YOUR FEEDBACK

I WANT to say Happy Birthday to our mother, Dr Amai Grace Mugabe for turning 52 years. May God continue to give her many more years filled with good health. In Manicaland, we are proud of you Amai. We love you.— Terrence Mwedzi.

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New innovations every time has been the trend of Zimpapers. We thank you for introducing the new-look Herald Eastern edition. The paper is excellent and refreshing. The Mutare Bureau is coming up with well written and factual news. Everyday I am enjoying the new baby. With Gindimukindi raWasu alongside, Manicaland will never be the same. — Tawanda Mhlanga, Dangamvura.

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Instead of building on the momentum after winning the COSAFA Castle Cup, the Warriors chose to slide from the top to the bottom by giving opponents the edge to upstage us. While many blame the goalkeeper for missing the penalty while he was an `absent’ goalkeeper between the posts, the team failed to bury the Brave Warriors despite a goal lead. Namibia booted us, not out of luck, but deserved victory.— Richard Chauke.

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Metro Peach and Browne’s Chipinge branch is depriving customers by using Ecocash agent code when buying instead of a merchant code. This is not fair since we are incurring high cost at the expense of their profit.- Concerned customer.

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Minister of Health and his Home Affairs counterpart should work hand in hand to raise health funds. One way is rounding up sex workers, fine them and share the proceeds. The health fund will benefit from financial resources sourced from those who compromise good health of the nation. Tobacco, alcohol and spirits must be levied.— Crispen Tendai Masenhu.

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How can Tsvangirai lead Zimbabwe when he called for sanctions in-order for Zimbabweans to suffer? He is also suffering from cancer and I have no doubt that when elected into office, he will squander taxpayers’ money while getting treatment abroad.— Icho.

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As Zimbabweans, we should learn to love each other regardless of political affiliation. If we do so, we will start seeing a change in this country in terms of development. Our biggest aim is to move forward and not backwards. I detest tribalism because I regard it as a barbaric thing. It is time to walk the talk. Let us all value our nation.— Mwedzi.

**** According to our customs, for falsely calling someone a witch, you compensate with a beast. Similarly, it is a criminal offence to call someone a witch or wizard. The Nyanyadzi community hired its divine `snipers’ and cleared the teachers accused of Satanism. They passed the test and are clean like pins. We don’t have such a subject in our schools. It is payback time. You do not hate other people to call them witches or wizards. People should learn to sweep their yards without worrying other people. Simply deal with your problems without dragging others in the mess. The obsession in Satanism, whatever it is, is astounding and the underworld practice was smuggled into the country, perhaps by these tricksters called miracle prophets. Satanism is an act of evil and to torment someone as a witch or wizard, equally falls in the said category.— Mahuhushe.

**** Roadblocks are part of policing the world over. However, the reason why people are complaining about them is that there are now numerous. For the motoring public, there is no difference between the spot checks and roadblocks. The behaviour of some of the officers at the roadblocks is just rough. You are treated like a criminal for not fastening a seat belt. The situation becomes worse when you do not have a spot fine. Some officers have become the law unto themselves, doing the opposite of what the service charter says. We do not hate our police, but these issues need to be addressed. Mind you, we are the public and you serve us. — Tawanda Mhlanga.

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People tend to think being of a different political affiliation is the key to hostility. We need to learn to work together. Politics is regarded as a game just like football. Someone is determined and destined to win. There must be no divisions and aggression created as a result of politics and party formations. A peaceful nation has prosperity and vast economical growth. Differences within a nation and its people need to be wiped and buried for a total diversified economy. People must come to the idea of loving one another with dignity and respect. A godly kind of love must prevail within people’s hearts and minds. Sakubva must be the centre of love and passion to prosper. Youths must bear in mind that working together is the only way a nation can achieve its mandate. — Zondi, NHB, Sakubva.

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Warriors’ goalkeeper played villain by missing the penalty kick. His attempts to stop the penalties were amateurish, going the wrong way to soft penalties. Petros Mhari must have agonised. — CTM

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The majority of school children foot from home to school. The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education should be grateful to the many preschools that have mushroomed. It is not feasible and possible that the under five of age kids can walk long distances to school. These pre-schools have closed the gap. Primary schools are understaffed to have all these kids and equally fall short of pre-school requirements. Thus, the directive to parents that it will be our fault sending our children to unregistered pre-schools is to nail the complainant to free the accused. Actually, it is the responsibility of the ministry to engage these pre-schools to make sure that they are registered and monitored, than tell us that our innocent children from these pre-schools will not be enrolled to start Grade One. Make affordable minimum requirements to register a pre-school than the luxury put forward to get registered. — Observer.