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Shelter is a basic human right

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EDITOR — Chitungwiza Residents Trust (Chitrest) in its ongoing effort to avert government’s  intended house demolitions yesterday successfully created a platform at Unit O in Seke, Chitungwiza in partnership with Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) to educate and sensitise Chitungwiza and Seke rural residents on their rights, particularly the right to shelter. Jeremiah Bamu,…

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Stop cashing in on Mandela brand

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EDITOR — I have noticed with great distress the crocodile tears many were shedding at the burial of the late Nelson Mandela. While it is customary to be sombre at such occasions, others are busy coming up with smart ways of cashing in on the late icon’s legacy. I have heard of Mandela walks that…

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Where are ZBC licensing fees going to?

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EDITOR — The Chitungwiza Residents Trust (Chitrest) joins other progressive residents’ movements in the country in calling for the boycott of licence fees to Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) amid the unearthing of a salary scandal at the national broadcaster. This comes after the revelation, emanating from the current investigation on the salary structure at the…

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Probe parastatals

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EDITOR — The MDC calls on Parliament to urgently set up a commission of inquiry to probe all parastatals following the shocking disclosures of hefty allowances that Happison Muchechetere, the suspended ZBC chief executive is receiving while the State broadcasters’ employees have gone for over six months without salaries. Zimbabwe has over 75 State-controlled public…

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Obama must always set an example

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EDITOR — I saw a picture of the US President’s wife staring grudgingly at the Danish blonde Prime Minister who sat on the other side of Barack Obama. You know how they say a picture says a thousand words? I think in this case a picture made headlines, despite the fact that we did not…

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Probe all parastatal bosses’ perks

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EDITOR — I have been reading with interest the comments from the public over the chief executive officer of Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings, Happison Muchechetere. I can not help but deduce that this is just a tip of the iceberg. What boggles the mind is how  a board in a country where civil servants and most…

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Zesa shortchanging its customers

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EDITOR ? On reading Cathy Buckle’s, Indigenisation xenophobic,” one comes to grips with the alarming and rapidly sliding economy in Zimbabwe. I do not believe Zesa Holdings ever wrote off any debts. All they have done is add them to the new meter vouchers one buys when Zesa installs these contraptions. My family had one…

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Mash Central hit by hunger

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EDITOR — After voting resoundingly for Zanu PF, Mash Central residents are wondering if the ruling party can save them from hunger. The three-year grain loan scheme provided under inclusive government and massive donor interventions vanished along with the inclusive government. The level of hunger in areas under Dande region — Mount North, Rushinga, Muzarabani…

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Well done Moyo, Supa

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EDITOR — I applaud Media minister Jonathan Moyo and his deputy Supa Mandiwanzira on their swift action over the mess at Zimbabwe Broadcasting Holdings (ZBH). Surely, how can one earn $40 000 or so at such a badly performing institution where workers have gone for months without pay? We read so many stories emanating from…

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Govt needs churches

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EDITOR — The plan by government to take their economic blueprint to churches is a step in the right direction. In fact after a long period of time government has finally proved that they do have grey matter in their heads. However I need to point out that it is not their economic blue print…

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