Tit for tat – Indigenisation Minister, Patrick Zhuwao has torched trouble following his own sex tape leak. ZANU PF sources sympathizing with humiliated former ZANU PF youth Acie Lumumba, have announced they are leaking embarrassing recordings of President Robert Mugabe’s nephew with a string of lovers.
Zhuwao after a fall-out launched attacks on Lumumba leading to the latter’s sacking within days of being appointed to a ministerial sub-job earlier this year.
Soon after that, Lumumba’s business began to crumble beginning with a raid by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and the subsequent garnishing of his bank accounts. Those attacks culminated into an embarrassing sex video expose yesterday.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW…
ZANU PF has Mbuya Nehanda’s sex videos and they will soon reveal them, analysts scoffed yesterday.
“We are offloading these Zhuwao sex tapes within hours from now,” ZANU PF activists who begged anonymity announced late last night.
While the full contents of the said tapes were not clear at the time of writing, ZimEye.com can confirm part of them is a thick cache of secret recordings with a Harare based girlfriend.
Lumumba ZRP Break In: THE TRUTH, THE FACTS | INVESTIGATION
ZimEye.com explores: What truly happened to former ZANU PF empowerment activist, Acie Lumumba, following the embarrassing sex video expose with an unnamed woman. In this exclusive, ZimEye probes hot issues raised by newsreaders which are:
- Was Lumumba’s house truly broken into by the ZRP cops?
- When did this happen and why did he not make it public on the day of the breach.
- Who is this woman Lumumba is seen in the video with and in particular how old is she? Is she not a minor who was abused by the then powerful ZANU PF politician?
- Among these things at the crown of legal matters is the alleged ZRP break in. Lumumba in the interview reveals there is no defacement at all outside his property at the access doors to show proof that his house was forcibly invaded. Lumumba argues however saying the evidence exists rather on the internal door to his office. When queried on this and in particular so he should supply pictures of that said internal door to the office, Lumumba replies ZimEye.com Simba Chikanza saying he is not at home at present.
Below was the snap interview:
Dokora Orders Mukaro School to Re-Open
Government has ordered Mukaro High School pupils to return to school with immediate effect and resume classes upon arrival.
This follows the closure of the Roman Catholic-run boarding school on May 24 this year by the church in protest over the continued presence of two teachers who successfully applied for a court interdict to stop their transfer.
Speaking at a Press conference yesterday, Primary and Secondary Education Minister Dr Lazarus Dokora said the ministry regarded the interests of learners as central to its mandate.
Dr Dokora said he met with Mukaro High School authorities and the Masvingo Provincial Education Directorate and resolved that normalcy should be restored at the school.
“The purpose of the meeting was to facilitate the resumption of classes in terms of the Education Act and restore normalcy in the interest of the learners,” said Dr Dokora.
“It was resolved that the issue of the teaching personnel is a matter of central Government as the employer and can be dealt with by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education in accordance with appropriate regulations,” said Dr Dokora.
The church sought to transfer the two male teachers, Martin Matenhere and Musana Chirikure from Mukaro after they were accused of masterminding a crippling strike that saw pupils walking for over 15km to the Gutu District Education offices in 2012.
The pupils were protesting poor living conditions and only returned to the institution after assurances from the Catholic Church that their grievances would be addressed.
However, after normalcy had returned to the school, the church allegedly tried to force the transfer of the pair.
The two teachers successfully applied for a High Court order arguing they were being unjustifiably victimised for a crime they did not commit.
Roman Catholic Masvingo Diocese vicar general Father Walter Nyatsanza then visited the school to announce its closure.-state media
Prison Guard Turns Armed Robber
A CHIKURUBI Maximum Security Prison Old Camp officer allegedly stole ammunition from his workplace, teamed up with armed robbers and shot a security guard manning Deputy Police Commissioner Olga Bungu’s house.
Warren Hazvienzani Katiro (35) appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Tendai Mahwe on Wednesday facing attempted murder charges or alternatively contravening the Firearms Act.
He was remanded in custody to June 15. Prosecuting, Mr Sebastian Mutizirwa alleged that sometime in May this year Katiro stole a number of 9mm live ammunition from the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services.
