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Magistrate Orders Mukupe To Return Journo’s Cellphone

MISA Report| Harare magistrate Richard Ramaboea has ordered deputy finance minister Terence Mukupe to return the mobile phone handset he took from NewsDay journalist Blessed Mhlanga within six hours of being served with the order.

The provisional order was issued on 18 June 2018 after Mhlanga’s lawyer Chris Mhike successfully applied for the recovery of the Samsung S7 Edge.

“Failing compliance with this order by the respondent (Mukupe), the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is authorised to assist the Messenger of Court – Harare to extract Applicant’s (Mhlanga) mobile phone handset from the respondent if the Messenger of Court faces resistance,” Ramaboea ordered.

Mukupe was also ordered to pay costs of the application.

Background

Mhlanga was on 5 June 2018 charged with contravening Section 89 of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act arising from his alleged assault of the deputy minister

This followed the recording of a warned and cautioned statement by the police from Mhlanga at Harare Central Police Station on allegations of assaulting Mukupe on 24 May 2018 at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) Spot FM Highlands Studios.

The State alleges Mhlanga teamed up with his wife Florence, in assaulting the deputy minister by “pushing him [Mukupe] and pulling his jacket.” Mhlanga denies the allegation.

According to his lawyer, Chris Mhike, the journalist maintains that the State should be going after Mukupe, who allegedly and unreasonably lost his temper during a radio interview and used violence against Mhlanga and his wife.

Rural District Councils Doing a Great Job.

By Tendai Guta | Rural District Councils (RDCs) countrywide are doing justice to service delivery and some of the developmental projects they are doing in an effort to transform the lives of the rural folk deserve to be applauded.

Whilst most MDC led urban municipalities are at loggerheads with rate payers over their failure to provide basic services like refuse collection, roads rehabilitation, provision of clean and safe water and repairing burst sewage and water pipes, rural district councils under the leadership of ZANU PF seem to be doing justice to that effect.

Urban councils under the watch of MDC, Harare City Council in particular, have turned the once sunshine city into a garbage and trench city due to misplaced priorities, greediness and massive corruption. Besides the issue of poor service delivery, HCC is struggling to pay its employees their salaries and workers have not received their dues since April, reducing them to destitutes and beggars.

Mutoko Rural District Council (MRDC) recently completed a piped water scheme expected to supply water to hundreds of villagers in Kawazva communal areas. The project is expected to uplift the livelihood of the villagers. Not long ago, the same council embarked on a massive housing scheme, solar electrification project as well as water and sanitation upgrade that are expected to benefit thousands of residents by the end of the year. The solar electrification project is expected to feed 10 megawatts into the national grid.

Relatedly, Mhondoro Ngezi Rural District Council has provided villagers with a unique solar powered piped water project after Government introduced programmes to ensure that rural areas receive clean and portable water.

Mbire Rural District Council has been given a green light by the Government to establish a $38,57 million sugarcane plantation in the district and a private investor, New Basic Investment is behind the initiative which is expected to create more than 500 jobs, both permanent and contract jobs when fully operational.

Some rural district councils have also embarked on rates clearance promotions aimed at lessening the burden of debt on its rate payers and encouraging residents to pay their dues. Recently, Karoi Town Council launched the promotion code-named dollar for dollar promotion which started on June 1 and will end on June 30 with a view to promoting the culture of rate paying and improving revenue inflow.

In a bid to improve health service delivery, Tongogara Rural District Council in Shurugwi built five clinics worth over $400 000. The clinics are Gamwa, Ruchanya, Totonga, Jobolinko and Batanai. Zvimba Rural District Council also built Chikeya, Arda Sisi and Mazvikadei clinics and walking distances to health facilities have been reduced. Mothers waiting shelter have also been constructed at these clinics. Several schools have been built and rehabilitated by these Rural District Councils.

Most Rural District Councils have been successfully utilising funds they were allocated by Zimbabwe National Roads Authority (ZINARA). These include Masvingo Rural District Council, Murewa RDC, Chirumhanzu RDC which has already rehabilitated tarred roads in Mvuma and currently working on roads leading to residential areas

Details On The Electoral Voters Roll Are Enough, ZEC

By Paul Nyathi|The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, ZEC, says the details provided on the electronic voters roll distributed to interested persons since Monday are enough information.

The Commission said that all other details that political parties are demanding for is personal information which can not be distributed to protect the voter.

Commissioner Qhubani Moyo said this in response to the MDC-T complaint that information supplied on the voters roll was inadequate. The opposition party Deputy Treasurer Charlton Hwende burst out on Wednesday claiming that the voters roll should include photographs of the voters.

Citing Section 9 of Instrument 85 of 2017 on the Electoral Regulations passed by parliament, Hwende demanded that ZEC provides the voters roll with the photograph of the voters.

The MDC Alliance candidate for Kuwadzana claimed that by not providing the photographs, ZEC was conniving to rig the elections as people risk being turned away at polling stations for different photographs.

“ZEC must release the full and final voters roll now or face the people,” said Hwende threatening.

Section 9 of Statutory Instrument 85 of 2017-Electoral (Voter Registration) Regulations, 2017 provide that; “The CEO shall compile a voters’ roll for each polling area showing the voter’s name, DOB, sex, ID number, physical address and PHOTOGHAPH”

Commissioner Moyo threw away Hwende’s request saying the commission can not provide the photos on the voters roll.

“On the voting day, the voters roll used will have Photos of each registered person for identification purposes. We have them& we will not throw them into public for security of the voter.The details given out are already enough.”

MDC-Chamisa Threatens “Rebels” Majome Et Al Over Contesting As Independents

Jessie Majome and other candidates contesting as independents have been told they will be disciplined.

The Nelson Chamisa led MDC-T’s national chairperson Mr Morgen Komichi said the independent candidates have up to the end of yesterday to withdraw their nominations.

Komichi said, “all MDC Alliance members who registered to stand in the election as independent candidates in the House of Assembly and Council elections are advised to withdraw their nominations with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec).

“The deadline for withdrawing is Wednesday June 20. I believe all loyal MDC-T cadres will act positively to this lawful instruction. Failure to withdraw by Wednesday, the party will be forced to take appropriate action.”

Mnangagwa Visits Gwanda, Again.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa at his last visit to Gwanda shortly before he was airlifted after a food poisoning scare.

By Paul Nyathi|President Emmerson Mnangagwa takes his 2018 election campaign to Matabeleland this weekend with a schedule set for Gwanda and Bulawayo on Friday and Saturday.

Mnangagwa has previously called off at the last minute three visits to Gwanda where he was poisoned while attending a ZANU PF rally under then President Mugabe.

Mnangagwa is expected to handover about 600 heifers and cows sourced under the Command Livestock Programme to farmers at the Gwanda show grounds, before addressing a rally at Phelandaba Stadium in the provincial capital Friday.

Matabeleland South Minister of State, Abednico Ncube said preparations are at an advanced stage with all the seven administrative districts working around the clock to ensure that all the requisite resources are mobilised.

“We are very excited as Matabeleland South to host the Head of State and Government in Gwanda this Friday. We expect President Mnagagwa to address party supporters as we head for elections, as well as to hand over livestock to beneficiaries of the Command Livestock Programme,” he said.

“Like any other province, we will live to expectations, Phelandaba Stadium will definitely be filled to capacity as many people are excited to see the President and hear what he has to say. We expect no less than 30 000 people to attend this event,” said ZANU PF Matabeleland South chairman Rapelang Choene.

From Gwanda, Mnangagwa will address another rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday. This will be the first ZANU PF rally at the venue where former President Robert Mugabe addresses his last rally as head of state.

Magaya Fails To Get Rape Case Out Of Court

THE High Court has dismissed an application for leave to appeal at the Supreme Court by Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder Walter Magaya who is challenging the decision to continue prosecuting him for allegedly raping a congregant.

Magaya, who is represented by Advocate Thabani Mpofu instructed by Rubaya and Chatambudza Legal Practitioners, in April filed an application at the Harare High Court challenging the State’s decision to continue with his prosecution in light of the complainant’s confession that she had filed a false rape report against him.

The alleged victim and prime witness in the matter, Petronellah Donhodzo Mandaza, has since sued Prosecutor-General Ray Goba at the same court contesting the State’s decision to subpoena her, arguing she is no longer a complainant in the matter having confessed to falsely accusing Magaya of rape.

Harare High Court judge Justice Emy Tsanga ruled that Magaya’s application lacks merit. She said conducting the trial, which started on April 3 this year is within the dictates of the constitution.

“The application for leave to appeal lacks merit. The legal provisions and procedures laid out in the Criminal Evidence and Procedure Act on the conduct of a criminal trial do not in any way interfere with the accused’s right to a fair trial,” she said.

The judge said there was nothing unconstitutional about the State proceeding with the trial on the basis of a reasonable suspicion that a crime had been committed.

“Applicant appears to have been led to misconstrue his right as being the liberty to do whatever he wants to do as the basis of constitutionalism as opposed to doing what is correct within the confines of appropriate procedures laid down in the law. Furthermore, whether or not his constitutional rights have been or are being violated can only be properly assessed once this court has heard the State case against him from the evidence,” said Justice Tsanga.

In dismissing Magaya’s application, Justice Tsanga said the proportionality analysis is key in deciding whether the infringements of rights complained of are either justified or unjustified.

“The court is then seized with a criminal trial and must emptively hold that the trial should not take place when the State itself says it has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a crime was committed. The trial should therefore proceed and the application for leave to appeal lacks merit and is accordingly dismissed,” ruled the judge.

Magaya in his application wanted the court to acquit him on the grounds of the confession made by Mandaza under oath.

He argued that the State had no basis to continue with the trial, saying it was unconstitutional under the circumstances.

In his affidavit, Magaya said having already pleaded to the charges, he was entitled to his acquittal in terms of section 180(6) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act.

Magaya said there is also an affidavit which supports an application made by the complainant in which she states that she was never raped.

Magaya queried why the prosecution wanted to have its star witness arrested when she had filed an application seeking to be excused from testifying, saying the move was meant to violate his rights.

He argued that there are certain constitutional questions he strongly feels the High Court should determine.
Magaya wanted the court to determine whether or not the decision of the prosecution to bring him to trial amounted to harassment and in breach of the protection of the law guaranteed as encapsulated in section 56(1) of the Constitution and, therefore, an abuse of court process.

He cited several constitutional provisions in an attempt to prove that his rights were being violated.
The State, through the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) opposed the application saying it was unprocedural. The State said the order sought by Magaya was a mockery to the criminal justice system in that he wanted a dismissal of his matter without a hearing yet he had a case to answer.

State Media.

British Embassy Exposes The Herald

By Paul Nyathi|The British Embassy has said that it never accused the MDC Alliance of lying about failing to get the Voters’ Roll as was alleged in the state media on Tuesday.

John Culley the Political Counsellor at British Embassy Harare revealed that he wrote a letter to the Herald editor asking him to correct the distortions.

The letter which The Herald never published read in full as below:

Dear Sir

Re: your article 19/06 headlined ‘UK embassy exposes MDC alliance lies’

We’d like to point out a serious error in your reporting today on our @UKinZimbabwe tweets yesterday. Our tweets made it clear that we were able to obtain the voters roll from ZEC after waiting for two hours. We did NOT say that the MDC was lying in claiming that it had not been able to obtain the roll. In fact, as we said in a tweet on the same day:

“Some political parties have not received a copy of the roll. If this is a deliberate policy by ZEC this is unacceptable and we will continue to raise it. We met Nelson Chamisa last week and understood from him how crucial the voters roll is to all political parties, which is why we raise it.”

We appreciate the attention that you pay to our Time Line. We ask however that you do not misrepresent what we say and contact us if you require clarification.
Yours

John Culley

FULL VIDEO: Vote For Me For Milk, Eggs, And Bacon- NPF President

New Patriotic Front presidential candidate Mr Tendai Peter Munyanduri has promised in his election manifesto to provide a balanced diet for every Zimbabwean, which includes egg, bacon and milk for every breakfast. VIDEO

Mr Munyanduri said he would also establish a Fruit Authority of Zimbabwe aimed at providing a forest of fruit trees in the country if voted into office on July 30. “If NPF manages to come into power, it will strive to provide the following: extend/improve life expectancy through (a) 100 percent access to free and quality medical/health care for every citizen in need (b) 100 percent access to a balanced diet to all citizens and food on the table for every Zimbabwean, at least an egg, beacon and milk for every breakfast,” he said.

“Access to adequate food, housing and friendly health facilities. To that effect, a parastatal called Fruit Authority of Zimbabwe (FAZ) will be established. The intention is to create a fruit forest i.e. forests of fruit trees.”

Mr Munyanduri promised to nationalise public and private firms. “We want to nationalise all indigenised and privatised companies to ensure all companies are owned by all Zimbabweans and not just a few as promoted by the Zanu-PF indigenisation policy,” said Mr Munyanduri in the election manifesto.

He also pledged to reduce the cost of upmarket houses to less than a $1 000 for first time buyers.- state media

Schweppes Develops Cold Feet

The Coca-Cola Company and Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited have bowed to consumer pressure announcing on Wednesday that they will soon “return” the original Mazoe recipes for all flavours.

“We have listened to consumer demand and appreciate all the feedback that has been received. In order to meet those desires but still provide choice, both the original recipes of Mazoe and the reduced sugar recipes will be offered,” said the company in a statement.

“We stand by the safety of all ingredients used in our products and we’re committed to offering choice to help people reduce added-sugar in their diets. Both variants will be clearly labelled, actively encouraging and enabling consumers to enjoy our added-sugar beverages responsibly.”

“Nothing Short of Free Elections is Acceptable,” says Chamisa’s New Spin-Doctor

By Patrick Guramatunhu| Dr Nkululeko Sibanda is the MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa’s, new spokesman; taking over from Luke Tamborinyoka. He has only been in the post for one week and already Dr Sibanda, just like his predecessor before him, believes he has the silence to insult the good people of Zimbabwe by saying all manner of foolish things!

“The president is meeting with different people and will take action from their views. He is not taking action at the moment,” said Sibanda, according to Daily News.

“The president has made it very clear that nothing short of a free and fair election will be accepted by the people and ZEC must act in accordance with the law.”

Zimbabwe is in this economic and political mess, with the national economy in total meltdown and stuck with a corrupt and tyrannical ruling party complete with its entourage of equally corrupt and incompetent opposition parties, because, for the last 38 years and counting, the nation has failed to hold free, fair and credible elections. Whilst it is no exaggeration that the people of Zimbabwe are desperate, they are dying, literally, for free, fair and credible elections; it is insulting to suggest that MDC leaders like Chamisa care that Zanu PF has rigged elections in the past and is set to rig this year’s elections too!

Just to refresh your memory Dr Sibanda, the people of Zimbabwe have risked life and limb to elect these MDC leaders into power on the understanding the party will bring about the democratic changes the nation needed to stop Zanu PF rigging elections. By far the best chances MDC has had to accomplish this goal were during the 2008 to 2013 GNU, all they had to do was implement the raft of democratic reforms everyone agreed were necessary for free, fair and credible elections. They failed to implement even one reform in five years!

With no reforms in place SADC leaders, who were the guarantor of the agreement that gave birth to the GNU, advised MDC leaders not to take party in the 2013 elections without first implementing the reforms. “If you go into next month’s elections,” SADC leaders warned Morgan Tsvangirai, Tendai Biti, Welshman Ncube and all the other MDC leaders, “you will lose; the elections are done!”

Tsvangirai et al did not listen and took part in the flawed elections; just as they had paid no heed to calls for them to implement the reforms during the GNU; and for the same reason too -greed. David Coltart, one of the MDC cabinet ministers during the GNU, readily admitted that boycotting the elections was the most sensible option but the party discarded it because greed got the better of them.

“The worst aspect for me about the failure to agree a coalition was that both MDCs couldn’t now do the obvious – withdraw from the elections,” explained Senator Coltart in his book The Struggle Continues 50 years of tyranny in Zimbabwe.

“The electoral process was so flawed, so illegal, that the only logical step was to withdraw, which would compel SADC to hold Zanu PF to account. But such was the distrust between the MDC-T and MDC-N that neither could withdraw for fear that the other would remain in the elections, winning seats and giving the process credibility.”

After the rigged 2013 elections MDC leaders seemed to come to their senses because they passed a party congress resolution that the party would not take part in future elections until the reforms are implemented. “No reform, no elections!” the nation was told. Sadly, as the date of the national elections approached greed crept in once again. Nelson Chamisa and his fellow MDC friends are participating in these elections knowing fully well that with no reforms in place Zanu PF will rig these elections just as blatantly as it rigged elections in the past.

