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A non winning horse is a liability to Uncle Sam

The writing is on the wall and the die has been cast. Big brother has changed his mind. The seemingly charismatic but useless yet hopeful youthful presidential aspirant seem to have lost favour in the eyes of big brother. They say the youn…

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 19:27hrs | | by Gabarinocheka

Duping the public through false presentation

The gas outlet at Chadcombe Shopping Centre in Harare is selling the commodity at 20 RTGS per kg yet the sign on-site displays 8.88 RTGS per kg. Informal outlets around the area are selling the same at 19 RTGS per kg. The public are blindl…

Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 18:24hrs | 1853 | by Gabarinocheka

At sixty years its not death but expiry

In reality, at sixty years one does not die but 'expires'. It is age at which one has done it all and seen it all hence retirement and peacefully waiting for God. Having said that, NSSA pensioners are literally being 'killed' before their …

Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 20:03hrs | | by Gabarinocheka

Regularise Epworth settlement

If Epworth settlement on the outskirts of Harare is not regularised, it may spawn instability and civil disobedience in Harare and beyond. Whilst the area is home to many people of valour, it is also a hide out for some undesirables and mi…

Published: 26 May 2019 at 17:29hrs | | by Gabarinocheka

Some dreams are so strong they can be real

At a time most workers are jostling to present their requests for pay rise on the back drop of soaring prices of goods and services, NSSA pensioners can only watch. Not because silence mean contentment but are too hungry to speak. RTGS80 p…

Published: 18 May 2019 at 07:50hrs | 341 | by Gabarinocheka

Jerry-cans at fuel pumps must be banned

If what I witnessed at Puma Chadcombe Service Station is how the scarce fuel is being sold and dispensed, then bona fide motorists will never have adequate fuel, neither will fuel be ever enough. The queue for cars waiting for fuel was har…

Published: 15 May 2019 at 07:21hrs | 2259 | by Gabarinocheka

Make bread 'reachable' to NSSA pensioners

This morning today, yes, today at around 9 a.m Mr Marufu a NSSA pensioner walked in front of me into a local supermarket in our area for bread. The senior citizen headed straight for the deli corner where 'breads' from various suppliers is…

Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 15:50hrs | 881 | by Gabarinocheka

A yawn, a cough and the shaking of heads

It would be a noble idea for NSSA pensioners to form or have a representative body or committee to 'ring fence' their interests and push for a living pension payout. As of now these elders 'have no voice' and have no energy to beat the dru…

Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 14:05hrs | | by Gabarinocheka

Make the customer king again

The marketing mantra 'customer is king' seem to have melted away with time as traders take their customers for granted. Gone are the days when shopping was a pleasure, to be received with a smile as one walked into a supermarket to pick a …

Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 09:01hrs | 633 | by Gabarinocheka

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Columnist / Gabarinocheka

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