We are in serious danger in that our next crop of political leaders will not be the best of us.
I remember vividly when Mugabe came into power in 1980, we were just too excited and naïve to even imagine that this same man would literally destroy our economy simply for his selfish ends , and that he would purge all those who even questioned or challenged him. We Zimbabweans created a dictator and we naively cheered him on as he claimed to be fighting imperialism on our behalf: sound familiar doesn't it?.
One thing that I have learnt is that as we allow and watch politicians to push the boundary of their influence dressed with arrogance and selfish ambition, we strengthen self-belief and that leads them to further entrench themselves in power, regardless of how they may perform.
Personally I am worried sick as I watch how the ANCYL continues to push its boundaries and how Julius Malema, despite him being correct on some issues, is beginning to think that he can run this country with a mere "mandate' from 5,000 delegates who represent a very small portion of this population.
I am rather surprised that black professionals and business people with much to lose, are watching this happen and are seemingly quiet on the idiocy that we have seen recently.
In Zimbabwe we have a not so young minister of youth and empowerment whose bona fides I still question to this day. How did we ever allow this buffoon to be responsible for presiding over economic transformation in Zimbabwe?