By Sydney Barson
Assistant Editor
There is need for local dialogue processes in Lupane in order to bring social cohesion between residents, business, local authority and government departments.
Pastors who attended a one day reflection and planning process Thursday said it is critical that local jobs be availed to local people.
They said employment of non - residents to do manual jobs is one cause for conflict in the district.
"We want social cohesion because it is the solution to the impasse between business and the community and residents and local authority. Only peace and reconciliation is the way forward and the Church must begin to engage all stakeholders in order to bring a lasting solution." Said Pastor Rennick Sibanda. (Assemblies of God Church)
Rev Promise Ngulube (African Methodist Church) said tender processes should be opened to local people first and advertised to outsiders only when it is discovered that there is no capacity in Lupane.
Apostle Tamuka Nyoni (Pentecostal Church of God) said engaging key people and departments is the way to go.
In their peace plan submitted at the end of the workshop, Pastors said in their social cohesion efforts, they will engage residents associations, business community, the women, youth and the men.
They applauded a social forum for men 'Enkundleni yabobaba' as a powerful tool for reflection of social issues and finding solutions and pledged to engage these men the soonest to bring dialogue from social media to reality.
Rev Shadreck Ncube and Runyararo Chilenje from the Zimbabwe Christian Alliance facilitated the process.
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