By Tafadzwa Muranganwa
An interdenominational organisation in Africa has joined the the country and the Southern Africa region in condemning the illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West.
The Council for Churches in Africa (CCA) in its statement to mark the Anti-Sanctions Day says the church has not been spared from the effects of the illegal sanctions.
“The church is feeling the impact of rising inflation and incomes have been eroded with prices skyrocketing daily.The economy is in tatters as a result of illegal sanctions which have been imposed against Zimbabwe by our detractors.
“The sitaution has reached another level and ordinary congregants are not free to operate in a country with an economy which is in intensive care unit,”CCA laments.
It further says the day is to show solidarity with the ordinary congregants who have been subjected to abject poverty owing to sanctions.
“Today marks a historical call from the ecunemrical umbrella body representing indigenous churches in Africa ,as we join everyone in denouncing illegal sanctions which have been imposed against Zimbabwe.Indeed,this is a complentary crusade for a common good of ordinary congregants.
“We thus congregate today with the main objective to show solidarity with members of the society who are wailing in abject poverty caused by illegal sanctions,”it adds.
CCA however, credits the President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led administration for spearheading the re-engagement efforts.
“Since assuming power,the Second Republic has taken pragmatic steps to re-engage with the world ,including hostile Western nations .The re-engagement efforts find expression in the united call by SADC member states to speak unanimously against the sanctions annually on October 25.
“Basically ,the current administration has implemented political and economic reforms that have been accompanied by unprecedented infrastructural development notwithstanding the continued existence of the illegal sanctions,”attributed CCA.
The Dr Bishop Rocky Moyo-led organisation has also been of late encouraging indigenous churches to outrightly condemn Gender-Based-Violence (GBV) and early child marriages.
CCA rallies churches in calling off sanctions.
