Lezi zindaba zishaqise kancane kuyonale isonto ekubikeni kwayo impilo yaseZimbabwe. Okokuqala sizwa kuthiwa umkhuhlane weCholera uya ngokuya usiba nzima. Futhi-ke uRobert Mugabe uthi ilawulwa futhi akukho bhubhane. Manje sitshelwa ngomunye woNgqongqoshe bakhe ukuthi uMugabe wayemane nje “uyabhuqa” kanti omunye ungqongqoshe umemezele ukuthi lokhu kuwumphumela “wempi yebhayoloji” yeBrithani. Mhlawumbe abanye abantu bayakukholelwa lokhu ngempela - ngiyazibuza ukuthi ngabe nabo bazokholwa yini uma umkhulumeli ememezele ikholera isakazwa ngabafokazi abaluhlaza abavela kwiplanethi iZog futhi bekungelona iphutha likahulumeni nganoma iyiphi indlela. Ngamanye amazwi, uMugabe uhlakaniphe kakhulu ngakho-ke ukuphumela obala kwakhe nohulumeni wakhe kuleli sonto ngobhubhane lweCholera kubonakala kudida.
Njengoba ngisanda kuhlala eHarare amaviki ambalwa, ngingatsho ngeqiniso ukuthi impilo yakhona imbi kakhulu. Abantu okubukeka benza kahle yizikhulu zikahulumeni ezihamba ngezimoto ezinkulu eziphila impilo yobukhazikhazi. Izithabathaba ezinkulu zakhiwa ezindaweni ezikhethekile. Kodwa, idolobha lingcolile. Ezindaweni ezithile ungahogela indle egeleza eceleni komgwaqo. Amanzi mancane futhi sekuphele izinyanga ezinye izindlu zingenawo. Ugesi ucime kakhulu kunokukhanyisa.
Kunabantu abahlezi eceleni kwemigwaqo bedayisa noma yini abangayithola – utamatisi noma u-anyanisi ambalwa, izinkuni zokubasa, amaqanda. Izingane zidlangile futhi zibukeka zilambile. Amapaki nezingadi ezinhle zonke zigcwele. Izibani zasemgwaqweni ziyawa ngama-engeli; amarobhothi ngokuvamile awasebenzi.
IHarare yayikade yomile; hhayi imvula eningi. Njengoba izimvula sezinile singalindela ukuthi ikholera (siyaxolisa – engekho) ikhule ngokushesha. Kunjalo nje, umkhuhlane weCholera uhlasela abantu abahluphekayo emalokitshini eHarare. Izibhedlela azilamithi ngakho lanxa umkhuhlane weCholera kulula ukuyelapha abantu bayabhubha.
Asizange siye ezitolo ngoba sekunohlelo olusha manje. Abanye abantu sebezakhele izitolo ezindlini zabo. Beza nezinto ezivela eNingizimu Afrika bazithengisa ekhaya. Uma iRevenue Authority ibabamba bazoba senkingeni enkulu. Kodwa bagcina amasango abo evaliwe futhi bangenisa abantu ababaziyo kuphela. Kunjalo nje konke lokhu okuthengiswayo kungamadola eMelika ngoba amaZim dollar awamukelwa muntu njalo akusasetshenzwa. Ayenele futhi ukwehla kwamandla emali kusho ukuthi ilahlekelwa ingxenye yenani layo nsuku zonke. Uphethiloli wawutholakala ezintweni ezilinganiselwe. Ezinye iziteshi zikaphethiloli manje sezidayisa obala ngamadola aseMelika.
Ukushayela eZimbabwe kukhona ukulima okuncane okuqhubekayo. Uhulumeni ubelokhu enikeza ogandaganda abasha kubantu abambalwa ababathandayo futhi, ngitshelwa ukuthi, unikeza imbewu, umanyolo kanye nophethiloli. Imikhiqizo eminingi iyathengiswa emadolobheni ukuze “abalimi” benze inzuzo ngokushesha. Mhlawumbe balambile kakhulu ukuba balinde izitshalo ukuba zikhule, noma mhlawumbe bacebe ngokwanele ukuthi bangadingi ukutshala. Sabona ogandaganda abambalwa belima futhi … ugandaganda owodwa usebenza … njengetekisi. Kodwa, ngokuyisisekelo, amapulazi amaningi abekade ekhiqiza kangaka amila futhi abuyela ehlathini.
Kwakunezivimbamgwaqo kuwo wonke amadolobha asendleleni. Ngokuvamile kuba namaphoyisa angaba mane endaweni ngayinye. Ngicabanga ukuthi sidlule ezivinjweni ezingu-12-15 sisuka eHarare siya eVic Falls - izithandani eziqhelelene ngamamitha angamakhulu ambalwa - ngamunye efuna ukuhlola imibhalo efanayo futhi abuze imibuzo efanayo. Kwakanye kuphela lapho sahlangana nephoyisa elilodwa elalinobuthi, kodwa njengoba wonke amaphepha emoto ayehlelekile, kwakuncane elalingakwenza.
Indaba yami yaseZim leyo. Kungenza ngidabuke kakhulu. Futhi konke lokhu kwenzeke egameni elithi “one-man-one-vote.” Ngicabanga ukuthi uma sibuza abantu abaphelelwe wumsebenzi; ababulawa yindlala; abagulayo, ukuthi bacabangani ngokukwazi ukuvota, babengenandaba ne-hoot. Futhi, noma ngabe yini abantu abayicabangayo ngeRhodesia endala, izwe lasebenza; abantu babephakelwa, befundiswa futhi benakekelwa. Kufanele sibe namahloni ngokuthi lesi simo sike savela eZimbabwe, ikakhulukazi njengoba ingasekho into esingayenza. Singabuka kuphela futhi sikhale. Mhlawumbe izoshintsha ngelinye ilanga.
