By Paul Nyathi|Spokesperson of the Thokozani Khuphe led MDC-T faction Obert Gutu has challenged the Nelson Chamisa led faction of the party that the use of the party name will be finalised in the court on Friday.

Speaking in a media interview after submitting opposing papers on a High Court application submitted by the Chamisa led faction on Thursday, Gutu said that they have engaged high profile lawyers to defend their position to use the party name.

The Chamisa led faction through its lawyers Atherstone and Cook Legal Practitioners, on Thursday filed an urgent chamber application at the Bulawayo High Court citing Khupe, Abednico Bhebhe and Gutu, as respondents seeking an order stopping them from “unlawfully exploiting and abusing its registered MDC-T trademark, symbols and signs.”

In an affidavit, submitted by their chairperson Morgen Komichi the Chamisa faction said: “This is an application for an order interdicting the respondents from unlawfully using the applicant’s name in the pursuit of their political agenda and infringing on registered trademarks. The respondents were dismissed as members and office bearers of the party on 23 March 2018”.

Komichi said Khupe and her allies were causing confusion and misleading MDC-T followers by continuing to use the party trademark, symbols and signs.

“Notwithstanding the dismissal, which effectively terminated their membership, the respondents have, in common purpose, purported to present themselves as not only MDC-T members, but office bearers thereof and thereby causing a lot of confusion amongst party supporters,” he said.

“MDC-T is our name and is our own property. We have past experience on this issue, some tried to do it previously and you know what happened. We are going to approach the courts when the right time comes,” Komichi said.

“The applicant (MDC-T) is the owner of the trademark which the respondents are unlawfully exploiting, including the open palms slogan. The respondents have now started creating their own political structures in the name of the applicant, including making use of the party’s registered trademark and their derivative marks, symbols and colours.”

Komichi accused Khupe of portraying herself as the leader of the MDC-T and the party’s presidential candidate in the forthcoming harmonised elections.

“It is also apparent that the first respondent (Dr Khupe) and all persons acting through her and on her behalf are making use of and exploiting a registered trademark which belongs to the MDC-T in violation of the Trademarks Act,” he said.

Komichi said although Khupe ceased to become an MDC-T member soon after her expulsion, she continued to use social media platforms misrepresenting herself as the acting president of the party. “The MDC-T contention is that the respondents’ actions are clearly unlawful. The applicant is a party that will contest in the 2018 harmonised elections and has been doing preparations for the past five years. If the respondents are aggrieved they should follow the due process of the law and not openly defy resolutions properly taken by organs of the party to which they belonged,” he said.

Gutu said that they have since filled their opposing papers through their lawyers T.J Mabhikwa and Partners.

In the opposing papers Khupe insisted that she was the acting president of the MDC-T.

“I became acting president of MDC-T by operation of law in terms of Article 9.21.1 of the party constitution upon the untimely death and sad passing on of our party leader, the late Morgan Tsvangirai on 14 February 2018. Before I became acting president, I was the deputy president of the party having been elected by the congress in 2006, 2011 and 2014 as provided for in Article 6.44 of the party constitution,” she said.

Gutu said that they have assembled their legal team which will be led by Professor Lovemore Madhuku to defend their position when the court seats on Friday afternoon.

“We are not moved by their court action,” said Gutu. “We are ready to engage them in court and will definitely come out of court victorious.”

By Paul Nyathi|Under pressure ZANU PF has quickly reversed disqualifications made on aspiring candidates by provincial committees demanding that all CVs submitted by members wishing to contest primary elections be sent to Harare immediately.

The ruling party took the decision in a hurry on thursday after members from the provinces threatened to ensure that the party candidates presented lose the national elections set for July or August this year.

ZimEye.com sources within the party indicated that a huge majority of party members were not happy with the candidates vetting process that was done by provincial committees.

The vetting committees in nine of the ten provinces held seperate vetting exercises last weekend where a number of aspiring candidates were disqualified from taking part in the primaries set for the 5th of May.

According to the sources, members were not happy with some reasons given by provinces to eliminate candidates from participating resulting in them raising the issue with the party leadership in Harare.

“Some candidates were disqualified to protect some so called big fish from being contested,” said the source.

In a reactionary mode, the ZANU PF Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu immediately reversed all disqualifications requesting for all the CVs received by provinces to be submitted to Head Office for vetting.

In a letter to all provinces Mpofu advised that the party national electoral committee will do the final vetting.

“This letter serves to advise that leadership of the party has been inundated with calls by aspiring candidates who are claiming that their CVs have been thrown out at both administrative district and provincial levels disqualifying them to participate in the primary elections,” said Dr Mpofu.

“As the secretary for Administration, I hereby direct provinces to receive all the CVs of aspiring candidates, make comments and urgently forward them to party headquarters for vetting. The final decision on who qualifies and who does not qualify will be made by the party headquarters not district nor the province.”

Dr Mpofu said the party leadership was disheartened by the sad developments and wanted corrective measures to be taken immediately.

He appealed to all the provinces to cooperate and adhere to Zanu-PF rules and regulations governing the conduct of primary elections.

“Several candidates also swarmed Zanu-PF headquarters from all provinces complaining about their disqualification to stand by provinces. Leadership is disturbed and dismayed by this development and wants immediate correction to this matter,” said Mpofu.

By Dorrothy Moyo| The MDC-T outcast Thokozani Khupe has received support from activist and the parliament seeking Linda Masarira who slammed the MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa who she said had made “the worst mistake”.

The development comes after Khupe was on Thursday expelled from parliament after Chamisa recalled her.

Khupe was de-robed and simultaneously expelled from the MDC-T party after nearly 8  months or bitter fights with the late Morgan Tsvangirai and later Chamisa.

Today’s development saw Khupe’s spokesman tell ZimEye.com she will take legal action against Chamisa.

While many appeared to celebrate her removal from parliament, Masarira wrote in support of her.

Masarira said it was the worst decision made by the “Chamisa faction”.

Writing on her micro-blogging portal, Masarira said, “this was the worst decision made by the Chamisa faction. At this juncture I am forced to follow the voice of reason to support constitutionalism and to protect the interests of a woman politician. Zimbabwe Women In Politics condemns this move and will stand in solidarity with Dr Thokozani Khupe.”

