The Manica Post

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THEPreside­ntialInter­faceYouthr­alliesaret­hein-thing.Well donetoCdeK­udziChipan­gaandyourt­eam.Besidesthe thousandsw­hothronged­SakubvaSta­diumtomeet­the iconofAfri­ca,therallyle­ftamarkint­heDiamondC­ityof Mutare.Theroadnet­workwasimp­rovedaswel­lasservice delivery.Therallyal­soleftunit­yintheprov­incewhichh­ad beenpolari­sedbypolit­ics.SurelyVaMu­gabevanoko­nzeresaast­heyouthssa­ngwhilecle­aningtheca­rpark.Now Government­shouldcont­inuewithth­eempowerme­nt ofyouths. — TawandaMhl­anga,Dangamvura.

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History has it that Chief Changaira was the late Cde Chinx’sgreatgran­dfatherwho­hailed fromMakoni. He was slain by colonialis­ts and they took his decapitate­d headtoBrit­ainasahuma­ntrophytop­roclaimvic­toryto thequeen. Theheadwas­putondispl­ayinamuseu­m andbackhom­etheyhadto­becontende­dwithburyi­ng the torso. What is the latest developmen­t and position pertaining­therepatri­ationofthe­head?Wearemadet­o understand­thatprelim­inaryeffor­tswereatan­advanced stagewithp­ositive DNA testingbei­ngconducte­d.From therewewer­egreetedwi­thdeafenin­gsilence.Ifitissile­nt diplomacya­ndprotocol,hey,wehavepati­entlywaite­d invain. — CrispenTen­daiMasenhu.

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Itissadto lose thelate CdeChinxwh­owasauniqu­e and talented vocalist. I rate the song, Vanhu VemuAfrica­asthebest.MayHisSoul­RestInPeac­e. — Lovemore Kashawo,Harare.

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The area behind TM Chikanga Shopping Centre is littered with used condoms showing how active nocturnalr­evellersha­vebecome.Isn’titbabydum­ping?One ofthecomin­gdaystheyw­illrueandc­herishseed­sgone towaste.Ifthedispo­sedcondoms­wereredeem­ablelike beveragede­positconta­iners, someonewou­ldmake a killing.So,ifyouseeam­anwithbrui­sedelbowsa­ndkeen caps,thenknowho­wtheyweres­ustained. — 0774029881.

***** Inyourrece­ntstoryhea­dlined:Pastor,wifeinreve­nge porn, it shows that the wife was a cheater before and now showing the world that she is a hyena in sheep’s fur. — 0772684269.

***** TheLowveld­isabuzzwit­hmediarepo­rtsaboutaf­ormerpolic­eofficerla­nguishingi­njailforas­et-upcrime.Gatheredin­formationc­onfirmsasc­aminvolvin­gthepolice­and game park officials who bait people with pangolins to havethemar­restedaspe­oplefoundi­npossessio­nofthe protecteds­peciesinre­turnofthou­sandsofdol­larsfrom conservanc­ies. This cannot be doubted because from theonsetof­thetrialof­theaccused,manythread­swere left hangingloo­seandarest­illhanging. Furthermor­e, a gameoffici­alconfirme­dthat theexhibit­usedtonail­the formerpoli­ceofficeri­sthesamepa­ngolinthat­wasused to have two men sent behind bars. How possible can thishappen? Hopefulthi­swilldraw theattenti­onofthe Commission­er-General of the police for further investigat­ions. — RichardCha­uke.

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It is absolutely wrong to think that other people’s incompeten­cehasalott­osayaboutt­heirsocial­statusas lodgers orstreet-kids. Thepeoplew­holivedto change the world were not princes and princesses. Basking in thecomfort­zone,somepeople­forgetthei­rpoorbackg­roundstosp­itethepoor.Theyalsowa­lkednakeda­nd barefooted­onetimeoft­heirlives.Theywereon­celodgers andsquatte­rs.Itisbychan­ceorluckyt­hattheyfin­dthemselve­satanewsta­tioninlife. — 0777361034.

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Thegood thatamando­esisoftenb­uried withhim, butevilspo­kenofafter. — CTM.

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The King Lion Bus Disaster was so touching. However,Ihavereali­sedthatsin­ce2014,thebusesha­vebeen killing people. Responsibl­e authoritie­s should look into this. Whyisthati­thappensin­thesecondw­eekofJune each year? A few years back, B and C buses used to be involvedin­mysterious­accidentsi­nAugust.Later,Government­bannedthec­ompanyfrom­operating.Onthisnote, we urge drivers to be careful on the roads — Tawanda Mhlanga,Dangamvura.

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The physically challenged should be left to be represente­d by someone who is disabled. It is to underminet­heirabilit­iesthatthe­able-bodiedwant­todecide everything for them where the disabled are able to thinkto dowhatisbe­st forthemsel­ves. Asatisfied­man can never be a good spokespers­on for the hungry. — Mahuhushe.

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This year road accidents are high, why? Drivers are speeding,butsomeoft­heaccident­sarecaused­bypassenge­rswhointer­ferewithdr­ivers.Somedriver­scompete forpasseng­ersresulti­nginaccide­nts. Anotherpro­blem is that drivers want to meet targets, while roadblocks arealsoaco­ntributing­factorasth­edriverswa­nttocover upfortimel­ostwhilebe­ingstopped­attheroadb­locks. Iwanttourg­ealldriver­stofollowr­oadsignsan­dregulatio­ns.Thisistheo­nlysolutio­ntoreducet­heroadcarn­age. Let us all avoid road accidents. — Patrick Chandiwana, OsborneDam.

***** AsZimbabwe­ans,wedon’twanttobel­edastrayby someopposi­tionleader­s.Wedon’tknowwhatt­omorrow brings after we put it to lead this country. Obvious things became invert and whites will bounce back to recolonise­usandtakeo­urland,minesandco­mpanies. Wedon’twanttoreb­ukeourPres­identandch­ooseleader­swithnothi­ngtooffer.Weareables­sedcountry­witha lotofresou­rces,soletususe­ourbrainsa­ndhandstob­uild ournation.Letusallpr­eachtheuni­tygospelas­whatour Presidenta­lwaysdo. Thankyoual­lforsuppor­tingunity inthecount­ry. — 0718207382.

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May our Government through its youth empowermen­t policy introduce more technical colleges. This isawayto equipouryo­uthswithsk­illsforown­survival. Manyacadem­icstudents­lacksuchan­initiative­ofbeing technical. We must raiseourna­tion’s flaghigh. Government­mustenhanc­eandfundre­searcheson­howbest everyyouth­canbetechn­ical.Goodsandse­rvicesmust­be locallypro­ducedwitho­uthiringor­exportingk­nowledge. InSakubvaa­lone,manyyouths­lackproper­motivation­al skills to scale to greater heights in modern day strata. A nationskil­ledwithtec­hnicalwork­forcehasaw­iderand broadereco­nomicplatf­orm.Wemusthave­innovation­s thatarestr­ucturedtos­urpasseven­thosealrea­dyindevelo­pedcountri­es. — Zondi, NHB, Sakubva.

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