Tobaiwa Mudede Refuses To Reveal Age In Parliament

Tobaiwa-Mudede

Zimbabwe’s Registrar General for several decades, Tobaiwa Mudede yesterday ducked down when asked to reveal his age. Mudede replied saying that it was a personal question also adding that he is competent to carry out his duties.

When grilled on it, Mudede said: “It is a highly personalised question. If you want to know the age of the RG, you might as well go to the whole Government.

“The RG is highly competent to the extent that the African Union has come to get information on our system, even the United Nations has come to my office. That speaks volume of the RG.

“If you want to know the competence of the RG, just visit my office. It is not about age. It is my right and I do not need to answer that question.

“The fact that I am an RG and not an MP does not mean that I should be put in an awkward position.”

Mbada Diamonds pushes for government compensation over mafia style takeover

: As net closes in on ZRP and Mines Ministry officials over missing diamonds

By Talent Gondo  Grandwell Holdings Private Limited boss, David Kassell has made a plea to government to consider compensating his company over losses incurred through looted diamonds during the February 2016 mafia style takeover of Mbada Diamonds.

David Kassell, Grandwell Holdings Pvt Ltd Chairman

Kassell said this during a Mines and Energy parliamentary portfolio committee hearing (Monday).

“I would appreciate if a discussion could take place whereby Marange and ZMDC would acknowledge that there was a wrong done… and there either has to be compensation or we map the road going forward,” he said.

Kassel revealed that while his company had invested millions in the diamond industry, it was very disappointing that he like many other investors, had lost their assets due to lawlessness and failure by government to uphold security of tenure as guaranteed in contractual agreements.

“They practically destroyed security, broke out safes, vaults and tore the place down cowboy style,” he said.

“How could I possibly bring investors along within this cloud of uncertainty. I am bitterly disappointed in the system.”

Kassel revealed that when he invested in Zimbabwe, the former president, Robert Mugabe had given him his word that his investment was safe.

“I am a businessman and not a politician and when I met Mugabe, he assured me that my investment was safe because he realised that I am a serious business person. The governance of our company is unquestionable,” he added.

Kassels said his company had invested over USD50 million in the diamond industry through availing machinery and technology, supporting government in pending litigation cases and advocacy for Zimbabwe to be Kimberly Process certified all of which had ended up as futile efforts when their mine was invaded in February 2016.

Jabulani Mukoko, Mbada Diamonds Chief of Security, narrated how over 300 armed Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers in the company of ministry of mines officials practically destroyed existing security infrastructure at their mine in a move which saw over 2 000 carats of diamonds disappear from one of the vaults.

“They did not present any court order neither did they entertain questions with one Mudede telling me that I was supposed to just follow instructions and was not allowed to question why since it was a directive from the mines ministry,” said Mukoko.

He detailed how the ZRP had practically disabled all CCTV at the premises on the pretext that the organisation had deployed its members to provide security.

“When I tried making a police report regarding the missing trunk in the vault, I was told that the ZRP had an instruction not to document any report related to Mbada diamonds or anything to do with the consolidation process,” he said, adding that the reports were only documented after three days following the intervention of the company’s Harare office.

Mukoko said the ZRP and mines ministry officials flouted all security measures including bringing their personal cars into the diamond fields and plant.

“The ZRP worked in car hoots with illegal miners because barely 6 metres away from where they were stationed, over 300 illegal panners including children as young as 6 years old, the elderly and youths were conducting their business unperturbed,” he said.

Former Mugabe confidant, retired Air Marshal Robert Mhlanga, who is the Mbada Diamonds Board Chairman described the whole take over as ‘criminal’ adding that it was so unfair that such a huge investment would go down to waste simply because individuals were above the law and a law unto themselves.

“Diamonds disappeared and this was all done without following due process. It is criminal!” said Mhlanga, expressing disappointment on how government consolidated diamond mining in the country.

Premier Soccer League Update

By Terrence Mawawa

Below are the results of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League matches played at the weekend:

Round 1
18.03. 15:00 CAPS Utd vs Harare City 0 : 0

18.03. 15:00 Highlanders vs Black Rhinos 2 : 1

18.03. 15:00 Shabanie vs Triangle 1 : 0

17.03. 15:00 Bulawayo City FC Chapungu Utd 2 : 0

17.03. 15:00 Chicken Inn vs Dynamos 1 : 0

17.03. 15:00 Ngezi Platinum vs FC Herentals 2 : 0

17.03. 15:00 Nichrut vs Mutare City Rovers FC 1 : 0

17.03. 15:00 Yadah vs Bulawayo Chiefs 2-2

FC Platinum vs ZPC Kariba (match postponed).

The Promise Of Ice Cream

By Jonathan Chando| When a small child refuses to eat food, the mother asks the child if s/he wants sweets or ice cream. The child says yes s/he does.

The mother then assures the child that s/he will get the sweets or ice cream, if s/he finishes the food on the table first.

Because of trust the child has in the mother, the child eats and finishes the food, in anticipation of the sweets or ice cream.

Sadly for the child, the sweets or ice cream never materialise for the child, because they were never there. The cycle continues every time the mother wants to feed the child with food that the child detests, until the child is old enough to know when it’s all a lie.

That is what ZANU PF has been doing to the citizens of Zimbabwe for 38 years. ZANU PF has been the mother, forcing tasteless food on the citizens (child). When the child then refused to eat the food (2000), (2002), (2008) and (2013), the mother (ZANU PF), persuaded the child (citizens) to eat after which the mother promised ice cream. After eating, the child was never given the ice cream(prosperity, rule of law and democracy).

It is a cycle that has been happening in Zimbabwean politics since 1980, where Zimbabweans have continued to be abused like children who are always promised ice cream or sweets if they eat the tasteless food.

On 24 November 2017, the same mother in the form of ZANU PF (Mnangagwa) promised a New Dispensation(ice cream) to the citizens (child). It is now apparent that there is no ice cream as promised.

I wonder when the child (Zimbabweans) will grow up to the age where s/he(they) will realise that they are being abused and tricked into eating tasteless food in promise for ice cream that never comes.

Zimbabweans were promised a list of culprits who externalised the country’s wealth, and not the bait in anticipation of ice cream (new era), and today they are given a list of institutions whose only crime was to apply for CD1s through the Reserve Bank in the course of they business. Those who actually externalise Zimbabwe’s wealth remain protected as they are ZANU PF and government officials who are still part of the status quo.

Grow up Zimbabweans and refuse to be that child who keeps being forced to eat tasteless food for the promise of non existent ice cream.

By Jonathan Chando
Lawyer, Political Analyst and Commentator on International Law and Politics.

Teachers To March To President Mnangagwa’s Office

By A Correspondent| Teachers’ Unions have met in Harare and resolved to “march to the President’s Office on the 27th March.

This was revealed by union leader, Raymond Majongwe. Said Majongwe: “All Teachers’ Unions met this afternoon and agreed to march to the President’s Office on the 27th and deliver our list of demands we want addressed before schools open next term.United we stand.”

Mugabe Lied About Missing USD15bn Diamond Money: Masimirembwa

By Talent Gondo | Former President Robert Mugabe’s statement alleging that the country lost USD15 billion in diamond looting was misplaced and is not true, the parliamentary portfolio committee  on Mines and Energy chaired by Temba Mliswa heard today.Godwills Masimirembwa, the former ZMDC Board Chairperson claimed that during his tenure as the organisation’s chairperson, from June 2010 to May 2013, there was no way that the country could have realised such an amount of revenue from diamond proceeds.

“Wherever he (Mugabe), got the evidence from that the country lost USD15 billion through missing diamonds, I would be happy to get that information,” said Masimirembwa.

“Until I see it, because from what I know and what I saw, there was no USD15 billion worth of diamonds that could have gone missing.”

Masimirembwa queried where the former head of state got the figure, adding that it is impossible that the country would have realised such an amount from alluvial diamonds.

“How did he (Mugabe) make the computation especially when there was chaos in Marange?” he queried, acknowledging that while there were a lot of illegal activities going on when diamonds were discovered in Marange, during his tenure as board chairperson at ZMDC, there was a lot of security making it impossible for such a huge leakage.

“Maybe the former president was using it figuratively. There is no way Zimbabwe sold diamonds worth USD15 billion because the gem quality is just above 10 percent when we compare it to diamonds from other countries in the region and globally,” he said.

Masimirembwa argued that the country’s gems are industrial hence are of a much lower value compared to diamonds from neighbouring Namibia, South Africa or Angola.

“The average price that we are getting per carat, which I don’t think exceeds USD 100 makes it impossible for us to realise such revenue from diamond sales. Unless maybe if we go into kimberlite mining, then maybe we could be at Namibia’s levels which I know can sometimes realise USD 3 billion from diamond sales,” he added.

Responding to whether he was in any way related to the Home Affairs minister, Obert Mpofu considering that he is appointed on boards which are directly linked to him, Masimirembwa refuted the claims adding that his relationship with Mpofu was purely professional.

“I am not in any way related to minister Mpofu neither is he my friend. I know him from our party Zanu Pf and I have only been to his house twice, when his mother died and when there was a party,” he said.

When Mpofu was Mines minister, Masimirembwa was appointed as Chair of ZMDC.

It is also ironic that when Mpofu headed the Transport ministry, Masimirembwa landed the CMED board chairmanship post.

The former ZMDC chairperson also refuted allegations that he pocketed USD6 million from illegal diamond dealings adding that Mugabe confirmed that he had been lied to when he made the allegations.

“The former president, Mugabe sent investigators who confirmed that I was not given any money and was Innocent,” he said.

PICTURE BLAST: Mnangagwa Arrives In Kigali

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Kigali, Rwanda for the African Union (AU) extraordinary summit that is expected to see the launching of the African Continental Free Trade Area.

The President was received by Rwanda’s Minister of Justice Mr Johnston Busingye and Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Addis Ababa Mr Albert Chimbindi.

Mnangagwa joins other African Heads of State and Government for the launching of the Continental Free Trade Area on Wednesday.

The launch will be preceded by a business forum where the AU leadership will engage in dialogue with businesspeople from around the continent.

They will share information on joint ventures on various inventives and policies supporting intra-Africa trade.

The Continental Free Trade Area is an African market of over US$1.2 billion people with a gross domestic product of US$2.5 trillion.

The Continental Free Trade Area has the potential to boost intra-African trade by 53 percent by eliminating import duties and non-tariff barriers.

It is one of the flagship projects of the first 10-year implementation plan of Agenda 2063 and aims to deepen the integration process.

It is being driven forward along with other key related initiatives such as the single African air transport market and the protocol on free movement of persons and the African passport.

The leaders of Africa’s 55 countries will are expected to attend the extraordinary summit that will make Africa the largest free trade area created since the formation of the World Trade Organisation.

Meanwhile, the President who left Harare this afternoon was accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Retired Lieutenant General Sibusiso Moyo, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo, Industry, Commerce and Enterprise Development Minister Dr Mike Bimha and President of the Chiefs Council Chief Fortune Charumbira.- state media

Film Makers Caught In S*x Scandal

Award-winning scriptwriter Amanda Ranganawa has blown the whistle on Mirazvo Productions directors Michael and Shem Zemura, whom she accused of sexually exploiting females during productions.

In leaked WhatsApp audio recordings, the Mutare-based Ranganawa accused the Zemura brothers of attempting to bed her and sexually exploiting other women in the trade before dumping them.

She said she first met Michael through her sister who had told her Mirazvo Productions was “doing great work for ZBC” with productions such as Muchaneta.

In a follow-up interview with NewsDay Life & Style, Ranganawa confirmed the abuse, which she said was prevalent in the local film industry. Ranganawa said she has decided to pursue the legal route.

“I am building a case with my lawyers,” she said, adding that was why she had recorded her account of what had transpired.

Ranganawa said after the shooting of local drama Muchaneta, the Zemuras invited her to celebrate, but she only later realised she had been paired up with Michael.

“As we were going, there was a set up that, already, I had been given to Michael Zemura,” she said, adding that as she sat with him in a car, she had a feeling that she was now owned.

“So when we got to the club and had a good time, there was already that feeling that I was Michael’s girlfriend and yet he was married at the time… On our way back, he started touching my thighs and I was removing his hand.”

Ranganawa said upon arrival at the production house in Mandara, she was allocated a room that was said to belong to a Midlands State University student, who had gone home for the weekend.

Michael, according to Ranganawa, then pitched up in the room when she was just about to sleep and told her they were sleeping together, but she refused because she felt it was improper.

Ranganawa said when she asked another female crew member if she could share her room, the latter declined saying she was sleeping with Shem and instead encouraged Ranganawa to sleep with Michael. She then decided to sleep on the couch in another room, which had four boys sharing two beds.

She described Shem as “a complex human being”. She said he once used the picture of a woman’s private parts on his WhatsApp profile.

Ranganawa — who later discovered it was the picture of an actress in the drama Muzita Rababa whom Shem was dating — said she thought it was disgusting.

“He took a picture of her naked,” she said, adding that the actress’ private parts were only covered by the tip of a Champagne bottle in the picture.

Ranganawa said Shem later dumped the actress and turned on her: “He said I dumped her because of you, because I want you. He kept persisting that we should have a relationship.”

The scriptwriter said she eventually succumbed, but was forced to end the relationship when Shem continued pestering her for sex, after which he blocked her from the film production.

She said Shem kept pictures and WhatsApp messages of the women he had dated and broken up with and used them to claim “sour grapes” whenever any complaints were raised.

Ranganawa said she was keen to expose the abuse young women suffered in the film industry.

Shem declined to comment on the matter and referred all questions to Mirazvo Productions spokesperson, Nick Zemura.

“This is not the best time for me to be talking to the Press. I hope you understand,” he said.

“I have nothing to hide. There are over 20 women who have worked with Mirazvo. There are about 11 students who have lived in the Mirazvo house for over a year. I will give you their phone numbers so that you can call them,” he said.

He then referred this reporter to Zimbabwe International Film Festival executive director, Nigel Munyati, whom he had consulted over the matter because “he is a respected gentleman in the film fraternity”.

Munyati later told this paper that Nick had told him Ranganawa was unhappy because she “feels she is not getting proper recognition for what she did on Kushata Kwemoyo”. Newsday

“Stop Deriding ED Regime By Calling it Junta,” Shallow Hopewell Chinono Complaints Again

By Wilbert Mukori | Hopewell Chinono, you are a shallow minded person with a very large ego, you think you are an intellectual of merit. Your articles are nonsense dressed in a flowerily language designed to fool the politically naïve and gullible.

“Most people in the opposition deride the assumed contested legitimacy of the current President Mnangagwa administration by calling it a “Junta”, a word which means a political group that rules a country after taking power by force,” you say.

“This is meant to unfairly hurt the credibility of the government and how it is perceived both locally and internationally.”

Chinono, it is a historic fact that in the small hours of the morning of 14 th November 2017 Commander General Constantino Chiwenga and posse of other top brass Zimbabwe Defence Forces Officers seized the key State Institutions, neutralized the Police and CIO and woke the then President and Commander-In-Chief of all Zimbabwe’s defence forces including ZDF, Police and CIO, Robert Mugabe, to tell him he was no longer had any of the powers of the presidency and Commander-In-Chief.

The coup plotters told the world what they had done was “a military assisted transition” but that is all flowerily language design to fool fools. This was a coup d’état, plain and simple! President Mnangagwa and his administration are a Junta with no legitimacy, that too is a plain and simple historic fact!

The world is not going to rewrite the definition of coup d’état and add “a military assisted transition (Zimbabwe November 2017, is the only known example)” just to suit Mnangagwa and company. If the coup plotters resent being called a Junta then they should have never stage the coup in the first place. They have welcome the absolute power the coup brought but they do not want the stigma that comes with it!

“We only had two options, the continued ruinous rule by Robert Mugabe that would have seen his wife Grace Mugabe take over, or the military intervention that happened in November,” continued Chinono.

The decision by Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF cronies to stifle debate and democratic competition has help him create the de facto one-party dictatorship he wanted but at the price of political stagnation and rot. Whilst Zanu PF is imploding because the centre cannot hold, the party is rotten to the core. The choice of which of the two factions, G40 or Lacoste, was going to emerge out of the dog-eat-dog factional war tearing Zanu PF apart is an internal matter and not to be confused with the nation.

The people of Zimbabwe have been fighting for democratic change, free and fair elections and, ultimately, regime change.

The insistence on fostering the choice Zanu PF’s grime choice, of either G40 or Lacoste, on the whole nation is nothing new; like all ruthless tyrannical regime Zanu PF has placed its selfish party and person interests above those of the nation. The party, Zanu PF, has become more important the nation, Zimbabwe. And for many years the individual, Robert Mugabe, has become more important than the party and the nation. The coup removed Mugabe and replaced him with Mnangagwa.

The subordination of the nation’s interest to selfish interest of the party and/or individual(s) is heart and soul of the political struggle in Zimbabwe.

Zanu PF is not Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe is not Zanu PF!

Whilst the November 2017 accomplished the task of removing the dictator Robert Mugabe from power what is failed to do was end the dictatorship itself. President Mnangagwa and the Junta have preserved the Zanu PF dictatorial powers to rig elections untouched. President Mnangagwa has promised free, fair and credible elections but have done nothing to implement the democratic reforms to make this possible.

Zimbabwe will not have free and fair elections without implementing the reforms first. The economic recovery the Junta has been angling for will not happen because foreign investors and donors will continue to shy away from Zimbabwe. By failing to implement the democratic reforms necessary for free and fair elections the Junta will be effectively telling the world Zimbabwe is still a nation ruled by ruthless thugs or be it under a new dictator.

Foreign investors do not do business with pariah state in which regime change is only possible if there is a coup d’état or some such violent act! 

Lithium, Mnangagwa’s Magic Wand

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has a magic wand.

Lithium. It’s a magic word these days, a headline catcher which will see Zimbabwe play a major international role producing material for tens of millions of batteries for electric cars which will, within eight years, account for 10 percent of all the world’s vehicles.

China alone will produce 4.5 million electric cars – all needing lithium-ion batteries within the next two years.

Less then 40 kms from the centre of Harare, under first-class farm land which is at present lush with a soya bean crop, is one of the largest sources of lithium in Africa.

And within a couple of months a new mining company, Australian stock exchange-listed lithium miner, Prospect Resources Limited will begin the big dig to extract rock which will be crushed, concentrated, roasted, and then processed onsite into high grade Lithium Carbonate.

At the end of the line, a hugely expensive white powder, lithium carbonate, will emerge. And it will be exported as quick as a flash to markets desperate for more of this complex compound.

Lithium ore from here, less then 40 kms from Harare, will power up millions of batteries for electric cars around the world. Picture: Mark Andrews

Listed in Australia it is, but Prospect Resources is fundamentally a Zimbabwe company, created, dominated and staffed by locals which will produce 25 000 tones a year and annually earn the company at least $300 million until about 2038.

Zimbabwean Harry Greaves is director and headline maker, who successfully brought several of his family’s idle gold deposits in southern Zimbabwe back into full and profitable production over the last decade.

He was the star turn at Zimbabwe’s mining indaba in Harare this week, and set the tone for some cautious confidence that Zimbabwe’s mining sector could be set for recovery and expansion in the next few years on the back of the departure of Robert Mugabe after 37 years in power.

Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe’s successor, brought into the presidency via the military last November, never stops saying, “Zimbabwe is open for business.”

There is so much hope – and expectation – that he can use a calculator and will make every effort to attract foreign investment.

Greaves is excited and elated at the rush of international interest and money to get the Arcadia Lithium Project, Prospect Resources flagship operation, into production.  “The first investors were Africans, from Kwazulu Natal and Mauritius. And we expect to staff the whole project with Zimbabweans.”

Harry Greaves, on site at the Arcadia Lithium project. Picture: Mark Andrews

Since the early days of this project – less then two years ago  – the company has aggressively drilled and evaluated the Arcadia site and Greaves went marketing it, first to Australia, and from there he went “with a fixer” to find Chinese investors and technical information.

And he is recruiting. Mostly in Zimbabwe, and unusually the advertisement for professional staff says: “Candidates should be fit and able but there is NO limit on age of those who should apply. If you are 70 years-old, and can do the job we will welcome your experience and provide you with junior engineers to mentor and handle the admin.”

The geologist who owned the claim is also a Zimbabwean, Paul Chimbodza who has joined the company and is elated at the pace at which it is all moving forward. “I am a Zimbabwe geologist, and I started exploring for and putting together various mineral assets from 1996.  We moved ahead and decided we wanted minerals of the future and for niche markets.

“Arcadia had of course been mined before. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority extensively explored for beryl (mineral) in Zimbabwe including the Arcadia deposit which was subsequently mined by a few other players.  I am very happy to be involved in this project.”

Zimbabwe’s new mines minister Winston Chitando said at the mining indaba: “We believe we have the potential to actually account for 20 percent of global demand when all known lithium resources are being exploited.” He said he expects Zimbabwe to produce ten percent of the world’s lithium in four years.

Good news, not least because the price of the compound doubled in the last two years.

Greg Mosley, a British, independent consulting geologist, said this week that he had high regard for the Arcadia Lithium project.  “It’s among the top 30 percent of deposits in the world. It has the potential to be a big money spinner, and Prospect Resources have done a very good job so far, and clearly understand the geology very well and applied it to their mine planning.”

For investors, the  company says on its site: “Prospect Resources Limited (ASX:PSC) is a Southern Africa focused Lithium and Gold mining and exploration company based in Perth with operations in Zimbabwe…” It … “represents a globally significant hard rock lithium resource and has been aggressively developed focusing on near term production of petalite and spodumene concentrates.”

Hugh Warner, Australian chairman of the company said that Prospect will produce “high grade battery quality lithium carbonate that exceeds industry norms, bodes well. This entire process has been designed and built in-country using local skills and services further demonstrating the business friendly environment that Zimbabwe is rapidly becoming. – Independent Foreign Service 

“I Killed Her” – Jason Speaks On Susan’s Death

“I killed her, I killed her, I killed her.” These were the words that a sobbing Jason Rohde said to Mark Holmes, his brother-in-law, just a few days after Susan Rohde’s body was found hanging from a bathroom door at Spier Hotel in July 2016, the Western Cape High Court heard on Monday.

Holmes, 50, who flew in from Australia to testify for the State, said he had known his sister’s husband, Jason, for around 25 years.

He said after he had been informed that his sister had committed suicide, he texted Jason twice in the aftermath and spoke to him briefly the following Tuesday, July 26, in a conversation during which both shared how upset they were.

Holmes and his partner were due to fly out early on Thursday. They had just gone to bed on Wednesday when he got a call from Jason, who he said was sobbing profusely.

“It was very difficult to understand all his words but we had a conversation. He told me: ‘I killed her, I killed her, I killed her’. I tried to comfort him, tried to tell him it wasn’t his fault,” Holmes testified.

“I told him our family all loved him and that I would be there the next day and was sure we would see each other then.”

He said he felt very bad for Jason.

Family meeting confession

Under cross-examination by Advocate Graham van der Spuy, he agreed that he understood Jason to have meant that he killed Susan emotionally.

“You didn’t understand him to mean that he had murdered her?” the defence lawyer asked him. Holmes replied in the negative.

Jason and Susan had been attending his company’s business conference at the hotel, where his mistress and colleague was also staying. He has pleaded not guilty to murdering Susan and staging her suicide.

Holmes told prosecutor Louis van Niekerk that Jason called a family meeting at his home in Bryanston soon after his wife’s death, where he revealed he had been having an affair.

“He shared with us how sorry he was, he shared with us how they had an altercation at Spier lodge, how he never laid a hand on her and that is it.”

Holmes said he was quite distraught and somewhat puzzled by the suicide of his sister, whom he had never known to give up.

‘Like a dog with a bone’

The meeting got heated and Holmes said he stood up to ask Jason: “How you could take her (Susan) into the lion’s den if she is so fragile?”

“He said to me: ‘I am the CEO. I am the CEO’. I was like, ‘So?'” he recalled to the court.

Van der Spuy told Holmes that the accused’s version was that Susan had tried to prevent Jason from leaving their hotel room, had tried to follow him, and they had argued. They argued again when they woke up at 07:00 and she went into the bathroom, which was the last time he saw her.

Holmes agreed that his sister had been very volatile, passionate and had a temper.

Just like the fights he had with his sister in the past, where she would never give up, he said she would go at Jason “like a dog with a bone”.

Van Niekerk asked what he thought of the accused’s version that there was a link between Susan struggling to cope with his infidelity because of the infidelity of her and Holmes’ father.

No contact

Holmes replied that he did not think his sister would have linked the two incidents. He said his father’s infidelity happened 18 years ago.

He said he and Susan had come to an appreciation during their conversations that their parents’ marriage was “still very solid” and that Susan had helped them regain their marriage by organising a marriage guidance course.

Under cross-examination, he conceded that he had not seen his sister at all in 2016 and that she had not told him about Jason’s affair.

He also knew nothing about Susan insisting she attend Jason’s conference, even though partners were not invited.

Holmes was excused from the stand.

The trial will resume next Tuesday, March 27.- news24

MDC Alliance Planning On Dropping Other Alliance Partners?

Dear Editor | The Zimbabwean politics has witnessed far too many splits in one election season and if we get another one we may be in trouble. We do not know whether Khupe has broken out of MDC or Chamisa is the one that has broken away, but either way the MDC has already split. And the worst part is that there are tribal lines involved. It would be quite unfortunate if the MDC Alliance was to split which under the current circumstances seems very likely.

It would appear Nero together with Ncube and Biti are strategically sidelining other MDC Alliance partners, possibly even to drop them off the Alliance. The development was first noticed in Plumtree where only Welshman Ncube, Tendai Biti and Chamisa were the only principals given the opportunity to address the people even though all the seven Alliance principals were present. The trend which was initially thought to have been due to the bad weather in Plumtree was noticed again in the Alliance rallies that were held over the weekend in Midlands. Tendai Biti, Welshman Ncube and Nelson Chamisa were the only principals to address the crowds in both the rallies in Midlands, an act which seem more like a deliberate attempt by the former ‘MDC’ leaders to sideline the other MDC Alliance partners.

Already the three Musketeers, i.e. Nero, Biti and Ncube have appointed themselves the heads of the Alliance despite the fact that originally the Alliance was to be headed by a principals forum chaired by the Alliance presidential candidate. The forum was to treat each partner equally so as to avoid cheap politics which may shutter the Alliance agreement and defeat the whole purpose of the Alliance. Tsvangirai realised this and was very cautious in his leadership of the Alliance. But with the visibly immature Nero the story is different.

In an public interview with journalists after the MDC Alliance Rally held in Gweru at Mkoba stadium on Sunday, the MDC Alliance spokesperson professor Welshman Ncube said “the original vision behind the formation of the Alliance was to reunite the split elements of the original MDC namely the MDC T now led by Chamisa, the MDC led by myself and PDP led by Tendai Biti. This is why Mr Tsvangirai engaged us in the Alliance talks first before any other party was invited for the talks. Mr Tsvangirai’s vision was to recreate and reunite the original MDC.” This would help explain why the Alliance is called the ‘MDC’ Alliance despite the suggestions by the other Alliance partners to have a more neutral and accommodative name. The name issue was also part of the reasons why Mai Mujuru refused to become part of the Alliance. The utterance by Welshman Ncube coupled with the sidelining of other alliance partners which is fast becoming a norm might be an indication that sooner or later the other four alliance partners could be dropped from the MDC Alliance.

Prof Welshman Ncube in his capacity as the MDC Alliance spokesperson yesterday addressing journalists after the MDC Alliance Rally in Gweru said that the Alliance agreement does not provide for the position of the Vice president. “However, the order and manner in which speeches are delivered at the Alliance rallies should tell you what the power hierarchy is like in the Alliance,” said Professor Ncube. In all the Alliance rallies that have been held this year, Biti followed by Ncube ending with Chamisa has been the structure of speech delivery. Quoting from Ncube’s speech, he is the deputy president of the opposition grouping.The other partners are allocated a mere 3 to 5 minutes each to speak to the people but that ‘privilege’ has since been revoked since none of them were allowed to speak in the last three rallies. At best, the other Alliance principals are only being allowed to greet the people while the three self-proclaimed leaders enjoy the lion’s share of the rally programs.

If Nero would look into the very near histroy, he would realise that it was the very same trait of sidelining other political players which eventually led to the demise of the National Electoral Reforms Agenda (NERA). The same trait of sidelining other political players was witnessed last year under NERA a few weeks before its demise. It led to a division which formed the two main coalitions in the opposition parties of Zimbabwe namely the MDC Alliance then led by Morgan Tsvangirai and the People’s Rainbow Coalition led by Joice Mujuru.

The MDC Alliance was formed in August last year with the aim of minimising vote splitting within the Zimbabwean opposition and to maximise the chances of defeating ZANU PF in this year’s elections. Seven political parties signed the agreement namely MDC-T, MDC, TZ, PDP, MCD, ZANU Ndonga and Zim PF.

By parliamentary represenation, MDC T is obviously the biggest opposition political party in the Alliance followed by MDC led by Welshman Ncube. The other parties do not have any parliamentary representation with Tendai Biti being the only other principal who has been in government before. However Tendai Biti was reportedly fired from his own political party last year in September. PDP is reportedly currently being led by one Mr Matibenga and claims not to be part of the MDC Alliance which makes Tendai Biti just a name with no ground force.

The rest of the Alliance partners are relatively new political parties formed after 2013, with Jacob Ngarivhume’s TZ being the only party to have participated in an election besides MDC-T and MDC. The party participated in the 2015 by-elections and came out second in most of the constituencies after Zanu PF, surpassing the performance of big names and older political parties like Lovemore Madhuku’s NCA and Simba Makoni’s MKD even though the party was barely a year old by that time. How much ground it has covered now and how much effect it could have on the opposition vote if it contested outside of the Alliance remains a mistrey.

As for Mutambara’s Zim Pf and Guchutu’s MCD, their performance and impact in an election is yet to be seen as this year’s election will be their first.

It would be quite unfortunate if the vision president Tsvangirai laboured to fulfill would fail to be achieved because of the ego of just a few. Since 2000, MDC has failed to win power. Yes, in 2007 it won the elections, but even so it still failed to get the power. Having a handful of ‘supa’ drunk unemployed fools chanting your name at a rally doesn’t win an election. Nero needs to remember that he had the same hype in the MDC itself before being thoroughly defeated by Mwonzora at the MDC congress. The boy knows this and that is why he grabbed power by a soft coup soon after MTs death and has since been refusing to hold a Congress.

Rume rimwe harikombi churu. Two heads are better than one. The new alliance leader needs to be a point of convergence where people of different opinions can converge upon, not to be a tool of division. The boy needs to become an icon whose vision unites not just the Alliance or MDC T, but also the nation at large after the election period. Unfortunately wherever the boy has lead, division has followed. Berely a month after become MDC president MDC T has split and now the Alliance seems to be up next.

