Nigeria and Zimbabwe cultures of corruption among citizens

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Problems in Nigeria and Zimbabwe are not just political but religious. Values in ordinary or the majority of people are corrupt, moral bankruptcy and characterized by hypocrisy.

Politics is a reflection of people’s faith. The economy is a reflection of people’s faith and spirit.
Zimbabweans claim to be morally upright, but its people are becoming beggars to people in neighbouring countries whom they consider as not morally upright. Something is wrong or we are cursed as a nation.

Our belief system is corrupted.
Selfishness is the issue. Most people from Zimbabwe consider themselves as more important than other people. Then behave and operate in this way.
People should think the other way around. Like this, “My neighbour is more important than me.” If this kind of view can determine how we treat others or operate things can change.

Bringing each other down.
Don’t expect people in Zimbabwe to support you. They will be determined to bring you down in business or social life. This accounts for corruption not in politics, but among the people themselves. Stealing from each other. Stealing cattle and other properties from neighbours. That belief of benefiting at the expense of others is strong in our communities.

Jealous and Envy
Jealous is that anger and desire to bring someone down so that you can get that benefit yourself.
Envy is that desire to bring someone down, even if you don’t get that benefit.

Envy accounts for the witchcraft pandemic in Zimbabwe. This witchcraft comes from one’s relatives, not strangers. Witches who cause problems are one’s relatives — strangers can actually treat you in a better way.
Jealous results in corruption seeking bribes, corruption, and benefits from others. This causes stealing and too much robbery.

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Women wicked beliefs
Majority of women are embracing the skewed view that their bodies are for financial benefit or financial benefit of their parents in the form of lobola. That’s why lobola is now commercialised. Even if you steal to pay lobola it will be accepted. The original cultural idea of lobola was good now it has been corrupted by poverty and greediness. Love in its original format has disappeared.

Desperate measure
Most Women have turned to prostitution to get jobs or earn a living. They have life-threatening difficulties. I don’t despise them, at the same time I don’t support prostitution. The situation is desperate.

Theft and Armed Robbery
In Harare you can’t walk at night, you will be robbed or even killed. I remember one night I was attacked by 6 men and in less than an hour by one man. When I pulled out a knife, they ran so fast. I didn’t know that criminals are afraid of dying like this.
If it was a firearm, I could have ended some wicked lives — the country doesn’t need those belligerents. We must be fully armed.

Our values are in the intensive care unit. That’s why we don’t have a solution to our economic concerns.

Solution: We need to humble ourselves. View others as special than yourself and seek the best for them. Personally, run away from corruption not just criticising others and yet live in those things you criticise. If you work in a public office, don’t take bribes. Do your job properly and live by your salary alone or other legitimate means.

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Bring back some Cultural and Biblical ethics in our communities. Western countries are successful because they are still enjoying the benefits of Christian work ethics — even though many are not Christians, they still do positive and Christ-like things. Better than Christians who rob and steal.

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By Collen Makumbirofa

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