VIDEO LOADING BELOW:

VIDEO LOADING BELOW…

In that video VP Chiwenga said there is this one called Talent Muzuva, HE IS A FALSE PROPHET HE SPEAKS BAD THINGS ABOUT VAKURU, THE ELDERS, HE should stop forthwith…

My aunt said just keep quiet about it, maybe I am going to talk about your uncle..what then prompted me to record this video is that I then saw a tweet, I want to read that message which was sent yesterday. A certain person has sent me a message and this message was extracted on twiitter…and he sent a message yesterday….that message the VP said, there is this one called Talent, and I saw let is end today.

Now this message was sent on twitter by the VP of Zimbabwe. When I received this message today…I then spoke to my aunt about it…

Opposition MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has called on Zimbabweans to unite and set up a National Transitional Authority which will strive to revive the country’s economic challenges.

Addressing a press conference on what the opposition party called the State off the Nation Address, Chamisa backtracked from his previous demands where he wanted keys to State House following the 2018 elections which he insists President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling ZANU PF rigged.

Chamisa said he was inundated with calls daily from Zimbabweans wanting him to provide solutions and leadership to the country.

“I fully understand the pain of Zimbabweans, I associate with it everyday,” Chamisa said. “People are calling me wanting solutions, they want solutions from the person they voted for. I spoke about spaghetti roads, Mnangagwa has given us spaghetti queues.”

Chamisa said that his party is not calling for a government of national unity like the one that was entered into by former President Robert Mugabe and the late MDC founding President Morgan Tsvangirai and administered government between 2009 and 2013.

“The MDC wants a National Transitional Authority. This will be a creature of national discourse, we can’t map its contours and parameters now. We do not want repeat of the 2009 GNU, and our driving agenda is not about positions of power.”

Chamisa said no investor will come into a country where they are told country is open for business, when in fact “it is open for craziness.”

“To resolve the national crisis we have proposed a five point plan through a National Transitional Authority (NTA), constituting concrete steps to recover the people’s victory, your victory. We are clear about the path and formula this country should take to extricate itself from the current hardships imposed by this heartless illegitimate government.

The path to a Great Zimbabwe has the following sign posts. A 5 point plan which entails the following;
i. Immediately resolving and returning to legitimacy and the will of the people
ii. Undertaking comprehensive economic, political and electoral reforms
iii. Prioritising nation building and peace building
iv. End international isolation through collective engagement on the back of reforms
v. Resolving the emergency economic and humanitarian situation”

Unions representing teachers have threatened to boycott all businesses that are owned by Zanu-PF politicians.

The teachers unions accuse Zanu PF honchos of causing the suffering of people.

Speaking to the Daily News, Progressive Teachers Union of
Zimbabwe (PTUZ) secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said: “They are the authors of the problems we are facing because we know for certain that they are behind the illegal cash dealings in the country and by buying from their businesses we are perpetuating our suffering so it is time we consider boycotting those that we can easily identify…We continue to be given bond notes when their businesses are charging US dollars.

We are consulting our membership to see how best we can take that action.”

Zimbabwe Teachers’ Union (Zimta) president Sifiso Ndlovu said:” At the moment, we do not know who among the ruling officials owns what; so we want to establish that first because it could turn out that Zanu PF politicians are behind all this and we must take them head-on.”-Daily News

Terrence Mawawa| A Cabinet Minister has taken bootlicking to unprecedented levels as he seeks to please his boss Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Deputy Minister of Industry Raj Modi stunned all and sundry when he announced that Cowdry Park Shopping Mall in Bulawayo would be renamed after his boss Mnangagwa

Modi’s $12 million shopping mall is scheduled for completion next year
will be renamed Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa Shopping Mall.

Terrence Mawawa|Controversial political figure William Mutumanje also known as Acie Lumumba has sensationally claimed the government cannot afford to pay him.

Mutumanje is currently in the vortex of a storm following what is perceived as his appointment to the Finance Ministry’ s communication board.

Earlier today state media reports claimed Lumumba had been fired from the same Ministry.

“I run the largest communication strategy company in Zimbabwe, I am not employed by the Ministry of
Finance because they can’t afford to pay me. I am merely serving my country,” claimed Lumumba.

ZimEye is livestreaming the Cabinet Press conference currently underway at Munhumutapa Offices in Harare.

Refresh this page for updates.

Terrence Mawawa|Zanu PF vice president Constantino Chiwenga openly attacked popular Harare preacher Apostle Talent Chiwenga during a church event and analysts have warned the former is literally playing with fire.

Chiwenga made the remarks at a thanksgiving mass at his homestead in Chigondo area in Wedza.Speaking at the event, Chiwenga said people should not use the name of God to insult others.

“There are some who are calling
themselves prophets. There is
one called Talent Muzuva. Let it end
today. It has ended here today. We
don’t have a culture where someone
moves around insulting seniors under the guise of worshipping God. God does not send you to insult others,” Chiwenga said.

Apostle Talent Chiwenga rose to prominence after a series of pre-elections predictions in which he predicted

elections would be rigged.

Terrence Mawawa|MDC Alliance deputy chairperson Tendai Biti has insisted that Emmerson Mnangagwa’s “illegitimate” government does not have the capacity to transform the country’ s economy.

“There is a connection between State
Legitimacy and State effectiveness ,State delivery, economic growth and poverty reduction.

Without legitimacy, that is to say the consent of the governed , no State can deliver. This regime is

not legitimate. It will not deliver…” tweeted Biti.

MDC PRESIDENT NELSON CHAMISA STATEMENT ON THE PREVAILING ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND HUMANITARIAN SITUATION
Tuesday 23 October 2018
Morgan Tsvangirai House

Fellow Zimbabweans!

1.1 I have taken time to assess the environment in the country to have a first-hand account of the economic, political and humanitarian situation. Indeed, this beautiful country has been sent into a freefall by the predatory policies of this illegitimate government.

a) THE ECONOMY

1.2 We have high and worsening levels of unemployment, deepening poverty and excruciating inequality. The country is also experiencing a confidence crisis defined as a binding liquidity crisis
.
1.3 The confidence crisis is a manifestation of structural deficiencies and distortions. There is massive deindustrialisation, rising informality, high public debt, declining export performance, dwindling capital inflows, illicit financial outflows, poor infrastructure, corruption, institutional weaknesses, weak confidence in the formal economic system, a volatile political environment among others.

1.4 Our core problem is fiscal indiscipline in government and hyperinflationary tendencies in the economy. Runaway government expenditure which is driving a budget deficit which in turn induces a excessive borrowing and debt outside parliament and the law.

1.5 Of course, we have always known that this illegitimate government is clueless but we never expected it to be so irresponsible as to unceremoniously run down the country into the abyss of decay in just a few weeks.

1.6 I have been in fuel queues. I have been to hospitals and clinics to assess the situation. I have visited cholera victims, even attending some of the funerals and understood their cries and pain. I fully understand your pain and suffering you are going through.

1.7 It is clear those hyper-inflationary days are back and have been triggered by fiscal indiscipline which has further eroded confidence and trust.

1.8 I have been with most of you Zimbabweans in the long-winding queues for fuel – which, by the way, wastes valuable time and derail economic productivity. Shops are closing down and those that have remained open have empty shelves.

1.9 Our people have been addressed with the indignity of physically fighting for a bottle of cooking oil. Prices for basic commodities are going up exponentially. Our hard-earned money remains inaccessible at the banks. Businesses continue to struggle with most shutting down because of the predatory economic environment. Investors remain sceptical about the new but old dispensation and have withheld investment.

1.10 I know the effects of economic decay to business, to the common man, the pensioners and elderly, to our entrepreneurs otherwise known as vendors, to students- local and abroad, to local businesses and the workers.

