REMARKS made last week by Zimbabwe Defence Forces Chief of Staff, Major-General Martin Chedondo, that soldiers should take part in partisan politics are a clear sign that securocrats are panicking about the imminent defeat of Zanu PF by the MDC in the next elections.
RESERVE Bank Governor Gideon Gono’s former advisor, Munyaradzi Kereke is missing the point if he thinks the public will feel any empathy for him because he has turned against his erstwhile handler. To most of us, Gono and him are one and the same thing.
I AM shocked that President Robert Mugabe is trying to hold on to power regardless of his advanced age and health issues. He should retire and enjoy the rest of his days with his family and leave young blood to take over. What is he afraid of if he retires?
OCCASIONALLY I enjoy reading Professor Jonathan Moyo’s articles in the media, which these days mainly appear in the government-controlled newspapers, principally the Sunday Mail, but at the same time I am now getting bored because they are gradually becoming rambling, scathing and contemptuous.
IN the opinion piece “Uhuru speech: Mugabe steals the thunder” (Zimbabwe Independent, May 4), Psychology Maziwisa reveals a poor grasp of Zimbabwe’s history. If he honestly believes that President Robert Mugabe’s speech on Independence Day could have “changed our history forever”, one has to wonder how he could be described as a political analyst. Any analyst worth his salt ought to know that the real value of any speech lies in the actions that follow.
LOCAL Government minister Ignatius Chombo’s undermining of the will of the people and onslaught on local government democracy through politically motivated suspensions of elected councillors and mayors as well as partisan appointments are cause for serious concern.
DOCTORS in an intensive care unit sometimes have to sedate or anaesthetise their patients in order to encourage recovery whilst administering treatment.
I AM always intrigued by war veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda. He always seems to overestimate his power and has the temerity to threaten Zanu PF bigwigs (“War vets threaten to deal with faction leaders” Zimbabwe Independent, April 27).
THE Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (Zela) would like to applaud the Deputy Prime Minister, Professor Authur Mutambara’s (pictured) call for transparency over mining deals. He made these remarks recently in parliament as a response to a question by Uzumba MP Simbaneuta Mudarikwa on what the government is doing to ensure that deals entered into by various players in the economy for its revival do not undermine the country’ development.
THE gaffe-prone Indigenisation minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, recently came out with another disingenuous comment declaring that he will not be stopped by anyone and calling himself “a Hitler tenfold”.
THERE are serious governance shortcomings in Zimbabwe that are becoming just too horrible to ignore. It is a horrendous experience to watch some people deliberately rip apart the only place some of us call our homeland for selfish and misplaced interests.
I WAS intrigued by the statement made by Zanu PF Secretary for Women Affairs, Oppah Muchinguri (pictured), in the story entitled “Zesa bill scam: A mirror on the abuse of power”, (Zimbabwe Independent, March 30).
I REFER to the lead story “Mugabe fumes over Zesa bill” (Zimbabwe Independent, March 23). This was not surprising to me because, over the past three decades, Zimbabweans gave Zanu PF a blank cheque to abuse us and our resources.
THE Zimbabwe Independent published a story entitled “Dimaf: Gono urges protests over funds” (March 16) in which Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono urged the Bulawayo business community to protest against Finance minister Tendai Biti, Industry and Commerce minister Welshman Ncube and CABS over the delays in disbursement of the Distressed and Marginalised Areas Fund (Dimaf). This plea takes the prize for being the most inappropriate public utterance from a senior public official.
THE Kurera-Ukondla Youth Fund was launched last November in a memorable occasion with Indigenisation minister Saviour Kasukuwere holding a cardboard cheque of US$11 million, raising hopes sky high.
DESPITE the idea of tolling in Zimbabwe being hailed as a bold effort in the rehabilitation of rudimentary road infrastructure and maintenance thereof, perennial problems arising from lack of accountability and transparency have presented a new set of problems. Corruption, poor control mechanisms and revenue leaks have become the embodiment of the tolling system in Zimbabwe.
THE introduction of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) by Finance minister Tendai Biti was a noble idea. Ideally, there was no need to monitor the usage of the money since you would expect the MPs to be honest.
ZIMBABWEANS, as well as other Sadc nations, have always been able to settle their differences with the assistance of the Frontline States and now Sadc as history reveals.
I WAS working in the accounts office of a certain firm when NSSA started way back in 1989. How we loathed the name right from the start. It had begun in a great hurry and the NSSA Act of 1989 Act was abruptly imposed on all Zimbabweans. One law firm even refused to comply and were taken to court for their pains. This example discouraged anyone else.
