By Sharon Buwerimwe | A police officer on Wednesday fled for dear life as an angry mob bayed for his blood after an illegal money changer he was chasing was knocked down by a car near Tredgold Building in Bulawayo.|
An operation to rid the city of illegal foreign dealers, especially around Tredgold Building and surrounding areas is underway.
A Chronicle news crew witnessed the incident which occurred at corner Leopold Takawira and Fort Street at around 11AM on Wednesday.
The siphatheleni who was identified only as, Portia, was outpacing the police officer from the Foundation College side of Herbert Chitepo Street.
She was about halfway across Fort Street when she suddenly realised she was on a collision course with a black Lexus.
Portia fell on the road as she tried to avoid the car and the car ran over her arm.
She was about halfway across Fort Street when she suddenly realised she was on a collision course with a black Lexus.
Portia fell on the road as she tried to avoid the car and the car ran over her arm.
Her colleagues who had disappeared suddenly re-appeared and together with members of the public ran after the police officer.
The officer sprinted towards Bulawayo Central Police Station and it could not be established what became of him.
Portia, whose left arm appeared broken, was rushed by ambulance to Mpilo Central Hospital. Some osiphatheleni, who spoke to The Chronicle, were fuming.
“These police officers are cruel! That woman is a mother of two and she is trying to fend for her family under these economic difficulties,” said a woman who declined to be named.
Another forex dealer said the Tredgold area was the epicentre of all money transactions and they were not prepared to leave the place despite the raids.
“There is a lot of traffic, we can’t move away because as people go to board taxis they pass through this place. We target people here so we can’t move anywhere else,” he said.
The illegal money changers are always playing hide and seek with the police at this place popularly known as the “World Bank” due to the availability of cash in different currencies.
Bulawayo acting provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele, could not be reached for comment. The Chronicle
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?
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.”
Cde, I know the preacher is not your take, he is neither mine. But interviews to date strongly suggest foul play. This man is a Zimbabwean and you and I could have been in this accident. Dzorai mwoyo wenyu Cde
Farai Dziva| The Speaker of Parliament, Advocate Jacob Mudenda has been heckled at the City Sports Centre while addressing mourners at Vimbai Tsvangirai’s funeral today.
Mudenda was booed as he went through greetings and salutations during his speech.
Mudenda was jeered at the moment he mentioned Emmerson Mnangagwa’s name.
Farai Dziva|MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has literally rescued the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda from public ignominy at Vimbai Tsvangirai’s final farewell event at the City Sports Centre.
A perplexed Mudenda came face to face with the “rudiments of public anger” as his voice was drowned by loud protests from MDC supporters who heckled him for addressing Emmerson Mnangagwa as ” the President.”
Chamisa was quick to rescue the bemused Speaker of Parliament.
“Let us respect the office of the Speaker of Parliament and above let us give due respect to our departed sister.
We all know that Mr Mnangagwa is the Zanu PF President so let us not be too emotional,” said Chamisa.
Farai Dziva| Emmerson Mnangagwa’s blue-eyed boy Energy Mutodi has boasted of “his boss’ popularity” following activities at the Warriors fundraising dinner in Harare on Wednesday evening.
The Deputy Information, Publicity and Broadcasting has claimed that the auctioning of Mnangagwa’s scarf for a “whopping” RTGS $250 000.00 proves his boss’ popularity.
“President ED Mnangagwa’s scarf was yesterday auctioned for a whopping RTGS$250 000.00 at the Warriors fund-raising dinner proving the President’s popularity.
A tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei wrestled the scarf away after out-bidding another businessman Tinoda Machakaire,” tweeted Mutodi.
Farai Dziva|A school head has categorically said load shedding will affect the pass rate of pupils and students across the country.
Speaking before a Parliamentary Committee on Post, Telecommunications and Courier Services investigating the contribution of Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), Sakubva High 2 School headmaster Clever Chiturumana said:
“Power cuts are disrupting our activities because besides having a high computer-pupil ratio for computer lessons, it’s also limiting access to those who would want to research on the Internet and if the situation persists, we will have problems with their preparedness with national examinations.”
A dejected Chiturumana added: The harsh economic climate is a hindrance to educators as a significant number of children are struggling financially.”
Farai Dziva|Gokwe -Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena has come under the spotlight after purchasing an expensive posh vehicle worth US $ 210 000.
Responding to Wadyajena’s claims that he worked extremely hard to purchase the vehicle, Zimbabweans described the MP as a “failure” in his constituency.
Milton Milly Dick said:Mxm tikunyanyo sekerera I think it’s high time we fight for our dignity as a nation
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Tatenda Shadreck Makopa:Can you imagine, just after election a MP buys such a expensive Lamborghini.
Elisha Elbrook Daucey: And they keep saying ..ma sanctions kkk
Robson Madakutonga Mwalimu Chikwinya: Back in his Constituency the Mayor guy is a perennial failure. His Constituency resembles the backyard part of Mogadishu demolished by bombs. He is one of those MPs who after being elected they go back to Harare.
Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has dismissed claims that Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) ministries leader, Walter Magaya last month healed a man suffering from a severe scalp tumour.
The group claims the credit for the recovery of the 36-year-old Peter Manganda of Marondera purportedly healed by Magaya. Recently, pictures of Manganda were awash on social media amid claims that Magaya had miraculously healed him of a head tumour.
In a statement yesterday, Parirenyatwa said Manganda had undergone successful surgery at the referral hospital and is still due for another check-up soon. The statement reads:
It has come to our attention that there is a false media article on one of our patients… Manganda who had a severe scalp tumour on the head and was admitted at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals from April 22, 2019 to May 7, 2019 — a period during which he underwent neurosurgery as well as plastic surgery by our specialist doctors.
It is evidently clear that the patient went to the prophet after the specialist doctors had successfully done the surgical operations.
The hospital is actually in custody of … Manganda’s medical records and he is expected to be reviewed by the same specialists who are still determined to see their valued patient to full recovery.