1.11 In Zimbabwe, we now see the emergence of two classes; the looting class comprising those in positions of trust and privileged access and the looking class, of the innocent suffering observing majority who are victims. What we need is a new class of active citizens not passive citizens. A nation of leaders, not followers. A leading class to replace the current ruling, ruining class. We must all be drivers not passengers in nation building processes.

1.12 Uncontrollable expenditure is the main ailment of this government. The incumbent administration has perpetuated the historical penchant of travelling outside the country.

1.13 The national debt has astronomically ballooned. At the start of the 8th Parliament, the MDC resisted the assumption by government, of the RBZ debt to the tune of $1,5billion on account of quasi-fiscal operations.

1.14 We call for an audit of the national debt to be done urgently and be indexed country by country, institution by institution and person by person.

1.15 Today, this administration, through the new minister of finance revealed disquieting and chilling disclosures of the greedy in government. The government has added over $7 billion to the National debt in less than 5 years and $4 billion since November 2017 through treasury bills, of which we are told more than three quarters of that money went to a few people.

1.16 We call upon parliament to institute a parliamentary inquiry into the fuel gate, domestic debt and treasury bills scandal.

1.17 The 2% transaction tax is daylight robbery. This cruelty tax is an illegal and unacceptable burden on the already suffering people of this country. Let Zimbabwe be best for business not open for craziness as instigated by the corrupt rich and powerful in government. They have targeted the Lowest of the low, the poorest of the poor and the weakest of the weak. Yet exonerated and shielded are the high priests of corruption and the strongest of the strong cash barons connected to the high and mighty in government.

1.18 The 2% tax must be reversed immediately with ordinary people and business being reimbursed of their deprived value.

1.19 The agriculture season is upon us .We are extremely concerned by the lack of adequate preparation and the scant attention we are giving to our farmers. This government pays lip service to agriculture and farming. It has no resources to support farmers. Farmers need more resources. We pledge SMART agriculture.

1.20 The distortions caused by arbitrage and rent seeking activity are occasioned by the bond fiction. The bond notes must go. The nation must adopt the multi currency system immediately.

1.21 On our part, we have developed a ten-point economic plan meant to address and rescue our current situation. This plan entails currency reform, pro-poor inclusive economics, public sector reforms, dealing with corruption, a clear process of phasing out bond notes, moving away from control and command economics in dealing with foreign currency, fiscal measures to enhance productivity, responsibility, discipline and policy consistency, tax reforms and resolving the debt crisis. The detailed plan is available for the benefit of our troubled colleagues across the river.

b) THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

1.22 It is clear that this illegitimate government is out to punish the people for rejecting it on the 30th of July 2018. The killing of innocent and unarmed civilians on the 1st of August was unwarranted.

1.23 We have seen a total disregard of citizens’ civil and political rights. There has been increased brutality by the regime culminating in the beating and harassment of leaders and members of the ZCTU, in particular the uncalled for arrest of the ZCTU President Cde Peter Mutasa and Secretary General Cde Japhet Moyo.

1.24 Innocent and hardworking Zimbabweans continue to be brutalised and harassed in the City Centre for eking out an honest living.

1.25 There has been increased harassment of leaders of the democratic movement such as MDC vice President Hon Morgen Komichi, vice Chairperson Hon Tendai Biti, Youth leader Hon Happymore Chidziva and other activists.

1.26 The establishment continuously hides behind the cholera outbreak to ban activities of the people’s Party yet all other huge gatherings are allowed to take place.

c) THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION

1.27 Our poor people are being forced to bear the brunt of this illegitimacy, bad governance and corruption whilst the government and Zanu PF cronies continue to live lavishly, splashing on expensive cars and goodies – abusing taxpayers’ money.

1.28 Preventable diseases are taking lives in our communities. Vendors struggling to eke out a living are being harassed from their markets. Hospitals and pharmacies have run out of medicines but the government is wasting money on a baseless Commission of Inquiry because we all know who killed unarmed civilians.

1.29 Young people wander on the streets without jobs as authorities continue to pursue command economics to the detriment of the country.

1.30 Workers continue to earn little for their hard work – the worthless Bond Note is exacerbating workers’ suffering. The civil servants, Teachers, Nurses, Doctors, Soldiers, Police, Prison Services Officers, CIO, Drivers, Gardeners, Cooks and Security Guards are surviving on less than one dollar per day and struggling to make ends meet.

1.31 We have ready answers and immediate solutions. All this could have been solved by sincere dialogue between the incumbent government and the alternative people’s government. The critical step in the resolution of the national crisis is inclusive dialogue and restoration of political legitimacy.

1.32 Fellow Zimbabweans, I would like to assure you that nothing and no one can stop an idea whose time has come. I would like to commend you for your resilience in these difficult times. We remain vigilant in pursuance of your stolen victory.

d) THE SOLUTION

1.33 To resolve the national crisis we have proposed a five point plan through a National Transitional Authority (NTA), constituting concrete steps to recover the people’s victory, your victory. We are clear about the path and formula this country should take to extricate itself from the current hardships imposed by this heartless illegitimate government.

1.34 The path to a Great Zimbabwe has the following sign posts. A 5 point plan which entails the following;
i. Immediately resolving and returning to legitimacy and the will of the people
ii. Undertaking comprehensive economic, political and electoral reforms
iii. Prioritising nation building and peace building
iv. End international isolation through collective engagement on the back of reforms
v. Resolving the emergency economic and humanitarian situation

1.35 We do not deserve the indignity of this illegitimate government on our country. Neither should we allow the curse of its creation to stay with us any longer. We are ready and able to deliver on the people’s mandate.

1.36 Give us back our reigns and you will see real change for the better. There is need for a national conversation, a sincere national dialogue. The might and main of our minds must be deployed to finding each other as a people. Engagement and dialogue moves nations. Arrogance, egos and pride destroys countries.

e) TO THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

1.37 To our leaders within SADC and AU, paying a blind eye and deaf ear to the evident theft of the people’s vote and victory is unsustainably hazardous. The ‘see no evil’ and ‘hear no evil’ approach is a major blow to the cherished Pan African ideal of ‘African solutions to African problems’.

1.38 To greater international community, we appeal for your solidarity with the peace loving people of Zimbabwe by underwriting the return to democracy, legitimacy and implementation of comprehensive reforms. Zimbabweans deserve democracy and freedom like the rest of the civilized world.

1.39 We remain entrapped in the vicious cycle of disputed elections and illegitimacy. We call upon your support to the people of Zimbabwe in their struggle for dignity and good governance. We need virtuous cycle of reforms to put Zimbabwe on a permanent path to stability. We count on you to help Zimbabwe to return to legitimacy, acceptable democratic standards and good governance norms and the rule of law.

f) TO FELLOW ZIMBABWEANS

1.40 Fellow Zimbabweans, as leadership, we are up for the task and fit for the purpose. I believe in the future of our country. I believe in us as a people. We are Zimbabwe, a house of stone and a nation of warriors. I charge you, as I encourage you to play your part and be ready to be part of the great journey to legitimacy.

1.41 For some, politics and leadership is a hobby, but for us and for me in particular, it is a calling. We genuinely deserve and desire “generational change” and “fresh leadership “not this “change” or “new dispensation” tokenism. We will fall short not!

1.42 Finally, I invite you to come and join us as we reflect on our journey in commemoration of the 19 years of the Party of Excellence at Gwanzura Stadium on Saturday 27th of October 2018 under the theme “Claiming the people’s victory!”

1.43 Let’s take things forward. The future is in our hands. The future is us. The future is now.

Let us remain peaceful. Peace is profitable unto all men.
God’s time is perfect; remain vigilant and ready for REAL Change that Delivers.

