Renowned Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin’ono has condemned ZANUPF for allegedly destroying Zimbabwe’s formerly top-tier railway system due to corruption and incompetence.
He argued that the deterioration has led to increased business costs and favored their private transport enterprises.
Chin’ono advocates for restoring normalcy to benefit all Zimbabweans.
The Government, responsible for managing the National Railways of Zimbabwe, is criticised for its incompetence, which contributed to the railway system’s decline.
The journalist produced a video which was filmed by a train driver.
The video shows the state of some railway lines in Zimbabwe.
Taking to his X, Chin’ono shared the following:
“This video was shot by a train driver in Zimbabwe to show the decomposed railway system that now exists.”
“Zimbabwe had one of the best railway systems in the world before independence, it competed with the British Railway system and its signals system was ahead of the British system.”
“It was all destroyed under ZANUPF, there are no more regular passenger trains in Zimbabwe.”
“The National Railways of Zimbabwe is run by the Government. Incompetent relatives and friends of ZANUPF politicians have been appointed as managers and directors, and they ran the company into the ground.”
“The destruction of the railway system has made doing business in Zimbabwe expensive, but the ZANUPF politicians don’t care because they own transport companies that now move goods.”
“Sadly, the last colonial ruler, Ian Smith, made a prophecy in 1980 which, at the time, was deemed racist.”
“He said that under ZANUPF, using the railway system would be deemed dangerous, leading to the abandonment of railway services due to corruption and incompetence. That is exactly what happened. If Smith could talk, he would say, ‘I told you so.'”
“When I write about these things, I am called a Western puppet by ZANUPF, yet I am only calling for a return to normalcy that will benefit ALL Zimbabweans!”
“No country succeeds economically without a railway system, destroying the railway system is one of the most UNPATRIOTIC things ZANUPF has ever done!”
“What is patriotic about running a country without a decent railway system and making your country a laughing stock due to tragic failures caused by your corruption and incompetence?”
“The board for the National Railways of Zimbabwe is chaired by ZANUPF politician Mike Madiro.”
“President Emmerson Mnangagwa also appointed 82-year-old ZANUPF politician Tshinga Dube to the board.”
“Before Madiro, the board was chaired by another ZANUPF politician, Martin Dinha.”
“All they do is loot and pillage state enterprises. That is Zimbabwe’s story under ZANUPF, and the evidence is below in this video!”
Watch vide herehttps://twitter.com/i/status/1790982517924704362
