Giving Back to the Community

Who looks up to us? – The community we grew up in and giving back to your community is one such great feat that will go a long way in the many lives of our people in Buhera South Constituency.

Our parents played their part in many ways, education being one of the many responsibilities that our parents shouldered even when the chips were down, even when it was next to impossible to educate a child, but they went beyond their means to ensure that we are where we are today. The ball is now in our court and as the young generation, the Generation 40, we need to make our community a better place for all. We need to make Bsc a place devoid of social ills that might bring the entire area to its knees. Social ills such as prostitution, substance abuse must never raise their ugly heads again as we gear towards the selfless uplifting and face-lifting of Bsc. 

It is our responsibility to bring social amenities, technological advancements to the door-step of our community, to bring the much needed cash generating projects to the youths, the women, thereby enhancing and inculcating self-reliance within these quarters. And empowering these people is in itself a milestone in repositioning our community as a haven for economic growth.

Having said that, the million dollar question is always “the how” part of the implementation process. Where do we start? Is it an individual and well-wishers approach or a holistic approach by all members concerned? Indeed it is a collective task, albeit herculean, with every member contributing financially equally or more or less equally or in kind to this initiative. The daggers must then be drawn to ensure proper responsibility and accountability in all our operations. Who is doing what must be rightfully encoded to accentuate a laminar flow of events and tasks.

As forerunners of Giving Back to the Community initiative, we need to demonstrate a high sense of commitment and dedication to the cause so as to lay an insurmountable foundation for the next generation. We must never leave a trail of work-in-progresses, or inchoate thoughts and ideas, but rather a legacy of an indelible mark for posterity and for our kids.

Malema booted out

The NDC of ANC yesterday handed down the toughest verdict on the firebrand of the ANCYL leader, Julius Malema, by expelling him from the ANC for five years for putting the party into disrepute and for sowing divisions within the party.

In a statement Political Analyst Madoda Fikeni said Juju’s political life has been thrown into the political wilderness and it would be very difficult for him to bounce back after such a long time and re-join the political race within ANC. Malema has 14 days in which to appeal his sentence, but many analysts believe his chances of winning the case are too slim to none.

What next for Juju? Some people also think Malema will take the appeal window as a political tactic to remain within the party and to be able to galvanise for support while his stay lasts. Remember there is the elective conference in Mangaung in December and the young Turkey is expecting the unexpected and be elected. But for now, the young boy has gotten more than what he bargained for and only time will tell if he will be able to weather this storm.