Hello Daddy hope...i think yubwld want a country where every institution carries out its duty as mandated. Zim is not that difficult but transporters are used to thr ORDINARILY ILLEGAL WAYS
Zimbabwe is a very difficult place to live if you are just an ordinary citizen trying to get on with your life.
Yesterday, a young man got in touch with me seeking financial assistance to travel to Zimbabwe because he had lost his father. I helped him, and his bus left Johannesburg at 5 p.m. It travelled all the way to Zimbabwe and got to the border in the morning, where it was cleared. It then continued its journey into Zimbabwe.
When the bus got to Bubi, ZIMRA officials, who are Zimbabwe’s customs officials, sent it all the way back to the border for another search.
As I write this, that bus is back at the border. This young man left Johannesburg yesterday at 5 p.m., and it is now past 6 p.m. the following day. He had already done more than half of his journey from Johannesburg, only to be forced back.
I honestly do not understand why our government makes life so painful and difficult for ordinary people. It is cruel, painful, and heartbreaking.
This is one of the reasons many young Zimbabweans do not want to return home when they complete their studies. If you are not part of the political elite circle, life can be incredibly difficult. Even those who are trying to live by the book and simply live normal lives are subjected to unnecessary hardship.
It is heartbreaking. It is sad. The once respected Zimbabwe has become a mafia state.
@inkabiYezwe@MalemaneShammah@Am_Blujay The return trip is a bonus to operators....much profit is realised from Jhb to Zim and that cater for 80% of diesel needed for the whole round trip....so the 21 pax is a plus
Sad to learn of the passing on of @lilomatic
I am deeply saddened because Linda was not just a public figure to me, she was someone close to my heart, a Sister who always had time for me and for whom I equally always made time. She was warm, respectful and carried herself with a strength that many people may never fully understand.
Whenever she had health issues she would often reach out to me and I would try, to the best of my knowledge and ability, to offer guidance and advice. Over the past year, Linda would mostly contact me late at night struggling to breathe and each time I strongly urged that she be taken to hospital for proper medical attention. I often felt helpless because I was far away and could not physically be there to assist her or even drive to her home during those difficult moments.
It is painful knowing someone you cared about was fighting battles silently while still trying to remain strong in the eyes of the world. Beyond politics and public life, Linda was human, she was somebody’s daughter, somebody’s mother, somebody’s friend and to many of us, a dear Sister.
Life is fragile and sometimes we only fully appreciate people when they are gone. Today my thoughts are with her family, friends, loved ones and everyone whose life she touched.
May her soul rest in eternal peace.