President Ruto’s government is moving to act on some of those election promises in several areas, such as supporting and helping to accelerate the adoption of electric motorcycles for the motorcycle taxi industry, for example. It’s really good to see more of these progressive policy issues being part of election manifestos, and political parties following through on these promises.
that could be really transformational for the ailing economy. It would be good for political parties to move beyond the usual sloganeering, dishing out of t-shirts and, because the ailing economy needs a lot of work to get back to where it could be. Hyperinflation, perennial foreign currency shortages, and extended periods of load-shedding are some of the major issues that have been adversely affecting the economy due to several issues that have been well documented elsewhere.
Rehabilitation and renewal of the national railway track infrastructure, including signals, communication, and electric equipment to improve efficiency and speed. Creation of urban metro systems. CCC adds that the defining status quo of modern cities is the development of a fast, environmentally clean, urban commuter network, commonly known as the tube or the metro. The CCC says it will thus develop a modern metro system for all its major cities, with priority being given to the Chitungwiza – Harare – Norton – Ruwa network and the Pumula – Llewellyn – Cement Side – Bulawayo network.