Indeed, in their single-minded pursuit of the few seats Zanu PF has dangled to entice the opposition to take part in these flawed and illegal elections, MDC and the rest of the opposition opportunists have again and again undermined the efforts of those who have put Zanu PF leaders under renewed pressure to implement the reforms before these elections.

So, Dr Sibanda, we all know that Chamisa et al do not care that these elections are not going to be free, fair and credible, they have never cared before and are not going to do so now. What they care about is winning as many of these bait seats as possible and are only using the threat of boycotting the elections to pressure President Mnangagwa to take his heavy boot of the vote rigging juggernaut to give MDC a chance to win a few more bait seats.

The only other reason Chamisa and company want to keep the option to boycotting the elections right up to the voting day is as the bolt-hole. With no reform in place, no free public media, no verified voters’ roll, Zanu PF spending billions of dollars of looted national wealth to bankroll its vote rigging schemes, MDC losing all political credibility, etc., etc. it is becoming increasing difficult for the international election observers to pretend these are free, fair and credible elections. Before the elections are declared null and void MDC would play their boycotting the elections card in a last-ditch effort if not to claim the credit for triggering the nullification of the elections then to limit the damage to the party’s reputation for having participating in the flawed elections.

Dr Nkululeko Sibanda, being Chamisa’s spokesman and spin-doctor, does not give you or anyone else the right to rewrite history to suit MDC’s selfish interest especial on the issue of free, fair and credible elections. The nation has had many golden opportunities to implement the democratic reforms designed to stop Zanu PF rigging elections and it is none other than MDC leaders who have wasted all these opportunities because they are corrupt and incompetent. You attempt to rewrite historic facts to give the impression Chamisa cares that there are free and fair elections is an insult to the nation the party has so blatantly betrayed! – zsdemocrats.blogspot.co.uk

Mnangagwa Govt Slashes Data Charges Before Elections

The government will with effect from July 1 this year reduce telecommunication charges on some services to cushion consumers from high costs of transactions.

Speaking at a review of telecommunication service tariffs in the capital this Wednesday, the Minister of Information Communication Technology and Cyber Security, Supa Mandiwanzira, said with effect from 1 July out of mobile data charges will cost five cents from 12,5 cents per megabyte, electronic payment charges will be at five cents per session from 12,5 cents per session while the national interconnection rates shall be reduced to 2 cents per minute from five cents per minute.

“We are reducing this to ensure we are really competitive on the local and global scale to attract more investments,” said Mandiwanzira.

NetOne Chief Executive Officer Mr Lazarus Muchenje noted that as operators they will work with government on balancing viability and affordable services to consumers.

“We are in consultation with the government and we shall continue to do that always,” Mr Muchenje said.

Telecel Chief Executive Officer Mrs Angeline Bvera says the low cost services will increase turnover for operators.

“Operators are looking forward to increased sales and unlock viability for the sector,” said Mrs Bvera.

According to the government, a review of mobile voice and SMS charges is in progress while market forces will determine fixed voice charges as well as internet or data costs.-state media

Chiwenga Vows To Fix Economy

The current generation has a duty to fix the economic challenges in the country for the sake of the future generations.

This was said by Vice President, Retired General Constantino Chiwenga while addressing party supporters at a rally held at Mutsamba in Zaka North constituency.

The Vice President said Zimbabwe needs to have a vibrant economy where jobs are secured for the young graduates.

He said this can only be achieved in a corruption free environment, adding that the era of intra-party and inter-party fighting is over and called for a unity of purpose.

Chiwenga said the Zanu PF presidential candidate, Emmerson Mnangagwa has proved his capabilities to lead the country through the success of various national projects, among them the Command Agriculture Programme.

“President Mnangagwa has also successfully re-engaged with the international community through his open business mantra with investment commitment made so far set to unlock development, create jobs and improve the livelihoods of ordinary Zimbabweans,”he said.

The Vice President also took the ruling party’s campaign trail to Baradzanwa in Bikita, where his message was centred on unity and peaceful campaigns.

“Unity and peace are key elements in rebuilding the nation,” he said.

He assured the people of Baradzanwa that the water challenges they are facing will be addressed in the shortest possible time, while the road network in Bikita, which is in a bad state, will be also be addressed.

Chiwenga urged the people of Bikita to go and vote for Zanu PF in their numbers come July 30. zbc

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World Legends Hammer Warriors Legends

An exciting exhibition match featuring world legends of the game ended with the local legends losing 5-2 at the National Sports Stadium this afternoon.

The match lived up to its promises to be a thriller with 7 goals being scored.

The match organised by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) in conjunction with the with the world class legends was meant to promote Zimbabwe as a safe destination for tourism and investment.

Guest of honour, President Emmerson Mnangagwa arrived halfway through the match and veteran referee, Lovemore Marange had to bring proceedings to a halt as the President went onto the field of play to meet and greet the players from both sides.

Players from both teams spoke on the match’s significance describing it as a milestone that will pave way for more collaborations in future.

The Warriors got their goals through Lloyd Chitembwe and Charlie Jones.

Some of the former football stars who featured in the world class legends included Barcelona and Ajax Amsterdam great, Patrick Kluivert, Julio Baptista, steely Italian defender Gianluca Zambrotta, Albert Luque, Francesco Coco, Spanish midfielder Koke Contreras, Joan Capdevilla, Marcos Senna and Fernando Morientes

Those who featured for the local legends include Agent Sawu, Moses Chunga, Zenso Moyo, Madinda Ndlovu, Ronald Sibanda, Dumisani Mpofu, Kallisto Pasuwa, Stanford Mtizwa and Harlington Shereni.

Warriors coach, Sunday Chidzambwa, David Mandigora and Gibson Homela were in charge of the Warriors legends.

Meanwhile, Dynamos and Highlanders were the main curtain-raisers.

The game between the two perennial rival clubs was like a cup final and ended in a one-all stalemate before going to the dreaded penalty kicks to decide the winner.

Bosso, who are on a rebuilding exercise under Madinda Ndlovu and had a strong start to the league season, then won 3-2 after the shoot-out.

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Zhuwao Brief: Chamisa Chete Chete!

By Hon. Patrick Zhuwao| Dear General Mutinhiri. I write to you with the utmost respect and gratitude for the sterling contribution that you have made to the great nation of Zimbabwe from the time you joined the armed liberation struggle and became one of its stalwarts at a tender age to the present day where your resignation from the Army-run ZANU PF on 2nd March 2018 brought into sharp focus the need to reverse the military coup of 15 November 2017 which cast a blemish on our history. My letter to you Sir, seeks to plead with you to withdraw your nomination as a presidential candidate in the 2018 General Election.

My plea is informed by the objective of reversing the coup of 15 November 2017 in the light of a rational and material analysis of the prevailing balance of forces within the Zimbabwean political environment. Conceptually, my plea is guided by a quote from the late Otto van Bismarck’s interview of 11th August 1867 with Friedrich Meyer von Waldeck of the St. Petersburgische Zeitung where Bismarck said: “Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable – the art of the next best.”

As you are aware, the NPF Consultation Points Document sought to establish a new political movement to contest the 2018 General Election as a means of reversing the coup. Patriots are eternally grateful that you offered yourself to lead the establishment of the structures of NPF. Patriots will never forget the example and principled stance that you demonstrated when you resigned from both the Army-run ZANU PF and Parliament. Ideally, patriots dreamt of you leading a strong campaign for the Presidency. That would have been the best.

But alas, that dream proved not possible. That wish is not attainable. For any political party’s presidential bid to be credible, it must be supported by a full complement of 60 senatorial candidates, 210 candidates for constituency members of the National Assembly, 60 candidates for the women’s quota members of the National Assembly, 80 candidates for Provincial Council, and 1,958 candidates for local authority councillors. Such a strong representation effectively means there would be someone campaigning in all parts of the country for that party’s presidential candidate.

The results of the nomination courts on 14th June 2018 are not good for the NPF. NPF only managed to field candidates in 95 out of 210 constituencies covering 45% of the country; nominated 20 out of 60 senators to give a third; 15 of the possible 80 provincial councillors making it 18.75%; 14 of the 60 women’s quota to give 23.3%; and 78 out of the 1,958 councillors to make a paltry 3.98%. The

objective reality arising from a realistic and critical analysis of the outcome of the nomination process shows that NPF does not have the ground force to sustain a successful Presidential bid.

As I have engaged with well-wishers and potential donors willing to consider offering resources to the NPF, that reality has been glaringly pointed out. Most people that have sufficient resources to contribute to any campaign are usually gifted with the capacity to conduct dispassionate and objective analyses. Such analyses invariably invite the conclusion that it is futile to contribute to the NPF Presidential campaign.

However, there is a glimmer of hope in that some well-wishers and donors would like to support NPF legislators and councillors. These well-wishers and donors are willing to contribute resources for NPF’s parliamentary and local authority campaign. For these well-wishers to have the comfort that their contributions are channelled to the parliamentary and local authority campaign, they think NPF’s Presidential candidate should withdraw.

This is the lesser of the two reasons why I am pleading with you, General Mutinhiri, to please withdraw from the Presidential election. The second, and more important reason recognises that while you will indeed get some votes, they will not be enough to make an outright winner. There is a possibility that your participation will result in a run-off. General, you and I know that a run-off where one of the contestants is an incumbent who rose through a military coup would be a recipe for disaster that would make 2008 pale into insignificance. We will die like flies this time. DDT will be used again.

Given the above-mentioned scenarios General, I would like to repeat Otto van Bismarck’s words that “Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable – the art of the next best”. The “next best” for the NPF is to channel all the resources that it can muster towards the parliamentary and local authority campaigns. Your withdrawal from the Presidential Election will free up resources for NPF’s parliamentary and local authority candidates. Sunungurayi vana mukuru (free up these candidates to access resources).

Another reality is that the two main contenders for the Presidency are Chamisa and Mnangagwa. Given this reality, allow me to conclude General by saying that the overall objective of reversing the coup cannot be achieved by denying Chamisa the NPF vote and handing a victory to Mnangagwa on a silver platter. The “next best” way of reversing the coup is to support the candidature of Nelson Chamisa. By supporting Chamisa, it is possible to reverse the coup. That, General, is politics; that is the art of the possible, the attainable; the art of the next best.

Iwe neni tine basa. Umsebenzi loUmkhulu.

Asante Sana.

Mnangagwa Pumps In US$200 Million To Ease Cash Crisis, Where Did He Get The Money?

By Paul Nyathi| A yet to be verified document addressed to all line Ministries from the Ministry Of Finance indicates that the government will be disbursing over US$200 million into the country’s banking system before the July 30 elections.

The document made available to ZimEye.com by highly placed sources within the Ministry claims that the government will be communicating with all financial institutions before end of June on the logistics of the huge financial disbursement.

If indeed available the money will go a long way in solving the cash crisis bedeviling the country.

It is not yet clear where the government is going to get the money. ZimEye.com failed to reach Deputy Minister of Finance Terence Mukupe who signed the document.

Romanian Club Targets Billiat

Terrence Mawawa

Steaua Bucuresti of have reportedly expressed interest in signing Warriors forward Khama Billiat.

According to Digi Sport, a Romanian sports television, Billiat wants a salary of at least $38 000 a month [about $456 000/year], but Bucuresti may not be able to meet his demands because it’s way over what they are paying their players.

Bucuresti, however, face competition from Egyptian side Zamalek, who appear to have reignited their interest in the Zimbabwe international.

Reports suggest that Zamalek have already tabled an offer for the forward, which is around $450 000 per year.

Other clubs like Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates have also been linked with Billiat, while Sundowns are also believed to be keen to retain his services.

Urgent Plea To President Emmerson Mnangagwa- “Pregnant Women Suffering At Chiredzi Hospital”

Simba Huchu’ s aunt allegedly had a miscarriage and she is currently admitted at Chiredzi hospital where the health personnel are not attending to her to an extent that the decomposing foetus is coming out in bits and pieces.

Huchu writes to President Emmerson Mnangagwa making an urgent plea for his intervention.

Below is the full text of Huchu’s letter to Zimbabwe’s first citizen.

I enjoyed following the Junior Parliament session on Saturday, it is highly appreciated what your government is doing through re-engagement and fighting corruption.

I would like to bring to your attention some cases happening at our Chiredzi General Hospital female wards section. Pregnant mothers are loosing babies through miscarriages due to negligence.

A certain mother is currently suffering after the child died in the womb and up today its been a week, she has not been attended to. The child is coming out piece by piece and its painful.

Another mother has not been cleaned since last weekend after her child suffered still birth. Nurses do not attend to the pregnant mothers and the doctor is not making any rounds…sometimes I wonder if its sabotage or we no longer have the human resources to attend to these mothers.

It hurts especially when the government is doing all it can to provide renumeration packages to these nurses and doctors for better service.

We have tried to get help from the DHO and he only said we will wait for the Doctor to do his rounds, the nurses on duty in the female ward even went on to say its not their duty but it is the duty of nurses in maternity’s ward. They are not even bothered that a fellow woman or mother is in pain.

ABSA Premiership Giants Eye FC Platinum Defender

Terrence Mawawa

Impressive FC Platinum defender Kelvin Moyo is reportedly under the radar of ABSA Premiership side SuperSport United.

The 2017 Soccer Star of the Year first runner-up featured in every minute of the Warriors’ triumph as they claimed back-to-back regional titles and caught the eye of a number of ABSA Premiership Teams.

According to TimesLIVE, a South African news website United have been following Billiat’s progress.

United are currently operating under the tutelage of Zimbabwean mentor Kaitano Tembo.

LATEST – Leaked Docs Suggest ZRP Cops Are Voting Under Duress

The below leaked documents suggest that police officers are voting under the supervision of their bosses. The sources who leaked the below requested anonymity. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, ZEC, was unavailable for comment at the time of writing. But the body has maintained that the elections will be free and fair – More to follow…

MDC Alliance Threatens To Expel Rebellious Candidates

Terrence Mawawa

The country’ s main opposition coalition, MDC Alliance, has threatened to fire rebellious members who filed Nomination Papers as independent candidates.

Morgen Komichi of the MDC Alliance yesterday said all party members who filed Nomination Papers as independent candidates should not contest in the elections.

“MDC ALLIANCE MEMBERS who registered to stand in the elections as Independent candidates in the House of Assembly and Council elections are advised to withdrawal their Nominations with ZEC.

Wednesday is the deadline for you to withdraw. I believe all loyal MDCT cadres will respond positively to this lawful instruction.

Failure to withdraw by tomorrow Wednesday will compel the party take appropriate action,” said Komichi.

“We Were Stupid To Want To Give Mugabe Another 5 Year Mandate”: Muchinguri Kashiri

By Own Correspondent| Environment, Water and Climate Minister, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri said Zanu Pf realised that they were fooling themselves to give former president Robert Mugabe another five year mandate at the helm of power hence the party resolved to allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to take over.

Addressing guests at the official opening of Eureka gold mine in Guruve today (Wednesday), Muchinguri showered praises to Mnangagwa revealing that the President’s initials ED now stood for “Economic Development”.

“We realised as a party that we were foolish to allow former president Mugabe to lead us for another 5 years.

That is when ZANU-PF decided to allow President Mnangagwa to take over,” said Muchinguri.

She described President Mnangagwa as a “listening leader who values the masses”.

“Our President is a servant and unifying leader who does not keep grudges,” she said.

January Disease Kills Thousands Of Cattle While Gvt Watches

Facebook Post By Alex Magaisa|There’s an unfolding tragedy in the Wedza area. Cattle are dying in large numbers. The cause of death, I’m told, is a tick-borne disease called Theileriosis. It is more commonly known by its colloquial name: January Disease, a terrible calamity given the accounts I have heard.

One family in the Gandamasungo area woke up one morning to find 17 of their cattle dead. The grim reaper had arrived in the dark of the night, while they slept peacefully in their homes. The Gandamasungo area is my mother’s home and it is very close to my heart. My young sekurus, who now head the village reported that they have so far lost 3 cattle. They too woke up to find that they had died. They are not alone. Some have lost more.

Others have sold their cattle to cut losses. Apparently, cattle are going for as little as $50 per beast, as villagers scurry to get something out of their store of wealth. Or they would lose everything. Others are just holding on, hoping the hand of fortune will bless their cattle and save them from the calamity.

The problem, I’m told, is because there are no chemicals for the dip tanks in the rural areas and this disease prevention mechanism has virtually broken down. It’s a systems failure. Those who have capacity can resort to self-help measures. In our case, family in the diaspora came to the rescue and did some research, utilising contacts among the Veterinarian community in Harare. The family managed to get some medication at a factory in Graniteside – Butachem at $23 a bottle! I can’t imagine many villagers can afford that. Our sekurus say their cattle are showing signs of improvement and recovery, but it’s early days yet. Even so, it’s not enough if other cattle in the area are also affected.

