Last Friday, Africa and the global community witnessed the implosion and explosion of football extravaganza in land of Pyramids with our very own Zimbabwe Warriors being part of the proceedings.
Closer home, in the land of houses of stones, there was a seismic political implosion and explosion of greater magnitude and proportions by those illegitimately occupying the corridors of power at Munhumutapa Offices and the country’s state house.
Not only pyramids and football events in Egypt catches attention, but the country’s rich ancient civilization proverbs catches imagination and aptly sums up events on our shores that unfolded at the beginning of this very week.
Very much in use is an Egyptian proverb, ‘Asham iblis fi el gannah’ which when translated to English means ‘The devil’s hope for paradise’.
Simply put, the wise Egyptian saying simply means not a chance. The chance that this matter at hand will work out is just as dim as Lucifer’s hope of going to heaven.
This Egyptian proverb pose a classic interpretation to Mthuli Ncube’s so called economic reforms and the ZANU PF Youth League’s much ado about nothing press conference.
That both events and proclamations unraveled yesterday is not by sheer coincidence but rather a clear indication of the implosion and explosion in ZANU PF, or the devil’s paradise if we are to borrow from the ancient Egyptian wisdom.
There are two critical issues here that are worthy unpacking, with the first being implications of Mthuli Ncube’s banning of foreign currency use and the expected impact of the reintroduction of Zimdollar.
The second subject speaks to the meaning and implications of ZANU PF Youth League statements as far as politics and economics of this country is concerned.
It is crystal clear and common knowledge that Mthuli Ncube has failed and expecting his current manoeuvres to proffer solutions to current economic malaise is akin to the devil’s hope for paradise.
In the same wave length, the ZANU PF Youth league statements just but epitomizes implosion and explosion of factional battles in the former liberation party.
It is an internal detonation that is meant to purge remnants of G40 as well as those fighting in Constantine Chiwenga’s factional corner.
Never mind about sugar coated lies that this is meant to cleanse the country of corruption for we all know hotbeds of corruption.
Emmerson Mnangagwa and his factional acolytes are not saints too!
Only a party and government with clean hands like the MDC has the probity to lead the cleansing exercise against corruption and the economic meltdown.
Stephen Sarkozy Chuma
MDC Youth Assembly National Spokesperson
