Christmas should be a time of joy. A time when all Zimbabweans should be looking
forward to spending their salaries and bonuses on food and small gifts for their families. A
time when Zimbabweans should be boarding buses, taxis, trains and commuters and
heading with excitement to their kumusha (rural homes) for the festive season. It is a time
when families should be together sharing gifts, food, love and spirituality, talking with
enthusiasm about the forthcoming year with hope, the new season and a bountiful
harvest. This is how it used to be.
This Christmas, the majority of Zimbabwean's won't even have enough food to feed
themselves. Over 80 % are unemployed. They won't be going back to the rural area
because they have no money for transport, and fuel is scarce. Families are scattered
across the country and the Diaspora, divided by borders, economic hardships, and political
hate speech. Children will be on their own while their parents are seeking employment in
neighbouring countries and overseas.
Child headed families (orphaned by HIV/AIDS) will be spending Christmas day just like any
other - foraging for food and sustenance, longing for that loving hug from their beloved
parents who are no more. Their parents who they have nursed, until, death stalked in and
released them from their pain. This is no fabrication for the sake of effect, I see it with my
own eyes on a regular basis and my heart is heavy with their pain and anguish. I see the
look in the eyes of the aged, the hopelessness and helplessness, the futility of living.
Suicide is often a way out and so many go unreported. Is life really so cheap in Zimbabwe?
I think not.
This is a man made disaster, one that was avoidable and could have been redeemable,
with a little humility and compassion. Justice may not prevail now, but it will do in due
course. Truth cannot be put on trial. The truth will prevail.
We as the legitimate opposition, who have been fighting for democracy for nine years,
pledge to the people of Zimbabwe our commitment to continue the struggle for peace and
prosperity for all. For the right to a roof over everyone's head, the right to medical
treatment, education, employment, the right to freedom of expression, association and
movement. Above all to be respected for what we are, citizens of Zimbabwe who love our
country. To be together once again, united as families. Not divided by economic, political,
ethnic or tribal turmoil.
May God be with you all and give you the strength and courage to continue in the face of
such adversity. Draw strength from the fact that there is only one true leader and that is
God, and with His divine Guidance, we will see a New Beginning.
GOD BLESS ZIMBABWE.
Kerry Kay,
Secretary for Welfare.
Movement for Democratic Change.
GED DENYER. Loving brother of Hazel and Lynn, passed away peacefully on 16th
December 2007 in Durban - will be sadly missed by all the family.
Meredith Merry Dawn
Beloved Mother of Ann, William and Ivan,
Precious Mom of Tony, Merle, Brenda
Much loved Gran of Colin, Urs, Luann, Roger,
Tracey, Phil, Carol, Peter, Ian, Daniel, Keith, Amanda
Great Gran of Savannah and Chloe
Gone to be with her Lord.
I just want to take this time to wish you a merry Christmas and just to give a word of
encouragement
to those who think everything is so expensive, we are all in the same boat and yes life is
so hard but its
christmas and I personally think what the heck, lets get out there and make the best out of
our situations
and just forget about the hardships buy what we need to have a good Xmas.
Pull out that Xmas tree buy presents and yes have a good Xmas. One thing I would like to
remind everyone
is that Xmas is a time of giving, though we are warm and have something to eat there is
someone out
there who doesn't know when or where their next meal will be from, or where they will
sleep tonight so lets
take a step back and look around for one person you can help it will make a big
difference to someone
who really needs it even if you may not think so, just give.
You surely will be blessed!! Have a great christmas
N.T.
We are all too much inclined to walk through life with our eyes shut. There are things all
around us, and right at our very feet, that we have never seen; because we have never
really looked. --Alexander Graham Bell
"You cannot discover new oceans
unless you have the courage
to lose sight of the shore."
- Unknown -
Lord, it seems like the wind never lets up. Some days it blows so hard I don't think I can
stand it anymore. Please fill me with the strength of your Spirit. Help me find the peaceful
spot in the eye of the storm - the confidence that comes from trusting you and walking in
your ways.
Although the world is very full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it. --Helen
Keller
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