Reforms should be extended to political front

PRONOUNCEMENTS that the European Union (EU) is ready to re-engage Zimbabwe are a welcome development because it will see the country shed off its pariah status and return to the global family of nations, especially after reports that Queen Elizabeth II was also keen to have the former British colony return to the Commonwealth club.

Given that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has indicated willingness to chart a new political and economic trajectory from the past, we are hopeful that he will fulfil to the letter conditions that will see Zimbabwe finally return to the family of nations.

Operating in isolation has not been profitable for Zimbabwe given the punishing socio-economic situation that the population has been forced to bear, as the country operated in isolation without the requisite international support.

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