He allegedly supplied the ammunition to his accomplices, Allan Mutemachanai and Rodwell Joe, who are still on the run. Katiro teamed with the pair and went to Arcturus Mine where they acquired a pistol from Samuel Butao.
Armed with the pistol, the trio went to 241 Samora Machel Avenue in Belvedere on May 18 at around 10pm where they approached Yeukai Chimhanda who was guarding Dep Comm Bungu’s home.
Chimhanda was armed with an AK 47 rifle and the trio called him by name. As Chimhanda went outside they opened fire. They allegedly shot him once on the left side of the chest and fled.
Man Rapes 2 Kids for Biscuits
A MAN from Madlambudzi in Bulilima District yesterday appeared in court for allegedly raping two pupils after giving them biscuits. Prince Maisa, 23, allegedly raped the Madlambuzi primary school pupils after calling them to his room.
He pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape before regional magistrate Sibongile Msipa-Marondedze. Maisa complained about his lengthy remand period following his arrest in December last year.
“I didn’t commit the crime and I pray that the court deals with this matter soon as possible. I’ve spent a lot of time on remand for something I didn’t do,” he said.
Magistrate Msipa-Marondedze remanded him in custody to June 8 for trial.
Prosecuting, Concilia Ncube alleged that sometime in November last year, Maisa asked the two girls, who are friends, to clean his room.
“The girls swept his room and were given biscuits. One of the girls aged 12 left his room first, leaving behind her friend also aged 12. Maisa then called her into his room and promised to give her another biscuit and the girl complied,” said Ncube.
“Maisa closed the door, grabbed the girl and raped her once. The girl went away and narrated what had happened to her friend.”
Ncube said Maisa called the second girl to his room and proposed love and was turned down.
“On another day, Maisa called the same girl to his room and the girl agreed. When she got in, he lifted her and the girl started screaming. Maisa then reached for a kitchen knife which was on the table and threatened to kill her if she made any noise,” she said.
Ncube said Maisa undressed the girl and raped her once.
“The girl went away and told the first complainant about the incident. The first complainant told her mother when she visited from South Africa on December 17 and they made a report.
“Her friend also opened up to her aunt on the same day and the girls were taken to Plumtree Hospital for medical examination,” she said. -state media
Man Kills Mother as Dad Watches
A MAN from Chiredzi allegedly fatally assaulted his mother, 87, in the presence of his father, 101, during an argument over pastures. Daniel Mazvuma, 50, of Village 1 Wana Extension, struck Chenhare Mazvuma with a log on the legs, head and several times on the abdomen leading to her death some hours later. Daniel allegedly accused Chenhare of letting neighbours destroy their pastures.
During cross examination, Daniel who was represented by Dumisani Hwacha of Hwacha and Ndlovu Legal Practitioners denied having used excessive force to assault his mother.
“While I agree that I assaulted my mother following a misunderstanding over thatching grass I didn’t use excessive force. Chenhare insulted me and I got angry leading me to committing the crime but I had no intention of killing her. I had to pick a bigger log and assault her twice as she also fought back. I was also drunk after drinking five litres of traditionally brewed beer,” said Daniel.
Appearing before Justice Joseph Musakwa sitting with assessors Eliphas Gweru and Samuel Mutomba, Daniel pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
He was remanded in custody to today for judgment and sentence. For the State, Elson Chavarika, said sometime in May, 2014, at around 3PM Daniel arrived home from a beer drink.
“Upon his arrival Daniel found the father Fambisai Mazvuma, 101, and mother Chenhare home. There were some villagers, including his aunt Tsitsi Muzodziwa at the homestead, storing their thatching grass. This did not go down well with Daniel and he started accusing Chenhare of letting villagers destroy their pastures,” said Chavarika.
He said Daniel hurled insults at his mother including some of the unprintable words while demanding that she reprimands the villagers for cutting their grass.
Chavarika said at around 9PM, Daniel allegedly pulled a log from a pile of firewood before assaulting his mother while his father watched.
His father, the court heard, attempted to restrain him from further assaulting his mother, but Daniel would not listen and continued striking her.
