Brothers in war, brothers in peace
Who punishes a child as if they were an adult? Who needs to lie to a dying man? What are storm clouds but a welcomed relief from this never ending drought that has plagued our motherland? What is an opinion but the only instrument to measuring a man's level of intelligence?
All things considered, judge Mberewere's handling of Busani and Mqondisi’s case leaves little to the imagination of the relationship between the judicial and political systems in Zimbabwe. One would assume the law and logic would rule supreme in Zimbabwean Court rooms based on the fact that Zimbabwe is perceived one of the most educated Nations in the 3rd world.
One would go as far as to say Zimbabwean lawyers and judges should be among the most intelligent men on this planet. It is with a heavy heart that I conclude that Mberewere’s statement makes the Zimbabwean Courts more closer to a bat brawl than they are on the best way the law is fairly applied to govern the people.
Mberewere’s judgment and the statements he issued on the Busani-Mqondisi case are at best misguided and dangerous. There is nothing tribalistic about the people of Bulawayo demanding to be employed by local companies at the expense of outsiders. There is no need for ZESA to import foreign labour to Bulawayo when there is plenty of labour in Bulawayo. There is no shortage of labour from Bulawayo and its hinterlands for ZESA to find reason to import labour from outside Bulawayo and its hinterlands. The people of Bulawayo and its hinterlands have a right to economic life and to jobs and there is nothing tribalistic about them demanding that ZESA employs them ahead of outsiders.
Mberewere’s weird and convoluted statements and ruling on this case smacks of political and judicial cannibalism and leaves that crooked Zimbabwean judicial system with zero credibility.
Mberewere’s ruling deserves the strongest condemnation possible. It is purely a violation of the rights of the people of Bulawayo and Matebeleland laced with some tribalist rantings to silence any future demonstrations against such economic Genocide perpetrated against Bulawayo and its hinterlands by such companies as ZESA.
ZESA’s actions are discriminatory and nepotistic. While everyone in Zimbabwe is focused on Salary-Gate, there is and there always has been Employee-Recruitment-Gate against Matebeleland and its people in their own local areas. This is the greatest corruption that is yet to be exposed in that country.
It is the figment of Con Judge Mberewere to suggest that the youths and the people of Matebeleland are childish and tribalistic for daring to challenge the system.
Since we lack a legal definition of what a childish paradigm is, it is fair to conclude that this judgment by Mberewere is childish and not worth taking notice of. The judgment demeans the law and the judges themselves.
Mqondisi Moyo and Busani Sibindi’s sentence is a cold reminder of the unholy union and alliance between the Zimbabwean political system and the Zimbabwean judicial system. These young men peacefully protested against the injustices of employment discrimination meted out by ZESA against their community and they get criminalized for it.
It appears as that the dark clouds of mistreatment have found a home over Mthwakazi. They have once again easily snapped up two more defenseless victims. Alas every dark cloud has a silver lining and for Mqondisi and Busani their silver lining is the unanimous support they have received from their brothers and sisters in Diaspora. In their thousands they have come forward offering all forms of support they could afford.
You're invited to join in this union of brotherhood to help these two brave sons of Mthwakazi and the Bulawayo Community in resisting discriminatory employment practices that have been practiced since the 80s. Together in unity we can change the destiny of our people for good!
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