Many villagers can not afford the cost of the medication, which exposes everyone else. When I posted this on Twitter yesterday there was an avalanche of reports from Wedza and many other areas across the country which suggests that this is a national problem – perhaps an epidemic. It has been silently wiping out heads as politicians buy and dish out T-shirts campaigning for power.

I don’t know if the government is aware of the scale of the problem. I’m told the disease has spread to the Rusunzwe area of Wedza, which is in the vicinity of VP Chiwenga’s home village. Maybe now that trouble is at the door of important people, it will get more attention. That is not how it should be but in our society leaders tend act when they are personally affected.

I feel terribly sorry for the villagers who have lost their cattle. I grew up in the village and i know what cattle mean to the villagers. We knew all our cattle by name and we were closely attached to each and every one of them. The loss of one to preventable disease will be personally felt by the villagers.

Many reports I have read indicate that whole herds are being wiped out at once, leaving the peasants empty-handed. Anyone who knows a bit about village life knows how much villagers value their cattle. It is a store of wealth. It is a source of pride. It is a source of power for many activities. This very source of livelihood is under threat in the Wedza area and it seems, in large parts of the country.

I do hope someone in government takes serious notice of the calamity that has visited the land and acts promptly to save livelihoods.

WaMagaisa

Zanu Pf Cancels Rally Over Shortage Of Regalia

By Own Correspondent| Zanu Pf’s campaign rally scheduled for Chipadze Stadium in Bindura was cancelled over shortage of party regalia, it has been established.

Sources privy to the details of the party’s activities alleged that the rally had been cancelled because there was not enough regalia to distribute to those who attend the event.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, was expected to give a key note address at the rally after visiting Eureka Gold Mine in Guruve and then officially laying a foundation stone for a multi-purpose sports centre to be built at Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE).

However, Zanu PF politburo member Munyaradzi Machacha denied the allegations that Mnangagwa was expected in Bindura, saying the President had a packed schedule to address a rally.

“The President will come for a rally at a later date,” Machacha said.

“He will be in Guruve, at Eureka Mine at the invitation of the Ministry of Mines and then at Bindura University at the invitation of the Ministry of Higher Education. He will be in Mashonaland Central for government work. The commissariat is not involved in his programmes tomorrow (today),” said Machacha.-Newsday.

Aspiring MPs Meet Face To Face At Public Debate

Terrence Mawawa

Aspiring MPs for Masvingo Urban Constituency will on Thursday meet face to face at a Public Debate, six weeks before the crucial polls.

The Public Debate will be held under the theme What Are The Youth and Women’ s Expectations? Community Tolerance Reconciliation And Development(COTRAD), Tell Zimbabwe News and Centre for Gender and Community Development are the organisers of the debate.

Benjamin Taguma Mazarire(Zanu PF), vibrant independent candidate Sam Chapfudza, MDC Alliance’ s Jacob Nyokanhete and Francis Nyakurita of People’ s Rainbow Coalition are the aspiring candidates who will present their policies at the debate.

Speaking ahead of the debate COTRAD Programmes Manager Zivanai Muzorodzi said: ” Our desire is to create a peaceful environment for the coming elections. All candidates must be given time to express themselves in a democratic society. “

No Space For Idle MPs In Zanu PF – Mudenda

Terrence Mawawa

Speaker of the House of Assembly and Zanu PF Politburo member advocate Jacob Mudenda has said the ruling party will recall passive MPs from Parliament after winning the July 30 polls.

Addressing Zanu PF supporters in Gwanda, Mudenda said the ruling party would not embrace underperforming and passive MPs after the July 30 Plebiscite.

“We have a reputation to protect as a party so we will recall docile MPs from the House of Assembly.

If you are a Parliamentary candidate make sure you will deliver the expected results after winning,” said Mudenda.

Mudenda also said he was optimistic about the ruling party’ s chances of winning the coming elections.

Chadzamira Warns Party Members Against ‘Bhora Musango’

Terrence Mawawa

Zanu PF Masvingo Provincial Chairperson Ezra Chadzamira has sternly warned that members who deliberately sabotage party activities will be expelled from the revolutionary party.

Addressing Zanu PF supporters at a rally in Chiredzi yesterday, Chadzamira said the ruling party would not hesitate to dismiss unruly elements.

“Nobody is bigger than the party, we have no sacred cows in Zanu PF.

There are some misguided individuals who are planning to sabotage party programmes.The same people are also threatening to vote for opposition candidates.

Zanu PF is a party for the people so nobody can personalise party programmes and activities,” said Chadzamira.

Chadzamira has been accused of softening his stance on rebels who are plotting to discredit the ruling party.

Woman Commits Suicide After Baby’ s Death In Regalia Stampede At ED Rally?

Terrence Mawawa

Unconfirmed reports indicate that a Masvingo woman has committed suicide following the death of her three- month-old baby in the widely condemned regalia stampede at Present Emmerson Mnangagwa’ s rally at Mucheke Stadium B Arena last Friday.

Ruling party sources yesterday claimed the woman whose child was crushed to death in the stampede for regalia, took her own life because of serious differences with her husband over the matter.

“The woman whose child was crushed to death in last Friday’ s stampede also committed suicide,” claimed ruling party insiders.

Police sources last Friday confirmed the death of the three- month- old baby.

“We have not received a report of the said suicide matter.If we get anything we will advise you,” police sources said.

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Job Posts Open at Oxfam in Zimbabwe

Employment Opportunities at Oxfam in Zimbabwe

By Oxfam| Oxfam is a global movement of people who won’t live with the injustice of poverty. Together we save and rebuild lives in disasters. We help people build better lives for themselves. We speak out on the big issues that keep people poor, like inequality, discrimination against wome and climate change. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can live without poverty. In Zimbabwe, Oxfam work spans across women’s rights, sustainable food systems, policy & advocacy work as well as responding to humanitarian crisis as part of the Southern African region family. This work is made possible by committed people working in the various functions that make up the country program (Programs, Programs Support, Business Services and Human Resources). The Zimbabwe Country Programme is looking for qualified staff to fill the following positions:

Programs and Influencing Manager (C1 Grade ) INT4069

About The Position:

The Programs and Influencing Managerensures that the country programme develops and delivers a coherent policy and influencing strategy to tackle the injustice of poverty through leading programme planning and implementation using the one programme approach in line with the Oxfam Zimbabwe’s Programmatic Strategic Framework 2016- 2020.

This position will be responsible for Programme Development & resource mobilisation , advocacy & influencing, Capacity building of partners and people movements The Policy and Influencing Manager, over and above the responsibilities described herein, is part of the first line of Oxfam responders in the event of a CAT 1 or CAT 2 humanitarian crisis being declared, therefore can be assigned to support and/or lead the response as part of our organisational commitment to saving lives while ensuring commitments to donors and beneficiaries on ongoing

What We Are Looking For:

Advanced degree in Public Policy, Economics, International Relations, Development Studies, Social Sciences or relevant qualification
Minimum of 4 years working experience in similar position
Significant work experience, including policy influencing, networking and alliance building with other agencies and civil society in Zimbabwe

To find out more about this role and how to apply online, please visit our web page using the reference number and link below:

Project Officer: Extractives (D2 GRADE) INT4069

About The Position:

The Extractives Project Officer will work closely with the Regional Connector and country programme staff to catalyze the growth and development of the Governance programme through providing support and effective coordination. The Project Officer will also participate in resource mobilization in line with Oxfam in Zimbabwe’s Program Strategic Framework 2016 to 2020

What We Are Looking For:

Degree in Policy Studies, Development Studies, Social Sciences, International Relations, Human Rights, Governance or any other relevant qualification.

Minimum 2 of years working experience in a similar post.

To find out more about this role and how to apply online, please visit our web page using the reference number and link below:

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Media and communications Intern INT 4543

Based in Harare for reporting to the Regional Media and Communications Coordinator. The intern will Support the communications function in the organization, produce and disseminate information that can be used for external communication and influencing purposes in order to highlight and promote the work of Oxfam in Zimbabwe and to increase Oxfam’s visibility and influence.

The job purpose is to support the coordinator in serving as the Zimbabwe program information hub, producing and disseminating strategic programme communication products. This will include internal program communication cash flows, online social media engagement, communication process and systems. The Intern will also assist in the event of a humanitarian crisis being declared, therefore can be assigned to support the response.

What We Are Looking For:

Applications are invited from individuals studying towards a Degree/Diploma (undergrad or postgrad) in Communication Science, Media Studies, IT Marketing or a related degree. The candidate should be active, energetic and able to use the internet to achieve our influencing and communication objectives.

To find out more about this role and how to apply online, please visit our web page using the reference number and link below:

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Deadline for ALL Applications –Friday 29 June 2018

NB: These are all national posts and are only open to individuals with the right to reside and work in Zimbabwe. We particularly encourage applications from people living with HIV/AIDS, people with disabilities, women and previously disadvantaged groups.

Successful candidates will be subject to screening procedures.

ALL APPLICATIONS TO BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE OXFAM WEBSITE

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MDC Alliance Gives Up 90 Seats

By Own Correspondent| President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu Pf has been given a head start amid revelations that the opposition MDC Alliance failed to field candidates in at least 90 wards nationally.

MDC Alliance spokesperson Welshman Ncube confirmed the development on Tuesday citing some of the reasons why the Alliance failed to field candidates in these wards.

“I cannot give you the figures off the top of my head, but we did not field candidates in just under a 100 wards. There are various reasons including individual candidates failing to provide up-to-date rate accounts and the confusion on the day of the nomination court as well as prior to it. In other areas we just messed up,” Ncube told a local publication.

He however revealed that the alliance had only failed to field 1 parliamentary candidate countrywide and had fielded candidates in 209 out of the 210 contested parliamentary seats.

Highly-placed MDC Alliance sources said the opposition group also bungled the fielding of candidates in provincial councils with the most affected being Manicaland.

“We have fielded candidates in all but around 90 council wards countrywide. It is actually an improvement on the 2013 elections where as the MDC-T we could not have candidates in nearly 500 wards.

“However, it is still an astonishing failure we pride ourselves as a government-in-waiting and that the 2013 election had issues around the security of candidates which we do not have now.

This time its an internal matter that has to do with lack of organisation and divisions along factional lines especially related to the MDC-T component of the alliance,” NewsDay heard.

The coalition led by Nelson Chamisa is seen as the only political outfit with an outside chance of upstaging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Zanu PF in the July 30 poll.

However, internal discohesion and confusion among parties to the alliance has already resulted in its failure to field a candidate in Insiza North constituency.

Chamisa this week said his alliance would now support a Zapu candidate in Insiza North.-Newsday

Grace Mugabe Flies Out With Bob For Husband’s Medicals

Robert Mugabe and wife Grace as he celebrated 94th birthday

Former First Lady Grace Mugabe flew out of the country to Singapore with her husband for his medicals.

Mugabe reportedly flew to Singapore for medical check-ups two weeks ago, with sources saying the 94-year-old ex-leader was rushed out after his health suddenly deteriorated.

“He slipped out of the country two weeks ago after his blood pressure suddenly rose to dangerous levels. He also had trouble with his eye which previously has been diagnosed with a cataract,” a source close to the former Zanu PF leader claimed.

Foreign Affairs permanent secretary Joey Bimha said he was not sure of Mugabe’s whereabouts as he was also out of the country on government business.

“I am not sure about that because I am currently in Angola. You might need to check with the office,” Bimha said.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba could not be reached for comment while Information ministry’s principal director Regis Chikowore referred questions to his superiors.

“I do not have that brief. Ask the bosses,” he said in reference to Charamba and acting Information minister, Simon Khaya, who was also not available for comment.

But other sources said Mugabe had just left for routine medical check-up, adding it was nothing serious.

“It’s nothing serious. It is the usual, check-ups and this one in particular was scheduled. The former First Lady Grace is also with him,” NewsDay heard. – Newsday

PICTURE: Crocodile Captured After Killing Kariba Woman

Below is the Kariba crocodile after being captured having killed a local woman. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL STORY…

Soldiers Gun Down 25 Innocent Civilians

Malian soldiers killed at least 25 civilians in the central Mopti region last week, a civic association and residents said yesterday, as concerns rose over alleged abuses during counter-terror operations in an area where extremists linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic state groups have carried out attacks.

Mali’s government confirmed the existence of three graves discovered by residents about 7km away from the village of Nantaka and said it would investigate.

Soldiers detained several men on June 13 and released all but 25 ethnic Fulani, according to a resident who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for his security.

The soldiers who came to Nantaka buried the 25 men after killing them, said Ibrahim Thiokari of the Fulani Association Tabital Pulaku.

In a statement, the Malian defence minister reiterated his determination and strong will to fight against impunity and to engage the Malian army in the strict respect of the convention of human rights and international humanitarian rights in the conduct of operations.

Human rights groups have expressed concern about increasing allegations against Mali’s armed forces as they carry out counter-terrorism operations in the Mopti region, where the Fulani are the majority and some have been recruited by extremist groups.

The vast majority of civilians reported killed in the operations have been Fulani.

-News24

BREAKING- Crocodile Mauls Kariba Woman To Death

By Own Correspondent| A 32 year old Kariba woman was on Tuesday morning killed by a crocodile in Lake Kariba at Ndomo fishing camp while she was doing her laundry.

The late Catherine Masingauta was mauled to death a few meters from the compound.

Fishermen who work at Ndomo fishing camp said when the deceased arrived, they cautioned her to be wary of crocodiles in the river.

However, it is alleged that Masingauta was attacked nearly 20 minutes after she started washing her clothes and she died.

The fishermen noticed that the deceased had disappeared from where she was doing her laundry but could see the buckets she had been using floating in the water.

One of the fisherman, Martin Kanyara said he became suspicious that the deceased had disappeared and could no longer be seen from where he was but her buckets and clothes were still visible.

“It was unfortunate that she was mauled and had drowned. This forced us to conduct a search all over,” said Kanyara, revealing that they located a crocodile about 100 meters away from where the deceased had been washing her clothes.

“The crocodile was near the shore-line and we then knew that she had been attacked,” he said.

Ndomo community quickly mobilised each other and they peddled their dingy boats in search of the body.

Members of the community covered the area with nets to prevent the crocodile from going into the deep waters.

Officials from the National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority later arrived and shot the crocodile and the body of the deceased was retrieved before being taken to Kariba hospital for a post mortem.

Officials from the National Parks however encouraged communities who reside near water bodies such as Lake Kariba to be wary of crocodiles.

UZ Professor Spits Out 665million Words While Screaming “Vote Mnangagwa!”

#ED pfee#EDhasMYVOTE pic.twitter.com/e7L4sqj90e

— Jones Musara (@JonesMusara) June 20, 2018

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“ZEC Owes Zimbabweans An Apology”: Chamisa

ZEC Chairperson, Justice Priscilla Chigumba

By Talent Gondo| The MDC Alliance has called on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to apologise to the electorate for failing to deliver on their legal and Constitutional obligation to provide election material especially the national voter’s roll before the announcement of the election date.

MDC Alliance Presidential candidate Nelaon Chamisa’s Chief Elections Agent, Jameson Timba said the ZEC through its Chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba should not instead exhibit its arrogance by saying there is nothing that can stop an election hence disgruntled parties should stomach their complaints and only raise them after the elections.

“I respectfully disagree with the judge because in my layman’s view, the law says the opposite. In Makamure vs Mutongwi 1998(2) ZLR 154 at 169, Devittie J, as he then was, referring to remedies occasioned by a defective voters roll said, “Irregularities complained of could and ought to have been raised in the pre-election period. A postponement of the election could have been sought a party does not have to wait until the entire electoral process is completed.”

Below is the Full text of the statement by Timba.

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has failed to meet its legal and constitutional obligation to provide election materials timely with reference to the voters roll and as such it owes the people of Zimbabwe an apology rather than a mouthful of arrogance by suggesting that if they are any anomalies in the voters roll we should stomach it and raise any complaints after the election and that only an earthquake will stop the election.

I respectfully disagree with the judge because in my layman’s view the law says the opposite. In Makamure vs Mutongwi 1998(2) ZLR 154 at 169, Devittie J, as he then was, referring to remedies occasioned by a defective voters roll said, “Irregularities complained of could and ought to have been raised in the pre-election period. A postponement of the election could have been sought a party does not have to wait until the entire electoral process is completed.”

In the circumstances the ZEC Chair’s comments are a cause for concern. Our election must be conducted in terms of the constitution and as such must be grounded on the principles of freeness, fairness and transparency as outlined in the constitution.