God Bless you
God Bless Zimbabwe

I thank you

Adv. Nelson Chamisa
MDC President

Terrence Mawawa|Zanu PF Youth League deputy secretary, Lewis Matutu has accused Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube of deliberately discrediting government programmes under the guise of fighting corruption.

“Corruption should never be tolerated at all levels of government and society in general and it is every
Zimbabwean’s responsibility to fight the cancer.However Finance Minister @MthuliNcube through his “spokesman” @acielumumba has
decided to directly criticize government programs particularly Command Agriculture, this is unacceptable,” tweeted Matutu.

” We are very much aware that there are a lot of people who believed in the old dispensation but are still in
government.

We call upon minister @MthuliNcube to be sober and responsible in difficult economic circumstances like these,to be mature and to remain focused on the revival of the economy,” Matutu added.

By Own Correspondent| Dr Thokozani Khupe’s Cancer Foundation is set to hold a breast cancer awareness walk on October 27 2018 in a move at raising awareness on early detection of breast cancer.

Below is the full statement by Dr Khupe:

THOKOZANI KHUPE CANCER FOUNDATION Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, 27 October 2018, at 10:30 am at the Bulawayo City Hall Car Park.

The THOKOZANI KHUPE CANCER FOUNDATION will hold a breast cancer awareness walk in Bulawayo on the 27th of October, 2018. The walk will start promptly at 10:30 am at the Bulawayo City Hall car park and end at the same venue after a kilometre or two of walking in town.

Early detection of cancer saves lives!

The sad reality is that in Africa women only discover that they have breast cancer or any other cancers when the disease is already in its later stages 3 or 4, by which time chances of survival would have been greatly reduced.

The TKCF encourages all women to be breast cancer aware by continuously feeling their breast so that they would detect anything unusual and to get timely necessary treatment. As women self-examine their breast, some of the early signs of breast cancer to look out for include having a lump in one’s breast, a painful breast or armpit, or a discharge from the nipple. However, self-examination of breast cancer symptoms does not replace one’s regular visits to the doctor for a mammogram test where possible.

October being breast cancer awareness month, also referred to as Pink October, all participants in the march are request to be dressed in pink. Meanwhile the invitation is for all women and men because men can also suffer from breast cancer.

Issued by the THOKOZANI KHUPE CANCER FOUNDATION
+263 773 201 200

By Own Correspondent| Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has said that the MDC will hold its 19th-anniversary celebrations this coming weekend whether the police grants the party permission or not.

Chamisa said this while addressing members of the media Tuesday morning at Morgan Tsvangirai House in Harare.

He accused the police of hiding behind the Cholera outbreak to stop the opposition from holding events citing a ban on public gatherings while at the same time allowing President Emmerson Mnangagwa gatherings, football matches and university graduation ceremonies to take place.

He went on to say that the opposition cannot keep postponing its ceremony and was going to hold its anniversary celebrations this coming weekend.

Chamisa said:

“Cholera has helped Zanu PF to ban our activities. This weekend we have said if police indicate they are not willing to let us proceed, we will use all peaceful mechanisms to ensure our anniversary celebration goes on on October 27.

We call on all our supporters to attend…To all the workers, to all Zimbabweans, the time has come. The time has come for us to reflect on our circumstances and find common solutions to our common problems.”

By Paul Nyathi|ACIE Lumumba has scoffed at state media reports that he has been fired from his new role as Finance Ministry Communications Taskforce Chairperson, saying he is very much ‘at work’ and is reporting to his ‘bosses’.

Lumumba has said that he is still reporting to Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube and President Emmerson Mnangagwa, setting an explosive stage in ZANU-PF and the government.

He scoffed at his firing in a social media conversation asking: “How can a manager at TM Supermarket fire a manager at OK Supermarket? No, I am still doing my job as assigned to me, and I am reporting to my bosses.”

Lumumba insists that he was not fired by the ministry of finance as hinted by a Ministry of Information statement on Monday saying he will be back to unmask the shadowy ‘Queen B’ whom he says is the most corrupt individual in the country.

“I am not fired and I promise to come back again, and slowly I will unmask the Queen Bee who has caused much suffering to Zimbabweans,” he told local paper Newsday.

Lumumba claimed to have unearthed a conspiracy involving shadowy figure called ‘Queen B’ who has captured the country’s central bank and the finance ministry.

He took to Twitter to muse over the events of Monday, which led to his sacking.

“Many senior gvt officials spent their day making calls & sending orders for & on behalf of Queen B, lots of money paid. The capture goes high! One Ministry(except it’s Minister) is so captured the only thing it updated the country on today was ME. Do your job, let me do mine! Friends, I have unearthed a frightening string of payments between Queen B & many appointed officials. Good thing is if the President deals with it, Zimbabwe wins,” he said.

Lumumba’s appointment last Friday split general opinion among the general public, with some saying the position was supposed to have been advertised on the open job market while others felt Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube should be allowed to headhunt those he felt would add value to his portfolio. However, the appointment might have ruffled political feathers within the ruling ZANU-PF party and the top echelons of state power, with some expressing reservations over the manner Acie Lumumba was hired.

The ruling ZANU-PF Youth League came out in support of Lumumba, urging the government to speedily investigate all issues he raised and take action against those trading in bond notes on the parallel market.

Lumumba has told a close colleague: “How can a manager at TM Supermarket fire a manager at OK Supermarket? No, I am still doing my job as assigned to me, and I am reporting to my bosses.”

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube and President Mnangagwa have maintained silence on the developments. This has not helped speculation that all that is happening is a microcosm of some factional battles within the ruling party involving the President and one of his deputies.

By Own Correspondent| Zanu-PF chairperson who is also the Minister of Defence, Oppah Muchinguri said some funds and fuel coupons donated to the party to celebrate her appointment into the party presidium have gone missing.

Muchinguri revealed this while addressing Zanu-PF supporters who attended the party’s victory celebrations in Mutasa Central constituency on Saturday.

She however could not confirm the exact amount stolen, but the party’s Manicaland political commissar Gift Kagweda told a local publication that at least $32 000 was missing.

Said Muchinguri:

“We wanted to celebrate with our President (Emmerson Mnangagwa), but I was told that some money was stolen that was meant for my celebrations.

But I am happy that people here in Mutasa Central you have shown your support by financing this event despite the fact that some funds that were meant for the celebrations went missing.”-Newsday

Correspondent|senior banker at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ,has revealed that the suspension of four directors in connection with illegal foreign currency dealing is only a strategy to remove all long-serving stalwarts, including the governor John Mangudya , so as to line up the bank with easily intimidated personnel.

According to the unnamed source,the suspended four are well known as the stalwarts of uprightness at the RBZ who are incorruptible, unmoved by threats and straight as rulers.

“The strategy is to remove all long-serving stalwarts, including John Mangudya himself, so as to line up the bank with easily intimidated personnel that could be aligned one way or the other. Most of those so-called corrupt directors have served all three past governors. How come only now, their sins are seen?”

He added: “I can vouch 100 percent innocence for Mirirai Chiremba, Gresham Muradzikwa, Azvinandawa Saburi and Norman Mataruka, the four Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe directors accused of running a forex cartel. These are the stalwarts of uprightness in that institution – incorruptible, unmoved by threats and straight as a ruler.”

The source, according to Zimlive online paper, said there is a background to why all of them are being targeted.

“Saburi is head of forex allocations and won’t be intimidated if your paperwork is not sufficient. Your story must be tight, or you won’t get a cent. He does not work alone but chairs a very powerful committee,” the source said, according to Zimlive.com.

“Chiremba is head of anti-money laundering and again, a modest, but very intelligent and incorruptible gentlemen with a strong no-nonsense reputation locally, regionally and internationally. He has had running battles with the corrupt in this country and knows them all! It’s the same with Muradzikwa, hence both being targeted for removal.
“Mataruka is head of bank supervision and is registrar of banks with powers to close banks. He is an International Monetary Fund country and regional expert whom the IMF assigns countries to go and inspect. He is the author of all reports and findings that led to the closure of all the banks that have been shut down since 2004,”said the source.

