Challenges and prospects for older persons access to universal social pensions in Zimbabwe

Abstract

Embedding robust social safety nets for older peoples’ active ageing remains an unfinished project in many African countries’ national development agendas, Zimbabwe included. The article aims at critiquing Zimbabwe’s social protection domains in offering an enabling environment for older persons’ dignity and enhanced social functioning. Despite an enabling policy framework intractable socio-economic challenges besetting Zimbabwe, have made older persons increasingly become more indigent. Secondary sources of data including review of policy and research documents are used. The article also suggests pathways for galvanising older persons safeguarding and welfare through some reflections on social security challenges.