National People’ s Party(NPP) Spokesperson Jeffryson Chitando has said only a female President can solve the country’ s perennial problems.

“The majority of cross boarder traders, vendors,
and farm workers are
women.

Why then do we claim to be democratic
when our policies do not promote the
majority?

The Zimbabwean liberation struggle was fought
to dislodge a system that promoted the wishes of
the minority at the expense of the majority.

Did we
not replace an oppressive system with another bad
system?

Women must stand up and vote for a system
that promotes democracy.

Women must vote for a woman!!!” argued Chitando.

By Terrence Mawawa| Staunch Zanu PF critic Antony Taruvinga has indicated that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is afraid of a public debate because of the Gukurahundi shadows tormenting him.

“The delusional coup President declined a public debate with front runner Nelson Chamisa amid fears his dark past associated with murders, abductions, massive corruption could be exposed live on television.

Mnangagwa has a jerky annoying voice, he speaks like a cornered thief. In almost all his addresses, his speeches lack facts, the contents are always full of balderdash (kuvukura kurakasha nonsense),” argued Taruvinga .

Terrence Mawawa

Prominent social media analyst and Zanu PF critic Antony Taruvinga has described President Emmerson Mnangagwa as “an insensitive leader.”

He accused Mnangagwa of further exploiting the country’s meagre resources.

“US$2.3 million blown only on China trip. US$3.5
million of state funds wasted on buying T-shirts,
caps and zambias from China for ED campaign.

US
$15 billion worth of diamonds from Chiadzwa stolen,
sold and the proceeds stashed in foreign accounts.
We watch helplessly while our revenue is being
squandered without shame.

The roads that we use
daily are an eyesore. None of the people in
government and their spouses use these roads.

This government needs to be wiped from existence.

Your vote is your power. Get registered to exercise it.
Show Mnangagwa and his Junta government the
exit door,” charged Taruvinga yesterday.

Terrence Mawawa

MDC members running a social media platform under the name Advocate Chamisa for President, have sensationally accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of perpetrating acts of terror against perceived supporters of the opposition party.

“It is not Robert Mugabe alone who murdered our
brothers and sisters.

It is ZANU PF including the so
called new dispensation leadership.

Mnangagwa himself has a case to answer and he knows that,” read part of a report compiled by the MDC supporters.

By Paul Nyathi|Opposition MDC Secretary for Legal Affairs David Coltart has challenged Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa to tell the truth on the suspected corruption in the purchase of the Boeing 777 for Zimbabwe Airways.

In a Facebook post, Coltart challenged the Minister to tell the truth on why proper government purchase procedures were ignored.

Chinamasa blamed sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe as the reason why government failed to follow the laid down procedures to acquire the aircraft from Malaysia.

Coltart’s full challenge to Chinamasa posted on his Facebook reads as foolows:

“The amount of subterfuge and duplicity in this Zimbabwe Airways deal is breathtaking.

Take for example this quote from Finance Minister Chinamasa in today’s Newsday:

“The minister said the project was kept under wraps, as part of a sanctions-busting measure and to avoid disruptions in negotiations”

Chinamasa said the government also engaged Boeing, which, after a due diligence, exercise recommended that the planes were good assets with a lifespan of 15 to 20 years.”

ZANU PF always loves to blame sanctions for everything and use it as cover at every turn. And they have done it again here. Now sanctions is given as the excuse for the lack of transparency around this deal – why the deal “was kept under wraps”. But he is hoisted by his own petard – because in trying to answer another criticism – that we have bought second hand planes from Malaysia – he says that Government engaged Boeing who recommended the planes (to justify what appears to be a bad deal).

Boeing is of course a massive American company, and the USA has some of the most stringent sanctions against the ZANU PF regime. It is simply absurd to think that this Government could have had any dealings with Boeing without the knowledge of the American Government.

So Minister Chinamasa you cannot have your cake and eat it – either sanctions had nothing to do with keeping this deal “under wraps” or Government never engaged Boeing. Pray tell us what in fact is the truth.

By Paul Nyathi|Government has announced that it will soon be unveiling twenty four new state run television stations.

This was said by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services, George Charamba, during an interview with a local radio station ZiFM Stereo on Monday night.

In relation to the ongoing digitalisation programme, Charamba said they are in the process of acquiring decoders which will enable citizens to access broadcast channels.

“The tender for decoders is just about to be floated. It’ll mean that overnight, we’ll have licences to give out to 12 television licence operators. I hope Zimbabweans are ready for that because it’ll come pretty soon.

“But I’ve also been informed by our engineers that there’s a new technology which could double that capacity. We’ve decided that we’re no longer going to go SD (Standard Definition), because if we go SD, we would’ve had 24 channels in an instant.

“But now, we’re going High Definition (HD) because that’s where the quality is. I’m told there are new technologies that can double that capacity and we might end up having 24 new licences to give out,” said Charamba.

He said as the economy grows, room for more television channels to be absorbed would increase.

“My hope is that as the economy grows then we should be able to accommodate more and more channels.

“I promise the questioner that we’re almost on the verge of a multichannel era from a television point of view. And I hope the entrepreneurs who are eager and waiting for that licensing process are ready,” said Charamba.

The state run broadcaster is currently involved in the process of setting up varied community radio stations throughout the country.

So far three have been set up in Bulawayo, Gweru and Mutare. The radio stations have also adopted the partisan broadcasting done by the national radio stations.

Last year the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe issued twelve community radio station licences which were all awarded to known ZANU PF loyalists.

Couple of years back two national radio licences were also issued with one being given to Minister Supa Mandiwanzira while the other was awarded to the government run Zimpapers.

The government has literally refused to open up the airwaves for opposition political parties to broadcast only running the ZANU PF programmes.

By Dorrothy Moyo| Reports reaching ZimEye show that police have offloaded rounds of teargas on protesting Great Zimbabwe students.

The students are protesting against high fees and poor service delivery.

It was not clear at the time of writing if there were injuries.

Prolific activist and former Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu) secretary general Makomborero Haruzivishe said, “Members of Zimbabwe Republic Police are firing shots at Great Zimbabwe University Mashava campus where students are demonstrating for #FeesMustFall & against poor service delivery. This is proof that there is nothing new about this dispensation!,” he wrote on his twitter portal.

