September 16, 2007

Collapse

Been out this weekend to Nyanga in the Eastern Highlands. A beautiful place, the nature is amazing!
But it really feels like collapse when you know that on the way from Harare to Nyanga, there used to be a lot of farming and there is almost nothing anymore except people burning down huge areas for whatever reason I don't know.
And it really feels like collapse when you see that nobody is looking after the roads anymore and nobody is looking after the electricity lines and the water pipes anymore.
Ans it really feels like collapse when you know that Zimbabweans used to produce enough food for themselves and exported a huge amount to all the neighbouring countries while Zimbabwe is now importing I guess 99% of its food.
And it really feels like collapse when you sit at dinner in the evening with a candle on the table as the only light in the room.

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