A little biography about me.

Ranganai chiwara was born, grew up and received his education in mberengwa .His main interests lie in the area of economics, politics and social welfare of the City of Mberengwa .Ranganai is currently a shadow member of parliament for Mberengwa South a constituency which  he owes a lot for its hospitality towards human aspirations. Whilst there has been some progress in this City, we are pained by the extent at which mberengwa as a potential economic powerhouse of Midlands  Province with vast mineral deposits got downgraded to a mere rural based economy.

 Mberengwa had a potential to be a modern city and with two airports... (Musume (Kuground and Nyala ) those modern transport facilities are now history. Also Musume high school  served as a Teacher training College prior to 1980 but  was later downgraded to a secondary school and  Mnene School of Nursing which has been training our nurses is seriously underfunded a threat to public service delivery  system in our local community .In addition to that,Energy security is increasingly becoming a major concern, with our local hospitals and clinics left without power, poor communication network and food shortages even though the district is full of promising if local resources are utilized. I want to see a change for the future.

WHAT DO I BELIVE IN FOR THE CITY OF MBERENGWA??
1. Mberengwa `s economic and social infrastructures need re-orientation  in all areas, that’s addressing  issues relating to energy security, transport & communication not forgetting food security. As a strong believer in human capital (education) , I will  campaign form more  “A” Level Schools , City Central Library, Mberengwa School of Economics & Development in partnership with ( UZ and Midlands State University).
2. Commerce is a major problem for  traders in mberengwa largely due to pure communication facilities to effect  exchange of good and services, it is in my belief that mberengwa can do its best if we develop a modern Commodity Exchange which will  link local trading to national markets .
3. I believe, we have the human capital to turn around our local fortune into something tangible because we are a striving community with higher aspirations
4. Mberengwa is one of the richest district in Zimbabwe and has has the capacity to meet its energy needs without relying on the National Grid by  investing  in solar, and hydro power.
5. To address food security problems in my constituency, Irrigation schemes remain a pivotal source of productivity since district is prone to drought, which means more dams and land are need for irrigation and to be built hydro electric power station.
6. Mberengwa was a strategic location for military operation during the wars of independence thousands of our local men and women perished while defending their nation, some of them were thrown into coal mines at Nyala and Rhoda under the Rhodesian government and to this day none of our current MPs have ever talked about this, My promise is I will campaign for the establishment of a 40m statue war memorial at Mataga to honor those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom and the the place will be called the independence square.

To our men and women who sacrificed their lives for us.

We are now heading to that day of the year (Heroes day) where we as a nation come together to honour those who perished in the great wars of independence, and those who contributed in one way or the other ( VanaZvibwido (aids) and zvimujibha (military informers and the wide community who provided for food and other service. It will be fair to say Zimbabwe as a nation was brought by collective effort and we want to think there so many Heroes who committed their lives for the benefit of every common man and woman of all races, some of these heroes failed to turn up in 1980 at a time when we raised the national flag so high in the skies.

Ian Smith the Buthcer of Zimabwean in the 1970s

We will remain thankful to the service they rendered to their country which some they failed to see thriving and we also continue to appreciate the presence of serving Heroes who are still amongst ourselves. All these men and women worked so hard to bring down an unjust system in our country,indeed they played a vital part in our national history .As such it will it will need more time in our life time to nature the same principle and values these men and women sacrificed for the cause of this country. They endured one of the very difficult life experience to bring our freedom, the war they fought were based on the fundamental values of our forefathers, those fundamental values which led sekuru and mbuya nehanda to take arms intended to drive away western imperialism, defending our national identity and heritage .This is the dream that our heroes of the 21st century shared, a true sacrifice which was aimed at bringing down the evil and unjust society.


Hebert Chitepo, Josiah Tongogara, Chikerema, J.Z Moyo,Nikita Mangena , Joshua Nkomo and Msika, and the unknown fallen heroes are all history but our hearts are overjoyed by the fresh air they opened to us. They clearly made a foundation for us as the new generation and the future of this country to carry on with the vision and values of safeguarding our national heritage. Whether you agree with me or not the sacrifice of our national heroes must be honoured by all of us today from all political background, never shall we ever forget the birth of our country, it was not easy but we finally raised the flag. Comrades, friends and all Zimbabweans none of us today deserve a national hero’s status other than those and our ageing freedom fighters who are now departing one by one. We as the future, of this country should aim to create a sustainable socio-economic and political climate free from violence, abuse and above all safeguarding our national sovereignty.

I encourage everyone to rise above party politics and put our country first on this day, in very country heroes are honoured and civilians attend to all national events so should we here at home. Those who perished fighting for this country cloud have wanted to live long had they not offered themselves on fire, therefore its something we got to appreciate. We remember the Chimoi and Nyadzonya massacre where thousands lost their lives. President Robert Mugabe and other national heroes achieved their goal of creating the country’s foundation. Zimbabwe`s human development index was above 60% in all indexes up to year 2000, which is we are a striving nation. Now it’s up to us (The new generation) to reignite the Zimbabwean pride. I am now asking you my fellow comrades to rekindle our future, building a new Zimbabwe which resembles a modern way of thinking laced on the same principle of patriotism.

Peace to all of us and lets continues to aspire for better and provide charity wherever its required and maintain the stewardship of our heritage y, our country is confronted by numerous challenges ranging from global warming, neo-colonialism and economic sabotages as we have witnessed in the last decade.

Ranganai chiwara is a young nationalist and his interests lies  in the area of human  development, global diplomatic relations, home affairs  and national security.

Expansion of Capitalism a threat to third world economies.

