By A Correspondent- MDC vice-president Tendai Biti has rekindled his $15 million retirement claim against First Mutual Holdings Limited (FMH) after the insurance company said it would only pay him less than what was agreed upon reaching the retirement age of 60.

Initially, Biti dragged FMH to court over the same issue in August this year, but the matter was not pursued further culminating in the present lawsuit.

In summons filed at the High Court this week, the Harare East opposition MP said in 1993 while he was a partner with Honey and Blanckenberg, his pension contributions were with his consent converted by FMH into an annuity policy.

-StateMedia

By A Correspondent- Citizens have been urged to take precautionary measures against heavy rains, in excess of 50 millimetres in 24 hours coupled with hail, strong winds and lightning starting from today.

Manicaland, Matabeleland South, Masvingo and southern areas of Midlands could be the most seriously affected according to the Meteorological Services Department (MSD)’s forecast. Rains will be accompanied by strong winds, lightning, hail and flash flooding.

The uprooting of trees and damage to infrastructure cannot be ruled out.

Drains may fail to cope in urban or built-up settings while visibility may be compromised especially for drivers, during the heavy downpours.

While Manicaland, Matabeleland South, Masvingo, as well as southern areas of Midlands Province are forecast to receive heavy rains today similar conditions will spread northward tomorrow.

“Thereafter, the rains should steadily ease off giving way to bright and showery conditions in most areas, with a possibility of localised heavier falls over Mashonaland East into northern parts of Manicaland,” said the MSD in a statement.

According to the MSD, insecure home roofs, schools and shopping centres could be blown off by strong winds while asbestos roofing could be perforated by hail in some instances, potentially endangering occupants.

The public has been advised to avoid being caught outdoors during the heavy storms, more so at night, when flood waters are difficult to see.

MSD has advised people to avoid crossing flooded rivers and swollen streams where the depth is unknown. “The Department will continue monitoring the conditions and update the public accordingly. The public is also being requested to provide feedback or information on disasters through the Department’s Twitter, WhatsApp or Facebook page,” said the MSD.

Zimbabwe has been experiencing heavy falls in most parts of the country resulting in the deaths of six people now while property and crops have also been destroyed.

With more violent storms and associated high winds, hailstorms and flash floods likely, the MSD will now issue more detailed impact-based weather information to reduce injuries to the public and damage to infrastructure.

The forecast will now give customised information on the weather event, the time frame, mapping, possible preventive measures or how to manage, if the event cannot be avoided.

Reports will also give case studies of where it happened in the past and how it was managed.

The start of the rainy season has been marked by more violent storms than usual for this time of the year, largely as a result of the extra energy pumped into the atmosphere during the recent spell of record heatwaves.

This has led to bursts of very high winds, caused by downflows from the storm clouds, that have ripped off roofs, uprooted trees, and injured people with flying debris.

There has already been damage to electricity lines by falling trees and other infrastructure damage. Lightning, as with every season, is a danger for unprotected people, livestock and electric installations. Intense downpours have caused flash flooding, when run-off exceeds the capacity of the land to absorb the rainfall or when storm water drains are inadequate.

The Met Department is now giving the public the forecast of the weather event, largely storms at this time of the year, its causes, when it is likely to occur, how it will happen, dangers associated with the phenomenon and what the public should do to protect themselves.

Specific weather information is also given for the agriculture sector, aviation and those in seismology (dealing with earthquakes). There are efforts by the MSD to also incorporate the mining, water and health sectors. The MSD is working on an agreement with the national broadcaster, ZBC, to ensure that when there is threatening weather the announcement will override any other programmes and be published instantly. The recent violent storms have already killed one person, injured several others and damaged infrastructure and property in many parts of the country.

The MSD issued advisories of these isolated events informing the public of the thunderstorms.

In an interview on Monday MSD principal meteorologist, Mr James Ngoma said the energy created by the high temperatures was transformed when extra moisture came into the atmosphere, resulting in lightning, strong winds, hailstorms and sharp intense downpours.

He said as the rainfall season progresses, the country will be faced with the threat of flash floods since the ground will be saturated. Urban areas will also see such flash floods, because so much ground is built over, if drains are not kept clear and properly maintained. These early season storms have also brought high rainfall to some areas.

Kwekwe received 132mm in 24 hours, Chibero 57mm, Chivi 72mm and Binga 51mm. Mr Ngoma said these were isolated incidents that were not localised.

“For the past days we have experienced strong winds that destroyed roofs and damaged properties. Lightning affects people, livestock, buildings and electrical infrastructure.

“Flash flooding occurred in Buhera, Kwekwe, Masvingo and Lupane among some areas. We had given advisories of the potential of lightning and the sharp downpours. When it’s localised we give specific warnings,” he said.

Mr Ngoma said for advisories, the department gives daily forecasts. “We have gone beyond weather information. We now give the impact. Giving the effects of the weather for instance the violence associated with the storms, heat stroke that may affect people due to high temperatures, for frost we give the damage that may be caused to crops. We are trying to drive this forward.

“We are not ending at the forecast but the impact of the forecast. We urge the public to read the whole forecast. We are now giving colour coded format, giving the pictorial advisory that is eye catching and captivating to the audience,” he said.

Mr Ngoma said they give their weather updates on television, Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter.

“For viewers in remote areas who cannot access that data, we are still giving them information through the radio or in text format. We disseminate information in different channels. We work with the ZBC using their radio stations,” he said.

“We are also working closely with the Department of Civil Protection (DCP) as they have structures from ward level to disseminate information.”

Mr Ngoma said farmers receive a rainfall bulletin, an agromet bulletin which is realised in 10 days and gives a forecast that helps farmers prepare and plan, and a 10 day seasonal forecast. Farmers also get a monthly update of the forecast.

-StateMedia

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Correspondent|Minister, advocate Fortune Chasi has, in consultation with President Emmerson Mnangagwa appointed Dr Sydney Zikuzo Gata the brother-in-law of the late former president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe as the Executive Chairman of ZESA Holdings.

Surprisingly, Gata was fired from the same parastatal and was given a package in 2006. See statement revealing Gata’s appointment.

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was on Saturday left a relieved man after thousands of people from Mashonaland East province thronged Mahusekwa Growth Point where he addressed a rally that coincided with the official opening of Mahusekwa District Hospital.

In the recent past, Mnangagwa had been forced to address a handful of people, with MDC feasting on the development which they claimed showed that he lacked legitimacy.

But, at the weekend, an estimated 6 000 people attended Mnangagwa’s rally, prompting the Zanu PF leader, who is facing a growing internal dissent to his rule, to grovel over the respectable attendance.

“I came here for the official opening of this hospital at the invitation of (Health) minister Obadiah Moyo but was told that the Zanu PF family wants to meet me. I want to thank you for the love you have exhibited. I also want to thank you for the massive numbers here,” Mnangagwa said.