Responding to a question asked by Glenview North Member of Parliament Fani Munengiwa in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, Ziyambi Ziyambi said that Mnangagwa never committed to solving the cash crisis in the country in his first hundred days in office.

“I would like to thank the Hon. Member for the question which he asked pertaining to the programme of Government, the Hundred Day Programme and what he indicated as promises to end queues within hundred days which is not correct,” said Minister Ziyambi.

“When the President came in, he promised to introduce a new culture of working and of accountability. Hence the Government came-up with the hundred day targets to ensure that we turn around the economy and introduce a new culture and work ethic.”

Among the targets which were set, nobody indicated that the problem of cash is a problem that can be overturned overnight,” Ziyambi said.

On further questioning by the House, the Minister who was attempting to answer on behalf of the Minister of Finance who was not in the house asked Munengami to send the questions in writing to the Finance Minister.

His dicing of the question attracted heavy protests from the members led by Themba Mliswa who took swipe at the Minister.

“This issue of cash is critical to the country and we cannot keep on postponing that issue. Why does he allow himself to take questions which he knows he cannot respond to? It is a waste of time. The whole nation wants to know what legislators are doing about the cash crisis,” said Mlilo.

“Mr. Speaker, it is either the Government admits that it has failed and then we go to a new Government so that it can solve the problems.”

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By Dorrothy Moyo| President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesman George Charamba has promised that government officials under investigation for corruption will be arrested.

Charamba spoke on Larry Kwirirayi’s ZiFM Stereo program Monday evening, saying officials under probe will be arrested as soon as investigations are over.

He said this while responding to a question concerning targeted arrests on G40 members.

“Except, the persons who have cases to answer were persons who were in the government that made way to the new dispensations, isn’t it?

“It’s not being suggested that I should go to Buhera and arrest someone merely to balance it off. If the question is about the integrity in the use of public resources then necessarily, those that were in government will have a case to answer.

“And really the questions in terms of which persons answer is not a closed chapter. It is ongoing.

“There are quite a number of investigations underway. Investigations involving persons who are even in Government as we speak and when the investigations are done and complete definitely those persons would be arraigned before the courts.”

By Paul Nyathi|Coalition of Democrats, (CODE) leader Elton Mangoma says that their coalition is the most stable and best coalition available ahead of this year’s elections.

Speaking to ZimEye.com in an interview on Tuesday, Mangoma said that CODE has the best possible chances of winning the national elections set for July or August this year because of its stability compared to other coalitions.

“We are by far the most stable and best administered coalition for this election and very confident that we will win the election,” said Mangoma.

The coalition is made up of Mangoma’s Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe with five other so called minor opposition parties.

The other parties are, Dumiso Dabengwa led ZAPU which also incorporates in it Barbara Nyagomo’s Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe.

Little known African Democratic Party led by Marcelina Chikasha and a faction of the Zimbabwe First Party led by Derreck Lupemba.

Mangoma said that the coalition will be officially launched at a ceremony to be held at the Africa Unity Square in Harare this Saturday.

“We will definitely be launching the coalition this Saturday and all preparations are well in place for the day,” said Mangoma.

Contrary to his assertions on the stability of the party, CODE lost two of its founding and key members the Welshman Ncube led MDC and the Tendai Biti led PDP last year.

The two parties joined the then MDC-T leader late Morgan Tsvangirai to establish the MDC Alliance coalition which at the moment has by far the largest visible following.

Giving further doubts on the stability claims by Mangoma, the Coalition of Democrats recently lost two more members the Dr Maxwell Zeb Shumba led faction of ZimFirst and surprising returnees PDZ of Barbara Nyagomo.

The parties all accused the coalition of lacking the political stamina to be able to wrestle power from the ruling ZANU PF.

The departing leaders also accused Mangoma of not being transparent in the running of the party consequently turning into a dictator.

“As the ZimFirst presidential candidate, I believe CODE is worthless and Mangoma is incompetent,” said Dr Shumba when he quite the coalition early this year.

“For this country to move forward we do not need such kind of leadership,” he said.

Nyagomo of the Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe (PDZ) wrote to CODE saying;

“PDZ is pulling out of CODE because there is lack of transparency and accountability and also that a principal or a couple of principals take unilateral decisions in CODE.”

Besides being questioned on the issues raised by exiting partners, Mangoma insisted, without giving reasons, that the coalition is far much better organised than the Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance and the Joice Mujuru led People’s Rainbow Coalition.

By Paul Nyathi|A Gwanda woman who was last week attacked together with her daughter on their way to join an overnight bank queue in the town has died.

The 57 year old woman died at the United Bulawayo Hospitals from the stab wounds while her daughter is battling for her life at Gwanda Hospital.

Irene Tshabangu and her daughter Judith Msimanga (24) of Jacaranda low density suburb in the town were both stabbed at around 4:35 AM last Thursday when they were on their way to join a bank queue for cash.

The two were attacked by a lone man who imaged from the bushes and brutally attacked the two women. The women were rushed to Gwanda Provincial Hospital after the attack.

Tshabangu was rushed for specialist attention at the United Bulawayo Hospitals where she died a few days later.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has always maintained that the country’s cash flow problems have been sorted yet people still put up outside the banks for cash.

By Terrence Mawawa| Just a day before his (Nelson Chamisa’s) rally, youths have hit the ground preparing for the MDC Alliance Rally. In the pictures below, yesterday Masvingo provincial Youth Deputy Secretary Kingsley Sibanda, Provincial Youth Organising Secretary Paul Rimai and Provincial Youth secretary for finance Godfrey Kurauone were snapped displaying Chamisa’s posters and as well distributing flyers at and around Nyima growth point ahead of Friday’s MDC Alliance Rally at Nyika growth point in Bikita. There Chamisa is set to address thousands of rural supporters.

Thousands of MDC Alliance supporters are expected to attend two rallies scheduled for Jerera and Nyika Growth Points respectively.

Chamisa will address both rallies.

“This weekend the People’s President Advocate Nelson Chamisa will be in the rural districts of Masvingo Province.

On 13 April he will address a rally at Nyika Growth
Point.