The source added that the RBZ should have consulted the Zimbabwe Anti Corruption Commission to investigate if there was concrete evidence than to use Acie Lumumba.

“There are real reasons for targeting all these stalwarts. If they have evidence, why not bring it out or call on Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate than use a tainted person to taint others? How come it’s Acie Lumumba announcing? To say that they are causing Ncube headaches is laughable. So early into Ncube’s term of office?

“Lumumba and his boss Ncube are on a trajectory of vendettas! This nation will burn if the truth is to come out. Whoever is behind it knows Chiremba, Muradzikwa, Saburi and Mataruka have intimate knowledge of all the dirt they have been up to. Why is Lumunba exonerating Mangudya yet he is head of the institution? How come Ncube hires this Lumumba to do pronouncements he himself ought to make?,”asked the source.

ZimEye brings our valued readers and viewers LIVE coverage of the Zimbabwean People’s President, Nelson Chamisa. 

The program begins shortly…

I had to go and apologise somewhere where we were going to hold our press conference that is why I have to tender my apologies… this statement is coming at a very important stage this is a statement we are making in light with the situation in the country that is worsening by the day….

– REFRESH TO WATCH

Paul Nyathi|Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube dumped Mr Acie Lumumba, as the Chair of Communication Taskforce in the ministry, three days after his appointment but not before Lumumba had accomplished a huge mission, exposing the rot at the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.

Upon his appointment, Lumumba hit the ground running and in live video that went viral on the social media platforms, announced that Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe directors were feeding the blackmarket with bondnotes.

He boasted that he had access to financial intelligence supplied to him during briefings with Minister Ncube.

He went on to name Mirirai Chiremba, Norman Mataruka, Gresham Muradzikwa and Azvinandawa Saburi as the chief culprits behind parallel markets nefarious activities.

This resulted in RBZ Governor Dr John Mangudya suspending the four, to pave way for investigations.

The appointment of Mr Lumumba for the public relations job drew relentless brickbats from many quarters of the society with questions being raised over his credentials to run the high-profile portfolio in the ministry.

Minister Ncube appointed Lumumba to head the Communications Taskforce in the ministry last Friday.

According to the letter Minister Ncube said: “This letter serves to appoint you as chairman of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Communications Taskforce.

“The (task-force) will reimburse you for all your reasonable and properly documented expenses that you incur in performing the duties of your office.

“It is my expectation that you will bring your experience in leadership and communications strategy to improve the communication between my office and the people of Zimbabwe.”

Correspondent|AT LEAST one of the four Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) bosses that Governor John Mangudya suspended on Monday has been once suspended by former RBZ chief Gideon Gono for related offence. However, the cases never went far as Gono was advised that this would implicate some very powerful people in the top hierarchy of government.

Mirirai Chiremba, the head of the Financial Intelligence Inspectorate, Evaluation and Security (FIIES) division was suspended by Gideon Gono in August 2008 over a financial scandal that exposed the RBZ as the star player on the foreign currency black market.

Gono suspended Chiremba in 2008 for two weeks without pay, after the eruption of a damaging scandal believed to have prejudiced the central bank of billions through under invoicing.

As divisional chief for Financial Intelligence, Chiremba – an ex-Central Intelligence Organisation operative – was responsible for raising forex on the black market for the central bank to bankroll key imports. But he allegedly abused his position by inflating the rate at which he purchased the forex, pocketing huge sums for himself with each transaction.

Highly-placed sources alleged that Chiremba would authorize the withdrawal of large sums of Zimdollars from the Retail Banking Division on Level 1 of the glass and mortar tower along Samora Machel Avenue and then allocate his various agents outside the bank to source forex from the black market.

After mopping all the foreign currency from the black market, Chiremba would then misrepresent the rates at which he bought the forex, alleged the source. “It was easy to fleece the central bank governor this way because no receipts were given from the black market,” he said.

“But the governor became suspicious when at one point Chiremba claimed the rates were at Z$250,000 to the US dollar when in actual fact the greenback was fetching Z$180,000 on the day in question.”

Gono then engaged his own investigators, resulting in the scam being exposed.

It was understood that in 2008, forex purchased from the black market would be repatriated to South Africa through Stanbic Bank to a “NOSTRO Account”, which is an RBZ forex account domiciled in Johannesburg.

This is the account that the RBZ would use to wire cash for various payments for supplies such as fuel, food and electricity imported from South Africa and other foreign countries.

The RBZ allegedly started using Stanbic Bank for repatriating cash to South Africa after Dr Munyaradzi Kereke joined the central bank as Gono’s policy advisor. Kereke was a director at Stanbic before joining the RBZ.

According to the source, Gono also took great exception when it emerged that Chiremba was allegedly lying about the amount he paid panners for gold deliveries. Up until the review of the gold support price from Z$350,000 to Z$3 million last in July 2008, Chiremba allegedly claimed he had bought gold from panners at Z$3 million when he bought it for Z$500,000, thus prejudicing the central bank of up to Z$2,5 million with each transaction. Again, no receipts were produced.

Chiremba was reportedly using one Scot to go out and purchase gold from the panners. Scot would then engage his own “foot soldiers” to go out to the panning sites to purchase gold. One of the persons involved in this racket, Elvis Tsunda, was convicted in 2008 at the Rotten Row Magistrates Court after being found in possession of 500 grams of gold intended for onward transmission to Chiremba.

It is also believed that although Gono was under pressure to fire Chiremba, he was strongly advised against doing that amid reports the move could open a Pandora’s box of corruption in the central bank by the his own trusted lieutenants. This is how Chiremba survived the chop.

But that was not Chiremba’s only involvement in controversy at the central bank.

In March 2016, Mirirai Chiremba’s name popped in the trial of former RBZ official Munyaradzi Kereke for rape. Chiremba was a star witness against Kereke. The court heard that Kereke threatened Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe head of financial intelligence inspectorate, evaluation and security Mr Mirirai Chiremba with unspecified action for refusing to backdate the surrender of a gun he is suspected of using earlier in committing an offence.

Mr Chiremba claimed Kereke forced him to sign a provision of receipt dated June 14.

“He threatened me saying that if I did not sign, he was going to fix me and as an advisor to the Governor then, he was a powerful man hence I signed under duress,” he said to the court.

Private prosecutor handling the matter Mr Charles Warara asked Mr Chiremba to narrate to the court how and where he was given the pistol. This is what Chiremba said:

“On August 22 around 5 am, I checked my phone and noticed there was a missed call from the accused (Kereke) and I returned the call. He then ordered me to meet him at Bon Marché in Chisipite and we met at around 6:45am. He produced the pistol and told me he wanted it taken back to the RBZ security department.”

“He said there were people alleging that he had committed an offence using the pistol. I asked him to shed more light on the allegations and he said it was a minor misunderstanding with a relative. He said,if possible, I should enter an earlier date of return. He looked stressed and worried.”

Mr Chiremba said he took the pistol and locked it up in his office safe intending to hand it over to RBZ head of security Mr Grasham Muradzikwa.

Muradzikwa is still the RBZ Head of Security and is among the four bosses suspended this Monday by Mangudya.

He said Kereke stormed into his office the following day at around 8am.

Chiremba continued: “When he insisted that I sign the provision of receipt which was dated June 14, I told him that the master register would show the actual date of return and I would be in trouble. He said he was not going to leave my office until I signed the document and I later gave in,” he said.

Mr Chiremba further told the court that he later called Mr Muradzikwa and narrated to him what had happened.

He said Mr Muradzikwa refused to take the pistol or backdate the return entry.