Last month, Mnangagwa was forced to abandon addressing a rally in Bindura after a handful of people showed up.

He proceeded to officiate at a graduation ceremony at Bindura University of Science Education after State security details pulled down a podium mounted for him at the flopped rally. This was a month after the same Mashonaland Central snubbed his wife, First Lady Auxilia’s family fun day at Chipadze Stadium.

On October 25, the Zanu PF leader failed to attract masses to fill the giant 60 000-seater National Sports Stadium (NSS) for a march against sanctions imposed on the country by the West.

Only about 7 000 people attended the anti-sanctions march despite bountiful of buses and trains having been lined up to ferry people from across the country. The NSS attendance was ironically almost the same number of people the Zanu PF leader addressed in Mahusekwa. Zanu PF Mashonaland East youth league led by Kelvin Mutsvairo and political commissar Lincoln Matare were involved in mobilising party supporters to travel to Mahusekwa to meet Mnnagagwa.

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LOW-COST airline Fastjet Zimbabwe says it will early next month introduce the Bulawayo-Johannesburg route and has lined up 22 scheduled flights per week.

The scheduled flights, which will begin on December 5, include two daily flights from Monday to Friday and a single flight on Sunday.

In a statement, Fastjet chief executive officer Mr Joao Sousa said their flight times would be convenient for leisure and business passengers travelling between Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo and OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa.

“It’s great that we can make a seamless journey a reality for our loyal customers supporting new business, trade and leisure opportunities between the two countries.

“We are excited to announce the first of a number of new routes approved by the regulators for the Zimbabwe network and we are committed to working with our team to ensure the success of this new route,” he said.

Mr Sousa said Fastjet will fly from JM Nkomo International Airport to OR Tambo International Airport where travellers may connect to multiple global destinations on the services of the company’s ticketing airline partners, Qatar Airways and Emirates Airline or any airline of the travellers’ choice.

The new route schedule will increase Fastjet daily flights across the network to 114 flights per week.

Meanwhile, South African Express Airways on Monday landed at JM Nkomo International Airport in an introductory flight ahead of the airline’s Johannesburg-Bulawayo route launch soon.

SA Express Airways’ Bombardier CRJ 200 aircraft touched down at JM Nkomo International Airport with 50 passengers including the company’s officials on board.

The Bulawayo Publicity Association has welcomed the launch of flights into the city saying this will positively impact on tourist arrivals into the city.

The commencement of regional and international flights into Bulawayo is a step in the right direction as it also adds impetus to the utilisation of the JM Nkomo International Airport which has received a major facelift in recent years.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe has also indicated its intent to upgrade the airport soon under the second phase which among others will involve construction of a new air traffic control tower and a fire station.

Paul Nyathi|Zimbabwe’s 2020 National Budget Statement does not reflect what China has actually done on the ground, the Chinese embassy says.

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Zimbabwe has asked the Zimbabwean government to accurately reflect funds given to it by China.

In its 2020 National Budget Statement, the Zimbabwean government said it had received only $3,631,500 from China, which was “very different” from the actual situation on the ground, said the Chinese embassy in the country.

“According to our records, from January to September 2019, the actual bilateral support provided to Zimbabwe by China is 136.8 million USD. Such a figure does not include the other bilateral supports such as the expense of expert assistance, Embassy’s donations to local vulnerable groups and so on.

“The Embassy wishes that the relevant departments of the Zimbabwean government will make comprehensive assessments on the statistics of bilateral supports and accurately reflect its actual situation when formulating budget statement,” it said.

It further said it believed the Zimbabwean government and its people, along with international support, would be successful in achieving prosperity and development. The country would also realise its vision for 2030.

Technomag|Just as was predicted, Ecocash main system is facing a torid time come, the dinosaur system they have migrated will not be comfortably landing on the new platform.

Setting the 24 hr time frame was probably the biggest mistake as they under estimated the wholesome process, and a swift come back, it has now become a mirage.

The upgrade needed time to go through white box, black box and grey box testing before going public, and now they need lots of time.

While the main menu accessible via *151# is down, here is how you can still access the back end with little traffic and open terminals to some essential service.

Dial *152# and you can still call the Ecocash server and various services, we have tried this before and it was working at the time of publishing .

It looks like this is the open gateway to the old server and backup, as they try to have some continity inside the turmoil.

Some peole have suggested buying airtime via *90%#,, an embedded system undder Oena but we have not registered any success through this method

The govt led by the ruling party Zanu PF has dared the MDC legislators and told them they have the two-thirds majority they can continue without them if they continue to boycott parly business Daily News reports.

Speaking to the Daily News Ziyambi Ziyambi said they could run the country without them: We have a two-thirds majority, we can run the country without them. We do not need them, they are the minority. We have the majority. If they do not want to recognise the president who is our principal, we ignore them.

There comes a time when we have to say let’s be forward-looking. We can’t continue to be dragged back by the minority group. They have told us they are for constitutionalism and the rule of law. They went to court and lost so whatever they are doing now is unconstitutional.

They are not observing the rule of law. We will ignore them going forward and we do whatever we do. Parliament can continue without them. Ziyambi Ziyambi was addressing the issue of MDC MPs boycotting the budget presentation last Thursday.

Source – Pindula News

State Media|ZANU-PF national political commissar, Victor Matemadanda, has sensationally claimed that there is US$5 million set aside to campaign against ZANU PF online by so called detractors working with the ZANU PF G40 splinter faction.

Matemadanda says there is a plot by the notorious G40 cabal to create a false impression that there is instability in Zimbabwe to scare away investors as part of their broader scheme to over throw the Government.

In an interview in Bulawayo yesterday, Matemadanda who is also the Defence and War Veterans’ Affairs Deputy Minister said key members of the G40 cabal met in South Africa a week ago to discuss strategies to overthrow the Government in a project funded by Zimbabwe’s detractors who have discovered that their MDC project has failed to effect their regime change agenda.

“They have seen that the MDC project won’t work. Now they have gone at another level, it is common cause and common knowledge that they have put $5 million for social media abuse propaganda against the Zanu-PF government and they are giving money to anyone that will oppose any Zanu-PF activity,” said Matemadanda.

He said part of the social media project was the “Tyson Wabantu” campaign running on Twitter by some elements claiming that one of the G40 kingpins Saviour Kasukuwere was coming back from self-imposed exile to lead Zimbabwe.

“And as we speak, we have on social media stories like Tyson is coming to take over, the military wants to overthrow the Government, this minister or this vice president have gone into an agreement to overthrow the President, this and that. They are creating this confusion so that they cause disharmony and create an opportunity for the re-introduction of the erstwhile colonial power.

