@tundev23@GregTheMarketer@xumbercymbotie Human behaviour understands consequences. If there’s a perception of no consequences, even in good economies, nhubu dzinowanda.
#PauseForThought
Every year, sometimes twice a year, I look forward to going home to Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe is home. It is where my umbilical cord was buried. It is where my roots are. It is where, God willing, I hope to spend my twilight years.
In a few years' time, when I finally decide to return for good, I will pack my belongings, my work tools, my Partial Discharge detectors, Hipot testers, Tan Delta test sets, transformer testing equipment and all the other instruments that have been part of my working life, load them into a container and head home to be among my people.
But every time I visit, there is one thought that I can never completely silence.
What would happen if something went terribly wrong? When I'm driving through places like Zai Rimwe, Mutekedza or Mupatsi on my way to rural Njanja, I sometimes catch myself thinking about the unthinkable.
What if there was an accident out here?
Would someone be able to call an ambulance?
Would an ambulance come?
If the situation was serious, would there be access to an air ambulance?
If people were trapped in a vehicle, would the fire brigade arrive in time?
Where would the injured be taken?
Would the nearest hospital have the equipment, medicines and resources needed to save a life?
These are not political questions.
These are human questions.
They affect the wealthy businessman in a luxury vehicle just as much as they affect the pensioner travelling on a rural bus.
A million dollars in the boot of a Rolls-Royce means nothing when a person is trapped under twisted metal and every minute counts.
In those moments, status disappears.
Politics disappears.
Connections disappear.
All that matters is whether help is coming.
Whether the ambulance arrives.
Whether the rescue team arrives.
Whether the hospital can do what it was built to do.
Living in the UK has taught me many things. Life here is far from perfect, but one thing that gives people peace of mind is knowing that if tragedy strikes, a system exists. Ambulances, fire services, air ambulances and hospitals may not be flawless, but they are there. People know that when they dial for help, help is on its way.
That sense of security is priceless.
Healthcare and emergency services are not luxuries.
They are not political projects.
They are among the most important investments any nation can make because every single one of us is mortal.
No title, no office, no amount of wealth, no security detail and no political influence can prevent an accident, a stroke, a heart attack or a medical emergency.
Life can change in a second.
That is why I believe we should all be talking more about hospitals, ambulances, rescue services and emergency preparedness.
Not because we expect disaster.
But because we all hope to survive it if it comes.
This is not criticism.
It is concern.
It is the concern of a son of the soil who loves his country and wants the same peace of mind for Zimbabweans that people in many other countries take for granted.
Some things are worth putting ahead of everything else.
Saving lives is one of them.
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@HeraldZimbabwe The old madalas are a real liability to the nation!! Their priorities are soo off that it’s just unimaginable. Formulate policies and action plans that will improve the education system. Otherwise at this rate Zim will be behind the rest of the world
Making Zimsec compulsory; What problem is GoZ trying to solve for?
Zimbabwe has well over half a million children who should, in theory, be approaching O Level. Yet only about 200,000 register as school candidates for 5 or more ZIMSEC subjects. The rest vanish into the mist, some repeat, some abscond, but many simply fall out of the system because they cannot afford to stay on the conveyor belt. With extreme poverty in Zimbabwe estimated at about 49%, that is the real scandal sitting in plain sight. Millions of kids are dropping out of high school.
Yet, in its infinite wisdom, GoZ has decided that the urgent national problem is the tiny sliver of pupils who prefer Cambridge GCSEs. In effect, it wants to make ZIMSEC compulsory. Conservatively 10K pupils sit Cambridge GCSE exams in Zimbabwe. That is a rounding error against the full O Level age population and only about 5% of the ZIMSEC school candidate stream. This is the classic bureaucratic trick; ignore the collapsed bridge and the thousands of stranded villagers and fine the man crossing the river in his canoe.
The question Cabinet should answer is simple: what problem is this decision trying to solve? The real issue is the children who never get to the exam room at all, the family that cannot raise exam fees, the rural child who drops out quietly, the parent choosing between food and registration. Instead of confronting that national failure, the state has gone after the tiny 2% sitting outside its examination monopoly.
@KingJayZim@dabskays@TheLifeZoomer 100% right! It’s what you make of it as an individual. People will have different experiences and opinions but it’s what you make of it.
@TorerayiMoyo@Mavhure@MoPSEZim@taundoro@RexMidzi The problem with some of these leaders is that they pronounce these things not because they believe in it themselves but they think anything anti western will please the top leaders.
@BaShonaBaShona People may compare all they want but at the end of the day those high fuel prices will affect you the person in Zimbabwe. The conversation should be how to get the prices lowered for the benefit of every Zimbabwean living in the country regardless of political affiliation.
.@ParliamentZim is now inviting comments on the Constitution of Zim No 3 Bill/2026. We encourage Zimbabweans to Submit comments via [email protected] by 15 May. We also encourage #Zimbabweans to participate in the Public hearings & register their misgivings on the Bill
@KingJayZim There must be serious consequences for these kinds of violations! The moment they will face these serious consequences, nyika inogadzirisika fast.
@AnesuTulani@BabesweHunters@MurapaG And also business racho must be done wisely. No investing mari yese ka1 in one basket. Or do business with someone already skilled in that particular business but needing funding or investor.