Besides being warmly welcome and acknowledged by the MDC President Nelson Chamisa at the burial of Vimbai Tsvangirai on Thursday, MDC-T leader Dr Thokozani Khupe claims that she was not treated well by the opposition party and its supporters.

Speaking to state media on the sidelines of the burial ceremony, Dr Khupe claimed that MDC supporters called her derogative names with some threatening to force her away from the burial proceedings.

The former MDC Deputy President condemned the behaviour and called on MDC supporters to stop what she called politicising funerals.

“As you can see today is a sad moment for all of us where we have come to mourn the passing on of Honourable Vimbai and also to celebrate her life. She was our founding president’s daughter and we had lived with her all our lives.

“But when people come to mourn, they must mourn. This culture of coming to funerals to hijack and turn them into political rallies must come to an end, and I mean this culture must come to a stop. It is unacceptable, it is uncultured, it is not Zimbabwean and I have never seen that,” she said.

“We have opportunities to go out there and do rallies, but to do that here is unacceptable, I have never seen such. Even the one who has departed, I don’t think she is happy, if they can indeed see I don’t think they are happy with what they see here today. When people come to funerals, they must do exactly what they have gone there for, I hope and trust that these people will learn and change their behaviour especially when we come to funerals, people should also respect the dead”.

Dr Khupe also spoke about the ongoing national political dialogue where she said the initiative is good for the people of Zimbabwe.

“When we are in dialogue, we are doing it for Zimbabweans, we are saying we want things to change but we cannot change things by going out there throwing stones, by burning tyres, by destroying people’s shops but we only resolve issues by discussing issues and this is what some of us are doing.

The MDC President, instead took the occasion of the burial proceedings to express his respect and honour for Khupe inviting her back into the party and calling on the party supporters to continue valuing her contributions to the party.

Said Chamisa, “I honour you Dr Khupe. Dr Khupe once more I salute. You were my Deputy Prime Minister while I was Minister, you were my Vice President while I was your Spokesperson.

“Yesterday I told Dr Khupe yesterday that we will unite one day. The Seniority of Dr Khupe is not defined by Congress and her seniority is not questionable.”

Parliament has denied buying fuel for parliamentarians at more than the Government-prescribed rates, saying an exchange note published by ZimEye.com on Tuesday implying that the institution bought the commodity at a higher price was for a private transaction involving an individual MP.

The fuel exchange note implied that Parliament was buying fuel at $10,50 per litre, which is way above set limits.

In a statement yesterday, Parliament said their investigations had shown that the particular transaction involved an unnamed MP who wanted to exchange expired fuel coupons.

“The fuel coupon exchange note in question involved a transaction between an individual Member of Parliament who was replacing expired coupons at Redan Pvt (Ltd) and not the institution of Parliament,” reads part of the statement.

“The only reason the exchange note reflects the name of the institution is primarily because the coupons are purchased by Parliament as an institution for all Members of Parliament and subsequently issued to individual members.

“The serial numbers of the coupons in Redan’s system thus reflect Parliament of Zimbabwe as the procuring entity and not the individual member. That notwithstanding, Parliament of Zimbabwe engaged Redan over the matter and was advised that the exchange note was generated and issued to the Member of Parliament for the sole reason of enabling him to collect the new coupons.

“The member in question was never charged for the transaction. In other words, the coupon exchange note is an internal Redan document whose esoteric figures are understood by Redan staff, but do not reflect the prevailing coupon prices and should thus not be used as a pricing reference point.”

Parliament said it was unfortunate that the MP in question decided to circulate the document on social media platforms without verifying with Redan or Parliament what the figures meant.

Manica Post|A HOT Springs businessman and his family endured 20 minutes of terror after five armed robbers pounced on their homestead, assaulted him and his wife while firing live ammunition before they made off with cash and smart phones during last Saturday night.

The terrifying armed robbery that saw Mr Divine Gamunorwa (33) losing US$2 100, R4 000, $150 RTGS and two smart phones, is one of a number of incidents now common in the diamond rich area.

When The Manica Post visited Hot Springs Business Centre on Tuesday, the incident was still the talk of the area.

Mr Gamunorwa, who runs a grocery shop as well as a night club at Hot Springs Business Centre, narrated his ordeal at the hands of the armed robbers.

He said the incident occurred around 9pm.

“It was around 9pm when I came back from the shops and saw my dogs barking. I suspected that something was wrong since this was not usual of them. I first thought thieves had tried to steal fuel from my truck parked just outside the fence.

“I disembarked from my vehicle went straight to the truck and everything was in order. I went to open the gate and when I was about to get back into my vehicle in order to drive inside the yard, all hell broke loose.