Mr Chiremba said he took the matter to then RBZ Governor Dr Gideon Gono who advised him not to touch the gun since they were not sure of the allegations Kereke said he was being accused of.

“Dr Gono told me to leave the pistol in the safe in case someone comes asking about it. He said I should tell the truth if anything relating to the pistol came up,” Mr Chiremba said.

During cross-examination, Kereke’s lawyer, Mr Erum Mutandiro, accused Mr Chiremba of lying.

He further accused him of conniving with Dr Gono to frame charges against Kereke in a bid to cover up for the offences Kereke reported against them to the police.

“Witness, why are you framing the accused person? Are you aware that he reported Gono to the police for fraud and treason? You and Gono want to frame him so as to cover up for the crimes he reported against the two of you. You connived to fabricate charges against my client,” he said.

Mr Mutandiro said if Kereke was guilty, Mr Chiremba was also guilty of concealing evidence by keeping the pistol in his safe for five years.

“The firearm is still with you. Do you know that concealing evidence is a crime? You said you told Gono of what had happened, so are you telling this court that Gono helped you to conceal evidence?” he asked.

Mr Chiremba refused to answer some of Mr Mutandiro’s questions on the basis that they were irrelevant to the case.

This Tuesday, the RBZ chief Dr John Mangudya said that following allegations of impropriety levelled against Messrs Mirirai Chiremba, Norman Mataruka, Gresham Muradzikwa, and Azvinandava Saburi, by Mr Lumumba, the central bank has found it necessary, for the sake of transparency and good corporate governance, that the allegations be followed through and investigated in line with the bank’s Employment Code of Conduct.

The bank said it has suspended the four senior employees effected 22 October for an indefinite period of time so as to pave way for investigations.

The Governor said once investigations have been concluded, the public shall be advised of the outcome and appropriate action shall be taken depending on the outcome of the investigations.

In a Facebook Live video Sunday evening, Lumumba named RBZ Director Bank Supervision Norman Mataruka, Director Financial Markets Azvinandava Saburi, Director Financial Intelligence Mirirai Chiremba and Head of Security Gresham Muradzikwa, accusing them of crimes ranging from off-the-books bond notes to corrupt allocation of foreign currency.

“Muradzikwa has more money in his bank account than all his bosses … I do not believe Mangudya is involved,” Lumumba said.

Lumumba went on to accuse Muradzikwa of using his access to the flight manifest that guides the movement of bond notes from their printing press in Eastern Europe up to delivery in Harare.

According to Lumumba, the delivery plane always stops by Mozambique or South Africa where a chunk of the newly minted bond notes are offloaded and then smuggled into Zimbabwe in bales.

“Five RBZ directors have made Mthuli’s life impossible. I will not allow that. This country is being run by a cartel and Minister Ncube is going to break that cartel … This cartel is being run by Queen B … I used to go to Kasukuwere’s house and Queen B was always there … Queen B gave us the money for the Amai Mugabe rallies.”

Sakunda’s Kudakwashe Tagwirei who dominates the fuel industry and Command Agriculture was also named as a part of the supposed Queen B cartel.

Lumumba claimed to have access to financial intelligence provided to him during briefings with Minister of Finance Mthuli Ncube.

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By Own Correspondent| Zimbabwe is one of the African countries which has alarming statistics of teenage pregnancies, the United Nations Family Planning Agency (UNFPA) has said.

Lack of information on reproductive health and personal development gained through sending girls to school are reasons which have contributed to the increase in teen pregnancies as girls fail to make their own choices.

UNFPA Country Representative, Dr Esther Muia told journalists during a media workshop in Mutare that efforts by the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs in the country to review the Marriage Act with the aim of criminalising child marriages is thus a commendable move in the fight to reduce teen pregnancies and child marriages.

“We need to work with parliamentarians because they are key in leading efforts to end child marriages. Access to choice for girls and young women in Zimbabwe will continue to improve their chances of staying in school longer because if we are able to enhance their ability to exercise choice and support them to practice choice, we hope they will be able to go through education to the highest attainable level possible,” she said.

Combined efforts are needed in cooperating vulnerable groups who include the disabled on issues of reproductive health so that they can all be able to make their own choices.-StateMedia

The Zimbabwe Nurses Association has revealed that many patients are now dying at public hospitals due to the worsening shortage of drugs in the country.

This comes as pharmaceutical companies have also warned the government that thousands of patients more risk dying as the health sector continues to fail to import much-needed medicines due to the country’s biting foreign currency crisis.

Although authorities recently released some money for the procurement of key drugs, this was hardly enough to meet the requirements of pharmacies, as well as both government and private hospitals.

Zimbabwe Nurses Association secretary-general Enock Dongo told the Daily News yesterday that nurses in the public sector in particular were watching “helplessly” as patients were dying after failing to get drugs.

“As nurses, we are not happy with the situation in our hospitals. We are saying that the government must urgently look at this issue.

“We don’t have anything to use and we feel sorry for patients. We are watching them dying as many of them are failing to buy drugs which are now being sold in US dollars.

“I think the crisis in the health sector is not being handled well at all,” the despairing Dongo said.

Zimbabwe needs about $400 million per year to meet its full drug requirements for both public hospitals and the rest of the health services sector.

But due to the country’s worsening foreign currency shortages, Zimbabwe has been battling to have normal stocks of essential medicines.

The Pharmaceutical Wholesalers Association (PWA) has said that the current economic turmoil has had “a devastating impact” on the health sector.

“The situation deteriorated sharply over the past three months during which the association was allocated five percent of the foreign currency it needed.

“Collectively, association members owe their foreign suppliers $27 million, and this has led to the suspension of credit facilities, and suppliers now demand prepayment of any new orders,” it said.

“The association is grateful to the ministry of Health and Child Care, the ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe for the productive engagements which have seen the association getting $2,5 million … benefiting four of the 27 association members … and $1 million cash benefitting 12 members,” PWA added.

It also warned that it would take a long time to have enough drugs in the country once the supply chain dried up, as importing key medicines into the country took between four and six months on average.

Health and Child Care deputy minister John Mangwiro said the government was working hard to try and solve the problems being experienced by the health services sector.

This comes as Zimbabwe’s health delivery system is battling myriad problems, primarily as a result of the worsening economic climate and the government’s incompetence.

In the past, major referral hospitals had to suspend many critical services as a result of collapsing infrastructure and the shortage of drugs, including painkillers.

At the peak of its economy, Zimbabwe did not import most of its drugs due to the then healthy state of its pharmaceutical industry, which was dominated by CAPS Holdings.

However, CAPS has been teetering on the brink of collapse for most of the past five years, when it started experiencing severe financial problems.

The struggling drug manufacturer accounted for 75 percent of the local healthcare products market — and was involved in the manufacture, wholesale, distribution and retail of pharmaceutical, consumer and veterinary products.

Today, the company is only operating one of its four plants in the capital Harare, as a result of a lack of funding — leaving the country’s health institutions with no option but to procure medicines, including intravenous drip water, from outside the country.

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The State owned Herald reports Finance and Economics Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has fired Acie Mutumanje Lumumba, as chairman of the Communications Taskforce in
the ministry, three days after his appointment.
The Herald says a source who refused to named and quoted confirmed the development.
Lumumba’s appointment was criticised by Zanu- PF members and Information Deputy Minister Energy Mutodi who said Lumumba’s appointment undermined his ministry.
Yesterday, Government through the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services seemingly distanced Ncube from Lumumba, real name William Gerald Mutumanje . The Information Ministry said that Ncube does not have spokesperson outside of the government and
said that Lumumba’s appointment was yet to come into effect as the Minister was still

formalising the requirements of the Civil Service
Commission and the Procurement Regulatory
Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ), formerly the State
Procurement Board (SPB).

