Threats, force won’t get us anywhere

THERE is a famous proverb which was coined by native American Lakota sages which says: “Force, no matter how concealed, begets resistance.”

It is in this light that we conjure the spirits of the long gone wise people to help us navigate this hostile world. And for us in Zimbabwe the Lakota sages’ wise words hit us like a runaway freight train when we reflect on the events surrounding our recently introduced Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency.

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