It is my sincere hope and am sure of every sane Zimbabwean that we won’t have to suffer that fate. As the Alliance slogan goes, Together we are Stronger.

Of Demented Prof Moyo | OPINION

Prosperity Mzila | When one envisions Professor Jonathan Moyo, one imagines a person of high moral and academic brainpower and quickly assumes, that the person is capable of analysing situations independent of their emotions and bias. This is not the case with the professor; his academic achievement has failed to impart wisdom necessary for impartial judgement. Lately, Moyo has been on every social media page claiming that former president Robert Mugabe did not resign willingly but was forced. This has proved beyond a doubt that being learned does not take away stupidity. The whole world was following closely the events leading to former president Mugabe’s resignation, and they agree that Mugabe resigned from office on 21 November 2017.

It boggles the mind how a whole professor, could profess ignorance on events the whole world bear witness to. The people of Zimbabwe marched against former president Mugabe, to leave office, citing gross mismanagement by Government under his watch. The country seemed to be on auto-pilot as his age took toll. President Mugabe refused to heed the people’s call for his resignation, instead of reading his resignation speech he preferred to tell everyone of the need to work together and he bid the people good night, “asante sana.”

Immediately he refused to read his resignation much to the chagrin of everyone who was watching the world over, Parliament immediately started the impeachment process to have him impeached. All political parties including ZANU PF were in agreement to let Mugabe go. It is during the impeachment process that Robert Mugabe seriously thought about the repercussions of being impeached that he wrote his resignation letter and rushed it to the Rainbow Towers Hotel where Parliament was in the midst of an impeachment exercise. The process was stopped and his resignation letter read by the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, sending the whole auditorium to rejoice and to break into a celebratory mood.

As the events unfolded, it is noted that Professor Moyo also known as butternut head was not in the country, neither were his cronies Patrick Zhuwao and Saviour Kasukuwere, how then does he claim to know what happened. If his source of information is Grace Mugabe then Prof Moyo’s PHD thesis has to be re-examined, because we could be having a situation similar to that of Grace, whose 2014 PHD was found to have references from books published in 2016.

Prof Moyo aka border jumper was absent during this very important transition in Zimbabwe, he was a coward who refused to face the music. The heat was getting too warm for his comfort and he ran a leg in the month of a goat, “akatiza mukombo” to God knows where. For him to jump on Twitter and speak on issues he did not see first-hand is absurd. Zimbabwe does not operate on hearsay; it operates on realities on the ground.

Last week Mugabe gave an interview to foreign and private media houses, something that was unheard of during his reign, he gave a press statement to the effect that he did not resign but was forced to do so, by Mnangagwa and the military. In the presser, Mugabe implicates his wife on a number of issues that can have her thrown in prison. Mugabe, says it was his wife who aided and abetted fugitives Kasukuwere, Prof Moyo and Zhuwao to jump the border. At another point Mugabe says his wife Gucci Grace told him to sign the resignation letter. Too many conflicting statements an indication that he is no longer thinking on his own, but is being assisted, an indication that Mugabe is no longer mentally competent.

It is Robert Mugabe’s slow mental condition and Grace’s foolishness that Prof Moyo determines to take advantage of and use to manoeuvre his own political come back. This has nothing to do with Mugabe being forced to resign, but Moyo is trying to pull every string possible to ensure that he springs back to live politics. It is a sad story as his politics seem only to be playing on social media and that is where it will end. The people of Zimbabwe have seriously moved on, what Moyo should do is to allow the old man to retire in peace and stop planting wild ideas in Gucci Grace’s head. At the same time Prof Moyo should stop building castles in the air and look for a university that doesn’t know about his shenanigans and misappropriation of funds, in Zimbabwe, Kenya and at the Witwatersrand University in South Africa and try his hand at lecturing. That’s as far as he can go this time around.

Premier Soccer League Update

Terrence Mawawa

Below are the results of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League matches played at the weekend:

Round 1
18.03. 15:00 CAPS Utd vs Harare City 0 : 0

18.03. 15:00 Highlanders vs Black Rhinos 2 : 1

18.03. 15:00 Shabanie vs Triangle 1 : 0

17.03. 15:00 Bulawayo City FC Chapungu Utd 2 : 0

17.03. 15:00 Chicken Inn vs Dynamos 1 : 0

17.03. 15:00 Ngezi Platinum vs FC Herentals 2 : 0

17.03. 15:00 Nichrut vs Mutare City Rovers FC 1: 0

17.03. 15:00 Yadah vs Bulawayo Chiefs 2-2

FC Platinum vs ZPC Kariba (match postponed).

Grace Mugabe Speaks Out, “I Never Wanted To Be VP”

Ray Nkosi | Former First Lady Grace Mugabe has spoken out that she never wanted to be Vice President.

Grace speaks for the first time since her husband was ousted in a coup last November.

Speaking to the Sunday Times Grace said, “I didn’t want even to be vice-president,” she said, adding that she had favoured former defence minister Sydney Sekeramayi as Mugabe’s successor.”

Grace refutes claims that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was fired at the time so she could take over.

Grace told the reporters she had advised her husband to resign to avoid violence. “I asked him to put pen to paper and resign. We didn’t want bloodshed,” she said.

Mugabe claimed “many people were killed” during the military action, an assertion that is not supported by any evidence.

“It was a coup d’etat. It was truly a military takeover. I don’t know what you would want to call it,” he said. “I feel betrayed by Mnangagwa whom I nurtured and saved from being hanged in prison during the liberation struggle.”

Another Person Killed City Traffic High Speed Enforcement Chase

One person died on the spot today, while two others were seriously injured after a Mutare City traffic enforcement truck veered off the road and hit a tree during a high speed chase with a Chipinge-bound commuter omnibus.

The accident occurred just after the 22 miles turn-off along the Mutare-Masvingo Highway at around 11am.

Witnesses said the kombi crew were running away from the council cops after flouting traffic regulations in the city, resulting in the tragic high speed chase more than 30 km away from the Central Business District.

When the news crew visited the scene, the commuter omnibus at the centre of the unfortunate incident was nowhere to be found.- manica post

Chinotimba Betrays “Own Boss” Mugabe

Kerina Mujati | What a foolish man (Chinotimba). Former President Robert Mugabe empowered him yet he has failed to buy dentures for his waffling gob. Sad it is the way they forget too quickly who buttered their bread. If this is what these oldies think is politics and worth a vote then people must refuse them. Kungotukirira Mugabe tsvee kutaura why he should be back in Parliament kungoropora nhema dzekuhondo.

What a sick and nauseating obsession with Mugabe? Tell the voters your worth or just shut up. President Emmerson Mnangagwa must replace these clueless ranting scumbags. Zuro uno maiti Gushungo muchiva pembedza nhasi movaita kunge chidhori chenyu. Chi Judas Iscariot.

I hope ED is seeing this Judas agare aziva imbwa around him, unprincipled scumbags like Chinotimba. A cheap character…machunks. On the 21st of November 2017 this beachcomber Chinotimba used denigrating words on Grace Mugabe. As a woman I was violated how on earth should we have a buffoon like him in Parliament when indeed there is evidence that he has no respect or sees any value in women?

Someone needs to deal with this zeiner so that he knows his place in society. Those wings needs to be clipped. He is out of order.
Very sad it is, does Mugabe deserve this disrespect from Chinotimba? Then he would brag he is doing campaigning rallies when in fact he is behaving like a rabid dog? Is this what you call a campaign rally? Unstable and pathetic Chinotimba, you must be ashamed. You full of s***. Tom Foolery of the year. MaYouths stay away from Chinotimba’s madness. Is he a REAL War Vet or he is a bogus one hence his loud dirty mouth always vomits verbal diarrhoea? I don’t think so. #cd3sistermwenewazvo#

YEKEDERO STORM: Wife Drags Hubby To Court

A Glen View woman has dragged her husband to court accusing him of refusing to use protection each time they have se_x.

Gladys Mutore opened up at the Harare Civil court seeking a protection order against Ruben Marwa.

“Your worship my husband is very promiscuous, he has a lot of girlfriends and children out of wedlock.

“Sometimes he even spends weeks away from home staying with his small houses.

“When he comes back home he shouts and assaults me for no reason at all.

“He even forces me to have se_x with him and most of the times l ask him to use protection but he refuses.

“I fear for my health considering that he has many girlfriends and l want the law to protect me,” she said.

“On many occasions l have been suffering from se_xually transmitted diseases that he infects me with.

“He claims that se_x is his con_jugal right and l shouldn’t deprive him of it.

“When l ask him for money to go to the hospital he refuses.

“If l call him when he is not around asking him about his whereabouts he tells me he is a big boy and can take care of himself.

“He accuses me of being everywhere in his life and says he needs some space,” she added.

In response, Marwa opposed the allegations stating that his relationship with his wife is good.

“She is lying your worship, l never force her to have se_x with me we agree, and we are not having any problems l wonder why she is here.

“I have never cheated on her l don’t know where she got the diseases maybe she is the one cheating on me,” he said.

Magistrate Lazini Ncube, who presided over the case, granted the protection order in Mutore’s favour and urged the two to maintain peace between them.- State Media

Bosso Goalie Plays Match In Vendor’ s T-Shirt

Terrence Mawawa

Highlanders FC Chief Executive Officer, Nhlanhla Dube,
has explained why goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda
wore a NetOne branded warm-up T-Shirt
when Bosso beat Black Rhinos 2-1 yesterday.

” The Black Rhinos kit clashed with
our Goalkeeper’s shirt. Rhinos were
supposed to change their jerseys but they had a white
kit which clashed with our players’ shirts

The match officials asked us to compromise, and
we agreed in the interest of the game,” said Dube.

Bosso won the match 2-1 courtesy of goals
from Godfrey Makaruse and Gabriel Nyoni while Rhinos
got their consolation goal through Lot Chiwunga.

Mugabe Will Wreck Zanu PF Ship – Analyst

Terrence Mawawa

A respected political analyst Joy Mabenge has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa will get a rude awakening if he fails to coax his former boss Robert Mugabe.

Commenting on Mugabe’ s sentiments, Mabenge said Mnangagwa was quaking in his boots because the shrewd nonagenarian had decided to emerge out of the cocoon.

“You don’t have to love or hate Mugabe to
understand what he did at the media briefing.

He essentially reversed the narrative
that there was no coup and went on to place a
huge question mark about ED’s status.

The ?mark is
on Legitimacy! Now in political science those are
called major political developments!

Mugabe is
not just some guy on the street on this particular
matter, unfortunately,” wrote Mabenge on Facebook.

Will Ngwena And Mugabe Unite? Father Mukonori Preaches Peace And Reconcilliation

At a time that what seems to be dividing President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Robert Mugabe seems more powerful than that which should unite them, Father Fidelis Mukonori has continued to preach the gospel of peace and reconcilliation.

Mukonori is at the centre of whispers that his account of Mugabe being happy with his resignation, which the latter came out to dispute in the first public appearance last week. Mugabe said he was not happy, was isolated and had been forced out with his close security having been killed, bashed or forced to disappear.

The local Daily News reports that Mukonori – the cleric who was at the centre of shepherding long-serving depoed Mugabe’s shock departure last November – last week preached a loaded message of reconciliation, saying without it, there is no “true and meaningful development” of Zimbabwe.

While the respected Roman Catholic Church priest did not at all talk about or even refer to 94-year-old Mugabe’s ouster by his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa, his message interestingly coincides and comes amid apparent escalating tension between the two politicians, with the former venting out and declaring his successor staged a coup at a press conference last week.

It also comes as concerned churches — through the Zimbabwe Amalgamated Churches Council — have sought to intervene and make the heavy weight politicians, who have known each other for over 50 years, find each other.

“…absence of the spirit of reconciliation retards a true, meaningful development in our nation. Both victims and perpetrator remain stunted and dwarfed in progress.
Settlement of differences purify the communion in the community,” Mukonori said at the just-ended CEOs Africa Round Table conference in Victoria Falls last week.

He said “healing…is required by both sides; the victim and the perpetrator”.
“Restoration of health between two individuals…necessitates the restoration to health…of the nation at large,” Mukonori said.

Interestingly, Mukonori — who has shied away from disclosing much about Mugabe’s November debacle and is said to have known the veteran politician since the 70s — went further to say “the perpetrator has admit the wrong doing and face the victim…delayed conflict resolution is delayed justice, which could be viewed as a statement that speaks volumes.

“Healing is a value chain of prosperity because a healed citizen is a tried and tested leader locally and nationally,” he said, adding “he or she can dream prosperity and not nightmare, though scars or injury will remain”.

Mukonori went further to say “it takes two to reconcile…harmony is essential in our national value system because friendship…restored will lubricate the whole system in our society”.

“The value system remind one who may have old scars but take that as part of the frailty and fragility which they will resolve never to allow it to happen to their off springs,” he said.
He went on to touch on the sense of entitlement as a problem in Zimbabwe’s society.

“To be entitled does not necessarily mean that you have. The problem is how we abuse entitlements,” Mukonori said.

“As citizens, we are entitled to many privileges but we do not have to exhaust all what we are entitled (to),” the man of cloth said, warning that “consequently, some of the citizens who may not have similar entitlements…by stealing money, vehicles, company or government properties…”

Mnangagwa took power from Mugabe after a military intervention code-named “Operation
Restore Legacy”, which the army said was targeted at removing criminals surrounding the now ousted leader.

The operation cornered Mugabe, who had ruled Zimbabwe for 37 years, as he went on to face impeachment threats, while he was also fired from ruling Zanu PF — a party which had gloried and endowed him with a “one centre of power” status.

The nonagenarian buckled under the pressure and tendered his resignation on November 21, 2017.
Mukonori was involved in the whole process.

But Mugabe seems to be bitter with Mnangagwa, which he openly expressed during a press conference he called last week.

During the presser, frustrated Mugabe said he never thought Mnangagwa would turn against him and denounced his successor’s move to oust him as a coup.

“I never thought he whom I had nurtured and brought into government and whose life I worked so hard in prison to save as he was threatened with hanging, that one day he would be the man who would turn against me,” Mugabe said during the press interview, his first since his ouster.

Mnangagwa was convicted of sabotage under white minority rule and sentenced to death. But he was spared the noose because it was deemed that he was too young to be hanged when he had committed the crime. Mugabe spoke with anger and passion in his first press briefing, saying he was deeply aggrieved with what transpired.

“Today, Emmerson is no longer on my side. I’m no longer the president, he is. I called him president the other day and he said, ‘oh no, no, no, please, don’t call me president, call me Emmerson’. I said I can’t call you Emmerson, ok. I said I will call you ED,” he said, speaking in a slurred speech.

“I hope you will have the views I have shared published”.
Mugabe said he was ousted in a “military takeover” and that Mnangagwa had assumed the presidency illegally.

“I don’t hate Emmerson, I brought him into government. But he must be proper, he is improper where he is. Illegal,” Mugabe said.

“We must undo this disgrace, which we have imposed on ourselves. We don’t deserve it.”
“And if he is to correct that illegality, he would want me to discuss with him and we must undo this disgrace which we have imposed on ourselves, we don’t deserve it, we don’t deserve it, please we don’t deserve it, Zimbabwe doesn’t deserve it. We want to be a constitutional country.

“Yes we may have our shortcomings here and there, but overall we must obey the law, become, constitutional.

“People must be chosen to be in government in the proper way. I will discuss, I am willing to discuss, willing to assist in that process, but I must be invited, properly invited for that discussion. Currently, I am isolated and I am glad I have your company,” he said, referring to the journalists. Daily News

ex-Military Chiefs Must Get Into Next Parly Or be Political History

Many of the Ex military chiefs who traded the gun for politics now face the challenge of being elected into the next parliament to safe guard their political careers or be history.

When President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over power from former President Robert Mugabe a number of military men who included;  Perence Shiri, Sibusiso Moyo and Angelbert Rugeje played a crucial role. However, for that role to be sancified they had to take of their boots together with Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and serve government as civillians.

The Local Daily News reports vthat a number of these Cabinet ministers who owe their positions Mnangagwa’s benevolence face the spectre of hunting for new jobs unless they secure legislative seats at the forthcoming elections.

Mnangagwa, who ascended to power through a soft military coup late last year, created political ripples on November 30 when he retired some of the top serving army generals and gave them their first high-profile jobs as Cabinet ministers.

But as crucial polls beckon, these former military chefs who are serving as non-constituency Members of Parliament are at risk of sliding into political oblivion and becoming jobless if their benefactor does not win the impending elections.

Even if Mnangagwa is to win the polls, there is still no guarantee that he will re-appoint them into his Cabinet, although analysts believe the 75-year-old Zanu PF leader may not want to mess up with the former military chiefs who helped him ascend to the top office.

Analysts averred, however, that the safest bet for them would be to fight it out with other aspiring legislators — first in Zanu PF’s impending primary polls and later in the main plebiscite to be held before July 31 if they succeed to go past the first hurdle — in order to secure passage into the bicameral Parliament.

It is only when they are ensconced in Parliament — either as MPs or Senators — can they stand a good chance of being handpicked into Cabinet by whosoever will have been voted president at the polls.

Those who are apparently in most desperate situations include former military bosses, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Agriculture and Lands minister Perrance Shiri and Foreign Affairs and International Trade minister Sibusiso Moyo.

Also likely to be affected are Higher and Tertiary Education minister Amon Murwira and Mines and Mining Development minister Winston Chitando, who got into government on the basis of their technical know-how.

The list also includes war veterans leader Chris Mutsvangwa, who had to be dropped as Information minister by Mnangagwa last year upon realising that he had appointed more non-constituent MPs than was permissible at law.

Mutsvangwa is seeking to bounce back in Norton where he recently clashed with the independent sitting MP, Temba Mliswa.

The forthcoming polls have already attracted huge interest from aspiring legislators who are determined to muscle out some sitting MPs, some of whom are Cabinet ministers.

The non-constituent MPs are already facing fierce resistance as the perceived minnows are refusing to cede their territories.

According to the Constitution, the president can only appoint a maximum of five ministers outside the legislative assembly, and that is provided they possess some expertise absent from parliamentarians.

Chiwenga could be in a safer position than his colleagues given that Mnangagwa could still appoint him as vice president since one actually does not have to be an MP when he or she is a vice president.

The same goes for Vice President Kembo Mohadi.

But for Shiri, Moyo and Angelbert Rugeje, it is war.

Mnangagwa last year redeployed Shiri from Mashonaland East to Mashonaland Central where he owns a farm and made him the most senior politburo member there.

This means he would be contesting for Shamva North which is currently occupied by former Zanu PF politburo member, Nicholas Goche.

Mnangagwa also had to cede to the demands of party members in the province who found it hard to accept Shiri and had to appoint businessman and legislator, Kenneth Musanhi, to the politburo to diffuse tensions.

There are also indications that Moyo’s best bet could be Mberengwa South constituency, currently occupied by out-of-favour Chiratidzo Mabuwa.

July Moyo has been earmarked to replace Makhosini Hlongwane as Mberengwa East legislator.

Nothing is cast in stone though as both Mabuwa and Hlongwane could bounce back representing newly-formed National Patriotic Front (NPF) party which is believed to have former president Robert Mugabe as its principal founder.

Rugeje, the party’s national political commissar, is said to be eyeing Bikita East constituency, formerly represented by the caged Munyaradzi Kereke.

Another interesting case is that of deputy minister of War Veterans, Victor Matemadanda, who recently organised a well-attended event at Mapfungautsi Primary School in Gokwe, largely seen as launching his legislative bid.

Matemadanda apparently wants to represent Gokwe Gumunyu constituency whose sitting MP is Melania Mahiya; although he told the Daily News that he would prefer to avoid commenting on it until the party opens up the electoral process.

Political analyst Maxwell Saungweme said the looming fights could expose Zanu PF to further fractures.

“This is actually one of the factional fault lines in the new Zanu PF Lacoste set-up. The military versus sitting MPs tussle for party endorsement for parliamentary seats. With Rugeje as commissar, expect more soldiers as MPs, much to the chagrin of sitting MPs. This will lead to displacement of sitting MPs who will joint G40 or other opposition parties. So this is indeed another factional fault line for Zanu PF,” he said.

Another political analyst, Vivid Gwede said since Mnangagwa’s takeover, Zanu PF has operated on a hierarchical commandant structure where orders drizzle from above and permeate down to the lower party ranks.

“So retired ltd, general Engelbert Rugeje as the national commissar will make sure his retired army comrades who are now ministers are given parliamentary seats to contest. Whether they will beat the opposition in the elections is another different story.

“Since they are unelectable, they might use dirty tricks. But I see others just wanting to remain within the framework of non-constituency ministers while they work on their grassroots inroads.

“For that they bank on Mnangagwa winning the 2018 presidential election, which is quite a big leap of faith, unless they secure him that victory through unorthodox means,” said Gwede.

Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition spokesperson Tabani Moyo said the army and proxies in the Zanu PF administration were appointed on the basis of loyalty and the role they played in Operation Restore Legacy last November and therefore the party cannot afford to frustrate them.

“Their appointment does not have any co-relation with what the people of Zimbabwe want, but are a function of functionality and anchoring the regime that is established on a military foundation.

“If Mnangagwa wins the election, their appointment is neither here nor there; it’s by default given their role as a superstructure. They are the centre that has been at every blocked transition that we saw in all the successive years when Tsvangirai won elections,” he said.

Political commentator Rashweat Mukundu is of the opinion that the military command element now in politics is there to stay.

“Their approach is not to compete but to take over. I don’t see anyone in Zanu PF wanting to challenge Rugeje or SB Moyo in a primary election.

“The former military commanders are royalty in Zanu PF and will pick and choose what they want leaving the civilian Lacoste to battle it out in other constituencies.

“The real test is whether the command element will allow the opposition to challenge them in their preferred constituencies or we may see the rise of demons of the past, violence and threats.”

Mukundu said when all is said and done “let’s accept that Zanu PF is far less democratic because of capture by the command element. The command element believes in orders not democratic processes and Zanu PF may increasingly become regimented and more militarised.”

Another political analyst, Rejoice Ngwenya believes electoral performance depends on local constituency politics and value proposition of opposing candidates.

“Remember electoral institutions are highly militarised, so if the constituency has many candidates, some of them may manipulate their way to victory.

“Patronage plays a big role; collaboration with chiefs and also abuse of local authority resources. Some may win but certainly, Mnangagwa will find a way to slip them back into government if he himself elbows through,” he said.

I Am Madly In Love With Married Woman, Man Stuns Court

Terrence Mawawa, Chivi

A daring local man stunned all and sundry when he declared that he was madly in love with a married woman.

The man, Fanuel Masinire, was caught in a compromising position by the woman’s husband who dragged him to Chief Nemauzhe’ s traditional court.

Masinire shocked local villagers when he openly admitted he was madly in love with the woman.

He also said he could not survive without having sex with the woman.

Chief Nemauzhe ordered Masinire to pay three beasts for damages following his adulterous affair with the married woman.

Prophet’ s Aide Rapes Minor, Leaves Her Unconscious

Terrence Mawawa

A man who works with a self declared prophet as an assistant has appeared in court for raping a 10- year- old daughter.

The man, Trymore Chigumbu(25) appeared before High Court Judge Justice Mafusire last week facing rape charges.

Chigumbu is an aide to a self declared Gutu prophet.

Facts were that Chigumbu approached the minor as she was going home around 4 pm.

Chigumbu dragged the minor into a nearby bush, covered her face with a jersey and raped her.

He left her unconscious and vanished into the dense forest.

The girl’ s father found her unconscious and took her to a local clinic where she was examined.

Chigumbu was arrested a few days after the incident.

Mnangagwa Aide Declares Self Parliamentary Candidate For Zvishavane – Runde Constituency

Terrence Mawawa

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’ s ally, Larry Mavhima has announced that he will be the MP for Zvishavane- Runde Constituency charging that there will be no primary elections in the area.

Mavhima also warned aspiring candidates not to interfere with his activities in the area.

Mavhima, a declared Mnangagwa ally went into political abyss after crossing paths with former President Robert Mugabe.

Speaking in Zvishavane last week, the National Railways of Zimbabwe board chairperson, said he was back to reclaim his position.

“I am back and I want to tell all aspiring candidates that this is my constituency,” said Mavhima.

Chamisa Beats Mnangagwa In Masvingo

MDC Alliance Presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa

Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo

Local villagers have declared allegiance to youthful MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa indicating President Emmerson Mnangagwa is hugely unpopular in the area.

The villagers in Zimuto Area, ward 2, Masvingo North Constituency yesterday resisted attempts by Zanu PF officials to turn a community meeting into a rally.

There was commotion at Mahoto Business Centre as villagers refused to chant Zanu PF maxims.

“There was commotion as Zanu PF officials forced villagers to chant slogans praising Mnangagwa.

Instead they began to chant slogans praising Chamisa,” said a businesswoman at Mahoto Business Centre.

Tshinga Dube Defends Mutinhiri’s War Credentials

At a time Zanu PF propagandists are falling over each other to attack National Patriotic Front (NPF) leader Ambrose Mutinhiri, former War Veterans minister Tshinga Dube has validated the retired brigadier-general’s liberation war credentials.

A top ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Dube is renowned for fiercely standing for what he believes in.

When discussion on former president Robert Mugabe’s successor was akin to a taboo in Zanu PF, Dube set the cat among the pigeons by daring his boss to name his heir in order to stop the ugly infighting that had erupted in Zanu PF over his succession.

In a recent interview with the Daily News on Sunday, Dube refused to join crusaders in Zanu PF rubbishing the NPP leader’s contribution to the liberation war effort.

The former Zimbabwe Defence Industries general manager, who was a subordinate of Mutinhiri during the country’s 1970s war of independence, said there was no doubt that his “commander was at the forefront and trained many” during that era.

He said: “I know he was our trainer. He was part of the training establishment for a long time. He was once the chief of staff for Zipra and then later on he was no longer in the Zipra High Command in the later years of the liberation but I cannot say he was no longer in the war”.

Mutinhiri’s decision to form NPF has riled many in Zanu PF.

What has incensed Zanu PF even more are suspicions that he is doing the bidding for Mugabe, who told press corps a few days ago that Mnangagwa was an “illegitimate” president.

Typically, the ruling party has gone into overdrive through the State-controlled media, casting Mutinhiri as a villain who deserted the armed struggle and is now working for Mugabe because of so-called family ties.

For example, members of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) such as Headman Moyo and Fred Mtandah told the State-controlled media that Mutinhiri’s war credentials were dubious.

But former Zipra war commanders lament attempts by Moyo and Mtandah to reinvent history which they have little knowledge of because they were not in the trenches.

Zipra was the military wing of Zapu led by the late Joshua Nkomo during the liberation struggle and the most senior surviving members include Mutinhiri, former vice president Phelekezela Mphoko and opposition leader Dumiso Dabengwa.

Former Zipra chief of intelligence Abel Mazinyana told the Daily News on Sunday that he was worried because the history of the country was being distorted on a daily basis to suit certain agendas.

“I am not responding to the issue raised by the two but for the protection of the legacy of Zipra and the country. I don’t really know Headman Moyo because as a commander we had a lot of people; what I know is that he and Mtandah were attached to work as bodyguards of Big Josh (Nkomo). They certainly do not know what was happening in the Zipra High Command. You can see that Mutinhiri’s letter has sent people into panic mode, this is why they are now relying on people who know nothing about Zipra,” said Mazinyana.

Another veteran of the liberation struggle Peter Ndebele, who deputised Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander Philip Valerio Sibanda during the war, said there was no doubt that Mutinhiri was one of them while the likes of Mtandah and Moyo were trained specifically to be bodyguards of Nkomo.
Repeated efforts to get a comment from either Moyo or Mtanda were fruitless.

Last week, Mutinhiri, a former Cabinet minister and Zanu PF politburo member, undressed the current government as a product of a coup.

In his resignation letter addressed to the Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda and copied to Zanu PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu, Mutinhiri, who was a senior Zipra commander, said Mnangagwa’s government was “illegal”.

“As a trained soldier, a former freedom fighter, a former Zipra commander during the liberation struggle, a former diplomat and a former Cabinet minister, I am too aware of not only the values and ethos of Zimbabwe’s armed liberation struggle and the subsequent role the founding commanders of the liberation envisaged for the national army in independent Zimbabwe but also of the functions and limits of the ZDF as enshrined in the Constitution of Zimbabwe authored through a people-driven process and adopted after a national referendum as recent as 2013.

“The fundamental values and tenets of both Zimbabwe’s heroic liberation struggle and the Constitution of Zimbabwe dictate that Executive authority is derived from the people and not from the gun. In other words, the enduring principle of Zimbabwe’s armed liberation struggle and constitutional democracy is that politics must always lead the gun. The ZDF coup of 15 November 2017 violated a cherished heritage of our liberation struggle and of our hard-won constitutional democracy,” Mutinhiri said.

As if that was not enough Mugabe went on to endorse Mutinhiri’s party triggering emergency meetings in Zanu PF amid fears that the real events that culminated in Mnangagwa taking power in November last year could dent the country’s image.

Zanu PF is also disturbed by the new political outfit as they fear Mugabe could dampen their chances of winning this year’s elections given the fact that in some areas he is still regarded as the real leader of the ruling party. Daily News

Of MDC And Many Surnames

Rufaro Gijima | Under the rubric of democracy, politicians from MDC have over the past two decades managed to give birth to MDC 1999 (Job Sikhala led), MDC Tsvangirai, MDC Alliance, MDC Ncube, MDC Mutambara, MDC Chamisa, MDC Khupe! Phew, hopefully the list is about to come to an end.

Sad enough, out of this MDC political adventurism, the electorate fail to realise that everything being done is only but inspired by cash, as they are swayed and hoodwinked into believing that it’s out of some high moral responsibility to whisk them towards some form of ‘democracy’.

What’s even worse discouraging is how these sprouting formations never seem to spell out , that which they intend to offer the electorate, their vision which obviously should be different from the host, but instead only propel their greediness.

Whilst reports feign to present the recent Khupe-led break away as emanating from tribalism and to some extend chauvinism in the party, how then does the party justify the past breakaways which spell of nothing other than power hungriness.

Learned Chamisa who recently promised people of Matabeleland a Presidential seat in the next election (2023) in the event of him winning is surprising given his reluctance to settle differences with Khupe to avoid more cracks in the party, a situation which could have been avoided.

Democracy, leadership, patriotism, human rights advocacy has nothing to do with someone being at the top. Lest people are fooled! Instead the greatest democracy advocates in the world have been civil society organizations and not leaders of political parties, so really if its democratization which they are all fighting for why make a fuss about being at the top.

Clearly all these leaders merely intend to ride on MDC’s established ‘popularity’ to further fatten their pockets because the sad reality has been that all previous splitting attempts by the various MDC factions always come to naught, as the prodigal sons eventually rekindle their lost love when they become bankrupt.

Other breakaways have however been linked to source funding whereby the opposition hopes to maximize on donors by playing victim to the mother party , and accumulate more funds in this instance Khupe is using the tribal line.