“The Tysons, the Jonathan Moyos are being used. (Economic Freedom Fighters leader Mr Julius) Malema (from South Africa) has also been put in the same line. He becomes a big brand that boy, that stupid young boy thinks he can negotiate, he goes at the centre of va Mnangagwa and Chamisa and says you guy come I want you to make a settlement, what stupid thinking is that. Where does Malema come from in the revolution of Zimbabwe?” said Matemadanda.

“He is being persuaded by the likes of Kasukuwere and then that shows the level or capacity that Kasukuwere has to think that a Zimbabwean deal can be brokered by a person of the level of Malema, this is desperation.”

Matemadanda said the Government will not lose sleep over the G40 project as just like the MDC one, it will fail.

“Here you have some lady who has been keeping the corpse in her bedroom, when her mother died, the President had to charter a plane to get her so that she buries her mother and she sings praises ‘ah vaMnangagwa vakanaka ah I didn’t know, he is like an angel’ but only six days ago she was in a meeting with these fools planning on how they think they can overthrow this government.

“Why are they doing that? It is not for them; it is for the people that we defeated in the battle field. ..my word to them is that we know all these machinations, we know why there are so many issues on the social media giving an impression that there is insecurity in Zimbabwe and they are trying also to scare away investors, whenever the President is out trying to lure investors hee Tyson Wabantu is coming, what is Tyson in the security set-up of this region and this country? Can we lose sleep because there is a person called Saviour Kasukuwere coming, was he not here? Why didn’t he act? Why did he run out nxa eyindoda sibili?” said Matemadanda.

“O Jonathan, yimpabanga kuphela, he is a confusionist, he doesn’t even know where his face is, whether it is at the back or at the front, he doesn’t know and how do you expect such a person to lead you, he has been everywhere causing confusion, he caused confusion in South Africa, in Botswana they don’t want him, in Kenya to his own in-laws, he has caused problems, he is a trouble maker and how do you ever entertain such a person to even think of leading this country? You can’t.

“They are not going anywhere, we are not going to lose sleep ngenxa yokuthi kuthwa o Tyson labo Jonathan lempabanga zabo bazabuya, besiya ngaphi? Besenzani? Labobani? Who will accompany them? They are just making a lot of noise but of course they want to cause a lot of disinvestment in this country, they want to create an impression that there is insecurity in Zimbabwe and therefore investors should not come.”

Matemadanda assured Zimbabwe that their security is guaranteed and investors should know that Zimbabwe is safe investment destination.

Paul Nyathi|President Emmerson Mnangagwa has opposed the United States and European Union on the reasons why Zimbabwe was put on the targeted sanctions lists.

Mnangagwa said the sanctions imposed on some ZANU PF leaders and companies linked to human rights violations in the country were because of the land redistribution exercise carried out by his predecessor Robert Mugabe and never about the human rights issues.

He made the remarks during a panel discussion on the revitalisation of Zimbabwe’s economy during the 5th Global Business Forum on Africa that opened here yesterday.

The discussion was moderated by Mr Sangu Delle, chairman of Golden Palm Investments in Ghana.

Said Mnangagwa: “Now we are saying yes, we can continue speaking against sanctions but we want to say to the international community, we have not offended you, embrace us back, we embrace you also.

“That way we have opened up. We are saying now under the new dispensation, we want to engage and re-engage. Engage with those coun­tries and nations and international organisations who have not engaged us before, re-engage with those coun­tries and nations who would have disengaged with us.

“We have no plans of interfering in any other country’s affairs. We want to remain Zimbabweans working for our own destiny as Zimbabweans. That is what we as Zimbabweans desire and we expect that the rest of the international community should respect us as we respect them.”

Mnangagwa called for mutual respect between countries.

Zimbabwe, he said, took up arms against white rule because of unfair land distribution and it was inevita­ble that citizens would reclaim their land after the liberation war.

The President said the land reform was now a closed chapter and the world should now chart a new path with Harare.

“The major grievance for that armed struggle was land and it was necessary to get our land back. When we introduced our land reform programme in the year 2000, we offended those who had taken land from us and they control all the global media and as a result, sanc­tions were imposed on us and the global media supported them.

“When sanctions were imposed on us, our economy collapsed. Our currency collapsed totally. Up to now we do not have any support from financial international institutions like the World Bank (WB) or the International Monetary Fund, (IMF)” said President Mnangagwa.

Major international financial insti­tutions have not extended lines of credit to Harare for the past 20 years, leaving the country to largely survive on its own resources.

“We are saying the land reform is behind us and is irreversible so we now want to engage with the rest of the international community. We want to be embraced.”

Source: State Media

State Media|THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) wants objective reviews from seconded staff, political players, civic society organisations and election observers who participated in last year’s harmonised elections on how the election was managed and to capture the aspirations of all Zimbabweans on how they would like to see election management in the future, ZEC chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba has said.

In a report titled “ZEC Strategic Plan 2020-2024” released a fortnight ago, Justice Chigumba said the views formed the basis of ZECs’ new strategic plan ahead of future elections.

“The new strategic plan intends to realign the operations of ZEC to be electoral cycle compliant with emphasis on rebranding, alignment of electoral laws and regulations to the Constitution, institutional capacity development, delimitation of electoral boundaries, and enhancement of electoral processes and procedures,” she said.

Justice Chigumba said ZEC had also made inclusivity as its core value.

”A major development in the new strategic plan is the addition of inclusivity as one of our values. This was done in order to recognise recent trends to make election processes participatory for men, women, youths, the elderly and people with disabilities,” she said.

She said ZEC also conducted a post 2018 election gender survey which examined factors that affected women’s participation in the election.

In the same report, ZEC Chief Electoral Officer Mr Utloile Silaigwana concurred saying the strategic plan was a thrust towards improving the management of elections through the electoral cycle programming.

“As the electoral management body in the country, we want to make electoral processes transparent, inclusive and interactive. We need to put a straight record of what ZEC stands for, what it does and why, and what it intends to achieve,” he said.

Mr Silaigwana said ZEC was now focusing on stakeholder engagement, improvement of procurement processes through the establishment of an independent procurement management unit and moving towards programme-based budgeting.

“The Commission will continue exploring ways of expediting our electoral processes through strengthening strategic synergies and the adoption and deployment of relevant ICTs,” he said.

State Media|The trial of former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa on charges of criminal abuse of office will resume on December 2 after the State yesterday indicated that it was now ready to proceed with the trial.

This follows an instruction from the Prosecutor-General Mr Kumbirai Hodzi who gave the State the green light to proceed.

The prosecurtion was halted four months ago by the Prosecutor-General who wanted to to consider the matter further.

Prosecutor Mr Brian Vito told the court yesterdy that he had received instructions from the Prosecutor- General to resume the trial and that he was ready to do so at that hearing.

Dr Parirenyatwa’s lawyer, Advocate Depak Mehta, responded saying his team came to court yesterday to make an application for refusal of further remand, not to proceed with trial, and so the defence was not prepared for continuation.

