Zimbabwe: One of Africa’s Most Democratic Countries >INTERESTING ARTICLE< The most significant legacy of colonialism is that it robbed Africans of any meaningful inheritance and, thus, the platform from which to advance his economic freedom. Zimbabwe’s land democratisation programme is designed to restore that platform for many indigenous generations to come. At face value, Zimbabwe’s agrarian revolution may appear to be simply about land. But it is about so much more. Land is not merely land. Land is a place to be born, a place to grow up, a place to call home, and a place to be buried. Land is a source of food, a livelihood, and an asset to bequeath to our next generations. Above all else, land is a source of African pride. Land is never merely land. Often, we see democracy, in its essence, as the freedom to vote, the intrinsic right of free will. But choice is nothing without the freedom from poverty. Economic prosperity stabilizes and empowers free will.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:08:37 +0000
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