While the World is busy thinking about climate change and economic collapse, some in a vast landlocked country are busy trying to get passports, healthcare certificates, certificate of sponsorship, crossing the crocodile infested rivers to get out of Zimbabwe.
Embezzling of minerals have taken a new toll as power has been given to ED's children. His uncles and nephews have got high jobs in the finance ministry, banking sectors, and security. This is pure galvanising his position. The rate at which they are stealing is unprecedented.
I asked future leaders of their views on the current situation, Mr. Lawrence Tirivangani and Achford Manyeza CCC members from Leicester who were concerned about welfare of the opposition youths as Zanu-PF has embarked on abduction sprees and arbitrary arrests of such people. They said the arrests are not getting any publicity as the World is looking at other issues and Zanu-PF is taking advantage of the situation.
I interviewed Basil Kamombe of Peterlee who signalled that the list that was seen recently about top CCC members being on a hitlist is just a tip of iceberg. Basil confirmed what I was thinking and with all the evidence from the past were lists were leaked and most of them have been fulfilled e.g the case of Tonderai Ndira Beta Chokururama, Itayi Dzamara and many more.
I fear for those who did not get the signal and living normal life when their names are on hitlist. We saw the case of Simba Chikanza as he was labelled as a traitor and the Zimbabwe government trying to get him deported so that they would kill him upon return.
The situation is now tense on human rights defenders outside the country. We have seen the news of Promise Mkwananzi being openly put on wanted list and his imminent escape from Zimbabwe. The level of play field is not smooth and level for the opposition. We are gaged and risk being put in prison for over 14 years for speaking out against the regime.