{"id":10187,"date":"2019-06-17T15:38:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T15:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=10187"},"modified":"2019-06-17T15:38:22","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T15:38:22","slug":"mnangagwa-out-of-touch-with-reality-mdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/mnangagwa-out-of-touch-with-reality-mdc","title":{"rendered":"Mnangagwa out of touch with reality: MDC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The opposition MDC has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of being divorced from reality, claiming his views and understanding of the situation obtaining on the ground do no tally with the current situation.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview yesterday, MDC spokesperson Jacob Mafume said Mnangagwa\u2019s radio interview on Friday shows a leader who is out of touch with reality.<\/p>\n<p>Mnangagwa touched on many issues, among them political dialogue, general hardships experienced by many as a result of the increasing cost of living, his government programmes and targets, among others.<\/p>\n<p>He also spoke on the need to fight corruption.<\/p>\n<p>However, Mafume said Mnangagwa skirted important issues, a sign that he was clueless about the situation currently obtaining in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man is out of sorts, confuses elementary principles of economics and runs on bus stop theories, most of which were generated by his paid social media trolls,\u201d Mafume said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMnangagwa failed to address the issue of eroded earnings, people are no longer earning anything in real terms and the salaries of civil servants have gone below $100 in real value and that has not been addressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe failed to address the issue of persisting fuel shortages and the increasing prices. He failed to say what he is doing to stop corruption and issues around the economic trajectory. He also failed to address the issue of currency, especially on how the currency will be supported, where will be the support coming from and how will it be kept afloat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe kept on talking about being proud of having your own currency without saying how they will create a currency that people will be proud of. He didn\u2019t address issues of reforms, what reform have they done in the past year as media is still largely controlled by the State, police and military still interfere in State affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mafume said Mnangagwa\u2019s response to issues around the political dialogue which he initiated were not convincing because nothing has come out of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever in history has a President spoken for so long without saying anything. He looked like a rabbit caught in the headlights and a man drowning under the weight of sheer cluelessness,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The opposition MDC has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of being divorced from reality, claiming his views and understanding of the situation obtaining on the ground do no tally with the current situation. 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