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'Zimbabwe needs salvation ahead of polls,' says Tsvangirai
03 Jul 2013 at 13:46hrs | Views
Movement for Democratic Change leader, Dr Morgan Tsvangirai, yesterday said Zimbabwe needed salvation ahead of polls slated for July 31.
He also said the hardships that Zimbabweans have endured for a long time have left them "spiritually and physically bankrupt".
"We need to reflect on the challenges that Zimbabwe is facing at the moment. The country is spiritually and physically bankrupt because our people have suffered for too long," he said.
"That is the challenge we face ahead of polls. We need to respond to that as a nation for the people to be happy. The people need salvation so that they can be happy as a nation."
He cited the Gukurahundi massacres, the destruction of homes during the Murambatsvina era, violence related to farm invasions and the economic decline Zimbabwe has suffered in the past decade.
Tsvangirai also described political violence and unemployment as "traumatic experiences" that eroded the nation's moral campus.
"At the moment, we have unemployment as our biggest social challenge. The economy shrunk by more than 50%," he said.
He also said the hardships that Zimbabweans have endured for a long time have left them "spiritually and physically bankrupt".
"We need to reflect on the challenges that Zimbabwe is facing at the moment. The country is spiritually and physically bankrupt because our people have suffered for too long," he said.
He cited the Gukurahundi massacres, the destruction of homes during the Murambatsvina era, violence related to farm invasions and the economic decline Zimbabwe has suffered in the past decade.
Tsvangirai also described political violence and unemployment as "traumatic experiences" that eroded the nation's moral campus.
"At the moment, we have unemployment as our biggest social challenge. The economy shrunk by more than 50%," he said.
Source - newsday
