@tonylivesey
Knife crime is a by-product of the illegal drug market. The black boys are at the end of the spectrum under the guise of personal protection from neighbourhood gangs. Why black boys?. They inherently from poor minorities.
If you want us to only critique ZANUPF and not the opposition, then you are a bogus democrat.
You can unfollow me, I don’t want unprincipled hypocrites and liars on my timeline.
Change starts with what you carry in your heart and mind!
Call me names for telling you the truth, then you are exposing your political bankruptcy!
800K people murdered by Britain in Kenya, 1M people killed in Algeria by the France in 1960, 10M people killed by Belgium in Congo, etc.. Before Hitler committed genocide against the Jews, the west had committed genocide in Africa.
I love this idea. Europeans divided us to their advantage. Single currency & Single market and probably a common language too. The economies of scale will be huge
A REINTRODUCTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (THE USSA), A POTENTIAL SUPERPOWER IN AFRICA
I am fully aware of the United States' Wolfowitz Doctrine which guides US political and military elites to actively seek to prevent the rise of any other global superpower and to cause destabilisation and breakup of countries and regions to prevent such.
However, Africa can no longer afford to live in fear. A post-colonial Africa must define its course for the sake of its Sons and Daugthers. But, Africa will not realise the dream of its children for Peace and Prosperity until Africa is united.
While I am aware of the proposal for a United States of Africa (USAF) as originally proposed by the Osegyafo Kwame Nkrumah and currently in the minds of many, I however, believe that, at 30 million square kilometers and its enormous diversity, Africa can be redrawn into 5 large Federations.
These would be, for example, The United States of Southern Africa (The USSA), the East African Federation (EAF), the West African Federation (WAF), the North African Federation (NAF), and the Central African Federation (CAF).
This would create massive countries with populations and vast markets of on average, 300 million to 500 million each by 2040. Imagine how much power (at least for a start) that would mean for Africa.
This would mean larger markets, ability to control our resources, ability to enter into meaningful bilateral and multilateral relationships with other powers, faster goods and people transit, more consistent policies governing our Federations.
Even more interestingly, by recreating Africa into these 5 Federations similar to Switzerland or India or Canada which allow for the Self-Government and Self-Determination of each of our Nations (so-called tribes), each with its own State/Province within a larger Federation, ethnic conflicts will either be reduced or completely eliminated.
Even more, African Families, Clans and Nations that were broke up by the randomly drawn European borders will be reunited, and people will be able to their language and culture without one Nation seeking to dominate another as one or related Nations have their own State.
We will be able to come up and implement consistent policies governing everything from trade to agriculture to minerals to forests and demand payment for our resources in our own currencies, in the process, driving up demand for and value of our currencies and their buying power.
Instead of Africa having 33 currencies, many of which are useless beyond one border, we will have only 5 currecies, which we will use to trade with one another and other countries outside Africa. Instead of 54 central banks, we will have just 5 Federal Reserve Banks.
Instead of 54 telephone codes, we will have only 5 telephone codes and ensure connectivity across Africa, instead of this current mess that you drive just 5 hours in some cases and there is no more connectivity.
Imagine Africa with its own 5 profitable Airlines and Rail networks connecting Africa, better systems of choosing leaders that result in the best of the best taking up governmental leadership (in other words, create our own meritocratic system of selecting leaders instead of this so-called democracy from the West).
We will be able to implement tough protectionist policies to protect our industries: everything from Agriculture to Textiles to Mines to Manufacturing. We will be able to develop indigenous industries. We will have consistent Education policies and just 5 Education Regulatory and Examination Bodies.
My last point here: I have always held and still old the view that The United States of Southern Africa (The USSA) must include all of the current SADC minus Tanzania and the DRC (which may both belong to the East African Federation).
However, there is unfortunately, (and fortunately, a minority view) in South Africa that seems to be decidedly anti-African, or even Afrophonic. As such, maybe the other African countries ought to unite first, until South Africans appreciate the fact that South Africa is in Africa.
We may well build on the past Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, add to that the (unfortunately) now Portuguese speaking Angola and Mozambique, and of course, the very related Botswana and Namibia. This will drive the population of The USSA to some 300 million by 2040, increasing to an estimated 500 million by 2050.
@maphungubgwe I have long held this USSA view since 1996 but never shared it bcoz it felt many who have been indoctrinated by the West would slag me off. I am glad that I am not alone 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