After realising that she was unconscious, Daniel stopped and briefly disappeared into the darkness. The old woman was pronounced dead on admission to Chiredzi Hospital. -state media
Mphoko Cries “Treason!” as War Vets Endorse Mnangagwa
ZIMBABWE’S ACTING President Phelekezela Mphoko has attacked war veterans who are threatening war if his colleague Emmerson Mnangagwa fails to replace President Robert Mugabe.
Mphoko yesterday castigated the National Liberation War Veterans’ Association (ZNLWVA) vets for endorsing a candidate to succeed President Robert Mugabe while he is still in office.
Addressing an extraordinary Zanu-PF Matabeleland North Provincial Coordinating Committee meeting in Lupane, Mphoko said such former freedom fighters were engaging in taboo and treasonous acts.
He was responding to reports in the private media on Wednesday where ZNLWVA spokesperson Douglas Mahiya revealed that the war veterans had endorsed Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to succeed President Mugabe.
VP Mphoko singled out Mahiya, ZNLWVA chairperson Christopher Mutsvangwa, his deputy Headman Moyo, secretary general Victor Matemadanda and Zenzo Ncube saying they wanted to behave as better veterans than others.
“I want to advise these people from my professional point of view. I’m a military man and I trained very well and I’ve been a commander. War vets, never ever deceive yourselves, some of you are walking on a very dangerous course, you’re walking on the line of treason and subversion,” said Mphoko.
“These people go around talking about me, the First Lady and attack the President indirectly. That’s treason and insubordination. In actual fact building someone when the President is alive and still in office, you talk about me and say I will take over, what does that mean in military terms, it’s a coup, it’s subversion, you can go to any military annals.
“They go on to use my colleague’s name and he knows, he’s a lawyer, he’s a military man, he knows what it means to talk about the position of an elected leader. How do you claim that you will take over a position from a leader who is there and ruling? How do you do it? How are people allowed to talk about a leader who is there, by saying that you’ve ill wishes?
“When you go and speak on my behalf, you can interpret it in anyway, you’re in actual fact creating a warlord. If you speak on my behalf and say Mphoko is there, I become a warlord yet the President is there, yet everyone is supposed to rally behind the President, how then do I come in?”
Mphoko reiterated President Mugabe’s message that the people are the ones who choose leaders and said what had been done by the war veterans “is sin biblically, a crime legally and in military terms, treason.”
He said Moyo was trained in Angola but never fought on the front while Matemadanda trained as a soldier after the war.
Mphoko said he rescued Mutsvangwa from imprisonment in Mozambique but the war veterans leader now claimed not to know him.
He said Ncube was deployed to Mana Pools after training in Russia but failed to operate a gun.
Mphoko described the named war veterans as a bunch of ill-advised people using a document titled, Blue Ocean, with laid down strategies on how to target their perceived enemies.
“These boys have a document titled Blue Ocean. It’s a document which is quite big, that’s where they get the strategy that guides them. Their target is the so called G40 but I don’t know where they get that,” he said.
“Their strategy is that they will undermine everyone they perceive G40 and say a lot of lies to destroy you. This is a subversive book. If anyone here is a member of that group, you’re a subversive person. You can’t talk about the position of the President when he is still in office.”
Mphoko dismissed claims that war veterans appointed President Mugabe to lead Zanu during the liberation struggle but instead he was appointed to the position by the people.
“It’s wrong, President Mugabe was appointed secretary of Zanu in Gweru in 1964,” he said.
Mphoko said President Mugabe left for Mozambique after the death of Herbert Chitepo as he was the second most senior person in the party.
“For him to leave home and go to Mozambique as leader of Zanu doesn’t mean that you elected him as a leader. That is where the fault is, you can never claim that I’m the one who elected Mugabe. All our camps had no authority to appoint a leader. If you see someone claiming that, there is something wrong with that person in terms of how leadership and military structures operate,” he said.
Giving a vote of thanks, Zanu-PF politburo member Obert Mpofu discouraged members of the province from being swayed by negative elements.
He revealed that after the last Zanu-PF national people’s conference, some senior officials tried to turn him against President Mugabe.