“Five men came out of a bush opposite our homestead and approached me. Two of them were holding pistols. They claimed to be officers from CID and asked for an unlicensed gun that they alleged to be in my possession. I told them I do not possess a gun and in any way that is not the way police officers operate.

“They started assaulting me and fired two shots perhaps as a way to scare me. I insisted that I do not have any gun in my possession. As I tried to wrestle them, they sprayed a substance that left my eyes itchy and unable to see properly,” he said.

Mr Gamunorwa said he eventually managed to open one of his eyes and found a way to run away and even though the robbers fired two more shots, he did not stop.

“I instantly ran away and even though the robbers fired two more shots, I did not stop. I had told myself that it was all the same, they would eventually kill me if they wanted to,” he said.

The businessman said the robbers proceeded to break the locks to their doors to gain entry into the house where his mother, wife, young brother and his wife were.

“Upon gaining entrance into our house they started assaulting my wife demanding the keys to our safe. She refused to give them. Realising that they did not have much time since I had already escaped, they went on to break the doors to our bedroom then stole two cell phones and US$800 which was in the house.

“On their way out, they ransacked my vehicle and took US$1 300 as well as $150 RTGS. They disappeared in the dark,” said Mr Gamunorwa.

Harare’s prime talk radio station, Capitalk 100.4FM, is set host its first live interview with President Mnangagwa tonight, with various issues confronting the economy such as price increases and currency reforms expected to be discussed. The interview starts at 7pm.

The station, which prides itself in “leading the conversation”, is advertising the interview on various social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Twitter and Facebook.

Capitalk 100.4FM head of content Ms Nyaradzo Makombe told The Herald last night that the interview, dubbed “Catching up with ED (Live)”, is predicated upon President Mnangagwa’s declaration that he was a “listening President” and the interlocution it will be testimony of the Second Republic’s openness and transparency .

“We are picking it up from his inauguration speech where he said he is going to be a listening President. So we feel as a station that this is one of the platforms we have created for him,” said Ms Makombe.

“We are going to look at the introduction of a new currency; what it means, so we expect him to explain on that. We are going to review his days in office and we are going to review his team that he put on the job, how they have been fairing, and is he happy with it (the team)?”

Is the programme is going to be conducted in its usual way, President Mnangagwa will have to take live questions from members of the public who are normally given a slot to phone into the show and ask the panel questions.

Judging from the responses that Mnangagwa normally gets on his social media platforms, he may be in for a tough time on the live interaction with the citizens.

Speaking to state media, Ms Makombe however hinted the radio station has already started collecting questions from listeners suggesting that listeners might not be given the usual opportunity to call into the programme.

Without the live listeners plenary, it gives doubts that the programme might indeed be a live one or will be pre-recorded and questions heavily edited.

Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals (PGH) has reversed the new prices for the private wards.

In a statement PGH said this comes after listening to the concerns of clients.

“Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals would like to inform members of the public that the fees adjustments for our private wards which we intended to implement with effect from 17 June, 2019 have been suspended forthwith to allow for further consultations.

“We have seriously reconsidered our position after listening to the concerns from our valued patients. We are therefore reverting to the charges before the announcement. Members of the public will be informed of any developments in due course, “read the statement.

The accommodation fees had been pegged at executive suite $ 1 500, big room $800, small room $600, ICU $800, HDU $600 and maternity $600 per day.

The decision to reverse the fees comes following a general public furore after ZimEye.com immediately revealed the high price increase moments after the hospital had sent out a circular of the new prices.

“This is madness! In a country where 3/4 of the people earn US$30 or less a month how can hospital fees be US$100 per day (at RTGS$ 6: 1 US$. For the 3/4 of the people health care is simply a luxury they cannot afford!” said Patrick Guramutunhu to ZimEye.com.

By A Correspondent| The Patriotic Front spokesman, Jealousy Mawarire has in the below tweet attacked the street preacher Talent Chiwenga saying he is a lunatic.

APOSTLE CHIWENGA'S ACCIDENT, REAL CAR CRASH, OR ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT?

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) June 13, 2019

He said the accident victim should not have gone on social media on Thursday afternoon a day after his accident in Masvingo.

Mawarire is a staunch supporter of the controversial contemporary, Emmanuel Makandiwa. Makandiwa and Chiwenga do not see eye to eye on religious issues.

2 years ago, Chiwenga revealed medical evidence that he was once allegedly poisoned by Makandiwa’s enployees, an allegation which Makandiwa’s church denied.

Further irony is drawn to how Mawarire is potentially on the edge against Chiwenga on the grounds that the preacher is a critic of the former first Lady Grace Mugabe.

