Political Correspondent<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HARARE, Zimbabwe \u2013 A searing critique of Zimbabwe\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an uncompromising op-ed widely shared online, the anonymous author declares:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Zimbabwe has tragically become a lootocracy\u2026 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key Accusations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00b7 Resource Plunder: Gold, lithium, diamonds, and land treated as a “private feeding trough” through “murky tenders, shady mining deals and illicit financial flows.”
\u00b7 Institutional Collapse: Schools without chalk, hospitals lacking supplies, and youth fleeing amid elite enrichment.
\u00b7 Citizen Apathy:
“The silence of the citizen is the loudest approval\u2026 Have we resigned ourselves to a fate where suffering is inherited?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Urgent Call to Action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The commentary demands grassroots mobilization:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We must speak out, organise, resist and educate\u2026 The courage to challenge the rot must start in our homes, churches, and workplaces.”
Emphasizing constitutional ownership, it insists:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The Constitution belongs to us, not to a handful of political bandits and thieves.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The piece concludes with a stark warning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“A nation that chooses silence will wake to find everything stolen, including its soul.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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