“To confirm what you were saying Vice President, when we concluded the conference, I was approached by some senior members, some that you mentioned, asking if I heard how the war vets were insulted. I told them that I didn’t hear any insults but the President was very clear and spoke well without insulting anyone. He was cautioning about some things happening in contravention of the party rules. After that they moved away, they thought I could be easily swayed. If I was easily swayed, I would have been recruited.”
Mpofu said the province was not involved in the schemes against President Mugabe pointing out that a few names had been linked to the plots but those particular persons had not clearly declared their stance.
He said he had told the war veterans from the province not to be swayed, adding that the people behind the project were being given acres of space in the private media to insult the leadership to benefit the enemy.
“If you see yourself clamouring for a position bigger than the one you have then you have a problem. They say leaders are ordained by God,” said Mpofu.
“Matabeleland North let’s not involve ourselves in factionalism. Let’s follow leadership as per our constitution. I spoke here but I was distorted to the effect that I said there is no one in Matabeleland capable of being President. In actual fact I said in Matabeleland North we don’t have a candidate to challenge the President. We don’t have one and we will never as long as President Mugabe is alive. Let’s not fool ourselves, let’s be satisfied with what we have.”
Mpofu said leaders are elected by all structures of Zanu-PF and not a single structure.-state media
Mnangagwa Orders Zimbabweans to Accept Bond Notes
Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa says Zimbabweans must embrace the bond notes set to be introduced into the economy by October.
Addressing Zanu-PF supporters gathered at Sino Cement Company in Gweru yesterday, VP Mnangagwa said the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) would soon introduce bond notes, saying these would boost internal trade, cut on externalisation of the US dollar by individuals and companies and ease cash shortages in the economy.
The planned bond notes are backed by a new $200 million bond facility from AfreximBank.
The facility will be implemented through the medium of bond notes in denominations of $2, $5, $10 and $20.
The US dollar and rand in circulation had been run down to below $300 million, he said.
The bond notes are set to operate as an extension of the current family of bond coins which were introduced in December 2014 to address the challenge of small change in daily transactions.
VP Mnangagwa, who is on a two-day tour of manufacturing industries in Midlands Province, said the public should make use of the bond notes which were to help boost economic activity.
He said at the moment, with depreciation of regional currencies, everyone was after the United States dollar which is in daily use in Zimbabwe.
“We want our economy to get out of the doldrums. We have been under the illegally-imposed sanctions for the past 16 years which affected productivity leading to the closure of companies. As a result, we ended up dumping our Zimbabwe dollar for the multi-currency regime. But because we don’t print the US dollar, all Sadc countries don’t have the US dollar and they are coming to raid Zimbabwe. Even those who trade in tomatoes come here and get the US dollar. If we sell anything in Zambia, we get kwachas, Botswana pulas and that has resulted in the shortage of the US dollar in the economy,” he said.
“In February 2009, we had US dollar, euro, and pound but as time progressed, US dollar gained value and everyone now wants the US Dollar.”
VP Mnangagwa said the bond notes had the same value as the US dollar.
“The Government, with a loan of $200 facility, is introducing bond notes. They will be equivalent or backed by the $200 loan facility. So if they start circulating, they won’t be stolen or externalised since the notes don’t work outside the country. The bond notes will have the same value as the US dollar. They will be banked in the same account as the US dollar,” said the Vice President.
He said it was high time Zimbabweans worked together and accepted that solutions for economic recovery should come from within. Today the VP tours industries in Kwekwe.
OPENING OF HIGH COURT IN MASVINGO INCREASES PROSPECTS OF ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) welcomes the opening of a permanent High Court in Masvingo by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Monday 30 May 2016.
The decentralisation of the High Court is long overdue, and will go a long way in facilitating access to justice by many previously disadvantaged vulnerable people residing in Masvingo and other surrounding provinces.
Its proximate location, is particularly compelling as it will further alleviate challenges such as exorbitant travel, upkeep costs that were incurred by potential litigants, witnesses as well as other players interacting with the justice system at this level.
Most people had to travel for long distances to Harare and Bulawayo to access the services of the High Court.
