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Zimbabwe's first lady, Grace Mugabe, has allegedly criticized health and political activists after allegedly donating used underwear to supporters of the Zanu-PF party in the eastern border town of Mutare.
According to NewsDay, a gift was handed over to supporters of the ruling party, prominent businessman and Chikanga-Dangamvura legislator, Esau Mupfumi, who claimed that a controversial first lady sent him.
Mupfumi allegedly told activists that lingerie comes from Grace.
"I recently visited the State House and met the First Lady Grace Mugabe and got these dresses to give it to you. I have briefs for you and told me that most of your briefs are not in good shape, please come and get your wages today we have nightgowns, sandals and clothes, come and accept, this is from your first Lady Mustafa Mugabe, "quoted Mupfumi
The report also quoted an unnamed beneficiary of the mini-briefs criticising Grace for taking them as a charity case instead of creating jobs to end unemployment in the southern African country.
“There are issues which need to be addressed rather than giving us briefs. We do not have jobs and why is she doing this?” said the Zanu-PF activist.
Zimbabwe has an unemployment rate of more than 85%, according to the country’s umbrella labour body, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, although the government-run Zimbabwe Statistics Agency puts the figure at 11%.
Ahead of the 2013 elections, President Robert Mugabe promised to create more than 2.2 million jobs for the country’s unemployed youths but he has failed to deliver on his promise.
Mutare-based political activist Lynette Mudehwe said Grace’s donation was an admission that most Zimbabweans were suffering at the hands of her husband’s administration.
“This is a clear indication that they First Lady has begun to accept that most Zimbabweans are suffering; most people can’t afford to buy themselves underwear because the economy is bad. It is either you buy the underwear from bales of second-hand clothes or you walk without wearing some underwear,” said Mudehwe.
Meanwhile, a public health fellow at Emory University in Atlanta, United States, Doctor Fortune Nyamande, told News24 that wearing used underwear had its health repercussions.
“Used underwear have known health risks particularly sexually transmitted infections such as vaginal candidiasis, gonorrhea, hepatitis and syphilis amongst others. The use of such clothes can never be encouraged and has negative public health consequences,” said Dr Nyamande who is also the former president of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association.
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“There are issues which need to be addressed rather than giving us briefs. We do not have jobs and why is she doing this?” said the Zanu-PF activist.
Zimbabwe has an unemployment rate of more than 85%, according to the country’s umbrella labour body, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, although the government-run Zimbabwe Statistics Agency puts the figure at 11%.
Ahead of the 2013 elections, President Robert Mugabe promised to create more than 2.2 million jobs for the country’s unemployed youths but he has failed to deliver on his promise.
Mutare-based political activist Lynette Mudehwe said Grace’s donation was an admission that most Zimbabweans were suffering at the hands of her husband’s administration.
“This is a clear indication that they First Lady has begun to accept that most Zimbabweans are suffering; most people can’t afford to buy themselves underwear because the economy is bad. It is either you buy the underwear from bales of second-hand clothes or you walk without wearing some underwear,” said Mudehwe.
Meanwhile, a public health fellow at Emory University in Atlanta, United States, Doctor Fortune Nyamande, told News24 that wearing used underwear had its health repercussions.
“Used underwear have known health risks particularly sexually transmitted infections such as vaginal candidiasis, gonorrhea, hepatitis and syphilis amongst others. The use of such clothes can never be encouraged and has negative public health consequences,” said Dr Nyamande who is also the former president of the Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association.
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