zanupf’s True Colours
I’ve recently heard yet another story showing the true nature of zanupf. This refers back to the recent Mayoral elections in Bulawayo.
Having just lost the Bulawayo Mayoral election to the MDC in a memorable and resounding defeat (even - as some say - with vote-rigging), they saw fit to take out their anger on the residents of the high-density suburbs.
The background here is that the City’s water supply infrastructure has been deteriorating, most of it having been installed well before Independence in 1980. Under the harsh economic climate that prevails, the Council has been unable to keep up with repairs to the system, let alone to replace it. Because of this, several of the high density suburbs - Emakandeni, Njube, Entumbane, Lobengula and Magwegwe - have had erratic water supplies. To try and alleviate the hardship of residents, the Council has been sending bowsers of water to the affected suburbs, supplemented by bowsers from the Army, where they fill residents’ containers at central points.
Now what would you expect the losers of an election to do? Maybe accept with good grace, maybe go and drown their sorrows, or go home and kick the dog? No - not zanupf! Those ideas would be far too reasonable - they don’t cause any human misery or suffering! No, zanupf - lead by party stalwart, Sithembiso Nyoni - forced the deliveries of water to these suburbs to be halted! The residentswere forced to walk many kilometres to adjoining suburbs to beg for water, then carry it several kilometres home!
The sheer venom, the sheer and deliberate denial of human rights by zanupf never ceases to amaze me!
October 5th, 2006 03:43
A Rhodesian of 100 years history - proud to have been born there disgraced to come from there - I tried to invest US$1m in my home country only to be blocked because I WOULDN’T AGREE TO payoffs to mugabe and his usless thugs. They will surely get their just rewards.