Realizing that elections are already around the corner, the beleaguered party also intends to gain political mileage by the continuous media criticism and exposure which they will gain from their purported tiff.

Whilst I am no legal expert, why doesn’t MDC’s constitution address the continuous ab(use) of the name Movement for Democratic Change if it’s not for their benefit as well.

Other break away personalities have often come up with different names eg when Mujuru broke away from Zimbabwe People First , she formed National People’s Party (NPP), and certainly not ZimPF-Mujuru, neither do we have Zanu PF-Mugabe; clearly proving that they are totally divorced from the former.

Alas, for the past 20 years MDC continues with this nonsense, and haven’t attempted to stop anyone from using it. Food for thought!

Clearly this new confusion wrecking in MDC sets to confuse sympathizers, democratic voters and should be put to halt forthwith as the troubled party is now at cross roads, again forcing supporters to align with either Chamisa or Khupe, the bitter sweetness of power.

MDC is a very good example of what a party should never be.

//Ends//

Mnangagwa Takes His Scarf To Kigali

President Emerson Mnangagwa in his scarf

By Paul Nyathi

National colours branded scarf carrying President Emerson Mnangagwa today left the country for Kigali, Rwanda.

President Mnangagwa will be attending an Extraordinary Summit of the African Union which is expected to see the signing of the agreement launching the African Continental Free Trade Area.

Besides his scarf which is now a permanent feature on him, Mnangagwa is also accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Retired Lieutenant General Sibusiso Moyo, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo, Industry, Commerce and Enterprise Development Minister Dr Mike Bimha, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and President of the Chiefs Council Chief Fortune Charumbira.

The leaders of Africa’s 55 countries will are expected to attend the extraordinary summit that will make Africa the largest free trade area created since the formation of the World Trade Organisation.

President Mnangagwa was seen off by the two Vice Presidents Retired General Constantino Chiwenga and Kembo Mohadi, Harare Metropolitan Province Minister Miriam Chikukwa, cabinet ministers, service chiefs and senior government officials.

MDC Says Priscilla Mushonga Is Misplaced, No Permanent Parly Seat Reserved For Her.

By Paul Nyathi
As the jostling for the few parliamentary seats allocated to the Welshman Ncube led MDC under the MDC Alliance coalition intensifies, the party has warned their popular legislator Priscilla Misihairabwi Mushonga to quickly ship into the party candidates selection process or ship out.

Speaking in an interview to ZimEye.com, National Spokesperson of the party Kurauwone Chihwayi said that Mushonga is misplaced to believe that the party will go after her begging her to apply to be considered as one of the party’s parliamentary candidates in the upcoming general elections.

Chihwayi said this responding to Mushonga’s revelations last week that she had not been advised that the party is involved in the candidates selection for this year’s elections and that her name was not up for consideration as she had not applied for consideration.

“We are not treating Misihairabwi differently,” said Chihwayi.

“Notices were sent to everybody as required by the party constitution and I am not aware of any special arrangement for sitting legislators,” he said responding to Mushonga’s claims that as a sitting parliamentarian she should have been advised to apply in a special notice.

“I advise her to submit her application through the normal channels instead of waiting for a midnight train in a secluded place. Freedom trains do not move at night,” said Chihwayi.

“Hon Misihairabwi can rush to the station now if she wants to be part of the new Zimbabwe team, she may be at a wrong station at the wrong time,” Chihwayi added.

According to Chihwayi the candidates selection process is currently underway and proceeding undeterred with the selection team working on the names of people who submitted their applications when the call for applications closed in January.

“The candidate selection process is progressing well and at an advanced level,” said Chihwayi.

“The selection committee is guided by the party law not the number of shoes in our wardrobes,” he said.

Chihwayi claimed that the party is doing the candidates selection process in the most democratic process under the leadership of Professor Ncube.

“I have known this party as the most principled, non violent and democratic with a democratic leader in the form of Professor Welshman Ncube,” he said.

Chihwayi implored that the party is prepared to replace Mushonga who is ranked as one of the most efficient parliamentarians in the august house.

“The Mdc does not have permanent seats for particular individuals like Hon Misihairabwi. We respect her as our committed cadre of the party,” declared Chihwayi.

“According to the mdc constitution which is our political bible, notices are sent to party structures not private places, Hon Priscilla Misihairabwi is not a permanent MDC Proportional Representation candidate for Matabeleland South,” said Chihwayi.

“In this case the window was opened for everyone to take in January,” concluded Chihwayi.

Mushonga last week expressed her concerns when Chihwayi’s Deputy Mbuso Siso hinted that the party was preparing to effect disciplinary action against her for defying party President Welshman Ncube and not participating in the party programmes.

Siso also raised sentiments raised by Chihwayi that the party was not obliged to give Mushonga a special notice to apply for consideration.

The party provincial chairman for Matabeleland South Pius Ndebele however challenged the party national leadership claiming that as the province that seconded Mushonga to parliament they were happy with her representation and willing to give her another term in parliament.

Mnangagwa Flies To Rwanda for AU Summit

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has flown to Rwanda.

The head of state left Harare for Kigali, for an Extraordinary Summit of the African Union.

He is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Retired Lieutenant General Sibusiso Moyo, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Dr Joram Gumbo, Industry, Commerce and Enterprise Development Minister Dr Mike Bimha and President of the Chiefs Council Chief Fortune Charumbira.

The Continental Free Trade Area is an African market of over US$1.2 billion people with a gross domestic product of US$2.5 trillion.

The Continental Free Trade Area has the potential to boost intra-African trade by 53 percent by eliminating import duties and non-tariff barriers.

It is one of the flagship projects of the first 10-year implementation plan of Agenda 2063 and aims to deepen the integration process.

It is being driven forward along with other key related initiatives such as the single African air transport market and the protocol on free movement of persons and the African passport.

The leaders of Africa’s 55 countries are expected to attend the extraordinary summit that will make Africa the largest free trade area created since the formation of the World Trade Organisation.

President Mnangagwa was seen off by the two Vice Presidents Retired General Constantino Chiwenga and  Kembo Mohadi, Harare Metropolitan Province Minister  Miriam Chikukwa, cabinet ministers, service chiefs and senior government officials. – state media

 

Chamisa Blast, Mnangagwa’s Lacoste Had No Strategy Against G-40

MDC President Nelson Chamisa has come out to blast the Emmerson Mnangagwa led Lacoste faction for lacking strategies as compared to their G-40 counterparts. Chamisa has dismissed claims that he is a Lacoste project, promising over the weekend to make Mnangagwa and his government history.

“I’m Broke” – Mugabe Pleads

Ray Nkosi  |President Emmerson Mnangagwa has just shamed looters who over the years have externalised much needed foreign currency, an exercise described by many as a damp squib by its failure to bring forth big names.

Among the big names many expected to see on the shamed list are those of former President Robert Mugabe, his wife Grace and their allies the people at the centre operation restore legacy the military intervention which sought to deal with “criminals” around Mugabe. There are other big names in government and ex ministers who are missing on the list which has left many dissapointed, notwithstanding reports that even those who have been named government might just have little legal grounds to prosecute them on.

Other expected names include former vice President Joice Mujuru too.

This comes as Mugabe is allegedly pleading poverty, claiming that he had to declare all his assets outside the country, Times Live of South Africa has reported, after the former Zimbabwe president was summoned to return funds that were sent out of the country illegally.

Mnangagwa announced an amnesty in November last year.

Mugabe reportedly claimed that following this call, he is left with only two properties, one in South Africa and one in Hong Kong.

Mugabe and his wife told reporters at their Harare mansion that they adhered to the amnesty, according to Times Live.

The former president claimed to have no money outside of the country, saying that he is an honest person.

However, according to Mnangagwa, only R3 billion was returned to Zimbabwe during the amnesty which is a far call compared to the R15.6 billion that was allegedly sent out of the country during Mugabe’s presidency, reported Times Live.

Meanwhile, individuals are wondering how Mugabe’s family could afford lavish clothing and luxury motor vehicles.

The 93 year old former president also claimed that he owns only one farm which he bought with his own money.

Mnangagwa said on Friday that Zimbabwe “has moved on” after Mugabe’s exit.

In a statement, the president said he “noted recent remarks made to the media” by Mugabe who spoke to foreign journalists at a location in Harare on Thursday.

It was Mugabe’s first public statement since his resignation last year. “I say it was a coup d’etat — some people have refused to call it a coup d’etat,” Mugabe told South Africa’s SABC broadcaster, referring to the brief army takeover which led to Mnangagwa assuming power after Mugabe’s resignation.”We must undo this disgrace which we have imposed on ourselves, we don’t deserve it… Zimbabwe doesn’t deserve it.”

Mnangagwa responded on his official Twitter account, saying: Mugabe “is entitled to express himself freely, as is the case for any private citizen”.”The nation has moved on. Our focus at this time shall remain on preparing for free, fair and credible elections in 2018.”

Meanwhile, Mnangagwa said on Saturday that Zimbabwe is expected to hold its first parliamentary elections since Mugabe’s rule, in July. The polls will also be the first without Mugabe’s name on the ballot since independence from Britain in 1980.”As a nation, party and government, we are looking forward to very peaceful, transparent and harmonised elections in July this year,” Mnangagwa told reporters after a meeting with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday night.

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BREAKING – Obert Gutu Denounces Chamisa, Joins Khupe

By Farai D Hove| In what has been read as an “adding of salt to injury,” MDC spokesman Obert Gutu took time away from the MDC Alliance’s Gweru rally (yesterday) to attend Chamisa’s nemesis, Thokozani Khupe’s function in Bulawayo where he supported the self proclaimed Acting President of the MDC-T Khupe.

Gutu can be seen in the below footage filmed on site by CITE making statements that are detrimental to Acting President Nelson Chamisa’s appointment to the Acting Presidency.

“Many of you might be hearing information that is not accurate, information by people who want to divide us…the correct situation the rightful and lawful and legitimate Acting President of the MDC-T is none other than Dr Thokozani Khupe…I am simply stating the position as per the constitution of the party,” said Gutu to an applause.

He continued saying, “our party is a party that has got a constitution…” VIDEO BY CITE

Dabengwa Quits Old Relationship Courts Barbara Nyagomo

Dabengwa courts Nyagomo

By Paul Nyathi | Dumiso Dabengwa led ZAPU has put the final nail on the Elton Mangoma led Coalition Of Democrats (CODE) after pulling out of the election set up last week.

The revived revolutionary party once led by the late great Joshua Nkomo, was quick to court former ally in the CODE Barbara Nyagomo’s Progressive Democrats of Zimbabwe into an agreement that will see the two opposition parties come together to form one political party under ZAPU’s name.

Speaking to ZimEye.com in an interview on Monday, Nyagomo confirmed the development without giving much details indicating that the two parties are finalising the unity agreement.

“We will sign Agreement this week and all details will be availed to the media,” said Nyagomo.

Nyagomo scoffed at earlier speculations making rounds that she was set to join the Joice Mujuru led People’s Rainbow Coalition however indicating that opposition parties are still involved in formulating a grand coalition.

“Talks with PRC and MDC Alliance on-going,” said Nyagomo who is not new in the ZAPU set up having been the party’s European Province chairperson in 2010 before establishing her own party.

“The people of Zimbabwe have given the politicians the mandate to form a Grand Coalition,” she said indicating a possibility that their newly established party might find itself in a possible alliance with other opposition parties.

ZAPU Secretary General Strike Mkandla confirmed the merging of the two parties indicating that Nyagomo will be made the Vice President of the party which Dabengwa will lead while all PDZ structures will now be incorporated into ZAPU structures.

Lora Makuzva was Zapu vice-president before the merger.

“PDZ president, Barbara Nyagomo will be the vice-president of the unified Zapu. The most fortunate thing is that our incumbent president, Madam Lora Makuzva had ceased to actively participate in party affairs because of other personal commitments. As a party, we are always ready to welcome her whenever she has sorted out her issues. We will work out a plan for the two to co-exist,” he said.

PDZ national organising secretary, Brighton Makocho said his party decided to merge with Zapu because of the two parties’ shared liberation war backgrounds.

“Zapu provides a brand that has continuity with the nationalist movement and the liberation struggle it waged. These credentials have enabled us to join hands with Zapu and work together,” Makocho said.

Makocho said the pact with Zapu is also expected to boost the two parties, bargaining powers in talks with the MDC Alliance and PRC to form the envisaged grand opposition coalition against the ruling Zanu PF.

“There is strength in numbers. As we continue to negotiate for a grand coalition with other political parties, we believe that the merger will strengthen our position at the negotiating table
He added.

Why Mnangagwa Will Resort To Violence | OPINION

Allan Moyo |  Reasons why Mnangagwa will not easily win the next election without use of violence.

1. Popularity:

Mnangagwa simply doesnt have the popularity enjoyed by Mugabe and will struggle to have the same political traction and monopoly Mugabe enjoyed. Mnangagwa unlike Mugabe lacks natural political oratory instincts. His speech is not captivating as his predecessor and simply lacks that persuasion that characterised Zanu Pf rallies before the coup and under Mugabe. Of immediate intrest is his latest Matebeland rally which failed to attract a huge crowd. Further, our electorate especially the rural one is used to populist utterances and Mnangagwa has suddenly become a realist in order to be different from Mugabe and this makes him less popular and boring. I will not mention the fact that Mnangagwa’s name is yet to be a household name and will need time to market himself without the use of state apparatus and the traditional leaders.

2. His First 100 days.

The first 100 days of Mnangagwa’s rule have not been too generous to his political aspirations. Whilist he may have managed to have had several meetings with prospective investors and to reduce police road blocks, the economy has remained unrelenting. On taking his oath, Mnangagwa made reasonable promises and was hyped by the state media as a new type of leader and to that end he made several pledges to the country and populace regarding his vision in 100 days and described his term as a new era and dispensation. He was even screened on National television working on weekends including Sundays which indeed was a new culture. He also promised a free and fair election, a shift on the land policy and re- engagement with the west.

In short people warmed up to him and generally expected a lot but the key problems still persist up to now:
1. There is no access to cash in banks.
2. Fuel has gone up.
3. Prices of basic commodities continue to go up
4. Unemployment is still rampant.
5. Mpofu is still an “innocent” man when the public court had long convicted him and corruption is still a reality.
6. The health sector is in a pathetic state and doctors are demanding a better wage.
7. Civil serrvants are yet to get bonuses.

Further Mnangagwa and his governnent have been affected by the police killings of innocent citizens protesting against commuter restrictions. In the very end nothing much can be said about his first 100 days in office and to many, he has already failed. He would argue that the arguement is premature but again he is the very person who naively promised change in 100 days.

3 The Generational (Age) Issue.

Its a public secret that this election will militate around issues of age and hope among others. To start with, there are more active youth in politics than before as proven by the number of youth who have registered this year (60%). Who ever is likely to win this election will definately need the youth vote and this could be bad news to Mnangagwa who will face the young, charismatic and “bullet tounged” Chamisa. who is just but 40 years whilst he is 75 years.

Hate him or dismiss him but Mugabe was aware of this generational shift and had already deployed Chipanga and Kasukuwere to charm the youth vote hence the provincial youth rallies and the 1 million march in support of the former Zanu Pf boss. Mnangagwa however has reappointed a 56 yr old Togarepi as the youth boss and transferred his loyalty to the army (junta) thus relegating the youth to the political terraces. The youth, most of whom thronged the streets upon Mugabe capture have no hope in Mnangagwa and this will cost his vote.

4. The Mugabe factor

Firstly Mugabe under Zanu Pf was largely hated and not loved by many for his repressive approach to politics. Unfortunately Mnangagwa was never seen as a better devil but an equal especially rewinding back to 2008 and 1983 during the election runoff and Gukurahundi respectively. Now that people are finally finding their voices, there is a general sentiment that Zanu Pf has to go and a proper new political trajectory be allowed to take over to establish a new and real dispensation.

Secondly, there are also signs that Mugabe did not willingly resign as initially believed. Again this will affect Munangagwa’s legitimacy regionally and beyond and will need to sanitize it with proper votes. This will also likely affect the votes he will garner in Mugabe’s perceived strongholds in the three Provinces of Mashonaland. Research shows that Mugabe still enjoys unwavering sympathy in those areas and the harvest will not be the same for the “Crocodile” especially bearing in mind that the G40 and Mai Mujuru political outfits are projected to be stronger in those areas. The spoils will thus be shared amongst the three and the MDC may also perform better if the culture of violence is arrested as promised. Equally, most people in parts of Midlands and the whole of Matebelaland still believe that Mugabe and Mnangagwa were responsible for the massacre of more than 20 000 civilians in the early 1980s sadly named the Gukurahundi era. Neither Mugabe nor Mnangagwa who once called the victims “cockroaches” has asked for forgiveness.

I am indeed no prophet but the odds are certainly against Mnangagwa and he faces the obvious risks of being the shortest serving President. Regrettably he inherited a bad eonomy albeit that he was always a senior official in the Mugabe regime and part thereof. I dont see any other way Mnangagwa will survive this election and already he has made too many promises and yet failed to deliver. To survive the election Mnangagwa may need to resort to the use of the army and violence but again this election just like the previous one is much about power as it is about legitimacy. Violence will invalidate legitimacy and taint Mnangagwa and it will affect his diplomatic engagements.

This is my personal independent opinion but as a youth I will also undoubtedly and unreservedly vote a younger candidate and encourage all youths to do the same. The MDC Alliance has a youthful candidate as its President and is also fielding in a lot of capable youthful candidates.

The future is for the youths and the youths wave is real. Its a pregnancy whose time is due.

Mnangagwa Releases Unimpressive Funds Externalisation List

The government has released a list of companies and individuals who externalised funds and have not heeded the President’s call to returns the funds.

The list comprises three categories of externalisation.

Category One comprises funds externalised through non repatriation of export proceeds which amount to a total of US$237 million from 284 companies while Category Two of funds externalised through payment of goods not received in Zimbabwe amounts to US$124, 8 million from 1 403 companies.

Category Three of funds externalised to foreign banks in cash or under spurious transactions amounts to US$464 million from 157 companies and individuals.

In a press statement, President Emerson Mnangagwa said entities and individuals listed in the three categories ignored and /or neglected the amnesty by failing to account for the funds indicated before the 16th of March 2018 deadline.

“Despite concerted efforts by authorities and banks to request these entities and individuals to account for the externalised funds, the entities or individuals failed, ignored or neglected to respond to the amnesty.

“It is against this background that the authorities have no other recourse to cause these entities and individuals to respond, other than to publicise the names of the entities and individuals so that the concerned parties take heed of the importance of good corporate governance and the legal obligations of citizenry and, where necessary, to ensure that those responsible for such illicit financial flows are brought to justice,” said President Mnangagwa.

The amount declared or received after the end of the amnesty on 16 March is US$591,100,000 and the outstanding balance is US$826,503,404.

President Mnangagwa further said listed entities or individuals with proof of declaration or repatriation of funds are free to approach the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe which is ready to process such transactions without prejudice given that the burden of proof lies with the concerned parties.

THE FULL LIST:

CATEGORY I :      Illicit Financial Flows – Funds Externalised through Non Repatriation Of Export Proceeds

Name of Exporter Sector Amount (USD)
1.            African Associated Mines Mining 62,049,622
2.            Marange Resources Mining 54,238,249
3.            Canadile Miners Mining 31,350,554
4.            Mbada Diamonds Mining 14,764,060
5.            Jinan Mining Mining 11,072,668
6.            Gold Driven Tobacco Tobacco 10,622,789
7.            Insing Investments Agriculture 10,187,158
8.            Allied Timbers Zimbabwe Agriculture 4,336,765
9.            Pacific Cigarette Company Tobacco 4,122,966
10.          P T Royal Ostrindo Zimbabwe Manufacturing 2,784,459
11.          Pan African Mining Mining 2,659,335
12.          Turnall Manufacturing 2,379,579
13.          Erdogal Enterprises Manufacturing 1,719,696
14.          Central African Batteries Manufacturing 1,429,674
15.          Muilholland Marketing t/a Farmgate Agriculture 1,266,576
16.          Tigrina t/a Farmgate Agriculture 959,027
17.          Cottrade Agriculture 777,070
18.          Windmill Manufacturing 776,870
19.          Tarisiro Mining Investments Mining 662,860
20.          Steahurst Investments Agriculture 594,443
21.          DMO Technological Services Manufacturing 582,240
22.          Zimbabwe Diamond Education College Mining 475,463
23.          Flair International Manufacturing 421,442
24.          Chestergate Investments Agriculture 421,351
25.          Cut Rag Processors Tobacco 418,200
26.          United Refineries Ltd Manufacturing 387,180
27.          Zimchem Refiners Manufacturing 342,487
28.          Unilever South East Africa Manufacturing 315,194
29.          Hereby Investments 313,500
30.          Ace Hood Farm Agriculture 312,207
31.          Hammer and Tongues 311,308
32.          Slovay Trading Manufacturing 302,625
33.          Weighbridge Tech Africa Manufacturing 301,575
34.          Southern Cotton Company Agriculture 296,957
35.          Raysen Commodities Cross Border Freight 293,461
36.          Crest Poultry Group Agriculture 286,595
37.          Fermex Manufacturing 280,763
38.          Welmed Suppliers Cross Border Freight 280,500
39.          Zimbabwe Gold Miners & Millers Association (ZIGMMA) Manufacturing 276,153
40.          Sino-Zim Cotton Holdings Mining 269,181
41.          Eaglemoss Enterprises Agriculture 249,106
42.          Makeh Enterprises Cross Border Freight 228,034
43.          South Wales Electric 227,040
44.          Jinmac Zim Cotton Manufacturing 210,225
45.          Tiltlark Trading t/a  RM Tanneries Agriculture 205,065
46.          Black Box Investments Agriculture 195,000
47.          First Access Mining Manufacturing 183,503
48.          Fossil Wood Exporters Manufacturing 180,000
49.          Allen Wack and Shepherd Manufacturing 161,275
50.          Coppleridge Enterprises 152,841
51.          Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited Cross Border Freight 148,128
52.          Rubber Products Manufacturers Manufacturing 145,032
53.          Highdon Investments Manufacturing 144,000
54.          Glanmot Manufacturing  t/a  Steel World Manufacturing 137,839
55.          Good Memories Enterprises Manufacturing 135,418
56.          Trafton Enterprises Cross Border Freight 127,960
57.          Zimboy Shipping Pvt Ltd Manufacturing 121,034
58.          River Ranch Limited t/a  Limpopo Mineral Resources Limited Cross Border Freight 118,517
59.          Dinwell Investments t/a  Green Basket Mining 114,864
60.          Fahad Investments Private Limited Agriculture 113,409
61.          Corporate Appointments t/A Niloticus Trading Company Mining 112,555
62.          Westwing Investments Manufacturing 112,238
63.          Bernstein Clothing Cross Border Freight 111,163
64.          Bell PTA Manufacturing 110,230
65.          Beta Coal Manufacturing 108,122
66.          Gatbro Zimbabwe Mining 107,460
67.          Titantech 105,108
68.          Elengrow Investments 100,188
69.          Roselt Mitchel Enterprises t/a  Metal Components Manufacturers Manufacturing 100,060
70.          Revio Investment Manufacturing 100,000
71.          PG Industries Zimbabwe Manufacturing 99,855
72.          Maguteni Manufacturing 95,000
73.          FSI Cotton 94,926
74.          Glentime Investments Agriculture 93,890
75.          Restapedic Bedding Manufacturing 91,260
76.          Forbmat Investments Manufacturing 89,757
77.          Smartwork Investments Manufacturing 89,108
78.          Madzimure Resources Manufacturing 88,200
79.          Seybest Enterprises Mining 84,000
80.          Phat Monkeys Manufacturing 83,694
81.          Innscor Distribution Zimbabwe Cross Border Freight 83,537
82.          Streamlined Enterprises Manufacturing 82,320
83.          Nyika Engineering and Technical Services Manufacturing 81,500
84.          Sandawana Mines Manufacturing 81,384
85.          Eagle Bulk Mining 80,400
86.          Craster International Pvt Ltd Cross Border Freight 79,350
87.          Spillset Enterprises Manufacturing 75,000
88.          Longden Enterprises Mining 73,819
89.          Spenbridge Investments Mining 73,762
90.          Trackpoint Investments Cross Border Freight 73,130
91.          Star Class Transport Manufacturing 73,113
92.          Robson Tapfuma t/a Robtap Foods Cross Border Freight 72,280
93.          Safari Trackers Cross Border Freight 70,260
94.          Eastway Agritec International Tourism 70,200
95.          Specialised Motors Agriculture 69,729
96.          Tornridge Trading t/a Tornridge Trucking Cross Border Freight 67,974
97.          Lancashire Steel Cross Border Freight 67,327
98.          Cochrane Engineering Pvt Ltd Manufacturing 66,861
99.          Straitia Investments Manufacturing 64,750
100.       Apex Corporation  t/a Zimcast Manufacturing 64,512
101.       Garden Answer Investments Manufacturing 63,931
102.       Houston Investments Cross Border Freight 61,514
103.       Afro Elephant Trading Mining 60,000
104.       Waterglass Products Agriculture 59,550
105.       Car Point Manufacturing 59,400
106.       Auto Mate Manufacturing 57,624
107.       Notraught Trading Agriculture 57,456
108.       PG Safety Glass Mining 57,295
109.       Singmont Investments  t/a  The Capsicum Company Manufacturing 56,349
110.       Cussons Minerals Agriculture 55,910
111.       Shangking Investments t/a  Unlimited Packaging Mining 54,926
112.       Flair International Manufacturing 54,381
113.       Gestant International Transport Cross Border Freight 52,333
114.       New Century Hauliers t/a Brothers Distribution Network Cross Border Freight 52,104
115.       Broadbridge Investments Mining 50,199
116.       Ethadex Enterprises Agriculture 50,083
117.       TN Harlequin Luxaire Limited Manufacturing 49,511
118.       Tectrans (Pvt) Limited Manufacturing 49,500
119.       Preston Transport Cross Border Freight 49,459
120.       Aluminium Metal Industries Cross Border Freight 49,204
121.       Reapers Manufacturing 47,625
122.       Golden Horse Trading Company Manufacturing 46,860
123.       Nakada Carriers Cross Border Freight 46,742
124.       Exigency Transport Services Cross Border Freight 45,164
125.       Gerribran Services t/a Transerv Cross Border Freight 45,016
126.       Frank Collins Logistics Cross Border Freight 45,000
127.       Open-House Trading Trading 44,100
128.       See Order Investments Cross Border Freight 43,927
129.       Learnmore Masendu t/a Rid-Bravo Investments Manufacturing 43,845
130.       Dawson Enterprises Cross Border Freight 42,624
131.       Bandon Enterprises Manufacturing 42,532
132.       Hawton  t/a IMF Business Services & IMF Technical Manufacturing 42,400
133.       Wekai Copper Mining Cross Border Freight 42,000
134.       Sedan Chair  t/a  National Fencing Mining 41,456
135.       Transerv Manufacturing 41,424
136.       Speciality Investments Cross Border Freight 41,000
137.       Garwe Logistics (Pvt) Limited Cross Border Freight 40,732
138.       Shepchiv Trucking Logistics Cross Border Freight 40,110
139.       Honeywood Enterprises Cross Border Freight 39,759
140.       W. Maungwe Timbers Manufacturing 39,600
141.       Conveyor Dynamics Agriculture 38,789
142.       Power Line Africa Zimbabwe Manufacturing 38,000
143.       Ritbrey Enterprises Agriculture 37,600
144.       Helioc Trading Mining 37,274
145.       Croplink Manufacturing 36,641
146.       Kicady Trading t/a Dalara Lounge Manufacturing 36,485
147.       Lotrans Manufacturing 36,000
148.       Adam Bede Agriculture 35,240
149.       Shamid Trading  t/a  Boffs Carpets Manufacturing 34,967
150.       Nagoya Minerals Mining Manufacturing 34,484
151.       Classic Leaf Mining 34,467
152.       Qudtrax Logistics Tobacco 34,103
153.       Moorland Services Mining 33,633
154.       Fuest Trading  t/a  Fuest Industrial Supplies Cross Border Freight 33,414
155.       Patfra Investments t/a Salochin Freight Cross Border Freight 33,009
156.       Nacrerock Enterprises Cross Border Freight 33,000
157.       Pritsborough Marketing Manufacturing 33,000
158.       Zimbinders Manufacturing 32,880
159.       Capital Timbers Agriculture 32,752
160.       Adhart Enterprises Agriculture 32,641
161.       Excell Dental Services Manufacturing 32,609
162.       Direct Conduit Trading Trading 31,983
163.       G.T. Tavaruva t/a Mhunga Manufacturing 31,728
164.       Swicha Investments  t/a  Lock Tile Cross Border Freight 31,273
165.       Croslan Investments  t/a Croslan Engineering Manufacturing 30,814
166.       Gianfranco Trading Manufacturing 30,795
167.       Mopta Industrial Chemicals 30,654
168.       Associated Tyre and Tube Manufacturing 30,056
169.       Safetime Trading Manufacturing 29,939
170.       Tube & Pipe Industries Cross Border Freight 29,288
171.       Coppleridge Enterprises Manufacturing 29,200
172.       Wickfair Ventures Manufacturing 28,748
173.       D. Bunjira and Sons Commodity Broker 28,727
174.       Afri Safety Glass Manufacturing 28,036
175.       Nene Trading Manufacturing 27,600
176.       Cavort Ent t/a  Sandoa Timbers Agriculture 27,555
177.       Ionela Manufacturing 27,316
178.       African Baskets Zimbabwe Manufacturing 26,110
179.       Pups Transport Cross Border Freight 26,000
180.       Mealgold Trading Private Limited Cross Border Freight 25,960
181.       Mr Bristle Mining 25,893
182.       Goodhope Leather Products Manufacturing 25,536
183.       National Printing & Packing Manufacturing 25,408
184.       Bruno Enterprises Manufacturing 25,360
185.       R A Tavares t/a  Agri-Solve Cross Border Freight 25,200
186.       IGC Investments Agriculture 25,000
187.       Expect Freight Manufacturing 25,000
188.       Esquire Manufacturing 24,730
189.       Krakatoa Investments 24,648
190.       Sprint Engineering Cross Border Freight 24,600
191.       Lion Match Manufacturing 24,400
192.       Willow Creek Farm Manufacturing 24,395
193.       Smoothend Carriers Cross Border Freight 24,263
194.       Dermatech Enterprises Cross Border Freight 24,160
195.       Solarquest Manufacturing 23,895
196.       Hedgehold Trading t/a  Manna Brands Manufacturing 23,750
197.       Oxpool Trading Manufacturing 23,547
198.       Munhuruka Transport t/a Unimodus Investments Cross Border Freight 23,178
199.       Mirach Trading Cross Border Freight 22,950
200.       Lusardi Investments Manufacturing 22,689
201.       Radarbridge Trading Agriculture 22,497
202.       Shelton Tozviitaseyi Mparutsa Agriculture 22,275
203.       Prentech  t/a  Gardensite Farm Manufacturing 22,212
204.       Two Keys Transport Agriculture 21,986
205.       Sleb Trading Cross Border Freight 21,552
206.       Almig Enterprises Cross Border Freight 21,550
207.       Afroran Spinners Cross Border Freight 21,382
208.       Rosvin Enterprises Manufacturing 21,051
209.       Circumstantial Enterprises Agriculture 21,039
210.       Fasi Enterprises Trading 20,773
211.       Tripwin Investment Trading 20,110
212.       L Kashaya Plant & Haulage Cross Border Freight 20,000
213.       Fafa Investments Cross Border Freight 19,966
214.       Rock Chemical Manufacturing 19,890
215.       Eryhomely Choices Mining 19,695
216.       Dellbrook Marketing Manufacturing 19,660
217.       Remington Gold Cross Border Freight 19,650
218.       Accuride Technologies t/a Accuride Transport Cross Border Freight 19,518
219.       Relvok Trading Cross Border Freight 19,500
220.       Teamshire Investments Agriculture 19,269
221.       Love For Africa Agriculture 19,170
222.       Porsche Investments Manufacturing 18,999
223.       Kimberworth Investments  t/a  Sabi Gold Mine Manufacturing 18,733
224.       Gramfreight Trucking (Pvt) Limited Mining 18,060
225.       Appletune Investments Agriculture 18,038
226.       Arthur Garden Engineering Manufacturing 18,000
227.       Manwork Transport Agriculture 17,200
228.       Sloanville Distributors Cross Border Freight 17,023
229.       Masimba Macdonald Kanyangarara Cross Border Freight 17,000
230.       Eagletron International Commodity Broker 16,912
231.       Hubert Davies & Company Limited Manufacturing 16,836
232.       Mutare Bottling Company Manufacturing 16,802
233.       Briven Enterprises Manufacturing 16,650
234.       Craitin Chemicals Agriculture 16,600
235.       Run Transport Manufacturing 16,400
236.       Lotus Transport Pl Cross Border Freight 16,377
237.       G & W Industrial Minerals Transport 16,290
238.       Liberty Maya Manufacturing 16,108
239.       Bleak Investments  t/a  Topwheels Car Market Manufacturing 16,000
240.       Tranne Hauliers Manufacturing 15,930
241.       Bedra Enterprises Cross Border Freight 15,915
242.       W. Tasiyana Enterprises t/a  Bowden Fresh Produce Manufacturing 15,810
243.       Kassim Investments Agriculture 15,688
244.       Scottco Cross Border Freight 15,433
245.       Precision Grinders Engineers t/a  Mutufu Investments Agriculture 15,412
246.       Discovery Incorporated  t/a  Manica Timbers Manufacturing 15,092
247.       Kynas Trading Agriculture 15,050
248.       Dandin Marketing Cross Border Freight 14,902
249.       Midlands Ferro Alloy Cross Border Freight 14,800
250.       Computer Certified Warehouse Mining 14,707
251.       Plumridge Trading 14,178
252.       Ordovician Investments Cross Border Freight 14,154
253.       Loben Transport Services Cross Border Freight 13,904
254.       Print Media Distribution Cross Border Freight 13,600
255.       Kurken Trading Manufacturing 13,549
256.       Techmate Engineering t/a Stall Holder Investments Manufacturing 13,484
257.       Lockhart-Scott Screenlitho Cross Border Freight 13,430
258.       Load Engineering Private Limited Manufacturing 13,359
259.       Windlesham Trading Manufacturing 13,350
260.       Costimbers Mining 13,146
261.       Enstom Transport Manufacturing 13,136
262.       Carnivore Enterprises  t/a  Lion Encounter Cross Border Freight 13,060
263.       Canon Paterson Crafts Centre Cooperative Tourism 12,729
264.       Fleximail Agriculture 12,566
265.       Goodsay Investments t/a  House-Hold Brands Manufacturing 12,540
266.       Loweria Trading Agriculture 12,467
267.       Billview Investments  t/a Mark Africa Freight Manufacturing 12,414
268.       Agromart  t/a  Zandflora Cross Border Freight 12,296
269.       Trishburn Enterprises Agriculture 12,152
270.       Bar Boutique t/a  Multi-Dimensional Logistics Agriculture 12,100
271.       Brynstone Motors Manufacturing 12,000
272.       Vansque Investments  t/a  Makiman Cargo Cross Border Freight 12,000
273.       Jewal-K & Co Investments Cross Border Freight 11,896
274.       W & K Earth Movers And Plant Hire Cross Border Freight 11,734
275.       Rocket Electrical Cross Border Freight 11,516
276.       Prochem Manufacturing 11,483
277.       Nigel Foundries Manufacturing 11,225
278.       G & M Distributors Manufacturing 11,200
279.       Rubber and Allied Products Cross Border Freight 11,159
280.       Shaka Hills Farm Manufacturing 11,060
281.       Dongo Sawmill Agriculture 10,816
282.       Celramah Investments Agriculture 10,800
283.       Malbok Trading Manufacturing 10,724
284.       Stop Start Engineering Manufacturing 10,406
Total 237,452,276

