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Chamisa must remain calm

Letters
My advice to the Chamisa is that he should exercise restraint and avoid confrontation with Zanu PF  even after provocation.

THE good start by the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa in the campaign for the March 26 by-elections following the recall of several MPs and councillors by MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora is laudable.

It was never going to be easy, especially penetrating rural constituencies which have been seen as Zanu PF strongholds.

What happened in Gokwe, Kwekwe and Bulawayo last Sunday was just superb.

The rallies were well attended and very organised, showing that the CCC campaign machinery is well-oiled, prepared and ready to deliver in the forthcoming polls.

It is my sincere hope that the party will maintain this purple patch as the country enters the home stretch for the 2023 elections.

My advice to the Chamisa is that he should exercise restraint and avoid confrontation with Zanu PF  even after provocation.

That rowdy Zanu PF youths  disrupted a CCC rally in Kwekwe, which culminated in the death of one supporter and left others injured, is evidence that the party has unsettled the powers that be.

The idea is to provoke Chamisa so that he reacts and State security agents descend heavily on him and other party leaders.

It is important for Chamisa to forge ahead with party programmes with like-minded party members and leave those sitting on the fence to make up their minds.

Sooner or later, those who are resisting Chamisa’s leadership will realise they don’t have significant followership and will join him. –Chief Chiduku

Demise of the status quo

AFTER the Roman senate declared Emperor Nero an enemy of the State and sentenced him to death for his abuse of power, the emperor did not wait to be humiliated in public, instead he committed suicide.

What followed was a struggle for power by provincial governors (military generals), who were backed by their soldiers to usurp the office of high esteem.

In a space of nine months, the Roman empire was ruled by three emperors, one lasted two months, the other three months and the last one four months.

All of them lacked substance to unite the empire. Some failed to restore economic stability as well as law and order in the empire.

I was just reminiscing about these historical events and saw it fit to bring the matter before the nation of Zimbabwe.

At this very moment we find ourselves in a political quagmire, this military-backed government will suffer setbacks from the grassroot level of the army and they will do away with the top hierarchy, who desperately want to maintain the status quo. It is a fact that the old is dying and the new is born.

Zimbabwe will rise again.

It will become the breadbasket of southern Africa as it used to be.

I believe!       -Sakala

Africa should adopt PPPs

AFRICA was once regarded as a continent with no hope. With some of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Africa has become the newest destination for emerging markets.

What are the investment opportunities in Africa? Over the past decades, Africa has explored great depths for its rise in economic growth and investment opportunities.

While Africa offers great returns compared to most emerging economies, it cannot be considered as a solitary performing body. The continent bears 54 distinct economies that are weighed by challenges and have opportunities peculiar to their economic activities and operating environments — the two most crucial ingredients of investment.

These economies have continued to support their nations and the world at large with natural resources, skills and labour, but what are some of the untapped investment opportunities in Africa?

The continent is incredibly rich in natural resources. It has huge, untapped reserves of natural gas and oil (10% of the world’s reserves) and largely unexploited hydroelectric power.

It is home to vast gold, platinum, uranium, iron ore, copper and diamond reserves.

Currently, only 10% of Africa’s arable land is being cultivated, yet it holds around 60% of the world’s arable land.

As such, Africa has become a magnet for foreign direct investment. The continent has a global comparative advantage in agriculture, being home to more than half the world’s agriculturally suitable and highly unused land, natural resources and its vast water resources have hardly been tapped.

About 60% of the world’s uncultivated land is in Africa, while the continent is only responsible for 10% of the world’s agricultural produce.

Agriculture as an untapped investment opportunity is set to be a major growth driver over the next few years, surpassing mining and metals.

South-east Asia has become uncompetitive and expensive for doing agribusiness; it’s time for Africa to take advantage of this opportunity.

The way to go for Africa is to adopt the 3P or P3 consensus. A public–private partnership (PPP, 3P or P3) is a co-operative arrangement between two or more public and private sectors, typically of a long-term nature.

However, the late 20th Century and early 21st Century have seen a clear trend of governments across the globe making greater use of various PPP arrangements. –Buhera Villager

IN response to Mwonzora recalls Kariba mayor, councillors, RUSSELL JON says: MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora holds the world record of a party president who recalled his subordinates. The recalls are out of frustration and nothing else. It is a way of fixing those who don’t agree with him. But recalls don’t fix roads or provide clean water in cities.

ZEB RONALD CHIMOMBE says: He will actually recall himself from the political podium very soon. The truth is he has realised that the people he thought were his supporters are not and this is hard to swallow. The yellow tsunami is sweeping everything around Mwonzora and his handlers at Zanu PF headquarters. Now they are all desperate, they don’t know how to stop CCC leader Nelson Chamisa whom they thought they had destroyed. The young man is up again and more powerful than they ever imagined.

LIBERTY CHAHWETA says:  Mwonzora is taking people for granted, instead of fixing his party,` he is busy depriving citizens of their representatives.

IN response to Chiwenga berates opposition-led BCC, JOSEPH TONDONDO says: Inasmuch as I do not support corruption, it is very disheartening to hear this coming from a top Zanu PF official such as Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga. The party has prejudiced the nation of US$15 billion in diamond proceeds. The Zanu PF government has also disadvantaged the nation by siphoning billions of dollars through the command agriculture programme.

WONDER PHILIMON MAHLANGU says: Does Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga have proof for the alleged mismanagement of funds or any concrete evidence which shows laundering of money meant for developing the City of Bulawayo. This is cheap politicking.

NJABULO NDEBELE says: What about the Zanu PF government that ran down the country? It is a question of a kettle calling the pot black.

SIBANGANI NCUBE says: Where is the Local Government ministry in all this? In other words, Chiwenga is accusing Local Government minister July Moyo of sweeping  the rot at Bulawayo City Council under the carpet. Do they not say a fish rots from the head?

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