adminRay Bande Senior Reporter
CIVIC Society and Churches Joint Forum (CSCJF) — an institute of over 30 churches and civic organisations — has urged Zimbabweans to be patient with the New Dispensation as it works on reviving an economy affected by past policies.
In an interview on the sidelines of a prayer ceremony held at Ngangu Grounds in Chimanimani on Saturday last week, CSCJF national coordinator Ms Abigail Mupambi said it was unfair to negatively judge Government efforts at turning around the economy.
She said it requires time to mend the economy.
“It is sad that some people would expect instant results from Government policies, but the truth is that the ongoing economic recovery programmes being instituted by Government are remedying decades of failed policies, hence the need for patience through difficult times,” said Ms Mupambi.
“It is a fact that we are going through difficult times as a nation economically and we need to understand that this has been a result of decades of failed economic policies.”
Mrs Mupambi commended Government for banning the use of multi-currency.
“As churches and civic organisations, we think that there is need for Zimbabweans to be patient with Government as it redresses some of the anomalies that we have lived with for years,” she said.
“This even relates to the issue of multi-currency system which was banned recently. This is an effort by Government to return to normalcy and we should be patient in judging the results.”
Through Statutory Instrument (SI) 142 of 2019, known as Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Legal Tender) Regulations, Government abolished the use of multi-currency.
The country used a basket of currencies collectively referred to as the multi-currency system, which was adopted in 2009.
Saturday’s prayer session was held under the theme: “A call for peace: The blood that was shed on the cross is enough”.
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