 

 

 

CATEGORY II:      Illicit Financial Flows – funds externalised through payment of goods not received in Zimbabwe

# Importer Total
1. Ekusileni Medical Centre 3,098,793
2. Mosdek Investments Pvt Ltd 2,942,364
3. Fuel Cafe Trading (Pvt) Ltd 2,477,672
4. Planas Trading P/L 2,282,995
5. Bestridge Enterprises Pvt Ltd 1,847,024
6. Wisepux Enterprises (Pvt) Limited 1,707,270
7. Dawson Enterprises 1,638,522
8. Box Quip Investments Pvt Ltd 1,496,000
9. Housing Corporation Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd 1,463,800
10. Bethel Communications 1,210,560
11. Hill Bed Pvt Ltd 1,161,151
12. Roadquip View Pvt Ltd 1,100,000
13. Hillbrave Investments 1,094,255
14. Skindat Investments P/L 1,042,000
15. Speedlink Cargo 1,015,228
16. Humble Enterprises P/L T/A Maps Dist. 1,010,000
17. Adherechem (Private) Limited 1,002,476
18. Duab International 897,394
19. Go Figure Trading P/L 856,000
20. Strands Collection Pvt Ltd 817,000
21. Paramount Cables Pvt Ltd 815,898
22. Bt Critical Power (Pvt) Limited 738,620
23. Froriscent Enterprises Pvt Ltd 720,000
24. Vasachi Kindy Fashions And Shoes 688,748
25. Qingshan Investments Private Limited 678,623
26. Eager Eagle Investments 677,235
27. Smut Investments P/L 669,161
28. Mendridge Enterprises Pvt Ltd 660,275
29. Prolord Investments Pvt Ltd 640,100
30. Fir Fern Investments Pl 634,105
31. Aloxisu Investments 605,925
32. Romensdale 604,000
33. Africa Arise Initiative Pvt Ltd 575,000
34. Sublitex P/L 567,612
35. Quatsino Trading 563,500
36. Neyflux Investments P/L 556,000
37. Line Petroleum Private Limited 555,000
38. Mong Enterprises P/L 539,780
39. Palehouse Investments 517,188
40. Elite Car Hire 513,668
41. Tractive Power Holdings 502,466
42. House Of Kerzner 490,225
43. Brown International Zimbabwe 489,140
44. Association Of Chinese Nationals 481,000
45. Motus Holdings 473,500
46. Architectural Aluminium 447,533
47. Bexcelia Enterprises 432,320
48. Flancost Investments Pvt Ltd 427,000
49. Yikang Song T/A Nakanaka Foods 423,769
50. Transfrontier Investments Pvt Ltd 414,680
51. Talpan Trading Pl 413,735
52. Rewstand Enterprises P/L 413,043
53. Golly Trading Pvt Ltd 407,938
54. Shoumei Lin T/A Newzist Trading 399,000
55. Kuchiwa Shop 396,950
56. Zhang Ming Guang T/A Happy Trading 387,500
57. Zim China International Minerals 381,050
58. Agro Troops (Pvt) Ltd 369,214
59. Wakewill Enterprises P/L 367,406
60. Karimba Estates Joint Venture Pvt Ltd 360,432
61. Detect Investments 359,997
62. Golden Trading International Holding Ltd 350,000
63. Mahabir Industries & Allied Works 327,653
64. Wild Beauty Investments P/L 327,000
65. Likvee Investments 321,025
66. Classgrove Enterprises 320,000
67. Lake Lodges P/L T/A Bumi Hills Safari Lodge 313,334
68. Domax Private Limited 311,451
69. Solution Gates Pvt Ltd 311,066
70. Kexten Trading Pvt Ltd 304,730
71. Jeegore Holdings 302,282
72. Petkov Investments 300,000
73. Printflow (Pvt) Limited 300,000
74. Romensdale Investments P/L 299,600
75. Conest 286,146
76. Westgarden Enterprises P/L 282,855
77. Fraser Alexander Zimbabwe 281,882
78. Graton Investments 278,397
79. Puzey & Payne 276,895
80. Manjom Investments 275,968
81. Geribran Services T/A Transerv 275,000
82. Fruitstone Investments 272,177
83. Aitocs Motors 269,023
84. Heritage House 268,601
85. Larbone Trading 267,000
86. Movedeal Trading P/L 266,046
87. Telstone Trading (Pvt) Ltd 260,161
88. Triplepay Communications 259,847
89. Hilmax Engineering Pvt Ltd 259,442
90. Angel Trading 257,000
91. Bizzsite Investments 256,800
92. Paul & Greg Investments 254,000
93. Medcliff Pharma Distributors Pl 252,827
94. Neon Shades  Pvt Ltd 251,323
95. Pathfinder (Pvt)Ltd 250,000
96. Zipcode Investments 248,940
97. Lintrust Investments P/L 248,031
98. Drip Tech (Pvt) Limited 235,373
99. Canequip (Pvt) Ltd 234,348
100. Ocean Hair And Beauty 234,056
101. Unifreight Africa Limited 233,000
102. Intratek Zimbabwe Pvt Limited 230,921
103. Curverid Tobacco 229,296
104. Yan Zhili T/A  Yzl Wholesalers 228,032
105. Adiantar Medical Imaging Pvt Ltd 227,693
106. Oralhorps Investments P/L 227,315
107. Harare City Centre Adventist Church 223,208
108. Eftrade Ventures Pvt Ltd 219,623
109. Pioneer Hi-Bred Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd 217,732
110. Icenta Investments 217,500
111. Downtown Petroleum 216,807
112. Beautyview Investments 215,390
113. Imexpotrad P/L 211,012
114. Paragon Business Forms 210,200
115. Systech 210,000
116. Mahindrazim (Pvt) Ltd 207,684
117. Falcon Foods Pvt Limited 205,812
118. Bliss Horizons Manufacturing Pvt Ltd 204,750
119. Rivereigh Investments (Pvt) Ltd 204,044
120. Fashion Picks Enterprises 202,500
121. Veineks Energy Pvt Ltd 202,180
122. Sumplus Enterprises 202,114
123. Environment Fund 200,566
124. Refreed Commodity Brokers P/L 200,060
125. Anjin Investments (Pvt) Ltd 200,000
126. Ultimate Auto Solutions P/L 199,739
127. Craftson Trading 199,693
128. Mbada Diamonds P/L 198,251
129. Bainlink Investments 196,845
130. Umbrella Advisory Private Limited 195,521
131. Weldmax Engineering P/L 194,079
132. Lighthouse Print P/L 188,575
133. Cag Tours 187,400
134. Central African Forge Co (Pvt) 186,409
135. Doves Funeral Assurance 185,227
136. Epilite Holdings 180,856
137. Intrax Enterprisesp/L 180,195
138. Mayville Investments 180,000
139. Suo Le Investments 180,000
140. Easyman Enterprises P/L 179,455
141. Traffic Solutions P/L 179,022
142. Danglo Petroleum 178,800
143. Nottingham Estates (Pvt.) Ltd. 178,780
144. Newview International P L 176,703
145. Juni Li T/A Jack Hardware 171,471
146. Makanaka Investments 171,000
147. Bt Office Technologies Pl 170,896
148. Astro Manufacturing (Private) Ltd 170,000
149. Earthworld Enterprises 170,000
150. China First Metallurgical Cons 169,567
151. Jinan Mining (Pvt) Ltd 169,080
152. Pinchot Investments P/L 168,913
153. Denver Beverages Pvt Limited 167,493
154. Hwange Colliery Company Limited 166,130
155. Sovox Investments Pvt Ltd 165,865
156. Step In Style Garments 162,568
157. Boka Tobacco Floors 161,772
158. Bronfield Mine T/A Brompton Mine 160,916
159. Dashville Enterprises (Pvt) Limited 160,097
160. Sinapis Investments Holdings 159,276
161. Rhine Sports Investments Pvt Ltd 155,000
162. Finmark Holdings 154,414
163. Vexcle Investments 154,000
164. E Munenzwa Bus Co P/L 153,634
165. Inline Corporation Limited 151,074
166. Century Technology 150,718
167. Woo Woo Form Investments P/L 150,030
168. High Altitude Trading 150,000
169. Redan Coupon (Pvt) Ltd 150,000
170. Transworld Aviation Fze 150,000
171. Valak Inc 150,000
172. Betrk Investments 149,950
173. Kezqiang Investments Private Limited 149,152
174. Kentucky Estates Pl 148,840
175. Summer Trac Enterprises Pvt Ltd 148,212
176. V And W Engineering And Installations Pvt Ltd 147,295
177. Rio Douro Construction (Pvt) Ltd 144,892
178. Modygate Investments 144,750
179. Phils And Pats Enterprises 144,000
180. Comet Computer Systems 143,995
181. Dalstar Enterprises 143,700
182. Agriseeds Pvt Ltd 143,604
183. Solutions For Africa 143,450
184. Mutual Finance P/L 142,155
185. Primero Energy Private Limited 141,980
186. Bigway Investments 141,559
187. Diagnostic Image Centre 140,927
188. Birria Investments 140,118
189. Adorable Hair Products 140,000
190. Traverze Travel P/L 140,000
191. Octahedron Investments Pvt Ltd 139,334
192. Fleark Trading T/A Fleark Hardware 138,779
193. Solahart Zimbabwe 136,850
194. Seadone Investments 136,580
195. Bindura Nickel Mine T/A Trojan Nickel Mine 136,336
196. Phinlink Investments Pvt Ltd 136,276
197. Longcheng International Trade And Commerce Pvt Ltd 135,326
198. Eft Corporation 135,000
199. Refreshing Sanitary Pads P/L T/A Happysky 135,000
200. Maigbrow Trading P/L 134,190
201. Medicure Healthcare P/L 133,674
202. Dohne Construction P/L 133,008
203. Zimbags 132,945
204. Tweenrange Trading 131,271
205. Gare Transport Private Limited 131,267
206. Easy Count Battery Centre 130,000
207. Plensiton Enter. P/L T/A Mega 128,833
208. Tianxiang Investment P/L 128,440
209. Golden Brick Enterprises Pvt Ltd 126,558
210. Barbeiro Trading P/L 126,000
211. Ace Agritrade Solutions T/A Agritrade Leaf Tobacco 125,922
212. Dynamaster P/L 125,149
213. Woodthorpe (Pvt) Ltd 125,136
214. Linglow Trading Pvt Ltd 124,160
215. Ryan Paul And Myles Trading 123,868
216. Huatsing Investments 123,460
217. B T Critical Power Pvt Ltd 123,200
218. Whirlwyn Holdings Pvt Ltd 123,194
219. Max Haivo Electrical 123,175
220. Africom (Pvt) Ltd 123,033
221. Lauberge Investments Pvt Ltd 122,850
222. Mike Harris Toyota 122,777
223. R Mcdiarmid & Company P/L 122,712
224. Matay Kingdom Pvt Ltd 122,535
225. National Blood Service Zimbabwe 121,817
226. Sakio Investments Pvt Ltd 120,157
227. Denbury Trading P/L 119,820
228. Peppy Motors P/L 119,380
229. Redberg Investments 117,679
230. Melbotech Industrial Hardware 117,675
231. Makebreak Trading Ltd 117,600
232. Bt Engineering And Project Company Pvt Ltd 117,400
233. Chimayo Investments 116,777
234. Life Is Choice 116,000
235. Blakefit Enterprises Pvt Ltd 115,854
236. A. M. Machado Pvt Ltd 115,782
237. Cladmont Investments P/L 115,006
238. Siyabuselela Trading Enterprise 115,000
239. Ocean General Dealers Pvt Ltd 114,900
240. Bottlesford P/L T/A Mobile City 114,757
241. Cropate Farming (Private) Limited 113,465
242. Krismac Paint Pvt Ltd 113,000
243. Eagle Italian Shoes Pvt Ltd 112,899
244. Holdwise Investments 112,110
245. Breastplate Services 112,000
246. Expert Choice Agro 112,000
247. Helcraw Elecrical Suppliers & Distributors 111,574
248. Paper Co Holdings Ltd 111,410
249. Mubvakacha Farm Pvt Ltd 108,764
250. Starlite Investments 108,687
251. Gesa Medical 108,274
252. National Tested Seeds (Pvt) Lt 108,145
253. Impact Agencies (Pvt) Ltd 107,007
254. Nova Agro Zimbabwe P/L 105,225
255. Nu-Aero Pvt Ltd T/A 104,360
256. Anadolu Construction 104,107
257. Altermarket Trading P/L 104,000
258. Mm Burden T/A Ivanhoe Mine 103,989
259. High Voltage Construction (Pvt) Ltd 102,896
260. Aujan Trading As Stanley & Liv 102,730
261. Simbisa Brands Limited 101,905
262. Malbatech  Mining 100,998
263. Ying Tian Gaming 100,020
264. Apple Brands Investments Pvt Ltd 100,000
265. Beaurotech Investments 100,000
266. Manander Foam Rubber 100,000
267. Mobi Think (Pvt) Ltd 100,000
268. Netone 100,000
269. Nu-World Industries P/L 100,000
270. Platinum Seeds Pvt Ltd 100,000
271. Undertreasure Mining Consultancy 100,000
272. Waxtax Private Limited 100,000
273. Windmill (Pvt) Ltd 100,000
274. Maize Line Investment 99,800
275. Broadnet Africa Pvt Ltd 99,617
276. Allied Timbers Zimbabwe 99,376
277. Medfast Investments 99,282
278. Chloride Zimbabwe 98,998
279. Wickway Pvt Ltd T/A Chuchers Furniture 98,657
280. Heroes Carriers P/L 98,500
281. Pressupy Investments Private Limited 98,000
282. Blue Crash Investments Pl 97,800
283. Boost Africa Traders P/L 97,776
284. Z Zhang T/A Zhang Electricals 97,000
285. Gatbro Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd 96,920
286. Jacob Bethel Corporation (Zimbabwe) Ltd – Harare 96,054
287. Metallon Gold Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd 95,878
288. Gridlink Engineering Pvt Ltd 95,694
289. Korka International Trading 95,296
290. High Peak Marketing 95,261
291. African Synergy Trading Pvt Ltd T/A Prestige Books 94,867
292. United Grain Company 94,200
293. Commingle Enterprises P/L 93,740
294. Luciano Pvt Ltd 93,573
295. Largedata Enterprises P/L 93,372
296. Applied Weighing Scale Company 92,508
297. Salivae Enterprises 92,354
298. Gpm Engineering 91,648
299. Diamond Drill P/L 91,391
300. Cumisec Investments (Pvt) Limited 90,850
301. Shatirwa Investments Pvt Ltd 90,280
302. Sneydon Investments 89,806
303. Bless It Up Motors 89,800
304. Giran Bulk 89,750
305. Cure-Chem Overseas P/L 88,970
306. Uk Electrical (Pvt) Ltd 88,534
307. Short Waters Trading T/A Garfunkels 88,052
308. River Gauge Investments Pvt Ltd 87,650
309. New Millennium Power & Heavy Equipment 87,500
310. Vivon Investment P/L 87,120
311. Lenash Signs Zimbabwe 87,018
312. Splash Plastic 87,000
313. Westmoreland Property P/L 86,736
314. Badore Trading Pvt Ltd 86,653
315. Bom Indusrial Suppliers 86,632
316. Lean Import And Export P/L 86,500
317. Rolyshade Enterprises 86,496
318. Birch Furniture 86,260
319. Cidcc Investments P/L 85,900
320. Gec Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd 85,426
321. Avm Africa (Pvt) Ltd 84,822
322. Goldmore Mining Investments P/L 84,232
323. Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Company 84,035
324. Irrigation Design & Advisory S 84,000
325. Marshnet Investments T/A Speedex 83,700
326. Weiqiang Manufacturing P/L 83,640
327. Galham Trading 83,555
328. Kynergy Logistics Pvt Ltd 83,500
329. Abb (Pvt) Limited 83,325
330. Dr Henn Investments (Pvt) Limited 83,240
331. Mukundi Plastics 83,200
332. Kerreth (Pvt) Limited 82,876
333. Fairhill Farm Pvt Ld 81,890
334. Ngepi Trading Pvt Ltd 81,779
335. Rukova Resources 81,420
336. Tripple Gate Investments 81,400
337. Organic Africa Holdings Pvt Ltd 81,208
338. Beaunoz (Pvt) Ltd 81,200
339. Elise Gledhill High School 81,000
340. Lonhro Fresh Exports 80,439
341. Sanlg Motorcycles Pvt Ltd 80,045
342. Dynamic Logistics Pty Ltd 79,450
343. Wratree Electronics 79,000
344. Sable Foods (Pvt) Ltd 78,741
345. Purepart Investments 78,600
346. Boltgas International 78,293
347. Ralton Electricals 77,706
348. Sandawana Mines (Pvt) Limited 77,447
349. Sunue Ent 77,399
350. Estow Investments 77,219
351. Dicran Investments Pvt Ltd 76,040
352. Kangcheng Investments Ltd 75,943
353. Vortex 75,740
354. Bavdent Investments 75,338
355. Lylastar Trading Pvt Ltd 75,025
356. Hawk Mining Supplies Pvt Ltd 74,991
357. The House Of Books P/L 74,516
358. Fsi Trading 74,206
359. Cluepick Investments 74,000
360. Dolcin Trading Pvt Ltd 73,850
361. Ncp Distillers Pvt Limited 73,652
362. Pickland 73,530
363. Famous Brands Pvt Ltd 73,434
364. Markfranks Haulage Pvt Limited 72,890
365. Docwizy Marketing 72,825
366. Turning Point Investments 72,482
367. Manenberg Trading 72,087
368. Clearswift Technologies Pvt Ltd 71,950
369. Nanogen P/L 71,355
370. China And Agricultural Technology Demonstration 71,190
371. Tristrence Suppliers 70,700
372. Pinegade Trading P/L T/A Medit 70,561
373. New Avakash International 70,180
374. Kudu Creek Farm (Pvt) Ltd 70,000
375. Nashco Enterprise Pvt Ltd 70,000
376. Piko Trading 70,000
377. Lawberge  Investments 69,876
378. Midland Engineering Sales International (Africa) 69,866
379. Bottlesford Trading Plc 69,500
380. Dendairy 69,015
381. Compmart Trading 68,928
382. Mbuwayesango Starliner Transport 68,730
383. Bilstream Farm Pvt Ltd 68,502
384. Wadyiwa Wamira Transport Pvt Ltd 67,779
385. Elephant Camp 67,061
386. Tavaona Tertius Chamboko T/A Ligi Bakery Products 66,600
387. Kintex Investments P/L 66,500
388. Comhold Services 65,747
389. Hefa  Electric 65,600
390. Oncerun Motors Pvt Ltd 65,430
391. Quatermask Investments 65,275
392. Cottontree Engineering T/A Williams Engineering 65,237
393. Bricks R Us 65,000
394. Zhang Qiu Li Trading 65,000
395. Gm Diagnostic X-Ray Centre 64,911
396. Enermax Pl 64,800
397. Pari Agencies 64,736
398. Wintrend Pvt Ltd T/A Windbricks 64,500
399. Gold Driven Investments P/L 64,400
400. Zim Forwarders 64,166
401. Creative Credit P/L T/A Creative/Cellular 64,020
402. Vicemode Investments Pl 63,472
403. Gransharp Enterprises 63,418
404. Weltrans Hauliers P/L 63,400
405. Label Planet 63,150
406. Lobels Bread (Pvt) Ltd 62,989
407. Ringsilver Enterprises T/A News Cafe 62,922
408. Bitumen Construction Services (Pvt) Ltd 62,894
409. Safetime 62,797
410. Multipest Services 62,700
411. Tsungai Trading (Pvt) Ltd 62,656
412. Big Horn Furnitures 62,244
413. Ferndale Farm P/L 61,788
414. Formtouch Investments Pvt Ltd 61,620
415. Hriday Investments Pvt Ltd T/A  M Construction 61,500
416. Tripod Stand Trading 61,011
417. Atlas Reality Pvt Ltd 60,871
418. Henred Fruehauf Zimbabwe 60,542
419. Overshadow Trading P/L 60,480
420. Strawnet 60,159
421. Exodus And Company Pvt Ltd 60,005
422. Brightech Enterprise  P/L 60,000
423. Freda Rebecca Gold Mine Zimbabwe 60,000
424. Megprom Trading Pvt Ltd 60,000
425. Pandari Lodge 60,000
426. Sibna Investments 60,000
427. Tensor Systems 60,000
428. Zebtech Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd 59,472
429. Nyiombo Investments Zimbabwe 59,149
430. Zimind Publishers 58,804
431. Ovalquad Enterprises 58,450
432. Datanet Technology P/L 58,328
433. Conquip Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd 58,298
434. Unique Fashion Investments (Pvt) Ltd 58,000
435. Nokal Computer Systems 57,721
436. Attrange Investments Pvt Ltd 57,400
437. Tradex Marketing (Pvt) Limited 57,342
438. Waxy Enterprises 57,075
439. Benjamin Mubaiwa Graphic Supplies 57,053
440. Peynwood Enterprises 56,787
441. Biscuit Manufacturers Mutare Pvt Ltd 56,761
442. Elbtree Farm 56,628
443. Mazymart Marketing Pvt Ltd 56,600
444. Medical Tourism For Better Health In Africa 56,570
445. Herberts Construction 56,187
446. Neatrite Trading 56,069
447. Boundary Ethicks Pvt Ltd 56,000
448. Masen Engineering Pvt/Ltd 55,992
449. The New Millenium 55,664
450. Gas Power 55,622
451. Ruschrome Mining P/L 55,517
452. Windlesham Trading 55,400
453. Cargo Carriers (Pvt) Ltd 55,226
454. Boc Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd T/A Boc Gases Zimbabwe 55,210
455. Dots Investments 55,196
456. P&R Hydraulics P/L 55,057
457. Mbirikudenga Investments P/L 55,005
458. Wiltshire Explosives P/L 55,000
459. Zimcode Enterprises (Pvt) Limited 54,996
460. Zimchem Refiners Pvt Ltd 54,719
461. Yafei Enterprises Pvt Ltd 54,653
462. Deshnel Investments T/A Workman 54,555
463. James North  Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd 54,538
464. Westlite Investments 54,500
465. Deokim Caterers (Pvt) Ltd 54,200
466. Soltam Steel 53,720
467. Manifest Contracting Services 53,510
468. Gliding Star Enterprises 53,387
469. Space Telnet Pvt Ltd 53,320
470. Mine Elect Private Limited 53,248
471. Plus Five Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd 53,221
472. Logivate Incorporated 52,800
473. Kutanga Investment Pvt Limited 52,304
474. Primetech Resources 52,280
475. Earthset Investments P/L 52,161
476. Seed Co Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd 52,048
477. Vusumuzi Ngwenya Pvt Ltd 52,000
478. Document Support Centre (Pvt) Ltd 51,597
479. Associated Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd 51,219
480. Sidella Trading Pvt Ltd 51,200
481. Zimboy Shipping (Pvt) Ltd 51,121
482. Brotheridge Investments 51,019
483. Ascon Africa (Pvt) Ltd 50,854
484. Newpeak Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd 50,413
485. Cosia Enterprises 50,372
486. Bath And Tile World 50,310
487. Indemnified Investments 50,031
488. Zhabai Investments Pl 50,010
489. Hastt Zimbabwe 50,000
490. Ke Nako Investments Pvt Ltd 50,000
491. Metalstone Incorporated 50,000
492. Naseko Enterprise Pl T/A Ns Electrical & Hardware 50,000
493. Seven Seas Trading 50,000
494. Tilroy Enterprises 50,000
495. Angel Bark Investments Pvt Ltd 49,625
496. Medtech Medical And Scientific 49,605
497. East Town Commodities T/A East Town Gases 49,407
498. Sai Enterprises Private Ltd 49,300
499. Medicine Chain Avenues 49,003
500. Divingate Enterprises 48,953
501. Midstar Investments 48,950
502. Africa Aluminium And Glass 48,900
503. Suraj Mining P/L 48,895
504. Remekedzo Investments 48,844
505. Exlone Distributors 48,728
506. Oxenhall Trading 48,691
507. Forthstrom Investments 48,650
508. Polypackaging 48,510
509. Hongji Mineral Development Pvt Limited 48,508
510. Mufandaedza Transport P/L 48,368
511. Makannie Investments Pvt Ltd 48,320
512. Motor City Toyota 48,180
513. Kunguruka Pl T/A Sleamish Mine 48,000
514. Staper (Pvt) Ltd 48,000
515. Panellink Manufacturing P/L 47,980
516. Eastways Investments 47,650
517. Polyoak Packaging (Pvt) Ltd 47,190
518. Neat-Rite Trading (Pvt) Ltd 47,160
519. Obride Investments P/L 47,075
520. Shreya Investments T/A Bowline Furnishers (Pvt) Ltd 46,986
521. Kaifeng Investments 46,980
522. Kitelight Investments 46,828
523. Treasure Consultants Pvt Ltd 46,700
524. Damofalls Investments 46,688
525. Flytserv Enterprises Pvt Ltd 46,640
526. Seasons Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd 46,553
527. Eleco Elevator Company Pvt Ltd 46,308
528. Global Solar Pvt Ltd 46,271
529. Lebena Biscuit Manufacturers P/L 46,172
530. Coloursell Distributors P/L 45,823
531. Chen Guoging T/A Engineering Sales 45,745
532. Valor Business P/L 45,686
533. L Kashaya Plant & Haulage P/L 45,500
534. Elliot & Nephew Pvt Ltd 45,450
535. Stratia Investments 45,347
536. Airlift Engineering P/L 45,334
537. P Haritatos T/A Central Bakery 45,204
538. Mushangwe Estate (Pvt) Ltd 45,183
539. Aam Timber Suppliers & Access 45,000
540. Agrandir Enterprises (Pvt) Limited 45,000
541. I And E Technical P/L 45,000
542. Mayne Services (Pvt) Ltd 45,000
543. National Indigenisation And Economic Empowerment Board (Nieeb) 45,000
544. Coal Brick Mine 44,842
545. Cavronia Investments 44,815
546. Sondowa Trading Pvt Ltd 44,602
547. Primtrim Enterprises 44,548
548. Goal Logistics 44,398
549. Quest Motors /Nissan Zimbabwe 44,080
550. Tensor Construction 44,053
551. Owl Feather Investment (Pvt) Ltd 43,640
552. Ite Industrial Technical Equipment 43,600
553. Cehub Investments Pvt Ltd 43,560
554. Avitech International 43,500
555. Tapvice Enterprises 43,390
556. Gateway Solutions Private Limited 43,352
557. Killomat Enterprises 42,831
558. Pista Investments 42,621
559. Chiwore Confluence Pvt Ltd 42,570
560. S & M Bricks & Tiles P/L 42,525
561. Carywave Enterprise 42,497
562. Sungevity Pvt Ltd 42,405
563. Bulilimamangwe Rural District Council T/A W Kellog Foundation 42,000
564. Chipaz Promotions 42,000
565. Hearthside Foods Pvt Ltd 42,000
566. Khanyisile Investments Pl 42,000
567. Market Map Investments P/L 41,920
568. Restapedic Bedding P/L 41,877
569. Tipcall Investments P/L T/A Cutting Edge 41,717
570. Bertgold Investments T.A Saltrama 41,550
571. Plastic Ceiling Zimbabwe 41,540
572. Coporeti Support Services T/A Get Cash 41,285
573. Natform Services Pl 41,250
574. Hotspeck Enterprises 41,150
575. K F Nel T/A Westernton Pvt Ltd 41,134
576. Shelnoe Security Pvt Ltd 41,032
577. Steps And Paths 41,027
578. Sable Park Estates 40,909
579. American Motors Private Ltd 40,895
580. Commercial Sugarcane Farmers Association 40,826
581. Cosmotech  Pvt Ltd 40,800
582. Pyramid Chemicals (Pvt) Ltd 40,570
583. Scotia Auto Parts 40,552
584. Upc (Pvt) Limited 40,520
585. God Given Enterprises 40,500
586. Romwe Farming Pvt Ltd 40,421
587. J B Campbell P/L 40,390
588. Sonking Resources 40,224
589. Fit Footshoe Manufacturers Pvt Ltd 40,200
590. Simba Ivhu Chemicals (Pvt) Ltd. T/A Sia-Afrique 40,140
591. Taydine Investments T/A Southern Region Agencies 40,004
592. Glooman Enterprieses Pvt Ltd 40,000
593. High Attitude Trading 40,000
594. Lachlade Investments 40,000
595. Malbro Minerals Mining Company Private Limited 40,000
596. Newlands Financial Services 40,000
597. Port River P/L 40,000
598. Radiation Authority Of Zimbabwe 40,000
599. Realtime Technology 40,000
600. Rick Count Investments 40,000
601. The Chief Buyer (Private) Limited 40,000
602. United Foods 40,000
603. Civil Works Laboratory 39,949
604. Ganalin Trading P/L T/A Food Lovers Market Marimba 39,854
605. Cortman Investments 39,815
606. B K Painters 39,619
607. Matiza Investments Pvt Ltd 39,600
608. Modern Chemicals 39,580
609. Billabong Dairy (Pvt) Ltd 39,483
610. The Malilangwe Conservation Trust 39,276
611. Reaches Investments 39,255
612. Masimba Industries Pvt Ltd T/A Masimba Holdings/Masimba Construction Zimbabwe 39,216
613. Norams Trading 38,927
614. Flamesteel Engineering Pvt Ltd 38,905
615. National Golden Brands Pl 38,724
616. Tunatemore Printers Pvt Ltd 38,686
617. Cynclussy Investments P/L 38,550
618. Fairbreeze Enterprises 38,500
619. Carpet Kings (Pvt) Limited 38,428
620. Southdown Holdings T/A Southdown Clearwater Estates 38,393
621. Hammer & Tongues Pvt Ltd 38,366
622. Security Mills 38,305
623. Zengea P/L 38,244
624. Iclik P/L 38,237
625. Atupele Investments 38,200
626. Clavelon Enterprises 38,183
627. Dpm Agencies 38,166
628. Chrysolyte Investments P/L 38,000
629. New World Property Managers 37,953
630. Trade Access/Distriphone 37,682
631. Riverboat Trading 37,516
632. Zambezi Hunters P/L 37,435
633. Arustic Investments 37,359
634. Gavton Investments 37,329
635. Nice Time Bazaar 37,242
636. Hitlink Investments 37,212
637. Stelbok Enterprises Pvt Ltd 37,123
638. Spinn Energy Private Limited 37,120
639. Hydraulics Mechanical And Instrumentation Tech T/A Fluid And Power Technologies 36,902
640. Botton Armature Winding 36,826
641. Doczine Investments 36,778
642. Pacific 24hr Clinic 36,703
643. Delma  Printers P/L 36,694
644. Thalway Investments 36,600
645. Bordmaster Private Limited 36,448
646. Lesaffre Zimbabwe P/L 36,347
647. Tonmont Trading Pvt Ltd 36,279
648. Doughtec Enterprises Pl 36,008
649. Link Optical Pvt Ltd 35,889
650. Mathias And Mildred (Pvt) Ltd 35,846
651. Usate Trading 35,750
652. Craford Investments 35,700
653. Kinbran Investments 35,697
654. Jr Investments 35,582
655. Shieldcote P/L 35,468
656. Beta Bricks P/L 35,464
657. Topsurge Pharmaceutical P/L 35,444
658. Quodec Zimbabwe (Pvt) Limited 35,367
659. Crest Poultry Group T/A Hubbard Zimbabwe 35,231
660. Ernst And Young Pl 35,200
661. Tractor Provider Co. P/L 35,100
662. Premier Dental Clinics Pvt Ltd 35,090
663. Delward Engineering P/L T/A Zeco 35,000
664. Flying Club C/O Mashonaland 35,000
665. Plastic And Pipe Industry Pl 34,880
666. Beign Inv T/A Hydraulic Equip. 34,875
667. Taymat Pvt Ltd 34,825
668. Mayer And Mayer It 34,619
669. Easwald Trading Pvt Ltd 34,570
670. R & G Tractor Equipment 34,530
671. National Manufacturing 34,433
672. Renovate Africa (Private) Ltd 34,421
673. Marcus Communications (Pvt) Ltd 34,295
674. Serviettes Zim (Private) Limited 34,204
675. Auto Trec Motor Spares 34,140
676. Reclenix Investments Pvt Ltd 34,027
677. Breathaway Food Caterers (Pvt) Ltd 34,020
678. Interfresh (Pvt) Limited 33,712
679. West End Food World 33,700
680. Turnpower Investments 33,540
681. Ibbotel Communications 33,323
682. Same Plastics Pvt Ltd 33,275
683. Power Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd 33,000
684. Abj Engineering 32,808
685. Mhangura Farming 32,672
686. Deplaat Investments T/A Agritech 32,613
687. Tyson Investments 32,571
688. Gravitas Medical Supplies (Private) Limited 32,500
689. Agroworld Colosal Pvt Ltd 32,445
690. Elite Holdings Pvt Ltd 32,406
691. Zimbabwe Red Cross Society 32,400
692. Tilemate Investments 32,300
693. Water Treatment Chemicals 32,276
694. The Health Bridge 32,268
695. Tradecode Investments 32,200
696. Mfs Group Pl 32,141
697. Keido Pvt Ltd 32,103
698. Car Shop Pvt Ltd 32,000
699. S And E Investments 31,909
700. J L Robinson Agencies T/A Amc 31,892
701. Saturn Africa Pvt Ltd 31,829
