WE, in the village, cannot help but wonder why our ‘small’ nation keeps popping up in Britain’s conversations.
It appears Britons are ready to come to blows whenever Zimbabwe is brought up in their discussions; they are passionate about our beloved motherland.
The way Britons are united on matters Zimbabwean should inform us that we, vana vevhu, vene venyika, abanikazi belizwe, cannot afford disunity.
Pulling in the same direction is critical if we are to continue prospering.
Government has embarked on many projects such as the Gwayi-Shangani Dam, Hwange expansion, upgrading of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, the Joshua Nkomo and Victoria Falls airports, among others, but that is shoved aside while Britons choose to table issues that promote divisive political narratives.
It is no secret that, since the days of our liberation struggle, the enemy planted seeds of division among us in order to control us and our narrative.
And the results of the shenanigans of our enemies are manifest in our inability to speak the same language socially, politically and economically.
The West has battered us so much that we can no longer see and dissect issues with open minds as one people protecting their nation.
The discussions in Britain’s houses are evidence of the richness of our nation, the limitless potential of our natural and human resources.
It is important that we discuss and tell our story and not wait to hear it from Britain’s houses.
The West has made us hate ourselves, our nation and everything in it.
We have been made to despise our skin colour as well as hate our history and future.
But at the end of the day, we cannot even answer the question why we hate each other.
And our enemies have feasted on our divisions that slow development and self-sufficiency in all arenas.
However, it is time Zimbabwe took notes from countries such as Russia, China and Brazil.
We cannot continue to be lectured by nations whose only claim to glory is converging on slavery, colonialism and neo-colonialism, as well as theft and plunder of other nations’ resources as the basis of their ‘success’.
Many nations have had enough and are successfully charting their own paths and we must not be left behind.
Until we see that the enemy revels in weakening our institutions, peace and future, we will not fully thrive.
If we are to achieve vision 2030 of an upper-middle income economy, we cannot afford to be blind to our past, present and future.
We cannot afford to go after each other, leaving the enemy to have his way with us.
The moment we doubt and resent our policies, we cease going forward.
Indeed democracy is not built on stencils or a one-size-fits-all concept.
Subject to the socio-political structure, history, traditions and cultural characteristics of a particular State, a people chooses, without undue influence, the forms and methods of implementing democracy that correspond to the specifics of their country.
And the right to judge whether a State is democratic or not belongs only to its people, and never outsiders.
Why do we resent our empowerment and developmental programmes as Zimbabweans?
Are our minds so weak that they do not see what is happening and the intrusive hand?
We have recorded notable progress and it is important for Zimbabweans to keep their eyes on the ball and guard against any adversity from the West which has not sought any good for any nation.
Today, we have Barack Obama pleading for support for a devastated Libya — what cheek!
It is a lie that Zimbabweans desire jobs more than anything, that we have been primed not to be creators of goods and services, but builders and fixers of what has been created by others.
Our Government has availed opportunities that have made us manufacturers and service providers.
What we want more than anything else are more opportunities and capital to grow our businesses.
Government empowerment initiatives are not ZANU PF programmes but Zimbabwean programmes for all Zimbabweans.
There are some who viewed the Land Reform and Resettlement Programme as a ZANU PF exercise and, years down the line, those who snubbed the programme are now yearning for land, which they are being given but could have gotten way back.
Have you ever reflected and considered why the West never mentions the peace and development in the country; why it agitates for divisions and spread lies about the country!
In their houses, they may speak as if they care about Zimbabwe but we know that a leopard never changes its spots.
Zimbabweans must love their country beyond measure and make it the shining beacon that it is meant to be.
We must all remember that no-one can determine our destiny for us and no Westerner or anyone for that matter can tell us how we run our affairs as Zimbabwe.
We must stay united and ensure that the seeds of divisions sowed by the enemy in our midst never germinate.
A divided country will not flourish. Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo/Ilizwe liyakhwa ngabanikazi balo.
