MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai says he has played his role in the struggle to free Zimbabwe from the Zanu PF “dictatorship” and would not be hurt if he loses the forthcoming presidential race in 2018.
Tsvangirai, who is battling cancer of the colon and has over the past two months been undergoing chemotherapy treatment in South Africa, was responding to United Family International Church leader, Emmanuel Makandiwa’s recent prophecy that President Robert Mugabe’s successor was a Zimbabwean currently based in the Diaspora.
“I don’t know who goes to n’angas (traditional healers) and prophets, but I don’t rely on that. I have a responsibility. God has created me for a purpose and if that purpose is not to be president of the country, that’s fine,” he told a Press briefing in the capital on Friday.
“I have fulfilled what I think I was created to do and I am doing it to the best of my ability. Whether there are prophecies, I think it’s immaterial, as far as I am concerned.
“Who knows, you can wake up one morning dead (sic), and you say, I prophesied that you won’t be president, when you are dead (sic).”
In a recent prophecy, Makandiwa said the country’s next president would emerge from outside the borders, ruling out Tsvangirai and opposition Zimbabwe People First leader Joice Mujuru, who are touted as front runners.
The prophecy also threw spanners in the works for Zanu PF contenders, First Lady Grace Mugabe and Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who are also reportedly angling to succeed President Robert Mugabe.
Tsvangirai has been at the helm of MDC-T since its formation in 1999 and has watched his party split twice, as he lost to Mugabe in three successive presidential elections — 2002, 2008 and 2013.
MDC-T insiders told NewsDay that Tsvangirai’s announcement and body language has triggered panic, fears of an imminent split and fierce jostling to succeed him.
“Most of his standing committee members did not attend the Press briefing at his home. They are unhappy, especially at his choice of Nelson Chamisa and there is going to be a private meeting around Tuesday to discuss a reaction to Tsvangirai’s appointments,” a source said.
However, Tsvangirai, through his spokesperson, Luke Tamborinyoka, dismissed speculation that the appointments would destroy his party, insisting he followed a directive of the party’s national council.
“In the MDC, party organs are bigger than individuals. Individual whims and caprices are subordinate to the will of the collective,” he said.
“On Thursday, the national council of the party, the supreme decision-making organ in-between congresses, sat. It is that body that gave the president the powers, and even at congress, delegates had said the president can have more than one deputy. We are a democratic party and we do not split simply because we see things differently.”
The camp opposing the move is reportedly led by secretary-general, Douglas Mwonzora, who is in currently in Hungary together with party spokesperson, Obert Gutu. Khupe, too, did not attend the Thursday meeting.
Another source said the rivals to last week’s move are plotting to fire Tsvangirai from the party on allegations that he was being a dictator.
“He has effectively fired himself from the party because his appointments were illegal. Those appointments mean he has formed his own party and left the MDC-T,” the source continued, adding there was no possibility the matter would be solved quietly.
“If someone slaps you in the face, you have to slap back even harder and this is what we are going to do when we meet on Tuesday, hit back even harder.”
Khupe insisted she was not consulted on the appointments and yesterday declined to comment.
“Can you refer all the questions to President Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, because I am not speaking on the issue,” she said.
Party insiders said the appointment of Chamisa and Elias Mudzuri as co-vice-presidents of the MDC-T was meant to spite Khupe, hence, the decision to leave her out of the Thursday meeting.
But Tsvangirai said he does not consult individuals when making “important party positions”.
“The party and its president do not consult individuals. They consult structures, party organs and the constitution and this was duly done. In any case, the principle of more than one VP had been agreed at congress. Even the three out of 12 provinces that were of a different view in council did not disagree with the principle, but some had issues with the timing,” he said. newsday

Midlands Provincial Affairs minister Jason Machaya is battling for life after a serious accident which left him with a deep cut on the head.
He was yesterday admitted at Avenues Clinic in Harare after he was involved in a car accident along the Harare-Gweru Road yesterday.
His wife confirmed the accident, which occurred just outside Chegutu.
She said Machaya was travelling alone from Harare to his Sherwood Farm in Kwekwe. “One of the wheels of his Land Rover Discovery 4 came off and the car rolled over and he is in a serious condition. We are now transferring him to Avenues Clinic,” she said.
A Zanu PF source said Machaya sustained a deep cut on the head. Police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said she was yet to get the details of the accident.
“I am yet to get the details, let me check for you,” she said.
Many Zanu PF ministers have died in suspicious car accidents, which have left the nation speculating on the causes.
Machaya narrowly survived a government chop last year, where he lost his post as Zanu PF Midlands provincial chairman after he was linked to former Vice-President Joice Mujuru’s camp.
Of late, he has been linked to Zanu PF’s G40 faction and had his suspension from the party lifted.- Newsday