Meanwhile, Mawarire was attacking the preacher for his video shot just before entering theatre on Thursday in which Chiwenga passed what appear like final instructions to his juniors, also saying he is not afraid of dying. Chiwenga said he has to speak out because his accident according to him, was an assassination attempt on his life which the world must know about.

To this Mawarire responded saying, “Ukaona uchiwana nguva yekuita zvesocial media mukadzi ari mumortuary utori murwere chaiye.” – If you find time to go on social media while your wife is in the mortuary, you are a real lunatic.”

By Own Correspondent| NAMIBIA Defence Force member was arrested after he allegedly fatally shot a taxi driver during the early hours of Thursday.

The man has been identified as Talent Fambauone Black.

According to police spokesperson chief inspector Kauna Shikwambi, the soldier was in the company of a police officer during a ‘Operation Kalahari Desert’ patrol.

Shikwambi said the taxi driver was shot after he allegedly tried to make a U-turn to avoid the police manning a roadblock that was set up in Monica Street at Greenwell Matongo informal settlement.

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By Own Correspondent- Independent legislator for Norton, Temba Mliswa has accused parliament and the Social Welfare minister Sekai Nzenza of being equally guilty of failing to comply with the law regarding the presentation of the NSSA Audit report before the August House.

Mliswa said while this issue had been raised in parliament, the minister had deliberately failed to adhere and implement the dictates of the law by ensuring that the NSSA report is tabled before parliament within seven days.

Said Mliswa:

“….I rose on a point of privilege the last time, on Section 309 (3) on the Auditor General’s report to be tabled here.  In fact, the Audit Office Act actually compels the report to be submitted in this Parliament within seven days.  This is Section 12 (1) of the Audit Office Act. 

The NSSA Audit Report.  In fact, I do not know if I could read this, Mr. Speaker Sir, Section12 (1) Act of the Audit Office Act.  I think it is very important.

So it compels the Minister within seven working days of Parliament to table the report.  The report has not been tabled for four months.  Not only that, Section 12 (2) compels the Auditor General herself to present the report to you and that was not done.  

I know in your ruling you said that you gave her time but it is against these two and I do not know where Parliament Counsel was in picking this up because any report from the Auditor General’s Office, one is compelled within seven days of working.  

Not only that, Section 12 (2) talks about the Auditor-General presenting before you which has not been done.  So, in the absence of the Minister doing it, you equally have a copy and Parliament has a copy.  

So these four months which the report has not been tabled, certainly a lot happens and they are seen on the wrong side of the law in the Act. I am upset that the Attorney General who sits in Cabinet and advises Cabinet on legal issues does not pick this in Cabinet.  

The Leader of Government Business who is the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs does not equally pick this in Cabinet.  So, what information are they giving to the President?  So it means the President is being misinformed even on legal issues, which is quite alarming, quite dangerous.”

Nzenza recently came under fire from opposition MPs for taking the NSSA audit report to her lawyers before presenting it to Parliament as required by law.

By Talent Gondo- President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s trademark scarf was Wednesday night auctioned for RTGS$250 000 as part of fundraising efforts to cater for the welfare of the country’s national men’s football team, teh Warriors.

The Warriors are currently in Egypt for this year’s edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in which they will play the tournament opener against the hosts.

Mnangagwa who was guest of honour at the fundraising dinner in Harare availed his scarf that has become his trademark.

Zanu PF linked businessman and petroleum mogul Kuda Tagwirei outbid ruling party MP Tinoda Machakaire and bought the scarf.

By Talent Gondo- Buhera South legislator Joseph Chinotimba has implored parliament to fund at least 20 members of parliament to travel to South Africa for a “pricing investigations tour” which he said would help the country’s ailing economy.

He said during the National Assembly Wednesday adding that the 20 member team should comprise legislators from both Zanu Pf and opposition MDC including representation from independent parliamentarians.

Said Chinotimba:

” I rise on a point of privilege Hon. Speaker.  I want to inform honorable Members, through you that I was in South Africa the whole of last week. What I witnessed there gave me an idea and if it is permissible for Hon. Members to be given a chance to go and make their investigations in terms of pricing in South Africa and that in Zimbabwe and how this operates.  

We can take 10 members from the ruling party and 10 from the opposition just to have a tour and see how things are in South Africa. 

I realise that our diesel is much cheaper than in South Africa.  Their diesel is R16 yet their rand is 14:1US$.  Here in Zimbabwe our US dollar is 8RTGs$ on the black market, while the interbank rate it is 5 RTGS$, which means that our diesel is cheaper than in South Africa by far.  