From an administrative perspective, once fully operational, the Masvingo High Court will also help to reduce backlog of cases, minimise delays and hopefully expedite the determination of cases.
The new court will contribute to improving the efficiency of the justice system as a whole as there was substantial pressure on the limited permanent High Court facilities – located in Harare and Bulawayo due to the number of users who previously had no options.
ZLHR encourages stakeholders to offer necessary and relevant support for a functional and effective Masvingo High Court as this will boost public confidence in the justice delivery system. People living within the jurisdiction of this court are also urged to fully utilise its facilities for protection of their social, economic, cultural, civil and political rights provided in the 2013 Constitution. The JSC must continue to work with strategic partners to establish additional permanent High Courts in other provinces such as Manicaland and Midlands.
As a law based organisation that is committed to fostering a culture of human rights in Zimbabwe, ZLHR will continue through its various interventions to promote awareness of the existence of the High Court in Masvingo, and fully utilise this new court in order to advance the protection of human rights.
ENDS
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights
6th Floor, Beverley Court
ZESA Theft: Minister Undege Resign – Biti Party
PDP position on the on-going ZESA saga
Minister Samuel Undenge must resign or be fired
It is not new for ZANU (PF) Ministers to interfere in the running of state enterprises which fall under their mandate, in fact that is all they ever do as they scheme on how to make money from any tenders, projects or contracts that are currently in play.
As we at PDP have stated before, in Zimbabwe we have a ZANU (PF) looting machine whose sole business is to plunder our resources with no remorse at all. This looting machine is primarily operative through state enterprise projects where dubious loans are procured clandestinely and project costs inflated so that those in the looting chain can get paid off.
To qualify to be in this chain, you must blindly support the party and Mugabe and never challenge his competency or decisions. That is why all state enterprises CEO’s must be approved by him in the first place and they must also of course continually pay homage to him and wish him long life as their President. Some have even openly confessed how they owe their “rise” to Mugabe.
It is evident to us at PDP that the current shenanigans at ZPC and ZESA are a microcosm of the broader economy which has ceased to be productive, but is now characterised by a ZANU (PF) secret economy of corruption and quick deals. This is why Zimbabweans continue to be shocked at the amount of wealth in this booming ZANU (PF) cabal secret economy, while the majority of citizens have to scrounge on daily basis in order to survive.
The Zimbabwean taxpayer, for generations to come, is already burdened by ZANU (PF) corruption and will continue paying dearly for state enterprise “loans” for the next twenty to thirty years. That will be
the legacy of Mugabe and his predatory cabal whose insatiable greed and profligacy must be funded by poor Zimbabweans.
As PDP we must express our utmost disgust at the failure by Minister Undenge of taking full responsibility of the continuing corruption at ZPC and ZESA. We demand that he resigns or be fired immediately for corruption and undue and unethical interference in the normal course of business at these companies. This is the cancer of corruption that we speak of which can only be addressed by cutting off those limbs that are causing the rot.
Although this is our position, we know that nothing will be done by Mugabe because he would have to fire his whole cabinet and also resign himself because he must also ultimately take responsibility for the
sins of those he has appointed.
We are, however, pleased to note that management at ZPC have now decided to tell it as it is and we expect that the Minister takes full responsibility for his deeds than to continually blame them for the rot.
PDP continues to stress that without substantive economic reforms and the replacement of the ZANU(PF) looting team from government, Zimbabweans can only expect a worsening economic climate characterized by increasing unemployment and therefore decreasing disposable incomes and wide spread poverty.
As the economic situation worsens, we are certainly bound to see more creativity from the looters and their kin as the pressure to maintain their conspicuous lifestyles in the midst of poverty increases. They are all beyond redemption. ZANU (PF) has plundered and bankrupted Zimbabwe and it is now time for us to put a stop to the rot.
We therefore once more call for the immediate resignation of the shameless looting machine called ZANU (PF) from government and the establishment of a national transitional technical council (NTTC) to arrest the socio economic decline and to begin to revive the economy.
