Manicaland, Matabeleland, Midlands - A new dawn, a new era a new dispensation

By Mike Makoni :32 years into the myth called independence in a mythical nation called Zimbabwe, however the sad reality is that the Zimbabwe in question is Mashonaland. It is the people of Mashonaland that are enjoying the benefits of our unified sweat whilst the peoples of Manicaland, Matabeleland and Midlands are relegated to the doldrums of desperation, 32 years of desperation. Matabeleland. This is by far the most marginalized province of Zimbabwe. The marginalization of Matabeleland is not only economical, it transcends to tribal borne out of hate, Gukurahundi is testimony to that. A province or rather a nation gone siamese with Mashonaland in 1901 as a result of colonial conquest in line with the provisions of Berlin Conference. The development that you see in the land of the Matabele was propagated by the Rhodesia government, since 1980 its been tears, pain, sorrow and desperation. This land has been turned into a Mashonaland Care Centre, a mother breast feeding an anopheles mosquito. Manicaland. The tragedy of the land of the Manyika is that it is self explanatory yet it is mistaken for Mashonaland. This land here has been turned into a sub Mashonaland, our culture is being exterminated, our language is despised and the so called all encompassing Shona language flourishes with a deficiency of Mutasa, Makoni, Mungwe components. Manicaland has also been marginalized ever since the creation of Robert Mugabe and the Zvimba Mafia, 32 years into independence there is still no State University, diamonds have been discovered and mined for the sole benefit of Mashonaland and the Chinese, the locals have been turned into diamond panners who in turn are subjected to torture by the Mashonaland Police Force. Midlands. Beautiful place, the ultimate meeting and mating land for different cultures, the boiling pot and simmering calabash of unity and diversity, a beautiful linguistic clash centre. This land has not been spared by the Mashonaland Council of Demonic Elders, looted and marginalized, underdeveloped and neglected, suffered a broken limb through Gukurahundi. Way Forward. It is therefore clear that Mashonaland wants nothing to do with Matabeleland, Manicaland and Midlands other that suck and drain these rich lands. I propose a Rich Lands Front, we have Victoria Falls, Inyanga, Vumba, Mountains, Plantations, Coal, Gold, Diamonds, Timber, Zambezi River, Gas, Steel, Asbestos, Transport Networks and above all animals and most importantly people, a diverse people rich in culture and languages, from Mungwe to Tonga. Let us liberate ourselves from Mashonaland dominance, we want respect and equal treatment, we want to benefit from our resources, Mashonaland must endorse devolution and if devolution fails Federation is calling for us of which if it fails we will then kindly call on Mashonaland to secede, after all we are not benefiting anything from Mashonaland other than toxic tantrums. A network of the best of Manicaland, Matabeleland and Midlands is looming and a map is being drawn. ------------------------- Mike Makoni can be contacted at samanyika123@gmail.com