Advocate Mehta tendered a letter to Harare regional magistrate Mr Elijah Makomo which he wrote to Mr Vito on October 14 indicating that he was going to make an application for refusal of further remand yesterday.

In the letter Advocate Mehta said the matter was halted in the middle of the State case without appropriate reason or explanation for continued prosecution.

“The defence wishes to place on record that the law does not permit the State to arrest people, put them on trial and then halt proceedings in the middle of the State case, for an indefinite period, without just cause or reasonable explanation. Justice delayed is justice denied,” reads the letter.

Advocate Mehta said Dr Parirenyatwa is a medical doctor and consultant, and the current delay in proceedings and completion of the current prosecution to its final result was interfering with his livelihood and duties as a medical practitioner.

“The State had indicated, at the sudden halt of proceedings some four months ago, that it is awaiting consultations and confirmation from the prosecuting authorities regarding further progress of trial in this matter.

“It is the defence’s view, that the period of four months to obtain a decision from the prosecuting authorities, either for withdrawal of the matter after plea or continuation of hearing, is sufficient time for that decision to be formulated and conferred to the court,” reads the letter.

“In the circumstances, there is with respect, no basis for further remand of the accused Dr Parirenyatwa, at the next remand date and it will be moved by the defence, that the court is implored at that further remand date, to refuse a further remand,“ reads the letter.

Prosecutor Mr Brian Vito responded to Advocate Mehta’s application for postponement saying he understood his position since he received instructions from the PG’s Office to continue with trial yesterday.

“I will leave the matter in the hands of the court to decide whether we should proceed or postpone it, but I am not opposed to the defence’s application, “he said.

The State alleges that on June 4, 2018, the former minister ordered NatPharm board chairman Mr George Washaya to terminate Ms Flora Nancy Sifeku’s contract as managing director, saying that he required her services at the ministry’s headquarters in Harare.

He also allegedly directed Mr Washaya to appoint Mr Newman Madzikwa as acting managing director of NatPharm with effect from June 1, 2018.The board complied and the two were given six-month contracts with effect from June to November 30, 2018.

The prosecution said the two ended up receiving salaries for the same job thereby prejudicing NatPharm of $30 000.

Farai Dziva| MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has said his party is ready for a process of genuine dialogue.

Said Chamisa:For months now, we have been asking our African brothers and sisters to look into the man-made governance crisis in Zimbabwe and help us restore the dignity of citizens.

We are heartened by Minister Pandor’s correct diagnosis of the major problem in Zimbabwe as toxic politics.

Dr Pandor has called for “practical solutions”. I wish to plead with SA, in the interim, to help set up a donor fund for our people from which we can pay our doctors a decent wage.

There is a silent genocide in hospitals which cannot wait for politicians to find each other.

We in the MDC stand ready to welcome South Africa and SADC’s mediation in Zimbabwe to end the suffering that has gone on for far too long, and give our people hope. In the face of provocation and persecution, our commitment to a sustainable, peaceful outcome has not shirked.

Farai Dziva|Chiredzi residents have threatened to take legal action against Zanu PF MP Farai Musikavanhu who declared that MDC supporters will not get any benefits from government.

Speaking on behalf of Chiredzi residents, councillor Gilbert Mutubuki said: I am worried about Chiredzi West MP F Musikavanhu’s utterances over the weekend.

Surely he is clueless about how to lead our Constituency.

Addressing people in Ward 18 Chiredzi on Saturday he declared that MDC supporters will not benefit from Government programs.

What does that mean? What is the Government policy?

In our response.We are going to approach the office of the DA and PA.

We are also going to take legal action against Musikavanhu.

I will represent anyone in my Ward despite his or her political affliation.

Lets be mature!

Yours truly
Cllr G Mutubuki

MDC President Nelson Chamisa is Wednesday morning addressing Zimbabweans at the party headquarters.

ZimEye will hold a roundtable discussion before and after the presser.

Below was the announcement by the party:

To All National Executive Members, MPs, Councillors, Provincial Leaders, CCC, Branch Executive Members and All Party Members The President Adv Nelson Chamisa cordially invites you to the Hope of the Nation Address to be held tomorrow 20 November 2019 at MRT House at 1000hrs

Farai Dziva| MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has said Zimbabweans are suffering because of “man made governance crisis.”

Said Chamisa:For months now, we have been asking our African brothers and sisters to look into the man-made governance crisis in Zimbabwe and help us restore the dignity of citizens.

We are heartened by Minister Pandor’s correct diagnosis of the major problem in Zimbabwe as toxic politics.

Dr Pandor has called for “practical solutions”. I wish to plead with SA, in the interim, to help set up a donor fund for our people from which we can pay our doctors a decent wage.

There is a silent genocide in hospitals which cannot wait for politicians to find each other.

We in the MDC stand ready to welcome South Africa and SADC’s mediation in Zimbabwe to end the suffering that has gone on for far too long, and give our people hope. In the face of provocation and persecution, our commitment to a sustainable, peaceful outcome has not shirked.

By A Correspondent- Edith Opperman Maternity Clinic in Mbare is set to re-open after indications some development partners will assist health workers to report for work.

This follows reports that many women who ordinarily would have been assisted at the clinic are now turning to a traditional birth attendant who stays near the health facility.

Statistics from the clinic show that an average of 30 deliveries were being handled per day before nurses withdrew their labour citing incapacitation to report for work.

The traditional midwife Ms Esther Zinyoro claimed she had assisted 17 women to deliver between Sunday night and mid-morning yesterday. Ms Zinyoro said cumulatively, she had assisted more than 100 women to deliver since council clinics started turning away pregnant women because of the nurses’ mass job action.

She said that she had to date, not faced any complications or lost a patient during delivery.

Speaking after visiting both Edith Opperman Polyclinic and Ms Zinyoro’s home at Tagarika Flats yesterday, City Health director Dr Prosper Chonzi said authorities were working flat out to ensure that Edith Opperman resumed operations.

“Of course deliveries are taking place, but under a poor environment. Until Friday, she did not have any gloves, so she was using her bare hands to deliver the babies,” said Dr Chonzi.

He said the non-availability of running water, disinfectants, facilities for the disposal of the placenta and lack of safe delivery kits were all a cause for concern.

“This is why we are here with our partners to make sure that Edith Opperman is functional. We will make sure that it resumes operations, if not today, maybe tomorrow.

“We have to make sure that we look for extra resources elsewhere just to make sure that these critical areas are covered while negotiations with council continue,” said Dr Chonzi.

The Family Health director in the Ministry of Health and Child Care Dr Bernard Madzima, who was also part of the delegation said Government remains guided by international standards which stipulate that traditional birth attendants must have health education. “Traditional birth attendants must encourage women to go to health facilities.

