YOUR FEEDBACK

GOVERNMENT’S decision to ban long-distance buses from operating between 9pm and 5am is noble. This will reduce road carnage and save lives. However, the move has received mixed reactions from a cross-section of the society. We have lost our loved ones through road accidents. Surely, something must be done as a matter of urgency.— Terrence Mwedzi, Osborne Dam.

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The Bible says anyone who takes his or her life by own hands is cursed by God and brings abomination to the clan. Their place in heaven is lost or forfeited. Suicide is not an end in itself, but the beginning of worse things to come. Usually, if left unchecked, someone else in the family will follow suit.— CTM.

***** Tightening our porous borders and airports is one sure way of containing diseases. Call it discrimination, but sometimes it is better to be cruel in order to be kind for humanity sake. — Crispen Masenhu.

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In this modern world, the use of juju must be condemned. It can’t be business that each time one buys a vehicle, one member of the family will die.— Pastor Calvary Mukwecheni.

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When a featherless bird clucks, no one takes notice to the alarm because it is a poor bird, maybe feeling cold or hungry. There it is, the ANC MP, Loyiso Mpumlwana, also a member of the justice committee, has made a hint that what we call law is at crossroads with African customs. This is the same point we have raised many times, but we were dismissed as being ignorant of the law. But what business do we have with Eurocentric law clipping our wings to fly?— Richard Chauke.

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Some people choose to learn things the hard way. Out of lust, they take risks to think the love will last the times of their life spans. The word “serious” is the most used word every week in The Weekender search love column and you wonder how and why they were not serious in the first place to be in furious relationships not serious relationship. — Observer.

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At an illegal crossing point along the Limpopo River, border jumpers on the way to South Africa pay R300 each. Refusal to pay, one is forced to bask in the sun for long on the burning soil. It is hot in Beitbridge. Those coming from South Africa pay more and some lose their valuables too. How do people make thousands of rands each day from what they are employed to stop?— Worried Law-Abiding Citizen.

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In a peaceful country like Zimbabwe, I don’t think it is necessary to have a gun when our soldiers even walk around without carrying this weapon. Though a gun is a tool of death, in this modern world it is used to restrain people for law and order by containing rebellious characters and dangerous criminals. For self-defence’s sake, we have many people owning guns robbed and losing the same weapons to the robbers.— 0777 361 034.

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Police stations are under-resourced. Shortage of stationery, the buildings falling apart, paint peeling off like drying skin, no toll-free numbers for the nearest police stations, police officers wearing torn or patched uniforms, no service vehicle, but traffic officers collect money at roadblocks every day. For the law, we don’t look at one’s face. The right thing must be done. Where is all the money from the mobile collecting points on the roads taken to when it is not transmitted to Treasury? — Mahuhushe.

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To those who live in Chikanga Phase 3 and areas surrounding it, be careful. Do not use the short-cut inside St Joseph’s Cemetery. Thugs are operating from the graveyard stealing valuables.— Tawanda Mahoso, Mutare.

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If only our women were like the late Gogo Muzenda, humble, fearless, committed and, above all, a woman full of respect. Respect in marriage and respect outside home. Today’s women lack these important values, thus our marriages are always battlefields. Rest in peace Gogo.— Tawanda Mhlanga, Dangamvura.

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Kombi operators, please employ mature drivers. Usually when a wheel bursts, the driver panics and leaves the steering wheel. Long ago buses used to be driven by mature people, a confirmation of the old saying: Experience is the best teacher. Caution is needed on the roads to save lives.— 0777 696 915.

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We are now tired of violence at dancehall gigs. Is it the culture of the music? I believe the drugs and alcohol sold at the venues maybe a factor. Some of the artistes are good, but violence shall make fans shun the shows.— Worried Observer.

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People are spending too much time on social media. That is why a lot of its negative use is all over. Some of the young generation are no longer helping with household duties as they are busy on social media. This is resulting in some people creating fake news, for example deaths of prominent people and fake accidents. People should always take WhatsApp messages with caution and verify the information with the traditional media. The traditional media is so reliable because facts are checked before publication. — Tawanda Mhlanga.

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Issues of people killing themselves are increasing. The reasons are many - love gone wrong and social issues. The other is of people who get charms and when they start to torment them, they kill themselves. People are advised to shun charms and work hard. The problems caused by lucky charms are numerous— 0777 696 915.

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