Zimbabwe once again!

Once again I have to write about Dear Zimbabwe. Everyone knows that what is going on there is tragic, a man-made humanitarian disaster. Let us hope that someday those responsible will be held accountable and judged by their peers.

If you read the link on the title of the post, this article I found in the New York Times is a good description of what is happening to those who vote with their feet, since their ballot votes do not count and are not respected by their own government or their neighbours, and decide to try to get to South Africa and work.

South Africa itself is going into elections. I fear Zimbabweans are going to be easy scapegoats for politicians trying to get elected. And I fear that violence will ensure.

Today I also got an email from a Catholic Missionary in Zimbabwe. A portion of cornmeal is 30 trillion, the same as the monthly salary of a school teacher. Can we be surprised if people try to leave?

For some of us who have invested so many years in Africa, Mugabe and his brutal regime are such a disappointment. Now just imagine for the people living in this land blessed by nature and cursed with their leaders. Since the beginning of times one might add. Bad leadership is not something of the past few years in Zimbabwe.