“They should also be aware of dangers associated with pregnancy. That is the role they are supposed to play and that is what we advocate   for in a normal situation,” said Dr Madzima.

The two officials were accompanied by representatives from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

Harare nurses stopped reporting for work at the beginning of the month citing incapacitation, resulting in most facilities closing their doors to the public.

Last week, the municipality reported that only five polyclinics in Harare namely; Mabvuku, Tafara, Kuwadzana, Mufakose, Hatfield and Glen View were operating, a situation that saw most expecting women who could not afford private facilities resorting to home deliveries.

-StateMedia

By A Correspondent- The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Engineer Gloria Magombo, said that the electricity situation in the country is expected to stabilise in the next six to eight months.

Magombo said this while speaking during a post-budget consultation on Tuesday.

She said that stabilising the power situation is achievable if the country manages to get between 500 and 600MW from the Kariba power station.

Restoration of Unit 4 and 6 at the Hwange Thermal station will also help in eliminating the debilitating power cuts, she asserted.

Engineer Magombo said that the government is looking into increasing power imports and the adoption of renewable energy such as solar.

-StateMedia

By A Correspondent- A Form 6 pupil at Danhamombe High School in Masvingo District had to be rushed to Chivi Rural Hospital after she allegedly gave birth during a Shona examination.

School head Emmanuel Muvengi confirmed the incident but said the girl, identified as Hazel Titos, delivered at the hospital.

“I am not authorised to speak to the media but the girl did not give birth in the examination room. She was rushed to the hospital where she delivered her baby. If you want more information please get in touch with my superiors,” said Muvengi.

Provincial Education Director (PED) Zediaus Chitiga said he was yet to get a report on the matter.

“You are breaking the news to me. If it happened then the report will eventually reach my office but right now it will still be handled at district level.

“The district will do thorough investigations before submitting a report,” said Chitiga.

Other sources, however, said Titos started complaining about abdominal pains during the examination and is said to have lied to the invigilators that she was having her monthly flow.

Thirty minutes into the examination, Titos is said to have fallen off the chair and her water broke.

Female teachers then realised that Titos was in labour and asked male teachers and other pupils to exit the room so that they could help her.

The examination had to be delayed and female teachers are said to have helped Titos deliver her baby safely before taking her to the hospital where she later finished her examination.

Titos is said to have given birth to a premature baby who was seven months.

When asked who the father of the baby was, Titos is said to have told the nurses that it was Tawanda Mudziwedare who stayed at the same house with the pupils.

Titos came from Muregeri village, some distance away from Danhamombe High School, and she was renting at the Madziware homestead where she was impregnated.

-TellZim

By A Correspondent- Former MDC Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora has disputed reports by National Patriotic Spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire that he met with the Generals at KGVI during the November 2017 bloody coup that ended 37 years of President Robert Mugabe’s rule and claimed the lives of citizens including CIO Boss Peter Munetsi.

Mawarire had claimed that Mwonzora and Paul Mangwana met with Generals to give them advise on how to sanitize the coup and make it legal.

Said Mwonzora, ” There are bizzare claims by some G40 elements masquerading as friends of the MDC that we gave legal advice to Gen. Chiwenga during the November 2017 coup. These allegations are false and malicious and calculated to tarnish my image and sow seeds of division within the MDC.”

Mwonzora added that all the Members of Parliament from the MDC who participated during the coup had the blessing of the party.

“It is an open secret that the MDC supported Mugabe’s removal. It is a historical fact that the MDC helped organise that historic March in November, 2017.

Our Members of Parliament actually played a leading role in Mugabe’s impeachment proceedings. They were working within the mandate of the Party. Contrary to the claims by Jealousy Mawarire I never met General Chiwenga or any of the commanders before, during and after the coup.

“At no time did I set foot in KG6 during that period. At no point did we travel in convoys let alone military convoys. What is true is that after the coup a group of lawyers led by advocates from the Advocates Chambers filed a court application in the High Court to declare the coup legal. The names of those lawyers are there.

I am not one of those lawyers! The lie by the G40 kingpin is meant to prepare for something evil. They want to create discontent within the opposition so that they weaken it before they either rejoin Zanu PF or put their own candidate to lead the opposition.”

Mawarire hit back saying the information about Mwonzora’s working with the army was volunteered by Mwonzora in Sandton, South Africa.

“Information that Mwonzora and Mangwana worked together consulting for Chiwenga came from none other than Mwonzora himself. He told me personally in SA in May 2018 at Park Inn Sandton hotel when we had our electoral pact meetings. I don’t think he was too sloshed to forget that.

“Mwonzora might want to come up with funny G40 theories but the fact remains, he consulted for Chiwenga, was given army escort during the coup and this information came from him not a third party. He told me a whole lot of which the legal consultancy is just a bit.

I am glad Paul Mangwana also corroborated. If there is anyone that Zanu-PF is working with to destroy the opposition then he should not look any further than himself. He knows what he is doing and no amount of G40ing will hide what he is doing. In fact by dragging G40 into his shenanigans, Mwonzora is doing a good brief for ED who is scared to bits about G40 working with MDC-Alliance.

If Mwonzora insists I’m lying about what he told me, I am glad to reproduce our entire discussion with more issues I have kept to myself.”

By A Correspondent- MDC leader Nelson Chamisa says his party is ready to welcome the South African government to mediate between Zanu PF and MDC to find a lasting solution to the challenges affecting the country.

Chamisa was responding to the statements by the South African Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor who said the country is ready to mediate between the two parties.

Said Chamisa:

“For months now, we have been asking our African brothers and sisters to look into the man-made governance crisis in Zimbabwe & help us restore the dignity of citizens. We are heartened by Minister Pandor’s correct diagnosis of the major problem in Zimbabwe as toxic politics

“We in the MDC stand ready to welcome South Africa and SADC’s mediation in Zimbabwe to end the suffering that has gone on for far too long, and give our people hope. In the face of provocation and persecution, our commitment to a sustainable, peaceful outcome has not shirked.”

Chamisa further urged the South African government to assist by raising the funds to support the suffering doctors who have been on an industrial action for more than two months.

“Dr Pandor has called for “practical solutions”. I wish to plead with SA, in the interim, to help set up a donor fund for our people from which we can pay our doctors a decent wage. There is a silent genocide in hospitals which cannot wait for politicians to find each other.”

The MDC has insisted that it is ready to dialogue with Mnangagwa if the dialogue is convened by a credible convenor.

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa expressed gratitude to about 6 000 ZANU PF supporters who came for a rally he addressed at Mahusekwa Growth Point in Mashonaland East province on Saturday.

Mnangagwa had earlier officiated at the opening of Mahusekwa District Hospital before addressing the rally.

He said:

I came here for the official opening of this hospital at the invitation of (Health) minister Obadiah Moyo but was told that the Zanu PF family wants to meet me.

