Following an announcement by Acting Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Mangaliso Ndlovu that the cabinet had sanction the renaming of public facilities and major roads in the country yesterday, Zimbabwean took to different social media platforms to blast the government for what they called “misplaced priorities”.
While government points out that the move is “a social engagement tool that fosters understanding, peace and unity in diversity,” some citizens believe government should first address the shambolic state of the country’s roads and many other pressing issues like doctors’ absence from duty.
In 2012, government renamed Fourth Street to Simon Mzenda Street but seven years later, adamant Zimbabweans have stuck to the old name, a culture that some feel will still continue.