702. Gas Boys Pvt Ltd 31,600
703. Appellation Enterprises 31,500
704. Arcridge Enterprises 31,426
705. Nyika Investments 31,395
706. Talwant Trading 31,391
707. Master Media P/L 31,347
708. Velvet Gas Pvt Ltd 31,283
709. Ridao Investments Pl 31,264
710. Jvs Automation Pvt Ltd 31,238
711. The Montclair Hotel Pvt Ltd 31,080
712. Adamah Enterprises Pvt Ltd 31,063
713. Clivialan Investments P/L 31,000
714. Traillage Investments 31,000
715. Pathology Centre 30,942
716. Roc Systems (Pvt) Limited 30,930
717. Satewave Technologies Private Limited 30,885
718. Quinfair Investments 30,866
719. Ridgewed Engineering 30,780
720. Sinohydro 30,780
721. P G Merchandising Limited 30,696
722. Emulbitum Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd 30,668
723. Nicmart Business Solutions Pvt Ltd 30,600
724. Magic Moments Enterprises Pvt Ltd 30,407
725. Tech Systems 30,395
726. Electro Industrial W/S 30,384
727. Errand Management Pvt Ltd 30,350
728. Fencraft Investments 30,258
729. Northlands Resources 30,227
730. Milazzo Investments P/L 30,150
731. Pomello Trading 30,031
732. Vanledge Investments 30,008
733. Absolute Dental Services 30,000
734. Akin Investments P/L 30,000
735. Bica Bream Pl 30,000
736. Intokozo Hardware P/L 30,000
737. Naldine Trading 30,000
738. Nando Enterprises 30,000
739. Oasisonline P/L T/A Oasisonline Petroleum 30,000
740. Tinphil Investments T/A Skyview 30,000
741. Xiuyuan Mining Pvt Ltd 30,000
742. The Zimbabwe Colour Run 29,946
743. Jun Li T/A Jack Hardware 29,700
744. Shugdaile Enterprises 29,500
745. Powerdrive Engineering 29,400
746. Yz Holdings Pvt Ltd 29,300
747. Fermox Traders P/L 29,145
748. Stelix Telecoms 29,078
749. Cool Cyclone Investments Pl 29,000
750. Rastal Farming 28,946
751. Techost Solutions (Pvt) Ltd 28,926
752. Mashonaland Gun Club 28,840
753. Chicken Mambos Pvt Ltd 28,809
754. Supreme Medical 28,800
755. Bidvest Engineering P/L 28,749
756. Greatdyke Earthmoving 28,579
757. Pickmore Investments T/A Makwenda  Express 28,500
758. Ringfair International P/L 28,490
759. Tefeltor Enterprises 28,400
760. D Coetzee And Son Pvt Ltd 28,200
761. Createria Private Limited 28,172
762. Cag Farms 28,130
763. Chemical Warehouse 28,032
764. Jefron Trading (Pvt) Ltd 28,007
765. Zim-Africa Mining Equipment 28,003
766. Copman Investments 28,000
767. Fine Times Trading Pvt (Ltd) 28,000
768. Mailtop Investments 28,000
769. Panacius 28,000
770. Rundale Investments T/A P And R Hydraulics 28,000
771. Draco Trading Pvt Limited 27,900
772. G E Marillier (Pvt) Ltd 27,881
773. Associated Foods Zimbabwe 27,861
774. Laboratory Equipment And Consumables 27,827
775. John Dennis Manufacturing Pvt Ltd 27,809
776. Bensa Power Construction & Engineering 27,739
777. The Three Monkeys 27,669
778. Flexwood Enterprises P/L 27,669
779. Postedge Private Limited 27,653
780. Charlode  Electronic 27,639
781. Dube Forklifts Pvt Ltd 27,605
782. Greenveld Investments 27,550
783. Thrustview Investments 27,500
784. Verocy Real Estate Private Ltd 27,500
785. Isotropic Enterprises P L 27,491
786. Winnerman Engineering P/L 27,378
787. Restan Pvt Ltd 27,301
788. Hopina Trading Pl 27,282
789. Bright Pharmacies 27,218
790. Paradigm Solutions Pvt Ltd 27,179
791. Bevton Trading 27,164
792. Oliken Engineering 27,133
793. Wingtran Engineering P/L 27,036
794. Power Mining Equipment Centre 27,029
795. Pronet Cellular 27,000
796. Strawberry Print 26,926
797. J R Goddard Contracting P/L 26,901
798. Mike Appel Holdings (Pvt) Ltd 26,900
799. Harare Fabrics 26,747
800. Plasmotech Enterprises 26,677
801. Discount Tyres 26,591
802. Footland Investments Pvt Ltd 26,448
803. Extreme Action Cleaners 26,431
804. Escort Trading T/A Mr Cruiser 26,356
805. The Little Angels Trading 26,331
806. Goldenglo P/L 26,324
807. P L Steyn P/L 26,288
808. St Luke Jemedza High School 26,266
809. Megabit Pvt Ltd T/A Unique 26,219
810. Hawkflight Enterprises 26,203
811. Cluster Agricultural Development Services 26,195
812. Sumburgh Marketing Private Limited 26,165
813. Zimbabwe Spinners And Weavers Ltd 26,154
814. Surface Wilmar Pvt Ltd Formerly Surface Investments P/L 26,087
815. Justine Clothing 26,000
816. Necon  Investments (Pvt) Ltd 26,000
817. Ubate Trading 26,000
818. Mtpex Systems P\ L 25,985
819. Cumii Zimbabwe 25,982
820. Bold Impact T/A Success Motivation 25,920
821. Deepswitch Distributors Pl 25,896
822. Phoenix Consolidated Ltd T/A Phoenix Brushware Company 25,795
823. Tv Sales And Home 25,762
824. Nasraq Technologies P/L 25,713
825. Premier Service Medical Investments (Pvt) Ltd 25,702
826. Fuel Africa P/L 25,677
827. Faith Medical 25,573
828. Herentals College 25,536
829. Gweru Provincial Hospital Td Ac 25,516
830. Bolingo Enterprises Pl 25,500
831. Truworths Limited 25,300
832. Taffwitty Ventures Pvt Ltd 25,097
833. Marist Brothers Nyanga High School 25,093
834. Zuwito Valley Logistics Pvt Ltd 25,080
835. Channel Corporate Pvt Ltd 25,000
836. Dazebon Incorporated 25,000
837. Fortunedrive Enterprises 25,000
838. Hugeni Investments 25,000
839. Showbyte Engineering (Pvt) Ltd 25,000
840. Spread Valley Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd 25,000
841. Lingfield Christian Academy 24,909
842. Pan African Mining (Pvt) Ltd 24,777
843. Transbourg 24,750
844. Kyanite Trading 24,634
845. Rolvex Investments (Pvt) Ltd T/A Flair Lounge 24,576
846. Words Of Advice Trading Pvt Ltd T/A Woodlands Farm Safaris 24,569
847. Berry Tech Investments Pvt Ltd 24,523
848. Kalosa Investments (Pvt) Ltd 24,500
849. Majoni Trucking 24,500
850. Transmedia Corporation 24,307
851. White Seal Enterprises 24,266
852. Folkstone Enterprises 24,241
853. Rocket Shakers Investments (Pvt) Limited 24,205
854. Blue Ribbon Foods Ltd 24,199
855. Top Survey 24,129
856. Nyatsanga Catering T/A Eland Restaurant 24,080
857. Peppertree Trading 24,045
858. Global Horizons 24,000
859. Hiplin Trading Pvt Limited 24,000
860. Sable Chemical Industries Limited 24,000
861. Venok Distributors 24,000
862. Farm Orphan Support Trust 23,991
863. Megavex Enterprises Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd 23,981
864. Baltine Private Limited 23,895
865. Invar Fluid Control Systems P/ 23,891
866. Harlsden Meats R Pilossof 23,674
867. Danron Agricultural Suppliers P/L 23,598
868. Big Cool P/L 23,578
869. D. Med Healthcare (Private) Limited 23,503
870. Tranval Investments Pvt Ltd 23,398
871. Cruscate Investments 23,312
872. Growth Point Media P/L 23,307
873. Coltpec Investments 23,179
874. United Methodist Dental Clinic 23,117
875. Dampack Enterprises 23,068
876. Farrlly Trading Pvt Ltd 23,056
877. Rodcroft Engineering (Pvt) Ltd 23,027
878. Farooq Fabrics Pvt Ltd 23,025
879. Typaned Investments (Private) Limited T/A Changu Logistics 22,800
880. The Chronicle And Sunday News 22,780
881. Wordcroft Investments P/L 22,771
882. Medivision Wholesalers 22,661
883. Interfruit P/L T/A Interfoods Manufacturing 22,600
884. Wood Technology Pvt Ltd 22,500
885. City Plastic Industries Ltd 22,486
886. Keltfree Enterprises 22,472
887. Optical Express 22,449
888. Foundation College 22,437
889. Hydraben Pvt Ltd 22,402
890. Typetop Investments 22,320
891. Ascent Link Communication Pvt Ltd 22,248
892. Herstal Ind And Mining Supplie 22,210
893. Polyfibron Technologies 22,158
894. Prozac Enterprises 22,147
895. Triplechem Investments P/L 22,109
896. Sportline Graphics 22,100
897. Farmcor (Pvt) Ltd 22,100
898. Coolcat Enterprises (Private) Limited 22,086
899. Automobile Development Company T/A Motor Parts Distributors 22,050
900. Pezulu Ranches 22,034
901. Colebridge Enterprises 22,000
902. Mineapolis Investments Pvt Ltd 22,000
903. Data Transfer Computers (Pvt) Ltd 21,998
904. Mimj Enterprises P/L 21,991
905. Oakbrook Investments (Pvt) Ltd 21,943
906. The Biscuit Co P/L T/A Iris Biscuits 21,900
907. The Biscuit Company 21,900
908. Performplus 21,870
909. Slanky Trading 21,869
910. Treger Metal Product Manufacturers (Pvt) Ltd 21,852
911. Southern Africa Chemical Distributors (Pvt) Ltd 21,846
912. Thomstech Marketing Services (Private) Limited 21,775
913. Bedra Enterprises (Pvt) Limited 21,744
914. Aqua Feeds 21,708
915. Jeisa Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd 21,700
916. Munchville Investments T/A Bernstein Clothing 21,700
917. Wamer Investments Pvt Ltd 21,662
918. United Milling Co P/L 21,620
919. Forthport Enterprises 21,600
920. Adlecraft Investments 21,579
921. Golden Prince Pvt Ltd 21,500
922. Motec Heavy Machinery 21,500
923. Wedge Engineering P/L 21,497
924. Global Hardware 21,420
925. Springvest Enterprises Pvt Ltd 21,416
926. Truck And Allied Services 21,233
927. Manica Optical Centre Pl 21,220
928. Raney Trading Pvt Ltd 21,200
929. Valleyridge Investments 21,186
930. Advertising Industries P/L 21,126
931. Gb Central African Distribution 21,102
932. Tuff Industries P/L 21,059
933. Imdaad Trading 21,017
934. Labridge Enterprises 20,973
935. Kabheki And Sawaya Pvt Ltd 20,920
936. Bora Manzi Drilling  (Pvt) Limited 20,913
937. Gillfun Steel Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd T/A Gillfun Steel 20,907
938. Caroline Garments 20,906
939. Innscor Africa Bread Company 20,829
940. Cell Services 20,823
941. The Heritage School 20,815
942. Innscor Distribution Ltd 20,807
943. Mayelane Tours Pvt Ltd 20,800
944. Myriad Development P/L 20,704
945. Value Chain Trading Pvt Ltd 20,685
946. Knowstics Academy 20,640
947. Cee-Kay Africa 20,560
948. Wagonland Enterprises 20,547
949. Serepta Investments 20,524
950. Leafco Tobacco Pvt Ltd 20,480
951. Vision Entertainment P/L 20,457
952. X Sea Imports & Exports P/L T/A Tech Africa 20,419
953. Liquid Control Corporation 20,390
954. Tulipan Investments (Pvt)Limited 20,385
955. Die & Pressure Castings 20,340
956. Destiny Electronics 20,292
957. Redfence Pvt Ltd 20,276
958. Conduit Investments Pvt Ltd 20,250
959. Business Images Solutions 20,238
960. Mukonitronics P/L 20,095
961. Copyman 20,089
962. Newcozim (Pvt) Limited 20,062
963. Benwick Distributors (Pvt) Limited 20,000
964. Chordiant Enterprises 20,000
965. Monitor Enterprises T/A Jm Construction 20,000
966. Oberlin Marketing 20,000
967. Outbay Enterprises P/L 20,000
968. Polylife Trading Pvt Ltd 20,000
969. Post Corp Investments P/L 20,000
970. Triangle Fastenery 20,000
971. Ant Plant Investments Pvt Ltd 19,990
972. Gombola Pvt Ltd 19,987
973. Aplegate Technologies 19,950
974. George Osmand Griffiths 19,825
975. Wehanyanya Services Pvt Ltd 19,800
976. Zimplats Timber Holdings 19,744
977. Classycon Investments (Pty) Limited 19,690
978. Zimbabwe Construction And Development Company 19,683
979. Zhong An Enterprises P/L 19,671
980. Golden Knot Legal Aid Society 19,671
981. Kanlink Haulage 19,643
982. Broadlands Dental Pvt Ltd 19,613
983. Gmt Industrial Agri-Carep/L 19,518
984. Basepark Investments Pl 19,310
985. Normal Lane Logistics 19,300
986. Isuzim 19,229
987. Medsure Healthcare P/L 19,208
988. Kenal International (Pvt) Limited 19,132
989. Hutglen Pvt Ltd 19,000
990. Zhang Mozhu T/A Welcome Trading 19,000
991. Dosseton Agriculture 18,900
992. Skies Logistics Pvt Ltd 18,830
993. Revival Technologies Pvt Ltd 18,815
994. Cross Country Containers 18,797
995. Sador Trading P/L 18,751
996. Quallanz Enterprises 18,696
997. Googly Trading 18,658
998. Medical Investments Limited T/A Avenues Clinic 18,620
999. Crowne Plaza Monomotapa 18,569
1000. Tornridge Trading 18,490
1001. Beiqi Zimbabwe Pvt (Ltd) 18,440
1002. One Link Golf 18,426
1003. Redsun Services 18,304
1004. Caerus P/L 18,294
1005. Sterile Systems Hygienic Services 18,287
1006. Plumtree Bakery 18,284
1007. Wheeler Dealers Car Sales 18,209
1008. Elmax Tyre And Parts Distributors Pvt Ltd 18,202
1009. African Sun Zimbabwe P/L T/A Crown Plaza Monomotapa 18,167
1010. Tsanga Flora 18,134
1011. Sibastion Investments 18,125
1012. Gelcole Logistics Pvt Ltd 18,100
1013. Chillinden Enterprises 18,076
1014. Fleischer Zimbabwe 18,006
1015. Decisions Trading Company (Pvt) Ltd 18,002
1016. Dmangoma Distributors 18,000
1017. Green Apple Procurement Solutions 18,000
1018. Kenmac Motors 18,000
1019. Miserble Inv T/A Global Contractors  And Global Hardware 18,000
1020. The Base Amusement 17,965
1021. Iboard Africa Pvt Ltd 17,915
1022. Landos Farm Private Limited 17,909
1023. Nyamavhuvhu Energy Pvt Ltd 17,903
1024. Designer Profile Marketing 17,900
1025. Principle Truck Sales Pvt Ltd 17,883
1026. Agrifoods (Pvt) Ltd 17,880
1027. Missing Link Pvt Ltd 17,860
1028. Fintz Trading Corporation 17,860
1029. Intercane Enterprises 17,838
1030. Hoaxy Investments 17,784
1031. Nyaudza Farm P/L 17,763
1032. Francojet Incorporation T/A Chlosteel Hardware 17,682
1033. Dariro Premium Services (Pvt) Ltd T/A Shelter Proaudio 17,507
1034. Frantan Investments 17,502
1035. Teeston Engeering T/A/ Product 17,500
1036. Baxotype Pvt Ltd Trading As Syntek Global Zimbabwe 17,480
1037. The Canivore (Pvt) Limited T/A The Rainforest Restuarant 17,473
1038. Prosperity Moment Trading Private Limited 17,400
1039. Elecare Pharmaceuticals 17,380
1040. Centra (Pvt) Ltd 17,331
1041. Best Comforts 17,300
1042. Muller And Phipps (Pvt) Ltd 17,280
1043. Bullionvest Corporation (Pvt) Ltd T/A Harvard Corporation 17,279
1044. Torre Zimbabwe P/L 17,265
1045. Carousel Private Limited 17,263
1046. Milkzim P/L 17,214
1047. Etran Enterprises 17,164
1048. B And T Mining Supplies 17,033
1049. Impact Solar Systems 17,024
1050. Sunway City Zimbabbwe 17,016
1051. Cropchem Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd 17,000
1052. Jing Mining Pvt Ltd 17,000
1053. The Midlands Private Hospital 17,000
1054. Townwise Entr 17,000
1055. Oncomed Pharmaceuticals (Private) Limited 16,999
1056. Pactrauss Trading 16,994
1057. Fastnet Systems (Pvt) Ltd 16,932
1058. Setsail Equipment (Pvt) Ltd 16,854
1059. Streford Investments 16,851
1060. Digital Age 16,850
1061. Mc Meats (Private)Ltd 16,845
1062. Believers Kingdom Light Ministries 16,830
1063. Skywell Zimbabwe P/L 16,824
1064. Golden Bak Pvt Ltd 16,818
1065. Brooklyn Bright Jobbing Services 16,800
1066. Gain Cash And Carry Pvt Ltd 16,732
1067. Pharmanova P/L 16,669
1068. Zelmar Trading 16,640
1069. Valheights Enterprises Pvtl Td 16,585
1070. The Redeemed House Of God 16,567
1071. Quest Motor Corporation 16,517
1072. Everychem Pvt Ltd 16,410
1073. Landmark Mining Pvt Ltd 16,322
1074. Martman Investments T/A Akar Farm 16,220
1075. Qupol Trading Pvt Ltd 16,167
1076. Double Peak Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd 16,152
1077. Jc Rays Private Limited 16,100
1078. Cyclone Medicals Pvt Ltd 16,078
1079. Royal Windscreens And Springs 16,004
1080. Coretalk Zimbabwe 16,000
1081. Kanda Mushonga (Pvt) Ltd 16,000
1082. Mega Style Private Limited 16,000
1083. Vyas Wholesalers (Pvt) Ltd 16,000
1084. W & W Ventures P/L 16,000
1085. Capolton Investments T/A Edgetech Solutions 15,992
1086. Display Media 15,984
1087. Yellow Corn Trading 15,970
1088. Motira Private Limited 15,965
1089. Tawford Enterprises 15,922
1090. Twenty First Century Building Contractors Pvt Ltd 15,913
1091. Flinlon Trading P/L T/A Ats 15,903
1092. Yuanhang Corporation 15,900
1093. Roshenfic Investments P/L 15,800
1094. Range Groove Sales Pvt Ltd 15,790
1095. Three Point Industries Pvt Ltd 15,726
1096. Hamba Kahle Trucking 15,714
1097. National Data Services 15,600
1098. Uboline Trading T/A Vita Nova 15,567
1099. Gateway Construction Pvt Ltd 15,557
1100. Glynns Bolts 15,541
1101. Fill Up Fuels Pvt Ltd 15,521
1102. Allwear (Private) Limited 15,500
1103. Poweron Solar 15,462
1104. Avenues Investments & Properties Pvt Ltd 15,448
1105. Medicliff Pharma Distributors P/L 15,414
1106. Barworth Enterprises Private Limited 15,400
1107. Edron Enterprises 15,390
1108. Portriver Investments 15,385
1109. Competitive Brand Shapers Pvt Ltd 15,368
1110. Macro Auto Mart Pvt Ltd 15,319
1111. Transpicio Enterprises Pvt Ltd 15,314
1112. Ascoworth Trading 15,300
1113. William Scott Pvt Ltd 15,266
1114. Beat Mobile 15,240
1115. Baloon Flight Trading Pvt Ltd 15,207
1116. Genesis Energy Pvt Ltd 15,200
1117. Brookridge Commodity Brokers (Pvt) Limited 15,152
1118. Kencor Management Services 15,150
1119. Ocean Cargo Express 15,101
1120. Rudel Systems 15,094
1121. Midlands Metals 15,043
1122. Flora Group Zimbabwe P/L 15,010
1123. Brightfull Investments 15,000
1124. Damvech Trading T/A Htk Driving School 15,000
1125. Dayada Supplies 15,000
1126. Easycount Investments 15,000
1127. Entire Electronics 15,000
1128. Glamorous Diva Collection 15,000
1129. Hollister Investment 15,000
1130. Kadion Hardware Pvt Ltd 15,000
1131. Madziro Commuters 15,000
1132. Pema Investments (Pvt) Ltd 15,000
1133. Print Africa Pvt Ltd 15,000
1134. Weipton Investments (Pvt) Ltd 15,000
1135. Abmerak Investments Pvt (Ltd) 14,985
1136. Grain Connect Pvt Ltd 14,980
1137. Chavirira Pvt Ltd 14,980
1138. Columbus Mckkinon 14,965
1139. Lab Assist Zimbabwe 14,885
1140. Rent A Container Pvt Ltd 14,850
1141. Pown Engineering 14,811
1142. Leabridge Technologies 14,734
1143. Uppervale College 14,730
1144. Landpro Pvt Ltd 14,628
1145. Girjac Services (Pvt) Ltd 14,614
1146. Willdave Laboratories Pvt Ltd 14,579
1147. Machine Electrical Distributors 14,540
1148. Life Sciences Laboratories 14,506
1149. Clotreg Investments Pvt Ltd 14,500
1150. Mushandi Holdings Pvt Ltd 14,460
1151. Nations Choice Biscuits Zimbabwe 14,400
1152. Solbat Ent 14,368
1153. Alloys Trading 14,306
1154. Tanith Trading P/L 14,304
1155. Jwm Distributors 14,300
1156. Valleybridge Trading Pvt Ltd 14,295
1157. Renewable Bio Energy Private Limited 14,280
1158. Attornment Agencies 14,250
1159. Nimble Invest Ta Rocksafe Mining 14,220
1160. African Institute Of Biomedical Science And Technology 14,210
1161. Foodex P/L 14,209
1162. Apollo Styles P/L 14,205
1163. Gumford Automotive Pvt Ltd 14,200
1164. Tiran Transport (Pvt) Ltd 14,196
1165. Premier Knitting Company 14,164
1166. Privan Enterprises 14,031
1167. Grapnote Steel Pvt Ltd 14,000
1168. Joma Trading Co 14,000
1169. Pnet Logistics Pbc T/A Mr Smart Mr Timber 14,000
1170. Scantime Investments (Private) Ltd T/A Tnt 14,000
1171. Thigtect Enterprise P/L 14,000
1172. Queling Enterprises 13,979
1173. Mega Home Centre (Pvt) Limited 13,965
1174. Festive Eggs Pvt Ltd 13,950
1175. Gondra Supplies P/L 13,946
1176. Nelpa Holdings 13,944
1177. Phm Diagnostic T/A Diagnostic Laboratory Suppliers 13,943
1178. Mac Solutions (Pvt) Ltd 13,933
1179. Kadoma Magnesite P/L 13,876
1180. Lexline Garden Ventures (Pvt) Ltd T/A Lexliner Logistics 13,838
1181. High Class Services 13,800
1182. Mimishac Investments 13,792
1183. Q & A Engineering P/L 13,790
1184. Mhuri Yedu Logistics 13,750
1185. Pharmacist Council 13,744
1186. Brushstrokes (Pvt) Ltd 13,728
1187. Commodity Procurement Agencies 13,699
1188. Promobile (Pvt) Ltd 13,649
1189. Debloquer Investments 13,615
1190. Concept Car Rental And Tours Pvt Ltd 13,600
1191. Premier Tobacco 13,580
1192. Blagefields Marketing Pvt Ltd 13,563
1193. Hippo Creek Lodge 13,534
1194. Vital Computers Private Limited 13,528
1195. National Generics T/A Greenwood Wholesalers 13,505
1196. Nati Agric Private Limited 13,500
1197. Manyame Milling Company Pvt Ltd 13,494
1198. Paroch Investments Pvt Ltd 13,493
1199. Muller Brothers 13,475
1200. Morevest Investments Pvt Ltd 13,473
1201. East Zimbabwe Conference Sda 13,408
1202. Formpac Pl 13,350
1203. Sacred Ventures Pvt Ltd 13,286
1204. Ch Naake P/L 13,285
1205. Hurudza Zimbabwe Pvt Ltd 13,280
1206. Lito Electrical 13,260
1207. Litecristal Zimbabwe 13,224
1208. Semimodetech Pvt Ltd 13,200
1209. S.R. Harrison P/L 13,117
1210. Flexible Electrical Supplies 13,102
1211. Brakes Infinity 13,080
1212. Adhesive Products Manufacturers 13,077
1213. Ultimate Spares Pvt Ltd T/A Ul 13,053
1214. Sable Press P/L 13,027
1215. Fimbriate Trading Pvt Ltd 13,018
1216. Kaite Initiative P/L 13,014
1217. Bethzahav Pvt Ltd Ltd 13,000
1218. Chatrpril Enterprises P/L 13,000
1219. Holdfirm Trading 13,000
1220. Office Kings Pvt Ltd 13,000
1221. Westend Radiology P/L 13,000
1222. J.W Aluminium Industries 12,975
1223. Dalkeith Engineering 12,950
1224. Sciepharm Healthcare P/L 12,946
1225. Wedrill Investments (Private) Limited 12,870
1226. Monrue Graphics Pvt Ltd 12,827
1227. Obrim Petroleum 12,800
1228. Skynsel Supplies Pvt Ltd 12,800
1229. Udine Products Private Limited 12,800
1230. Bayonet Agencies (Pvt) Ltd T/A Stationery And Gift Shop 12,760
1231. Capital Eezi Foods P/L 12,690
1232. Automobile Association Of Zimbabwe 12,638
1233. Blinds Express (Private) Limited 12,616
1234. Mtilikwe Financial Services 12,577
1235. Oblique Business Solutions 12,570
1236. Makandi Estates Pvt Ltd 12,521
1237. Lobster Industrial Air 12,518
1238. Save Centre 12,505
1239. Builders Depot 12,500
1240. Enhanced Point Of Sale Systems 12,494
1241. Matuel Forklift And Auto Services 12,474
1242. Fencing King 12,471
1243. Estramma Investments T/A Express Cargo 12,460
1244. R Vaswani Manufacturing P/L 12,448
1245. Take And Tile Private Limited 12,426
1246. Lazymory Investments 12,400
1247. Original Technology P/L 12,363
1248. Seke Enterprises 12,347
1249. Mospuz Engineering 12,315
1250. Medmobile 12,280
1251. Cavielle Marketing (Pvt) Limited 12,248
1252. Mistal Enterprises Private Limited 12,200
1253. Zimbabwe Rugby Union 12,196
1254. Peelory Investments 12,193
1255. Yupa Private Ltd 12,182
1256. Fairstone Investments Pvt Ltd 12,167
1257. Braford Investments 12,165
1258. Viller Pharmacy (Pvt) Ltd 12,150
1259. Cannily Pvt Ltd 12,139
1260. Smc Limited 12,085
1261. Business Solutions 12,040
1262. Cresta Hospitality 12,023
1263. Adzam Transport Services Pvt Ltd 12,000
1264. Brisbait Pvt Ltd 12,000
1265. Chegutu Farms And Farm Products 12,000
1266. Desflash Investments  P/L 12,000
1267. Giftone Enterprises 12,000
1268. Kamatech Projects 12,000
1269. Meltset Trading P/L 12,000
1270. Right Pot Investments 12,000
1271. Shadhro Enterprises 12,000
1272. Unique Travel Company Pvt Ltd 12,000
1273. Chavirira Pvt Ltdt/A Hydraulic Equipment 11,974
1274. Catelia Trading T/A Catt Mining And Engineering 11,902
1275. Least Supplies (Pvt) Ltd 11,900
1276. Moviline Trading Private Limited 11,900
1277. Varscert Investments 11,900
1278. Antrapac Engineering Pvt Ltd 11,890
1279. Cabitate Investments P/L 11,886
1280. Conpad Investments 11,841
1281. Patricole Investments 11,835
1282. Brown Engineering (Pvt) Ltd 11,810
1283. Gas Reticulation Networks (Pvt) Ltd 11,800
1284. Forichi Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd 11,705
1285. Alarm & Fire Solutions Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd 11,704
1286. Cotrima 11,700
1287. Plystro Medical 11,648
1288. Sonder Seals And Bearings P L 11,638
1289. Top Products Investments Pvt Ltd 11,636
1290. Volsec Security Pvt Ltd 11,631
1291. Dash Global Papers (Pvt) Ltd 11,624
1292. Mirobs Investments P/L 11,624
1293. Esani Pvt Ltd 11,623
1294. Twin Trade Audio Visual Privat 11,618
1295. Aviation Ground Services 11,614
1296. Gold Saif T/A Penhalonga Energy 11,610
1297. Bless Guide Enterprises Pvt Ltd 11,600
1298. Reliant Computers P/L 11,592
1299. Kudakwashe Primary School Ssf 11,589
1300. G Fox Supplies Pvt Ltd 11,508
1301. Embroidery Techniks 11,500
1302. Power Line Africa Zimbabwe 11,500
1303. Berkan Fellmann Enterprises 11,498
1304. Petmaz Mining 11,487
1305. Milmut Logistics Pvt Ltd 11,480
1306. Bold Ideas 11,477
1307. Magkwe Investments 11,458
1308. Mopgive Distributors P/L 11,435
1309. Family Of God Church 11,410
1310. Anf Africa Bridge Fund P/L 11,400
1311. Crantech Investments 11,400
1312. Safety Auto Ltd 11,373
1313. Matabeleland Clothing Mnfrs 11,350
1314. Aluminium Design And Works P/L 11,320
1315. Packspecialists 11,300
1316. Steward Health 11,297
1317. Earthern Fire (Pvt) Ltd 11,294
1318. Fridgebitz (Pvt) Ltd T/A The Appliance Warehouse 11,269
1319. Makeh Enterprises P/L. 11,248
1320. Charoserve Investments T/A The Cellar 11,241
1321. Marondera Christian Schools 11,235
1322. Peak Trading Pvt Ltd 11,234
1323. Zaoga Multi Projects 11,229
1324. Classic Super Foods 11,200
1325. Security Communications 11,123
1326. Mindover Trading Pvt Ltd 11,100
1327. Shoepetrol 11,094
1328. Medirite  Distribution 11,080
1329. Original Tech. P/L 11,060
1330. Mantray Investments 11,056
1331. Sinegrade Investments 11,050
1332. Eastip Poultry Abattor 11,021
1333. Tanraw Trading 11,010
1334. Pineland Technology 11,000
1335. Commercial Refrigeration 10,967
1336. Featherbrush Pvt Ltd 10,954
1337. Renamooba Investments (Pvt) Ltd 10,954
1338. Samon Investments T/A Seven Seas 10,920
1339. Grossmark Pvt Ltd 10,907
1340. Bantex Global P/L 10,893
1341. First Brands Zimbabwe P/L 10,840
1342. Sams Truck Locators 10,800
1343. Smacnot Investments 10,800
1344. Cm Timveous 10,768
1345. Ariston Management Services 10,754
1346. Alternative Investments P/L 10,735
1347. Mars Zimbabwe 10,726
1348. Dumbarimwe Transport 10,725
1349. Sunny Isles Private Limited 10,725
1350. Just Hardware 10,705
1351. Farmford Enterprises 10,700
1352. Zimbabwe Pharmaceuticals 10,698
1353. Archidiocese Of Harare 10,693
1354. Machiareer Investments 10,669
1355. The Victoria Falls Hotel 10,657
1356. National Blankets 10,552
1357. Swiss Motors Trucks (Private) Ltd 10,519
1358. Axis Solutions 10,516
1359. Calemond Investments 10,509
1360. Denjey Enterprises 10,500
1361. Mlambo Trucking And Tours 10,500
1362. Progene Seeds 10,500
1363. Weto Transport 10,500
1364. Weph Commercial Agencies P/L 10,485
1365. Advantage Air Pvt Limited 10,476
1366. Thermacool P/L 10,404
1367. Tryex Enterprises 10,348
1368. Kadram Boer Goat Farm Pvt Ltd 10,325
1369. Paarlweb Investments 10,305
1370. Tee Dawsons Embroidery Pvt Ltd 10,300
1371. Pro-Motor Spares Pvt Ltd 10,299
1372. Lotsgrain (Pvt) Limited 10,297
1373. Totheburn Trading 10,262
1374. Rubtech Machinery And Spares Pvt Ltd 10,221
1375. The Battery Centre (Pvt) Ltd 10,200
1376. Gooseneck Enterprises T/A Tubestone 10,173
1377. Aromate Pvt Ltd 10,160
1378. Twenty Third Century Systems 10,154
1379. Jerco Chemicals P/L 10,129
1380. Effort Farming P/L 10,125
1381. Davecon Motors 10,100
1382. Machaya And Associates 10,093
1383. Healthyard Enterprises 10,055
1384. Pig Industry Board. 10,032
1385. Automation Technologies 10,020
1386. Mineral Link  P/L 10,014
1387. Gratric Trading Pvt Ltd 10,007
1388. Bilihood Investments P/L 10,000
1389. Capital Brake Pl  (District 4151) 10,000
1390. Cfi Holdings 10,000
1391. Charthigh Investments 10,000
1392. Clearwaters Estates (Pvt) Ltd T/A Premier Milling 10,000
1393. Fabco P/L T/A Fabs Home Centre 10,000
1394. Franc-Leon Enterprises Pvt (Ltd) T/A Everyday Plastics 10,000
1395. Intsasales Pvt Ltd 10,000
1396. J C Motors 10,000
1397. Koeman Investments Pvt Ltd 10,000
1398. Pinegowrie Investments Pvt Ltd 10,000
1399. Samuel Sithole T/A Samboy Motors 10,000
1400. Shepchiv Trucking Logistics  T/A Silk Tree Investments 10,000
1401. Tenersdale Investments P/L 10,000
1402. Tonnege Forklift 10,000
1403. Worldgrow Enteprises 10,000
  Total 124,846,957
Source: CEBAS