What is needed here is cushion in terms of salaries for the people and workers.  If Parliament is allowed to carry out investigations as to the hardships that we are facing – we send a delegation to do investigations and then come and report to this House without insulting each other.  We are busy having misunderstandings and yet people are coming from South Africa to get diesel in Zimbabwe.  Their bread is R15 which is a dollar plus whilst here bread is going for RTGS$3.50.  So, we want to find out what the main challenge is, whether it is the black market or what. 

This is my point of privilege – if it is possible through you Mr. Speaker, we should meet with the Head of State to enable us to go and conduct investigations and comparing with what happens in South Africa.  I realised that our salaries should be in tandem with the cost of living.  

When I consider our salaries, they are at the rate of 1:1 and that has not changed.  So my request is that all Hon. Members understand me, even Hon. Mliswa, that if we were to send Hon. Mliswa and myself to go and tour, investigate and really find out what is happening, it will assist us to determine where we are as Zimbabwe.  I think that would assist our economy a lot.”

By Own Correspondent- Payments to 200,000 retirees on Zimbabwe’s public pensions scheme could be delayed this month, the national social security agency said, after a foreign currency dispute erupted between local banks and a payments software vendor.

Zimbabwe is battling an extended foreign currency crisis which has affected key imports such as electricity, fuel and medicines. Many firms with foreign ownership are also struggling to repatriate dividends to non-resident shareholders.

Its National Social Security Authority, a mandatory public pension scheme, said on Thursday it could miss a June 13 deadline for paying its members because a software platform it uses to make the disbursements was demanding payment in foreign currency.

“Payouts that were due on (June 13) might be delayed as the provider of the payment platform used by the banks is demanding to be paid in foreign currency, failure of which it will suspend services to them,” the authority said in a statement.

An authority spokesman said the payment platform was run by London-listed investment company Cambria Africa. One of the company’s subsidiaries, Payserv Africa, provides payment solutions to banks and 5,000 corporate clients in Zimbabwe.

On Wednesday, it announced it had suspended services over non-payment of foreign currency fees.

“The Company lost U.S. $170,000 providing services to banks in March and April 2019. Banks collectively owe Payserv Africa over U.S. $470,000 for over 4 million transactions concluded since 1 May 2019. The company cannot allow further accumulation of possible losses,” Cambria said in a statement.

It said Zimbabwean banks had frustrated its attempts to maintain the U.S. dollar value of its services following the devaluation of its currency, the Real Time Gross Settlement Dollar (RTGS) dollar, on the interbank market.

The Bankers’ Association of Zimbabwe, which represents the sector, was not immediately available to comment.

In February, Zimbabwe ditched a discredited 1:1 dollar peg for its dollar-surrogate bond notes and electronic dollars, merging them into the lower-value transitional currency called the RTGS dollar.

The central bank, which has tightly controlled foreign currency payments since May 2016, has moved to relax its hold, with most external payments now going through the banks and using a market-determined exchange rate.

The RTGS dollar has slid from a starting position of 2.5 RTGS dollars per U.S. dollar on Feb. 25 to 5.91 RTGS dollars to the dollar on Thursday on the official interbank market. It was trading significantly weaker, at 8.7 to the US dollar, on the black market on Thursday.-Reuters

By A Correspondent- Finance Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube has said that reforms which are being implemented by the government are starting to bear fruit and are going to result in the reduction of prices of commodities starting next month.

This was revealed in a pre-recorded Governors’ Statement released during the 54th Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank and the 45th Annual Meeting of the African Development Fund currently underway at the Sipopo Conference Centre. Ncube said:

The reforms being implemented by Government under the Transitional Stabilisation Programme of October 2018 to 2020, are beginning to show positive developments as the twin deficit challenge of the fiscal and the current account are coming under control.

Government has started realising a budget surplus. On the other hand, with regards to prices, fiscal consolidation measures, reinforced with a tight monetary stance together with liberalisation of the exchange rate are containing inflationary pressures which are expected to slow down in the third quarter of the year.

The minister said that the government restrained expenditure by reducing the wage bill. He also said that there were also measures to improve the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA)’s Tax Management Revenue System which was effective in minimising revenue leakages. He also said that the tax enhancement measures such as the 2% contributed much to the likely reduction of prices.

By Own Correspondent- A Chitungwiza council employee, Darlington Mungoni was reportedly run over as he was holding a bin that he wanted to empty in the truck.

The truck was already reversing when the mishap occurred with Mungoni being crushed in the head where he died on the spot.

There was a sombre atmosphere as residents tried to come to terms with the fatality as Mungoni’s body lay crushed by the wheel.

Council spokesperson Lovemore Meya said it was an unfortunate incident.