The hospital said the claims were misleading and likely to discourage people from seeking medical help. Meanwhile, Manganda has since returned to the PHD Ministries to give a testimony of his recovery through Magaya’s anointing oil.Daily News
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.State media
The Global Boxing Union (GBU) and Universal Boxing Council (UBC) champion, Charles Manyuchi has been reported to have been admitted at Michael Gelfand Clinic where he has been receiving treatment since Monday morning.
The Zimbabwean boxer’s publicist and spokesperson, Gilbert Munetsi said that Manyuchi was not seriously ill although he is still complaining of severe chest pains, high blood pressure, and high body temperatures. Plans are also underway to send him to South Africa for further medical consultation tonight.
The illness is said to have disturbed Manyuchi’s preparations for his forthcoming August 3 World Boxing Federation world title match.State media
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.
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.”
You are the most corrupt and stinking state-owned enterprise. Shame on you. You give tenders to criminals who do not their jobs because officials are involved in Stone Age corruption. Treasonous activities https://t.co/Tg3pF4wKm6
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.
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 A Correspondent- A NAMIBIA Defence Force member was arrested after he allegedly fatally shot a taxi driver during the early hours of Thursday.
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.
The deceased has not been identified but police investigations continue.
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission & Distribution Company (ZETDC) is experiencing increased power shortfalls i.e. demand and supply mismatch, due to low water levels at Kariba Power Station, generation constraints at Hwange Power Station and limited imports. The power shortfall is being managed through load shedding in order to balance the power supply available and the demand.
Every effort is being directed at improving the generation capacity to ensure that supply disruptions are kept at minimum levels. In order to assist in reducing the power demand, customers are encouraged to use the limited available power sparingly, by switching off all non-essential loads. Domestic geysers, swimming pool pumps, Jacuzzis and other related equipment should be switched off at peak times for more areas to have power.
Please be advised that ordinarily, load shedding will be within the morning and evening peak periods of 5am to 10am and 5pm to 10pm respectively. However, the durations may be longer in the event of increased power shortfall to avoid the collapse of the National Electric grid.
The load shedding cycles will be in two stages as follows;
Stage 1; the first group of customers as listed on the schedule will be switched off as the power shortfall will be within planned limits.
Stage 2; Please be advised that the power supply situation is dynamic, in the event that the power shortfall increases beyond the planned limits, load shedding will move into stage 2. These are additional areas that will be switched off as per schedule when the shortfall is higher for the particular time.
Customers will be informed as soon as the situation requires stage two implementation.
Large power users are being requested to reduce their power demand during the morning and evening peak periods of 5am to 10am and 5pm to 10pm respectively.
Loadshedding is the best alarm on earth though. You wake up at 4am, shower, make your coffee and get your life in order. By the time it’s 6am when the power goes, you’re ready to hit the office. https://t.co/kBRlINLsaJ
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.
LIVE UPDATE: Gonyet's passengers say the driver of the gonyet which hit Apostle Chiwenga said loudly, I want to hit (ndoda kumudhuma uyo) that driver (coming from opposite direction), he appears sleeping on the wheel. –
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
LIVE UPDATE: Lady inside Honda Fit tells ZimEye- "The red gonyet carrying cement) which hit Apostle Chiwenga's car causing the accident coming from Chaka direction did not stop, the driver continued driving and only stopped in Masvingo, "
LIVE UPDATE – Honda Fit lady, knows the gonyet only stopped in Masvingo because her sibling was a passenger in the cement gonyet, the sibling revealed all via phone. Honda Fit lady stayed at the scene for more than 30min without any ambulance coming.A businessman later helped TC
A Harare man has dragged his one night stand for stealing $845 RTGS during the duo’s encounter.
This emerged as Ishemuneshu Gombe hauled Ananji Kampila, 26, before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda accusing her of theft.
The matter was remanded to June 25.
Allegations are that on June 8, this year and around midnight, Gombe was at Tinas Bar in Dzivarasekwa Extension drinking beer where he met Kampila.
It is alleged that they both agreed to have sexual intercourse.
Further allegations are that the two agreed that Gombe would pay $6 RTGS to Kampila before the act.
Allegations are that after the two had sexual intercourse, Kampila left before Gombe discovered that his cell phone Samsung Tizen and US$30 were missing.
Gombe tried to locate Kampila but she was nowhere to be seen.
The total value of stolen goods was $845 and nothing was recovered.
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.
LIVE UPDATE: Gonyet's passengers say the driver of the gonyet which hit Apostle Chiwenga said loudly, I want to hit (ndoda kumudhuma uyo) that driver (coming from opposite direction), he appears sleeping on the wheel. –
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
LIVE UPDATE: Lady inside Honda Fit tells ZimEye- "The red gonyet carrying cement) which hit Apostle Chiwenga's car causing the accident coming from Chaka direction did not stop, the driver continued driving and only stopped in Masvingo, "
LIVE UPDATE – Honda Fit lady, knows the gonyet only stopped in Masvingo because her sibling was a passenger in the cement gonyet, the sibling revealed all via phone. Honda Fit lady stayed at the scene for more than 30min without any ambulance coming.A businessman later helped TC
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.
LIVE UPDATE: Gonyet's passengers say the driver of the gonyet which hit Apostle Chiwenga said loudly, I want to hit (ndoda kumudhuma uyo) that driver (coming from opposite direction), he appears sleeping on the wheel. –
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
LIVE UPDATE: Lady inside Honda Fit tells ZimEye- "The red gonyet carrying cement) which hit Apostle Chiwenga's car causing the accident coming from Chaka direction did not stop, the driver continued driving and only stopped in Masvingo, "
LIVE UPDATE – Honda Fit lady, knows the gonyet only stopped in Masvingo because her sibling was a passenger in the cement gonyet, the sibling revealed all via phone. Honda Fit lady stayed at the scene for more than 30min without any ambulance coming.A businessman later helped TC
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 Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe would like to advise 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.
— Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (@ReserveBankZIM) June 13, 2019
“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.