Electoral Court judge Justice Samuel Kudya on Wednesday threw out independent losing candidate Mr Ngonidzashe Chandiwana petition
challenging Zanu-PF candidate Tapiwa Felix Mhona’s victory. Justice Kudya declared Mhona the duly elected member of the National
Assembly for the Chikomba Central Constituency.
Chandiwana filed a petition at the Electoral Court citing electoral malpractices, intimidation of voters and violence. After hearing arguments from the parties involved, Justice Kudya last week dismissed the petition with costs saying the petition is defective. Justice Kudya said Chandiwana did not comply with the rules of the
court because he did not state the full names and addresses of the perpetrators, in violation of Rule 21 (f) of the Electoral Court. Part of Justice Kudya’s ruling reads:
Accordingly , it is ordered that: 1.The
electoral petition filed by the petitioner in this case is fatally defective and is of no force and effect for want of compliance with Rule 21(f) and (g) of the Electoral (Application, Appeals and Petitions) Rules, 1995.Chronicle

The State Media reports claiming that Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube has dumped Mr Gerald Mutumanje (also known as Acie Lumumba), as the Chair of Communication Taskforce in the ministry, three days after his appointment.

ZimEye issues caution at the development since there is not a single word communicated to date by Mthuli Ncube. Investigations to date show that Lumumba has been rejected by the Information Ministry, not Mthuli himself.

Mutumanje was never hired as an employee on salary, and yet the state media portrays him as such.

To add more evidence to the pile, Lumumba as late as 10 pm Monday night was freely publishing as per his role in the Finance Ministry. SEE BELOW:

Friends, I have unearthed a frightening string of payments between Queen B & many appointed officials. Good thing is if the President deals with it, Zimbabwe wins. Any info on RBZ corruption please assist, time to unlock potential. +263719495724 [email protected]
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— #ThePeoplesChampion???✊? (@acielumumba) October 22, 2018

Notwithstanding, the state media full print continued as follows:

The appointment of Mr Lumumba for the public relations job drew relentless brickbats from many quarters of the society with questions being raised over his credentials to run the high-profile portfolio in the ministry.

The Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Service announced on its Twitter handle the latest development.

“The Minister (Mthuli Ncube) would like to inform the public that he does not have a spokesperson outside institutions of government. Regarding the ‘Communications Taskforce’ he is yet to operationalise it as he is dealing with requirements of PRAZ and Civil Service Commission,” said the ministry.

Minister Ncube reportedly appointed Mr Lumumba to head the Communications Taskforce in the ministry last Friday.

According to the letter Minister Ncube said: “This letter serves to appoint you as chairman of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Communications Taskforce.

“The (task-force) will reimburse you for all your reasonable and properly documented expenses that you incur in performing the duties of your office.

“It is my expectation that you will bring your experience in leadership and communications strategy to improve the communication between my office and the people of Zimbabwe.”

Following his appointment, Mr Lumumba hit the ground running and in live video that went viral on the social media platforms, announced that Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe directors were feeding the blackmarket with bondnotes.

He boasted that he had access to financial intelligence supplied to him during briefings with Minister Ncube.

He went on to name Mirirai Chiremba, Norman Mataruka, Gresham Muradzikwa and Azvinandawa Saburi as the chief culprits behind parallel markets nefarious activities.

This resulted in RBZ Governor Dr John Mangudya suspending the four, to pave way for investigations.

Efforts to get a comment from Minister Ncube were fruitless. Secretary for the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Mr George Guvamatanga said he left office early and could neither deny or confirm Mr Lumumba’s sacking.

He pledged a response after 15 minutes but was no longer answering his mobile phone. – state media

By Own Correspondent| Harare Hospital CEO Dr Nyasha Masuka has revealed that the Central Hospital School of Nursing will be conducting their recruitment process in public from this year onwards.

The media has been awash with reports of some prospective nurses bribing officials to get a place at nurses’ training schools. Dr Masuka invited members of the public to observe the selection process.

Said Dr Masuka:

“All applications will have to come via the post office and will conduct the selection in a ballot box. We will invite members of the public to observe the selection process.”

Harare Hospital will be reducing its intake from the current 72 to 35 so as to scale up the standards of its graduates.

Last week, the Ministry of Health and Child Care announced revised requirements of trainees for the registered general nurses’ course from May 2019, citing that they now require 5 Ordinary levels including Mathematics, English  and Science in one (1) sitting. Only those below 30 years will also be accepted to train as nurses according to the new requirements.

By Paul Nyathi|Government has declined the appointment of Acie Lumumba as the so called Spokesperson for the task force in the Ministry of Finance.

In a post on Twitter on Monday through the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services government distanced Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube from Lumumba and his new appointment.

The Information Ministry said that Ncube does not have spokesperson outside of the government and said that Lumumba’s appointment was yet to come into effect as the Minister was still formalising the requirements of the Civil Service Commission and the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ), formerly the State Procurement Board (SPB).

“Minister of Finance, Hon @MthuliNcube would like to inform the public that he doesn’t have a spokesperson outside institutions of govt. Regarding the “Communications Taskforce”, he is yet to operationalise it as he is dealing with requirements of PRAZ & Civil Service Commission.”

By Own Correspondent| Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor, Dr John Mangudya, has suspended with immediate effect four senior managers following allegations of impropriety raised against them by newly appointed Finance ministry spokesperson Acie Lumumba.

Controversial Zanu PF politician, Lumumba recently claimed that state security agents had narrowed down sources of illegal foreign currency dealings and will soon meet up with Finance Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube to sniff out economic saboteurs.

Lumumba told a local publication that top Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) officials were fuelling the mess on the market and would soon be placed under surveillance.

“The minister is receiving briefs, yes, and will meet them (security sector) this week. The minister is committed to arresting the situation and the security agencies have narrowed down the source of the criminal activities. It’s clear we have dirty hands collaborating with government officials and it’s only a matter of time now before government shuts down the aggressive influence of the black market and clean up errant government complicity,” he said.

He added that the level at which RBZ had been “captured” by the suspected saboteurs required the intervention of the security sector, as Ncube would not be able to execute the job alone.

“There are directors at RBZ, especially, who are holding industry captive. The corruption at director level of the RBZ is pure poison and there is no single business that doesn’t know that the directors are out of control. RBZ has been captured and the governor will need security sector support to clean that up,” he said.

This is a developing story. Refresh this page for updates.

By Farai D Hove| ZANU PF leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of causing the current economic downturn. Mnangagwa was named for committing a “soft genocide” on the povo following his defeat during the just ended elections, which saw the Chief Justice, handpicked by him, Luke Malaba, ruling in his favour.

Mnangagwa has also been labelled for blowing hundreds of millions of dollars on expensive foreign made vehicles among other luxuries for his party which have seen the economy tumbling down after the elections.

A man writing directly to him during the day said his nephew has dropped dead after being denied medical aid. The man writing under his Twitter name, “Thanos Taflo,” said, “I shared a room with my nephew for 4 years and we got along. Yesterday the Lord chose to end his suffering.

“He was in hospital for 2 days, No doctors, his HMAS medical aid was denied. President @edmnangagwa my nephew is gone, zvenyu zvirikufamba. Mwari ave nemi nemhuri yenyu.”

Terrence Mawawa|MDC Alliance official official Jeffryson Chitando has said war veterans leader Victor Matemadanda’ s liberation struggle credentials are questionable because of his “reckless utterances.”

In the statement below Chitando responds to Matemadanda’ claims that Dzikamai Mavhaire’s is a political liability.

Victor Matemadanda must be reminded that the liberation struggle was fought by armed vanamukoma;vasungwa;mujibha,chimbwidos and ordinary citizens.

Matemadanda should be reminded that some of those vanamukoma came back to independent Zimbabwe without having shot a single enemy or the enemy “s dog.Those vocal war veterans like Matemadanda were the worst cowards.