He said:

“It was an unfortunate incident that happened at around 6:15am.

“Council is going to meet all the funeral expenses. We are going to put measures such that we avoid the incident from occurring again.”

Recently, one of the overloaded garbage trucks hooked and tore through Zesa overhead cables along Herbert Chitepo Street which nearly injured people who reacted swiftly.

By Own Correspondent- Finance and Economic Development Minister, Mthuli Ncube has said that reforms which are being implemented by the government are starting to bear fruit and are going to result in the reduction of prices of commodities starting next month.

This was revealed in a pre-recorded Governors’ Statement released during the 54th Meeting of the Boards of Governors of the African Development Bank and the 45th Annual Meeting of the African Development Fund currently underway at the Sipopo Conference Centre. Ncube said:

The reforms being implemented by Government under the Transitional Stabilisation Programme of October 2018 to 2020, are beginning to show positive developments as the twin deficit challenge of the fiscal and the current account are coming under control.

Government has started realising a budget surplus. On the other hand, with regards to prices, fiscal consolidation measures, reinforced with a tight monetary stance together with liberalisation of the exchange rate are containing inflationary pressures which are expected to slow down in the third quarter of the year.

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The minister said that the government restrained expenditure by reducing the wage bill. He also said that there were also measures to improve the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA)’s Tax Management Revenue System which was effective in minimising revenue leakages. He also said that the tax enhancement measures such as the 2% contributed much to the likely reduction of prices.

By Talent Gondo- Health and Child Care Parliamentary Committee Chairperson Ruth Labode has told parliament that the country is running out of stock of ARVs despite the Health minister’s assurances that the country had adequate stock to last till next year.

She attributed this to failure by government to service its Global Fund contribution which was now almost US$400 million.

Said Labode:

“Three months ago, I raised a point of privilege here in relation to the Global Fund to the effect that if we as Zimbabwe did not pay our contribution to the Global Fund, we would lose the money which was almost to the tune of $400 million.  Right now, I am coming from a meeting with UNICEF where I learnt that the money has not been paid.

Secondly, we are running out of ARVS and there are some drugs that have totally run out and that is something that we really cannot afford.  We urgently require $7 million to procure those drugs.  

The unfortunate thing with ARVS is that if you do not take them for three months, you develop resistance, meaning that now you must go onto a more expensive drug.  So we urgently need to make a move on this.

The team from Geneva came and met with the Minister of Finance and Economic Development.  He committed himself and they even went back and said that if Zimbabwe can deliver on what they have promised, we will increase their allocation to US$600 million. 

There is also the other issue, the implication of the 2% tax.  The Global Fund is exempted from all forms of taxes from every country that is part of the Global Fund which Zimbabwe is.  This includes this new 2% tax, so the payment of this tax by Global Fund entails that they must stop funding Zimbabwe because when we signed and agreed, we said that it shall not be taxed; it is meant for drugs and for Zimbabweans.  It is for everything else except to increase our revenue.

So I think that right now, a Statutory Instrument is required to give effect to this waiver on the Global Fund.  They (Global Fund team) has met the minister who has committed himself to doing it but we need to do it like yesterday.”

Health and Child Care Minister Obadiah Moyo is on record revealing that the country has “adequate supplies of ARVs that could last until 2020”.

INFORMATION ministry deputy minister, Energy Mutodi’s struggling company National Housing Development Trust (NHDT), risks having its bank accounts garnished after failing to settle a RTGS$40 000 debt owed to its former employee, Reason Sibanda.

Sibanda has petitioned the High Court to order its Sheriff to execute his powers and attach one of NHDT’s properties after the company disobeyed a court order instructing the settling of the debt last month.

However, Sibanda has since realised the NHDT does not have an assets of value and the ex-employee now wants Mutodi’s company bank accounts garnished.

NHDT was cited as the first respondent while the Civil Service Commission is the second respondent.

The third respondent in the application is The Paymaster-Salary Service Bureau which is responsible for processing salaries and benefits for NHDT members while the High Court Sheriff was cited as the fourth respondent.

“I obtained a Labour Court order under case number LC/H/APP/789/18 against the first respondent in which it was ordered to pay me a total of RTGS$40 000

“However, the said judgment registering the arbitral award is still unsatisfied in the amount of RTGS$40 000. I now wish to instruct the first respondent’s property to raise the amount stated in the writ of execution and ensure that the judgment is satisfied,” Sibanda wrote.

“However, the first respondent has no known assets of value and no assets which are able to satisfy the amount stated in the writ of execution of RTGS$40 000.”

In light of this Sibanda suggested that NHDT’s bank account be garnished.