LIVE UPDATE: Gonyet's passengers say the driver of the gonyet which hit Apostle Chiwenga said loudly, I want to hit (ndoda kumudhuma uyo) that driver (coming from opposite direction), he appears sleeping on the wheel. –
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
LIVE UPDATE: Lady inside Honda Fit tells ZimEye- "The red gonyet carrying cement) which hit Apostle Chiwenga's car causing the accident coming from Chaka direction did not stop, the driver continued driving and only stopped in Masvingo, "
LIVE UPDATE – Honda Fit lady, knows the gonyet only stopped in Masvingo because her sibling was a passenger in the cement gonyet, the sibling revealed all via phone. Honda Fit lady stayed at the scene for more than 30min without any ambulance coming.A businessman later helped TC
Thoroughly Bashed: Former Bindura mayor, Innocent Zvigumbu
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.
In Mike Tyson’s 2013 memoir Undisputed Truth, the famed boxer gives a brutally honest retelling of his life. In one section, he talks about his highly publicized relationship with Robin Givens, sharing a story of the model’s alleged involvement with Brad Pitt.
In the memoir, the now-52-year-old fighter claimed to have gone to Givens’ house after their 1989 divorce, catching her and actor Pitt in the driveway—and in bed together.
On a recent episode of Watch What Happens Live, Givens refuted some of Iron Mike’s claims. “Pulling up in the driveway, that part is true,” Givens told host Andy Cohen. “I didn’t read the book, but I was told he says he caught us in bed, which never happened. Never, ever, ever happened.”
What exactly were Pitt and Givens doing in the driveway? She said that the two were “coming from like a screening or something.” Pitt once made a guest appearance on her ’80s sitcom Head of the Class, so it is entirely plausible the two were acquainted.
Cohen brings up Tyson’s claims that the Ad Astra star exclaimed “Don’t hit me, don’t hit me,” when confronted. “No,” she answered. “Does that sound like Brad? I mean, Brad’s got some swag, you know what I mean?”
Tyson’s short-lived union with Givens ended after she revealed she was the victim of domestic violence for months. Givens spoke to Wendy Williams about why it took her time to file for divorce, despite the multitude of threats she received.
“I think sometimes as people, women—perhaps men experience the same thing—you have a hard time sticking up for yourself, but it’s easier to stick up for people you love,” she explained. “I remember being at our house in New Jersey in a closet off the kitchen, and we were all in the closet, four of us hiding [from Tyson]. And I remember my sister bawling saying, ‘How long are you gonna put us all through this?'”
The Warriors fan travelling to Egypt by road, Alvin Zhakata, has reportedly been denied entry into Ethiopia.
Zhakata and his South African counterpart Botha Msila are taking a road adventure across Africa from Cape Town and hopes to reach Cairo before the Afcon tournament.
They are currently on the Kenyan border with Ethiopia, and according to Star FM journalist Yvonne Mangunda, the duo has been denied entry into Ethiopia because of visa issues.
Mangunda says she has been in contact with Zhakata who informed her that they are stuck at the border as the Ethiopian immigration laws now require visas for Zimbabweans and South Africans travelling by road.
Besides the visa issue, Botha also revealed on Twitter that the other challenge they have faced in their Cape to Cairo road adventure is communication with the locals, especially in East Africa where Swahili is widely spoken.
By Talent Gondo- 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.
Mali risk disqualification from the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations finals which are set to start on June 21 in Egypt.
This follows after the government interfered in the running of football in that country in 2017. The then sports minister dissolved the Mali Football Federation executive committee and replaced it with a provisional board.
FIFA disowned the new board and appointed a standardization committee to run the federation’s affairs.
A general meeting slated for 15 June will take place to approve committee orders and elect a new president of the federation.
Should there be no consensus after the meeting, FIFA will suspend Mali, meaning they will not be allowed to take part in AFCON.
The Premier Soccer League has released names of players on suspension this weekend and non of them are from either Highlanders or Dynamos ahead of their crunch battle of Zimbabwe this weekend.
Five players will be on suspension when the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League action continues in Match-day12 this weekend.
The players accumulated three yellow cards and will not be eligible to feature for their teams in the coming round.
Here is the list of suspended players in Match-day 12.
Praise Tonha (Triangle United) Wilmore Chimbetu (Herentals) Nelson Ketala (Ngezi Platinum Stars) Guide Goddard (Chicken Inn) Gift Saunyama (Black Rhinos)
Highlanders and Dynamos lock horns at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday. The two teams are not at their best this season but none of that is expected to take the intrigue of the tie.
Senegal have announced a star-studded final squad for the 2019 Afcon.
The selection has several big names including Liverpool star Sadio Mane, Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueya, highly rated Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly and Keita Balde of Inter Milan.
The Teranga Lions are in Group C along with Tanzania, Kenya and Algeria.
Goalkeepers: Abdoulaye Diallo (Rennes,France), Alfred Gomis (Spal,Italy) and Edouard Mendy (Reims, France).
Midfielders: Alfred Ndiaye (Malaga, Spain), Idrissa Gana Gueye (Everton, England), Keprin Diatta (Club Brugge,Belgium), Pape Alioune Ndiaye (Galatasaray, Turkey) and Henri Saivet (Bursaspor, Turkey).
Farai Dziva|Algeria national team player Haris Belkebla has been dropped from the Afcon squad after he made an inappropriate gesture during a live stream.
The 25-year pulled down his trousers and showed off his backside.
Algeria coach Djamel Belmadi then took disciplinary measures and dropped the midfielder who had gotten his first national team call-up.
“The national team coach Djamel Belmadi has decided to exclude Algeria midfielder Haris Belkebla from the Africa Cup of Nations training camp,” the Algerian Football Federation said in a statement on Wednesday.
“The coach’s decision was to maintain discipline within the group, which he considers paramount.”
Belkebla has since apologised and wished his teammates a great campaign at the 2019 Afcon tournament.
Meanwhile, USM Alger midfielder Mohamed Benkhemassa expected to serve as his replacement.
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.
APOSTLE CHIWENGA'S ACCIDENT, REAL CAR CRASH, OR ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT?
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.
