By Jane Mlambo| Information Permanent Secretary Nick Mangwana has posted five achievements of the new dispensation which includes budget deficit, trade deficit and the introduction of ZUPCOs among others, igniting a fierce rebuke from social media users who felt the so called gains were nothing compared to the serious economic problems facing the country at the moment.

Posting on Twitter, Mangwana posted the following message;

ED’S DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE 1. Budget deficit down 90% 2. Trade deficit down 70% 3. De-dollarisation completed, new currency introduced & stabilized. 4. Ease of doing business – Zim is up 15 positions 5. Mass Public Transport System (More will be shared)

Responding to Mangwana, social media users had this to say;

“De-dollarisation completed, new currency introduced & stabilized. Highest denomination (5 bond) cannot even buy a half loaf of bread – just an example,” said one William Zambezi.

“We could be talking more if it weren’t for the lax stance on corruption. i am heavily disappointed in that regard. You have done absolutely nothing,” said another user named Samanyanga.

“Trade deficit down coz people are not able to import much needed food, which translates to that people are starving. We are not producing enough for our consumption hence need for food imports so decline in trade deficit is a clear sign of starving nation,” another one Colonel Von Strohm.

“If those are the indicators of a DISTINGUISHED performance then the bar is very very low,” said Blessing Shadaya.