In the news, the Khartoum locality decided to replace the
foreigners who work as tea-makers with national ones and prevent the presence of
foreigners in the street, arguing that the job will be limited on the nationals
only and to be in organized cafes.
Commissioner of Khartoum locality Lt. Gen. Omer
Nimir told the Sudan Media Center (SMC) that he directed to form a security subcommittee
at the administrative units in order to implement the project which comes within
a plan to develop the centre of Khartoum, pointing out that, the period for the completion of the
project should not exceed a month.
Such project raises too many
questions on its feasibility, such as is it the proper solution to the problem?
Will it be marred by other dangerous phenomena? And to where these huge numbers
of foreigners will go? No doubt that they,
in this case, will look for other places sheltering them instead of selling tea
and coffee, since they are no longer welcomed in this job “vending on streets”
and these other places might be more dangerous! This new task for such foreigners, who estranged from
the market, to cope with their new situation, and they will definitely be
forced to change the way they make their living.
I’m wondering how this could be addressed in
view of the neighborly relations that are very complex and interrelated mix of security,
economic and social issues!?
Such projects needed to be
studied by all its aspects to avoid negative impacts that could be generated during
or after the implementation and to address the root- causes of
the problem!
Glimmer of hope!
In a related development, the Khartoum locality appointed the
veteran plastic artist, Dr. Rashid Diab as a head for the decoration committee of
the capital center.
I was very pleased to hearing such news, as the Sudanese capital
is in dire need for such aesthetic touches to beautify those ugly places which
make one very ashamed to say I’m a Sudanese and Africa mine!
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