APOSTLE CHIWENGA'S ACCIDENT, REAL CAR CRASH, OR ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT?
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).
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Farai Dziva|Gokwe -Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena has come under the spotlight after purchasing an expensive posh vehicle worth US $ 210 000.
Responding to Wadyajena’s claims that he worked extremely hard to purchase the vehicle, Zimbabweans described the MP as a “failure” in his constituency.
Milton Milly Dick said:Mxm tikunyanyo sekerera I think it’s high time we fight for our dignity as a nation
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Tatenda Shadreck Makopa:Can you imagine, just after election a MP buys such a expensive Lamborghini.
Elisha Elbrook Daucey:And they keep saying ..ma sanctions kkk
Robson Madakutonga Mwalimu Chikwinya:Back in his Constituency the Mayor guy is a perennial failure. His Constituency resembles the backyard part of Mogadishu demolished by bombs. He is one of those MPs who after being elected they go back to Harare.
Farai Dziva | Emmerson Mnangagwa pledged US$200 000 at the Warriors’ fundraising dinner on Wednesday evening.
The event was hosted by a committee led by acting Sports minister Kazembe Kazembe at Cresta Lodge in Harare where a number of organisations were also in attendance.
Mnangagwa unveiled a US$200 000, and a further RTGS $300 000 to help the Warriors in their Afcon campaign.
Mnangagwa also auctioned his scarf and the Fundraising Committee’s Vice chairman Kudakwashe Tagwireyi was the highest bidder with RTGS$250 000.
Tino Machakaire took home a signed soccer ball worth US$ 10 000 while organisations like Zimplats also chipped in with their contributions.
The Warriors are already in Egypt and will start their campaign on the opening match-day on June 21 against the hosts.
Farai Dziva|There is a cloud of uncertainty over Apostle Talent Chiwenga’s condition following the horrific crash that claimed the life of his wife.
Chiwenga was involved in the horrific accident while travelling to Harare on Wednesday.
According to reports Chiwenga was admitted to Makurira Memorial Clinic in Masvingo but staff members at the health institution were reluctant to comment on the matter yesterday.
“I can tell you that Apostle Chiwenga was rushed to Makurira Memorial Clinic yesterday but surprisingly we could not locate him,” a source told ZimEye.com.
A nurse at the clinic said:”We are not allowed to comment on sensitive matters.”
But the church leadership told ZimEye.com, while he was admitted in Masvingo, he is now in Harare. People speculating that he has passed away, could not be telling the truth because they are saying he died in Masvingo; but he is physically now in Harare, Pastor Gerald Baloyi said. He made these comments in the below lengthy interview-
T Chiwenga:There is another sobering prophecy that I gave. I said we are going to lose one of ours in the church very soon, and people castigated me and said 'how can you prophesy the death of a church member?' What if the church member is myself, have you ever thought about it? pic.twitter.com/vrJN6UxsKw
Farai Dziva|A school head has categorically said load shedding will affect the pass rate of pupils and students across the country.
Speaking before a Parliamentary Committee on Post, Telecommunications and Courier Services investigating the contribution of Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), Sakubva High 2 School headmaster Clever Chiturumana said:
“Power cuts are disrupting our activities because besides having a high computer-pupil ratio for computer lessons, it’s also limiting access to those who would want to research on the Internet and if the situation persists, we will have problems with their preparedness with national examinations.”
A dejected Chiturumana added: The harsh economic climate is a hindrance to educators as a significant number of children are struggling financially.”
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|A Warriors fan travelling to Egypt by road, Alvin Zhakata, has reportedly been denied entry into Ethiopia.
Zhakata and his South African counterpart Botha Msila are taking a road adventure across Africa from Cape Town and hopes to reach Cairo before the Afcon tournament.
They are currently on the Kenyan border with Ethiopia.
According to Star FM the duo have been denied entry into Ethiopia because of visa issues.
Besides the visa issue, Botha also revealed on Twitter that the other challenge they have faced in their Cape to Cairo road adventure is communication with the locals, especially in East Africa where Swahili is widely spoken.
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.”
Farai Dziva| The Speaker of Parliament, Advocate Jacob Mudenda has been heckled at the City Sports Centre while addressing mourners at Vimbai Tsvangirai’s funeral today.
Mudenda was booed as he went through greetings and salutations during his speech.
Mudenda was jeered at the moment he mentioned Emmerson Mnangagwa’s name.
Farai Dziva|MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has literally rescued the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda from public ignominy at Vimbai Tsvangirai’s final farewell event at the City Sports Centre.
A perplexed Mudenda came face to face with the “rudiments of public anger” as his voice was drowned by loud protests from MDC supporters who heckled him for addressing Emmerson Mnangagwa as ” the President.”
Chamisa was quick to rescue the bemused Speaker of Parliament.
“Let us respect the office of the Speaker of Parliament and above let us give due respect to our departed sister.
We all know that Mr Mnangagwa is the Zanu PF President so let us not be too emotional,” said Chamisa.
Farai Dziva| Emmerson Mnangagwa’s blue-eyed boy Energy Mutodi has boasted of “his boss’ popularity” following activities at the Warriors fundraising dinner in Harare on Wednesday evening.
The Deputy Information, Publicity and Broadcasting has claimed that the auctioning of Mnangagwa’s scarf for a “whopping” RTGS $250 000.00 proves his boss’ popularity.
“President ED Mnangagwa’s scarf was yesterday auctioned for a whopping RTGS$250 000.00 at the Warriors fund-raising dinner proving the President’s popularity.
A tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei wrestled the scarf away after out-bidding another businessman Tinoda Machakaire,” tweeted Mutodi.
Consumers and business have been united in rage by the latest increase in the price of fuel. The development is expected to result in an increase in prices of other commodities including transport and food.
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) announced on Tuesday that fuel prices had gone up for the third time within six months. Petrol and diesel respectively went up from RTGS$4,97 to RTGS$5,26 and from RTGS$4,89 to RTGS$5,07.