 

 

CATEGORY III:  Illicit Financial Flows – Funds externalised to foreign banks in cash or under spurious transactions

 

ACCOUNT NAME TOTAL AMOUNT DEPOSITED DESTINATION
US$ Other Currencies
1 Ryan Joseph 331,700 Botswana
2 Farid Shahadat 1,197,080 Botswana
3 Delny Ashley Davies ZAR500 000 Botswana
4 Delny Ashley Davies €465 275.00 Botswana
5 Delny Ashley Davies 5,916,926 Botswana
6 The Big Secrete 997,410 Botswana
7 Jason Neville Leanders 977,000 Botswana
8 Edward Nyevera 500,000 Botswana
9 Agrippa Bopela Masiyakurima 40,000 Botswana
10 Jinan Mining 332,980,000 Botswana/China
11 Jean Gordon 138,321 USA/UK
12 Paul Da Silva 138,321 UAS/UK
13 John Patrick Rooney 950,000 Isle of Man
14 Derek Harry Kitchen 565,000 South Africa
15 Combined Storage Services/ Mr Richard Brian Pearl 10,500,000 Mauritius
16 City Parking 65,000 Ghana
17 Peter and Tanja Morgensen 300,000 Denmark/Mozambique
18 Agri Sweet Investments 33,000,000 Pakistan/South Africa
19 Emmanuel Nzokira 182,927 Ghana
20 Ellie Fintz 200,000 Switzerland
21 Elias Musakwa 9,000,000 Portugal
22 Rosevin Enterprises 230,000 Botswana
23 Luka Fabris and Spartan Security 1,028,048 African Gold Refinery, Uganda
24 Metallon Gold 25,000,000 BWP13 000 000 Botswana
25 Jinding Investments 1,000,000 China
26 Xiangong Xu 681,600 China
27 Gen June 187,000 China
28 Shen Dequan 390,000 China
29 Shuping Li 962,000 China
30 Shengzhi Lei 1,216,000 China
31 Xun Zhang 816,000 China
32 Yifan Yang 356,000 China
33 Lina Zha 470,500 China
34 Kungong Zhu 150,000 China
35 Su Yuan Qi 50,000 China
36 Cabin Liu 11,980 China
37 Qinggoing Zhaig 12,000 China
38 He Nan Eng 110,000 China
39 Cooltake Pvt Ltd 137,000 China
40 Hia Hongyan 12,000 China
41 Zhang Mozhu Trading 150,000 China
42 Xiang Wen Xu 694,246 China
43 Kungong Zhu 150,000 China
44 Hu Yan 447,500 China
45 Lina Zha 231,000 China
46 Costham Trading 300,000 China
47 Song Anping 300,000 China
48 Pinchot Investments 130,000 China
49 Planners Trading 200,000 China
50 Foodking 240,000 China
51 Yang Hardware 200,000 China
52 Colclare Investments 138,321 China
53 Triangle Tyres 500,000 China
54 Zhili Yan 175,500 China
55 Shifei Cheng 250,000 China
56 Cheuchi Investments 125,000 China
57 Chenglong Jiang 184,905 China
58 Hong Huang 235,000 China
59  Tarryal Investments 90,000 China
60 Glamorous Diva Collection 250,000 China
61 RHB Import and Export 150,000 China
62 China Machinery Company 100,000 China
63 Fu Lei Investments 200,000 China
64 Silvertown Investments 126,000 China
65 Supertrend Enterprises 100,000 U.K
66 Vilosa Enterprises Pvt Ltd 250,000 China
67 Luo Tonghe 12,926 China
68 Bing Cai 45,000 China
69 Neltech Investments 150,000 China
70 Cheng PO- 199,975 China
71 Jianyong Yang 148,575 China
72 Golden Beams Development Private Limited 73,000 Hong Kong
73 Wang Xue Cheng 115,000 China
74 Jian Zhu 300,000 China
75 Safetime Investments 221,056 China
76 Talpan Investments 220,700 China
77 Fir-Fern Investments (Pvt) Ltd 210,580 China
78 Intokozo Hardware (Pvt)Ltd 266,100 China
79 Mazoe Bricks 100,000 China
80 Timsite Investments 120,000 China
81 Green World Zimbabwe 161,204 China
82 Jun Liu 97,250 China
83 Supertrend Enterprises 150,000 China
84 China Dalian International 60,000 China
85 Xiaojun Liu 32,000 China
86 Costpull Investments 260,000 China
87 Zhang Shijing 42,000 China
88 Hui Sheng 20,000 China
89 Xin Fengli 15,200 China
90 Znifeng Min 9,800 China
91 Three Sixty Five-c 58,380 China
92 Liang Yang 20,000 China
93 Deplaat Investments 37,125 China
94 Lou Hong Qiang 59,800 China
95 Changjin Xu 10,000 China
96 Zhaobao Ding 10,000 China
97 Yan Yu 10,000 China
98 Ronghua Yang 9,850 China
99 Fei Li 9,000 China
100 China Machinery and Equip 150,000 China
101 Lipa Foam PVT 83,928 China
102 AE Electrical 212,341 China
103 China Jiangsu Int Economic 290,995 China
104 Go Figure Trading 269,500 China
105 China Africa Cotton 280,000 China
106 Jin Nan Corporation 300,000 China
107 Tan Gao 50,000 China
108 Sethy Investments 42,000 China
109 Shenning 52,000 China
110 Yiquin Liu 12,000 China
111 Shan Faming 10,100 China
112 Jiafeng Li 6,061 China
113 Jinwei Lu 5,000 China
114 Zheng Zuoling 20,000 China
115 Zhang Hua Bin 8,000 China
116 Ma Jun 9,000 China
117 Wang Hongfang 8,700 China
118 Yuling Cong 5,000 China
119 Yong Qiang Guo 31,000 China
120 Li Zhang 20,000 China
121 Ebrahim Bahadur 28,000 Unknown
122 Ashlin Fey Rutherford 27,975 Unknown
123 Samuel Nwokike 136,210 China
124 Ahmed Riaz 100,000 India
125 Ionfree Enterprises 288,310 China
126 Presence Taruwinga 25,500
127 Transverv 89,169 South Africa
128 Nalini Patel 201,080 USA
129 Mohamed Muzahib Haniffa 16,000
130 Kenneth Latimer Scott 210,000 South Africa
131 Lawrence Amachi 37,000 China
132 Innocent Mufandaedza 80,500
133 Nikunja Trading (PVT) Ltd 772,839 China
134 Naison Baulen 3,729,542 China
135 Patrick Nyariri 210,856 South Africa
136 Signmar Pvt Ltd 162,000 Jersey
137 Nick Mincione 51,000 Mozambique
138 Michael Vincent Attala 264,000 Monaco, France
139 Kugel Pvt Ltd 300,000 UK
140 Miles Vukman 250,000 UK
141 Wilvacky Investments 672,956 Hong Kong
142 Kauffman Properties 102,468 UK
143 Combined Storage Services 10,500,000 Mauritius
144 Leaders Electric 87,700 USA
145 JJ Brooke 608,217 Switzerland
146 Yeuhong Li 100,000 China
147 Horizon Ivato Zimbabwe 227,273 South Africa
148 Xin Ju Wangu 114,500 China
149 Quili Zhang 114,500 China
150 Tianyang Zhang 20,000 China
151 Cai Minxing 45,500 China
152 Xu Jian 250,000 China
153 Floriscent Enterprises 460,000 China
154 Gatecount Enterprises 85,620 China
155 Guo Qing Chen 10,000 China
156 Lei Zhang 21,500 China
157 Guan Weiye 20,000 China
US$ Value 462,257,646
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Total Funds under Category

Biti Rips Into Mugabe

Former Finance Minister Mr Tendai Biti has denounced Mr Robert Mugabe for denigrating the new dispensation saying the former President should be reminded that he is no longer in Government.

Last week, Mr Mugabe told journalists that the new Government was “illegitimate” and that a meeting between him and his successor would restore constitutional order.

Mr Biti said following his resignation, Mr Mugabe’s role can only come “maybe” as a member of the council of elders should such a body be put in place. Mr Biti was speaking during a panel discussion during the 5th Chief Executive Officers’ Africa Round Table in Victoria Falls last Friday.

When the director of ceremonies asked the panellists to comment on Mr Mugabe’s claims that President Mnangagwa’s administration was illegitimate, Mr Biti said:

“The former President must understand his time is up. We must create a council of elders made of elderly people who can sit and advise the state and maybe he should be there.

“If ED (President Mnangagwa) was here we would have told him to form one.”
Deputy Minister of Finance Cde Terrence Mukupe said Mr Mugabe needs to rest.

“In our African culture we respect the elderly and as such we respect what the former President did for this country. But the criminals around him need to be stopped because he needs to retire, rest and write books so we learn from him,” he said.

At the weekend, Presidential spokesperson Mr George Charamba said Mr Mugabe must approach the courts of law if he believes President Mnangagwa’s administration lacks constitutional legitimacy. Mr Charamba told our sister paper The Sunday Mail that it was absurd for Mr Mugabe to place himself above the entire State and polity, and give himself power to bestow legitimacy.

“The former President has asked for a meeting with President ED to cleanse what he calls an unconstitutional order. Well, far be it from me to prevent any meeting between the President and any Zimbabwean, least of all his former boss,” he said.

“However, looking at it from a commonsensical point of view, I can’t see how an order which is allegedly unconstitutional gets cleansed by a meeting of two individuals over a cup of coffee.

“That is to assume that the two, in the sum, constitute the State and the two define constitutionalism. Is this not really an issue that he (Mr Mugabe) should take to the courts for them to determine? But as I said, this is just me.” – state media

Widow Wins Back House

NATIONAL NEWS

A Harare widow whose late husband unilaterally and illegally sold the matrimonial home in 1997 last week won it back five years after his demise.

Mrs Maria Sithole initiated the legal battle in 1997 with the assistance of legal practitioners, but when her coffers dried up, Mr Caleb Mucheche of Matsikidze and Mucheche offered her free legal representation.

Her late husband, Mr Matthias Sithole, sold stand number 2395 Glen View, Harare to Ceck Enterprises (Private) Limited in 1997 despite a High Court order barring such a sale.- state media

Gun Shots At Bosso Club House

NATIONAL NEWS

Police in Bulawayo yesterday arrested three suspected armed robbers after opening fire, leaving two of the suspects injured.

The three, who are suspected to be linked to a spate of robberies in the city, were nabbed after a tip off while drinking at Highlanders Sports Club.

Police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango yesterday said she had not received the report.

According to patrons at the sports club, police officers stormed the club house and apprehended the suspects who had been drinking there.

“Armed police officers stormed the club house and the three men tried to run away. This resulted in the police officers shooting towards their direction when they were outside the club house and two of them were injured.

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“They were apprehended. I think the police received a tip off from members of the public,” said a patron who refused to be named.

Cases of armed robberies have been on the rise in Bulawayo.

Police have since confirmed that at least five cases were reported in the last few weeks.

On Friday evening, three men, one armed with a pistol pounced at TM supermarket in North End suburb.

The robbers ordered everyone to lie down before ransacking tills and making away with a yet to be ascertained amount of money.

The robbers pounced minutes just before the shop closed and started ordering till operators to hand over money they had before fleeing in a white Mazda Demio.

Two days earlier, six gun-toting men raided Choppies Supermarket in Bulawayo’s Pumula South suburb before getting away with more than $700.

The suspects entered the shop disguised as shoppers and one of them assumed a position at the door, fired a shot in the air before ordering everyone to lie down.

The other five ransacked the tills in less than two minutes and the robber manning the door reportedly fired three more shots while ordering everyone to continue facing down and not to move an inch before the gang made off in a getaway car.

Insp Simango is on record urging shop owners to increase security at their premises and to avoid keeping large sums of money in their tills especially towards closing times.- state media

Grace Mugabe and Stanley Goreraza Get A New Baby Grand Daughter

By Paul Nyathi | Former First Lady Grace Mugabe and her estranged former husband Stanley Goreraza have been blessed with a grand daughter to their son Russell’s ditched South African girlfriend Dineo Gwendoline.

Dineo who recently hit headlines claiming that Russell impregnated her and was denigrating on the pregnancy announced on Facebook that she had given birth to the bouncing baby girl in South Africa last week.

At the time, Dineo claimed that Russell had insisted on her aborting the pregnancy as he was not prepared to have a baby. The young lady refused to terminate the pregnancy leading to Russell leaving South Africa in a huff back home escaping responsibility of the pregnancy.

Russell Goreraza (33) was at the same time going through a nusty divorce with her Zimbabwean wife and mother of his two other children, Gladys Chiedza Chiwaya over his infidelity and luxurious life.

Russel spent R70 million (approx USD 5.3 million) on a Rolls-Royces Ghost (four-door) and a Rolls Royce Dawn (convertible) and was at one time fined $800 for culpable homicide when he killed a pedestrian while driving recklessly in Harare.

When the model Dineo posted about her baby on social media several of her followers asked about the whereabouts of the baby’s father Russell Goreraza and Dineo responded sarcasticaly saying “unfortunately he died from cancer last month.”

Mushonga Expresses Her Undying Love For Matibenga, Khuphe and Mujuru. Women’s “Grand” Coalition on the horizon

By Paul Nyathi | Controversy ridden Welshman Ncube led MDC Member of Parliament Priscilla Misihairabwi Mushonga has fired warning shots in the direction of the long envisaged women politicians counter coalition.

Mushonga expressed her unreserved backing for Luciah Matibenga former Tendai Biti led PDP Vice President together with that of former ZANU PF Vice President Joice Mujuru and want out MDC-T Deputy President Thokozani Khuphe.

In a sensational Facebook post over the weekend, Mushonga unwittingly showered the three politicians who have previously been reported to be working with her at backing Mujuru in challenging male counterparts into the country’s presidency.

“The beauty about being away from home is that it gives you some time to reflect on what really matters in ones life. So today as I sit in this cold city of New York, I am taking time to celebrate people in my life, my friends,” she wrote from New York City where she is on a business trip.

“Thokozani Khupe, when I feel defeated and I think I am done, she is my source of energy always the optimist with bounds and bounds of courage,” said Mushonga.

“Nothing is impossible for Thoko,” she added on the MDC-T Deputy President who this weekend officially declared leading a split out of the MDC.

“Matibenga, this is my sister, my political compass she keeps me focused on the bigger picture and always the affirmer,” Mushonga said about the leader of the splinter PDP party which fizzled into the Joice Mujuru led People’s Rainbow Coalition at the split.

“Mai Mujuru, my Tete, when I need nurturing of my whole me. She will cook my favorite, chibage or mbambaira, never a dull moment with her this is the girl who always make time to sit with me early morning in my pyjamas and will regale me with stories about Solomon,” Mushonga said about the former National Vice President to former President Robert Mugabe.

“When I want unconditional loving that asks nothing of me that is my girl,” she said on Mujuru.

The controversial former Secretary General to Ncube in the MDC preempted the existence of a political relationship and loyalty to each other of the four powerful women politicians.

“So girls if you do read this all I am saying is I love you, am privileged to be an active member of the MUTUAL admiration society,” she said emphasising on the mutual relationship.

The four parliamentarians last year led a women’s initiative that held rallies in Harare and Bulawayo calling on Zimbabweans to vote for women candidates in the upcoming elections.

The rallies left their party principals confused on what the motive of the rallies was as Mujuru was then the only known female political leader amongst the top opposition parties.

Information within the MDC sometime last year also indicated that Mushonga is no longer in good relations with her principal Ncube. Party Deputy Spokesperson Mbuso Siso confirmed last week that Mushonga was on her way out of the party making possibilities of the four women coalition more realistic.

Jobless Mugabe Loses Sense Of Dressing

The name Robert Mugabe and style used to go hand-in-hand, but in the last few months there seems to have been more changes in the 94-year-old man’s life than just his political influence.

While British newspapers criticised his deeds they, however, fell in love with his sense of style as he used to dress better than the English gentlemen in London.

But in a bolt, just as he lost his political clout he seems to have also lost the dressing sense, if pictures taken at his blue roof mansion in Harare are anything to go by.

Though he still keeps to his gentlemen dressing, even at home, there, however, seems to be something amiss with the fitting of his clothes — Mugabe has changed from being a sharp dresser.

Since he was placed under “house arrest” on November 15, 2017, his dressing has been off the mark, unlike the dapper English gentleman that he has been known for being for decades.

As pictures of the first meeting between Mugabe and generals led by the then commander Defence Forces Constantino Chiwenga who is now the vice president of Zimbabwe, people started noticing changes in the way Mugabe dressed.

After meeting the generals, Mugabe attended a graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe Open University (Zou), and unlike his usual self he had put on the same shirt and tie he had worn the previous day, or at least it seemed so.

The shirt looked like the same striped one and the blue patterned tie, and inside the blue gown he was wearing, there seemed to be the same jacket that he had also worn the previous day.

During his famous “asante sana” national address Mugabe also wore an-out-of-sorts jacket — like one from the archives.

He has been pictured wearing oversized trousers and jackets, with people questioning where his tailored suits he used to wear when he was the president have gone.

Talk about how times change.

The BBC in 2014 described Mugabe as a snappy dresser, with Savile Row suits, with matching tie and handkerchief. “…are what he is most comfortable in and were his trademark until his former spin doctor Jonathan Moyo gave him a makeover in the early 2000s and he started campaigning in brightly coloured shirts emblazoned with his face and sports caps.”

As president, Mugabe always made sure he had a tie and jacket on, even when putting on his Zanu PF regalia.

But at any event Mugabe always scored as the gentlemen, hence his signature even inspired a designer fashion range.

The Mugabe signature became a brand itself with designers stepping on each other’s toes just to personalise the brand.

He also made headlines in 2016 after sporting a jacket made of eye-popping fabric designed by his wife Grace and not  giving up his red power tie.

Mugabe has also been an unconventional kind of man.

And no one has ever succeeded in telling him what to wear.

In 2015 he was the odd man out as he stubbornly refused to put on an Indian attire like the rest of the African presidents on one of his numerous foreign outings.

He made news as the grey-suited man standing next to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as he stood in the photo with more than 50 leaders in colourful Indian attire.

Mugabe had over time also mysteriously worn two wrist watches.

His son Robert Junior is now a designer, developing a fashion label called xGx, he said he hoped to dress his parents.- Daily News

S*x Tape Play Boy Lumumba Actually Married

While he has been riding on “the bachelor on” demand wave, the courts have just burst his bubble and revealed that 29-year old politician Wiliam Mutumanje, aka Acie Lumumba is actually married.

In the political circles, Lumumba is popular for his Zanu PF inclination and  insulting former president  Robert Mugabe with the F word after his relationship with the party went sour, hence going on to form his party Viva Zimbabwe.

He is also famous for a se_x tape that exposed his manhood.  Mutumanje took it further and did a photo shoot that left many drooling at the sight of his six pack.

Unlike the belief that was there and according to court papers Mutumanje is married to Lillian Rufaro Madyara whom he made a $10 000 transfer in bond notes after allegedly defrauding it from a friend.

This is the same Madyara who in January last year denied that she was dating Mutumanje, reportedly saying that they were just friends.

According to the case in the courts, Lumumba is facing charges of stealing $8 000 from a colleague before transferring the money into his wife’s bank account.

According to investigations by the paper the two have a baby boy together who was born late last year. He is Mutumanje’s second son, as he has another one, a nine-year-old who lives outside the country.

According to her Instagram profile Madyara is a fashionista and fashion blogger.

Mutumanje is currently out on free bail and the complainant in the case is Graham Tineyi of One Commando Barracks in Craneborne, Harare.

The State alleged that on February 27, Mutumanje met Tineyi at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. The two are said to be friends.

The court heard that when Tineyi arrived at the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority point, he was told that the limit of American dollars one has to carry when going out of the country was $2 000.

