The Herald (Harare)
20 May 2009
REVELATIONS in Parliament that Air Zimbabwe cannot even meet its operational costs come as no surprise to us, neither does the fact that once again the airline is holding out a begging bowl for the Government to drop in millions of taxpayers' dollars.
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Zimbabwe is a country that cannot afford to give it's people clean water, minimal healthcare options or any semblance of an education; and yet there is a national airline? Who is served by this airline? Can common people even hope to need to fly somewhere, let alone be able to afford to do so? AirZim exists purely as part of the ZANU-PF patronage machine, just like the national youth group. It's high time that the parliament just says, "ENOUGH! NO MORE MONEY FOR ANY ACTIVITY THAT DOES NOT BENEFIT THE NATION AS A WHOLE." All of the parastatals should be privatized immediately to raise money to fund this broken government. Use that money to improve the daily existence of the common man.
Ndizvozvo.