I want to thank you for the love you have exhibited. I also want to thank you for the massive numbers here.”

Mnangagwa’s statement followed an earlier experience at the National Sports Stadium in Harare at an anti sanctions rally where he was forced to address a paltry crowd.

Zimbabweans snubbed the event, leaving officials embarrassed by the low turnout after spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on food and drinks for the anticipated crowd.

-Newsday

By A Correspondent- The government has taken measures to avoid the controversy that engulfed the recruitment of infant teachers early this year when non Ndebele  speaking teachers were deployed in Bulawayo.

In a statement on microblogging site, Twitter, on Tuesday afternoon, the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services said teachers at infant level should provide proof that they are proficient in the local language of the district they will be applying for a teaching post.

The statement reads:

Prospective teacher registration for employment began yesterday at District Education offices. Applicants who wish to teach at infant level are required to provide proof of proficiency in the local language spoken at the district level. Contact Ministry of Education and PSC offices.

In March this year, the Secretary for Primary and Secondary Education Mrs Tumisang Thabela had to apologise to the people of Bulawayo over the deployment of teachers that are not proficient in the region’s local languages. She said measures were to be taken to rectify the issue.

By A Correspondent- Addressing delegates at the ongoing 5th Global Forum Africa 2019, president Emmerson Mnangagwa explained the secret behind wearing the Zimbabwean scarf adding that it is a symbol of national pride.

Said Mnangagwa, who has sometimes been criticised for wearing the scarf even when it is very hot at national, regional and international forums:

“Let me say that for the past two decades, Zimbabwe has been in isolation, but now since the new dispensation which came about two years ago, we want to be embraced by the rest of the nations of the international community again.

To do so, we must be distinct. If you look around, you can easily see that is a Zimbabwean. So it is easy for the rest of the nations to identify us. We want to belong to the family of nations. This is the flag of my country and we are proud to carry it.

There is no other meaning except that we want to be distinct and say we are Zimbabweans, we are proud to be Zimbabweans and in spite of what is happening to my country, we still remain proud.”

-StateMedia

By A Correspondent- Three Mvurwi men who robbed a drinking mate after offering him a plate of sadza were jailed yesterday by Guruve resident magistrate Shingirai Mutiro.

The trio Gilbert Kahari , Chamunorwa Kamukoyani and Memory Kembo were sentenced to 48 months in jail by Mutiro and an additional one year was conditionally suspended.

Prosecutor Carson Kundiona told the court that on September 20 the trio were drinking beer at a local club in Mvurwi when they met the complainant in the same club and started drinking together.

The trio observed that the complainant had money in his pocket and invited him for sadza at Kamukoyani’s place of resident and he complied.

Upon arrival sadza was dished before Kamukoyani and Kahari hatched a plan to go out leaving the complainant and Kembo who is wife to Kamukoyani together.

Kamukoyani and Kahari took a few minutes outside and stormed the room accusing the complainant of having an adulterous affair with Kembo.

They started assaulting him with open hands and forcibly took his ZWL$450 and US$5 which Kembo took and hid in her underwear.

The complaint tried to wrestle and get his money back but he was over powered and chased away from the scene where they shared the loot.

He filed a police report leading to the trio’s arrest.

In mitigation, Kembo wept uncontrollably before being whisked away by a giant prison officer.

By A Correspondent- The Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe says the figure of the Chinese bilateral support that was announced by Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli  Ncube during his budget statement is a misrepresentation of the correct figure on the ground.

Ncube said China had given Zimbabwe a support of US$ 3,631,500.

In a statement the Embassy said:

“The People’s Republic of China in Zimbabwe has taken note of the release of 2020 National Budget Statement by the Zimbabwean government. The Embassy appreciates the positive role the budget will play in promoting the policies and propagating the facts and figures related to the economic development of the country.

In the meantime, the Embassy has noted that in the statement, among Development Partner Support (on Page 51) received by the Zimbabwean government through bilateral channels, the figure of bilateral support provided by China to Zimbabwe is 3,631,500 USD. This is very different from the actual situation on the ground.”

Setting the record straight, the Embassy said the amount given to the country is US$ 136.8 million.

“According to our record, from January to September 2019, the actual bilateral support provided to Zimbabwe by China is 136.8 million USD. Such a figure does not include the other bilateral supports such as the expense of expert assistance, Embassy’s donations to local vulnerable groups and so on.

“The Embassy wishes that the relevant departments of the Zimbabwean government will make comprehensive assessments on the statistics of bilateral supports and accurately reflect its actual situation when formulating budget statement.

“The Embassy believes that with the efforts of Zimbabwean government and people, and with international support, Zimbabwe will achieve prosperity and development and realize the vision 2030.”

By A Correspondent- Residents here have expressed concern over acute water shortages citing fears of water borne diseases as the rainy season begins.

Mabvuku and Tafara residents said their right to water was compromised calling on government to help alleviate water woes for urban dwellers who are at risk of contracting typhoid and cholera among other diseases.

Said the Harare Residents Trust in a statement:

“A right to water campaign meeting was held here on 5 November 2019. Residents expressed concerns on the acute water shortages, and complained that they have gone for a long time without adequate and consistent water supplies.

The meeting was conducted using a focus group discussion in order for residents to express their experiences on the water services, bring out challenges and mapping the way forward.

The focus group discussions was made up of residents drawn from Chizhanje, Kugarika Kushinga, Mabvuku, New Tafara and Old Tafara comprising of twelve men and forty five women. The Act Alliance, an international organisation, supported the meeting.

Residents expressed mixed feelings during the discussions. A majority of them felt that their constitutional right to water was being violated, while others said the residents should always pay for their water when it is delivered to them.  

Water is life and it has no substitute hence the availability of water is very crucial. Kugarika Kushinga and some parts of Old Tafara have gone for more than twenty years without receiving tap water, provided by the municipality.

In Mabvuku, residents said those who reside in low-lying areas receive water frequently while those on higher ground have no chance of receiving water.  Residents in Chizhanje V area said their water taps are symbolic and most of the taps are corroded.

Residents said women and children are the most affected group with the state of water, as they have to look for other sources like community boreholes, which they spend four to five hours queuing to draw water.”

Reported the Harare Residents Trust: Hundreds of residents in Tynwald South, Harare have fallen sick with suspected typhoid or cholera after allegedly drinking contaminated water from a community borehole.

This is happening at a time council nurses are claiming incapacitation due to extremely low salaries and conditions of services, since 4 November 2019.

Jane Jack, a member of the HRT suburban committee in the suburb, said the situation became known recently on 14 November 2019 after residents fell suddenly sick, experiencing vomiting and running stomachs, and they suspect that this was caused by contaminated water that they had fetched from one of their community boreholes.

