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THE proposed African Cup of Nations soccer finals changes aimed at increasing the participating teams to 24 from 16 after recommendations from a symposium in Morocco is set to benefit our Warriors and Southern Africa at large. This will increase our chances and probability of the Zimbabwe national soccer team qualifying for the continental football showpiece for the fourth time, having previously made it thrice in 2004, 2006 and 2017. However, our Warriors have never won or progressed beyond the Group stages. The best performance by Southern Africa teams to date came from South Africa and Zambia, with the two nations winning the competition in 1996 when South Africa were winners and then in 2012 when “Chipolopolo’’ took home the Cup. By increasing the participating teams from 16 to 24, it is more likely that maybe one day our beloved Warriors might be crowned champions and more teams from Southern Africa will join South Africa and Zambia on the winners’ list. — Felix Zonke.
IN response to Councillor Chigora, Honda Fits and kombis operate exactly the same way. They pick up commuters and commute them. The failure to eradicate this nuisance on our roads lies squarely with the police and city council. There is no will power. Look at 9th Avenue and Robert Mugabe intersection. They will not park in parking bays. If you know where they operate Councillor, then act. Council can get more revenue from clamping the vehicles. — Paul, Bulawayo.
RESPONSE to “Reprieve for kaylite manufacturers”.— Please maintain the ban on those things, food retailers can use cardboard box like what KFC does. Kaylite is dangerous. The black smoke which is produced when you burn it shows that there is something wrong.— Simbarashe Gukwa
RESPONSE to “New rules for Grade One admission”.Why do we have these unregistered institutions running in the first place? How do our ministers work? The other one just woke up one morning casting a black cloud over all kaylite users without any consultations and again, without crafting the way forward. Showing no remorse and being bullish. Why not face those who are running ECD institutions and vet them properly? Very few ordinary individuals are into these big businesses, it’s known. Trying to play it safe by starving them instead of ordering them to either close down or get registered points to corruption. When Ministers are voted into these important offices, people expect assistance from them, not threats after threats. — Concerned Citizen.