Henry Ruzvidzo, the president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) told the Daily News yesterday that stability was urgently needed in the fuel sector to avoid hurting business. Ruzvidzo said:
We are going to see another round of (price) increases after this development. As industry, we are concerned since customers are already struggling to afford our products,”
The president of the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers, Denford Mutashu lamented the development saying it is affecting workers whose incomes have been eroded by inflation.
Mutsshu said:
Finance minister (Mthuli Ncube) should explain the implication of having a budget surplus in a country where prices of necessities like fuel, medication, basic commodities and (the) general cost of living keeps rising. Otherwise the surplus, if not directed to the productive sector and needy areas of the economy, remains a fallacy as long as the majority continue to swim in poverty.
Above sentiments were reiterated by National Consumer Rights Association advocacy and campaigns advisor Effie Ncube who called upon the government to adopt a culture of consulting the stakeholders.
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
By Talent Gondo- A ZANU PF MP in the country’s lowveld reportedly withdrew hospital beds and other medical supplies donated to Chiredzi Polyclinic by an opposition MDC official.
Farai Musikavannhu, who represents Chiredzi West, dumped the goods donated by John Mangange outside the council offices.
Mangange is based in the United Kingdom. He contested for the parliamentary seat but lost to Musikavanhu.
Musikavanhu reportedly teemed up with State Security agents to forcibly remove an ambulance, 30 wheelchairs, three 5 000-litre water tanks, 10 electric operated beds, BP testing kits from the clinic and other items.
Former Chiredzi West MP Darlington Chiwa, who represented ZANU PF in the constituency had this to say:
If this was the idea of (President Emmerson) Mnangagwa and his wife’s (which I doubt) way of thinking; then they are not fit to rule this country. Zanu PF should thoroughly vet some of their candidates, otherwise, some are just in there to destroy the party from within.
On the other hand, we have overzealous State security agents in Chiredzi that is why some are now playing the part of bodyguards to certain individuals, or harass ordinary citizens over petty issues, while some are now involved in food distribution.
I don’t think their headquarters are even aware of such behaviour that is reducing the respected intelligence department to mere police constabularies bereft of elementary professional ethics.-Newsday
By Ndaba Nhuku| Accidents happen everywhere in the world but in Zimbabwe the roads have been turned into killing fields akin to the Gukurahundi genocide. Since 1980s “car accidents” have been used to eliminate political or undesirable elements. Remember Josiah Tongogara?
Even now during the so called “new dispensation” the slaughtering goes on unabated. In this modus operandi, thus, the Tsvangirayi family has paid the ultimate prize in pursuit for the democratisation, economic emancipation and attainment of freedoms for all Zimbabweans. It has so far lost two members in what can be viewed as suspicious accidents.
A number of questions regarding the possible cause of the accidents that killed Paul Rukanda, Mhundwa and eventually Vimbayi Tsvangirayi Java have been raised. Who was behind these ‘assasination?” Why?
A very unusual concidence. Two cars driven by military men are said to have caused the accident. It is claimed one of the drivers, a Mr Lunga, died later. Was he eliminated as part of erasing evidence? Why would his death kill a police investigation into this accident?. Is that procedural? Why take the court martial route for the surviving soldier if it was a mere accident outside work in his private car? What is there to hide? This rightfully raises suspicions.
The other question being raised is; was Vimbai a threat to Zanu Pf or elements in the MDC? Who wanted her dead? Could she one day have taken the leadership mantle of the opposition?
There is no doubt she was a budding charismatic leader but she was far from leading the party like her late father. Could there have been other issues happening behind the scenes? Let’s see.
Is it true that the Morgan Tsvangirayi’s children are getting paid by the State and Vimbayi chose to bite the hand that fed her?
But then, in view of the dire financial situation nearly all Zimbabweans find themselves in, there are rumours of the Tsvangirayi family home under threat of repossession, Vimbayi’s husband being unable to foot her medical bills. Where then is the MDCA, or government in all this? Are they willing to assist? If not, why not?
There is also this case being mentioned that Vimbai blundered by publicly supporting Nelson Chamisa when her brother and uncle were appreciative of government assistance at her father’s memorial service.
Could such a petty issue have led to her death? If so, then we have a cabal of idiots who are threatened by people who are not a threat to anyone at all.
Anyone who could kill Itai Dzamara, Vimbai Tsvangirai and now Apostle Chiwenga for political reasons, has no political backbone at all.
Those who are saying she was possibly killed by her own cadres also do not present any evidence at all. Why would MDCA want her dead after enabling her to be MP and be part of NEC?
She was an asset in keeping her father’s legacy alive and connected with the masses. She was way off joining the top echelons of the party to be a threat to anyone in the MDCA.
If anyone in the MDCA was threatened by her to have the power to kill her, then that person has to be linked to the military junta! These numerous inexplicable accidents and deaths of several vocal young people is cause for great concern.
In Vimbayi Tsvangirai’s death, it is the junta’s presence at the scene of the accident which gives away the cat in the bag.
It makes the accident be viewed as an assassination. Period. It is the same way Inviolata Dumbutshena who defeated the junta in court was possibly assasinated, including many others before them.
For how long shall our military officers and their vehicles be used to eliminate individuals perceived to be a threat to some political gods, instead of doing their job of defending their nation?
Movement for Democratic Change leader Nelson Chamisa is reported to have requested a private meeting with Zimbabwe First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa when they met at the funeral of late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s daughter, Vimbai Java.
According to the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, Chamisa made the request after the Tsvangirai family had also requested to meet the First Lady in private.
Chamisa appeared on television face to face with the First Lady but the national broadcaster did not say whether he had been granted his request.
The First Lady who described Tsvangirai as “sekuru” (uncle) showered praise on Vimbai who was the Member of Parliament for Glenview South.
Vimbai died on Monday after almost four weeks in hospital following an accident which claimed two lives, one of them her uncle.
By Talent Gondo- Speaking before a parliamentary committee on Post, Telecommunications and Courier Services investigating the contribution of Post and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), Sakubva High 2 School headmaster Clever Chiturumana said:
Power cuts are disrupting our activities because besides having a high computer-pupil ratio for computer lessons, it’s also limiting access to those who would want to research on the Internet and if the situation persists, we will have problems with their preparedness with national examinations.