On 14 April he will address another rally at Jerera
Growth Point.

The jet which Simba Chikore acquired is government owned, Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa says.

Government yesterday took delivery of a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft from Malaysia, which is part of an envisaged fleet of 10 aeroplanes to be managed under a new company tasked to boost the local aviation sector.

The 300-seater plane, which touched down at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport yesterday, is wholly-owned by the Government’s special purpose vehicle, Zimbabwe Aviation Leasing Company, which, in turn, is leasing the aircraft to Zimbabwe Airways.

Zimbabwe Airways is also owned by the Government and was formed to give Air Zimbabwe
(Airzim) time to come back to its feet and recover from its debts.

The second Boeing has already been paid for in Malaysia and is expected in the country soon.
It is believed that the newly-acquired planes will add impetus to efforts to open Zimbabwe to investment and boost local tourism and trade.

In essence, Government, through Zimbabwe Airways, plans to acquire three additional Boeing 777 aeroplanes to service regional and international routes, including six small planes that will be used as feeder aircraft for long-haul flights.

Government has already paid $41 million out of the $70 million that is needed for the four Boeing 777 planes. It is believed that to date, local authorities have managed to arrange funding for two Boeing 777 planes and one Embraer.

Speaking after the delivery of the plane, Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa said the new aeroplanes, contrary to speculation, belonged to Government.
“I wish to categorically state the aeroplane that is outside there is the property and asset of the Government of Zimbabwe,” he said.

“I know speculation has been rife that the aircraft belonged to the former First Family.
“That is wrong and I am here to set the record straight. (Mr) Simba Chikore (President Mugabe’s son-in-law) has no interests in the business, directly or indirectly.”

Mr Chinamasa said Mr Chikore, who was one of the pilots who flew the plane from Malaysia, was initially roped in to offer technical support and assist in negotiating the deal.

“(Mr) Simba Chikore has no shareholding in this plane,” he said.
“We only recruited him to assist us with technical support during the negotiations since he has vast experience in the aircraft industry.”

Government has decided to lease out the planes to its newly-created firm, Zimbabwe Airways, in order to allow Airzim — currently saddled with a $300 million debt — time to recover.
“Zimbabwe Aviation Leasing Company, which is 100 percent owned by the Government, is leasing the new Boeing 777 to Zimbabwe Airways, which is also wholly owned by the Government,” said Minister Chinamasa.

“We will lease the aircrafts to third parties until Air Zimbabwe, which is now a bottomless pit, puts its house in order.”

Minister Chinamasa said the deal had been kept under wraps since 2016 to avoid jeopardising negotiations.

Zimbabwe Tourism Authority chief executive officer Mr Karikoga Kaseke urged Government to appoint a vibrant leadership to the new airline.

“I urge you to put a very serious board in the airline and a serious management and everything will follow,” he said.

Mr Kaseke said in future, Government should inform the nation of such crucial deals to avoid speculation.

“I am one of the people who believed in the media reports,” he said. “We are concerned because when you do not give us information we will have to believe the newspaper stories.”

Mr Kaseke urged Government to reopen the traditional international routes for business.

“These Boeing 777 planes should go to their traditional routes like the Harare-London route,” he said. “Before Air Zimbabwe became a bottomless pit, we used to win awards every year as the best airline in Africa.

“I hope we will be flying to London, China and other countries as soon as possible.”

Government says aviation experts that have examined the Boeing 777 planes from Malaysia say they can operate efficiently for between 15 to 20 years. – state media

The dreaded Central Intelligence Organision, CIO and the ZRP became involved in diamond mining to the extent of literally owning the businesses.

This was during the time of the Diamond Rush.

All this was revealed by the former CIO boss who over-saw the disappearance of Itai Dzamara.

Happyton Bonyongwe spoke as he was grilled over the missing $15 billion diamond revenue. VKDE

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Terrence Mawawa | The ruling party Zanu PF has sensationally disclosed that although MDC president Nelson Chamisa is popular he will lose the coming elections.

“If the ZANU PF youth leader can have such big rally at cell level hummmmm?

What more when President Mnangagwa starts campaigning?

Chamisa will be silenced!!.MDC must be allowed to go first showing fake crowds then President ED will come kuzodzikamisa kamwanana ako Pasi nemhanduuu!!!
#EdHasMyVote2018,” claimed the ruling party in a statement yesterday.

Stating after the delivery of the first Zim Airways plane, Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa said: “I’m here to categorically state that this plane is the property of the Republic of Zimbabwe and not the former First Family.” This is after Simba Chikore and wife Bona arrived with the plane earlier on sparking debate on ownership and source of funding.

MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa has boldly challenged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to a public presidential debate, as is the norm in other countries.

However, Mnangagwa has turned this down with his spokesperson, George Charamba telling journalists his boss is not keen on this.

“I don’t think we are likely to get it at all because we don’t find any value at all. One key component in political communication is go straight to the voter and they are many ways of doing it outside a presidential debate,” the local Newsday quotes Charamba.

Televised presidential debates ahead of general elections have become the hallmark of democratic nations, with candidates given an equal platform to defend their manifestos.

But Charamba said Mnangagwa would not be lulled into exposing his election strategy by the opposition.

“If you are a clever political player, you don’t fit into the strategy of your opponent, it’s up to the President and Zanu PF to decide whether or not the presidential debate does advance their own communication strategy. If it does, you will have it and if it doesn’t, you won’t have it,” he said.

He dismissed Chamisa as a “juvenile” who was excitable and renting roving crowds to create an image that he was a popular figure ahead of the polls.

“Zanu PF is visible, but not in opposition terms. We are fixing the economy and dealing with bread and butter issues, which, at the end of the day, determine how the voter behaves on the day, but more importantly, we have our schedule. We don’t copy an opponent’s strategy, you pursue your own. What I see really is a juvenilian response to an election that looms large, but a mature party is not excited and excitable, but takes its sweet time and as we move towards the election, the mighty machinery of Zanu PF will be unleashed,” he said.

But through his spokesperson, Luke Tamborinyoka, Chamisa yesterday said Charamba’s statements showed that Mnangagwa and his team remained in the “analogue” era and had not embraced trends in the world of civilisation.

