Time to fight fire with fire

FOLLOWING the death of 10 people in a raging wild fire in Esigodini, Matabeleland South province, we are concerned that government seems to have failed to go beyond being “dismayed” by the prevalence of veld fires across the country.

“It has been noted with dismay, the prevalence of veld fires across the country.

The civil protection unit system has been activated to assist the bereaved families,” is all Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services minister Monica Mutsvangwa could tell us soon after Cabinet met on Tuesday.

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