Chiturumana added that the harsh economic climate is a hindrance to educators as a significant number of children are struggling financially.
Chairperson of the Parliamentary committee, Trevor Saruwaka urged Potraz to play a role in enabling schools to have access to the internet
South African, singer Nichume Siwundla has died after an apparent suicide, a statement sent on behalf of her record label, Top Chap Media, has confirmed.
House music vocalist Nichume Siwundla allegedly threw herself off an apartment building after she complained about having serious problems.
Police said that the 27-year-old songstress was at a friend’s home at Greenstone Ridge in Edenvale last week Thursday night when she committed suicide.
“It is alleged that she threw herself from the second floor’s balcony after she had been complaining that she had problems but didn’t reveal [the nature of her problems] to her friends,” said police spokesperson Neldah Sekgobela.
According to the police, who arrived at the scene after 9pm, the friends were unable to give statements because they were still in shock.
Sekgobela said: “The Edenvale police are investigating an inquest case at this moment.”
The singer, well known for featuring on Mobi Dixon’s track Buthiza, hailed from the Eastern Cape and was also a qualified ophthalmologist.
Following the success of Buthiza in 2017, Nichume was signed to Top Chap Media which was founded by Mobi Dixon. The pair recently released their single Thobela.
“I’m distraught. I will remember Nichume as a bright light at Top Chap Media where we signed her. She was not only my first artist, but we had grown so close in the past three years that she became my little sister. She truly is gone too soon. may her soul rest in peace,” Mobi said about the singer’s untimely death.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Nichume’s brother, Qamani Siwundla said “we, as a family are in absolute shock as to what has happened. Learning that your sister has succumbed to emotions and taken her own life can never rest well.”
“We obviously are left with a lot of questions but also know that she had one of the strongest characters in the family. Whatever she was feeling at that moment triggered immense hopelessness. We stand united as a family during this difficult time. Nichume was so loved and appreciated. We are proud of all her achievements,” he added.
Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, took to Twitter to convey his sympathies.
“We’re deeply saddened by the tragic passing of a shining star, the celebrated musician Nichume Refeloe Siwundla – a talented daughter of the soil whose lovely voice reverberated in our hearts & gifted us lasting memories. We send our deepest sympathies to her loved ones,” he wrote.
a video circulating on social media shows a pupil facing off with a teacher at a Hammarsdale school.
Durban – A video showing a Grade 11 pupil pushing and punching his teacher, in full view of other teachers, has served to highlight the level of violence facing educators in KwaZulu-Natal schools.
The incident, which was caught on camera, has led to the suspension of the culprit.
The Department of Education yesterday confirmed that action had been taken against the 20-year-old pupil from Luthayi High School in Hammarsdale, north of Durban.
In a video circulating on social media, the pupil can be seen facing off with teacher Sunday Ajibabi. The video shows other teachers and learners trying to intervene.
Educators’ Union of South Africa (EUSA) provincial secretary Nathi Mbambo said the assault started after the learner had attempted to interfere with exams that were in progress.
Mbambo said when Ajibabi reprimanded the pupil, he made degrading xenophobic remarks.
“The pupil came to the class and demanded to see one of the learners who was writing exams.
“When the teacher asked the learner to leave the class as exams were in progress, the boy was rude to him and called him a foreigner.
“The pupil then punched him,” Mbambo said.
He said the fight quickly moved to the schoolyard and was recorded and shared on social media.
Department spokesperson Kwazi Mthethwa said an urgent hearing had been scheduled for Monday next week.
Mthethwa said MEC for Education in KwaZulu-Natal Kwazi Mshengu wanted to make it clear that schools were not places of violence.
“We will not tolerate this behaviour, irrespective of whether it was by a teacher or a learner. The schooling system has disciplinary measures in place and will use such prescripts to determine the appropriate course of action,” Mshengu said.
EUSA has called for the pupil to be criminally prosecuted, adding that he should face severe consequences for his conduct.
The union accompanied Ajibabi to the Mpumalanga police station in Hammarsdale to open a criminal case yesterday.
Police spokesperson Colonel Thembeka Mbele confirmed that they were investigating the incident.
“A case of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm was opened by a 39-year-old man for investigation at Mpumalanga police station,” she said.
Mbambo said this was not the first time Ajibabi, who is a Nigerian national, had been attacked at the school and he had been a victim of xenophobic taunts from some pupils.
Mbambo said if Ajibabi had assaulted the pupil, a criminal case would have been opened against him.
“He would face allegations of child abuse and lose his job. The suspect in this case is 20 and is not a minor, so he should be arrested. What happened there was also demeaning and it undermines the teacher in the eyes of other pupils. It creates an impression that the teacher is a ‘sitting duck’ for learners,” he said.
Vee Gani of the KZN Parents Association said assault, irrespective of whether it was committed by a child or a teacher, was a criminal offence.
“Violence at schools is not acceptable. If a teacher assaults a pupil, that teacher could lose their job. If a learner assaults a teacher, nothing really happens to the learner.
“That sends a message to the 90000 teachers we have in the province that teaching is a health hazard. Teachers now fear that, in the course of their work, they might be assaulted if they reprimand pupils,” he said.
He said pupils that went to school with the intention to cause distress either to teachers or other learners must be removed from the school environment.
OpinionBy Dr Masimba Mavaza|The social media is awash with the car Honourable Wadyajena bought.
Pictures of his constituency and schools in his constituency were splashed all over internet.
There is a lot of misconception on what exactly is the duty of the MP. Most people believe that MPs are responsible for making roads building schools and giving the poor money. In the minds of many an MP is a superman and he must make things happen. However MPs have responsibilities to three main groups: their constituents, Parliament and their political party.
One MP is elected to the House of Assembly by each of the 215 constituencies. MPs’ duties in Parliament include participating in debates and voting on legislation and other matters. They may also be members of committees examining new laws or the work of government departments. Some have a role as a minister in government or a spokesperson in opposition.