With all due respect to the Chairperson of ZEC, Justice Chigumba, these utterances are not expected from a Public officer whose task amongst others is to instill confidence in an electoral process by assuring the nation that preparations for the plebiscite are being done with due care and transparently.

Zec has known for five years after the last election that it needed to prepare a new roll, allow people to inspect a provisional roll and raise any objections in it at inspection stage and then provide a roll before the proclamation of the election date and most importantly before the sitting of the nomination court.

As the representative of a Presidential candidate I was entitled to receive the National voters roll before the nomination court. To-date we do not have that roll which they said will be availed on Thursday. This is unacceptable.

On Thursday I expect to receive a biometric voters roll because that’s what the law demands in addition to receiving the roll in any form I choose including electronic.

The credibility of any election amongst other things depends on the existence and availability to all players of a credible voter’s roll that is distributed timely. If there are any anomalies in the roll they must be corrected before the election.

We do recognize and respect ZEC’s role as a referee in this election but it is important that ZEC understands that other than an earthquake, the players on July 30 can stop the election by refusing to participate in a sham.

In addition, outside an earthquake, and the players, the people of Zimbabwe who are tired of these shenanigans can refuse to participate in the said sham election that would have failed to meet the test outlined in our constitution and the enabling electoral act and ZEC regulations irrespective of what ZEC says.

ZEC’s efforts must therefore be directed at assuring the public that it is doing all it can to conduct a free, fair and credible election and be seen to be doing so. That’s their duty period.

Jameson Timba
Chief Election Agent for President Nelson Chamisa

BREAKING- ICT Minister Announces Huge Reduction In Data Charges

By Own Correspondent| Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Minister Supa Mandiwanzira has announced massive reduction on data charges which will become effective on July 1.

Mandiwanzira announced that the new threshold charges exclusive of taxes had been reduced from 12, 5 cents per megabyte to 5 cents for out of bundle charges while the USSD threshold from 12,5c per session to 5c that is for Ecocash etc.

Addressing a media briefing at Potraz this morning (Wednesday), Mandiwanzira said the reduction aimed at attracting investors and making sure that the country remained competitive and in touch with the rest of the world.

“Fixed voice charges shall remain subject to market forces subject to regulatory approval but we are saying no to unfair and destructive competition,” said Mandiwanzira.

“Internet data charges for internet access providers is also left to market forces but subject to regulations by the regulator.”

Charumbira And Moyo Now Criminals

By Paul Nyathi|Chiefs Council President Fortune Charumbira and Local Government Minister July Moyo are now according to law full-fledged criminals after failing to comply to a High Court order.

High Court judge Justice Clement Phiri nearly two weeks ago gave Chief Charumbira a seven-day ultimatum, which expired on Thursday last week, to withdraw his statement that traditional leaders would support the Zanu PF presidential candidate in the upcoming harmonised elections.

This follows a court application by the Election Resources Centre (ERC) demanding an order compelling Charumbira to retract his statement in a national newspaper and all broadcasting stations in the country.

In its application, where Local Government minister July Moyo was cited as the third respondent, ERC said the remarks were unlawful and a direct violation of the Constitution.

“The first respondent be and is, hereby, ordered to retract in writing the statements that he made to the effect that traditional leaders should support and vote for Zanu PF by issuing a countermanding statement and shall publish the countermanding statement in a newspaper with a national circulation and endeavour to make a statement available to private and public media houses and the national broadcaster within seven days of being served with this order.”

Moyo was also directed to commence disciplinary proceedings for misconduct against Charumbira.

The two have since failed to comply with the court order effectively making them criminals according to law.

Charumbira was also ordered to pay the cost of suit. ZimEye.com could not immediately establish if Charumbira paid the costs to the courts.

Comment could not be obtained from Charumbira whose mobile phone was not reachable at the time of writing.

Why Is Mnangagwa Silent On Charumbira? Is He An Accomplice?

From chief to criminal , Fortune Charumbira

By Paul Nyathi|President of the National Council of Chiefs (NCC) Fortune Charumbira has failed to comply to a court order that directed him to issue an apology for rallying other chiefs to support the ruling Zanu-PF in this year’s elections.

Charumbira was given seven days within which to issue the apology, which expired on Thursday last week following an application lodged by the Election Resource Centre (ERC) against the chief.

In terms of the Constitution, chiefs are not allowed to participate in political activities or to be seen to be pushing the interests of a particular party.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa who is seeking election in the upcoming elections has been promising that he will ensure a free and fair election has however remained silent on the whole issue around Charumbira.

Critics have questioned his silence equating him to an accomplice.

ERC director Tawanda Chimhini said that they will follow procedure to bring Charumbira to book over the issue, adding that court orders must be respected to show sincerity in President Mnangagwa’s mantra that elections will be free and fair.

“The ERC will be proceeding using all available remedies to ensure that consequences follow the disregard shown by chief Charumbira. With all due respect to the chief, our chief, my chief, it is unfortunate that he has decided to go down this road.

“Other traditional leaders out there are encouraged to take the court order seriously. Consequences will accrue to every individual that sees it fit to disregard the court order instructing traditional leaders to stay out of partisan politics.

“For the avoidance of doubt, traditional leaders are citizens and have a right to support a political party of their choice. However, they cannot use their role as traditional leaders to compel communities they preside over to support a political party that they have chosen,” Chimhini said.

ERC managed to serve the court order on Charumbira a week ago, which was received by his sister Nyaradzo.

“Court order served on Nyaradzo Charumbira, the sister of chief Fortune Charumbira, who accepted service on behalf of the first respondent (chief Charumbira) at 15:30hrs,” the return of service reads.

According to the application, Charumbira, National Council of Chiefs and Local Government minister July Moyo, were cited as respondents.

Renowned political critic Piers Pigou says that Charumbira’s defiance is bound to destroy Mnangagwa’s reputation ahead of the elections.

“Chief Charumbira is determined to sabotage Zanu PF the party he claims loyalty to. By defying court order he strengths critics case that election conditions are skewed. ED (President Mnangagwa) and govt silence compounds this impression. Why do they do this?”

“Chief Charumbira is now deliberately in contempt of a court… Is this man and the traditional leaders he claims to represent above the law?

Why is Mnangagwa silent on this matter? ” he questions.

CHAMISA RALLIES – FULL BLAST: Thursday To Sunday

MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa is scheduled to hold 7 rallies from tomorrow stretching into the weekend.

Chamisa’s full itinerary is as follows :

Thursday
Sanyati – 12.00PM

Gokwe Nembudziya – 2:00PM

Friday

Chitekete – 12:00PM

Gokwe centre – 2:00PM

Saturday
Silobela – 12:00PM

Red cliff – 2:00PM

Sunday
Kadoma – 1:00PM

MDC ALLIANCE WEEKEND RALLIES Thursday Sanyati – 12.00PM Nembudziya – 2:00PM

Friday Chitekete – 12:00PM
Gokwe centre – 2:00PM

Saturday Silobela – 12:00PM
Red cliff – 2:00PM

Sunday Kadoma – 1:00PM#CCC2018 #MDCALLIANCE

— Chalton Hwende (@hwende) June 20, 2018

Mnangagwa Condemns Biti On Hate Speach

Tendai Biti tagged ZANU PF supporters “dogs”

By Paul Nyathi|President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken to the social media to condemn MDC Alliance principal Tendai Biti for equating ZANU PF supporters to dogs.

Mnangagwa made the call in a ZANU PF supporters Facebook page inviting them to remain peaceful and not retaliate to the alleged provocations by rival opposition members.

“It has been brought to my attention that the MDC has embarked on a systematic campaign of provocation, intimidation and in some cases violence against Zanu pf supporters. This must stop forthwith,” said Mnangagwa.

“I have noted with concern statements by some MDC Alliance leaders like Tendai Biti who have insulted all Zanu pf members by calling them dogs among other derogatory terms and insults. This is unfortunate and is not in sync with what we are trying to achieve as a Country. We want to nurture a new political culture of tolerance respect for divergent views and peaceful coexistence.”

“I have called for tolerance and urged all political leaders to be exemplary as they canvas for votes,” said Mnangagwa.

“Zanu pf supporters should remain calm and should not be lured into retaliation.”

ZimEye.com could not immediately establish when Biti made the highly derogative remarks on ZANU PF supporters. MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa has meanwhile been going around the country calling on his supporters to remain peaceful throughout the election period.

Both Mnangagwa and Chamisa have committed to meeting each other to come up with an agreement of peace and harmony as the country goes for the crucial election.

Highlanders And Dynamos Draw Crowds For Barcelona TV

File picture of Zimbabwean legends against Barcelona legends

By Paul Nyathi|Struggling local Premier Soccer League giants Highlanders and Dynamos will play the curtain-raiser to the high profile exhibition match between World Class Legends and their Zimbabwean counterparts at the National Sports Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

The match will temporarily steal the limelight from the on going FIFA World Cup as it will be broadcast live on some top world television channels including Barcelona and Real Madrid TVs.

Bosso and Dynamos were invited by the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) to be part of the exhibition match, which is part of the authority’s drive to market the country as a tourist and investment destination of choice, in line with the government’s “Zimbabwe is open for business” campaign.

Nhlanhla Dube, the Highlanders’ chief executive officer, said the invitational competition came at the right time when the Premiership is on a mid-season break and presents fringe players an opportunity to get game time.

“This game has everything to do with Highlanders’ strategic approach to development. What happens is that we have a side that plays invitational games made up of first team players, who fall under the juniors’ category, and these are in the Division One side Bosso-90 and our Under-18s. Players earmarked for promotion from Bosso 90 as well as the juniors are going to compose the squad travelling for the friendly match against Dynamos,” said Dube.

“This is a friendly game and an opportunity for players to develop all aspects of the game to travel with the team and play in different venues.”

ZTA chose the country’s biggest teams in order to draw numbers to the giant stadium where supporters will also enjoy free entrance.

Dynamos’ coach Lloyd Mutasa said that he will use the opportunity to have a further look at his team.

“It’s an element of coming together as a family so that we establish that strong bond again and it’s always good playing against a team such as Highlanders. This match will also give us the opportunity to look closely at some of the players we have, whether we have the right kind of personnel or not. The window is opening soon, we will need to sit down as a team to see areas that need beefing up,” said Mutasa.

Organisers yesterday said they had set aside a “good package” for the team that wins the curtain-raisers match expected to kick-off at 1pm.

A team of former football stars, who include Fernando Morientes, Gianluca Zambrotta, Francesco Coco, Patrick Kluivert, Julio Baptista and Edmilson is in the country and also toured some of the country’s resorts such as Victoria Falls.

The event is expected to be broadcast by Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid televisions.

To Win Elections, Mnangagwa Must Delete the Song “Kutonga Kwaro,” IT PORTRAYS HIM AS AN IDIOTIC RULER WHO TWISTS THE LAW AT ANY TIME …

To Win Elections, Mnangagwa Must Delete the Song “Kutonga Kwaro,” IT PORTRAYS HIM AS AN IDIOTIC RULER WHO TWISTS THE LAW AT ANY TIME …

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) June 20, 2018

Nkosana Moyo, The Right Man At The Right Place But Wrong Time

Dr Nkosana Moyo in one of his one on one campaigns.

By Paul Nyathi|Dr Nkosana Moyo, one of the 23 presidential contenders in the July 30 elections launches his election manifesto in Harare today, Wednesday the 20th, forty days to the elections.

As expected by many, Moyo’s party, the Alliance for Peoole’s Agenda, APA, will present probably the most technical and specific manifesto of all the aspiring parties but could still remain unrecognised by the electorate.

Analysts have described the former Industry Minister as probably the right man for Zimbabwe but at the wrong time as he is falling short in the opposition to vibrant MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa.

Speaking in an interview ahead of the launch of his manifesto, Moyo says he is not a politician but a manager and is not ashamed of being described as too nice for Zimbabwean politics.

Dr Moyo has not held mass rallies or given away political regalia, preferring to approach individuals, disparate groups and households on one on one visits earning himself a nickname “Jehova’s Witness.”

It is his idea of a new political culture and very confident that his approach would endear him to the electorate.

“I am not a politician and I am not ashamed not to be a politician,” he said.

“I believe politics is practised in a certain way which has destroyed our country. I am a manager and I have been a manager for most of my working life. I believe that the characteristics of a manager are what we now need in this country in a phase that does not in any way denigrate what has happened previously.

“It has to be the phase which recognises the value of what has happened previously. It also recognises the need for moving into a different phase in order to lift our country to the next stage,” he said.

Dr Moyo said he is not moved by suggestions that he was “too nice” to be president of the country.

“What is wrong with being a decent human being? Are we really trying to argue that politics by its very nature is only meant to have nasty people?” he queried.

“I don’t recognise that, I personally believe that it is possible to have a totally decent human being lead a country and I think your relationship with the population when we talk about human rights, respect and integrity the way you come across in interacting with ordinary people must be from somebody who respects other people. If that is what being a nice guy means, then I am not ashamed to be the nice guy.”

On the manifesto, Dr Moyo said the document would be different from those already on the market, although he refused to disclose specifics.

“The compilation of our manifesto is based on an intensive interaction over almost the past whole year with Zimbabweans in understanding what is important to them, understanding how they live daily,” he said.

“We characterise our party as a social democratic party, we really believe in equity for the population as a whole. We believe in a society that is inclusive. We believe in a society that looks after the weakest amongst us, because not everyone is going to have equal opportunities,” he explained.

“We believe that the responsibility of a government is to create unity by showing to the people who are in this society that there is value in belonging to the society.

“There can only be value in being a member of the society, when that society does not leave you behind, when it protects you when you need protection when there is an ethos of looking after everybody so that we can say it is our country altogether.”

Chamisa To Hold 7 Rallies One After The Other This Weekend

MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa is scheduled to hold 7 rallies from tomorrow stretching into the weekend.

Chamisa’s full itinerary is as follows :

Thursday
Sanyati – 12.00PM

Gokwe Nembudziya – 2:00PM

Friday

Chitekete – 12:00PM

Gokwe centre – 2:00PM

Saturday
Silobela – 12:00PM

Red cliff – 2:00PM

Sunday
Kadoma – 1:00PM

MDC ALLIANCE WEEKEND RALLIES Thursday Sanyati – 12.00PM Nembudziya – 2:00PM

Friday Chitekete – 12:00PM
Gokwe centre – 2:00PM

Saturday Silobela – 12:00PM
Red cliff – 2:00PM

Sunday Kadoma – 1:00PM#CCC2018 #MDCALLIANCE

— Chalton Hwende (@hwende) June 20, 2018

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FULL TEXT: Attacking Chamisa Wise Or Stupid?

By Charles Chidavaenzi | Indepth

built by an uneducated Richard Branson… the world’s first bullet train that travels in a vacuum

The Bible is quoted saying young men will have dreams. Definitely in one’s youth, we all have a tendency to dream and endeavour to pursue such dreams to fruition. All the great inventors to whom we owe the technological developments, we enjoy today, dreamt and then worked tirelessly to realize their dreams. Where there is a will there is always a way and that’s the reality of life.

I, many people included, are disturbed when undue criticism is leveled against Chamisa’s pronouncements at rallies where he gives outlandish descriptions of where he dreams to take this beleaguered nation. He dreams of an advanced road network he calls spaghetti roads, airports and all sorts of issues that will make Zimbabwe one of the most advanced nations again.

The young man definitely has ideas of where he wants to take this nation but, unfortunately, is roundly criticized by a dross ruling party that has no clue about what to do to promote the people’s lives. Their greatest affinity is to accumulate as much wealth for themselves and cohorts as possible.

FULL TEXT: Attacking Chamisa Wife Or Stupid?

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) June 20, 2018

They have selfishly built ridiculous palaces for themselves. Their children learn in countries foreign. They are treated in foreign hospitals. Yet the educational and medical facilities they crave for have been built by dreamers in their countries of origin, people who have set out to establish something outstanding for their communities and countries. It takes commitment and selfless application for one to pursue that level of excellence.

It is a pity that our present crop of leaders have never haboured such dreams of nationalism that promote the standard of living of the common man in Zimbabwe. Their dreams are self centered and serving. So when young men dream, let them do so since you have failed in that respect.

Let it be known that the grinding poverty that we are mired in is a result of stupidity and selfishness that is pervasive in the ZANU PF leadership that has imposed itself on the hapless people of Zimbabwe who watch as their leaders drive around in posh cars while they contend with winding queues at banks, lack of medication in hospitals, potholed roads and untold suffering.

