Trevor Ncube: The cruel choices!

We want you to return safely to the US.”

I also remember that my big brother at SAPES was cynical about the chances of a leopard changing the colour of its coat.

I came back after the coup to launch my book entitled, Life and Times of Robert Mugabe: Dream Betrayed with one stone, Gukurahundi and water. Dabengwa was chairperson of the Zambezi Water Project and had been promised recompense for Gukurahundi.

Now, here is the real story. It appears that Morgan Tsvangirai, who was already sick and receiving treatment in South Africa, returned home to cheer the demise of the tyrant Mugabe. My information is hazy, but it appears that he too had been promised a “prominent role” in an inclusive government.

Another source, close to the media moguls, told me that the media moguls were promised television licences and an open society in which to practice their calling.

Lastly, there were Diaspora groups, particularly in the UK, and one in Birmingham, which were already experienced in raising investment capital. The Birmingham Group did land on Zimbabwean soil but has since moved to South with GBP400 million. The student groups had a plan to raise through Israeli like bonds of GBP1 000 on each investor. I was asked to find out the details in Zimbabwe, but failed to gain access to ED. I did, however, had a meeting with the director of the Zimbabwe Investment Authority at Rotten Row.

What went wrong?

slavery.

I blame Mugabe for building a political culture of utter shamelessness and spinelessness. In my book, Ncube is exonerated because we all wished ED well, and we so wanted to live in our own country.

My hero in all this, is Dzikamai Mavhaire. I owe him a goat. When I was embroiled in some shenanigans with late Foreign minister Stanley Mudenge at the Museum, leading to my permanent exile in (1984) Mavhaire is the only person who spoke on my behalf. Mavhaire has been consistent in arguing that “kutonga madzoro” (governing is by turns). The problem, according to Mavhaire is that ZanuPF has no leadership renewal apparatus. In 1991, Mavhaire had said in Parliament; “Robert Mugabe must go!”

ED, like his mentor Robert Mugabe before him, had the whole world in the palm of his hand. Something went wrong somewhere. Ncube suggested that Mugabe did not accomplish the capture of the police and the judiciary. I think the difference is between six and half a dozen for all practical purposes.

My sympathy is with Ncube. There is a book entitled, Cruel Choices. Either one complies and has a chance to live in his own country, or one refuses to comply (which I did) and must remain in permanent exile.