President Robert Mugabe on Monday rebuked hungry Zimbabweans, telling them not to blame the government for the current economic crisis and hunger that has rocked the country.
Addressing thousands gathered to commemorate the country’s National Heroes Day in Harare, Mugabe said sanctions and the El Niño-induced drought had caused havoc for the Southern African country.
“When we are in a crisis we should know this is our problem together, not for people to point fingers at the government. The government does not make rain. We have tried to improve the lives of our people but the El Niño-induced drought and continued sanctions have caused food shortages in the country,” Mugabe said.
Mugabe said no one in the country, regardless of political affiliation, would starve as the government would continue to import maize to feed the millions who face starvation. “If you have enough food, eat and grow pot bellies, but if you don’t get enough, don’t blame the government. We try to feed everyone, including those that are not Zanu PF, it is not our culture to discriminate along political lines,” Mugabe said in vernacular.
Mugabe defended the controversial Statutory Instrument 64 which restricts imports, saying it was meant to protect local industries.
“There is no country in the world that does not protect its local industries. We know that the rand is weak and people get things cheaper in South Africa, but that is dumping. We cannot allow dumping of cheap products because they will destroy our industry,” he said.
Mugabe also attacked the Chinese for bringing cheap clothes into the country, saying it did not help local clothing manufacturers grow.
The ageing president also attacked #This Flag Pastor, Evan Mawarire, saying he was after money and not the word of God.
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Do you speak Shona cause you seem clueless about the comments.
Go to school to learn English. Uneducated Gukurahundi!!
Go to school to learn English. Uneducated Gukurahundi!!
Vietsek. SHONA GUKURAHUNDI!!
Vietsek. SHONA GUKURAHUNDI!!
Apa mwaakuhwanda ngechikunwe, sekuru. What proactive action did you take to mitigate effects of El Niño? Mwakati tonono muchiti who is to blame? Iiii, kusaziya kufa.
Tinozviziya kuti mwakareurura kuti, “After the March 1980 elections, one of the biggest challenges we faced was running a government without an iota of experience. So daunting was the prospect that we even went so far as appealing to Lord Soames, to stay on at the helm, while we gathered the requisite experience.” herald
http://www.newsdzezimbabwe.co.uk/2016/07/use-or-lose-land-mugabe.html
This 92 year old is the devil everyone should know. Where his he getting the money to fly to Singapore all the time and get special VP hostpital treatment , grandson born in Singapore why are they not using hospitals localy or on the continent and not even in his best friends country Equiatorial Guinea ,children educated outside at posh universities he has never set an example for the ordinary people could not even treat the cholera epidemic that hit the country sometime ago and as always must point the finger and blame others while he shouts out loud “Zimbabwe is Mine”
This 92 year old is the devil everyone should know. Where his he getting the money to fly to Singapore all the time and get special VP hostpital treatment , grandson born in Singapore why are they not using hospitals localy or on the continent and not even in his best friends country Equiatorial Guinea ,children educated outside at posh universities he has never set an example for the ordinary people could not even treat the cholera epidemic that hit the country sometime ago and as always must point the finger and blame others while he shouts out loud “Zimbabwe is Mine”
Clueless Mugabe must die and we are coming for you fuck one million times.those sanctional are facing you because of abusing our constitution human rights, you will be killed very soon
Clueless Mugabe must die and we are coming for you fuck one million times.those sanctions are facing you because of abusing our constitution human rights, you will be killed very soon
Pamhata pako Mugabe uda kuti ti blame ani. You are a leader of thieves and corrupt. Ko nei usikuwadzinga. Kubaa maSanctions . Mhata yamai wako
Leave the office you son of a bitch
Leave the office you son of a bitch
Kill the Shona. Who created this rubbish??
The Shona Gukuragundi diaborossi. Lucifer personified. No wonder he is so dark. Even his heart is dark, if not worse. I hate Shonas!!
What industry is he talking about? There is no industry in Zimbabwe. This shows he doent live here any more. Go back to Singapore.
Just another useless thieving despicable Shona savage blaming his own man made problems on non-existent excuses!!!!! What fuking sanctions you uneducated mud hut dwelling thieves!!!! How come I can export all my produce and I can import anything I want…bloody idiots!!!
Just another useless thieving despicable Shona savage blaming his own man made problems on non-existent excuses!!!!! What fuking sanctions you uneducated mud hut dwelling thieves!!!! How come I can export all my produce and I can import anything I want…bloody idiots!!!
Shut up goblin, always blaming something for your stupidity. El nino affected all southern Africa and noone else is suffering like us. Your controversial land grabbing exercise from 2000 is now mainfesting. You can’t say SA is dumping in Zimbabwe when people are going to buy from SA out of need and desperation. Which industry are you protecting? Chibva wakundikana. Who doesn’t know that food aid is only given to Zanu Pf card holders. Clueless president. Chienda kwa Zvimba unotaurira Muzukuru wako ngano. Stupid, idiot.
Shut up goblin, always blaming something for your stupidity. El nino affected all southern Africa and noone else is suffering like us. Your controversial land grabbing exercise from 2000 is now mainfesting. You can’t say SA is dumping in Zimbabwe when people are going to buy from SA out of need and desperation. Which industry are you protecting? Chibva wakundikana. Who doesn’t know that food aid is only given to Zanu Pf card holders. Clueless president. Chienda kwa Zvimba unotaurira Muzukuru wako ngano. Stupid, idiot.
Today’s “Shonaism”
Eh, I am not the one ……..
El nino affected all of southern Africa, yet Zimbabwe is only country struggling with no locally grown food? Could it be the useless land reform where no one grows food? They only propagate weeds ? The only sanctions in Zimbabwe are on the political elite, they are slapped on individuals and not the country? Just lame excuses?
El nino affected all of southern Africa, yet Zimbabwe is only country struggling with no locally grown food? Could it be the useless land reform where no one grows food? They only propagate weeds ? The only sanctions in Zimbabwe are on the political elite, they are slapped on individuals and not the country? Just lame excuses?