Zimbabweans bluetick shutdown calls
Brian Rungano Temba
In technological parlance there are what are called blue ticks.
These are delivery notifications within Whatsapp meant to show a sender if their message has been read.
When someone opens a message and neglects to respond, it is known as being blueticked.
This is what happened to opposition outfit Team Pachedu, ZINASU who were trying to push for a stay-away on behalf of the CCC.
By mid-day on Monday, parking bays along streets in town are fully occupied, a sign that people are going about their business ignoring calls from imperial mandarins.
At Mbare Musika, the biggest informal market it was business as usual, as people went about their business.
Some had no idea that there was ever a call for a stay-away, reaffirming the longstanding argument that there is more to Zimbabwe than Twitter.
In town, the regular places of high activity were buzzing.
Simon Muzenda Bus Terminus had more traffic as usual, as private buses are starting to re-emerge after a two year suspension.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police said the situation in Zimbabwe is normal.
“The ZRP reports that the situation in the country is normal. The public is urged to report anyone trying to intimidate, harass or threaten members of the public who are peacefully conducting their normal day-to-day activities,” the ZRP said on their Twitter, where they assured the country of their readiness to thwart any criminal activities.
Analysts had already foretold the failure of the stay away.
Even with his dislike for the new dispensation, Professor Jonathan Moyo saw the futility of a stay-away.
“What does #ShutDownZimbabwe mean? How come the hashtag has been trending more in South Africa than anywhere else? Who will suffer and who will benefit, if Zimbabwe is shutdown as being plotted?” Professor Moyo asked.
He revealed that there is an American hand in the calls for a stay-away, which will go down in history as one of the worst political flops ever recorded.
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