YOUR FEEDBACK

I AM greatly concerned by the high frequency of fatal accidents on our highways. The main cause is invariably reckless driving. Drivers need to seriously consider the sanctity of life and should always respond positively when rebuked by concerned passengers. Witnesses should desist from splashing horrendous photos of such accidents on social media. I just wonder what this behaviour depicts about our attitude towards death. Is it morally upright to make a plaything of somebody’s loss, painful loss for that matter; loss of life; loss of the essential ability to stand on one’s own as a healthy person; loss of emotional stability; the list is endless. If a person cannot allow you to post his or her photo, taken in his or her mirthful moment, on social media, what then makes us so eager to post other people’s photos on the electronic media in their moment of death or excruciating pain? Surely this is not at all a way of sharing the victim’s pain. — Nhamo Muchagumisa, Odzi.

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Rusape needs to be prepared for situations like this because of its proximity in the national highway; imagine the number of ambulance at Rusape General Hospital, capacity of mortuary and the number and efficiency of fire tenders. If these essentials are in place, a lot of lives can be saved. Our deepest sympathy goes to the Mugabe and Rufasi families and all those who lost their beloved relatives in the Smart-Bolt Cutter accident. May God comfort you in these times — Deeply Hurt.

***** l think, the government should re introduce police on our roads, minimize the number of road blocks, improve the system, though corruption cannot be eliminated, it can be reduced. Reduce the amounts of certain types of traffic offences, improve ticketing system and make offending drivers pay at the nearest police station within seven days. Some of the drivers we have on our roads leave a lot to be desired, especially those of the so called mushika-shikas. They don’t value human life, they are only concerned about their daily targets and most of them don’t even have driver’s licences and they don’t follow road rules especially at Total Service Station junction —Rusape Resident.

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What is stopping buses from having mandatory speed governors? A law should be promulgated compelling all public service vehicles to be licenced only when they are fitted with the speed limit device. Accidents in most cases are caused by speeding... if there is that device which limits a bus to 80km/hr, there will be no need to overtake. On this other day l was doing 120km/hr in a private car and this Smart bus overtook me on a blind rise and I never saw it along the way. Something must be done ASAP — Saka.

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I think the cause is negligence. If the Smart bus driver had not tried to overtake on that blind rise, the accident could have been averted. Drivers lack patience on the road — Frangeni.

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How can a driver overtake on a clearly marked no-overtaking double line? This was an unacceptable human error. Lots of lives were needlessly lost — Ranga.

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The Mutare-Harare highway is the best road in the country at the moment, but one wonders how a normal driver can be so reckless. May all the grieving families be comforted —Raymond.

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I am very saddened by the Rusape buses accident that killed 47 people. Lives lost y needlessly. This accident should be the last, and going forward stern measures are taken to reign in public service vehicle drivers and their employers — Chasi.

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Thank you Mr President for ordering an end to unjustified price increases this nonsense must stop. I don’t understand why some people are so selfish. Most retailers are doubling their prices with some tripling them for no reason at all. They just want to take advantage of people and this should stop — Martyn.

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Nelson Chamisa has falsely appropriated himself the robes of Messiah. He is an unrepentant and dangerous dictator. The dismissal of the democratically elected mayor of Victoria Falls to pave way for his self-appointed stooge should make all dictators cringe with awe at the new record of mind control — S Dube.

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The population of Zimbabwe over the years has shown serious gullibility. One would recall the hype over the “fungus” juice of the 90s, the zvihuta in the early 2000s.We have seen how many have gone to sea believing Chamisa will bring $15 billion from Donald Trump and bullet trains, Wi-Fi in rural areas etc. Our population is now prone believing anything and everything. We are going towards being suicidal nation. Yet we are amongst the most “literate” nations in Africa — Masaisai.

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India has the third largest HIV/AIDS population on the planet, the government is still spending millions per year on anti-retroviral and HIV/AIDS clinical trials. A population of 2.1 million is known to be living with the virus and a staggering 70 000 Indians are losing their lives to HIV/AIDS per year. Clinical trials must be properly registered with authorities in India and any trials held in that country. Now the question is why would Indians help Magaya find cheaper cue for HIV but still continue to use expensive ARVs — Wayfarer.

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The arrest of Supa Mandiwanzira must be a warning to all ministers. We have some ministers who think they are untouchable. Respects the people and they will respect you. Deal with us all like human-being not animals — Offended.

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Let’s follow our President, who is an epitome of servant leadership. ED wants to end corruption — Observer.