CSOs concerned over stinging economy

Civic Society and Churches Joint Forum are now  concerned over the current stinging economic quagmire faced by citizen.

Civic Society and Churches Joint Forum  said the people of Zimbabwe, under the banner of Civic Society and Churches Joint Forum are baffled by the state of economic affairs.

In a statement they said the current situation is affecting the ordinary citizens while benefiting the rich and they are worried that the citizens' fundamental human rights as espoused in the United Nations Charter, the African Union Charter as well as several sub regional and international protocols and conventions and indeed the constitution of Zimbabwe are being violated.

The organisations said they are  concern the shortages of these basic commodities that creates the surge in prices, the shortages of fuel for the transport system to function affecting business and the movement of people, majority of them who are fending for themselves in the informal sector.

"We the citizens are greatly concerned with levels of corruption, hoarding of commodities and hiking of prices, the manipulation of exchange rates by the black market where we have reasons to suspect that there are high profile people involved that mop  up foreign currency, negatively affecting all sectors of the economy and social service delivery," reads the statement in part.

  "We note with concern that key sectors such as pharmaceuticals are
failing to access foreign currency to import critical drugs and medical essentials when the country is grappling with cholera and other pandemics."