Lazarus Sauti

Lazarus Sauti Transport and Infrastructural Development minister, Honourable Architect Joel Biggie Matiza said road infrastructure is the vein that pumps the economy. He added that extensive network of high-quality road infrastructure is, therefore, a key pillar in unlocking Zimbabwe’s socio-economic potential. “Road infrastructure is a lasting investment that has an immense socio-economic impact in the development matrix of any country,” he said. “It sustains economic development not only in Zimbabwe but the world over.” Honourable Architect Matiza also said that improving road infrastructure in Zimbabwe will considerably enhance the transportation of goods, boost tourism, facilitate transactions, as well as positively impact ordinary lives in various ways, for instance making sure that people get to clinics and hospital quickly during emergencies. Sharing the same sentiments, researchers Eva Ivanova and Jana Masarova noted in their journal article titled “ Impor

Lazarus Sauti Corruption, the utmost single nuisance of our society today, is like a leech. It sucks the blood of innocent people. Similar to cancer, corruption is hal ting socio-economic growth, as well as causing high levels of road carnage in Zimbabwe. The Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe (TSCZ) said that about 2 000 accident-related deaths were recorded in 2018, a fact supported by Transport and Infrastructural Development minister, Hon. Joel Biggie Matiza, who added that most of these accidents were a result of faulty vehicles that were ‘passing’ fitness test through corruption. Furthermore, Hon. Matiza attributed some of the accidents to half-baked drivers who acquire licences through corrupt means. “The nastiest ailment in this country is corruption, which is stalling social and economic transformation, over and above causing high levels of traffic-related accidents,” he said, adding that the only panacea is transparency. To enhance transparency, brin

Lazarus Sauti Muchaneta Zarire, a small-scale farmer from Buhera, trusts agriculture is her solitary weapon to battle servile destitution, but natural hazards are pulling her into the mud. “ Agriculture is a risky business and just like many farmers in this country, I am facing production risks that make my incomes volatile from year to year. These risks include yield losses due to bad weather and crop infections,” she said. Zarire, therefore, pleads for government funding and relief to lift her from abject poverty. “For the past five years or so, this area has been assaulted by drought and unpredictable weather patterns forcing me to wander like a soul in pain scrounging for food for my family,” she said. “I am therefore begging the government to support me and other small-scale farmers in this area or else we are all going to perish.” Agriculture technician, Ronald Chimunda, says without adequate support, Zarire and other small-scale farmers will continue