“It follows that any such funds as are held and to be held by the garnishee on behalf of the first respondent should be attached to ensure that the applicant is not prejudiced as the first respondent has no other known assets of value that can satisfy the registered arbitrary award.

“I am therefore left with no option but to approach this Honourable Court for relief and make an application for garnishee order against the first the first respondent’s money held in its bank accounts with the garnishee,” he said.

Owned by Mutodi, NHDT is a housing company which receives subscriptions from its members through the Civil Service Commission’s Salary Services Bureau each month.

The money is deposited direct into NHDT‘s bank accounts.

MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has extended an olive branch to MDC-T President Dr Thokozani Khupe and told her that she is wanted inside the MDC family.

Chamisa used the occasion of the funeral memorial of the late MDC MP for Glen View, Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java, to push for closing gaps with his rival Khupe.

Former MDC Secretary-General Douglas Mwonzora and former vice president Elias Mudzuri are very senior party members who ought to be respected, Chamisa said, raising suspicions that the two could be on the verge of being appointed to some posts in the party.

Chamisa was speaking at the funeral of the late Vimbai Tsvangirai Java at the City Sports Stadium.

Said Chamisa, “I honour you Dr Khupe. Dr Khupe once more I salute. You were my Deputy Prime Minister while I was Minister, you were my Vice President while I was your Spokesperson.

“Yesterday I told Dr Khupe yesterday that we will unite one day. The Seniority of Dr Khupe is not defined by Congress and her seniority is not questionable.”

Chamisa also invited on stage Douglas Mwonzora and Elias Mudzuri and told the mourners that they are very senior in the party.

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263 chat|Former Rhumba musician and now Deputy Information Minister Energy Mutodi has taken his praise and worshipping gear up by showering President Emmerson Mnangagwa with praises after his scarf was bought for a staggering RTGS$250 000 at a Warriors Fundraising Dinner last night.

Mnangagwa’s trademark scarf was bought by a fuel tycoon, Kudakwashe Tagwirei as part of efforts to raise funds for the Warriors who are in Egypt for the 2019 edition of the African Cup of Nations Finals.

Posting on his microblogging site, Twitter, Mutodi who is no stranger to controversial remarks, said the scarf’s asking price proved how Mnangagwa was popular.

“President ED Mnangagwa’s scarf was yesterday auctioned for a whopping RTGS$250 000.00 at the Warriors fundraising dinner proving the President’s popularity. A tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei wrestled the scarf away after out-bidding another businessman Tinoda Machakaire,” he said.

Mutodi’s statement, ironically, comes at a time when Mnangagwa’s popularity is waning due to a rapid economic collapse which has seen prices of basic commodities shooting up while inflation has also skyrocketed.

The RTGs currency has also continued to lose value against the US dollar which has given rise to exorbitant black market prices of the greenback.

Fuel prices have risen twice in the past month leaving the already struggling citizens languishing in poverty.

This has raised the ire of citizens as they accuse Mnangagwa of failing to proffer solutions to the ailing economy.

The opposition MDC has threatened to take to the streets to force Mnangagwa out of power if the situation does not improve.

“…we want to remove Mnangagwa and his government, not the civil servants. We want to remove those that use the country, not those used by the politicians,” MDC leader Nelson Chamisa was quoted saying yesterday at the funeral of the late Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java.

CITE|People in Matabeleland want corporal punishment to be included in the proposed Education Bill, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education has revealed.

The Education Act [Chapter 25:04] is being amended and the Education Amendment Bill [H.B. 1, 2019] went through the 2nd reading in the Nation Assembly yesterday.

Addressing the National Assembly, Tuesday, Committee member MP Marian Chombo said people in Matabeleland would be disappointed if corporal punishment is not included in the bill.

“Generally, in so far as the people of Matabeleland are concerned, we are going to pass the Bill and remove corporal punishment as per the Constitution, but they are going to be extremely disappointed if we should exclude corporal punishment from the Bill,” she said.

She highlighted parents were concerned with the deteriorating behaviour among children if corporal punishment is to be banned.

“On the issue of corporal punishment, they said, ‘spare the rod and spoil the child’.

“They gave us examples in the Unites States where corporal punishment was abolished and right now they are clamouring to get back corporal punishment into the system”.

She said church organisations were also against removing corporal punishment.

Chombo said people were also concerned with the issue of Shona speaking teachers deployed in Matabeleland.

“They were very bitter about having the Shona speaking teachers especially in ECD classes,” she said.

“They were complaining that they have local universities and they have trained Matabeleland students but when it comes to deployment, they said they were deployed with Shona speaking teachers and how do you expect a Shona speaking teacher to be able to teach an ECD child?”