“It tells you that you are dealing with an analogue lot in the digital age. This is what the rest of the civilised world is doing, that the electorate is allowed to make their own choice after presidential candidates go live and they debate their own programmes, their own policy ideas and manifestos so that people can make informed choices,” he said.

“President Chamisa is not only a pastor, he is an advocate of the superior court of the land and according to the Constitution, his age is such that he is allowed to contest for a presidential election.

“Is he saying that there are 40-year-old juveniles? For a party of geriatrics, for a party whose politburo is replete with characters who are over 80 and 90 years old, certainly someone who is 40 years old is a juvenile.”

Mnangagwa is 75 years old and Chamisa 40. Newsday

Former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko is fighting the President Emmerson Mnangagwa administration over his pension, which he has not received to date.

The local Daily News reports that the government is insisting that Mphoko must not enjoy full benefits because he did not serve a full term. Mphoko served under former President Robert Mugabe before he was ousted in a coup.

Mphoko’s lawyers, Mphoko’s lawyer said that the government, through the ministry of Justice, had opened up channels of communication over the pension issue, but was refusing to award the former vice president full benefits.

“We have been communicating back and forth, the communication we have so far with the ministry of Justice through the advice of the Attorney-General is that they appear to be conceding that he (Mphoko) is entitled to his pension but continue to dispute his entitlement to other benefits like security, office and others,” Ncube said.

The respected lawyer said part of the argument being raised by the government was that Mphoko did not deserve to get some of his terminal benefits since he did not complete his full term as the country’s second-in-charge.

In December last year, Mnangagwa gazetted retirement benefits to be enjoyed by a former president of Zimbabwe.

In terms of vice presidents, Statutory Instrument 86 of 2015 states that a VP who served at least one term in office can enjoy exit packages such as a security officer, two drivers, and domestic workers.

It is this clause that has somehow created the bone of contention as it assumes that Mphoko does not qualify for the benefits since he did not serve a full term.

Mphoko assumed the VP post in 2014 and lost his job in November last year under popular pressure following a military takeover, almost two years short of a full five-year term.

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By Dorrothy Moyo| April is the month when the late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai began the process of marrying an army commdmander’s widow. In the Shona culture a widow is called a deceased’s wife even after their husband’s death.

It was on the 19th April when Tsvangirai on the Friday night engaged to marry the widow (Elizabeth Macheka) of a senior ranking military officer.

The engagement ceremony was conducted on Friday night at the LaFarrranatta Restaurant along Mutoko Road. His engagement came barely six months after he stopped marriage proceedings for another woman, Lorcadia Karimatsenga Tembo.

Loud romantic music could be heard in the background on Friday night as Tsvangirai’s spokesman, Luke Tamborinyoka told ZimEye.com: “Yes it is correct; I can confirm that the Prime Minister has engaged with his loved one. I am still at the function right now”, he said.

Tsvangirai had been widowed since his wife and mother of his six children, Susan, died in a car crash in March 2009.

Tsvangirai may have disappointed his late wife’s younger sister who was given to be his wife in replacement of his children’s mother, according to African culture, party members said on the Friday night.

Elizabeth owns an upmarket beauty salon in Harare and her first husband, Mabasa Simba Guma, died in a car crash 10 years before. His funeral was published on the front page of the state run and ZANU PF controlles Herald newspaper.

Social networking websites were abuzz with the story as people talked about Macheka was once married to Airforce Wing Commander Mabasa Simba Guma, who had a record of leading the violent mass raiding of white owned farms in Chiredzi between 2000 and 2002. Mabasa Guma was a ruthless farm invader who was promoted to a senior military post as a reward for his farm invasions in the eastern town of Chegutu, something the MDC-T leader Tsvangirai may have paid a blind eye to, an army officer who deputised Guma told ZimEye.com.

ZimEye during that week also revealed that Ms Macheka is daughter to the powerful former ZANU PF mayor for Chitungwiza, Joseph Macheka.

Her name became the subject of public discussions the previous year after Tsvangirai had customarily married another woman, Lorcadia Tembo.

Tsvangirai sent a delegation to Lorcadia Karimatsenga Tembo’s home on November 18 2011 to request for her hand in marriage and pay lobola. But he soon terminated the relationship a few days later, stating: “I sent a delegation to the Karimatsenga family homestead to perform traditional and cultural rites to formalise this relationship.

“I have become a spectator in this relationship and things are happening too fast, on camera and without my knowledge. This has led me to conclude that there is a greater and thicker plot around this issue which has undermined my confidence in this relationship,” he said.

– CONTROVERSY –
Controversy however surrounds Ms Macheka’s conduct as friends of Guma claimed that she was no longer living with her former husband at the time of his death.

“The prime minister should have known and it is public knowledge that Elizabeth Guma was already living away from her husband at the time of his death”, two air force officers told ZimEye. “I don’t know maybe people change over time,” one of the ex-officers who requested not to be named, said.(ZIMBABWE, ZimEye)

By Paul Nyathi| The Zimbabwe First Party has accused Coalition Of Democrats, CODE, leader Elton Mangoma for conniving with a desperate former member to steal the party into his coalition in order to solicit funding.

In an interview with ZimEye.com on Wednesday morning, ZimFirst founding President Dr Maxwell Zeb Shumba accused Mangoma of conniving with his former Deputy Derrick Lupemba to retain the party name in the CODE after the party officially withdrew from the coalition.

Dr Shumba indicated that the party dismissed Lupemba from his position and the party on the 28th of February for gross incompetence and failure to account for party funds.

According to Dr Shumba the party further withdrew from the Coalition of Democrats on the 3rd of March raising concerns against the coalition leader Mangoma.

“When we pulled out of CODE, Mangoma immediately connived with Lupemba who we had dismissed and they produced a statement to the effect that I had been dismissed from the party and the party was continuing in the CODE coalition,” said Dr Shumba.

Dr Shumba insisted that ZimFirst is officially no longer a member of CODE while Lupemba is also no longer a CODE official who is not authorised to represent the party in any capacity.

“Lupemba left our campaign team on February 28, 2018 after the Campaign decided that his second VP position was no longer necessary,” said Dr Shumba.

