WHAT THEY SAID . . .

In the 2018 elections, the total number of people who voted was 4,8 million. We are reliably informed that the Zimbabwe diaspora is in excess of five million people who have all along been denied their right to vote. They were denied through the High Court three times. — Dethroned Ntabazinduna chief, Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni

It can’t be business as usual. It is business unusual. Take every place as a potential hotspot and every gathering as a super spreader. There must be a very clear programme of action, and I get disturbed with the situation in hospitals. There are no oxygen facilities in many of them and the poor are exposed. — MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa

The approach of naming companies and suppliers was not done in order to manage the risk that is associated with potential litigations. Normally, when you name and shame individuals in an annual report, you should have evidence that is watertight and can be sustainable. — Auditor-general Mildred Chiri