Chombo said they also were not tolerant of pregnant girls attending classes as they would be a bad example to other pupils.

“We went to Insiza, on the issue of pregnant children, a woman came and demonstrated, and she said you parliamentarians, you expect a pregnant child to be sitting next to somebody who is not pregnant. What if she starts throwing up?

“They saw it as a way of even encouraging other pupils to get pregnant, so it was disheartening that it was coming from women. They were saying they do not support girls to continue school when they get pregnant”.

The Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga-led committee held public hearings on the Bill last month.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has issued a statement advising members of the public that the message currently circulating on social media purporting that there is a People’s Wholesale and Retail market at 80 Samora Machel Avenue, is fake and misleading.

The Central Bank clarified that 80 Samora Machel Avenue is the Headquarters of the Reserve Bank Of Zimbabwe.

“The RBZ wishes to take this opportunity to advise the public to disregard the fake message as it creates unnecessary anxiety to unsuspecting members of the public. This is unwarranted cyber abuse of social media.” The Bank said.

Zimbabwean government recently announced that it will be implementing  People’s Wholesale and Retail markets all over the country.

RECORDED INTERVIEW COMING UP SHORTLY

Gonyet passengers wondered how on earth the truck driver had discovered that the oncoming driver (Chiwenga) was sleeping. The gonyet driver then deliberately drove the truck across the middle line, so to hit the oncoming vehicle driven by Talent Chiwenga. HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEW

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) June 13, 2019

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— ZimEye (@ZimEye) June 13, 2019

‌There was drama at a council meeting in Bindura after two council officials pounced on Former Bindura mayor, Innocent Zvigumbu, after he had made threats to expose the duo’s shenanigans.

According to the Newsday, the two officials Lovemore Warurama (39) and Naison Machingauta (57), appeared allegedly assaulted Zvigumbu last year in January after he had threatened to spill the beans on them.

Appearing before Bindura magistrate Maria Msika, facing charges of assault, Warurama and Machingauta were granted free bail.

Prosecuting, Edward Katsvairo alleged that on January 8 last year, around 4pm, Zvigumbu was chairing a full council meeting in the presence of the two officials.

While the meeting was in progress, Zvigumbu said he had an audit report exposing Warurama and Machingauta’s shenanigans.

An argument arose when Warurama denied the allegations and Zvigumbu decided to cancel the meeting and stormed out.

After leaving the chambers, Warurama followed Zvigumbu, tripped him and sat on him. Machingauta allegedly tried to hit Zvigumbu with a chair, but was restrained by another councillor.

WOMEN across Mzansi were left disappointed when gospel star Dumi Mkokstad got married.

And they soon took to social media to ask people’s bae Mbuyiseni Ndlozi not to disappoint them too.

After the EFF spokesman posted a photo of himself on Instagram, a number of women commented on how handsome he looked and pleaded with him not to get married.

A woman called Nokwazi said she always attended Dumi’s events in the hope she’d get to talk to him.

“That would have been our chance to start a relationship, but now he’s off the market and my hope is Mbuyiseni,” she said.

She said she would attend EFF events in the hopes of meeting him.

“I just wish for eye contact. I know the connection will develop from there,” she said.

Mazah Dlamini wrote: “You know this guy, he has that thing, that hot sauce.” Mbuyiseni could not be reached at the time of going to print. His phone went to voicemail and he didn’t reply to SMSes.

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‌The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has announced they have now moved to Stage 2 of the load shedding schedule.

Speaking through ZBC, they said

Kindly note that generation at Hwange is depressed due to a technical fault. Load shedding is now on Stage 2.

Load shedding may be above [for longer periods than] the publicized schedules. We apologize for any inconveniences caused.

Stage 2 load shedding entails that areas will experience longer periods of power cuts than the original timetable that was published over a month ago.

Zimbabweans are currently experiencing 8 to 15 hours of load shedding.

The low water levels in Kariba Dam have been blamed for less electricity output at the hydro power station.

Farai Dziva|Apostle Talent Chiwenga is still alive and he is visibly in pain.

Chiwenga who was involved in a horrific accident that claimed the life of his wife yesterday said some vehicles were trailing his car from all the way as he was driving back to Harare.

“I was bleeding profusely and the people who were trailing our vehicle thought I was already dead.

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I was trapped in the wreckage and when the people who were trailing our car arrived they did not shoot me because they assumed I was dead,” said Chiwenga.

He added:” The accident was not normal but I hope God will forgive those behind the accident.”

Jane Mlambo| Firebrand cleric Pastor Talent Chiwenga who was involved in a road accident that claimed his wife and two other people has spoken from his hospital bed telling the nation that when he was involved in an accident, he was driving at an average speed of 100km/hour and a maximum of 120km/hour.

