As NANZ, we see this not just as a financial scandal but as a gross violation of human dignity and inter-generational injustice. Pensioners are not beggars. They are the builders of our nation, their efforts built where we all stand today. That they receive as little as US$40 per month after decades of hard work is an insult, not a pension. This betrayal reflects a systemic failure in governance, where political loyalty is rewarded over professional competence, and corruption is met with impunity.
Our elders deserve more than symbolic gestures and hollow promises. They deserve a sophisticated social protection mechanism that includes:
- Transparent structural pension fund
- Audited, publicly accessible financials
- Consequences for mismanagement and theft
- A restructured, dignified pension payout aligned with cost of living
We call on Parliament, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, and IPEC to treat this not as a footnote but a national emergency. We urge every citizen, young and old to demand reform. Today’s silence is tomorrow’s suffering. If we cannot protect those who once protected us, then we have lost our moral compass.
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