We have the resources to change our lot but we are mortgaging the same resources to the cunning Chinese who exploit them for the benefit of their nation while ours is trapped in an ancient warp of dreamless leaders, a captured electorate and a directionless future!

It is here dreamers are required to take us forward as a nation!

CHAMISA TORCH: Uganda Praised By China for Using Spaghetti Roads To Boost Economy While Chiwenga Mocks Chamisa

China demonstrates how spaghetti roads boost an economy

By Farai D Hove| At a time when Zimbabwe’s presidium mocked MDC leader Nelson Chamisa over spaghetti roads, China has praised Uganda for implementing the same project.

2 months ago, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga said Chamisa’s banter is unreliastic and does not make sense.

But this month Uganda, whose economy has been struggling in recent years, has completed its large Spaghetti Junction and ambitious roadworks stretching over 51.4 kilometres.

Ugandans new Spaghetti Junction soon after completion last week

Spaghetti road is Uganda’s economic takeoff, says China

President Yoweri Museveni and visiting top Chinese communist party’s executive, Mr Wang Yang, on Friday launched completed sections of the 51.4km Entebbe expressway.

Uganda’s Daily Monitor reports that Mr Wang, who is chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, described the expressway as a “starting point in Uganda’s economic takeoff.”

“Travel time [on the expressway] will be cut from two hours to 40 minutes. I hope the road will give Uganda the wings to fly to industrialisation and Vision 2040,” Mr Wang said.
He said the road is part of China’s Silk Road belt project, the initiative to enhance connectivity from mainland China to Africa and Europe, launched by President Xi Jinping in 2013.
Mr Wang, the number four in the Chinese communist party’s politburo, was accompanied by senior Chinese government officials, who included vice president of Exim Bank. They arrived in Uganda from the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville on Wednesday for a three-day state visit.

Chinese-African support
President Museveni described the Entebbe expressway as an outcome of enhanced Chinese-African support, which includes bankrolling the Shs1.5 trillion expansion of Entebbe International Airport, and the Karuma and Isimba hydropower dams, with combined cost Shs6.7 trillion.

He urged China to deal with African countries, not as narrower regional economic groupings such as East African Community, Common Market for East and Southern Africa, Economic Community of West African States and Southern African Development Community, but as one trading bloc after the recent signing of the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) treaty in Kigali, Rwanda in March.

Forty four African countries in March signed the CFTA treaty at the 18th African Union summit in 2012, to create a single continental market for goods and services.

The President also warned motorists that the expressway will remain a toll road in order to recover some of the project loan, now $479m.
He advised those who are unwilling to pay to stick to the old road.

VIDEO: Mangoma: I Met Chamisa, Mujuru But They Both Demand 100% Power

Museveni Opens Spaghetti Roads While Mnangagwa’s Chinamasa Opens A Bin

Spaghetti road is Uganda’s economic takeoff, says China

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni has opened a large spaghetti roadwork spanning 51,4 km.

At a time when MDC leader Nelson Chamisa was mocked by Emmerson Mnangagwa on his spaghetti road call, Museveni and visiting top Chinese communist party’s executive, Mr Wang Yang, on Friday launched completed sections of the 51.4km Entebbe expressway.

This also comes at a time when the Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa opened a garbage bin in Manicaland.

Forty four African countries in March signed the CFTA treaty at the 18th African Union summit in 2012, to create a single continental market for goods and services.

IS SHE TELLING THE TRUTH? “Mnangagwa Has Brought Change,” Says UZ Professor

IS SHE TELLING THE TRUTH? "Mnangagwa Has Brought Change," Says UZ Professor

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— Jones Musara (@JonesMusara) June 20, 2018

VIDEO: Vote Mnangagwa, Says UZ Professor

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— Jones Musara (@JonesMusara) June 20, 2018

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Zimbabwe’s “Finance Binister” Chinamasa Wins “Special” Title

The Chinamasa challenge

The Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa yesterday won a new title for himself following the shocking pictures of him opening a bin drum.

Thousands of Zimbabweans took turns to scoff at Chinamasa as they labelled him, Zimbabwe’s new Finance Binister.

UK based activist Sam Muringai said people might as well, call him the “Finance binister. ”

Below was the series of reader reactions as people exploded over the development.

OPERATION RESTORE ORDER: 300 Cops Promoted

In what appears to be a running theme following the November 2017 coup, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has promoted over 300 offices.

These are to fill in positions left vacant when the force was captured by the army during the dramatic incidents from the 15th of November 2017.

Sources in Harare told the state media that 300 officers countrywide are set to be promoted by the end of this month.

The sources, quoted by the Herald, said the promotions are meant to fill positions that were left vacant due to dismissals and retirement.

After the November coup, the force’s former police commissioner general, Augustine Chihuri was retired.

This time, a process to identify those to be promoted began last month and the list will be availed by end of this month through the normal channels. According to a document from the Chief Staff Officer Planning and Development Senior Assistant Commissioner Elliot Mind Ngirandi titled “Proposed Restructuring of the Zimbabwe Republic Police, Central Planning Committee Number 08-18”, the police force will abolish some senior positions.

For example, the police training depot would be headed by an Assistant Commissioner and not a Senior Assistant Commissioner. Other proposals include the abolishment of the post of chief staff officer press and public relations.

Cable Thief Killed On The Spot From Electrocution

A suspected copper cable thief died on Monday night while another was severely burnt after they were electrocuted by a 66 000-volt power line in Umguza district.

Elmon Ndlovu died on the spot while his accomplice Norman Moyo (22) sustained severe burns all over the body after trying to steal Zesa cables in Nkenyane along the Bulawayo-Nkayi Road. Moyo was taken to Mpilo Central Hospital yesterday afternoon.
A passerby, Mr Romeo Mlambo, who was going to a nearby river found Ndlovu and Moyo, who had been on the police wanted list for stealing copper cables. Ndlovu’s death and Moyo’s injury could potentially bring to an end criminal activities that had plunged many areas into darkness in the district.

Mr Mlambo went to investigate after hearing Moyo howling and reported to the police.
“It was around 9AM and I was going to Koce River when I heard cries. I walked towards the direction where the cries were coming from, only to find the two lying there helplessly. Moyo was crying for help and seemed to be in pain,” he said.

“It was horrible, their faces were hard to recognise with the burns. This is very bad because people do not seem to learn from the past. When people die committing a crime, it should be a lesson to many but these thieves do not learn from such events.”

Theft of copper cables has been on the rise in recent years, with Government saying it has led to a delay in implementation of projects as a lot of money is lost replacing them.
When a Chronicle news crew arrived at the scene at around 12 noon yesterday Zesa officials and emergency departments’ personnel were already there, conducting investigations.
Moyo’s clothes were scorched, with his shoes burnt beyond recognition.
Various tools, including a pliers and catapults were found in one of their bags while a rope, which they allegedly used to pull down the cables was hanging from a tree.

Ndlovu and Moyo were part of a syndicate on the police’s wanted list.
When Givemore Machedu was arrested for the theft of 800 metres of copper cables in Matobo district last month, he implicated the two.

Machedu was jailed last month for 15 years by a Gwanda magistrate after he was found in possession of copper cables valued at $1 587, which he and his accomplices had stolen.

Bulawayo Police provincial spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango confirmed that Ndlovu and Moyo had been on the wanted list for stealing copper cables.

“I can confirm that we are investigating a case of theft of copper cables where two accused persons cut copper cables. One died on the spot while the other had severe injuries. The injured man told the police that they were electrocuted on Monday night at around 9PM. The cable they cut was about 500 metres and we are yet to estimate its value,” she said.

Insp Simango said the duo had been on a copper cables thieving spree.
“Last month they stole 1,5km cables valued at $7 000 and 600 metres worth $3 000 from Glenkara. We urge members of the public to desist from criminal activities because the law always catches up with them,” she said.

Some time last year, an unidentified man was found dead hanging on an electric pole in Queens Park East suburb after being electrocuted by a 11 000-volt power line.
Last month, another duo was sentenced to 20 years in jail for stealing Zesa cables worth $1 925 from a power line in Figtree.

In February three Bulawayo men were each sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing Zesa copper cables in Figtree.

Chamisa Doesn’t Tell Us His Plans, Herald Justifies BlackOut On MDC Coverage

The state owned paper, The Herald has published an editorial justifying the reason why it does not cover MDC rallies and functions in the same way it does those of Zanu PF.

The Herald said this is because the Nelson Chamisa MDC does not reveal it’s diary to them. Below was the full editorial:

The Herald is fully aware of its constitutional obligations and will continue to give all political parties equal coverage during and after the July 30 harmonised elections, Editor-in-Chief Caesar Zvayi has said.

Zvayi, who was briefing European Union Election Observer Mission media analyst Mr Javier Gutierrez on the operations of Zimpapers’ flagship with regards to elections, said all political parties and presidential candidates were free to engage The Herald for interviews or request coverage for their rallies.
Mr Gutierrez, who visited The Herald yesterday, is familiarising himself with various media organisations operating in the country.

“We are open to all contestants, whether Zanu-PF or MDC; all parties that successfully filed at the Nomination Court,” said Zvayi.

“All we want from them (political parties) is their schedule and then we deploy our reporters, which we have already been doing.

“The challenge we are facing is that opposition parties — and by opposition I don’t mean only MDC Chamisa — don’t give us their diaries. We are fully aware of our obligations under the Electoral Act and the requirements of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.”

Mr Gutierrez was interested in knowing how free and accessible The Herald was to all political parties and candidates.

He also wanted to know whether or not the country’s leading paper was in conformity with the Constitution.
“We will be looking at all aspects of this (election) process to make a comprehensive assessment on how the media performed,” Mr Gutierrez said. “The media is crucial as this is where the voters get information on political options.”

On political parties and candidates advertising in The Herald, Zvayi said all paying customers were more than welcome.

“We are a business, we do not receive funding; we make our own money through sales and advertising,” he said. “If any party approaches us we are open, but they are supposed to pay if it is an advertisement.”

Zvayi also briefed Mr Gutierrez on operational challenges that were making it difficult for The Herald to cover political rallies in some parts of the country.

“We are coming from an environment of severe economic challenges,” he said. “We have got bureaus in most provinces, but we cannot cover every rally.”

Zvayi dismissed the assertion that The Herald is being controlled by Government.
“The new political dispensation is different from the previous Government,” he said. “The new dispensation is opening democratic space. There is air of freedom, we are free to make our own decisions.”

The Herald deputy editor Joram Nyathi also attended the meeting. – state media

Nkosana-Moyo Launches Own Party Manifesto

Dr Nkosana Moyo in one of his campaign trails.

The Dr Nkosana Moyo led Alliance for the People’s Agenda (APA) is expected to launch its election manifesto in Harare today.

Dr Moyo has been conducting election campaigns that he calls ‘walkabouts’ whereby he has been moving across the country having one to one engagements with the people.

In a statement on micro blogging site Twitter, Dr Moyo said he will launch his party’s manifesto at the Rotary Centre in Harare at 4PM.

“After a year of meeting Zimbabweans from all spheres, listening and learning their pressing challenges, and their call for a new political and socio-economic alternative, I’m honoured to officially invite all to the launch of the People’s Agenda manifesto by @APA Zimbabwe on 20 June,” tweeted Dr Moyo.

He said the event will be open to all citizens across the political divide.

“We open this invite to all democrats, members of the free press, Zimbabweans across all political divides beyond APA members who want to listen, learn, critique and stay informed in lieu of the July 30 elections. Dress however you like. Even in your favourite scarf or t-shirt,” Dr Moyo said.

He said his party will also have a question and answer session on issues that may arise following the manifesto launch. The APA president has said his election campaign will not include mass rallies and he would not be distributing T-shirts to the electorate which is common among political parties.- state media

CIOs Following Chamisa?

A report that says there are CIO agents who are following MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, has torched storm.

Chamisa told party supporters in the resort town of Victoria Falls at the weekend that Emmerson Mnangagwa has set up a team to follow him.

He said:”I hear they have set up teams that are following me but they won’t succeed in their mission because I have an angelic ark that is around me, so these earthly attempts will fail even if they want to kill me. ”

When contacted for comment by Daily News, Obert Mpofu dismissed Chamisa’s claims saying there is no need to ask “security services to pry on opposition parties and their leaders because they are not a national security threat.”

But Chamisa’s spokesperson, Nkululeko Sibanda, insisted yesterday that his boss’ fears were true.

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MDC Alliance Finally Receives Voter’s Roll

By Own Correspondent| The MDC Alliance has finally received a copy of the country’s national voter’s roll and the party has revealed that the roll will be analysed, ZimEye has learnt.

I can report that the #MDC Alliance has finally received a copy of the national voters roll. Although @ZECzim remains in breach of section 21(4) of the Electoral Act we can now at least analyse the roll. Democracy is a process not an event- we are progressing, slowly but surely.

— David Coltart (@DavidColtart) June 19, 2018

PICTURES: Accident At CSC In Bulawayo

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Ndiraya Unfazed By Lean Spell

Terrence Mawawa

Ngezi Platinum coach Tonderayi Ndiraya is still confident that his team will bounce back to reclaim top spot and win the league title at the end of the year despite the lean spell his team is going through in the Premier Soccer League.

Madamburo suffered their third consecutive defeat of the season, falling 2-1 to Black Rhinos at Rufaro stadium, leaving them six points behind log leaders FC Platinum.

With FC Platinum hitting top form and Ngezi faltering, Ndiraya believes the two-week mid-season break will help his team re-energise.

“We still believe that we are in the title race, there are still seventeen games to play. If we could go for fourteen games unbeaten, we can still recover. We need to utilise this break to rediscover ourselves,” said Ndiraya.

“I also think that the fact that we went for fourteen games unbeaten made us relax, but it’s something that happens in football. It’s also unfortunate that we lost form at a time our competitor FC Platinum are hitting good form, but we will certainly bounce back.”

SA Teams Scramble For Warriors Star

Terrence Mawawa

Baroka CEO Morgan Mammila has dismissed reports linking Talent Chawapiwa with a move to Kaizer Chiefs.

There were reports last week which suggested that the forward was on the verge signing with the Soweto Giants, but Mammila insists the club have not received any offer for the player.

“How on earth do you go and confirm the sale of a player … and that our boy has been sold to Chiefs while we don’t know anything about that,” the club CEO told KickOff.com.

“This is serious damage to our team you know, and now we have to explain to our supporters because they don’t know anything. This is unprofessional.

“Talent is part of the team, people have been asking questions, and now we must answer to something that we don’t even know. So I’m so disappointed.

“The player belongs to the club for two more years to come and two years’ option. It’s four years, two years plus two years’ option. If maybe we had an offer from Chiefs yes we would understand and assume that maybe they were told that there is an offer.”

Chawapiwa who joined the Limpopo side last year has also been linked with Mamelodi Sundowns and Bidvest Wits.

ZEC Accused Of Deliberately Refusing To Give MDC Alliance Voters’ Roll

By Own Correspondent| MDC Alliance Presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa has expressed concern over failure by the country’s elections body the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to avail the voters roll to his party despite announcing publicly that the electronic copy of the roll was now available.

Chamisa accused the ZEC of frustrating the MDC Alliance efforts to have a copy of the roll despite giving the same document to “foreigners”.

Said Chamisa on his facebook page:

“We still don’t have the voters roll. Our people have been told to wait 48 hours.

We are struggling to understand why ZEC is frustrating our attempts to access this important document.”

“I Will Solve The Cash Crisis In 3 Weeks”: UDM President Violet Mariyacha

By Own Correspondent| United Democracy Movement (UDM) President who is one of Zimbabwe’s 23 aspiring presidential candidates for the upcoming harmonised polls has revealed that once elected into office, she will solve the country’s cash challenges within three weeks.

In an exclusive interview with ZimEye, Mariyacha who is one of the three female candidates vying for the highest political office said once elected into power, she will address the country’s liquidity challenges and provide free education, health care while at the same time creating employment for the majority of youths.

WATCH- LIVE as Mariyacha shares her vision for the post July 30 Zimbabwe.

Zanu PF Activists In Intensive Care Unit After Being Assaulted By MDC Youths

Terrence Mawawa

Two Zanu PF activists from Bikita District are battling for their lives after being brutally attacked by a group of rowdy MDC youths.

The two Zanu PF activists were attacked by the unruly MDC youths for wearing ruling party regalia last week.

According to information obtained from Zanu PF Provincial offices in Masvingo, James Musukutwa and Daniel Museve from Chirorwe Village sustained multiple injuries after being assaulted by the MDC youths.

“Two Zanu PF activists are battling for their lives at Silveira Mission Hospital in Bikita following the brutal attack.

Local villagers tried to restrain the hooligans from assaulting our members but their efforts were in vain,” Zanu PF sources said yesterday.