The economics of IMF and World Bank are based on neo liberal policies which seek to promote free markets and are aimed at limiting government intervention exchange rate stability. Since the collapse of the Bretton Wood Systems in the 1970s we have witnessed an unprecedented number of countries joining the Fund and pulling out of the Washington base institutions because of the perceived harm it causes to developing countries. We must also point out that  IMF was indeed an American foreign policy instrument to deter Soviet expansion across continents by dishing out cash in developing economies such as those in Latin America , Africa and Asia easily. However the situation changed in the late 1980s when it became clear that the Soviet Union was no longer a threat to global order and the US national security.


Authors of Capitalism

The Fund started to change the way it lends money to developing countries as a result  borrowing countries in the early 1990s were now required to adopt free market orthodoxy policies in return for for financial help which is now called technical assistance by IMF economists. Its fair to say , a new global economic-social and political orders are being  promoted on the expense of the poor by these western backed institutions.

Over the past five decades many countries were modelled on either communist or socialist principles including Great Britain and continental Europe .However this had to change when the US started to spread capitalism ideology throughout the world using IMF and the World Bank as instruments for change promoting global economic integration (globalization).These policies such as privatization, contraction fiscal and monetary policy paused a major threat to domestic investments in most participating economies(countries) .I still remember Mrs. Thatcher (British Prime Minister at the time ) started privatize all major British industries including rail and energy forcing inflation to rocket in 1992 and was exacerbated by cuts in government spending all this prompted civil unrest in most deprived areas of London and  the North (Stoke-On-Trent, Manchester and Liverpool) . Mrs Thatcher  saw a seed of her downfall when she adpted this policy and few years later she was seen crying at her annual conservative people’s party conference just after massive  demonstration across the UK. This was a different case in the the US because everyone was prepared for capitalist reforms.
Again in the early 1990s similar events happened to us when President  Mugabe imposed what the rest of the working class at the time regarded as slaughter of human welfare. That was because the president responded positively to IMF`s conditionality program (neo-Liberal manifesto) and the result was harsh among urban communities as people lost the jobs as well as high prices of basic commodities .In those days Tsvangirai was quoted by one western news agency as saying we are now forced to adopt a new life style which is too brutal for all Zimbabweans. After years of civil discontent and strikes among the working class, a new political party (MDC) emerged finally led by Morgan Tsvangirai a party that continued to challenge the governing party (ZANU-PF) up to now. In Britain, Thatcher lost her job and since then British electorate never reconciled with Tory party due to Thatcher`sharsh economic policies of last conservative government.

 
President Mugabe defying workers demands
Elsewhere in Latin America the outcome of the IMF sponsored program brought misery in (1980-1990) as inflation hit a hyper level like the one we witnessed in here in Zimbabwe (2008). There were many incidence of poverty and malnutrition in all participating countries in the region  which resulted in civil wars and coups. The danger of these programs is that governments are being banned from spending on major public services such health care, education and transport as well as other government subsidies. Therefore, such fiscal contraction have a negative impact on the poor and likely to cause civil unrest.

Having said that , I am not totally against (IMF and The World Bank) but there is something wrong with the way they conduct their business.They pose a serious threat to social and political setup of our countries by bringing in  new orders which does not fit well in any part of lives. IMF and the World Bank are the main  instruments for regime change and policy towards the poor. As such Africa will remain under developed if we continue extending all our hands to these institutions,We got to rely on ourselves,  Africa  a rich continent of which if all reasonable policies are implemented (indigenously) everyone will be assured of a better future.

Since the 1980s, the global economy is coming together (globalization) but these pose a serious threat to us in Zimbabwe and elsewhere in developing economies. Surely we do agree that in some way the countries should be member of these International Financial institutions but those powerfully countries of the world should not tell us how we should spend our resources and what policy to take.

The future of a welfare state.

The land reform  continue to receive a lot of criticism from the left wing together with some of our friends in Europe and elsewhere we  entirely believe in what we can do   as a nation. Wealth redistribution exercise could have been carried out at the wrong time and also the violent nature that left some people for dead in my view was very necessary step to address social justice. The land reform will remain in place for sometime if our leaders fail to take decisive measures to fulfil our futures national aspirations of re-claiming economic fortune. This will form part of the future nationalist government’s social policy infrastructures. It is in our beliefs as future generation that when addressing to issues relating to social policy, it must not deviate from the main nation theme of self independence.


As such social policy would be an integral part of a wide economic policy intended to help citizens discover their potential, this will include opening up  various opportunities to zimbabweans through economic empowerments such as handing over more land to the poor, increasing irrigation schemes in up down the country, training and  as well as buildng energy supply chains. These measures are the best for our country as we seek to be a  more defined economic, social and political republic. Ladies and Gentlemen the land reform should be our battle ground for every Zimbabwean, the expansion of the Kalahari Desert into the western (Matabeleland) part of our country can not be ignored by this generation. Desertification already threatening lives in those regions ,particularly in areas of food security, high temperatures and failing rainfall ,etc. We as futures we got to guard ourselves against such threats of which the current government policy trends do not seem to attend to this  (climate change issues)

Proposed policies would be

1. Re-orientation of the Zimbabwean economy, that is both manufacturing and processing industries will be re-located in those hostile environment in Midlands and Matabeleland provinces (region 4-6).
2. People currently in those unfavourable regions (4-6) will be re-settled in regions 1-3, (mashonaland, Manicaland , parts of masving and Midlands provinces) and these regions will form the largest human population in the country.
3. Building more dams, canals and Lakes for irrigation purposes.

 Ranganai chiwara is a young nationalist and his interests lie in the area of human  development, global diplomatic relations, home affairs  and that of nationalism.Ranganai believe in a zimbabwe that is more determined to re-define her future.