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Zimbabwe could be headed for political upheaval
Sangfroid
2020-07-17 14:32:59
On June 26, a Joint Operations Command (JOC) collective of security chiefs ordered the government to close the privately-owned Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and halt mobile money transfers, which host nearly all of the country’s commerce.
Basic goods are scarce and the value of the Zimbabwean dollar has continued to tumble, pushing official annual inflation to 785.6% in May and causing real incomes for Zimbabweans to evaporate.
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djdrastic
2020-07-17 14:39:23
In reply to Sangfroid
Ah jeez. Busy with a big project over there atm , and don't need stuff like this but the situation in Zimbo has been dire now for a long long time
As long as Mnangagwa feeds the military and the redboots he probably won't be going anywhere soon to be honest.
Sangfroid
2020-07-17 14:41:09
Seems to me you're paddling against the current. Hope you hedged.
djdrastic
2020-07-17 14:44:27
In reply to Sangfroid
Aye even if he doesn't get overthrown what they usually do is completely close off the border/airports and starve the citizens to get them under control making deals and importing/exporting goods difficult.
Forwarding this article to my one of my black Zimbo mates and see what he thinks of this.
Sangfroid
2020-07-17 14:47:05
And the common man suffers. The story of Rodney's How Europe Underdeveloped Africa.
Norm
2020-07-17 15:15:36
Come on, Sangfroid. You are not supposed to bring up stuff like this, man. It makes a huge mess of the "X victim" idea that is revered here.
We can't have that. You hear?
Sangfroid
2020-07-17 15:33:23
If I said I was sorry, I would be lying 
And you know what's the saddest part, this worldview is driven into the psyche of the typical Caribbean child, through various art forms and the academy. This resentment culture then filters through to adulthood, with the consequences borne out on this message board; the lack of critical thought and the pedestalisation of victim-hood as virtue. It's a most self-defeating thing.
nitro
2020-07-17 19:54:08
In reply to Sangfroid
Poor Africa.
djdrastic
2020-07-17 20:16:40
In reply to Sangfroid
Yeah I spoke to my bra and he's worried.Portion of his folks pension is invested in those OML funds which have now been unlisted/frozen and all money transfers like EcoCash have now been suspended , so he cannot even wire them some cash so his folks are running hungry at the moment.Borders are closed for civs and there's a curfew atm in South Africa so can't really leave home and drive to them and deliver some relief.
XDFIX
2020-07-17 20:19:22
In reply to nitro
Rich Africa, poor blackmen!
steveo
2020-07-17 20:23:11
In reply to XDFIX
Is there a country richer than Guyana per capita, Guyana has so much wealth and so little people, we should all be sitting on golden toilets and bathing in oil...what happened?
Capitalism happened, its a class problem not a race one, get your mind right
Norm
2020-07-17 20:30:13
In reply to djdrastic
Didn't Mugabe solve Zimbabwe's problems about 50 years ago?
Norm
2020-07-17 20:34:58
In reply to steveo
Capitalism happened
Burnham got rid of that parasitic capitalism, man. Everyone had a golden toilet and bathed in oil back then!
Sangfroid
2020-07-17 20:36:04
In reply to djdrastic
It is for reasons like these, I extol the virtues of Pinochet. Sorry to say, but your brother can say goodbye to those investments, more so if they were dollar-denominated. That was some risk to take.
djdrastic
2020-07-17 20:42:04
In reply to Norm
He solved one problem and create 1000's of other problems unfortunately.
Norm
2020-07-17 20:45:55
In reply to djdrastic
He solved one problem and create 1000's of other problems unfortunately.
Ah, come on. That cannot be!
(Am being sarcastic here. So, feel free to lift the bat and let that one fly by outside off!
)
TriniStar
2020-07-17 23:58:27
Well no Mugabe around to take the licks this time 
