A quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: “Women are like teabags. We don’t know how strong we are until we are in hot water.” Amai Eleanor Roosevelt vanoti,” Madzimai ndivo masamba. Hatizivi kusimba kwavo kusvika vaiswa mumvura inopisa.” UEleanor Roosevelt wathi, “Omama banjengamahlamvu etiye. Abazi ukuqina kwabo baze babesemanzini abilayo.”

POWER TO THE PEOPLE BY MARCH 2008
AMANDLA EBANTWINI NGOMBIMBITHO 2008
SIMBA KUVANHU MUNAKURUME 2008

An open letter to the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA)
Sometimes Available (ZESA)

We, the consumers of electricity, wish to advise you that your service is no longer empowering us but is draining our pockets. We are suffering under load shedding but are being forced to pay high rates. Some of us are being asked to fork out millions for metres. We are also losing our electrical appliances because of your unstable voltage.

Whilst we hear that ZESA is also a victim of the bad and mismanaged economy we hear that ZESA itself is also being mismanaged and there is widespread corruption. Some of your bosses do not pay these high rates, resources are being looted and no one is held accountable.

You were singing ZESA has come with the power – ‘ZESA yawuya nePower’ – saka ZESA yazoyenda nePower yacho? ‘IZESA isibuye lamandla kagetsi’ – pho aseyengaphi lawo mandla? We demand POWER to the people for real!

WE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO PAY DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF LIVING AND WE DO NOT LIKE LIVING IN DARKNESS.

We demand to be treated with respect as your customers and demand the following:

1. Stop turning a blind eye to corruption in your company and deal with the criminals.
2. Make sure all those who are getting free electricity, including Government departments pay the same high rates as we are paying.
3. Do something effective to control your voltage; we cannot afford to replace our electrical property.
4. You have also dis-empowered our children who cannot study at night! You have killed our appliances! You have disrespected your customers. We demand that you find us cheaper firewood, candles and matches as we cannot afford to pay $5000 for one candle and $1000 for a box of matches. You are the ones who are not giving us POWER so you should pay for us to have candlelight.
5. WE DEMAND POWER TO THE PEOPLE by March 2008.

Yours, Mothers who are deeply saddened

AMANDLA EBANTWINI NGOMBIMBITHO 2008

Thina, abasebenzisi bamagetsi sifisa ukulazisa ukuthi ukwenza kwenu akusisuthisi kodwa kusidla izikhwama zethu. Sithwele nzima ngokuchitshwa kwamagetsi (load shedding) kodwa sibadala imali ephezulu. Abanye bethu bakhitshiswa inkalakatha zemali (amamillion) amameter. Impahla zethu ezisebenza ngegetsi ziyafa ngenxa yokuhamba kwamagetsi okungapheliyo.

Siyakuzwisisa ukuthi iZESA layo ithwele nzima ngenxa yomnotho omi kubi ngokutshaphazwa kwezomnotho, kodwa sidaniswa yikuthi kuleziphathamandla zenkampani ezitshaphaza impahla zingagqize qhakala.

Lalihlabela lisithi, ‘Zesa yawuya nePOWER’ saka ZESA yazoyenda nePOWER yacho? IZESA isibuye lamandla kagetsi’ pho asiyengaphi lawomandla? Sifuna amandla ebantwini ngeqiniso!

ASISENELISI UKUBHADALA NGENXA YOKUDULA KWEMPILO NJALO ASITHANDI UKUHLALA EBUNYAMENI .

Sifuna ukuhlonitshwa njengabasebenzisi bamagetsi ngakho sithi sifuna okulandelayo:
1. Yekelani ukwenza angathi aliboni ubudlwangudlwangu obuse kampanini lijezise izigangi zenu.
2. Libeleqiniso ukuthi bonke labo abathola Amandla kungela mbadalo kanye labakaHulumende bhadala okufana lathi.
3. Zamani icebo elingamisa ukuhamba kwamandla, Ngoba asenelisi ukuphinda sithenge ezinye impahla zamagetsi.
4. Seliphinde lathathela abantwana bethu amandla, Ngoba abasenelesi ukubala ebusuku. Selibulele impahla yethu! Lehluleke ukuhlonipha amacustomer enu. Sifuna lisidingele inkuni, amakhandlela lomentshisi, njengoba singenelisi ukuthenga ikhandlela $5000, umentshisi nge $1000. Yini elingasipha amandla Ngakho kumele lisibhadalele ukukhanyiselwa yisibane.
5. SIFUNA AMANDLA EBANTWINI NGOMBIMBITHO 2008.

Yithi, OMAMA BENU ABALOKUDANA OKUKHULU

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SIMBA KUVANHU MUNAKURUME 2008

Isu vashandisi vemagetsi tinoda kukuzivisayi kuti rubatsiro rwenyu harusina rubatsiro asikuti murikutotipedzera mari dzedu. Tirikutambudzika nekudzimwa kwemagetsi nguva nenguva asi murikutimanikidza kubhadara mari yakawanda. Vamwe tirikuto budisa makunun’nu emari kumameter. Uyezvetirikushaiwa magetsi pamusana pemichina yenyu isingashandi.

Tinonzwisisa kuti ZESA nayo inedambudziko remari pamusana pekutambiswa kwezvehupfumi. Tine kusuwa kukuru kuvakuruvakuru veZESA vanochambadza midziyo yekambani vasineyi nazvo.

Mayiyimba muchiti, ‘‘Zesa yawuya nePOWER’ saka ZESA yazoyenda nePOWER yacho? IZESA isibuye lamandla kagetsi’ pho asiyengaphi lawomandla? Tirikutoda simba kuvanhu zvechokwadi!

HATICHAKWANISI KUBHADARA MARI IDZI UYEZVE HATIFARIRE KUGARA MUCHIDIMA.

Tinoda kuremekedzwa sevashandisi vemagetsi uye tinoda izvirikutevera:
1. Regedzayi kutarisira kungemusingawoni hukororo kurimukambani muwone zvekuyita negororo.
2. Itai kuti vese varikuwana magetsi pasina mari yavanobhadara vanoverengera veHurumende vabhadare mari yakafanana neyatiri kubhadarawo.
3. Tsvagayi zvekuyita panyaya yekudzima kwemagetsi; nekuti hatizokwanisi kugadzirisa midziyo yedu inoshanda nemagetsi.
4. Matokanganisa vanavedu vasingachakwanise kuverenga husiku! Uyezve matowuraya midziyo yedu! Matadza kunyara macustomer enyu. Tinoda mutitsvagire huni dzakachipa, maKenduru nemechisi sezvo tisingakwanisi kutenga kenduru re$5000 nemechisi we$1000. Ndimi murikutinyima simba saka tipeyi chibani.
5. TINODA SIMBA KUVANHU MUNA KURUME 2008.

Tisu, VANAMAI VENYU VANEKUSUWA KUKURU