With Mutumanje’s help Tineyi managed to leave $8 000 to a person known to Mutumanje, who later gave the latter access to the money.- Daily News

Bhasikiti Expresses Loyalty To Chamisa, Shocks ZANU PF

By Paul Nyathi| Veteran Career politician Kudakwashe Bhasikiti made a shock appearance at the MDC Alliance coalition rally in Gweru on Sunday declaring his loyalty to Alliance and MDC-T leader Nelson Chamisa.

Bhasikiti is a former ZANU PF central committee member and parliamentarian and was dismissed from the party in 2014 for suspected disloyalty to then party leader Robert Mugabe.

On being dismissed he joined the then newly formed Joice Mujuru led Zimbabwe People First party before Mujuru dismissed him again for disloyalty.

Bhasikiti went on to lead a splinter Zimbabwe People First with Agrippa Mutambara where he was also dismissed for the same allegations.

Early this year, Bhasikiti appeared at a ZANU PF Masvingo Provincial rally pleading to be re-admitted into the party claiming that he wanted back in the party following the removal of Mugabe who he claimed hated him.

While the party was still monitoring his rehabilitation, Bhasikiti made a shocking appearance at the MDC Alliance coalition rally claiming new loyalty to Chamisa.

Addressing the crowd, Bhasikiti said that ZANU PF long died as a party and what is running the country now is not ZANU PF but just the Lacoste Faction of the party.

“ZANU PF is no more,” he said. “What you see now is Lacoste not ZANU PF.”

“All those who want to vote for ZANU PF are not going to vote for Lacoste but will vote for Chamisa,” he said amidst loud cheers from the huge crowd.

Asked on the presence of Bhasikiti at the rally, MDC Alliance coalition spokesperson Welshman Ncube said that as far as they know Bhasikiti is a member of the Mutambara led Zimbabwe People First a coalition partner.

“We know Bhasikiti as a member of the Mutambara led Zimbabwe People First which is one of our coalition partners and so we can not refuse to accept him when he presents himself to our setup,” said Ncube.

Mugabe Stripped Of Privileges Anytime – ZANU PF

Former President Robert Mugabe could be stripped of his constitutional privileges anytime, ZANU PF has threatened.

Speaking as a follow up to Mugabe’s statements against in which he says Mnangagwa is illegitimate, Zanu-PF stated it will have to meet soon to review the status accorded Mugabe.

Zanu-PF secretary for Legal Affairs, Paul Mangwana, is quoted by the state owned Herald in an interview that the former President risked losing Zanu-PF membership, constitutional privileges and respect for dabbling in opposition politics.

The development comes as most people by 6am voted online saying Mugabe should be left alone. SEE LIVE POLL:

A fortnight ago, Mr Mugabe met Brigadier General Ambrose Mutinhiri (Retired), who fronts the NPF, at his Blue Roof mansion in Borrowdale, Harare, where they discussed the formation of the party, an outfit drawing membership mainly from members of the G40 cabal.

Mangwana said the national constitution does not allow a former Head of State to dabble in active politics.

He said Zanu-PF would have to meet to consider Mr Mugabe’s legal status in light of the new development where he was involving in opposition politics and issuing statements that cast aspersions on the new dispensation led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

Last week, Mr Mugabe told a selected group of local and foreign journalists that the new Government led by President Mnangagwa was illegitimate, despite the fact that he tendered a resignation ahead of an impeachment on November 21 last year.

This subsequently saw the Zanu-PF Extraordinary Congress replacing him with President Mnangagwa.
Mangwana said Mr Mugabe risked losing membership and the privileges he was enjoying.
“In the fullness of time, Zanu-PF will have to meet to discuss these new developments about the former Head of State and Government to review whether it is still necessary or not for him to continue enjoying the status we had given him,” he said.

“Ordinarily, a former President should play a father figure role and should not join active politics, particularly opposition politics.

“The party will have to decide. If the party is satisfied that he has violated that principle, he will lose his Zanu-PF membership, he will also lose privileges and immunities accorded to a person of a Head of State and forfeits the respect he was enjoying.”

Asked if Mr Mugabe was not allowed to exercise his right to freedom of association by supporting a political party of his choice, Mangwana said the Constitution had to be read holistically.
“There are no absolute rights,” he said.

“The constitution confers people rights, but the same supreme law can take away those same rights in certain circumstances. Life, for example, is a right, but the constitution provides situations where one can lose that right to life.”

Zanu-PF secretary for information and publicity Simon Khaya Moyo said President Mnangagwa had made a pronouncement regarding the conduct of Mr Mugabe.

“A few days ago, His Excellency President Mnangagwa was clear regarding that issue,” said Khaya Moyo, who is also acting Minister of Media, Information and Broadcasting Services.
“I would not want to say anything given that our President has made a pronouncement.”

Mnangagwa’s Proclamation Messes Up Beitbridge – Experts

Legal experts from Veritas say President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s proclamation of Beitbridge to become a municipality creates chaos for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission’s functions in the area. FULL TEXT:

Council Elections: President’s Proclamation of New Beitbridge Municipality Usurps ZEC’s Functions

Unless ZEC acts to rectify the situation, people in Beitbridge will not be able to vote for councillors to represent them.   And Beitbridge is not the only place that will have this problem.

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] is Responsible for Delimiting Wards

Section 160(2) of the Constitution provides as follows:

“For the purpose of elections to local authorities, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission must divide local authority areas into wards according to the number of members to be elected to the local authorities concerned.”

The section could hardly be clearer:  it is the constitutional function of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission [ZEC] to define the boundaries of wards, and no one else can do it.  As if to reinforce the point, section 239(f) of the Constitution states that one of ZEC’s functions is “to delimit constituencies, wards and other electoral boundaries.”

As the Constitution is the supreme law, any law inconsistent with section 160(2) is invalid to the extent of the inconsistency [Constitution, section 2].

President’s Division of Beitbridge into Wards for Voting is Unconstitutional

It is unfortunate that the President’s recently gazetted proclamation establishing the Beitbridge Municipal Council is clearly inconsistent with section 160(2) of the Constitution, in that it divides the municipal area into wards.

The proclamation concerned is Proclamation 1 of 2018, published on 9th March in Statutory Instrument 28/2018.  It replaced the former Beitbridge Town Council with the new municipal council, fixed the municipal area and specified that there must be six councillors.  In doing this it was legally in order.  It went on, however, to include descriptions of the new municipality’s six wards, and here it was decidedly not legally in order because it necessarily implied that the President had divided the municipal area into wards and by doing so had acted inconsistently with section 160(2) of the Constitution.

Reason for Inconsistency – Laws not Aligned with Constitution

Why was this allowed to happen?  Because the Urban Councils Act and the Rural District Councils Act still contain provisions purporting to allow the President to divide local authority areas into wards and to alter the wards from time to time.  For instance, section 4 of the Urban Councils Act empowers the President by proclamation to establish a municipality, to fix the council area, and “after consultation with the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, to divide the council area into any number of wards”.  These provisions are inconsistent with section 160(2) of the Constitution to the extent that they allow the President to divide a local authority’s area into wards.  The President cannot do so, even if he consults ZEC.  Only ZEC itself can do it.

The words we have quoted from section 4 of the Urban Councils Act – and the equivalent words in the Rural District Councils Act – are so clearly inconsistent with section 160(2) of the Constitution that no declaration of invalidity by the Constitutional Court is necessary; they are self-evidently invalid and void.  When a new local authority is established, therefore, the President’s proclamation can lawfully fix its council area and name, but should not divide the council area into wards.  Division into wards is a matter for ZEC alone, once the local authority has been legally established by the President’s proclamation.

Need for Constitutional Alignment of Our Laws

The error in the proclamation shows how important it is for all our laws to be aligned constitutionally.  Veritas has been pushing for the Urban Councils Act and the Rural District Councils Act to be amended to bring them into line with section 160(2) of the Constitution.  To no avail.  As a result, the inevitable has come to pass and the President’s advisers have allowed him to publish a proclamation which, in an important respect, is null and void.

[Note:  Veritas has drafted an Electoral Amendment Bill which contains amendments to the Urban Councils Act and the Rural District Councils Act, bringing their provisions into line with the Constitution in so far as they relate to elections and ward boundaries.  The Bill is available on the Veritas website [link].

The boundaries which the President purportedly fixed for Beitbridge may be the same as the previous ward boundaries, but that does not make them legal.  The municipality of Beitbridge is a new entity, and its boundaries do not carry over automatically from the old town council.  The boundaries have to be fixed afresh, which is why the President tried to fix them in his proclamation.  But the President had no power to do so, even if he consulted ZEC, so the ward boundaries are void.

Wider Implications of the Unconstitutional Proclamation

The illegality in the proclamation is not just a technicality, or of academic interest only.

As we have indicated, the ward boundaries are void because of the illegality, so although the Beitbridge Municipality has six councillors there are currently no properly delimited wards for them to represent.  And unless the proclamation is rectified the municipality will have no wards for the forthcoming general election so it will not be possible for any new councillors to be elected.  Councillors cannot stand for non-existent wards.

It is not only Beitbridge that is affected.  Ever since 2013, when the Constitution came into force, wards have been created and abolished and their boundaries changed, without ZEC’s involvement.  For example, Proclamation 4 of 2013 altered the wards of Makoni, Proclamation 5 of 2013 altered Rusape’s wards and Proclamation 3 of 2014 altered the wards of Gokwe South.  All these new ward boundaries will have to be ratified by ZEC if there are to be valid elections for councillors to represent them.

A lot of unnecessary trouble that could have been avoided if the Urban Councils Act and the Rural District Councils Act had been amended to align them with the Constitution.

Let The Rule of Law Lead: The Elections Question in Zimbabwe

By Abigail Mupambi| As the election mood gathers momentum across the country, we take this opportunity to remind the whole cross section of Zimbabweans, inclusive of the government, of the sacrosanct duty to observe, recognize and uphold the supreme law of the land throughout the whole process.

Section 67 of our constitution provides for universal adult suffrage as an inalienable right. The right of every adult Zimbabwean to belong to any political party of their choice in whatever capacity, is constitutionally guaranteed, not criminalised.

Political violence, itself symptomatic of deep-seated intolerance, is a cancerous phenomenon that has been characteristic of our electoral processes over the years, and whose poisonous influence has often negatively affected the legitimacy thereof, justifiably so.

It is hereby put forward that the country can never move forward on the developmental agenda without addressing the legitimacy and credibility of our electoral processes and outcomes. To that end, constitutionalism is key, as all mechanisms to ensure free, fair, legitimate and credible elections are enshrined herein. Adherence to these is the only way to go for all citizens.

One tragedy of our democracy has been voter apathy, with a large chunk of our eligible population rather choosing not to participate in electoral processes. It surely must be impressed upon our people that voting is a patriotic duty, one which gives the citizenry the chance to determine the national destiny by electing into public offices individuals and political institutions with the right personalities, policies and programs to take the country forward. We hereby urge all Zimbabweans to register and vote in the coming harmonised elections. Being very much alive to the gross, flagrant human right violations (often state-sponsored) that have always been characteristic of our democratic processes, we hereby call for all citizens and institutions involved to shun violence and preach peace. We should all confine violence, abductions, killings and other such evils to our dark past and move forward as a tolerant, united, peace-loving nation.

Zimbabwe can not afford another illegitimate election, and each stakeholder should play their part. The state should take the lead in leveling the playing field; repressive, draconian pieces of legislation like AIPPA and POSA should be unconditionally repealed as they have no place whatsoever in a modern democracy.

It is high time we embrace diversity and political tolerance for the betterment of our country.

LATEST – Khuphe Divorces Chamisa, Hints at Mujuru Coalition

By Paul Nyathi| Party Deputy President and Leader of the Anti Alliance MDC-T faction Thokozani Khuphe has all but declared yet another split of the opposition party.

Addressing a somewhat unexpected crowd of about 2500 people who nearly filled up the 3000 capacity carrying Bulawayo Amphitheatre on Sunday, Khuphe annouced that she was pulling out of the Nelson Chamisa led MDC-T.

She accused the Chamisa led faction for failing to adhere to the party’s founding values of constitutionalism, not being violent and not discriminating on ethnicity and gender.

“When the MDC was formed in 1999, its formation was founded on a strong belief in constitutionalism. The MDC is a party that believes in the supremacy of the constitution, democracy, non-discrimination, equality and non-violence,” she said.

Khuphe took the Chamisa faction to task for the violence against her and her colleagues at the burial of the late founding leader Morgan Tsvangirai in Buhera in February.

“The current events that have unfolded have gone against our values and principles as a party and have changed our character and culture. The violence that took place during our departed President’s funeral in Buhera and at the Bulawayo office on the 4th of March 2018 was unacceptable and goes against what we have been fighting for, for the last 18 years,” said Khuphe before declaring her departure from the party.

“With a clear conscious, we are parting from these actions and we will continue to pursue the democratic project of taking the people of Zimbabwe to the Promised Land,”

“We have come a long way with our colleagues however they seem to have taken a different path. A path which is against and does not respect the constitution, a path which does not respect democracy, a path which is violent, a path which discriminates on the basis of ethnicity and a path which discriminates against women,” she added.

Khuphe who enjoys amicable working relations with the leader of the People’s Rainbow Coalition Joice Mujuru made pointers that she will be joining the MDC Alliance coalition coalition rival in contesting the 2018 elections.

“In this respect, therefore, we shall also pursue the formation of a holistic, viable and broad – based grand coalition of all progressive and democratic political forces that will face Zanu PF in the forthcoming harmonised elections,” she said.

Khuphe has always been against the MDC Alliance coalition while at the same time holding talks with Mujuru who declined to be part of the alliance.

Several members of the Mujuru led National People’s Party a principal partner in the PRC alliance attended the meeting. Also in attendance were some members of the radical Matabeleland regional party Mthwakazi Republic Party and representatives of a few Bulawayo based members Non Governmental Organisations.

Also at the rally was the MDC-T National Organising Secretary Abednico Bhebhe and suspended party spokesperson Obert Gutu. Some members from the party’s provincial executive committees in Bulawayo, Matabeleland North and South also attended the rally.

G40 Minister Suspended For 3 Years

NATIONAL NEWS

Zanu-PF Midlands province has recommended that six senior party members suspended over alleged misconduct, chief among them their involvement in the G40 machinations and creating parallel structures within the party, should remain ordinary members and not stand for office.

Those suspended include former ministers Fred Moyo, Chiratidzo Mabuwa, Francis Nhema, senior party members, Tsitsi Zhou, Tremendous Musara and Tafanana Zhou.

Last week, the National Disciplinary Committee wrote to the province informing the party leadership that Zhou, Moyo, Mabuwa and Nhema should be recognised as party members, but the provincial leadership says they should just be confined to being ordinary members.

This means if the decision is upheld by the National Disciplinary Committee, these party members would be ordinary card carrying members and will not be eligible to participate in the primary elections or any other election during the time of their suspension.

The suspensions were announced by provincial vice chairman Godwill Shiri and were adopted by the party provincial executive committee and the provincial coordinating council (PCC) on Saturday.

“We have suspended Tafanana Zhou because he was found guilty of working in isolation, associating with G40 and participating in the meeting that led to the unconstitutional suspension of other party members,” he said.

“He is a second offender and therefore, he will be suspended for three years. Tsitsi Zhou also appeared before the disciplinary committee and was also found guilty for proposing to have other party members unconstitutionally dismissed.

“She has been slapped with a two year suspension. Chiratidzo Mabuwa, who was facing the same allegations has been slapped with a three-year suspension because she is a repeat offender.
“Fred Moyo also got a three-year suspension for his involvement in the G40 machinations and is also a repeat offender. Francis Nhema who was running parallel structures in Shurugwi has been suspended for three years. Councillors, Tremendous Musara and Chiripai Chipondeni have been suspended for two years,” said Shiri.

Speaking at the same meeting, Midlands provincial chairman, Engineer Daniel Mckenzie Ncube, said the recommendations would be submitted to the National Disciplinary Committee for deliberation.

“As an organ of the party, we have made this decision and we will submit our recommendations to the National Disciplinary Committee,” he said.

“As a province, we are saying we have not expelled these members, but we will work with them at cell (village) level while they serve their suspensions.

“A lot has been said on social media regarding these issues. I would want to inform you that we have a channel of communication in the party and whatever might be circulating on social media, if it’s not communicated to the party members through our structures, then ignore it. Let us be focused.”- state media

Grade 3 Child Killed In Cruel Stabbing

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A GRADE Three pupil from Manyewu Primary School in Entumbane suburb, Bulawayo died due to a brain tumor that developed after she was accidentally stabbed in the eye by another pupil with a pen while playing at the school grounds.

Zinhle Zulu (9) was buried last Friday, three weeks after she was stabbed by a Grade Five boy.
The deceased girl’s family was told by other pupils that she was stabbed by a boy who is in Grade Five and is yet to be identified.

Zinhle’s grandmother, Ms Margret Moyo yesterday said her granddaughter was admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital for four days where she later died.

Ms Moyo said doctors said Zinhle suffered a brain tumor as a result of the stabbing.
She said her granddaughter had been complaining about headaches since she was stabbed.

“On February 22, Zinhle came home from school saying she had been stabbed by a certain boy by mistake. I noticed that her eye was swollen but I thought the swelling would not last for long. So I nursed her at home thinking it was not very serious as there was no sign of a blood clot, little did I know the stabbing had caused internal harm and would lead to my granddaughter’s painful death,” said Ms Moyo.

“Her situation worsened on March 7. She could not even speak so I took her to the hospital. Doctors conducted a scan and told us she had developed growth in the head due to an infection that was caused by the stabbing. She passed on last week Monday and losing her was painful because she had always been fit and had no other illness prior to the stabbing.”
She said the boy who stabbed Zinhle has not yet been identified as other pupils seem to be scared to name him. Ms Moyo said they had made a report to the police.

“We asked Zinhle’s friends and they told us that it was a Grade Five pupil who had stabbed her but they could not tell us the child’s name. Maybe they will be able to identify the boy now that the matter will be handled by police. We are not seeking to punish the boy or his family but we want him to be identified so that we prevent him from doing a similar thing to other pupils and for other pupils to take this as a lesson,” Ms Moyo said.-state media

President Mnangagwa Names Looters Today

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is today expected to publish the names of individuals and corporates who externalised funds and assets, three days after a top cleric said authorities must start punishing corrupt individuals.

Days after assuming office last November, the President issued a three-month moratorium running from December 1 to February 28 for all those who externalised funds and assets to return them with no questions asked.
When the grace period lapsed, President Mnangagwa extended it earlier this month by two weeks.
Announcing the extension, the President said he would publish the names of those people who ignore his call to return the funds and then the law would take its course.

“A statement will be released to inform you how much has come back and how much is in the process of coming back, and how much is still remaining outside,” said President Mnangagwa.

“We have given them another two weeks, but on the 19th of this month, we will publish those who have not heeded the call and the amounts they owe this country.”
Last Friday, the President said nearly $300 million has been brought back by individuals and corporates who took advantage of the moratorium.

“We have 1 166 cases of externalisation, now we have three categories, one category has brought in the cash. We thank them, we won’t publish their names. They have brought in nearly $300 million,” said President Mnangagwa.
He said some of the culprits have come forward to negotiate after they had invested the funds in securing foreign properties to the tune of $680 million.

The naming and shaming of the corporates and individuals comes at a time when a Roman Catholic priest Father Fidelis Mukonori, who brokered negotiations between former President Robert Mugabe and the Zimbabwe Defence Forces last year, said corrupt individuals must be punished.

Addressing a Chief Executive Officers’ Round Table in Victoria Falls last Friday, Fr Mukonori said perpetrators must be punished to end the vice.

“There are some people who stole money for 37 years and have not been punished. Others are saying I can do the same (steal) but the fact of the matter is that those who did it should be punished or hand it over as promised,” said Fr Mukonori.

The cleric was making a presentation during a panel discussion on “Value system for the cross over-dealing with healing, reconciliation, corruption, entitlement and other imperatives”.
Fr Mukonori said corruption is an abuse of the value system and challenged citizens not to accept property or money that does not belong to them.

“Value system or moral conscience does not allow one to accept a bribe unless if it (conscience) is corrupted. As citizens we should be moulded by following our value system in line with the 10 commandments,” he added. – state media

Goreraza Blasts “Hypocrite” Mugabe

Stanely Goreraza | The former president is also getting much needed fuel from hypocrites in the opposition who continue day dreaming they were going to remove Mr Mugabe without help from the Army, through democratic, legal and constitutional means. You hear totally confused activists going on about Mr Mugabe being removed illegally when they partook in the same illegality.

Everytime they tried to remove Mr Mugabe with a constitution in their hands, Mr Mugabe had a gun in his own hand and dared them to try it. Everytime they would run to Sadc and the West, crying and demanding they do something about Mugabe after having been pistol whipped by him. They tried everything and got nowhere. Each time vai dashurwa nava Mugabe mercilessly.

Then some people do something about Mr Mugabe and the people he used to bash protest on his behalf.

Some of us know why. Mugabe is gone and there is no more money from donors going the so called activists way. This is how they made their living, activism and donor funding.

Most of the activists we know today are not genuine. They only made noise about Mr Mugabe to attract the attention of sympathetic Westerners with deep pockets. They love the free travel, free lunch, free attention and other freebies. Some bought cars, houses and other valuable assets all from activism alone. Opposing Robert Mugabe had become big business which paid big time.

Little wonder Mr Mugabe thinks he is wanted back. It’s all their doing. They want him back because he made them a lot of money. Opposing ED does not pay but Mugabe pays the big bucks.

How would anyone who has suffered under the former president complain about his removal ? How did you want him removed honestly ? What is it that was not tried kubva more than 20 years ago ? Did you think it would take a couple of Bible verses and a lecture from Roman Catholic Priests to get him to step down? Or maybe you did not want him to go ?

Your chance to fix this question is only months away in the ballot box. There is an election less than 4 months away. Concentrate on that instead of continuing on and on about a Coup yakaitika ikapera kudhara.

Zanu PF Youths Protest Imposition Of Candidates

The Zanu PF Youth League has urged party supporters to vote for their preferred candidates during the primary elections once the nomination process is complete.

Addressing thousands of party supporters at Mutiusinazita in Buhera South constituency during the party wards tours, Zanu PF Secretary for Security in the Youth League, Cde Silas Chimbilo said there is consensus within the party that imposition of candidates will not be tolerated.

He added that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is on record that the voice of the people is the voice of God, hence his calls against imposition of candidates.

Buhera South legislator, Joseph Chinotimba was happy that the Youth League is setting the record straight on the issue of imposition of candidates.

Chimbilo castigated those who claim to have been seconded to represent Zanu PF by the party leadership, urging the electorate not to be fooled by individuals whose motive is to gain political mileage while bringing the name of the party into disrupt.- state media

SUDDEN DEATH: Did “Presidential” Kasiyamhuru Kill His Own Wife To Marry Her Older Sister?

Ndaba Nhuku | If it was a movie, one would say it’s some traumatising fiction depicting a rare kind of sisterly sororicide. Sororicide is when a sibling kills their own sister. But this is alleged to be reality. This is a truly intriguing and painful story that leaves your soul shattered.

If it was a theatre, you would watch it consciously or unconsciously with tears streaming down your cheeks. This is a story behind two sisters, Thelma and the late Alexis. Over the last few days this case consumed my time as I investigated it; phoning the numerous characters involved, the two siblings’ mother, Auxilia Carolyn Josam, who is based in the UK, various relatives, and Alexis’ friends and former classmates she stayed in contact with till her mysterious death.

I gave the opportunity to Thelma and her husband to comment but they refused. Thelma said I had a wrong number and thus not talking to the right person, yet I was on the same number she was allegedly using to call other people I was also contacting. She was also using the same number to make calls threatening some of Alexis’ friends. Her husband did not reply. Thelma is a trained nurse-politician. Her husband is a self proclaimed doctor-cum-politician-businessman based in South Africa. Before publishing this article, I sent it to Alexis Kasiyamhuru’s mother and friends to go through it and add or subtract anything as they saw fit. Thus, they all gave their consent to its publication. Who are the people involved and what allegedly happened?

• ZIMBABWE PARTNERSHIP FOR PROSPERITY (ZIPP)
Dr Blessing Kasiyamhuru is 40 years old academic also seeing himself as president of the Republic of Zimbabwe. Dr Kasiyamhuru’s wife, Thelma Takaedza, is ZIPP’s Treasurer and also a contestant as MP in Chitungwiza. The young doctor is confident of defying the viciously crowded political arena and beat all the other candidates in 2018. His confidence will however not hide questions being asked regarding what could have happened to his late wife who he mysteriously replaced with her older sister as his wife whilst she was still ailing.

There are WhatsApp chats, pictures below, that he has conducted with those who knew about his affair with is sister’s wife and were questioning him about having an affair with his wife older sister, four years older. His wife Alexis, fondly known as Lexi, died two years ago and yesterday 13th March was her second memorial day and some of her relatives and classmates wanted to know from the man who vowed to save lives how his own wife’s life could have been mysteriously taken. Most of his wife’s friends believe she was slowly
poisoned.

By who? Your guess is as good as mine. How? They also ask why the good doctor refused to have a postmodern done. And they also ask why he suddenly married his late wife’s older sister who he now has a child with. By the way, the grieving mother is also asking the same questions as Lexi’s friends about her death and the subsequent marriage of the older sister to the widower doctor.

Those who are aware of cultural norms know that in most cases, it is young sisters who become a “Sara pavana” that is, who get married to their late older sister’s husbands so that they look after their deceased’s children like they are their own . A wife’s older sister is seen as a mother and usually can not replace a younger sister in marriage.
But then, maybe times have changed, even mothers are seen fighting over Ben 10s
with their daughters.

According to the mother of the two ladies, Auxilia Carolyn Josam and Lexi’s friends I managed to trace, there was little love between the two sisters. When still at school, Lexi was staying in Msasa Park with a relative, Amai Boba their aunt who would help her occasionally. The two sisters relationship was so toxic such that Alexis would at times use pieces of cloths pads if no-one could help her during her menstrual period. However, after O level she went on to rent her own single room in Chitungwiza becaise of the strained relationship with her sister.
Lexi was so depressed she would lock herself in the room for days without food
and she would switch off her phone. Uncaringly, Thelma moved to South Africa and
then asked Alexis to follow.

When she got there the two sisters relationship was never mended. Thelma threw
Alexis into the streets because she alleged that her boyfriend cohabiting with did not like Alexis. Luckily, Alexis went on to live with an aunt who was residing at her employers house.  Thelma had even cut communication with her youngest sister Kuda Kufadza Mbomboza. Later, Alexis went back to college where she met Dr Kasiyamhuru, her knight in shining amour who allegedly was a ladies man.

When she later visited Zimbabwe, she proudly told friends and classmates about her new
found love. Within a year she was excited that Blessing was marrying her, and was excited that her to be husband had bought her a 7 Series BMW. For unknown reasons, Thelma is allegedly to have tried to dissuade Alexis from marrying Blessing.

Indeed, as the kinder one of the two, Alexis had invited her sister Thelma to come and live with her and Blessing when the situation had gone bad for her and she found herself homeless.

A couple months after the marriage she was calling her friends telling them she was seriously ill with what was suspected to be cerebral malaria. On daily basis she would communicate with her friends updating them about her situation. One day her phone went unanswered and texts not responded to. Whoever eventually answered the phone delivered the bad news.

Alexis was dead, leaving behind a one year old baby. She had died a very painful death in her own townhouse because her sister Thelma had kept her in the house instead of taking her to the hospital.

A doctor’s wife dies in the house without her husband and her older blood sister seeking medical attention for her at any hospital in a country like South Africa. As people
always talk when such things happen, information from a close relative filtered alleging that Alexis was being administered slow poison. When some concerned relatives and friends demanded a postmortem, Thelma and her then babamudiki Blessing flatly refused, and quickly took the remains for burial to Zimbabwe.

Confronted with these questions, it is alleged the ZIPP President and his Treasurer wife have issued a statement saying all those asking are working on behalf of ZANU, and are CIOs! Zanu and CIOs always takes the blame for all our alleged transgressions. To strengthen this belief with fear, some of Alexis friends have since been receiving deaths threats from unknown strangers for talking about her mysterious death and subsequent marriage of her older uncaring sister to her widower. These friends have been advised to record such calls and report to the police.

Nonetheless, one year after the death of her beautiful young sister Alexis, Thelma had married the medical widower Dr Blessing Kasiyamhuru and they already have a year old baby. Please read through the Whatsapp chats between the good doctor and some of Alexis’ friends. Are similar cases now common in African culture?

If it were not true one would say it’s movie thriller. Couple it with Thelma’s
lies about how her sister was bewitched by her aunt. And this led to a mother of
all physical fights at the graveyard during the burial. And did l tell you that
Blessing and Thelma took the remains from South Africa to Zim on their own, just
the two of them.

Wait for this again. How about Blessings and Thelma washing the body for burial
on their own again. And Thelma refusing to have Alexis’ clothes shared as is the
norm in our culture. Well, Thelma gave herself her sisters car. But why then go
and kiss her new husband at her own deceased sisters grave (picture below). Why
stop communicating with her mother and relatives for two years if not guilty?
Just asking. And this is the couple they want to be leaders of a country!

I spoke to Auxilia, the women’s mother, her statement is that, “My daughters were alone in Zimbabwe when I was working in the UK. I don’t stop crying everyday for Alexis. My daughter died a painful death. And to think her own sister would go behind my back to her father’s young brother to get married to Blessing just three months after burying her sister? And to lie like she is doing accusing relatives she doesn’t even know much about of bewitching her sister? So why has she cut communication with me. And why did she refuse with my daughter’s possessions? Now she goes around driving her late sister’s car? And
turns my late husband’s brothers against each other.

My heart is in pain. Everyday l cry asking myself what became of Thelma to be so jealousy of her sister?”

We Were Cheated: Lloyd Mutasa

Terrence Mawawa | Dynamos head coach Lloyd Mutasa believes his
youngsters could have won the match against Chicken Inn yesterday.

Mutasa said Chicken Inn scored a controversial goal as the Glamour Boys went down 0-1.

The Gamecocks scored the only goal of the match
six minutes into the second half through Obadiah
Tarumbwa.

Speaking after the match, Mutasa said there was a
deliberate push on his defender Marshall Machazane.

“We lost but my youngsters played well.

They put up a good show,”
said Mutasa.

From
where I was, I saw a
deliberate push on Machazane, who went on to lose
the ball.

It was just unfortunate that we failed to score
and got punished.”

Real Madrid, Juventus Clash In UEFA Champions League Quarter Final

Terrence Mawawa

Real Madrid and Juventus will clash in the UEFA
Champions League quarter-final following the draw that was
conducted on Friday.

The encounter is a repeat of last year’s final that
was won by Madrid.

Another Spanish side, Barcelona were the first to come out of the hat and were drawn to face Italian side Roma and
the first match will be played at the Nou Camp.

Liverpool and Manchester City will go head-to-head
after being drawn against each other in an all
English quarter-final tie.