Matemadanda must be reminded that the freedom fighters (Vanamukoma) never brought food and clothes from Mozambique or Zambia but the people of Zimbabwe provided such items to the freedom fighters.

Such shallow minded war veterans like Matemadanda were busy abusing young women.Zimbabweans should doubt the liberation credentials of people like Matemadanda.

True war veterans understand that the war for liberation wasn’t going to be successful without other units ,namely Chimbwidos and mujibhas.

Matemadanda must seriously explain his war credentials. If he was a true freedom fighter he must have appreciated the roles played by various groups to fight the enemy.

For Matemadanda to label Dzikamai Mavhaire a herdboy is irresponsible.

The people of Masvingo understand the role played by Dzikamai Mavhaire during the liberation struggle. The recruitment of thousands of young people to join the liberation struggle,clothing of war veterans ,logistics,organising and medical supplies to freedom fighters were some of contributions made by Dzikamai Mavhaire in Masvingo.

By Jane Mlambo| Controversial Zanu PF politician, Acie Lumumba has claimed that state security agents had narrowed down sources of illegal foreign currency dealings and will soon meet up with Finance Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube to sniff out economic saboteurs.

Lumumba told a local publication that top Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) officials were fuelling the mess on the market and would soon be placed under surveillance.

“The minister is receiving briefs, yes, and will meet them (security sector) this week. The minister is committed to arresting the situation and the security agencies have narrowed down the source of the criminal activities. It’s clear we have dirty hands collaborating with government officials and it’s only a matter of time now before government shuts down the aggressive influence of the black market and clean up errant government complicity,” he said.

He added that the level at which RBZ had been “captured” by the suspected saboteurs required the intervention of the security sector, as Ncube would not be able to execute the job alone.

“There are directors at RBZ, especially, who are holding industry captive. The corruption at director level of the RBZ is pure poison and there is no single business that doesn’t know that the directors are out of control. RBZ has been captured and the governor will need security sector support to clean that up,” he said.

Addressing party supporters in Hwedza over the weekend, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga warned those seeking to profiteer from the current economic situation by arbitrarily increasing prices of basic goods saying they would be dealt with.

“I want to make this clear. There are those who think they have an opportunity, they are wasting their time.

“We are solving that, and they will be ashamed. We do not want people to take this nation for granted. It came after bloodshed. It is pointless to note that my pocket is full yet others have nothing. It is pointless that others are in poverty, while you are full. So we will build the nation all of us so that we have a Zimbabwe that we all want.”

Terrence Mawawa|MDC Alliance official, Jeffryson Chitando has declared that the ruling party Zanu PF is clueless about solving the country’s economic woes.

“The economy is in the intensive care unit while the life support system is malfunctioning .

The only reasonable thing is to save money and declare Zimbabwe dead under the supervision of Zanu PF.A new Zimbabwe will emerge during resurrection.

MDC Alliance epitomises the resurrection and happiness of Zimbabwe,” said Chitando in a statement yesterday.

Terrence Mawawa| A Masvingo man has been sentenced to 300 hours of community service after claiming advance payment from a telecommunication company he works for -under the pretext of having lost his father.

Thompson Chikwaku allegedly told his bosses that he had lost his father and he was given the sum of $ 2000.

However it was later discovered that Chikwaku never attended the so called funeral.

“Chikwaku spent the money lavishly and we became suspicious.Our investigations revealed he never attended the so called funeral,” said a company official.

Terrence Mawawa|Teachers are now surviving on a meagre US $ 75 per month, it has emerged.

Speaking in an interview with a Masvingo based community radio, Hevoi FM, yesterday, Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe(PTUZ) president Takavafira Zhou urged the government to consider the teachers’ request to receive their salaries in United States dollars.

“Teachers are receiving their salaries in bond notes and sadly due to hyperinflation the local currency is now worthless.

Teachers are now earning US $ 75 dollars per month due to hyperinflation. We are therefore appealing to the government to consider the plight of the teachers as a matter of urgency,” said Zhou.

By Own Correspondent| A High Court judge here has dismissed an application by human rights activist Mfundo Mlilo challenging the legality of the 2 percent tax on money transfers which was recently imposed by Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube.

Justice Felistus Chatukuta said the matter was not urgent and ruled that it should be placed on the ordinary roll.

The judge questioned why the application had been lodged almost two weeks after the tax was announced.

Part of the letter from the registrar of the High Court reads:

Re: MFUNDO MLILO v MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: HC 9498/18

The above urgent chamber application was placed before Honourable Chatukuta J who then commented as follows:

“(1) The applicant having become aware of the decision of the Minister of Finance on 3 October 2018 does not explain why it took him almost two weeks to file the present application.

(2) The perception by the applicant that the tax is illegal is not a basis for urgency.

The matter is not urgent and is accordingly removed from the urgent chamber application roll.”

Mlilo who is being represented by Tendai Biti is arguing that Zimbabwe’s Constitution does not allow the government to repeal sections of an Act of Parliament without it being debated and passed by the National Assembly.

Said Mlilo:

“Our contention is that the purported increase is unlawful because the minister has purported to change a section of an Act of Parliament which in itself is unconstitutional as he should have tabled a Bill in Parliament first, which he has not done.

We argue that the tax in itself is irrational because the government has been excessively borrowing and now that it has a runaway public debt it is now turning to citizens to cover up for its expenditure. We have no idea what the money was used for.”

By Own Correspondent| Independent legislator for Norton Temba Mliswa has written to the Auditor-General, Mrs Mildred Chiri requesting for a forensic audit of the Norton Town Council’s books and dealings citing corruption and misuse of funds.

In a letter dated October 15 2018, Mliswa said several officials and councillors had been arrested or suspended on corruption-related charges.

Police recently arrested Mr Mutyambizi and sitting councillors Muchaneta Munyeveri and Precious Mufahore for corruption. Former councillor Mr Eager Vupenyu Takawira was also arrested.

The arrests were in connection with the allocation of stands sometime in 2014. Mliswa’s letter was copied to council chairperson Ms Matiere Gumisirayi, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, Norton Advisory Board chairman Dr Godfrey Mugaviri and Norton Residents’ Trust.

Part of Mliswa’s letter reads:

“Norton Town Council has recently been hit by a spate of corruption allegations and irregularities that have seen three councillors, the finance director (Mr Tendaupenyu) and the director of housing (Mr Blessing Mutyambizi), either arrested or suspended from work.

It is therefore in this light, that I hereby request your office to invoke your constitutional provision to urgently conduct a full-scale forensic audit of Norton Town Council.”-StateMedia

By Own Correspondent| Nomsa Magacha, the wife of award-winning gospel artist Sabastian, has filed for divorce saying the duo’s union had irretrievably broken down and cannot be restored.

The two separated last year and were married in 2012 under the Marriages Act Chapter 5:11.

Magacha traditionally divorced Nomsa in May this year.

Said Magacha then:

“Yes, Nomsa and I are no longer together but my management and I have written a statement and that is how best I can respond to the issue that you’re talking about.”

Part of Nomsa’s court papers read:

“The marriage between plaintiff and defendant has irretrievably broken down to such an extent that it can no longer be restored to a normal marriage relationship…In particular, the parties have not been living together as husband and wife for one year now and consequently, have lost love and affection for each other.

Magacha is yet to respond.

In May this year, the award winning singer released a statement where he told fans and the world that he had officially separated from his wife.

“This was not an easy decision to arrive to but many of you can relate with it that when trust is broken it is very difficult to regain it….. an amicable separation is the most easier and less painful route,” said Magacha. -Mail and Telegraph

By Own Correspondent| Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister, Larry Mavima has accused some of the business people operating in the country of working in carhoots with opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa to sabotage the economy.

