Mangoma should mind his business
EDITOR — The leader of opposition party, Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe, Elton Mangoma, must concentrate on his party’s business and stop making false claims against President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is working extra hard to resuscitate the country’s economy.
In a recent interview with the NewsDay, Mangoma claimed that the President had not done anything tangible since he assumed office in November last year. Contrary to Mangoma’s claims, President Mnangagwa has so far undertaken a lot of positive economic revival activities to boost the economy. Most of the programmes are being successfully implemented and the fruits are there for everyone to see.
Mangoma’s utterances show that he is politically myopic and suffers from selective amnesia.
Who is not aware of the good works that President Mnangagwa is doing to restore economic order in the country? Most of these projects are being implemented for the betterment of Zimbabwean citizens.
For instance, the successful completion of the Kariba South power station Units 7 and 8 expansion project will increase access to electricity as 300MW of power are now being fed into the national grid. This will reduce load shedding and improve the production of goods in the manufacturing sector.
Mangoma, who is also the Coalition of Democrats (Code) leader, should stop wasting his energy in lambasting the efforts that President Mnangagwa is putting into turning around the economic fortunes of this country. Mangoma, who is also seeking political relevance, should be reminded that it doesn’t take three months for one to recover a country’s economy which has been in the doldrums for close to two decades.
The President is quite cognisant of the economic challenges that are currently bedevilling the country. One of the challenges affecting the manufacturing industry is the lack of adequate foreign currency to revive some of the struggling firms, hence the call by the President on local and international business people to invest in the country.
The President introduced new policies to re-engage with the world and attract foreign investment. One of the policies that the President has been preaching since he took oath of office is that Zimbabwe is open for business.
On the other hand, Mangoma impudently alleges that President Mnangagwa is paying no attention to the issue of corruption. Is Mangoma living in la la land and doesn’t know what is happening in our motherland? A lot is happening on the ground. A number of Parliamentary inquiries are being made. Most people accused of underhand dealings are appearing before the relevant Parliamentary Portfolio Committees for hearing and explanations.
Therefore, Mangoma should be warned against passing reckless sentiments which undermine the efforts that the new administration is putting in revitalising the economy. Peacemaker Zano, Via email RESPONSE to “Mudede birth row spills into High Court”. The best policy is that the child should be registered in the presence of both parents. Is it not an offence already for one of the parents to refuse to register their child? Justice for Children Trust should be fighting to have the mother of Albarn’s daughter prosecuted. She is the one who is denying the child the right to a birth certificate. In addition, how old is the daughter and is there no time limit after birth for registering a child? People are fond of castigating the Registrar General but I find Mr Mudede to be one of the most experienced civil servants. One cannot just register a child without sufficient proof to the satisfaction of the births officer that they are the biological parent. -Goto
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