David Coltart |For all those Christians who believe that Joice Mujuru has no role to play in Zimbabwe’s future because of her past I ask that they prayerfully consider the application of Galatians 1:13-24. I am not equating Joice to Paul, nor am I endorsing Joice in any way. But I seek to challenge those who think that our past irredeemably prevents us from playing a role in the future of our country. If that were the case then not a single person who fought for Rhodesia would have any part to play. I think the important issue is whether a person has turned from their past. If there is a genuine turning, a real repentance of past conduct and clear evidence of a determination to forge a constructive new future for our country, then any person who does that must be able to contribute to our future.

Small-scale gold producers are refusing to be paid in South African rands for gold delivered to Fidelity Printers and Refinery because of differences with the sole gold buyer over the conversion rate used against what is being offered on the black market.
This comes at a time, Government and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe are on an exercise to stamp out gold smuggling in the country. The central bank estimates that 40 percent of gold produced in the country is smuggled out. The producers said their differences with FPR have come about because the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe unit is using a rand rate which is lower than the rate prevailing in the market.
They said as a result accepting the Fidelity Printers rand rate will result in a loss of between $3 and $5. Currently gold is trading at $41 dollars per gram and at R592,59 at Fidelity Printers.
The rand is currently trading at 14,33 to $1.
Zimbabwe Miners Federation national technical advisor Marufu Sithole confirmed the development.
Mr Sithole, who is a gold buying agent and operates Chimona Mining company in Shurugwi said:
“Small-scale gold producers are now facing challenges especially when buying mining accessories and consumables such as explosives, fuel, food and other services. The rate of the rand prevailing in the market is different from that being offered by Fidelity Printers.
“Some buyers in the market are using an exchange rate of $1 to R15 while on the other hand the rand is still being rejected by most businesses. They want the US dollar and this is forcing buyers to go to the black market to source for US dollars,” said Mr Sithole.
“If you compute you will find out that gold will have been traded at $38 per gram, which is $3 less than the market rates. My advice to Government is that they must regulate the trading of currencies in all businesses because the non-regulated miners are refusing to trade their gold as we speak,” he said.
A gold buying agent in Filabusi in Matebeleland South Christine Chikombe said buyers in her area are faced with the same problem.
“They are refusing rand and I am running short of US dollars because Fidelity Printers here only have rand,” she said.
A Fidelity Printers official who preferred not to be named said: “Still no cash, our guys at head office are making frantic efforts to get cash but the situation is getting dire. Rands are available and bank transfers can also be done,” said the official.
Small-scale miners who have been given a priority in terms of getting instant cash are also shunning the new measures put in place by RBZ, particularly Real Time Gross Settlements due to the low withdrawal limits set by banks.- state media

Terrence Mawawa Masvingo |There was mayhem at Chivi Magistrate Court last week when a suspect escaped through the window during trial.
Prosper Chingwende, a local tout bolted out of the court room through the window soon after Magistrate Bishard Chineka had announced he would be remanded in custody to July 20.
Chingwende appeared in court facing assault and touting charges. Chingwende fled from the court room soon after the ruling had been made. Surprisingly the police and prison officers watched as he escaped.
“The accused just bolted out of the court room through the window when he was told he would be remanded in custody,” said a court official. Police and prison officers later chased Chingwende and apprehended him at Silver City residential area, Chivi Growth Point.
Chingwende said he ran away because he was afraid of being remanded in custody during the winter season.
“The incident has left us confused. Although the court windows do not have burglar bars,the police and prison officers just watched helplessly as he ran away. As trained officers they were supposed to take action as Chingwende bolted out of the court room.”
“The police and prison officers only chased him when he had already left the court room.We do not expect such things to happen when the court is in session,”added the official based at Chivi Magistrate’s Court.

