These photos were taken in 2013 outside Avondale Primary school voting station and at Kumbudzi looking for transport back to South Africa. That was the worst election I attended in terms of voter apathy. Vendors and minibus taxi drivers (maHwindi) were going on with their business in Harare and were not bothered with voting. Last night I saw videos of thousands of Zimbabweans running from Harare CBD to avoid the unjust 6pm to 6am curfew yet minibus taxis are banned and ZUPCO doesn’t have enough buses to ferry all passengers.
As Zimbabweans we are docile and that includes cowards like me who ran away from home. When I saw those videos last night I didn’t feel any sympathy, I am sorry, kusiri kufa ndekupi. Instead of a hungry person walking 30kilometers home isn’t it better to peacefully demonstrate to free ourselves. The regime is able to do divide and rule us because we are paralyzed with fear.
This reminds me of an incident in 2005 after work in Harare on my way home to Marlborough I passed by Borne Marche’ supermarket along The Chase in Mount Pleasant. That time we had shortage of bread in the country, the instore bakery happened to be be baking bread at that moment and I joined the queue, behind me came my senior our Human Resources Director. People in front of us in true Zimbabwean style were saying, “zvichanaka chete” (things will be alright one day). I chatted with my boss how hopeless we were as Zimbabweans.
I just imagine if it was in South Africa were minibus taxis were banned and citizens were subjected to such inhuman conditions, no gun or threat of jail would save the government. What is it with us Zimbabweans that cause us to be this docile as if we were chicken. Tiri huku. There is a saying, “mwari anobatsira anozvibatsira”. Let’s unite whether you are in or out of the country to free ourselves🙏🏿
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