One tweet, meme or Facebook post at a time, Zimbabweans – known for their humour- are poking fun at the national electricity provider, Zesa, for its acute 18-hours-a-day power cuts that have left the already teetering country in the dark.
With no solution to the crises of the country, it would, perhaps be fair to conclude that even government officials themselves – despite having lights at their homes and offices- are also in the dark, but in a different way!
Interestingly, as this crisis deepens, ordinary Zimbabweans are increasingly spending more time foraging for the scarce dollars to pay for, among other things, electricity bills, firewood, paraffin or gas.
This is because despite the unavailability of electricity, Zesa, in a show of unrivalled debt follow up efficiency, never stops knocking doors for its money.
With companies shutting down or scaling down, the burden is increasingly becoming huge on the hard-pressed ordinary Zimbabwean.
But that will not stop the same ordinary Zimbabweans to find humour from such distressing situations.
Keep Reading
- Chamisa under fire over US$120K donation
- Mavhunga puts DeMbare into Chibuku quarterfinals
- Pension funds bet on Cabora Bassa oilfields
- Councils defy govt fire tender directive
Some have taken to social media to create memes, tweets and posts that, in a satirical way, tell the story of the electricity crisis.
Below are some of the memes and tweets:
Do not laugh alone, share with us and everyone else via our Facebook Page .
TAPIWA ZIVIRA ONLINE REPORTER
To add to the fun, a parody Zesa Twitter account @Zesa263 is posting threads of satirical tweets about the crisis. Below are some of them
Please take a bucket of water to your nearest ZESA depot for the #DonateABucketOfWater initiative for Kariba dam. https://t.co/tteCg13AP9
— ZESA (@Zesa263) September 29, 2015
We give credit to generous Zimbabweans who have been helping in our #DonateABucketOfWater initiative. Join them https://t.co/79mu8c2DpM
— ZESA (@Zesa263) September 29, 2015
zesa 263
We got this DM from a certain lady thanking us for affording her the opportunity to have a candle-lit dinner with her man!! Kunaka kwezvimwe
— ZESA (@Zesa263) September 28, 2015