The Global Political Agreement in Zimbabwe was signed on 25 September 2008 between the main political parties of MDC and ZanuPF. The agreement brokered by South Africa, under the auspices of SADC was viewed as an African solution for an African problem. This agreement gave hopes of political settlement and economic recovery, as well as extending or rescuing the political life of President Robert Mugabe and others who had dug in against the will of the people. But will Zimbabwe recover economically, and politically?

PROBLEM ANALYSIS

1. ARGUMENT

The cause of misery or poverty in Africa is directly linked to low production. Nations with low production are poor and undemocratic. Nations with high production have better economic livelihoods, which helps to shape the political direction of the country.

A country can only develop if more and more citizens participate in production, not just a few enterprises. Production means factories to produce goods. To produce you need training, technology and the capital.

In South Africa, it is construction all over; free ways, bullet train, bus rapid transfer system, new power stations, stadiums and landmark features such as Mandela Bridge, expanded Durban harbour, houses etc. In Zimbabwe, the country has not made an inch forward, economically. The leaders, who are some of the most educated in Africa, are plying their trade only in skewed politics. Dr Arthur Mutambara, a robotics engineer who should have been leading in the creation of new ideas and products, finds solace in politics. The travesty is that when leaders have no vision, the nation suffers.