The Sources of Robert Mugabe's Corruption

In addition to the drought, Zimbabwe suffers from hyper-inflation as a result of Mugabe's "reforms". He seized all of the farms from white farmers and redistributed them to his supporters. When Mugabe took power in 1980 after the British ceded control of the country, Zimbabwe was poised to be one of the world's most promising economies. Mugabe's policies have thrown the country into economic chaos, however, with its output less than half of what is was nearly 40 years ago.

This past rainy season there has been numerous floods mainly in southern zimbabwe. Since this past December, 249 people have died and thousands are homeless. Many of the victims are waiting for any international or government aid. The president has not sent any form of aid to the people or hospitals. All he has mentioned so far was that it was a “National disaster.”This is not suspicious as there are still many victims of 2014 flood who are still homeless and unable to go back to normal life due to not receiving aids. In the past, Mugabe has given people aid that did not benefit them such as a few bread and water or a couple of tshirts. I used situational irony, hyperbole, understatement and sarcasm I exaggerated how useless his aids are by showing how him dancing for them is the same as the aid he provides. Also the quote, “We have said we will never collapse, never ever. We may have our droughts, our poverty, but as a people, we shall never collapse, never ever.” is what he actually said about the people of zimbabwe, but in reality, the people are collapsing and as time pass the rate of the country and its people falling is increasing. Emmerson Mnangagwa, the vice president of Zimbabwe wants to be the president and due to his background it is most certain he does not agree with Robert Mugabe ideas, but he publicly says he supports the president's corrupt ideas in hopes of getting closer

owned by white Europeans and farmed by poor black Africans. In 1980, Rhodesia broke from the bondage of white rule and elected its first black president, Robert Mugabe, who came with promises of restoration of the land to native Africans, and of better health care and educational opportunities. The now independent Rhodesia was renamed Zimbabwe in 1980.

Corruption is a global phenomenon and is not bound to be found only in the developing countries but also in the developed countries of the world. Corruption crosses boundaries or age and is mentioned in the religious books of old such as the Bible (Deuteronomy Chapter 16, verses 19), and in Chinese dynasty of Qin Dynasty (221-207).[1] Examples of corruption in developed countries include in Russia where the government of Putin went through all methods known to them to corruptly take away the petroleum mining from the owner,[2]who also is accused of having acquired the wealth corruptly under the leadership of Boris Yeltin’s rule which cost Russia its valued national resources and gave it to the oligarchy

Afternoon once again some more on Zimbabwe...DISCUSS THE RISE AND EXPANSION OF THE MUTAPA STATE. (NOV 2008)

Zimbabwe used to be a place that many people wanted to visit and was one of the richer countries in Africa. This is because Zimbabwe had been one of the richest farm areas in the world. Since Zimbabwe had such a flourishing farm area, many countries wanted to buy their crops from there. As a result, Zimbabwe was making a lot of money from selling their products. Since there economy was so good they were able to offer many hospitals and clinics to people. In 1990 people lived to be about 61 years old on average. That is a twenty year

The colonization of Zimbabwe by Britain from the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries propagated Protestant Christianity with varying degrees of acceptance due to native recalcitrance, but British colonizers inadvertently instituted patriarchy in addition to establishing an environment for an increasingly authoritarian political party, which engenders ethnic tension and xenophobia, to dominate. The Shona and the Ndebele, the primary ethnic groups of Zimbabwe, both adopted and rejected Protestant Christianity as a form of opposing foreign hegemony. By primarily confronting males and conscripting them to labor, the British exalted the significance of males in relation to Shona and Ndebele social structures, which continues to resonate in black nationalism and in the HIV/AIDS crisis. In a gradual British-enforced concession of white minority rule to popular sovereignty, the predominantly Shona Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) and its leader, Robert Mugabe, consolidated an initial political presence through socialist, black nationalist, and anti-Ndebele stances, but assumed complete control in what became a superficial representative democracy via British appeasement, regional indolence, and corruption.

Accountability is needed in every field and aspect because if no one is held responsible for committing wrongful acts then it will get worse. This is where the true issue lies; incumbents may become powerful and feel invisible because they are getting away with wrongful acts. Once that happens, corruptions begin to take place. Corruption is a topic that has held a lot of scholars’ attention in every field (criminal justice, politics, banking, etc.). Every field has a different aspect of corruption. Socialists believe that the main cause are social and culture; that it hinders public welfare and social development. Political scientists believe that institutions that are not transparent, low salaries for public servants and a lack of free and well-functioning market mechanisms are precursors of corruption. Legal scholars concentrate on the nature of legal system and its administration. Macroeconomists concentrate on frail economic institutions and lack of transparent economics and lack of transparent economic intuitions as basis.

The only difference being replacing Federative power by Judicial power. In Zimbabwe and indeed other African States we have opted to use Parliament in place of federative power. Such variations are common across Africa.

Corruption is evident throughout the entire world. From government corruption to simple bribery, corruption is manifesting itself into every country. If corruption is prominent in every country, why isn’t it broadcasted to the public? Dating back to imperialistic times, South Africa showcased how corruption can tear a country apart but not everyone was aware of the situation. After the British defeated the Dutch in the Boer Wars, they imperialize the country. On top of taking all of South Africa’s resources, the British became greedy and established a minority government governing the native peoples. Within the next few years, the British government passed a law starting Apartheid, or in English translation, segregation. Separated from the minority elites in society, the majority tried to combat the British forces, but not until fifty years passed did the minority government fall to the African National Congress (ANC), an anti-Apartheid group led by Nelson Mandela. Why didn’t another country step into help the natives? How could an alien government control a country with ease for so long? Corruption.

There are many issues affecting a state and in Zimbabwe, the first issue is crime. Crime is the leading issue, reason being that people does not want to have education so that they would be able to provide for themselves. People see that there are many opportunities in some places in Zimbabwe and find it easy to do crime. In all those crime it include car hijacking, murder, and bank robbery. This the issue affecting Zimbabwe.

In 2015, the Zimbabwean government demonetized its dollar as a way to combat the country’s

With China, Zimbabwe would “never walk alone” claimed Emerson Mnangagwa, speaker of the Zimbabwe parliament (qtd in Obiorah 39). Nonetheless, several experts have condemned the Chinese government for fueling the ongoing conflicts in Zimbabwe and for helping the authoritarian government in its repression of any opposition. China has been heavily criticized for shipping armament to Zimbabwe that would ultimately distributed to the military and the militia that would help keep the opposition down during the 2008 elections. Although China adopts its non-interference stance, such types of trades are ultimately affecting the country. The delivery of those arms coincided with a time of extreme hostilities in the country and many pointed fingers at the Chinese government for blatant human rights violations (Spiegel and Le Billon 324, 330).

The world must not stand by and watch these crimes against humanity take place with a complacent eye any longer. This tyrannical powers’ regime of terror which enacted the “Zimbabwe land reform and

Army’s frequent interventions have never given chance to flourish democracy in our country. Our political leaders are also responsible for this situation because our leaders focus on personal or vested interests instead of national interests. They have always tried to achieve their vested interests in the garb of politics. They have never respected the norms of democracy. That’s why our country has failed to develop healthy political institutions and lasting democracy.