Our view

It is unfortunate despite our good work in informing and entertaining our readers that we’ve been accused of being biased in our reporting.

This is very strange because, as a newspaper, we are supposed to be as neutral as possible and we’re doing exactly that.

There is one thing that we’re clear about, we do not enter the fray when comrades are at one another’s throats, jostling for recognition and perpetrating conflict within that sphere.

That is not our territory to enter, but we should look at the deliverables in as far as service delivery is concerned. There are so many bitter individuals out there, who, one day, had been in the forefront of the so-called corrupt acts of government, but now they have been chastised and are on the sidelines – they expect us to see things from their perspective yet they could spot all of these while they were enjoying the fruits of freedom back then.

Some defected to the opposition and now expect us to stand with them and lash out at their former comrades from all angles.

It is a fact that opposition parties are there to stand up for their constituencies in councils and the legislature, let them stick to that and get noticed for bringing about change and not rowdy sessions for the sake of opposing everything.

At the end of their five-year term, they will have to take stock of their achievements that will be tested through the vote because the people must judge them for what they brought to the table and not about how best they argued in those platforms and caused delays and spending time away after being given marching orders by the speakers.

That is not the kind of reporting that excites because as long as they argue and are given marching orders in the various houses, they don’t, bring water to the people nor do they create those much-needed jobs and growth to our economy.

We want to find them in the trenches among the people, working tirelessly for the improvement of their lives, then you’re speaking our language.

Our doors are always open for all parties, thing is, they don’t engage us when they go to the people, and we also don’t bump against them in the communities, where they are supposed to garner support.

Let’s stop being judgmental, but let’s go out there and work for the people. Parties should also be taught marketing skills, then they will get it right for themselves and the constituencies they represent.