Thokozani Khupe |I wish to salute the brave women of Kwekwe, Chitungwiza, Cape Town, the UK and the USA Diaspora who sprung into action with the ‪#‎BeatThePot‬campaign to highlight the devastating hunger that Zimbabweans are facing everyday due to the poor governance policies of President Robert Mugabe and Zanu PF. It was a very encouraging sight to see Zimbabwean women’s determination and resolve being tougher than armoured police water cannons, the fully geared riot police, and the intimidating state agents. Women overcame their fear to demand that Mugabe and Zanu PF must make way for a government that will put food on their tables, and a government that will be ushered in by a free, fair and credible elections.

Two men from Gweru landed in jail after they stole meat from a parked car and exchanged it for a bottle of Gold Blend Whisky.
Tinashe Mutondo (36) and Givemore Churu (24) were convicted on their own plea of guilty to theft by Gweru Magistrate Mr Tayengwa Chibanda. In passing sentence, Mr Chibanda said he had taken into account that Mutondo was once convicted of theft while Churu was a first offender.
He sentenced Mutondo to six months in prison and suspended one month on condition of good behaviour and another one on condition he pays the complainant $20.

Staff Reporter |Former Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Charles Utete has been declared a national hero. Utete who collapsed and died on Friday morning, at his home in Harare during breakfast will be buried at the national heroes acre on Tuesday.
In a condolences message sent from Rwanda where he is attending the African Union Heads of States meeting, President Robert Mugabe described Utete as a dedicated public servant. ZANU PF Secretary for Administration Ignatious Chombo, told the media on Sunday that the ZANU PF politburo had voted 100% to grant Utete the national hero status. Utete served as President Mugabe’s secretary from 1981 before retiring from civil service in 2003. After retiring he was appointed to chair a presidential advisory board on civil service a position he was holding at the time of his death.
Utete was born in Chivhu on October 30 1938 and is survived by his wife Verna and five children.

ZRP cops have allowed dance-hall singer Lady Squanda to walk free as they yet hunt down #ThisFlag pastor Evan Mawarire.

TWO siblings are in hot soup after invading a funeral, undressing a corpse and praying for it to come back to life. The self-proclaimed prophets were arrested for violating a dead body.
Harupere Kamudzi (37) and her brother Godknows Kamudzi (32) of Waterfalls, Harare, have since appeared before Mbare magistrate, Mr Stanford Mambanje.
It is the state’s case that on April 15, 2016; the duo told mourners at a funeral in Waterfalls that the deceased, Egfa Mapfumo, was not dead but was just sleeping.
They claimed that God had sent them to awaken the deceased from her sleep. The siblings lifted deceased’s body from the coffin and stripped it naked while making chants.
They went on to lay the naked body on the floor before massaging it with salt and warm water.
The awestruck mourners were assured that Egfa would “wake up soon since she had been affected by the cold mortuary”.
However, a report was made to the police, leading to the pair’s arrest. When the Kamudzi siblings appeared in court last month, they pleaded not guilty to charges of violating a dead body.
In their defence, they said they had been invited by the deceased’s relatives to raise her from the dead.
On Friday, they were supposed to appear before Mr Mambanje but didn’t show up. A warrant of arrest has since been issued for the pair.
Mr Richard Makondo prosecuted.- state media

President Robert Mugabe’s government must continue frustrating the army, newsreaders scoffed saying on Saturday.
As it emerged soldiers have not been paid their salaries on time for the 2nd month(click to read), readers scoffed at President Mugabe and his wife Grace who Finance Ministry sources have claimed blows $4million on every foreign trip. Below were some of the comments:
Domnique Vint:  Let me go get KFC and will wash it down with wine……the army is trained to survive under extreme conditions so 2 slice of bread without margarine is okay for them,Mgabe and Grace with their family are eating healthy in Singapore…..$2000 plate plus a waitress tip of $500 ha ha ha