Chiwenga said the accident was not normal as he was being followed by 3 unmarked vehicles.

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NOTICE OF THE FIRST 2019 GRADUATION CEREMONY

Please note that Midlands State University will hold two graduation ceremonies this year (2019). The first graduation ceremony is for the Nov/Dec 2018 Class and the May/June 2019 Class and will be held on 12 July 2019 at the University’s Gweru Main Campus.

The second graduation ceremony will be for the Nov/Dec 2019 Class and will be held later in the year, at a date to be advised.

Graduation fee is RTGS $300 for both Undergraduate and Masters graduands. The fee is inclusive of academic regalia ($150), participation fee ($125) and alumni fee (25).

For more information, please contact the Information and Public Relations Office on +263 54- 2260568/ 2260632/2260596/ 2260416/2260404 Exts 2111/ 2415 or directly on +263 54-
2260359.

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By Talent Gondo- Addressing editors in the capital Harare recently, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said it was important for political parties to get out of the election mode as such behaviour was stifling Zimbabwe’s re- engagement efforts with the international community.

Said Mutsvangwa in a statement:

“We have individuals and parties that choose to disrespect the electoral and judicial systems for their selfish ends. Such uncouth behaviour projects our country as a nation with unresolved political questions when deep down their hearts, these entities and personalities know very well that they lost in a fair and credible plebiscite.

Politics leads the way in statecraft and if we are not stable as people all other areas in the country will not become stable.

Such behaviour is holding us back as a nation as it stifles our re-engagement efforts and will make recovery more painful. We need to get out of the election mode that continues to seize us and work together to build our country.

However, dialogue which is underpinned by sharing of ideas to come up with national solutions is plausible and welcome.”

Farai Dziva| Zanu PF MP for Chiredzi West Farai Musikavanhu has ordered state security agents to seize hospital equipment donated by an MDC member.

UK based MDC losing candidate for the constituency, John Mangange, donated hospital beds and other medical ancillary supplies to Chiredzi Polyclinic.

The state security agents dumped the equipment outside the council offices.

An official at the health institution said :” Yes it is true MP Musikavavanhu instructed security agents to seize the equipment donated by an MDC official.”

By Talent Gondo- In its First Quarter Treasury Bulletin Highlights, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development said the country has made progress in implementing institutional and political reforms.

Regarding political reforms, Treasury said Government was committed to national dialogue to resolve challenges facing the country.

Said the report:

“The objective is to remove deficit of trust, restore public confidence, forge a renewed sense of shared national vision and social cohesion and advance an economy that works for everyone.

A National Political Dialogue was launched on February 6, 2019, bringing together at least 21 leaders of different political parties to confront the national socio-political and economic challenges.

Going forward, the parties have established thematic committees to look into different issues of interest for deliberations during the planned dialogue meetings.”-StateMedia

By Talent Gondo- In a meeting with local media editors recently, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Monica Mutsvangwa said  challenges confronting the country require collective efforts and a unity of purpose at all levels, which was the basis of national dialogue.

She said it was important to understand that calls for dialogue were not meant to negotiate any power sharing agreement with anyone.

She said:

“It is for this noble cause that His Excellency, the President, called for national dialogue across all political parties so we put our minds together to confront our challenges and work as a nation to move the country forward.

I want to take this opportunity to clarify that dialogue is not the same thing with power sharing negotiations. Every time we go for elections to elect a government, losers selectively choose components of the election results to accept and reject.”

By Talent Gondo- THE Attorney-General’s Office is in the process of drafting a Bill to reform the Zimbabwe Republic Police whose name will change to the Zimbabwe Police Service in line with its rebranding thrust, as reforms of State institutions under the New Dispensation continue to gather momentum.

Government’s decision to reform the police force has also seen it implementing recommendations made by the commission of inquiry that was chaired by former South Africa president Kgalema Motlanthe.

The seven-member Commission that looked into the 2018 post-election violence recommended equipping the police with the necessary skills and capacity to deal with rioters, further training in order to be professional and non-partisan in the interest of national cohesion, the protection of all citizens, as well as preventing corporal failings in the future.

In its First Quarter Treasury Bulletin Highlights, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development said the country has made progress in implementing institutional and political reforms.

“In February 2019, the Police Act amendments became effective and finally being in line with the Constitution,” it said.

“This will see the country’s Police Force — the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) being rebranded to the Zimbabwe Police Service (ZPS) as a professional police responsible to the needs of the society.

“The Bill is being drafted by the Attorney-General.”

ZRP has started retraining its officers so that they conduct their duties in a professional manner.-StateMedia