YOUR FEEDBACK
SOME Zimbabweans are vandals, they are contributing in destabilising the economy. They are so many business gurus who are anti-economic growth and stability. Their character has these characteristics. They never adapted to plastic money. One day a swiping machine is found in their shops, tomorrow is gone. The same applies to cooking oil. Some people are rating the bond notes. These are the economic killers. They want us to die from hunger and starvation. Government should come up with stiffer penalties for those sabotaging the economy.— Alvin C Muchagumisa.
The ugly scenes being reported in domestic football circles this season must not be repeated again next year. This can tarnish the image of our local football. On behalf of The Manica Post readers, I would like to wish Mutare City Rovers (Gusha Boys) the best. We want the team back in PSL. Let us hope they will be in the league to stay. I want to remind soccer loving fans that the pacesetters, Dynamos will win the title this year. — Terrence Mwedzi.
We welcome the new look Cabinet. It was great to see President Mugabe mixing experience and the youth. I was also pleased with the new ministry to fight cyber crime. — Tawanda Mhlanga, Dangamvura.
When in some supermarkets compare the prices of the goods on the shelf and the amount you pay at the till. You will be shocked.— Fourtimes Mutengi.
Resident Minister Cde Mandi Chimene should be recommended for having time to interact with the public. Her recent tour of the city’s ranks to see how rank marshals, driver and passenger work should be applauded. The operators and the public should now ensure that peace prevails at the ranks. Vendors should move from the pavements to their designated areas. This will make our city clean, orderly and most beautiful. — Mhlanga.
Riding a motorcycle without wearing a helmet to protect your head is a punishable offence. In the event of an accident, your skull may fracture. Please observe rules of the road as enshrined in the Highway Code. — Crispen Tendai Masenhu.
Authorities should deal with the issue of smuggling once and for all. The argument that the border is too big to patrol does not hold water. I want to believe that there are well connected people involved in this. Why is that everyday bales of second-hand clothes are smuggled into the country, yet police and the army patrol the border? Our officers can do much better is they do their duties diligently. It is everyone’s duty to fight dirty deals at our borders. — Worried Citizen.
There is a tendency by women to apportion blame on men when it comes to infection of STIs and HIV. They forget that when we marry them, most of them won’t be virgins. You hear them bragging “ini ndine mwana wangu”, trying to hit you under the belt on procreation, yet the child was sired through trial and error with boys who prick and men who bulldoze. — Not Amused.
Fathers must not allow their under-aged boys to drive cars as a way of showing off. — CM.
That President Mugabe has said vendors should be removed has caused a lot of debate. Vending itself is not illegal. It is done in Mumbai, India, Cairo, Egypt and many other mega cities the world over. But there is order and law. Our vendors have become lawless and are always fighting law enforcement agents. The Presidential statement was for vendors to have order, to use designated places and not block traffic and people on the pavements. Vending is a reality, but let them be orderly, disciplined and smart. — 0777 696 915.
The Manica Post, your paper is improving each week. The quality of the news is now great. Great news supported by facts not just one-sided. Your health pages are of great importance to us. Your production is a total package. We salute your excellent work. — Tawanda Mahoso, Mutare.
It is pointless to blame King Lobengula on why he signed the Rudd Concession that was used to colonise Zimbabwe by then. Whether King Lobengula had signed the documents or not, Rhodes had already invaded the country. The indigenes were using spears where the foreign forces had guns.
During that era, what was written on paper was unheard of in Africa that one could lose his kingdom, wealth and land. These fraudulent documents were to ward off the Boers and Portuguese to keep out of way for the British. What is important, the common goals of European countries were to forcibly take away our land and hauling our minerals to their shores. The once self-reliant indigenes were turned to slaves.
These ear-shattering choruses of human rights we hear today did not apply. The concern is the concerted efforts to delete memories of the struggles for Africa to remain the main supplier of raw materials to the developed countries. — Mahuhushe.