Don’t Blame Me For Council Woes: Manyenyeni

Terrence Mawawa

The mayor of the City of Harare, councillor Bernard Manyenyeni has said the woes bedevilling the city of Harare are beyond his control and his efforts to rectify the problems have not materialised due to political consequences.

Below is Manyenyeni’ s statement:
I call Harare City Council a billion dollar tragedy
because:

1. The current Council started on over $300m written
off for political mileage a few days before the July
2013 elections.

2. That figure written off is two years’ worth of
revenue which means Council was only resourced to
serve residents for only 3 years out of its 5-year term
in office.

3. The ratepayers buoyed by that “debt-write-off”
mentality and a collapsed economy have avoided
paying rates.

We are now sitting on $750m debtors book.
We collect around half of the bills every month.
4. The salary and benefits levels granted by the
former Minister in 2013 just before this current
council came into office have choked council
beyond delivery.

5. Every job in council is over-paid by 2 to 3 times
compared to similar jobs out of Council.

Municipal earnings should be half-way between
government and private sector levels. But currently
the levels are way above even the private sector pay
packets.

6. The additional costs (ie overpayment) is between
$180m and $420m in a 5-year mandate.

7. After shouting at the mayor against salary right-
sizing for a long time the former Minister had finally
accepted that the HR was unsustainable right
towards his exit from office.

8. The party in council majority and the government
ruling party have deep-rooted relations with labour:
therefore the right-sizing discussion is most
unwelcome.

9. The city owes the Local Authorities Pension Fund
over $200m – to such an extent that the Fund has
become technically a collapsed money scheme.

Former workers and survivors of late former workers
are going for years without getting any payment.
10. We are perennially in salary arrears and very few
people appreciate the link between this high level of
remuneration and the inability to pay on time – let
alone the impact on service delivery.

Those seeking to serve in the next council need
billion dollar decision-making and political capacity.
With power, willpower, priority and focus Harare City
Council can be fixed in 6 months.
The lack of legal and political power to effect tough
unavoidable decisions will continue haunt.

11. Please ignore loud voices from high offices about
service delivery failure. Tell them to box smart…
we know whose mess this is!
12. Council business is serious boardroom business
and it is informed purely by facts and figures not
sentiment, politics, emotions, expectations and
assumptions.

Traditional Leaders Openly Chant Zanu PF Slogans, Force Villagers Attend Ruling Party Meetings

Terrence Mawawa

Traditional leaders in Zaka District are openly chanting Zanu PF maxims and forcing villagers to attend ruling party meetings.

Villagers in Zaka West Constituency have expressed concern at the rampant intimidation of the electorate by kraal heads and Zanu PF activists.

The traditional leaders are also instructing villagers to vote for President Emerson Mnangagwa and Zanu PF candidates in the July 30 elections.

According to Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development (COTRAD) peace committee members in Zaka District, ward 33 traditional leaders last week forced villagers to attend Mnangagwa’ s rally in Masvingo.

In a statement released yesterday COTRAD urged traditional leaders to desist from exercising their duties in a partisan manner.

“It is everyone’s responsibility to guard against the culture of violence so that Zimbabwe remains a peaceful country.

We condemn the partisan involvement of traditional leaders in active politics because it is unconstitutional, dangerous and detrimental to democratic processes.

Section 281(2) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe clearly states, that traditional leaders must not participate in partisan politics.

Political party members should mobilize their members in a peaceful manner,” read the statement.

South African Businessman Falsely Accused Of Fraud And Forgery Acquitted

By Staff Reporter| A Harare magistrate, Ruramai Chitumbura has dropped charges against a South African businessman after it emerged that the complainant falsely accused him of fraud and forgery.

According to a local publication, Magistrate Chitumbura freed Dharmesh Nagar who was embroiled in a Zanu PF regalia supply saga at the close of state’s case following a successful application by his lawyer Jonathan Samukange.

The South African businessman was dragged to court by way of summons after the complainant, Patience Chivasa reported him of fraud and forgery.

This was after the businessman whose Zimbabwean business interests collapsed over failure to secure payment from Chivasa who owed him $20 000 which was meant for Zanu Pf regalia.

Chivasa and Nagar had entered into a Zanu PF party-regalia supply deal but the transaction did not materialise as Chivasa purportedly demonstrated traits of a fraudster by lying that she was based in Germany yet she was in Borrowdale.

At the time, Chivasa owed $20 000 to Nagar and failed to pay the money since 2015 prompting Nagar to file criminal charges against her. It emerged that in turn, Chivasa filed charges of forgery and fraud against Nagar claiming that the businessman, in order to strengthen his case, had allegedly accessed and edited one of her e-mails purporting she owed him money.

However, the court ruled that it was clear that the charges against Nagar were fabricated by the complainant who was warned against intimidating investors and bringing the name of the ruling party into disrepute.

The magistrate ruled that Chivasa failed to give any reliable evidence in her testimony before the court in relation to Zanu PF regalia and contracts promised to Nagar’s firm. The court also ruled that her evidence was inconsistent and queried why it took her too long to report a case against Nagar.

“It boggles one’s mind to think why the matter took too long to be reported against the accused and the court could only lean on the accused side after listening to the evidence by the state. The state failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and the court finds the accused not guilty. He is hereby acquitted and discharged at the close of state’s case,” she ruled.

Through his lawyer Nagar was denying the charges and argued that Chivasa made false allegations after he unearthed her underhand dealings. She also admitted she was convicted for failing to pay back money owed to Nagar and is on bail pending appeal.

Chivasa also advised that Nagar via the High Court attached and seized property and personal goods allegedly belonging to her ex-husband, one Joseph Lewis Mushaka.

The court ruled that it was clear that Chivasa’s version of forgery was highly inconsistent and designed to avoid paying Nagar. The magistrate was convinced that Samukange proved that Chivasa was bitter and used this as a tactic to deter Nagar from getting the payments.

Chitumbura said the court found no evidence that Nagar had “hacked and forged her email. The court said the fact that Chivasa failed to produce the alleged forged documents weighed against her rendering her accusations unreliable

Chamisa Unrolls Intensive Campaign Programme

Terrence Mawawa

Youthful MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa will this weekend unroll a rigorous campaign programme as he prepares for the no holds barred plebiscite pitting a record 23 Presidential candidates.

Chamisa, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and former Vice President Joice Mujuru(although she is regarded as a dark horse) are the leading contenders in the July 30 polls, according to political observers.

Below is the schedule for Chamisa’ s rallies:

MDC ALLIANCE WEEKEND RALLIES

Thursday
Sanyati – 12.00PM Nembudziya – 2:00PM

Friday
Chitekete – 12:00PM Gokwe centre – 2:00PM

Saturday
Silobela – 12:00PM
Redcliff – 2:00PM

Sunday
Kadoma – 1:00PM.

MDC Speaks On Candidates, “We Were Cheated”

Media Statement|Please be advised that after the trying and gruelling experience that we went through as a party we managed to have the following candidates nominated as a party

1. Bulawayo East – Ilos Nyoni
2. Luveve – Stella Ndlovu
3. Gwanda Central – Patrick Dube
4. Insiza South – Angilacala Ndlovu
5. Lupane West – Mxolisi Sibanda
6. Tsholotsho North – Witness Khumalo
7. Tsholotsho South – Innocent Zenzo Nkomo
8. Vungu – Nimrod Lunga
9. Shurugwi South- Osherd Mutunami
10. Gokwe Kana – Lameck Muyambi
11. Muzvezve – Nicholas Bwanyashuro
12. Mhondoro Mubaira – Christopher Monera
13. Mutoko North – Boniface Mushore
14. Mazowe South – Faith Chakwera.
15. Mazowe West – Tamary Chimanzi
16. Mutare North – Godfrey Munyamana
17. Dzivaresekwa – Edwin Mushoriwa
18. Kuwadzana -Miriam Mushayi

Please take note that the MDCT fielded parallel candidates in two of our constituencies namely
Mazowe South where they fielded Gift Chimanikire and Mazowe West Rorana Dandajena.

We also managed to field the following people on the party lists
1.Mat South Senate List – Joyce Ndlovu Position 3
2. Mat South Women’s List – Mpumelelo Nkomo Position 4
3. Bulawayo Women List – Jassmine Toffa Position 4 & Rittah Ndlovu Position 5
5. Bulawayo Senate List – David Coltart Position 6

Due to the high levels of dishonesty, treachery and total disregard of any agreements by the MDCT we lost Senator Khumalo’s slot on the Bulawayo Senate List yet this had been agreed upon in Harare between our President and President Chamisa.

May I take this opportunity to greatly thank President Ncube for holding strong during very difficult and trying times trying to fight for our space in this Alliance. President Ncube is a man true to his word and on Wednesday night in Harare I saw him defending the Alliance which could have crumbled with his soul and his intergrity by holding the other Alliance partners together. Even during those trying times he remained resolute and strong yet he was being tried. President Ncube we thank you.

I want to also take this opportunity to thank all the candidates whose constituencies were grabbed by the MDCT for holding strong and remaining loyal to the party. I do not have the right words to thank you for your support in our loss. I also want to take this opportunity to thank the entire party leadership at all levels for all your support during this difficult time, for remaining loyal to the party in all these trying moments, for helping our candidates in all their efforts to be candidates and all the processes.

At times I sit back and say as a party we are stronger than we acknowledge. We are survivors. We are conquerors. We have nine lives like a cat. I therefore urge all of us that whilst it is painful and difficult to endure may we live to fight another day and see this dream through. Thank you!!!

Miriam Mushayi
Secretary General
15 June 2018

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Nominated Candidates To Receive Free Voters Roll

Justice Priscilla Chigumba ZEC Chairperson

By Paul Nyathi|ZEC chairperson Justice Priscilla says that all nominated candidates will receive their free copies of the voters roll in a few days when the names of those that successfully filed their papers are published.

Chigumba said this in her inaugural weekly election updates on Monday.

“I think in the next day or so you will see a list of all successfully nominated candidates, presidential, national assembly, and council appearing in newspapers which is also a legal requirement. What the law then says (is) immediately on gazetting the names of those successfully nominated candidates they must be provided with free copy of that voters roll.”

The ZEC chairperson said they were working frantically to print the required copies of all the candidates.

“We are actually frantically running all copies of ward-based voters roll, constituency based voters roll and national voters roll which must be availed to all successful nominated gazetted candidates.

“As you know the presidential (election) we have 23 candidates and it is our priority because it is a statutory constitutional requirement that those successfully nominated candidates be awarded their copies of the voters roll as prescribed in terms of the law and then members of the public will be allowed to pay for and access the voters roll,” Justice Chigumba said.

Chigumba is under pressure from opposition political parties to provide the voters roll for the elections set for the 30th of July this year.

Drama As Minister Chinamasa Officially Opens A Garbage Bin

By Paul Nyathi|Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa has hit the headlines after he was caught on camera commissioning a garbage bin in Rusape over the weekend.

Chinamasa took time to officially commission the bins after officially opening the revived VENGERE MULTI-PURPOSE SPORTS COURT in the town.

Chinamasa commissioned 3 skip bins, 2 at Main Bus Terminus and 1 at Evergreen Market.

The Town Council said in a statement that the new skip bins will help improve waste disposal and management in the town.

“Only An Earth Quake Can Stop The Elections,” Chigumba

By Paul Nyathi|The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba says that only a major natural disaster like an earthquake can stop the harmonised July 30 elections from going ahead.

Chigumba said this while addressing her inaugural weekly media briefings on Monday responding to questions on whether or not parties and candidates can stop the elections based on any anomalies they might pick on the voters’ roll.

“The first thing to take note of is once the President has proclaimed the election date, there is nothing short of an earthquake which can stop the election so whether candidates scrutinise the voters’ roll, whether they see any anomalies in it, whatever the anomalies are, whatever legal recourse they have will not stop the election. I want that to be very clear that is the law,” she said.

“Nothing stops the election; if there are any anomalies in that voters roll . . . candidates can possibly challenge the outcome of the election but whatever legal recourse is at hand cannot stop the election.

“Nothing can stop the election after the proclamation of the election date. What candidates can do for whatever reason and whatever their opinions and views are, is to use anything that they come up with to challenge any outcome of the election.”

The opposition MDC-T Alliance and several Non Governmental Organisation have taken the electoral body to court on claims of irregularities on the electoral process and the voters roll.

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Eddie Cross Says Mnangagwa To Deliver The Best Since UDI

By Paul Nyathi|MDC-T Standing Committee member Eddie Cross says that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is posed to present the most credible elections since the 1964 whites only UDI referendum.

Cross said that new Constitution, Government and Electoral Commission have put the country on the right path towards the most “reasonable” elections set for July 30 this year.

In an article posted on his website last Friday, Cross said while 38-year-old Zimbabwe was not a perfect democracy, it took older states like Britain 600 years to get where they are today.

“My concern about the real freedom of the voter to exercise their democratic rights in secrecy in a polling station and not face retribution afterwards, remain and whatever happens, will be an unseen factor. Still, this is Africa and we must allow for a gradual assumption of such rights — after all it took Britain 600 years to get there and we could argue that many older States are still not there in all respects. The one thing that is true, is that we are in a much better place to hold a reasonable election than at any time since 1964,” Mr Cross wrote.

“The great difference this time is that international observers and the media are now welcome guests and not ‘enemies of the State’. We do not have to smuggle them in as ‘golfers’ or to smuggle their footage out once it is captured. The interaction with Zec, as opposed to that secretive old man at the Registrar General’s Office, Mudede, is completely different — they listen, may not do anything, but at least we have access and get a hearing.”

The observations by Mr Cross — an MDC founder member — come as egg in the face of MDC Alliance presidential candidate Mr Nelson Chamisa who has been saying “it’s either a free and fair election or no election”, while demanding so-called electoral reforms.

“Then there is the politics — yesterday was nomination day for tens of thousands of aspiring candidates for the 2500 odd seats up for grabs in the elections now due on the 30th July.

“There are now 23 candidates for the Presidency and on average there will be any number for individual seats. The MDC called for a march the other day and a near record crowd turned out. Zanu-PF Youth announced a rival march but the Police banned it and said they could hold it the following day. On the day there was no interference although the riot Police were in evidence.

“Is this real democracy? I inspected the voters’ roll in my district and found my face on a page with all the details correct. It’s brand new and contains 5,5 million voters and should be reasonably clean. Previous rolls were maintained in secret under military control at a barracks in Harare and were constantly manipulated. There were millions of dead voters on it and it was used to ensure victory after victory for the ruling Party. Having a Constitutional right to inspect the roll or buy an electronic version meant nothing,” wrote Mr Cross.

“There are still problems — no access to the Zec servers and we all know what that can mean. The opposition had to go to the Courts to get electronic access to the roll, but that may now happen and will be a first since Independence. But many essential reforms to ensure a free and fair election are still not implemented.

“However, despite that, my friends in Zanu-PF tell me with a big smile — this election will be better that those in Kenya! They also say that it may not be free and fair in the classical sense, but it will be ‘smart’.”

Cross’s statement is inconsistent with his party’s claims that the elections are not going to be free and fair as several reforms have not been put in place.

ZEC Boss Is A Criminal Who Withheld 2008 Results, Says Analyst

By Farai D Hove| The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, ZEC’s CEO Major Utoile Slaigwana is criminal who withheld the 2008 presidential election results, an analyst has said.

Dr Pedzisayi Ruhanya wrote on Twitter Tuesday in bold caps saying, “WHY SHOULD ZIMBABWEANS TRUST ZEC acting CEO Major Utoile Slaigwana after what he did with the late ZEC CEO Lovemore Sekeramayi and High Court Judge President Justice Chiweshe former ZEC Chair in 2008; withholding Presidential election results for 6 weeks after ZANU defeat?”

WHY SHOULD ZIMBABWEANS TRUST ZEC acting CEO Major Utoile Slaigwana after what he did with the late ZEC CEO Lovemore Sekeramayi and High Court Judge President Justice Chiweshe former ZEC Chair in 2008; withholding Presidential election results for 6 weeks after ZANU defeat?

— Pedzisai Ruhanya (@PedzisaiRuhanya) June 19, 2018

Spokesperson Dismissed For Standing Against President’s Son

By Paul Nyathi|The MDC Deputy National Spokesperson Mbuso Siso says that he was dismissed from his position because he challenged party President Welshman Ncube’s son as an aspiring council candidate.

Speaking to ZimEye.com in an interview on Tuesday, Siso said that it is not true that he was dismissed for incompetence as alleged by party sources who revealed the issue to ZimEye.com.