Jack said one of the sick residents visited a private clinic for medical attention. She was told that they suspected food poisoning. The HRT is investigating the matter and will be providing updates.

Meanwhile the City Health Department has been alerted, and residents await their reaction to this emergency.

For further details, please contact the HRT leadership on 0772629292
Contact details: [email protected], [email protected], 08677109781, 0772380927 and 0772869294, www.hrt.org.zw

By A Correspondent- In his yet to be released autobiography, former War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube , has reiterated claims that the late Retired General Solomon Mujuru could have been murdered after a political or business deal went sour.

Mujuru died in 2011 in a fire at his Beatrice farmhouse just outside the capital Harare under mysterious circumstances.

“There were some people who were malicious; they even went to claim she (Joice) was responsible for her late husband’s death. For some unknown reason, perhaps out of fear and respect, Mujuru did not defend herself. There has been no explanation to date about her husband’s death in an inferno in their Beatrice house,” wrote Dube in his autobiography Quiet Flows The Zambezi to be launched on Friday.

Dube’s autobiography was edited and published by Pathisa Nyathi’s Amagugu Publishers.

“What led to his death may have been political or some business enterprise that went wrong. There are people who think it was to do with a diamond mine in which he had some shares,” Dube wrote.

“At the time of his death, some shares were set to be disposed of as part of the community share ownership scheme. Mossad, the Israel intelligence outfit, is alleged to have been involved. Anyway, such inexplicable political events are part of Zimbabwe.”

An inquest into Mujuru’s death concluded that there was no foul play despite speculation to the contrary.

Dube adds that Mujuru was destined to be the country’s leader had it not been for then First Lady Grace Mugabe’s surprise entry into politics and her ambitions for the lofty post.

“…The turning point came when the First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe entered the political fray when she had never been a politician. Amai Mugabe burst into something unknown seeking to oust VP Joyce Mujuru.

“All indications had been that President Robert Mugabe was ready and willing to pass on the baton to his VP Joice Mujuru. In her typical crude style, Amai Grcae Mugabe made accusations against VP Mujuru, some of which bordered on witchcraft and pr0stitution.”

Mujuru was fired from government in 2014 alongside eight other ministers for allegedly plotting to overthrow Mugabe.

Ministers who were fired include Didymus Mutasa, Webster Shamu, Francis Nhema, Olivia Muchena, Dzikamai Mavhaire, Nicholas Goche, Simbaneuta Mudarikwa and Munacho Mutezo.

-Newsday

It appears the minimum airtime purchase you can make on EcoCash might be getting a 150% increase from $2 to $5. That’s currently the message popping up when users try to buy airtime for anything less than $5:

There is a bit of confusion on whether these are permanent changes or if they are tied to the fact EcoCash has been going through serious problems and we couldn’t reach EcoCash representatives at the time of going to press.

What further puts this in doubt is that in the morning a similar error was popping up but with the minimum being $3.

Techzim

By A Correspondent- Six pupils at Nedziwa Secondary School in Chimanimani were hit by a bolt of lightning this afternoon.

They were rushed to Mutambara Mission Hospital. Chimanimani district medical officer Dr Godwin Choga was not answering his mobile phone when a comment was sought from him.

However, Chimanimani East legislator Cde Joshua Sacco confirmed the development.

“It happened this afternoon. They were rushed to Mutambara hospital,” he said.

—StateMedia

Paul Nyathi|Government has indicated that it is meeting with Chinese officials to establish a common ground over figures of Chinese assistance given to Zimbabwe and presented by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube during his budget speech in parliament last week.

The Chinese Embassy dismissed figures presented by Mthuli Ncube declaring them to be incorrect leading to a huge furore from Zimbabweans across the country.

Paul Nyathi|Government has moved in to put up measures that will avoid clashes with militant Mthwakazi Activists on the upcoming teachers recruitment exercise.

Speaking through the Ministry Of Information, government said that people will be recruited to teach in areas where they can speak the local languages an issue that has been high on Mthwakazi Activists’ fights.

In the last recruitment of teachers, communities in Bulawayo and its hinterland led by Mthwakazi Activists expressed dismay over the continued deployment of non-Ndebele speaking teachers in the region.

This came after the ministry of Education released names of teachers to be deployed to different parts of Zimbabwe.

Most of those deployed into the Matabeleland region had Shona surnames.

Neutrals believe that the problem should not be the deployment of teachers from other regions into Matabeleland, but that it can only become an issue if they fail to speak the local language and to communicate meaningfully with the students.

But the militant Mthwakazi Republic Party insisted that Matabeleland jobs belong to people from the region and anything less than that would not be acceptable.

TellZim|A Form 6 pupil at Danhamombe High School in Masvingo District had to be rushed to Chivi Rural Hospital after she allegedly gave birth during a Shona examination.

School head Emmanuel Muvengi confirmed the incident but said the girl, identified as Hazel Titos, delivered at the hospital.

“I am not authorised to speak to the media but the girl did not give birth in the examination room. She was rushed to the hospital where she delivered her baby. If you want more information please get in touch with my superiors,” said Muvengi.

Provincial Education Director (PED) Zediaus Chitiga said he was yet to get a report on the matter.

“You are breaking the news to me. If it happened then the report will eventually reach my office but right now it will still be handled at district level.

“The district will do thorough investigations before submitting a report,” said Chitiga.

Other sources, however, said Titos started complaining about abdominal pains during the examination and is said to have lied to the invigilators that she was having her monthly flow.

Thirty minutes into the examination, Titos is said to have fallen off the chair and her water broke.

Female teachers then realised that Titos was in labour and asked male teachers and other pupils to exit the room so that they could help her.

The examination had to be delayed and female teachers are said to have helped Titos deliver her baby safely before taking her to the hospital where she later finished her examination.

Titos is said to have given birth to a premature baby who was seven months.

When asked who the father of the baby was, Titos is said to have told the nurses that it was Tawanda Mudziwedare who stayed at the same house with the pupils.

Titos came from Muregeri village, some distance away from Danhamombe High School, and she was renting at the Madziware homestead where she was impregnated.

Johanne Masowe eChishanu apostolic sect leader Edward Manyara has died.

He was 67.

The leader popularly known as Madzibaba Edward died upon admission at Avenues clinic yesterday after being involved in an accident near his Westlea home at Maplanka area, along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway. A car he was aboard overturned leading to him being thrown by the wayside.

Family spokesperson Mr Krebe Kaeruza said the body will be collected tommorow from the mortuary and lie in state at his Westlea house. The body will be taken to his Centinary farm on Thursday where it will again lie in state ahead of burial scheduled for Friday.

More to follow…

By Dorrothy Moyo| The British-visa-denied POLAD member, Linda Masarira has accused the United States embassy for bribing her with USD 2 million so she could travel to European countries to demonise Emmerson Mnangagwa’s party, ZANU PF.