The two sides have faced each other twice already
this season, with both enjoying a win apiece.

City destroyed Liverpool at home in September,
storming to a 5-0 win before Klopp’s side avenged the mauling in
January when they came out on top in a thrilling
clash 4-3 win at Anfield.

The draw:
BARCELONA vs ROMA
SEVILLA vs BAYERN MUNICH
JUVENTUS vs REAL MADRID
LIVERPOOL vs MANCHESTER CITY
Dates:
03–04/04/18: Quarter-finals, first leg
10–11/04/18: Quarter-finals, second leg

UNDP Unmoved By Mugabe’s Utterances

Terrence Mawawa | A United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) representative has said the organisation will not buy Mugabe’ s sentiments about the Government of Zimbabwe.

Yesterday, the UNDP Administrator, Achim Steiner, who was in Zimbabwe, was unmoved by Mugabe’s rants, according to a State controlled publication.

“I have no comment on the specific statement that former President Robert Mugabe has made.

“Our priority is to help Zimbabwe elect its future government and above all to enable the nation emerge from a period of economic deterioration, suffering and poverty,” said Steiner, adding that everyone had a right to speak his or her mind.

Mugabe Wants To Bewitch Mnangagwa: War Veterans

Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo | War veterans here have called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to avoid visiting his boss Robert Mugabe because he will be bewitched by the wily nonagenarian.

The Masvingo Chapter of the Zimbabwe National War Veterans Association yesterday urged Mnangagwa to distance himself from the veteran politician.

“Why does Mugabe want to have a meeting with the President? He is not a sincere man- we know his tricks and antics.

President Mnangagwa has to be very careful because Mugabe wants to bewitch him.

How can he be trusted? He is a cunning individual,” read part of the statement.

Mnangagwa Blocks Prosecution Of Own Aide

Terrence Mawawa | President Emmerson Mnangagwa is at loggerheads with war veterans in Chirumanzi because he has allegedly issued a directive to stop the prosecution of his ally.

Although the President is purportedly spearheading the anti-corruption drive, war veterans and disgruntled members of the Chirumhanzu Clan are claiming he is obstructing the course of justice by shielding his ally Gerald Mudzengi.

Mudzengi, the incumbent Chief Chirumhanzu allegedly committed various crimes- including stock theft, corruption and contempt of court.

However Mnangagwa allegedly blocked the police from arresting Mudzengi, according to local traditional leaders.

“The President sent his men to the local police station a few ago and they ordered the police to suspend all investigations.

Mudzengi committed various crimes.He is untouchable because of his strong bond with the President,” said a local headman.

Goche Blows Out: I Won’t Join Kasukuwere

Nicholas Goche

Shamva North legislator, Nicholas Goche has distanced himself from the political party, the National Patriotic Front (NPF), saying he cannot associate with his enemies.

Goche declared that his blood is Zanu PF and this comes amid social media reports that he has joined the opposition NPF, which is fronted by Ambrose Mutinhiri.

Addressing headmasters, councillors and the political leadership in Shamva, Goche said prospective legislators are spreading malicious reports that he has joined new political party as a way of decampaigning him.

“As we are heading towards elections, my rivals are trying to de-campaign me by lying that I have joined the NPF but what I can assure you is that I will never leave Zanu PF. Even the likes of [former Vice President, Joice] Mujuru have approached me but I declined to join her party. So I can’t join political minnows like [Saviour] Kasukuwere and his team, who fired me from Zanu PF before they were also fired,” said Goche.

Zanu PF Politburo member, Kenneth Musanhi urged the gathering to stand by their legislator in championing development.

Zanu PF is already a gear up in preparing for the forthcoming elections as developmental initiatives are taking centre stage. – state media

Elections In July ED Tells Ramaphosa

Zimbabwe’s first presidential and parliamentary elections since the end of former strongman Robert Mugabe’s long rule will take place in July, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Saturday.

The polls will be the first major test of the new leader, who took power in November after a de facto military coup forced the 94-year-old Mugabe to resign.

They will also be the first without Mugabe’s name on the ballot since independence from Britain in 1980.

“As a nation, party and government, we are looking forward to very peaceful, transparent and harmonised elections in July this year,” Mnangagwa told reporters after a meeting with South Africans President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday night.

Mnangagwa, 75, said the elections would be free of the violence that gripped previous polls and which was one of the reasons for strained relations between Zimbabwe and the West.

I have already invited all political parties in Zimbabwe to a roundtable where we all commit ourselves to non-violence,” he added.

Mnangagwa will have to announce a date in an official notice. He has said he would invite Western observers, who had been banned under Mugabe’s rule.

The state-owned weekly Sunday Mail said a European Union pre-election team was expected in Harare on Monday.

I have already invited all political parties in Zimbabwe to a roundtable where we all commit ourselves to non-violence,” he added.

Mnangagwa will have to announce a date in an official notice. He has said he would invite Western observers, who had been banned under Mugabe’s rule.

The state-owned weekly Sunday Mail said a European Union pre-election team was expected in Harare on Monday.

The EU head of mission in Zimbabwe, Phillipe van Damme, told the paper it would meet the president, political party leaders, and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission.

Mugabe, in his first comments since he stepped down, said last week that Mnangagwa’s rule was “illegitimate” and a “disgrace”.- Agencies

 

 

IN PICTURES: Khupe Pulls Small Crowd In Bulawayo Against Chamisa’s Gweru 60,000

By Staff Reporter| MDC Deputy President Thokozani Khupe on Sunday pulled a fair crowd at the same time her colleague Nelson Chamisa was gathering over 60,000 just an hour away in Gweru. Although Chamisa’s crowd was larger, Khupe managed her fair of hundreds at the Amphitheatre in Bulawayo.

The development left questions on the MDC’s strength in the region following her challenge of Nelson Chamisa’s leadership.

She began her speech by saying, “Today I stand in front of you as a proud legitimate and constitutionally elected Acting President of the MDC, because of the unconditional love you continue giving to me.”  (CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL SPEECH).

CITES’ Zenzele Ndebele commented exclaiming, “is this another Split of the MDCT? I thought Khuphe was very calculative in her speech and there is still room for talks. Asazi iyozala nkomoni but the opposition has a chance to make sure ZANU PF does not get a majority in parliament if they work together.”

Pic credits: Zenzele Ndebele/ CITE

FULL TEXT: Khupe Speech In Bulawayo

SPEECH SUNDAY 18 MARCH 2018
Salutations

Today I stand in front of you as a proud legitimate and constitutionally elected Acting President of the MDC, because of the unconditional love you continue giving to me.

We gather here one month and four days after the sad passing on of our founding President Dr Richard Morgan Tsvangirai, a colleague and a brother in the struggle for democracy. What is even more painful on the passing of the late President is that he had not yet attained the fruits of our struggle of a free, non-violent, prosperous and democratic Zimbabwe.

As we speak, Zimbabweans are currently going through untold suffering with more than 80% of the population living in abject poverty, misery and destitution. The majority of the people are living on less than one dollar per day in a country which is endowed with enormous mineral resources and yet there is nothing to show that we are a rich country.

As an MDC government we have a plan. A plan that will ensure that every Zimbabwean has a better life. A plan which has 6 key areas:

First and foremost we want to change the governance culture. The constitution must be respected and implemented to the letter and spirit in which it was written. We want to uproot the cancer which is corruption that has destroyed the social fabric of society.

Secondly, institutional reform is key especially in ensuring that the Police, the Zimbabwe National Army, all other security agencies and government departments stick to their core roles and duties in accordance with the Constitution of Zimbabwe. Devolution, as clearly provided for in the supreme law of the land, must be immediately implemented. Local communities should be permitted and duly empowered to benefit from the natural resources that are found within their respective regions. We also call for the genuine respect of our all our traditional leadership institutions such as chiefs, headmen and kraalheads. We strongly condemn what happened on March 3, 2018 where the Government stopped the installation of His Royal Highness Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo.

Thirdly, infrastructure development needs to be prioritised. Amongst other things, we also need to develop our transport infrastructure for ease of movement of passengers and goods. We also need to reform and develop the energy and water sectors as these are some of the core sectors needed for industry to operate effectively. Zimbabweans should be able to access suitable housing and shelter. In addition, our health delivery system has to be revamped to enable all Zimbabweans to easily access health care at affordable cost. In this instance, we are deeply concerned by the ongoing industrial action by junior doctors and other health professionals and we call upon the Government to immediately take measures to rectify this very unfortunate development that is causing untold suffering to the majority of our people. Education should be universally accessible to all Zimbabweans and indeed, we shall take measures to ensure that primary education is made free and also that tertiary students can access affordable student grants and loans.

Fourthly, the current problem that our economy is facing is economic stagnation. In order for the economy to revive we need to attract foreign direct investment through investor friendly policies and ease of doing business. This will lead to job creation. Zimbabwe is one of the most educated nations however the sad reality is that we are producing graduates with no prospects of employment. The youths are the future and yet the majority of them are unemployed and as we stand we have an entire generation which is in danger of not having the desired life that they want and deserve. The Zimbabwean economy is highly informalised with more than 5.4 million people surviving within the informal sector and yet informalisation does not facilitate capital accumulation. It is therefore important that the formal sector starts operating so that production will be the order of the day. This will then lead to the exportation of goods that will earn the much needed foreign currency which will end the liquidity crisis and phase out the bond notes resulting in the use of one strong stable currency. We shall ensure that there is mainstreaming of gender in all facets of our life, and particularly we should promote the empowerment of vulnerable groups such as women, the young and people living with disabilities.

Fifthly, there is need for Zimbabwe to return to the family of nations because we cannot continue to operate as a pariah state. We need other countries and those countries need us. Indeed, it is Zimbabwe that needs the world more than the world needs Zimbabwe. We are living in a globalised world and Zimbabwe need to be part of it in order to enjoy the benefits such as being able to access financial and capacity building support from the IMF, the World Bank and other international bodies for socio – economic development purposes.

Sixthly and finally, confidence building is fundamental to our national development and this can only be realised through the conduct of a free, fair and credible election. This should not be just a catch phrase that political parties say, this 2018 election should truly be free, fair and credible not only in words but in action. We need electoral reforms, media reforms, security sector reforms and non-violence just to name a few. Zimbabwe can only get back to legitimacy through a democratic process, without this we cannot restore confidence in our beloved Zimbabwe.

For Zimbabwe to develop it needs to have a strong democratic foundation. This can only be achieved through a constitutional democracy. We cannot have a country that is a constitutional democracy if we as the MDC do not follow our own constitution. When the MDC was formed in 1999, its formation was founded on a strong belief in constitutionalism. The MDC is a party that believes in the supremacy of the constitution, democracy, non-discrimination, equality and non-violence.

The current events that have unfolded have gone against our values and principles as a party and have changed our character and culture. The violence that took place during our departed President’s funeral in Buhera and at the Bulawayo office on the 4th of March 2018 was unacceptable and goes against what we have been fighting for, for the last 18 years. Many brave men and women have sacrificed their lives for this party’s values and as true cadres of the MDC we cannot stand by and watch while the party takes a direction opposite to what we fought for and continue to fight for. It is not about the easy thing to do, it is about the right thing to do.

We have come a long way with our colleagues however they seem to have taken a different path. A path which is against and does not respect the constitution, a path which does not respect democracy, a path which is violent, a path which discriminates on the basis of ethnicity and a path which discriminates against women who by the way constitute 54% of the voting population and therefore not only do they deserve a seat at the table but also deserve to head that table. We will not be silenced by violence or threats of violence. Personally, I will not stop fighting for the emancipation of women.

We who are gathered here collectively will always stand and be guided by the founding values, ethos, principles, character and culture of the MDC. We will not stand with those who have opted to use violence, defy the constitution, discriminate and go against the core values of the MDC. With a clear conscious, we are parting from these actions and we will continue to pursue the democratic project of taking the people of Zimbabwe to the Promised Land. Naturally, we shall very soon be going to an extra – ordinary Congress that will elect a new substantive leader of the MDC as provided for by the party Constitution and I hereby urge all of us to respect the outcome of the extra – ordinary Congress.

We demand that there be change, a change which will respect the Constitution. A change which will respect democracy, a change which will be against violence and a change which will be against all forms of violence and discrimination. The time has come and the time is now for us to take a stand and say enough is enough. We all want to be treated equally, with dignity and respect. We are all equal in the eyes of the Lord, the eyes of the law and indeed in the eyes of the societies that we live in. The time has come for a new Zimbabwe, not only for some but for all citizens regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, creed and religion. The time for us to stand up and be counted is now.

In this respect, therefore, we shall also pursue the formation of a holistic, viable and broad – based grand coalition of all progressive and democratic political forces that will face Zanu PF in the forthcoming harmonised elections. We shall always remain open to any forms of collaboration that are aimed at establishing a truly democratic and stable nation state in Zimbabwe.
Today, we boldly declare that we are the MDC and always shall remain the MDC that believes in not only respecting but also strictly upholding the party constitution as well as the party’s founding values, principles, character and culture. Going forward, we hereby immediately dissociate ourselves from any members of the MDC who are resorting to the use of wanton violence, intimidation and thuggery as tools for political mobilisation. Additionally, we also unreservedly and unashamedly declare that we are not going to part of any political formation that doesn’t abide by the dictates of the MDC constitution.

If God is for us then no-one can be against us. Indeed, God is for us who are gathered here today and we will continue to fight the good fight to one day attain a truly democratic Zimbabwe.

May the Lord Almighty Bless you all and may He Bless Zimbabwe.

Arrest Zuma And The Masses Behind Him

National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams brought 16 charges involving fraud, corruption, racketeering, money laundering and tax fraud against Zuma on Friday.

Former ANC Youth League deputy president Andile Lungisa, Doctor Bhengu, the chairperson of the ANC’s Msholozi branch in Nkandla, and the uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association have slammed Abrahams’s decision.

Lungisa said the top prosecutor’s reasons for bringing the charges were “just a fallacy” and an attack on Zuma.

Lungisa said there was nothing of substance in the indictment and that the commission of inquiry into the arms deal, headed by Judge Willie Seriti of the Supreme Court of Appeal, had found nothing against Zuma.

“The masses of our people must go to Nkandla to act as shields if they come to take him. If they want to arrest him, they must arrest the masses,” said the former ANC Eastern Cape provincial executive committee member.

Lungisa said he was not calling for Zuma not to go to court, but that it was wrong for the NPA to proceed with the charges against Zuma.

According to Lungisa, the bringing of the charges was the continuation of Zuma’s persecution by his enemies, including the media.

On Saturday, Bhengu, who beat Zuma’s controversial son Edward to the Msholozi branch position last year, said residents of the former president’s KwaNxamalala village were not pleased by Abrahams’ decision.

He described the decision as a plot by Zuma’s enemies, but was confident that Zuma would emerge from the case without a scar.AFP

Gen.Mutinhiri Warns SADC Over 5000 Soldiers Deployed For Elections

Opposition leader Ambrose Mutinhiri has told an election observer team from the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) that regional bodies should deploy military personnel to observe the forthcoming elections alleging over 5 000 soldiers have been deployed to rural areas.

Mutinhiri, who leads the National Patriotic Front (NPF) and is a former brigadier general, claims that while 2 000 soldiers were deployed before the start of Operation Restore Legacy which ousted former president Robert Mugabe, the number has since ballooned to 5 000.

“The army confirms that by 15 November 2017, it had put over 2 000 of its officers and embedded them in every community in Zimbabwe not just for the coup but for the forthcoming elections.

This number is now over 5 000.

“Zimbabwe cannot hold free, fair and credible elections with over 5 000 army officers embedded in every village and street communities across the country,” Mutinhiri said in his communiqué seen by the Daily News on Sunday to the visiting Sadc head of delegation, Leshele Thohlane.

The Daily News on Sunday sent questions to army spokesperson Overson Mugwisi on the alleged deployment, an allegation first made by the mainstream MDC, but there has been no response.

Mutinhiri, just like Mugabe, said Sadc — which is accused by some of turning a blind eye on the “unconstitutional” removal of the former Zanu PF leader from office- should now redeem itself by ensuring “that there are army officers to monitor the elections at every polling station, every collation centre and every command centre across the country.”

“If this is not done, the election will be stolen,” Mutinhiri warned the seven-member Sadc Electoral Advisory Council.

In his presentation on the electoral environment in Zimbabwe, Mutinhiri also said action should be taken against senior civil servants, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba and chief secretary to the president Misheck Sibanda, for allegedly working in cahoots with the military to remove Mugabe last November.

“It is of grave concern that key heads of civilian institutions that have major responsibilities to do with the administration of elections were part and parcel of the illegal military coup and these are…Sibanda…who failed to uphold his loyalty to…Mugabe and joined the coup makers against clear provisions of the Constitution…has remained in his position and has a lot to do with the administration of the election process. He cannot remain in that position if Zimbabwe is to have free, fair and credible elections…(permanent secretary in the ministry of Foreign Affairs) Joey Bimha. He was clearly part of the coup and used his position to mobilise Zimbabwe’s embassies to support the coup.

“Election observers are decided by his ministry and has already shown his hand in advancing the cause of the coup against the Constitution of Zimbabwe. He cannot remain in that position if Zimbabwe is to hold free, fair and credible elections.

“…Charamba, he was the secretary of the coup and has remained its voice. His responsibilities are to administer State information in the country. Information is the glue of free, fair and credible elections. Zimbabwe cannot hold free, fair and credible elections if State information is administered by the secretary of the coup. That is just impossible,” alleged Mutinnhiri.

Mugabe, who has reportedly endorsed Mutinhiri’s new political party, told reporters last week that he was “illegally” removed from power and seemingly blamed Sadc and the African Union for turning a blind eye to the soft coup.

While Mugabe distanced himself from NPF, his former allies who are currently exiled could be part of the opposition party, according to Mutinhiri, who hinted in the letter to Sadc that some of the fledgling political party members are still exiled and cannot freely express themselves in Zimbabwe.

“NPF’s wish would have been to bring before your Council, some of its founding members who have served in various public responsibilities and who have firsthand experience and knowledge why elections in Zimbabwe cannot be free, fair and credible under current military conditions that are worse than those witnessed in 2008.

“It is unfortunate that the NPF members with this experience and knowledge cannot appear before you in Zimbabwe because of the threatening and very dangerous situation arising from the 15 November 2017 military coup.

“NPF would be pleased if your esteemed Council takes this matter seriously and enables the NPF members in question to make their oral presentations on what they know outside Zimbabwe where their safety and security would be guaranteed,” said Mutinhiri.- Daily News

 

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PRESS STATEMENT BY DAIRIBORD ZIMBABWE (PRIVATE) LIMITED ON OUTBREAK OF LISTERIOSIS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Dairibord Zimbabwe Private Limited (DZPL), a food processing company, shares the same concern flagged in the local media concerning the outbreak of listeriosis in South Africa.

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JUNTA LATEST: How Chihuri, Bonyongwe Were Neutralised Before Coup

Soon after former President Robert Mugabe has come out in the open to explain his version of events surrounding the coup which ousted him from power, more damning information has emerged.

The local Daily News reports that Zimbabwe’s military neutralised former police commissioner-general Augustine Chihuri and former Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs minister Happyton Bonyongwe after they became a political threat by opposing the November soft coup that ousted Robert Mugabe, a comprehensive report on the military takeover says.

According to a document titled a “Summary of the issues and concerns of the command element communicated to his Excellency the President of Zimbabwe and commander-in-chief of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, Cde RG Mugabe through the Father Mukonori”, in the two days from November 15 to 16, over 2 000 soldiers were deployed to operate tanks on the streets and some deployed to occupy the State broadcaster, from where the army had announced it had taken control of Zimbabwe.

Then major general Sibusiso Moyo, now Foreign Affairs and International Trade minister, appeared on State television on the morning of November 15 to announce the military intervention with the memorable words “the situation in our country has moved to a new level.”

The report claims Chihuri and Bonyongwe — who were fired just after Mugabe’s ouster — were vehemently against the military takeover and almost launched a countermeasure only to be neutralised by the army under the command of then Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander, Constantino Chiwenga, who is now President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s deputy.

Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba and then acting Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) boss Aaron Nhepera, who were tasked by the military to “accompany and assist Father Fidelis Mukonori” in talks with Mugabe and his wife, Grace, at the couple’s palatial Borrowdale mansion, compiled the report.

“(Mugabe) was informed of a serious attack on inter-agency cohesion within the establishment by the aforementioned cabal (Generation 40) which appeared to have influenced key departments of national security. The impact had been the virtual collapse of the national Joint Operations Command (JOC) through which issues relating to the national security were dealt with collectively, and jointly represented to the head of State.

“This vital structure had given way to narrow departmental reports and de-briefings which not only misrepresented the national security situation but also provided a conduit for briefings with the commander-in-chief that were based on self-serving falsehoods and character assassinations calculated to settle vendettas,” reads the report undersigned by Charamba, Nhepera and Mukonori.

According to the report, only a few top security officials had access to Mugabe in the twilight of his 37-year-old rule.

“The command element blamed…Chihuri and the former director general of CIO…Bonyongwe,” it reads in part.

As a countermeasure to the military takeover, Bonyongwe reportedly called former commander of the Zimbabwe Air Force Perrance Shiri, asking him to come back from Dubai to launch a counter-operation, with the police forming the backbone of that operation.

“The president was informed that the command element had made it clear that a counter-force against their operation would constitute an escalation which was bound to lead to a bloody outcome,” reads the report.

In his first interview after the soft coup on Thursday, Mugabe said the army made sure the other organs of the State were neutralised completely.

“They neutralised the Central Intelligence Organisation, many of whose members were bashed, whose heads cracked. Some of them are missing to this day; their guns were taken away from them. The police had their armoury completely emptied. Their guns had gone, disappeared. Who had taken them? The army and there in the streets the tanks they rolled,” he said.

According to the document, Mugabe was waylaid to believe that the military intervention was designed to salvage his legacy—which was being soiled by the Generation 40 (G40) faction and apparently believed the commanders, who continued making hard demands, including that he would resolve the succession issue.

“The operation was meant to prop the authority of the president and buttress his constitutional roles in running affairs of both the party, Zanu PF, and the nation of Zimbabwe. Equally, it was reported to the president that the command element undertook to ensure the safety and welfare of the entire first family both in present and for all times.

“The command element pledged loyalty to the president and expressed reverence to him as the only surviving leader from the epochal of the national liberation struggle, as the founding father of the nation of Zimbabwe and, above all, as a symbol and personification of the founding process, the struggle for national liberation and independence,” reads part of the document.

Fearing that the ruling party would lose the forthcoming elections, the military intervened to ensure the “electability” of Zanu PF and avoid the 2008 scenario when Mugabe was convincingly beaten by the late opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai in the first round of elections only to return riding on the back of the army which orchestrated a reign of terror against opposition party supporters to ensure his victory, albeit in controversial circumstances that were condemned by regional bodies such as the Southern African Development Community.

“Against such a baneful background, the party risked creating conditions for the rise of ‘independent’ candidates in the forthcoming elections drawn from embittered members, thereby dividing its vote to its own detriment and against its own electoral prospects.

“Feedback from the over 2 000 commissars comprising retired senior officials from the army already embedded in the communities across the country pointed to worrisome, widespread disaffection and malaise within the party, against its leadership, its decisions and its management style,” it said.

Admitting to the bussing of supporters by Zanu PF, the report also said Mugabe’s hugely attended interface rallies were deceptive in that most of the people who attended the meetings were the same across the provinces.

The command element, according to the report, also expressed concern at the fact that ahead of elections, Zanu PF had nothing to show to the electorate apart from stalled projects such as the Harare-Beitbridge dualisation project and the Gwanda Solar project that has been mired in controversy and is now ensnaring controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who once wined and dined with the Mugabe family.

Other security concerns that the military supremos raised included former Higher and Tertiary Education minister Jonathan Moyo’s growing influence and association with the “first family, both direct and indirect” which they said “constituted a grave threat to national security, apart from undermining the standing of the first family in public eyes.”

And amid suspicions by the army that Moyo and former Zanu PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere were holed up at Mugabe’s house, the army threatened to storm the then president’s homestead, according to the report.

In his interview on Thursday, Mugabe revealed how the former politburo members Moyo, Kasukuwere and Patrick Zhuwao escaped from the jaws of the military.
“Yes, once upon a time we assisted them to get to safety. Guns, volleys of bullets were being fired at their houses, on their houses and a cry came, ‘please, please’ and it was my wife, mama save us, please save us. I wasn’t there, she organised some of her security, and said go. Go and save them, what happens to you, I don’t know.

And she went and put together the cars and the persons that she had here. And so they were brought here to our house, Jonathan Moyo, Kasukuwere and their families,” he said.

“The one had about four children, wife… the other wife and three children. We kept them here and we said to them we will keep your family. We said that to the men.
We said you men, have your way. Go where you can but we will keep your wives and your children here. And so they left and we don’t know how and we don’t know where they went. We don’t know where they went. And we kept their families here till the situation was slightly better, then they asked to get back to their homes.”

“The seriousness of the matter was underlined to the president when he was told the command element expected him to release the two, failure of which it may even consider plucking them out of Blue Roof, with the attendant consequences,” the report says.

“The president was also told of the fears on the part of the command element that the duo’s continued stay at the Blue Roof represented its lingering hold and influence on the first family at a time when delicate attempts were underway to reopen clogged channels of communication between the president and the command element.”

Also of concern to the command element was the fact that with Mnangagwa dropped from government as VP, their jobs were also under threat as the then all pervasive influence of the G40 faction was hanging over their heads.

“Mnangagwa and ‘Junta’ Secretly Killed Mugabe Accomplices”: NPF

By Talent Gondo

The National Patriotic Front (NPF) has launched fresh attacks on the President Emmerson Mnangagwa led administration accusing him and his ‘junta’ accomplices of secretly killing hundreds of allies of the former President, Robert Mugabe.

In a tweet posted this morning on its official page, the NPF  alleged that Mnangagwa’s administration secretly murdered Mugabe loyalists during the ‘soft coup’ which saw him ascend to power.

“Dambudzo’s administration should come clean and walk the talk in as far as the Constitution and the rule of law is concerned,” said the NPF.

“There are claims by Mugabe that hundreds of his allies were secretly murdered during the military take over and some are still missing to date,” claimed the NPF.

The party also claimed that families of those who were murdered during the ‘soft coup’ were forced not to mourn the deceased publicly.

Retired Army General, Ambrose Mutinhiri, who is President of the NPF, is on record dismissing the Mnangagwa led administration as illegal calling on the Zanu Pf led government to exhibit democratic traits so that the country reverts back to constitutionalism.

“Democracy requires politics to lead the gun. We have an obligation to the next generation to ensure that Zimbabwe returns to a constitutional government,” said Mutinhiri.

Vocal MP Jessie Majome Stands With Chamisa

Leading women’s rights activist, politician MP Jessie Majome has endorsed the leadership of MDC Alliance, Hon. Nelson Chamisa.

This Is The Day Chitepo Was Assassinated In Lusaka

Tawanda Moyo | On this day.

On this day in 1975 Herbert Wiltshire Pfumaindini Chitepo was assassinated in Lusaka by a bomb planted on his blue VW Beetle. The explosion killed Chitepo and one of his guards instantly while another bodyguard was severely injured.

The question of who killed Chitepo has never been conclusively answered. ZANU PF naturally blamed the Rhodesians, while other people have pointed to ZANU and its infighting and tribalism. An inquiry commissioned by the Zambian government suggested that Chitepo was killed by his Comrades within ZANU and led to souring relations between ZANU and the Zambian government including arrests of prominent leaders.

The death of Chitepo had profound implications. Firstly the deterioration of relations between ZANU and Kanda meant ZANU had to find a new home and luckily in June of that year Mozambique became independent after a coup in Portugal and the nationalists changed base to Mozambique.

Secondly, and most importantly, the death of Chitepo led to the rise of Robert Mugabe as undisputed leader of the nationalist movement after he was endorsed by the military wing of ZANU at Mgagao ahead of Sithole who was the legitimate leader of the Party. Mugabe would cross into Mozambique to take charge of the nationalist movement at the brink of victory disappearing, as some allege, with Chitepo’s “chema” in the process.

Herbert Chitepo was, by all accounts, a truly extraordinary man who had defied all odds to become the first black lawyer in Zimbabwe.

We can’t help but wonder what might have been had he not been tragically taken away that March morning 43 years ago.

May he rest in peace.

#OnThisDay #TodayInHistory

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Hospital Horrors, Family Tells How Loved Ones Died

 

Richard Ndlovu watched helplessly as his little niece suffered for a week before eventually succumbing to mushroom poisoning at Mpilo Central Hospital last Wednesday.

The child, Rutendo, was the fifth from the same family from Bulawayo’s Makokoba suburb to die after eating the poisonous mushrooms. Ndlovu strongly believes that if doctors at the institution were not on strike, at least one of the children would have survived.

“The little girl was admitted at Mpilo from last week and she had been in the intensive care unit. since then, she had been in pain,” he said.

“We could see from her condition that things were not well with her and we were holding only onto hope, but well, she has followed her siblings.”

Ndlovu’s harrowing tale was a recurring story among relatives and patients interviewed at Mpilo last week as the strike by doctor and nurses over poor working conditions intensified.

Thomas Fayayo, who was admitted on Thursday night, said he felt abandoned after nurses joined the strike the following day.

“I was admitted last night (Thursday) but when I woke up expecting to be treated and given food, I was told that nurses had downed tools,” he said.

“So we had to wait till mid-morning to be attended to. I am in pain and if this situation continues, I don’t see myself getting better any time soon.”

Byron Nkomo, who was accompanying his ailing father, said he feared his father would die before receiving treatment as the family could not afford to take him to a private hospital.

“This could be the end of him,” he said. “I don’t have money to take him to a private hospital.

“Those with money have taken their relatives to private hospitals. we just hope and pray, but my father’s situation needs urgency.”

Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors Association’s Matabeleland representative, Kevin Kusano said the strike would continue until their demands were addressed.

Mpilo Central Hospital’s clinical services director Solwayo Ngwenya appealed to the nurses and doctors to return to work.

“We have placed a few senior nurses to help with emergency cases and this is really affecting the hospital and putting innocent lives at risk,” he said.

“I urge the doctors and nurses to come back to work and resolve this matter with the government whilst they offer services.”

Meanwhile, services at Chinhoyi District Hospital were limited yesterday as doctors and nurses pressed on with their job boycott.

A nurse who refused to be named for professional reasons said the hospital administration owed them allowances arising from their duties in the private wards and overtime that should be paid by the institution.

“We have been patient for too long,” she said.

“When you see us refusing to go to work it’s not an issue that started now, but we have been negotiating with the administration for years to no avail.”

However, Chinhoyi District Hospital superintendent Collet Mawire played down the strike saying the nurses had some few grievances that the management was addressing.

“Nurses are at work. They had some few grievances which they brought to our attention and we are addressing that. things should be back to normal,” he said.- state media