Summary:
After
independence for 34 years Zimbabwe is in very rough condition right now, they
have unemployment rates above 80 percent. Promises made by President Mugabe
back in 1980 have not come close to being true. The country is suffering
greatly and each year they celebrate their independence as a country, they are
slapped in the face with their reality that most of them live in poverty and
see little optimism about their situation. This country is now deeply and
desperately reliant on imports and humanitarian aid of other countries. The
spirit of independence is not as bold and lively as a country could or should
be. Instead the spirit of independence is dampened due to the conditions of
poverty its people live in.
Response:
One
reason Zimbabwe is seeing no improvements, but further disaster is because they
are not engaging in more exporting. They need to produce more good for trade to
help bring in new money and also new opportunities. If Zimbabwe was needed for
certain goods there would become a demand and jobs would begin to open up for
its native people. Also having the same man as their president when he has not
made good on any promises that would benefit his people is not wise. They need
a leader who will make things happen for them and get their country on track
with its fairly new independence. Having their independence as a country doesn’t
matter because these people live lives at the mercy of others, they are entrapped
and in other words, still enslaved.
Date/Time: April 17, 2014, no time specified
Title: Zim @34:
Nation goes through motions
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