“What I know is that we have had an internal fight on how the candidate selection committee held a process of selecting a candidate in a ward that I had applied for and this candidate selection committee was biased as it chose a member of no good standing in the party who is suspected to be a ZANU pf card carrying member and a son to President Professor Welshman Ncube, Nkanyiso Mathonsi,” said Siso.

Siso said that he was never officially communicated to on his dismissal but only got to see the appointment of Oscar Ncube to his position on social media.

“It has came to my surprise that im seeing this memo circulating on social media that the party has appointed Oscar Ncube as the deputy national sec for information and publicity with immediate effect without being advised verbally or in black and white neither have i been invited for any hearing if there are any allegations leveled at me,” he said.

Siso said that when he had failed to strike ground within his party he took the issue to the MDC-T elections office who went on and rejected Mathonsi as a candidate.

According too Siso, Welshman Ncube had already promised his son that he will be seconded as the Deputy Mayor of the City of Bulawayo after winning the council seat.

The highly upset Siso accused his party President of being a dictator and illegitemently running the party.

“It is is time Professor Welshman Ncube is stopped of his dictatorship behaviour that he will practice in the MDC Alliance led by our President Nelson Chamisa who needs good guidance from good leaders which he does not have,” said Siso.

“He is well known causer of the split that we saw happen in 2005 where a lot more leaders where seen dumping him for the MDC T cause his a difficult man to work with who thinks politics revolves around him self all because his a Professor,”

He is on my case for no apparent reason but to claim false using his national standing committee that comprises of his Girlfriends who where also awarded with senator,PR and house of assembly seats,” fumed Siso.

“Who is he in the MDC in the first place as he is an illegal President and his national standing committee he should call for a Congress after his term and national executive expired a year and some months ago.”

“ZEC Acted Illegally By Registering MDC T Logo With Dr Khupe’s Party”: Chamisa

By Own Correspondent| The MDC T faction led by Advocate Nelson Chamisa who is also the MDC Alliance presidential candidate has accused the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) of seeking to cause confusion among voters by allowing Thokozani Khupe to register her party as MDC-T using a similar symbol to that of the MDC Alliance, Chamisa’s spokesperson Nkululeko Sibanda has claimed.

Sibanda accused the ZEC of acting illegally arguing that the elections body violated Section 10 of the Electoral Act.

“ZEC acted illegally. They violated Chapter 26 and, in particular, Section 10 of the Electoral Act.

The commission should not have accepted Khupe’s papers with the same symbol under the banner of the MDC-T because we had submitted our papers first,” he said.

Sibanda accused ZEC of being an unfair and biased referee whose actions would cause confusion among the electorate.

“In this case, the referee is not fair and we have a firm belief that they are biased or they are deliberately out to cause confusion within the electorate.

If indeed Zec was fair and wanted to play an impartial arbiter, they should have asked Khupe to demand her right to the symbol through the courts,” said Sibanda.

He revealed that his party would challenge the use of the MDC T logo by Dr Khupe’s faction and ensure that ZEC acts according to the law and reverse their decision.

“The president (Chamisa) will challenge this and cause Zec to follow the law. We will force Zec to reverse this decision,” he said.

Dr Khupe’s deputy, Obert Gutu however f ismissed the claims arguing that contrary to Sibanda’s claims, his party did not register the symbol at the Nomination Court but did so months before.

“It’s absolute nonsense. Our symbol was not registered with Zec on the day of the nomination court, but months ago.

They have tried to go to court to stop us but have failed. They will fail again,” said Gutu.

ZEC Urged To Play Fair

By Own Correspondent| The MDC T Representative to the EU, Grace Kwinjeh has implored the country’s elections body the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to walk the talk on ensuring a free, fair and credible election.

Kwinjeh said it was very unfair for the ZEC to avail the voters roll to foreign embassies while opposition political parties were being denied access to it

“ZEC has consistently refused to avail the electronic copy of the voters’ roll to the MDC Alliance, in particular, our Presidential Candidate Advocate Nelson Chamisa despite persistent requests,” said Kwinjeh..

“It has come to our attention that despite Justice Priscilla Chigumba’s claims that presidential candidates are a priority, independent National Assembly candidates, civil society organisations and some foreign embassies have already been given the electronic voters’ roll,” she said.

Kwinjeh said it was very unfair of ZEC to deprive Advocate Nelson Chamisa of a copy of the roll despite that he has made repeated requests to have the roll.

“Advocate Chamisa remains without access despite making repeated requests in terms of the guidelines issued by ZEC.

We condemn the shifting of positions by ZEC regarding making available the voters roll to all political parties and candidates,” she said.

Kwinjeh also castigated the ZEC for its partisan distribution of the voter’s roll urging the elections body to abide by the Electoral Act.

“We also condemn the selective and partial manner in which the voters’ roll has been issued to selected actors. We urge ZEC to abide by the Electoral Act and not be in contempt of the court’s decision ordering it to avail the voters’ roll to candidates on nomination.

The history of our struggle for political reform in Zimbabwe has not just been to remove the incompetent incumbent, it continues to be a battle for a level playing field and laying a permanent foundation for democratic processes,” she said.

Kwinjeh said for the upcoming elections to be legitimate, free, fair and credible, there is need for high levels of impartiality from all observer missions.

“We urge observers to exercise caution and avoid being used by ZEC to legitimise its deplorable acts,” she said.

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Ncube Clashes With Chamisa On Alliance Candidates

By Paul Nyathi|Serious confusion remains in the MDC Alliance coalition with the partners fielding candidates to stand against each other.

The biggest rivalry is between the Welshman Ncube led MDC and the Nelson Chamisa led MDCT. The MDC released a list of their candidates and included party members listed as Independents under their list of candidates.

MDC-T National Chairman Morgan Komichi ordered the partners to withdraw all independent candidates standing against the MDC Alliance candidates to which Ncube has refused to budge.

Ncube also dismissed claims by MDC-T secretary general Douglas Mwonzora that the coalition has been turned into a single political party.

Prof Ncube described anyone making such insinuations as being “nonsensical.”

Further, Prof Ncube said the alliance leader, Mr Nelson Chamisa, does not have exclusive powers to direct candidates in the coalition to withdraw their candidature in cases where there were double registrations.

In an interview with state media, Prof Ncube said the alliance remained a coalition of seven political parties and what they have only done was to amend its constitution to make it a corporate body that can sue or be sued in its own capacity.

Last week Mwonzora told journalists at the Nomination Court that they had turned the alliance into a single political party and that its leader Mr Chamisa would have powers to recall its legislators from Parliament if need be.

Prof Ncube yesterday dismissed Mwonzora saying: “I don’t know where you are getting that from. The alliance remains an amalgam of seven political parties. What we have only done was to amend the alliance constitution to make it a corporate body that can be sued or sue in its own name. We are just giving the coalition an identity of its own just like a company or any corporate organisation.

“In Zimbabwe political parties are not registered. Any registration only comes after elections if your party gets five percent of the votes for the purposes of accessing funds provided for by the Political Parties Finance Act. Anyone who is talking of registration before elections is just being nonsensical.”

Prof Ncube rapped the MDC-T after it ordered partners who successfully filed their nomination papers without his blessings to withdraw their candidature.

He said the decision to withdraw candidates rested with individuals concerned or their political parties and not the Chamisa-led MDC camp.

“The discretion to withdraw is on the individual candidate,” he said.

“No one can direct a candidate to withdraw unless if it is done through a round table where people would be negotiating. The issue is now at the mercy of those respective candidates and their political parties to withdraw.”

He dismissed reasoning by the Chamisa-led faction that their agreement stipulated that parties would field candidates where they were stronger.

“That is the general guideline. But there is an appendix in the agreement where it is specific that a political party will field candidates in a particular constituency and that should have been respected,” said Prof Ncube.

“This was a specific clause as opposed to a general clause.”

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The late Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo served as Vice President of Zimbabwe from 1987 to 1999. He was leader and founder of the Zimbabwe African People’s Union party.

TOUCHING PICTURE: Chamisa’s Plan To Move Capital City To Gweru Nation Building

By Dorrothy Moyo| MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa’s plan to change the capital city to Gweru is in sync with international trends.

A recent Telegraph report shows that many nations that have changed capital cities have developed well in nation building. Below (pictured) is one such city change, hailed as a success.

The MDC Alliance strategist David Coltart yesterday replied a critic saying:

I respectfully disagree – many nations have moved their capitals to put them in areas which are more central and inclusive. Malawi did it, as did the USA and Australia. This is not just about regenerating towns but more of nation building…. https://t.co/thvIf1s0Wj

— David Coltart (@DavidColtart) June 18, 2018

Meanwhile, the Telegraph report lists the below among many:

Brazil

Brazil’s capital relocated from overcrowded Rio de Janeiro to the planned, built city of Brasilia in 1961

Upon its establishment as Brazil’s capital, Brasilia experienced very rapid growth. Brazil’s capital change was considered a success, and many countries have been inspired by Brazil’s capital relocation achievement.

Nigeria

In 1991 the capital of Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country, was moved from Lagos because of overcrowding.

Abuja, a planned city in central Nigeria, was deemed to be a more neutral for Nigeria’s many ethnic and religious groups.

Kazakhstan

Almaty, in southern Kazakhstan, was the Kazakh capital when the country gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

Government leaders moved the capital to the northern city of Astana in December 1997. Almaty had little room to expand, could experience an earthquake, and was very close to other newly-independent countries which could experience political turbulence.

Belize

In 1961, Hurricane Hattie badly damaged Belize City, the former capital of Belize.

In 1970 Belmopan, an inland city, became the new capital of Belize to protect the government’s operations, documents, and people – in case of another hurricane.

Tanzania

In the 1970s, Tanzania’s capital began the move from coastal Dar es Salaam to centrally-located Dodoma. But even after many decades, the move is not complete.

Cote d’Ivoire

In 1983, Yamoussoukro became the capital of Cote d’Ivoire.

This new capital was the hometown of the President of Cote d’Ivoire, Felix Houphouet-Boigny, who wanted to spur development in the central region of Cote d’Ivoire.

However, many government offices and embassies remain in the former capital, Abidjan.

Burma

Burma’s capital was formerly Rangoon.

In November 2005, government workers were suddenly told by the military junta to move to the more northern city of Naypyidaw, which had been constructed since 2002 but whose existence not publicised. There is still no clear explanation why Burma’s capital was relocated.

It’s True British Embassy’s Tweet Advised Zim Opposition To Be Patient With ZEC, But Does That Mean They Are ZANU PF?

By Farai D Hove| The British embassy in Harare’s tweet saying it has managed to obtain an electronic copy of the voters’ roll, pulled loud attacks yesterday.

The former colonial power has for a while been accused by the opposition for allegedly supporting ZANU PF.

It's True British Embassy's Tweet Advised Zim Opposition To Be Patient With ZEC, But Does That Mean They Are ZANU PF?

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) June 19, 2018

Yesterday angers flared. “How would they feel if they were told the Zimbabwean embassy in London has obtained their own voters roll copy before they are given access to it several weeks after being clearly dodged?,” asked one MDC activist only identified by the handler Juice Card.

He continued saying that the embassy tweet clearly advised Zimbabweans to be patient with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, ZEC.

So what does that mean, and is there any connection to politics?

It emerged at the end of day yesterday that many local opposition activists and NGOs had also managed to obtain the voters roll. These include Zimbabwe election support network.

Upon an investigation it turned out that those who were denied the copy had not followed the documented procedure. The document has since been reprinted and highlighted.

The embassy in statement explained saying “we were not the first in the queue this morning. Others joined us. We were not the first to get the roll. We understand that some candidates are also now in possession of the roll.” Below a series of their tweets late Monday:

Today we managed to access a copy of the voters’ roll from @ZECZim offices. Our official went there early this morning, queued, paid 20 US and came back with a copy.

— UKinZimbabwe ?? ?? (@UKinZimbabwe) June 18, 2018

We tweeted out about this because on Friday, our ambassador also
tweeted out our intense disappointment that the candidates spoken to had not been able to access the roll. We needed to see whether it was available (and not just to foreign embassies)

— UKinZimbabwe ?? ?? (@UKinZimbabwe) June 18, 2018

We were not the first in the queue this morning. Others joined us. We
were not the first to get the roll. We understand that some candidates are also
now in possession of the roll.

— UKinZimbabwe ?? ?? (@UKinZimbabwe) June 18, 2018

Some parties have not received a copy of the roll. If this is a deliberate
policy by ZEC this is unacceptable & we will continue to raise it. We met @nelsonchamisa last week & understood from him how crucial the voters roll is to all political parties. That's why we raise it.

— UKinZimbabwe ?? ?? (@UKinZimbabwe) June 18, 2018

Today’s tweet has nothing to do with whitewashing the election or jumping to declare it free and fair. This is about being an observer, and saying what we see. We were given a voters’ roll by @ZECZim and others have been issued with a copy.

— UKinZimbabwe ?? ?? (@UKinZimbabwe) June 18, 2018

We now eagerly await – as everyone will – the results of the independent audit of the voters' roll.

— UKinZimbabwe ?? ?? (@UKinZimbabwe) June 18, 2018

As we’ve said repeatedly, Zimbabweans must be free to choose the leader of their choice in a free and fair election. This country’s future depends on that – and that’s all we want to see.

@FCOHumanRights @foreignoffice

— UKinZimbabwe ?? ?? (@UKinZimbabwe) June 18, 2018

Mangoma Says Chamisa Is Unfit For Leadership, Claims “He Went To Adult School”

The Coalition for Democrats (Code) presidential candidate Mr Elton Mangoma attacked MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa, claiming that he is unfit to lead the country as he failed to bring development to Kuwadzana East where he was a legislator for years.

Mangoma was addressing Code supporters at a rally at Waterfalls Community Hall at the weekend where he took a dig at Mr Chamisa’s academic achievements, accusing him of cutting corners.

“Both Zanu-PF and MDC have failed to solve the problems being faced in the country,” he said. “Only Code has the key to solve all these problems and we should work as a team to help solve them. Look at Chamisa, he was Member of Parliament for Kuwadzana constituency for 15 years, but there was no development.

“When you have failed in Kuwadzana, what more about the country? Now, he calls himself an advocate. Let me tell you one thing, Chamisa did not go straight to the University of Zimbabwe. He went to Harare Polytechnic and not straight through to the UZ. He is not educated. He went to adult education.”

Mangoma said if elected he was going to eradicate corruption. – state media

Drama As 3 Bulawayo Women Arrest Cellphone Thief

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By Lionel Saungweme | There was drama when three women arrested a man who allegedly stole a cellphone from them over three days before. VIDEO:

After grabbing the smartphone from the woman in black, the man is alleged to have quickly sold the cellphone to an unsuspecting third party. A day after, luck ran out when his female victim spotted him near Bulawayo Service Station in the city centre. Fearing mob justice, the man acquiesced after his victim and two other young women arrested him.

As the women dragged their suspect, the man kept begging for time to return his “loot.” The women, who would have none of his pleas, kept marching towards the nearby police station in Bulawayo.

“Ngiyakubisela ifoni yakho (I will return your phone) please,” begged the man. The woman dressed in black replied saying, “Wawuvele ucabangani utshontsha (What were you thinking about when you stole )?”

The man’s pleas fell on deaf ears as the angry women continued their march.

The embarrassed man was then pushed into the Bulawayo Central Police station, and a loud crowd demanding justice following behind.

“Kabotshwe, kabotshwe (Arrest him, arrest him),” shouted the mob.

After arrival at Bulawayo Central Police Station, police dispersed the crowd. – ZimEye

UK: Zimbabwean Found Dead In His Sleep

By A Correspondent| A Zimbabwean man was found dead several days later.

The exact circumstances of the incident were not clear at the time of writing, but Mr Lewis Sande was found lifeless.

He was based in Wolverhampton, UK. – More to follow

Police Want To Arrest MDC Alliance Candidate

By Redley Mugabe| The Zimbabwe Republic police wants to arrest MDC Alliance candidate for Mutare North constituency Godfrey Munyamana.

Munyamana was cited in the state media on the claims that he is on the run after he was issued with a warrant of arrest last week when he failed to appear in court in a case in which he is facing $380 000 fraud charges.

The state broadsheet reported that he was scheduled to appear before Harare magistrate Mr Elisha Singano on June 14 for trial continuation but failed to do so. Munyamana, who is being represented by Mr Rungano Mahuni, is alleged to have defrauded Frank Humbe in a botched house deal. When the trial commenced, Munyamana had pleaded not guilty to fraud with his lawyer challenging the prosecution saying his client had agreed to an out-of-court settlement.

