ZIMBABWE is bleeding, and no one seems to care. Day after day, fresh corruption scandals erupt, exposing the rot within the country’s political elite — yet nothing changes.
No arrests, no consequences, no justice. The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission remains silent, law enforcement looks the other way, and the nation’s leadership appears either unwilling or unable to act.
It is a betrayal of the highest order, a slap in the face to every citizen struggling to survive in this broken system.
Latest reports suggest that a US$437 million contract for cancer treatment equipment may have been signed between the Zimbabwean government and a South African company reportedly linked to Wicknell Chivayo, a businessman who has previously been involved in controversial state tenders.
Questions have been raised about the lack of competitive bidding in the process.
The deal involves a reported upfront payment of US$52,5 million, followed by monthly payments of US$9,1 million over four years.
Without further clarification from authorities, it remains unclear whether proper procedures were followed or not. This has led to public scrutiny amid broader discussions about governance and procurement practices in the country.
This scandal is just the latest in a long line of brazen thefts. Chivayo’s name has become synonymous with graft, from his alleged involvement in the US$100 million Zimbabwe Electoral Commission scandal to other questionable deals that vanish into the pockets of the connected few. Yet, he operates with impunity, shielded by a system that rewards loyalty over integrity.
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Meanwhile, ordinary Zimbabweans suffer — patients die from lack of treatment, nurses and doctors go unpaid, and public hospitals crumble. The very people entrusted with safeguarding the nation’s resources are the ones plundering them. What does this say about Zimbabwe’s future? When leaders treat the state Treasury as their personal bank account, when accountability is non-existent, and when corruption is not just tolerated, but institutionalised, what hope remains?
The cancer eating away at this country is not just the disease in our hospitals — it is the moral decay in our leadership. They have turned governance into a criminal enterprise, where tenders are traded like contraband and public funds vanish without a trace.
The silence is deafening. Where are the protests? Where is the outcry? Have we become so numb to theft that we no longer demand better? Zimbabweans deserve leaders who serve the people, not predators who feast on their suffering. If this continues unchecked, we are not just a nation in decline — we are a nation surrendering to its own destruction.
Enough is enough. When will we rise and demand accountability? When will we stop accepting this looting as the norm? Zimbabwe is not beyond saving, but it will take more than anger — it will take action. Because if we do not fight for our country, who will?