Internationally acclaimed wildlife expert Mr Ron Thomson has urged African countries to renounce their membership of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), because the club is not serving them any purpose.
He said the international body had been hijacked by animal rights activists who do not have any knowledge on wildlife conservation.
He said the animal rights activists through their non-governmental organisations were making outrageous decisions detrimental to countries engaging in sustainable wildlife business.
Mr Thomson said the US paid Kenya to burn its ivory stock as a way of setting the agenda for the September COP17.
Mr Thomson’s remarks come in the wake of proposals submitted to COP17 to be held in South Africa in September seeking to up-list elephants and lions into Appendix I of endangered species.
Appendix I includes species threatened with extinction and if the proposals succeeded, Zimbabwe will be banned from international hunting and trading of elephants and lions.
Currently, elephants and lions are in Appendix II where hunting and trading is allowed under CITES regulations.
Zimbabwe had already rejected the proposals ahead of COP17.
In his contribution made during the launch of Zimbabwe’s roadmap to COP17, Mr Thomson, who is also the president of the South Africa- based True Green Alliance, said the destiny of African elephants now lies in the hands of foreigners who have no knowledge or interest in the in best practice elephant management programmes.
“My suggestion to Africa that it has to think very carefully about its continued membership in CITES,” he said.
“If I was a head of state in Africa, I will say let us get out of this club. When CITES was first formed, they said our purpose in CITES is to regulate the wildlife trade and to stop the illegal wildlife trade.
“After 41 years, CITES has not regulated wildlife trade and it has not stopped the illegal trade. So what good is it to anybody? It has achieved nothing. What it has only achieved is to give animal rightists a weapon to fight people like Zimbabwe, South and Namibia and these other countries of Africa who want to utilise their wildlife resources on a sustainable basis.
“What good has it (CITES) done us? No good at all. Foreign people who know nothing about Africa and its wildlife are telling Africa what it can do with its elephants, rhinos and all these animals.”
Mr Thomson dismissed the notion of endangered species touted by America and a host of its NGOs said wildlife is managed by population and not at species level.
He said wildlife rules applied in West Africa could not be applicable in Southern Africa.
“You can only manage it at the population level. Rules have to be applied population by population. If there is a problem in West Africa there should be a rule that applies in that particular region and the whole of Africa.
“Nobody is thinking about the habitats and that is very wrong. We must have independence of thought and accountability. We are accountable of what happens to animals here and not CITES,” he said.

A Budiriro man was slapped with a 15-year jail term for raping his 24 year old maid.
Gibson Chinokoro (48) will, however, spend the next 12 years behind bars after regional magistrate Adonia Masawi suspended three years on condition of good behaviour.
According to the State, on June 14 this year, Chinokoro knocked at the complainant’s bedroom door and asked for a blanket, which he was given, but seconds later, he is said to have returned and invited the complainant to the dining room to discuss issues taking place at the home.
The court heard the woman complied and went into the dining room and sat on a sofa opposite to where Chinokoro was sitting. Chinokoro is then said to have told the complainant he was not in good books with his wife and as such, he wanted her to be his second wife and promised to give her a stand and a house in Harare, but she refused.
The court heard the woman then returned to her spare bedroom to sleep and after some hours, she was awakened by Chinokoro who had sneaked into her blankets.
Chinokoro is said to have gagged the complainant’s mouth with a piece of cloth and raped her once.
On the next day, the complainant left and told her sister, who then accompanied her to make a police report leading to his arrest.

In first of firsts set to see Gukurahundi murderers President Robert Mugabe included, prosecuted, a High Court judge on Thursday condemned people who fan tribalism in the country, saying such thinking should not be condoned as it belongs in the Dark Ages. Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Francis Bere made the remarks as he sentenced two men from Gokwe to 30 years in jail for participating in the brutal killing of a gold panner in a tribally-motivated fight for the control of gold pits in Shangani.
The judge convicted McIntosh Nhawu (29) and Tapiwa Liberty Maupa (33), both from Zhomba area, of murder with actual intent. The pair was part of a gang that crushed Mandlenkosi Sibanda’s head with a concrete block weighing 29kg in 2013.
Justice Bere, in his judgment, said although Nhawu and Maupa did not directly attack Sibanda (27), they were accomplices by virtue of being part of the gang that executed the criminal enterprise.
The judge also expressed concern over delays by law makers in aligning criminal laws with the constitution with regard to the imposition of the death penalty. In passing sentence, the judge described the murder as senseless and brutal, which called for a deterrent sentence.
“This is a bad case of murder and in aggravation we accept that it was senseless and brutal. Whenever death occurs, as the courts we’ve an obligation to continuously emphasise the sanctity of human life,” Justice Bere said. He said the court was particularly concerned with the tribal undertones that characterised the murder.
“Anyone who advocates tribalism is an enemy of this nation and such thinking has long been thrown into the dustbin of history. As courts, we would be failing in our duties if we don’t condemn such kind of thinking which must be nipped in the bud. There is no better way of doing so than imposing a deterrent sentence to discourage like-minded people. In the circumstances, accused persons are each sentenced to an effective 30 years in jail,” ruled Justice Bere.

