27 Years of In"dependence"

Pic:WE WILL SEE, Members of the defence forces seated beside a banner at Rufaro Stadium


I went to Rufaro stadium, the venue of our 2007 Independence day celebrations. The stadium was full to capacity. What i didn't know was what actually attracted such large numbers of people to the stadium. People are in dire poverty and cannot afford to spend a penny on nothing "productive" on such trips beside work. Was it patriotism? Was it the presence of entertainment lined up from the defence forces, a Sungura musician and a football match between two of Zimbabwe's football giants? One guy i asked, said he had come for the big match and nothing else. " The excitement of celebrating our independence has long vanished" he said. If i was put in his position, i would have tried hard to look for something productive, like looking for a piece job to get quick money and buy soap to pull me up to the end of the month, than watching propaganda posters fill the entire stadium. Just to concur with my brother, i bielive the true meaning of it (independence) has long vanished. But i had to be there because of work.