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THAT council employees are corrupt is sad, the clerks at the market place are not ticketing some tables. The municipal officers are always asking for bribes from offenders. Let us work with the Mayor to stop it — Liberty Mahoso, Mutare.

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The truth about Advocate Nelson Chamisa is his mind is not clean because he took the leadership of his party violently, thanks — Former MDC Member.

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We have some sour milk new brands in the shops that taste bad. The government should protect us from fake foods — Mahuhushe.

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The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Cde ED Mnangagwa is applauded for reading the riot act to pharmacists selling drugs in foreign currency. But this is just the first step in the right direction. Government should come up with a clear policy on routine drugs for people with chronic conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, arthritis, heart failure and anaemia. Most of the chronic conditions manifest when one turns into a senior citizen, a stage in life when one begins to find it difficult to fend for one’s own medication. The relevant ministries, that is the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health and Child Care should ensure that the consumers of routine drugs get them for free, just as is the case with ARVS. Health should always be a priority — Nhamo Muchagumisa, Penhalonga.

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Parliamentarians must lead by example. The behaviour of male parliamentarians needs fine tuning if the report on the sexual harassment of female parliamentarians (The Manica Post, 23 to 29 November, 2018) is anything to go by. The female parliamentarians who are subjected to this despicable behaviour were voted into office, not by the female electorate alone, but the male electorate as well. Any insult or indecorous behaviour meted out on these legislators is an insult to the electorate that has recognised these lawmakers as their torch bearers — Patriot.

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The ascendancy of women is something men just need to appreciate. Women have not just proven themselves as a force to reckon with in politics alone, but in many other avenues that require intellectual thought. Bullying them into silence to satisfy our male egos is counterproductive. The best way to understand a woman is to allow her to express her views, and that right should be upheld even in the august house — NM.

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A lot of women have built impressive CVs that have seen them hold high stakes in the judiciary, in corporate governance and in the education system. Why then should the views expressed in parliament be the monopoly of male legislators? — MN.

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Zimbabweans despite our economic challenges, political differences, whether you are ZANU-PF, Zimbabwe People First, ZAPU and MDC-Alliance, we should cherish the peace and stability we have. Law enforcement agents should deal ruthlessly with those who want to disturb peace which is an envy of many countries — Tawanda.

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The concerns raised by the female legislators are an eye opener. The issue of sexual harassment needs further interrogation. If people who know better trample upon self restraint and parliamentary etiquette just to parade their male chauvinism, what is the situation like further down the ladder? If a person who knows her rights to the latter is a victim of sexual harassment, what is the situation of a cleaner in this weird world, a florist, a gardener, a security guard, a secretary, a vendor, etc? I am not suggesting that these occupations are degrading, but just hammering on the point that a cleaner is a cleaner, male or female, a parliamentarian is a parliamentarian, male or female, etc. It is the correct discharge of duties that sets a worker apart not sex — No to Sexism.

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In a way to curb the high rate of divorce cases, churches must be on the forefront of premarital, marital and post marital counselling — Jumburu.

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What previously made urban rates to be low? The town councils had farms to cushion ratepayers. What happened to the farms, livestock and farm machinery? You ask the poor to pay what they don’t have. The public has lost confidence in the manner towns are being run — Chipinge resident.

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Thumbs up to the Manica Post for publishing the story as the female lawmakers were raising real issues, unlike the noise about legitimacy issues that divide the people, who have no choice, but unity of purpose to push the country forward. The lawmakers spoke as a united force, just as Zimbabweans should do on issues bedevilling the economy — Nhamo Muchagumisa, Odzi.

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To the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development, can’t we have updates of how far the country’s highway dualisation process has gone? Constant updates in the press are vital — Matonhodze.

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