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rather than putting emphasis on the negatives.
In a speech read on her behalf by the Minister of State in her office, Sylvester Nguni at the Zimbabwe Indaba organised by the Business Council of Zimbabwe in Nyanga, Vice President Mujuru, said it was regrettable that some Zimbabweans were focusing on the negatives that seemed to take up the largest chunk of the country’s discourse in public and international fora.
“This nation needs solution seekers and not attention seekers. Politics of negativity is what is feeding the violent streak in us all. For once, let us pause, and thereafter speak as Zimbabweans determined to place our economy on a sustainable positive growth path.
“With respect to Government policies there is also need among us to remove discord in terms of policy pronouncements. If we disagree on policy, debate should be done in Cabinet, not outside. Once we adopt a policy in Cabinet, it ceases to be an individual or partisan matter, but binds us all under collective responsibility. Let us cease from seeking political mileage through speaking against agreed positions,” she said.
Vice President Mujuru also reminded the business community that any positive or negative statements would directly or indirectly affect their businesses.
“Let us therefore begin to give the people out there the correct picture of Zimbabwe as Team Zimbabwe and our businesses will also benefit.
“As a nation, we should continue to improve on consultations between the Government, the private sector, civil society and the academia. I challenge the business community to approach the relevant Government institutions and engage them to help formulate policy.
“Similarly, I call upon the Government institutions to be receptive of ideas from those outside their offices, who are confronted daily by the challenges in business.
“The Government has the responsibility of ensuring that everything is functioning properly and therefore, it becomes the Government’s role to strike a balance between the interests of various constituencies such as business, civil society and labour,” she said.
Speaking at the same occasion, Deputy Prime Minister, Professor Arthur Mutambara, said there was need to craft a national vision which all political parties and Zimbabweans as a whole could identify with.
“The national vision must be a vision for Ndonga, Mavambo, MDC A, B and C and Zanu-PF. There should be inclusiveness as we construct the national vision. We need one brand as a nation. However, you cannot build a national brand without a national vision.
“Zimbabwe is well known as a nation of great policies, a great leadership, great visionaries, but we talk too much without executing the policies. We are very weak at allowing the rubber to hit the ground. Execution is our problem,” he said.
Prof Mutambara said it was everyone’s responsibility to find solutions to have the sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West and the United States of America removed.
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