MPs can help their constituents by advising on problems (particularly those that arise from the work of government departments), representing the concerns of their constituents in Parliament and acting as a figurehead for the local area. MPs usually support their party by voting with its leadership in the House of Assembly and acting as a representative for the party in their constituency.
Your MP will generally do everything he or she can to help constituents but will not be able to support every cause and may feel that they are not the best person to help. If they are unable to help they may refer you to someone more appropriate such as a local councillor, another local organisation. Most MPs hold consultations in their constituencies where local people can bring their problems.
There is one MP for each constituency and they are there to represent the interests of all their constituents, not just the people who voted for them.
There are a number of ways an MP may be able to help you. They can simply provide advice or can write letters on your behalf to officials or Ministers. They may, on your behalf, be able to refer a case of maladministration to the Parliamentary Committees.
If appropriate, your MP can choose to raise your case in the House of Assembly through a parliamentary question, in an adjournment debate or in an early day motion. MPs can also present petitions on behalf of constituents.
The Zimbabwean public elects Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent their interests and concerns in parliament. MPs consider and can propose new laws as well as raising issues that matter to you in the House. This includes asking government ministers questions about current issues including those which affect local constituents.
MPs split their time between working in Parliament itself, working in the constituency that elected them and working for their political party.
Some MPs from the governing party (or parties) become government ministers with specific responsibilities in certain areas, such as Health or Defence. These MPs do not stop working for their constituency and, whatever their role in Government or Parliament, will still hold regular meetings to help their constituents.
When Parliament is sitting MPs generally spend their time working in the House of assembly. This can include raising issues affecting their constituents, attending debates and voting on new laws. This can either be by asking a question of a government minister on your behalf or supporting and highlighting particular campaigns which local people feel strongly about.
In their constituency, MPs often hold a consultations in their office, where local people can come along to discuss any matters that concern them.
MPs also attend functions, visit schools and businesses and generally try to meet as many people as possible. This gives MPs further insight and context into issues they may discuss when they return to Harare.
MPs split their time between working in Parliament and working in the constituency. In Parliament, MPs spend their time fighting for the interests of their constituents, attending debates, scrutinising and voting on legislation, and attending meetings. They consider and vote on legislation and use their position to ask government ministers questions about current issues.
MPs are not supposed to use their own money to develop their constituencies.
It is a very naive thinking to suggest that MPs should develop their constituencies from their pockets.
The onslaught on Wadyajena is malicious and not fair.
A member of parliament is not expected to leave in poverty for his constituency. There is nothing wrong for an MP to leave within his means. It is neither constitutional or fair that an MP should use his money to develop his area.
An MP who is rich must never abandon his riches in-order to please his constituencies.
Zimbabweans have a tendency of lining for handouts from the MP. MPs then unwittingly assume a duty of trying to be developing authorities.
Whether an MP buys an aeroplane or a bicycle it is his choice. He does not answer to any one about his spending.
MPs always have the misfortune of being blamed for the underdevelopment of their areas.
MPs are human beings and they must be allowed to leave their lives.
It should be noted that MPs should think before they behave showy.
Despite the noble and honourable job MPs do there are some idiots who found themselves in the parliament. Those tarnish the name of the honourable MP. In any country a member of parliament is an honourable person who carry on his work with honour. In some unfortunate times we meet some showy good for nothing imbeciles masquerading in honour.
Wadyajena should be allowed to enjoy his life to the full.
Leadership of the new political party at a press conference.
Newly formed Zimbabwe Total Independence (ZTI) leader Tapfumaneyi Mbabvu has called for the immediate resignation of president Emmerson Mnangagwa.
“Mnangagwa must step down for change to take place,” Mbabvu said.
While addressing the media in Harare, Mbabvu said the decline in the state of the Zimbabwean economy and the current land reform project are at the top of the list.
“All these problems the country is facing, from high a inflation rate, he said. “Unemployment to shortages of basic commodities, in our view, their causes are not a result of sanctions, but rather, Zanu PF and their leader Mnangagwa.
“Mnangagwa has failed to put the country in order in all aspects, especially in as far as the economy is concerned. The economy is worsening by the end of each day and it is the ordinary person who is suffering. The ordinary Zimbabwean men and women are failing to provide food for their families or sending their children to school. Life in Zimbabwe at this point is unbearable.”
He added that priority should be given to the regeneration and growth of the industry employing the latest technological trends.
He the declared: “The best leader by the end of the day is the one who can fix the economy and deal with day-to-day inflation levels and the runaway economy which has turned out to be the worst world over.
“There is need to immediately adopt and enforce a genuine national currency which will help in avoiding any further erosion of the personal incomes.”
Hon Mliswa: On the second one, Mr. Speaker Sir, whilst Members of Parliament enjoy tax rebate for their vehicles, I think it is important for this Parliament to explain what sort of vehicle we are entitled to because my understanding on the rebate of the vehicles is cars we can use in the constituencies, not Lamborghinis because a Lamborghini does not get to the constituencies. Now, what is happening is people are saying Members of Parliament, especially myself, Hon. Mliswa…
THE HON. SPEAKER: Order, you are allowed only one issue of privilege.
HON. T. MLISWA: Is the Lamborghini one very sensitive to a point that I cannot talk about it?
THE HON. SPEAKER: One matter of privilege which you have articulated very well.
HON. T. MLISWA: This one is in terms of the corruption of us as Members of Parliament in the cars that we are supposed to get as rebate. Are they luxury vehicles or vehicles that must be used in the constituency? So your guidance is sort in that regard, Mr. Speaker Sir, on the cars that we must get on the tax rebate – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.]-
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa consoles Apostle Batsirai Java, widower of Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java at the family residence in Strathaven, Harare, yesterday.
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa yesterday paid her condolences to the Tsvangirai and Java families following the death of MDC founder Mr Morgan Tsvangirai’s daughter, Vimbai Tsvangirai-Java.
Mrs Tsvangirai-Java died this week at the age of 36 from injuries sustained in a car crash last month.