Her allegations are contained in a leaked audio message whose transcript is supplied courtesy of ZimEye.com below.

Masarira begins by saying:

Leader Chanda. Thank you for your input and I want to respond to you in regards to your input. You should also understand that I have been a regular visitor to the American embassy and there are a lot of things that I know which a lot of Zimbabweans do not know.

AUDIO LOADING BELOW…

And after realisation that I cannot sell Zimbabwe’s sovereignty for my own luxuries I decided to do the right thing. Remember in 2016 I was imprisoned for insulting the office of the President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe and I was arrested once again after the march in Mufakose which I was not involved in.

When I was released eight, nine days later, the people paying my bills were the Americans. I had several meetings and interviews with them, they wanted to give me 2 million they wanted to get me to America, give me a green card, and take me on tours to European countries so that I demonize my country but I am not that person. I am not that person I love my country more than anything else. I could have gone anywhere I wanted, in 2016 after I came out of prison but I chose to serve my country. I am not mad. We cannot survive on the mercy of America or Europe or Britain, we are Zimbabweans first before we have something else. We all have a duty and a responsibility to protect our sovereignty, and that is what is lacking in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe thinks that America or Europe or UK is going to save us. No. No one is going to save us.

The solutions to the crisis at hand we have in Zimbabwe lies within zimbabweans lies with us understanding who we are as a people. Live with us understanding that we are zimbabweans we are Africans and that we have got vast mineral resources that we should exploit to the benefit of the people of Zimbabwe. But as long as we think that white imperialists are our saviours we are not bringing any justice to ourselves. I don’t subscribe to that ideology. We need to redefine who we are as a people and the chart and chart the way how we are going to do that. LEAD as a political party is not going to beg for funds to operate from America, UK, EU or whatever, we are going to use our subscriptions we’re going to use the business unit to make our own money.

We have to decide on the course of action that we are going to do and as much as I am appreciative of your concerns we will never be a colony of any western imperialist or eastern imperialist.

Reported the Harare Residents Trust: Hundreds of residents in Tynwald South, Harare have fallen sick with suspected typhoid or cholera after allegedly drinking contaminated water from a community borehole.

This is happening at a time council nurses are claiming incapacitation due to extremely low salaries and conditions of services, since 4 November 2019.

Jane Jack, a member of the HRT suburban committee in the suburb, said the situation became known recently on 14 November 2019 after residents fell suddenly sick, experiencing vomiting and running stomachs, and they suspect that this was caused by contaminated water that they had fetched from one of their community boreholes.

Jack said one of the sick residents visited a private clinic for medical attention. She was told that they suspected food poisoning. The HRT is investigating the matter and will be providing updates.

Meanwhile the City Health Department has been alerted, and residents await their reaction to this emergency.

For further details, please contact the HRT leadership on 0772629292
Contact details: [email protected], [email protected], 08677109781, 0772380927 and 0772869294, www.hrt.org.zw

By A Correspondent- In his yet to be released autobiography, former War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube , has reiterated claims that the late Retired General Solomon Mujuru could have been murdered after a political or business deal went sour.

Mujuru died in 2011 in a fire at his Beatrice farmhouse just outside the capital Harare under mysterious circumstances.

“There were some people who were malicious; they even went to claim she (Joice) was responsible for her late husband’s death. For some unknown reason, perhaps out of fear and respect, Mujuru did not defend herself. There has been no explanation to date about her husband’s death in an inferno in their Beatrice house,” wrote Dube in his autobiography Quiet Flows The Zambezi to be launched on Friday.

Dube’s autobiography was edited and published by Pathisa Nyathi’s Amagugu Publishers.

“What led to his death may have been political or some business enterprise that went wrong. There are people who think it was to do with a diamond mine in which he had some shares,” Dube wrote.

“At the time of his death, some shares were set to be disposed of as part of the community share ownership scheme. Mossad, the Israel intelligence outfit, is alleged to have been involved. Anyway, such inexplicable political events are part of Zimbabwe.”

An inquest into Mujuru’s death concluded that there was no foul play despite speculation to the contrary.

Dube adds that Mujuru was destined to be the country’s leader had it not been for then First Lady Grace Mugabe’s surprise entry into politics and her ambitions for the lofty post.

“…The turning point came when the First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe entered the political fray when she had never been a politician. Amai Mugabe burst into something unknown seeking to oust VP Joyce Mujuru.

“All indications had been that President Robert Mugabe was ready and willing to pass on the baton to his VP Joice Mujuru. In her typical crude style, Amai Grcae Mugabe made accusations against VP Mujuru, some of which bordered on witchcraft and pr0stitution.”

Mujuru was fired from government in 2014 alongside eight other ministers for allegedly plotting to overthrow Mugabe.

Ministers who were fired include Didymus Mutasa, Webster Shamu, Francis Nhema, Olivia Muchena, Dzikamai Mavhaire, Nicholas Goche, Simbaneuta Mudarikwa and Munacho Mutezo.

-Newsday

Jane Mlambo| Opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa has responded to South Africa’s International relations minister Dr Grace Pandor who said the solution to the multi-layered problems facing the country lies with Zimbabweans themselves.

Responding to Pandor, Chamisa urged South Africa to mobilize donor fund to help pay doctors and end the genocide in the country’s hospitals.

Below is the full thread;

1/3) For months now, we have been asking our African brothers and sisters to look into the man-made governance crisis in Zimbabwe & help us restore the dignity of citizens.We are heartened by Minister Pandor’s correct diagnosis of the major problem in Zimbabwe as toxic politics

(2/3)We in the MDC stand ready to welcome South Africa and SADC’s mediation in Zimbabwe to end the suffering that has gone on for far too long, and give our people hope. In the face of provocation and persecution, our commitment to a sustainable, peaceful outcome has not shirked.

(3/3)Dr Pandor has called for “practical solutions”. I wish to plead with SA, in the interim, to help set up a donor fund for our people from which we can pay our doctors a decent wage. There is a silent genocide in hospitals which cannot wait for politicians to find each other.

Farai Dziva| MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has said his party is ready for a process of genuine dialogue.

Said Chamisa:For months now, we have been asking our African brothers and sisters to look into the man-made governance crisis in Zimbabwe and help us restore the dignity of citizens.

We are heartened by Minister Pandor’s correct diagnosis of the major problem in Zimbabwe as toxic politics.

Dr Pandor has called for “practical solutions”. I wish to plead with SA, in the interim, to help set up a donor fund for our people from which we can pay our doctors a decent wage.

There is a silent genocide in hospitals which cannot wait for politicians to find each other.

We in the MDC stand ready to welcome South Africa and SADC’s mediation in Zimbabwe to end the suffering that has gone on for far too long, and give our people hope. In the face of provocation and persecution, our commitment to a sustainable, peaceful outcome has not shirked.