First Lady: A penny for your thoughts…

THE Harare City Council has just given First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa the greenlight to establish an orphanage. While this is a noble idea aimed at ensuring that many children with no one to care for, find assistance and some kind of support, what is curious is the reason behind this initiative.

Currently, there are many orphanages in the country and many of them have not been spared the consequences of Zimbabwe’s long-running economic malady, and could do with a lot of State support, which is either not forthcoming or comes in dribs and drabs as social welfare itself is heavily burdened.

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