Speaking from the late MDC leader’s residence where mourners were gathered and paying their last respects, the First Lady said she was pained by the passing on of Mrs Tsvangirai-Java.
“I am pained by the passing on of Vimbai, who died at 36,” she said. “She was too young to die, I am pained. Whenever a person dies, it’s painful. But I say to the family, be strong.
“To all the women, I say Vimbai is gone, she had a role to play in society, as you know women have multiple tasks in a society which include among others, looking after their families, preaching love and unifying people, all which comes from women. As women of this nation, we have lost one of our own and to Vimbai we say, go well.”
The First Lady said death knows no political party and when one dies, a new register is opened in heaven which is apolitical.
“As you know, death does not know any political party, it does not matter whether you are MDC or Zanu-PF when one dies,” she said.
“They are erased from their earthly register and a new one is opened in heaven, this is the one Vimbai is registered in now.”
The First Lady revealed that she was at the Tsvangirai residence to pay her condolences as an in-law of the family and on behalf of her family.
“My presence here, as you all might know, is that President Mnangagwa is a nephew and I am also an in-law to the Tsvangirai family,” she said.
“So, I am here on behalf of the President and the entire family.”
Mrs Tsvangirai-Java was recently elected MDC Women’s Assembly secretar-general.
Burial will take place at Glen Forest Memorial Park at 3pm today.
by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM Secretary for information and Publicity| The 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) has had contact with the Director of the Dr Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation who is now in hiding and fears for his life. We put to him a couple of questions to find out what is happening and why he has left Zimbabwe for his own safety. Below is our interview with him.
1893 MHRRM: Tell us about yourself. Who are you?
MH: I am Mthulisi Hanana, the Director of Dr Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation.
1893: MHRRM: How did you become part of Dr Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation?
MH: I set up the Foundation from scratch.
1893: MHRRM: What are the Objectives of this Foundation?
MH: The objectives of the Foundation are to chronicleZIPRA and ZAPU’s authentic liberation history in Zimbabwe as well as correct a distorted historical narrative of the liberation war history of Zimbabwe that has been peddled for so long since 1980. We also aim to empower youths and promote citizen participation in issues that affect them. Part of the objectives is to advocate for Truth and justice for Matebeleland Gukurahundi Genocide that took place after Zimbabwe got her independence in the 80s.
1893 MHRRM: Any comments on Dr Dumiso Dabengwa’s burial and how it went?
MH: The burial of our iconic struggle and war liberation hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa took place in Ntabazinduna on the 1st June 2019. It went extremely well beyond what his detractors may have wished. It was well attended by many people from all walks of life. It was also graced by South Africa’s Minister of State Security, Ayanda Dlodlo, uMkhonto WeSizwe war veterans, President Mbeki’s brother, Moeletsi Mbeki and many local dignitaries.
1893 MHRRM: We gather you have left the country in fear for your life that you feel your life is in extreme danger in Zimbabwe and you are in hiding as we speak. Tell us what was happening to you when you were home that has led you to leave Zimbabwe urgently?
MH: I was being followed by several mysterious cars with no number plates. These cars would park outside my home or outside our office. The information we have gathered indicates that these are state or military intelligence officers.
1893 MHRRM: Have you got any idea or knowledge why you were being followed?
MH: The word out there is that they are looking for me and want to interview me about the speech I made at the late burial of our greatest struggle icon and hero Dr Dumiso Dabengwa on 1st June 2019. It also could just be intimidation tactics but we know that a number of activists have been kidnapped in the past and therefore one has to be safe.
1893 MHRRM: Thank you for sharing your experiences in Zimbabwe and hope that you will be safe where you are. We wish you safety and security.
MH: Thank you for your wishes and for publicising this issue so that the world out there is made are that Zimbabwe remains on a warpath with its own citizens in terms of wanton human rights violations.
Zodwa Wabantu’s made a shocking announcement that there will be no wedding between her and her ben 10 Ntobeko. She has come back to set the record straight – the wedding is still on.
According to TshisaLIVE the vosho queen said she has been going through a lot and the wedding took a straight in her relationship but she is still okay with Ben 10.
“The wedding is not off. I will have a wedding ceremony, but for now everything was too much for me so I have decided to put it on hold. I’m giving us (the relationship) some space to make sure that this is the way to go because things are not the same.”
“I’m just doing what is best for me. I always do what makes me happy. Yes, we spoke about it and I told him, but it wasn’t a negotiation. I want my space and feel that he needs it too. Then when we’ve sorted ourselves out, we’ll decide what to do. We are still together and we still talk.”
“I’m a person who is very sensitive to the energy around me and the current energy hasn’t been nice. I’m not happy. I work hard and when I go home, I want to be at peace but the energy in my home hasn’t been pure lately. With everything that is going on, I have been feeling like I am losing Zodwa and I can’t allow that to happen,” she said.
People started questioning if the engagement was real to begin with but Zodwa has made it clear that she is real and will always keep it real.
Economist and former MDC official Mr Eddie Cross says Zimbabwe’s economic fundamentals are now sound and there is no need for speculators to continue with their wayward behaviour on the foreign currency parallel market which is affecting the poor.
In an interview with state media on Wednesday, Cross who was recently awarded a multi million dollar deal at the defunct Ziscosteel by government, urged the Government to take stern measures to contain the forex parallel market.
Mr Cross said if macro-economic fundamentals were constant, as the situation on the ground shows, the rates should not exceed RTGS$4 to US$1.
“The currency speculators are manipulating the exchange rate and are using the opportunity created by these activities to make millions at the expense of all Zimbabweans.
“There is no justification for the current open market exchange rates. The economic fundamentals here are now sound and in my view rates should not be above 4 to 1.”
There have been loud rumblings from the public against deep-pocketed currency manipulators some of whom are reported to be senior Reserve Bank officials and government officials.
Most people are now unable to access basic commodities because their buying power has been eroded.
Mr Cross urged Government to intervene and rescue the public from currency speculators.
“Government has to take action to eliminate this activity and corrective action could correct matters in a few days,” he said.
