Secretary of foreign affairs, Joey Bimha says his ministry might fail to pay school fees for the children of foreign diplomats based in Zimbabwe, owing to budgetary constraints. Bimha bemoaned the dilapidated state of the ministry’s buildings. ‘In the year that Zimbabwe will host the Sadc summit, the image of the ministry needs to be representative of who we are,’ said Bimha. Here’s the thing. Zimbabwe’s rundown buildings are the true representation of the country. A pauper cannot strain his budget to serve caviar and prawns just because visitors have arrived. After all, it is Sadc that endorsed the dubious 2013 election and, through Mbeki’s plot, allowed Mugabe to remain in office, despite being trounced by Tsvangirai in 2008. Let Sadc see the results of their scheming – the potholed streets and regular power cuts. As for the pampered princes and princesses – those poor children of diplomats – they will benefit from a good dose of reality. With government also lacking funds to pay for school fees for the one million children who are under the Basic Assistance Education Module, Bimha’s whimpering about the rich children of diplomats is insensitive. Jera. Should the govt spruce up Harare for the Sadc summit?
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 13:00:00 +0000
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