Addressing journalists in Kwekwe at a press club discussion, Mavima said these business people were sent by Chamisa since he is on record saying that he will make it difficult for Zanu Pf to rule.

Said Mavima:

“Chamisa akati akuda kudira jecha, saka tinoziva kuti vamwe vacho havazviitise, vakatumwa naChamisa kuti vazodire jecha. meaning Chamisa said he was going to put mud in all this which literally translates to mean he said he would ruin everything, so we know that some of them were sent by Chamisa to ruin everything.

But we are a strong government and we are not going to back down easily. Instead of (Chamisa) accepting defeat, you embark on such treasonous actions.”-StateMedia

By Own Correspondent| Lands and Agriculture minister Vangelis Peter Haritatos has reassured the nation that there is no threat of hunger as the country has sufficient grain reserves of 500 000 tonnes of maize.

Haritatos however admitted that there is a shortage of wheat and soyabeans.

Speaking in Parliament, Haritatos said:

“Zimbabwe is safe and there is no hunger scare as we have a strategic grain reserve of 500 000 metric tonnes…The problem we have with shortages of soyabeans is the same as wheat, whereby the country does not have enough irrigation to grow more wheat and soyabeans.”-Newsday

By Own Correspondent| Deputy Minister of Defence and War Veterans Victor Matemadanda has revealed that the government is willing to finance income-generating projects for war veterans from the former Zimbabwe People’s Revolutionary Army (Zipra).

Matemadanda, however, said that government is not willing to give the war veterans cash payments because they recipients may blow the money and leave nothing for their families.

Said Matemadanda:

“Some of you sometime got Z$50 000 and cannot show what you did with that money. If given the money, what if you die? Will your children benefit? I will not tolerate the idea of saying you want money. What we want is for you to have projects which will benefit your children even after you are gone.”

Zipra Veterans Association spokesperson Buster Magwizi called on the government to return all properties which were confiscated from Zapu during the Gukurahundi period.

Said Magwizi:

“We have numerous valuable properties which we bought with our own money at independence and were taken by government in the 1980s. We still want them back.

The deputy minister is talking about projects to empower war veterans, as Zipra we say why can’t they give us back our properties and assist us with capital?”-Newsday

By Own Correspondent| Residents in Chiredzi have written to the superintendent of Chiredzi General Hospital, the President’s Office, the Ministry of Health and Child Care among others threatening to demonstrate over the conduct of the nurses at the hospital whom they allege are neglecting duties because of whatsapp.

The residents allege that the nurses spend most of their working hours engaged on social media, particularly Whatsapp, and not paying attention to patients.

Part of the letter written by the United Chiredzi Residents and Ratepayers Association (UCHIRRA) reads:

“We write to your office expressing great displeasure over the conduct and attitude of your staff towards patients (residents) seeking medical attention at Chiredzi General Hospital.

Our office has received numerous unpleasant complaints of negligence of duty by your staff due to cell phone use (WhatsApp) during working hours while ignoring patients requiring urgent medical attention…the worst report at the hospital was from the maternity ward where negligence is said to be rife, leading to loss of lives during childbirth.”-Newsday

By Own Correspondent| Vice President of the breakaway faction of the MDC T led by Dr Thokozani Khupe, Obert Gutu has implored President Emmerson Mnangagwa to be ruthless with illegal forwign currency traders accusing them of being behind the country’s economic woes.

Gutu said Mnangagwa should be ruthless in dealing with illegal foreign currency dealers saying they deserved no mercy.

He blamed the illegal foreign currency dealers for the suffering of the majority of Zimbabweans and said that they should not hide behind human rights.

Said Gutu:

“Do people eat human rights laws written in a statute book somewhere? People eat food and not some fancy Western-styled model of human rights. Mnangagwa has to get at these thieves and deal them a sucker punch.

This is not (the) time for playing around…The majority of Zimbabweans are suffering as a direct result of these selfish and corrupt currency manipulators. These people deserve absolutely no mercy.

Let them cry out and allege that their so-called human rights are being trampled upon, but then who cares as long as the living conditions of the majority of Zimbabweans are going to be improved?”

Mnangagwa has promised to invoke Presidential Powers in a move aimed at crafting legislation to deal with the economic saboteurs who have been blamed for the economic crisis.

Acie Lumumba the spokesperson for Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has revealed that several Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe senior directors  are behind the illegal trade adding that the RBZ is captured.

By Own Correspondent| Chief Justice Luke Malaba is fast becoming the country’s worst chief justice, the MDC Alliance has said.

Bekithemba Mpofu, MDC Deputy Spokesperson accused Justice Malaba of robbing his party of its deserved election victory under the guise of technicalities.

Below is the full text by Mpofu:

Judge robs MDC, hides behind technicalities

An Electoral Court ruling which confirmed Dexter Nduna as the representative of Chegutu East,a constituency which he lost even by the hostile ZEC’s own account is day light robbery.

The judgement marks a sad development for democracy.

It exposes the judiciary and removes confidence of the citizen.

When the courts become the robbers, where do we go for redress?

The Judiciary is the soul of constitutionalism, its decisions must be just and fair.

Citizens who approach the courts must do so knowing justice will be served without fear or favour.

Judgement passed must be based on the strength of one’s case. Put differently, it must be based on the merits.

This is an electoral issue, an exercise meant to find out if the will of the electorate has been correctly pronounced. Anything else is therefore a misdirected process.

When ZEC admitted that Dexter Nduna had been awarded votes belonging to the MDC, then the case was over.

We have however made the point consistently that elections in Zimbabwe are compromised by three things: Capture, Coersion and Corruption.

When capture sadly affects the judiciary then there is a serious problem.

The courts are supposed to be beyond reproach like Ceasar’s wife.

The Judge was more concerned about the form and font of the application and not the votes of thousands that had been stolen.

Even when ZEC had admitted an error, the Judge still managed to give Zanu PF something from nowhere. This is double bad.

She then spend time blaming the lawyer. An injustice is an injustice regardless of the lawyer.

Judges are adjudicators of disputes not examiners who award marks to the quality of lawyers.

Judges must stop blaming lawyers for their bad judgements.

Even the EU observer report mentions the deficiency of the courts in dealing with disputes including pre-electoral matters which were dismissed on technicalities.

In our Plan and Environment for A Credible Election (PEACE) we raised the importance of independent dispute resolution mechanisms of electoral disputes.These mechanisms largely include the courts.

The Chegutu East development sadly reflects a judiciary unable to adjudicate disputes and deliver justice.

The rules of the electoral court have not been made and standardised.

It raises questions on the Chief Justice.

What kind of Chief justice fails to ensure standard practice for something as important as an election.

A chief justice who is more interested in eviction of vendors sitting outside the courts while failing to deal with the substance of justice inside the courts is not well cut out for office.

He is fast becoming the worst Chief Justice this country ever had.

The electoral courts must have standard rules in line with the constitution.

We restate President Chamisa’s five point plan, part of which entails dealing with impediments to a credible election.

Hon Bekithemba Mpofu
MDC Deputy Spokesperson

By Own Correspondent| Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube has said that if all goes well Zimbabwe will have managed to clear its international debts within two years.

Ncube claimed that Zimbabwe had received support from an unnamed creditor country.

Speaking to a local publication, Ncube said:

“Under the Lima Plan — the previous debt clearance plan from 2016 — we had a country in Africa (Algeria) that was going to be one of the sponsors.

That’s not the case this time, this time one of the sponsors will be one of the creditor countries themselves…By this time next year, I would like us to have cleared the AfDB and the World Bank arrears and we will have deep conversations on the Paris Club.

By end of next year, if all goes well, we should be having a debt restructuring plan by December 2019. But certainly within the two years of the TSP, the faster the better.”-Newsday