A Joice Mujuru youth was on Thursday reportedly arrested for in Mutare on charges of allegedly insulting President Robert Mugabe.
The man only identified as “Mharabada,” was arrested for putting up Mujuru posters.
A ZANU PF agent then charged at the man saying he had insulted Mugabe.
The People First’s spokesperson for the area, Moses Mutyasera, gave the below account:
“One of our youths was arrested on Thursday for putting up posters and giving flyers.
“He spend the night in police custody at Mutare Central Police. One of those given flyers and claims to be a  Zanu pf Provincial Coordinator for Sakubva, instructed two (2) police officers passing by to arrest our member alledging that  Mharabada had insulted the President and his Party.
“The matter will be heard at Mutare Magistrate court and he will be represented by our lawyer Simon Simango.
“This is a case of victimisation by Zanu PF and the Police on Zimpf members ahead of our Saturday rally,” said Mutyasera.

Former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s cancer-skin bleach rumour has continued as she spruces her appeal.
Health experts early this year raised warning that Mrs Elizabeth Tsvangirai(Macheka) has severely whitened her skin following her marriage to the opposition politician three years ago when he wielded national power, wealth and glory.
Bleaching is the process of whitening the skin using artificial chemicals which attracts several side effects key of which is psychotic disorder.

 

Terrence Mawawa Zvishavane  |As tension continues to mount in the country as a result of civil unrest caused by the deepening economic crisis, five MDC Youth Assembly officials have been arrested for insulting President Robert Mugabe in a song.
In a move which reflects panic and uncertainty by the government, in the wake of the increasing socio-economic woes,the five youths were arrested for the song police say was targeted at denigrating the 92 year old veteran ruler.
The five Midlands Province youth officials are Trynos Shava(Secretary for Defence),Enock Msindo,Peter Hove(District Youth Secretary),Ruizhi Shoko(National Executive member) and one Sibanda who is the District Deputy Organising Secretary.
The five were arrested in Zvishavane for singing a song the police said was an insult to Mugabe.
The youths were singing the song which included the following statement: “Hatitongwe neanopfeka mapampers(We cannot be ruled by someone who wears diapers).
MDC Midlands spokesperson Munyaradzi Mutandavari confirmed the arrest saying the five were detained at Zvishavane Police Station. “The five youths have been arrested for merely singing.
The regime is desperate to muzzle the people.It is quite clear that Mugabe has failed the nation and he has to step down,”said Mutandavari. The five youths will appear in court soon facing charges of undermining the President.

Terrence Mawawa | Gweru A member of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation(CIO) has been sentenced to 12 months in prison following a brutal attack on a Gweru woman.
Nkosilathi Magama, who is an employee in the President’s office,was jailed after he severely bashed and seriously injured the woman who is an employee of the Gweru City Council. The woman who is a general worker at Gweru City Council sustained serious head injuries after being brutally assaulted by Magama.
The conviction of the CIO operative comes after members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), were humiliated after the release of #This Flag’s Pastor Evans Mawarire.
Magama’s wife,Tabeth Chikotora, had a misunderstanding with the woman on June 21,2016.
The altercation ensued after the woman told Chikotora to pick up papers that Magama threw on the pavement after the council employee had already swept the area. Magama came out of his bar and began to shout at the woman.
He then took a broom and severely assaulted the council employee.He proceeded to head butted her and hit her against the wall several times. In a rare act of unusual bravery,Magistrate Tayengwa Chibanda sentenced Magama to 12 months in prison and four months were suspended on good behaviour.
There were celebrations outside the court room as scores of people celebrated the landmark ruling .

Staff Reporter| FORMER Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Charles Utete has died. Utete reportedly collapsed and died at his home in Harare early today, Information minister Christopher Mushowe confirmed to the media Utete has passed on. “It is true and we are still trying to find more information,” Mushowe said. When Utete left his post as Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, President Robert Mugabe said, he had become a central figure in the Government’s system and contributed immensely to the development of the country.
More to follow…

Staff Reporter |The cash strapped Municipality of Gwanda has lost three of its recently acquired vehicles over a debt owed to Fawcett Security.
Reports from within council are that the Municipality failed to settle a debt amounting to $30 000 to the security firm for guarding an incomplete council project for over two years.
Fawcetts Security Company was engaged by council to guard an incomplete water reservoir tank since 2013 and failed to pay for the service.
When work at the tank resumed early this year, council removed the security firm from the site without paying for the service resulting in the security company engaging the services of the deputy sheriff to recover their money.
Council officials refused to comment on the issue referring the matter to Mayor Knowledge Ndlovu who was said to be in a meeting on plans to rescue the vehicles from auction.

