sanctions, foreign powers, and opposition figures.
Key Accusations:
· Resource Plunder: Gold, lithium, diamonds, and land treated as a “private feeding trough” through “murky tenders, shady mining deals and illicit financial flows.”
· Institutional Collapse: Schools without chalk, hospitals lacking supplies, and youth fleeing amid elite enrichment.
· Citizen Apathy:
“The silence of the citizen is the loudest approval… Have we resigned ourselves to a fate where suffering is inherited?”
Urgent Call to Action:
The commentary demands grassroots mobilization:
“We must speak out, organise, resist and educate… The courage to challenge the rot must start in our homes, churches, and workplaces.”
Emphasizing constitutional ownership, it insists:
“The Constitution belongs to us, not to a handful of political bandits and thieves.”
The piece concludes with a stark warning:
“A nation that chooses silence will wake to find everything stolen, including its soul.”
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