“ZimFirst is actually battling theft of its intellectual property by CODE that sees the use of the ZimFirst name as a lifeline to their sinking ship,” he added.

“ZimFirst will not be part of the CODE launch and anyone purporting to be representing ZimFirst will be liable to be sued in a court of law,” said Shumba.

Dr Shumba went on to accuse Mangoma of deliberately funding the desperate Lupemba who had been surviving on funds from ZimFirst.

“We used to fund Lupemba for all his needs and when we stopped giving him money, Mangoma hijacked him and started giving him money just to have him keep ZimFirst name in the coalition,” said Shumba.

The former MDC-T American Province Chairman rubbished his alleged dismissal from the party by Lupemba.

“Dereck Lupemba is like a maggot after a hearty cow dung meal telling the bull to vacate the kraal. Does the bull need to pay attention?” said Shumba.

Contacted for a comment, Mangoma said that CODE had nothing to do with the internal fights within coalition partners.

“That one is an internal matter of ZimFirst and as CODE we are not involved in it at all,” said Mangoma.

“As far as we know, ZimFirst provided us with correspondence indicating that Shumba had been dismissed from the party and Lupemba is the new principal and we are working very well with him,” said Mangoma.

Meanwhile, ZimFirst has since written to Mangoma telling him to stop using their name in the coalition as the party is no longer a member of the coalition.

“ZimFirst has noted with disgust your continued arrogance ignoring our position that ZimFirst officially left CODE and any association with our name liable to prosecution in the court of law,” said the party in a letter to Mangoma.

“Let me point out that your demonstrated arrogance and underhand activities has left us with no option but seek legal remedy through the court of law.”

By Farai D Hove| MDC leader Nelson Chamisa was truly offered a walking at the late Joshua Nkomo’s house, his top aide argues.

Writing on Wednesday morning, the party’s Standing Committee member Chalton Hwende said, “Zanu-PF and State Media’s propaganda is sickening.

“The President was offered a Walking stick this is a fact but he never said he was offered the walking stick that Dr Nkomo used to use because he was never offered this particular walking Stick.”

The development comes after the late National Hero’s son told ZimEye Chamisa according to him is disrespected the Veteran through his speech at White City Stadium on Saturday. Watch the below video for the whole debacle –

By Dorrothy Moyo| Zimbabwe now has a total 118 parties participating in the upcoming 2018 elections.

The polls are set for July, according to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesman.

The number of registered parties was revealed by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission at an election reporting workshop in Gweru last week.

ZEC’s voter education director Mr Taurayi Gavi said 118 political parties have so far registered to participate.

He said the ZEC has not begun the screening of the 118 parties. Screening is required to ascertain if the applicants meet the required standards to compete in the polls. Gavi quoted by the state media said, “to date, we have 118 political parties that have written to ZEC expressing willingness to take part in the forthcoming elections. I would like to believe more are coming. We might have to accommodate all the 118 parties on a single ballot paper if they meet the required standards to contest.”

A Bulawayo man has been arrested for allegedly smashing an aerial filming drone worth more than R21 000.

Nathan Chikanya (29) of Sizinda suburb allegedly damaged the filming drone when it fell and landed on the ground while its owner Mr Clayton Chehore was filming some videos on Saturday.

Bulawayo magistrate Mr Franklin Mkhwananzi did not ask Chikanya to plead to charges of malicious damage to property on Monday.

He granted him $100 bail and remanded the matter to today (Wednesday) for trial.
Prosecuting, Mr Mclean Ndlovu alleged that the incident occurred at around 6PM near Zimnat house along Jason Moyo Street between 10th and 11 Avenue, Bulawayo.

“The complainant was filming some videos using an aerial filming drone and during the process the drone landed on the ground. The accused person approached and kicked the drone for no apparent reason,” he said.

“The machine valued at R21 932 was damaged. Mr Chehore apprehended Chikanya and took him to the police station.” – State Media

Two (2) Bulawayo men aided by 5 others allegedly assaulted a bar man at a local city club after accusing Mr Vincent Sithole of stealing a cellphone.

The two allegedly handcuffed and assaulted Sithole.

They appeared before Mr Franklin Mkhwananzi charged with assault and theft.

Michael Damein Scott (42) and Matthew Cooper Muzenda (20) with five men who are still on the run, accused Mr Vincent Sithole of stealing a cellphone at the club.

The gang allegedly dragged Sithole into the backroom of the club where they assaulted him with a knobkerrie all over the body. They allegedly stole his two cellphones and $20.
Mr Sithole sustained a broken arm and finger from the alleged assault.

Scott and Muzenda pleaded not guilty to assault and theft charges before Mr Mkhwananzi who granted each of them $50 bail.

He remanded the matter to April 20 for trial. – state media

The Department of Immigration says it’s time to market Zimbabwe through the amendment of visa regime between Zimbabwe and the United States of America.

The governments of Zimbabwe and USA have agreed on viable solutions to ease the movement of American tourists as they will be required to pay at least $160 for visa permits the whole year.
Principal director immigration Mr Clemence Masango told the ZBC News at a news briefing in Harare that the move will benefit the country as it will attract tourists who can increase the country’s revenue and earn the much needed foreign currency.

“US government officials now qualify for multiple entries for a year at fee of $160,” he said.
The agreement also touched on institutions of higher learning for students study permits which have been reduced from $200 to $160.

In a stunning development, many long-serving Zanu PF stalwarts have fallen by the wayside in the party’s selection of candidates who will participate in this year’s watershed elections, the Daily News can reveal.

This comes as dozens of other party heavyweights, who include serving and former Cabinet ministers, will also have to contend with newcomers who include the youths in primary elections across the country which have been set for May.

The looming elections will be the first in the past two decades not to feature ousted former president Robert Mugabe and the late popular opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai.

Such has been the interest generated by the elections among Zimbabweans that a number of opposition leaders are also set to contest President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the presidential plebiscite.

The emergence of Nelson Chamisa in particular, as the new MDC leader, appears to have energised opposition supporters, especially the youths, who see him as a viable alternative to Mnangagwa.
The Daily News established yesterday that long-serving Zanu PF politicians, Edna Madzongwe and Webster Shamu, are among the biggest causalities of the Zanu PF provincial pruning process that was held at the weekend to choose candidates for the party.

