Zimbabwe: Let's Bring Back Ethics Into Politics

opinion

Harare — It is still mind-boggling to many Zimbabweans why a government that claims to be a people's choice can undertake certain acts that are so grossly immoral, unethical, anti-people and with no regard to human suffering, and then remorselessly stand in defense of such acts despite the fact that the whole world holds the opposite view, including the people in whose favor such acts are purportedly implemented.

The answer to this phenomenon is complex but perhaps what is evident is that there is a progressive moral degeneration in our society and the concept of "ubuntu/hunhu" has been thrown over-board and this effectively permeates all aspects of Zimbabwean life.

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