I have read with huge admiration and great sadness the tale as told by Sokwanele in last week's copy of The Zimbabwean (25 Nov-1 Dec). Headed `Reality of Zanu's rule in rural areas' it is summarized by the editor: `Sokwanele provides a glimpse of the terrifying reality of Zanu (PF) power at village level as it is exercised today: the law - whatever the local chef says it is; the police and traditional leaders - totally subservient to the political masters; mob justice - the order of the day; wild life conservation - a dead letter'
So shattering is the revelation in this brilliant portrayal of a society being systematically destroyed as each human abomination descends upon the rural people - themselves made criminal and degenerate by being forced to squat on stolen land, that it deserves to be more widely circulated. Readers can better comprehend, when reviewing Sokwanele's latest, just how fundamentally things have changed in Zimbabwe. The piece deserves a study worthy of a doctorate. I will try to get my links working for readers to see the whole, but in the meanwhile, will settle down to detailed commentary in my next blog.
Copyright © 2004 Diana Mitchell
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