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Response to “Rains leave
trail of destruction”
As much as we need rains, it is a sad story. It is good that the Government is helping those who are affected. I’m sure the Government is on high alert, and will continue helping those who are in need! — Paidamoyo Mutsvairo.
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Responses to “Minister defends university fees” Sometimes we simply need logical reasoning. University fees of $5 000 per semester is far less than R33 000 per year that the cheapest State universities in South Africa charge and people there do not earn extraordinary salaries either. Besides, this is a semester charge, meaning on average one will pay just above $800 a month. It must not even be debated in Parliament. The parliamentary portfolio committee on higher education must just do a cost calculation for higher education and bring the data to Parliament. We do not peg costs of such services based on what people earn. We peg it looking at quality of such a service. Surely, one cannot argue that a patient must be given a cheaper and less effective medicine because one does not earn much. What parliamentarians should be arguing over is people’s salaries not their own State university’s fees. — Masaisai.
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These fees are less than US$ 200. Which country in the world provides tertiary education at $200? Civil servants make up less than 10 percent of the working population. We cannot price things in the country to accommodate them. The Government should instead pay them to accommodate their well-being. — Twimbo.
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Response to “Comment: Act on poor state of stadiums now” Refuse is not being collected, roads are full of potholes, residents have no drinking water and sewage is overflowing everywhere. Streets have no lights, traffic lights do not work while public toilets do not function. Buildings are collapsing, stench of human waste overwhelms the city, bus terminuses have collapsed and pavements are broken. The city’s stadiums are derelict, Mbare Musika is a health hazard and clinics do not operate efficiently. Drains are also blocked to the point where the city roads flood when it rains. This is the story of Harare City under the MDC-A led council in a nutshell. Next time, people will know who to vote for. — Sasai.
Response to “Naming, sham
ing not policy” ZANU PF
Cde Editor, I share the ZANU PF party position as articulated by Cde Chinamasa. Megaphone attacks on businesspersons or any citizen, as a way of fighting corruption should not be entertained. Official investigations should be followed and with evidence. Those suspected should be dealt with legally in terms of our laws. The norm in many countries is to blow the whistle quietly and have the culprits dealt with accordingly. The abnormal approach by our two party youths stands them on their political heads, in my learned view. Why did they decide on this approach? — CdeMzvinavhu (Prof).
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