Columnist / Gabarinocheka
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...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 20:27hrs | | 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 a...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 19:24hrs | | 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 pensio...Published: 02 Jun 2019 at 21:03hrs | | 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 ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 18:29hrs | 2 | 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 co...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:50hrs | | 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. ...Published: 15 May 2019 at 08:21hrs | 3 | 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 ...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 16:50hrs | | 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 vo...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 15:05hrs | | 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 o...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 09:01hrs | 7 | by Gabarinocheka
Bonus payment for NSSA pensioners?
Last year around this time NSSA pensioners were 'whistling and ululating' after receiving a 13th pension payout (bonus). This year it seems different, the 'cheer' appears to have been taken away from ...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 06:47hrs | | by Tondo Gabarinocheka
Look into the affairs of NSSA
Under the great desire to be seen to be saving money, NSSA management seem to have embarked on a 'cut benefits' crusade against many would be beneficiaries of the otherwise noble scheme. A num...Published: 10 Oct 2018 at 16:23hrs | | by Tondo Gabarinocheka
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