Zimbabwean music legend Clive Malunga has castigated the government for failing to account for its own failures.Writing on his blog,Malunga said that corruption was the main reason why Zimbabwe is currently experiencing the economic woes which started at the turn of of the millennium.
The government has blamed the economic meltdown on illegal sanctions and the war veteran said that poor leadership was the reason why Zimbabwe fell down the perking order.
‘’The crooks that lead us say Zimbabwe cannot succeed because of sanctions. That is a total lie. The country adopted the Look East Policy and has been trading with many countries in Asia,’’he said
Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Douglas Smith was placed on tougher sanctions by the United Nations but Rhodesia still flourished despite the UN sanctions and Malunga said that there should be no justification for failure .
’’Rhodesia was under United Nations sanctions but managed to overcome all the challenges associated with sanctions because of good leadership. Rhodesia succeeded in spite of the sanctions. Salisbury was a great city. Why are we failing to overcome sanctions in Zimbabwe?,’’
Zimbabwe has endured a turbulent period characterized by inflation and high unemployment rate.In its defence the government has blamed economic sanctions imposed by the West as the reasons for failing to deliver.
However the USA and the UK have denied the claims amd said that the sanctions were targeting certain individuala whom they accuse of human rights violations.
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