The State dismissed this challenge arguing that Humbe should testify in court. Humbe paid Munyamana $380 000 towards the purchase of a house Manyamana had advertised for sale. Humbe also told the court that when he paid Munyamana the money, he was supposed to look for alternative accommodation so that Humbe could move into his new property. Humbe said Munyamnane became non-committal to the arrangement as he failed to move out of the house, leading to the loss of Humbe’s money which was never recovered.

Male Impregnates Own 13y Old Cousin Sister

An 18-year-old male Form Two pupil in Binga who had an incestuous relationship with his 13-year-old cousin has appeared in court after the girl fell pregnant.

Their parents are brothers in Chabumbuluka Village under Chief Saba, Binga and share the same surname.

The schoolboy reportedly told the girl that it was only their fathers who were related when he proposed to her in April last year.

He raped her on several occasions in the bush until the girl discovered she was pregnant in September, the court was told.

The girl was doing Grade Seven at a local school and has since dropped out after giving birth last month. The schoolboy, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the girl, was charged with having sexual intercourse within a prohibited degree of relationship when he appeared before Hwange magistrate Ms Ailene Munamati.

He pleaded not guilty claiming that he didn’t know that the girl was his relative.

The court invited the schoolboy’s father and uncle (names withheld) who testified that the two knew they were cousins and even used to stay together at their paternal grandfather’s homestead before his death.

The accused was lucky to escape with a non-custodial sentence after the magistrate convicted and sentenced him to 12 months in jail which was wholly suspended for five years after considering that he is in school.

Asked what he planned to do with the baby, the pupil told the court that he would pay the damages to the girl’s father. The magistrate questioned him how he would pay damages to his own paternal uncle.

Testifying in court, the complainant said: “I told him that he is my brother and he said he didn’t care as he loved me. He said only our fathers are related and not us.”

The prosecutor Mr Bruce Maphosa said:

“The accused proposed love to the girl on April 18. The two had unprotected sex on several occasions in the bush. In September 2017 the girl discovered that she was pregnant and fled from home.”

A report was made to the police leading to the accused’s arrest.

@ncubeleon – state media

VIDEO: Peter Munyanduri (Presidential Candidate)’s Fat CV; He Says Only The Most Educated Must Enter State House

ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO AND EXPERIENCE MIX (CURICULA VITAE-RESUME) FOR TENDAI PETER MUNYANDURI

Date of Birth:01/REDACTED.

Cellphone number +263-REDACTED

Cellphone number :+263*********

Telephone: 068-REDACTED

Email address [email protected] or [email protected]

Education

Master of Science In Electrical Power Engineering(U.Z.)-UPPER Second class 2.1(merit) grade-University Of Zimbabwe(U.Z.)

Masters Of Science In Strategic Management specializing in marketing(CUT) pass

Masters In Business Administration specializing in Finance(U.Z.) pass

BSc In Electrical & Electronic Engineering(U.Z.) 2.1 Upper Second class grade.

Diploma In Marketing (I.M.M. –S.A)

Diploma In Management (I.S.M. –U.K)

12 years at Senior Management level-District Manager (8 years), Engineering & Marketing Manager(4 years)

132 kv, 33 kv and 11 kv ZESA Switching Senior Authorized.

Corporate member of the Zimbabwe Institute of Engineers/member Engineering Council Of Zimbabwe.

More than 10 years commercial experience in the energy and power sector-knowledge and experience with power stations e.g. hydro, solar generating stations, thermal, wind fields

More than 5 years experience in service and product pricing

More than 3 years in substation construction and maintenance upto 132/33 kv substations(breakdown maintenance, scheduled annual/ periodic maintenance, condition based maintenance methods and predictive maintenance methods)

More than 7 years in power system planning

Practical hands on skills in cellphone repair, computer and radio repair with electronic wiring diagrams including installation of satellite dishes.

Witnessed construction of several base stations, Glen Norah, Kadoma and Cold Stream Chinhoyi (transmission tower, remote radio unit(rru), antennas, dish, generator cubicle, automatic transfer switch, base station wiring of power and communication circuits,, battery bank).Configuring of radio to make it join the system using a laptop.

Joining of communication cables e.g. 1000 pair copper communication cables. Fibre optic with splicing machines including heat shrink technologies.

EXPERIENCE IN cellphone and computer repair including radios and TVs and touch screen Ipads(LCD –solar cells technology)

Experience in use of splicing machines in fibre-optic jointing

Jointing of upto 1500 pair communication cables

Specialist knowledge of distribution technology

Excellent management, analytical, communication and teamwork skills and ability to interpret financial ratios.

Good understanding of electricity sector reforms, particularly technical regulatory issues

More than three years in the design and management of electrical reticulations including construction of overhead lines and installation of cables upto 132 kV. Practically joined the first 33 Kv XLPE cables in Harare Region and switched most switchgears upto 132 KV.

About 8 years in District Management

5 years experience in installation of satellite dishes, management of cellphone and computer repair, joining of 200 core communication cables, 800 core communication cables, 300 core telecommunication cables using splicing machines, scotch-locks and sleeves for copper paper cables to jelly PVC cables and also of fibre optic cables with splicing machines using color coding for fibre identification and jointing, computer networking LAN, MAP, CISCO switches, routers and computer room management, wireless computer equipment,server management.

On and off-work experience in telecoms, computer sciences and marketing and ability to interpret market ratios as well as financial ratios in aiding management decisions.

Gained building construction and maintenance experience when working for the Ministry of Public Construction And National Housing and also as ZESA Senior Engineer(substations)

Well read on Personal information Machines(cellphones, laptops), exchanges(switch), mobile switching centres, base stations(BSs),Strowlger and digital Fetex Exchanges, Base Tranceiver Stations, cabinet and marshalling kiosks. Message attenuation, signal to noise ratio in decibels, time division multiplexing, frequency division multiplexing, microwave and radio uplinks and down links

Witnessed installation of base station electronic security systems Glen Norah.

Vast experience in power system planning and load-forecasting

Vast knowledge in design and interpretation of engineering drawings, civil engineering drawings and layout plans, single line drawings, protection schematics, wiring drawings and wiring schedules.

Off work experience in marketing, slogan design, flyer design, creative message design, poster design, personal selling and flyer distribution, brand management, segmenting, targeting and positioning.

Television presentation experience and have wide publicity experience in National newspaper publicity. Video and audio control units, teleprompt and newsproduction room.

Experience in crafting network expansion/development plans

Part-time lecturing experience in mechatronics department(Power Electronics) -Chinhoyi University of Technology.

Skills

Technical knowledge related to Electricity and consumer services business

Strong administration skills and experience

Computer literate

Product pricing skills

Substation and line maintenance skills upto and including 132/33 kv substations and 132 kv lines

Good report writing and communication skills

Ability to manage the power industry business

Track record of outstanding leadership(As District Manager (Kadoma) my District was the best in Northern Region), strategic planning skills, organizing, management and strong visionary skills. Motor vehicle garage management skills.

Good communication and marketing skills

A passion for achievement, results oriented with high level of personal initiative

Good financial and business skills including customer handling skills

Focus on service excellence

A strong understanding of the energy sector(more than 10 years relevant experience) and technologies around the world(Was a subject at Masters level), have read various magazines on energy technologies including renewables and have towered various countries e.g. India, South Africa, Excellent presentation skills(Was part-time lecturer in Power Electronics ) at Chinhoyi University Of Technology.

Television presentation skills and a knowledge of broadcasting studios layout including microphones, digital cameras, teleprompts, video control units, audio control units, carrier signals, broadcasting frequency band and transmission

Knowledge of the photocopying business, computer, TV,radio and cellphone repair, book perfect binding and book writing industry.

Professional Membership

Corporate member Zimbabwe Institute Of Engineers/

Professional member -Engineering Council of Zimbabwe(ECZ)

Clean class 4 Zimbabwean Driver’s licence

EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW

Substation design including substation construction upto and including 132/33 Kv substations. Preparation of single line diagrams, protection schematics, wiring drawings and wiring schedules, including civil engineering drawings. System planning and demand forecasting. Project appraisals using payback period, discounted payback period, net present value e.t.c. Experience in breakdown maintenance, scheduled annual/periodic maintenance and condition based maintenance methods including predictive maintenance. Use of vibration monitoring, inspection, machine parameter and machine efficiency measurement, analytical ferrography or oil analysis. Preparation of system development plans. Customer services- face to face, telephonic and electronic service support. Overhead line and underground cable projects upto and including 132 KV .Fault-finding in electrical networks using fault locators and multimeters. Fault finding in telecommunication cables using cable haunts and other fault locaters. Eight(8) years District Management experience with a subordinate base of 305 multi-racial and multi-professional(Accounts, Administration, Loss Control, Engineering, Commercial, garage). Marketing and sales experience, managing electrical installations. Market segmentation, targeting and positioning of products and brands. Crafting strategic plans and strategy implementation, control and review. Maintenance of electro-mechanical systems. Stakeholder analysis and stakeholder mapping. Planning and design. Solar installation experience and skills(solar fields and wind fields).Strong theoretical and practical experience in product pricing(cost plus margin, penetrating pricing, scheming, time of use, psychological pricing methods and weather based tariffs). Experience in the use of Distribution and Transmission code .Knowledge about FACTS and HVDC. Knowledge in green generation methods e.g. solar generation, wind generation e.t.c.

Skills & Expertise Acquired

Solar installation skills, Substation design skills, electrical reticulation planning and design skills, substation and overhead line maintenance skills, power system modeling skills, demand forecasting skills, project management skills, people management skills, planning skills, load-flow studies skills, skills for crafting system development plans, marketing skills, customer care skills, communication skills, advertising skills, management skills, administration skills, financial analysis skills, maintenance management skills, persuasive skills, negotiation skills, strategic planning skills, tactical planning skills, stakeholder analysis and stakeholder mapping skills, engineering skills, commercial skills, garage management skills, human resources management skills, loss control skills, risk management skills, budgeting skills, strategic planning and implementation skills, preparation of wiring and schematic drawings skills, and effective stakeholder engagement skills, corporate governance skills, service excellence skills, effective fund management and utilization skills, innovation championing skills, performance management skills using the balanced score-card and results based management system(RBM), policy formulation skills, budgeting and cost management skills. product pricing skills(penetrating pricing, scheming pricing, cost plus margin pricing, psychological pricing )

Experience Mix

2009-Now-Senior Engineer (Planning)

Key responsibilities

System planning and design

Research in smart grids, renewables and network/grid intelligence

Crafting system expansion/development plans

Power system modeling and Load-flow studies

Load-forecasting

Stakeholder analysis and stakeholder-mapping

System development plans.

PSIP submissions.

Project appraisals

2004-2009-Engineering & Marketing Manager

Key responsibilities

Management of installations(electrical fittings and satellite dishes installation)

Management of repair of electric motors and computer hardware

Product and service pricing

Repair of computer and cellphone hardware

Computer networking use of CISCO switches and hubs

Marketing and sales management

Market segmentation and crafting strategic marketing plans

Segmenting, Targeting and positioning of markets and products

Strategy and policy formulation

Strategy implementation

1996-2004-ZESA District Manager (Kadoma)

Key Responsibilities

Coordinating and creating synergy among commercial, engineering, accounting, human resources and risk management sections

Strategy formulation, strategy implementation, control and review

Corporate policy and policy implementation

District management

Rural electrification

People management

Crafting of strategic and tactical plans

1993-1996-Senior Engineer(Substations)

Key responsibilities

Crafting of civil engineering drawings, single line diagrams protection schematics, wiring drawings and wiring schedules

Management of construction and maintenance of substations upto 132/33 kv

Substation commissioning

Maintaining a database of substation load readings

Budgeting and cost control during substation projects

1989-1993-Senior Engineer(Mains)

Key responsibilities

Commercial activities

Customer care

Planning & design

Load-forecasting

System planning diagrams

System development plans.

Crafting network expansion plans

Load-flow studies

PSIP submissions

Design of electrical reticulations of residential, commercial and industrial entities up-to and including 132 Kv

Fault finding in electrical networks

Customer management

Management of overhead-lines and underground cable projects

Processing customer application forms

Customer service

Management of subordinates in the section

Budgeting

TELECOMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCE(Telone/Econet/Powertel)

Participated in joining 400 core communication cables outside Harare Telone Main Exchange. Have gathered that the biggest cable in Kadoma is 1 200 core. Inspected these cables(300 core, 400core, 800 core and

1 200 core in the main hole outside Kadoma Main Exchange and have seen these communication cables elsewhere. Witnessed connection of 300 core communication copper cables using splicing machine opposite ZETDC Kadoma District. Witnessed connection of telecommunication copper cables to paper Telone communication cables using sleeves and scotchlocks.

Worked and saw the Strowger Exchange in the then PTC Harare Main Exchange . Saw and inspected the Fetex Exchange Kadoma and Chinhoyi Exchange and the about 35 000 core or more are a total of cores entering an Exchange.

Witnessed and participated in the joining of fibre optic cables using a splicing machine along Parklane Street Harare. Have seen and visited

1.Harare Main Exchange

2.Kadoma Exchange

3.Chinhoyi Exchange

4.Avondale Exchange

Witnessed the building of Kadoma Base station on top of the mountain and realized the use of hollow cables in communication(conduit for fibre optics). Witnessed building of Waverly and Spaceman GlenNorah Base stations and telecommunications tower from scratch.

Method of research and Experience Acquisition

1.included sampling all off-cuts in terms of cables and excess material analysis and being a spectator during all the construction of Base Stations, Base Transceiver Stations and general work in the communication and telecommunication industry.

2.Being a voluntary worker during weekends and Holidays and 5 years I was employed with M.E. Electrical(2004-2009) for telecommunications companies Telone/Econet/Powertel/M.E. Electrical and also weekends when formally employed by ZESA.

3.Leaving employment contracts hanging with telecommunication companies(I offer and I accept concept).Maintaining clean employment contracts. This will help in protection design which is a telecommunication functionality in ZETDC.

4.Taking close interest and giving priority to staff construction base stations in Kadoma, Harare and Chinhoyi.

5.Managing customer-supplier relationship to acquire knowledge during all the time I was employed by ZESA/ZETDC.

6.Reading textbooks on telecommunications and digital signal processing.

7.Working with and watching television, radio, computer and cellphone repairers for 5 years(2004-2009) and upto now during spare time.

8.Working with satellite dish installers e.g. COSDISH and M.E. Electrical.

9.Digging and participating in repair of two wire black 48V-52v (if 0.63mm copper Imax=5 A)PTC/Telone communication cables.

10.Visiting Mobile/Main Switching Centres(MSC)

11.Research on base station design and telecommunication IN standard textbooks and internet.

12.Discussions with Chief Telephone Technicians and telephone technicians during field work.

13.Watching with keen interest telephone distribution installation in buildings e.g. Building near ZETDC Kadoma-Mutetwa building,ZETDC Northern Region.

14.Work in cabinets and distribution points, installation of telephone handsets and WI-FI.

15.Making friends with telephone industry experts

Fault-Finding in telecommunication underground cables using fault locators e.g. cable haunt/hunt. Distribution points.

TYPES OF LINKS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY

1.WIRE Links(48-52 V)-e.g. copper, fibre optic, paper copper cables, jelly pvc copper cables e.t.c.

2.Radio or wireless links(E.G. Base stations and cellphones)

3.Satellite links

Terminal equipment in telecommunications

1.Telephone handsets

2.Cellphones

3.Computers

4.Radios and televisions

5.Fax machines e.t.c.

6.Protection relays

7.antenna

Intermediate equipment in telecommunications

1.Splitter-filter

2.Modem/router

3.Exchange/Main Switching Centre

4.Pulse-code-modulators(PCM)

Main Points In The Telecommunication Industry

2 pair cable to telephone handset bandwidth=0.3-3.4 KHz which is utilized for voice and data. Lower side voice and upperside data which is achieved through a bandpass filter called a splitter

WIFI –MODEM/ROUTER Transmits WIFI signal to end user gadgets.

When joining copper paper cables we have to use sleeves to minimize width of cable.

Scotchlocks have to be used when joining jelly filled copper. The scotchlocks themselves are jelly filled

For fault-locating in telecommunication cables we use cable haunts, Time domain reflectometer(TDR) for faults on copper cables and Optical Time Domain Reflectometer(OTD) for fibre-optic

FETEX is a digital Exchange and Strowger an electro-mechanical switch

Hobbies

Reading literature on social sciences (Widely read on solar energy, Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, political science and social science)

Watching athletics

Watching TV

Marketing

Research and reading engineering and scientific journals.

Being a voluntary worker in engineering, telecommunication companies of interest during weekends and holidays and also whilst on official leave.

Chamisa Fields 210 Candidates While Khupe Scrapes Just 112