Madzongwe apparently threw in the towel during the Mashonaland West provincial co-ordinating committee (PCC) meeting, where Shamu’s bid to retain Chegutu East constituency was punctured by the province’s youth chairperson Vengai Musengi who will not be contested in the primary elections.
Shamu, a war veteran and former broadcaster — whose tumultuous political career drew comparisons with the proverbial nine lives of a cat because of his stunning comebacks from previous party challenges — had been expected to contest in the primary elections unopposed.

This was especially so after he was surprisingly retained by Mnangagwa when the new president announced his maiden Cabinet after assuming power at the end of last year.
Then, Shamu had been in his position as Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs minister for less than a month, after Mugabe had previously recalled him from the wilderness following the 2014 ruling party purges which led to the expulsion of former vice president Joice Mujuru and several other Zanu PF bigwigs.

On the other hand, Madzongwe had held many high posts both in Zanu PF and in government since 1984. She is currently the president of the Senate.

The veteran politician was touted as one of the senior Zanu PF politicians at some point who could have replaced Mujuru, but eventually lost out to Mnangagwa.

At the height of the party’s ugly factional wars which pitted Mnangagwa against the Generation 40 (G40) faction, Madzongwe’s name was also often mentioned as one of the women candidates likely to be the beneficiary of the quota system that was being agitated for by the women’s league then led by Grace Mugabe.

Officials who claimed to have been frustrated by the regional PCC yesterday accused Mashonaland West provincial chairperson and Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi of pursuing vindictive politics.
“All aspiring qualifying candidates who wanted to contest … were disqualified on trumped up allegations, disloyalty to the party among others being on top of the list.

“War veterans and all affiliates’ CVs were put in the bin together with all the rejected but worthy candidates, ready for dispatch to the national elections,” one of the disgruntled party bigwigs told the Daily News.

He also alleged that the provincial leadership bore grudges from the time of Zanu PF’s ugly factional ructions which ended with the G40 being vanquished.

Similarly, former Mines minister Walter Chidakwa was also left out in the cold at the weekend, as his CV was not even taken into consideration.

However, Ziyambi told the Daily News that his executive had only made recommendations to be submitted to the national elections directorate, which is headed by the ruling party’s political commissar Engelbert Rugeje.

“There was no favouritism at all. I don’t do those things. My job is to just compile a list according to the rules of the party. I just look at the CVs and then refer them to the national elections directorate.
“All the CVs are there. But Madzongwe is not contesting. She just withdrew from the race,” Ziyambi said.

Ziyambi himself will not be contested in Zvimba West, while Tourism minister Prisca Mupfumira has no challenger as well for the senatorial post in Makonde.
Keith Guzah (Hurungwe West), Dexter Nduna (Chegutu West), Philip Chiyangwa (Zvimba South) and Christopher Mutsvangwa will also all not be contested after their potential challengers were allegedly kicked out.

Meanwhile, the province’s former chairperson, now an Independent MP for Norton, Temba Mliswa, warned that the alleged shenanigans of the Mash West party leadership could cost Mnangagwa in the elections — further predicting another “Bhora musango” scenario.

“MDC Alliance is gaining momentum whilst Zanu PF plots its implosion. When talking about this we’re labelled Chamisa fans but they’re scoring own goals, Bhora musango!

“We’re nearing a 2008 scenario where this time the junta’ll be powerless & under pressure for free, fair & credible elections,” Mliswa said on micro blogging site Twitter.

“People like Marian Chombo & (Bright) Matonga were left out after being asked to rejoin the party. Thank God I’d the foresight & God’s wisdom to avoid the embarrassment of rejoining the party only to be sidelined. They wanted to humiliate me but I remain standing. ED’s in trouble in Mash West.

“Whilst EDM has them at heart, Zanu PF is no longer for the WVs (war veterans). Even in the fiscus, Chinamasa excludes them and they are still paupers. It is only people such as myself, and some in the opposition like Chamisa and Masihairabwi,” Mliswa added.

Mliswa is set to slug it out with Mnangagwa’s special adviser and chairperson of the war veterans, Mutsvangwa, in the Norton constituency in the coming elections.

It is well known that there is no love lost between the two men, who last month traded barbs over who would win the constituency in the forthcoming elections.

In Mashonaland East, Sydney Sekeramayi, who at one time was touted as Mugabe’s successor, is also facing a testing time to his political career.

He will have to prove his mettle against war veterans provincial chairperson Daniel Sigauke and Philemon Mutongi for the Senate seat.

Defeat for Sekeramayi, who was a Cabinet ever-present since Zanu PF came to power in 1980, would almost certainly mark the end of his long political career.

Sekeramayi presided over some of the most key ministries in Mugabe’s successive governments —
including being Defence minister and State Security minister three times each in the two portfolios.
But Mnangagwa overlooked him in Cabinet and the only recognisable post he now holds is that of being a Senator.

The provincial executive there, led by Biggie Joel Matiza, also allegedly wrote damning recommendations against perceived allies of former vice president Joice Mujuru or Mugabe — who is reportedly the brains behind the National Patriotic Front (NPF) that is led by retired brigadier-general Ambrose Mutinhiri.

Uzumba legislator Simbaneuta Mudarikwa, Maramba’s Washington Musvaire, Felix Mhona of Chikomba Central, Jeremiah Chiwetu (Marondera East), Lawrence Katsiru (Marondera Central), Beata Nyamupinga (Goromonzi) and Tendai Makunde in Murewa North all face uncertainty as their names have been linked to the annihilated G40 faction.

While Matiza confirmed that his executive had made its recommendations to the national elections directorate, he said these were confidential.

“We do not give the final say as a province. We only recommend to a higher office, but what recommendation we made remains confidential. So, you might say so and so has been disqualified only to be accepted by the national office,” he said.

In Chikomba East, incumbent MP Edgar Mbwembwe will be contested by State media columnist Sekai Nzenza, while Mhona — who is accused of being a Mujuru ally — will battle it out with youth league secretary for science and technology and central committee member Edmore Kandira and Alfred Pedzisa respectively.