The Harare city council says it has engaged the Zimbabwe Republic Police with the aim of demolishing settlements at Churu and Porta farms.
The two farms suffered the same fate in 1992 and 2005 respectively, after the government forcibly evicted more than 8 000 dwellers.
Evicting 4000 settlers in 1992 from Churu farm, which was owned by the late veteran politician Ndabaningi  Sithole, government then said the settlement  was a health hazard that would pollute Lake Chivero, Harare’s main water source.
Churu and Porta farms, were later acquired by government and handed over to the Harare City Council.
But because of a shortage of accommodation in the capital, thousands of people have re-invaded the farms and constructed shaky buildings.
According to the local authority’s July 7 2016 full council meeting minutes , the city fathers will soon raid the two settlements .
The Harare city council said that it was not going to regularise the “illegal” settlements at the two farms but instead “Council was working with the Zimbabwe Republic Police to remove the illegal settlers’ from the farms”.
“The Environmental Management Committee (Harare city council department) was also seized with the matter”.
 

A Harare man was on Wednesday fined $100 for pointing a firearm at his son-in-law who had a domestic dispute with his daughter.
Harare magistrate Mr Tendai Mahwe ruled that Tommy Thomson (55), who acted in the heat of the moment, should pay a fine or spend 20 days in prison.
In mitigation, Thomson told the court that he rushed to his son-in-law’s place of residence after his daughter called him saying she was being assaulted. Thomson, of No. 1061 Chitove Close, Houghton Park in Harare, is a panel beater. The son-in-law, Tawanda Chikondo, resides at No. 20 Selsey Road, Waterfalls in Harare.
Prosecuting, Miss Samantha Dhlamini said on July 5 this year at around 4pm, Chikondo received a phone call from his landlord advising him that there were people loading his property from the cottage onto a truck.
Chikondo rushed home and noted that it was his wife, her sister and the truck driver. Chikondo barred them from taking away the property.
Thomson’s daughter, Sharmane, contacted her father and told him that she was being assaulted by her husband. Thomson armed himself with his Norinco pistol serial number 44000544, loaded with two live rounds. He drove to his son-in-law’s place of residence and cocked his firearm on arrival.
He pointed it at Chikondo. After the fracas, Chikondo reported the matter to the police.-state media

Terrence Mawawa, Chiredzi| In a move that reflects total defiance of President Robert Mugabe’s directive, Masvingo State Minister Shuvai Ben Mahofa has ordered farmers who invaded Tongaat land to remain at their respective plots.
Mugabe, who was in Chiredzi two weeks ago on a fact finding mission ordered the farmers to vacate the sugarcane land they invaded with immediate effect. The controversial Masvingo State Minister, barely two months ago blocked Mugabe’s AU cattle donation initiative -claiming the province did not have the capacity to supply the beasts. Mahofa has ordered at least 213 farmers who benefited from the land grab exercise to remain at the plots.The farmers have since occupied about 4000 hectares of Tongaat land under the controversial exercise. In total contradiction of her boss’ remarks, Mahofa last Friday said the farmers must remain at their allocated plots. She claimed she was sent by Lands and Rural Resettlement Minister Douglas Mombeshora to address the farmers.
“As the Minister of State for Masvingo, I am disturbed by the fact that some legislators are uniting with Tongaat Hullet to fight the land reform programme. Land belongs to the government and the government distributes all the land. I have come here to tell you that no one is to move you from the plots you are occupying,” said Mahofa.
Zanu PF Provincial Commissar Jeppy Jaboon said he was surprised by Mahofa’s reckless comments. “I do not know why Mahofa has chosen to contradict the President’s directive.The issue was discussed and the President explained everything clearly so I am surprised by Mahofa’s sentiments,” said Jaboon.

BREAKING NEWS It is reported that Pastor Evan Mawarire’s court case has been rescheduled and will be held at the University of Zimbabwe Great Hall today at 14:00hrs. It is said that Zimbabwe Laywers for Human Rights made a formal request for a bigger venue as more than 200 lawyers had volunteered to represent the pastor and all will want to be part of the court hearing. Lets all go in masses and demand the release of our pastor. He has to contact a church service tonight not being in police cells. Cry my beloved Zimbabwe. #this flag🇿🇼