It's been a year and Zimbabwe needs a new identity!
So it's been a year since the coup drama and we're still pretty much screwed, if not worse than we were at this point last year. President EDM is practicing his Zimbabwe 'scarf' diplomacy to no avail. The reason for the failure and lacklustre performance of his new government is that he has no vision nor any marketing strategy. Zimbabwe has no positive story or promise to sell. We are still a state in desolation and constant decline and we need a major boost that can only come in the form of a change in a identity and direction that will involve everyone within the country, young and old, black and white, locals and diasporans alike.
Sustainable economic developement through environmental protection.
Yes people this is our best option to start moving forward as a country. Very few countries in the world have the resource Zimbabwe has to adopt a Governace by Sustainability policy. We have the land, minerals, livestock, animals, infrastructure (needs work), education (requires work), health (needs work) and most importantly the people to pull this off. A sustainable economy involves everyone in within the and enduces heathly communities, economic vitality and most importantly a natural environment for our future generations.
EDM has struggled to get the Zimbabwean population and foriegn investors on board, however, I am convinced that by identifying ourselves and our country as one that is aiming for Sustainable developement, it'll be a giant step toward unity, developement and investment.
It won't be easy, however, look what RWANDA has acheived over 20 years...
Melusi Sibanda