In Marondera Central, Chiwetu faces a tough test against Patrick Chidhakwa, the chairperson of Marondera Rural District Council.

In Seke rural, incumbent Phineas Chihota’s political life hangs in the balance as he will face Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s mother in-law, Helga Mubaiwa, who is also wife to Dynamos chairperson Kenni Mubaiwa.

In Masvingo Province, at least all legislators in Chiredzi, including former provincial chairperson Kallisto Gwanetsa are battling for survival after they were given adverse recommendations by the provincial executive led by Ezra Chadzamira.

“The process is going on very well. There is no one who has been disqualified so far because the process is still ongoing. What we have just done is to make recommendations based on one’s track record,” Chadzamira said. Daily News

The Bulawayo City Council yesterday averted a “faeces protest” by angry residents in Entumbane suburb who say they have been living with raw sewage flowing through their homes for almost two weeks.

More to follow. . .

The appointment of current Grain Marketing Board (GMB) managing director Mr Rockie Mutenha is under spotlight amid indications that his assumption of duties at the parastatal was unprocedural.

His appointment is said to be allegedly influenced by the former Minister of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development Dr Joseph Made.

It’s an issue that exposes some of the underlying factors affecting the performance of parastatals.

The appointment of GMB managing director came under intense scrutiny which dragged Dr Made who appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement chaired by Cde Justice Mayor Wadyajena, accused of influencing the final decision that brought in Mr Mutenha ahead of two candidates who had scored higher points from the interviews held in search of the candidate for the post.

These inquiries were met with vehement denials by the former agriculture minister.

An earlier appearance before the same committee by the GMB deputy board chairperson Mr  Basilio Sandamu had indicated that the former minister had indeed influenced decisions at the parastatal with the evidence being rolled out before him, yet still he  maintained his position.

Further enquiries from committee member Honourable Temba Mliswa was met with thinly veiled defences from both the GMB members and the former minister.

The legislator questions the rationale used in hiring Mutenha who from presented evidence before the committee was third from the results of the interviews held at the parastatal behind Ms Millicent Mombeshora who came in as the second highest.

Thinly veiled defences by the GMB members and Dr Made crashed after some indication by one of the board members that indeed there was some measure of influence on Mr Mutenha’s appointment.

The anomalies in the appointment of this executive at the parastatal is a tip of the iceberg  of the graft which has affected the institution with revelations that the firm flouted auction rules and guidelines when it auctioned some of its properties in 2011.- state media

Four people died on Tuesday morning when a vehicle they were traveling in veered off the road and overturned at the 38km peg along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road near Bhati Business Centre.

Masvingo Province Acting police spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dehwa confirmed the accident.

More details to follow

By Talent Gondo

Chitungwiza Referral Hospital, is in dire need of USD1,1 million to kick start kidney transplants at the health institution which services an estimated 1,5 million inhabitants from Chitungwiza and parts of Mashonaland East.

The hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, Obediah Moyo told stakeholders at the launch of the hospital’s fundraising initiative for the kidney transplant unit that the money was needed for medicines, transplant and dialysis equipment and consumables among other.

Dr Moyo said while commendable progress had been made towards operationalising the kidney centre, the centre still required $200 000 for additional medical equipment, $43 000 for an air conditioning plant, $35 000 for radiology equipment, $30 000 for further training of professionals, $26 000 for theatre instruments, $15 000 for water reticulation and $10 000 for infection control detergents.

“We are now entering the second phase of the programme, which is the transplantation programme itself,” he said.
“All other aspects have been covered and we now need to kick-start the programme,” said Moyo in a report published in the Herald.

Moyo’s plea comes amid revelations that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s recent trip to China gobbled over USD1,3 million in airfare alone.

Presidential Secretary and spokesperson, George Charamba told the media that Mnangagwa’s itinerary was the cheapest compared to the other available airliners including the national airliner, Air Zimbabwe.

Chitungwiza Central Hospital is situated in the dormitory town of Chitungwiza, about 30 kilometres south east of Harare and the institution has a hospital bed occupancy of 400.

This is despite that its catchment area has an estimated 1,5 million inhabitants

The hospital also caters for neighbouring areas such as Epworth, Ruwa, Chihota, Seke rural, Marondera, and Mashonaland East province which has an estimated population of more than four million inhabitants.

In a statement issued on World Health Day, the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights (ZADHR) urged government to prioritise quality and affordable health for it’s citizens emphasising the importance of allocating adequate funds towards the sector.

“There is need to strengthen the pillars of a strong health system as enunciated in the 2004 World Health Organization guidelines,” said the ZADHR.

“All interventions should include good and accountable leadership and governance, adequate financing for medicines, technology and human resources for health and information systems that ensure an efficient, reliable and responsive health delivery system.”

Terrence Mawawa

Vibrant Masvingo based Non Governmental Organisation,Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development(COTRAD) held a Public Debate on the 2018 General Elections on Friday.

COTRAD said in a statement yesterday the public debate was a stepping stone for the youth empowerment drive ahead of the 2018 plebiscite.

” The Public Debate on the 2018 General Elections that was facilitated by COTRAD was very successful.

The public debate was held under the topic “2018 General Elections What
is there for the youth?

The debate was held at Charles Austin Theatre (Civic
Centre) in Masvingo Town on Friday 06 April 2018.

The
panelists were Munyonga Fortune (Coalition of
Democrats), Lovemore Chinoputsa (MDC Alliance),
Bgwende Gilbert (People’s Rainbow Coalition) and
Phainos Makwarimba (Zanu PF).

We view the debate as a launch pad for youth empowerment,” read the COTRAD statement.

By Terrence Mawawa| Dynamic political analyst Antony Taruvinga who has literally embarked on a war of attrition against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling party functionaries has urged MDC Alliance members to turn the massive numbers at rallies into votes.

Taruvinga also postulated that Mnangagwa would be subjected to an ignominious defeat in the coming polls.

“BULAWAYO was electrified. The 60 000
strong crowd has entrusted Nelson Chamisa with the leadership of this country.

Without any doubt, a new Zimbabwe
has eventually come.

Remember, registration of voters is still open. So if you are not registered today, don’t be left out because what matters most in this game is the actual voting.

Let us turn the massive numbers into votes,” said Taruvinga.