COVER STORY Breadbasket of Africa is no more…… The Government has started taking steps against the White farmers who is holding 70% of the handy land and then by demographics amount to only 1% of the population. This has goaded so many people. More over some the land acquired went to the people chipped in the guerrilla warfare and the members of the ruling party - Zanu-PF
Inflation rate in a nation is 1700 percent! We are not chatting about a state in affliction because of a world war. The present state Zimbabwe, the 20 year young nation, once called as the breadbasket of Africa is currently in an economic deterioration epoch. The new fiscal policies of the government under Robert Mugabe can’t save the nation easily. More over civil war has been erupted. Earlier there was an account that there is an alleged conspiracy against the President. The testimonials issued by US and the Britain underline these. The Opposition of the state is in the boulevard demanding the resignation of the President. Reactions with in the continent The entire neighbors of the nation are supporting the present rule and none is deeming this land as a hazard to the security in the expanse. Southern African Development Community (SADC) has been extended its whole hearted support towards Mugabe. The Zambian Government which showed some exasperation and annoyance towards Mugabe also joined and took the resolution to back Zimbabwe unanimously. It emphasized that they do not allow any foreign nation state from the West (especially The US) to get in the way of the affairs of the country. It more note worthy that it is for the first time that SADC is interfering in the affairs of the country so effusively. The Government Policies The Government has taken all potential measures to thwart inflation. Yet most of them are in vain. Along with SADC the government has taken steps to crack the fiscal crisis. The Opposition is looking for an issue to topple the Government. It is also alleged that the opposition is getting funds from foreign nations to tumble and depose the Government. The Opposition has alleged that Mugabe has turn out to be a detector and is living a lush life. Mugabe later said that the ballot vote held where no fair and free. But none of these allegations where confirmed.
Motive The Government has started taking steps against the White farmers who is holding 70% of the handy land and then by demographics amount to only 1% of the population. This has goaded so many people. More over some the land acquired went to the people chipped in the guerrilla warfare and the members of the ruling party - Zanu-PF This made the opposition to intensify the hostility and they would have gone for all feasible means they could dig up A word of caution The civil war itself will only intensify the current tempo of inflation and should be vetoed using subtle policies. The Government should resort all democratic means for the same. By now the nation once termed as ‘the breadbasket of Africa’ is importing food grains. The opposition should lend its arms to rally round the government to accomplish the goal with a time schedule; at the same time it should check nepotism of the Government. No third party should be allowed to interfere in the issue gratuitously (!). The first stride required is that the land should be allocated fittingly to reinstate the lost breadbasket. It is indispensable to allude to the truth that an election illustrates the requirement and stipulate of the people and a good leader to consent to the same.
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