Its mandate must include dealing with the emergency social needs now, addressing the liquidity issues and stabilising the financial services sector, dealing with the public debt issue, dealing with corruption within state enterprises, reviving agriculture and industry to create jobs, attracting new long term investment into the country, reducing recurrent government expenditure and doing whatever it takes to stabilise the macro-economic environment.
In our view, this is the only way we can immediately stop the rot and save Zimbabwe from these habitual looters.
Another Zimbabwe is possible!!!
Vince Musewe
PDP Secretary for Finance and Economic Affairs
Mugabe Flies to Singapore for Suspected “Health Checks” | BREAKING NEWS
BARELY TWO WEEKS after visiting Singapore, President Robert Mugabe has crossed the oceans again to the far east nation for suspected health checks.
Mugabe who defiantly says he is “not dying,” had been in Papua New Guinea(PNG) for the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP). From Papua New Guinea, the President has now diverted the huge Air Zimbabwe passenger jumbo jet for Singapore.
State House sources told ZimEye Mugabe has flown to Singapore. “The president flew to Singapore after his meetings in PNG,” they said.
ZimEye.com is reliably told this is actually the third time Mugabe has skipped into that country since he went there to see his grandson, Simbanashe. “He stopped over in Singapore(last week), that is the reason why as you see he took several days to arrive in Papua New Guinea after leaving Harare,” another source said.
While Mugabe’s spokesperson George Charamba was not reachable for comment on his boss’ latest trip, and Information minister Chris Mushohwe not answering calls, ZimEye.com was brought to understand Mugabe’s trip is twofold, to have doctors attend to his health while also clearing paperwork for his grandson, Simbanashe Chikore who was born in that nation mid April.
Mugabe’s unending travels have caused outrage with economic analysts saying his prolonged absence from the country compounded Zimbabwe’s economic woes and fuelled discord in his ruling Zanu PF party. Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti says Mugabe is blowing $4million of taxpayer money on each foreign trip (READ MORE).
Meanwhile Vice-Presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa and Phelekhezela Mphoko have been taking turns to do his duties.
Australian MP Eats Up Zimbabwean Elephant, ‘Finishes It’ In 12 Hrs
Robert Borsak besides the dead elie
A respected Australian MP was caught on camera having shot dead a huge Zimbabwean elephant and then allegedly ‘consuming’ it all in (12) twelve hours’ time.
Robert Borsak, the New South Wales state MP from the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party, even boasted that it was “quite tasty” and was like venison.
Borsak has been condemned as unfit for office after he made the revelations during parliamentary grilling.
Photographs have emerged of him kneeling beside the dead elephant during a hunting trip which have irked animal rights groups.
Pro-animal activists have been riled following the revelations which came after a Greens MP grilled him while asking: : “Did you eat the elephant?”
“Yes,” answered Borsak.
He boasted saying it “was all gone within 12 hours”. After coming under fire the MP has responded saying human beings have got a right to eat meat of whatever kind they choose.
EgyptAir black box Finally Detected
CAIRO/PARIS. — A French search vessel has picked up signals from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804, Egyptian and French investigators said, a potential breakthrough in efforts to uncover why it plummeted into the Mediterranean last month.
Search teams are working against the clock to recover the two flight recorders that will offer vital clues to the fate of the plane that crashed en route from Paris to Cairo on May 19 killing all 66 people on board.
Without the black boxes, say investigators and aviation disaster experts, there is not enough information to determine what went wrong or whether the plane was brought down deliberately.
The recorders are designed to emit acoustic signals for 30 days after a crash, giving search teams fewer than three weeks to spot them in waters up to 3 000 metres deep, which is on the edge of their range.
The Egyptian investigation committee said on Wednesday that the search was intensifying ahead of the arrival of another vessel, the John Lethbridge, from Mauritius-based company Deep Ocean Search to help retrieve the devices. That ship is expected to arrive within a week, it said.
“Search equipment aboard French naval vessel Laplace . . . has detected signals from the seabed of the search area, which likely belong to one of the data boxes,” the Egyptian committee said in its statement.
France’s aviation accident bureau BEA confirmed that the signal had come from one of the recorders.
The Laplace has equipment from ALSEAMAR, a subsidiary of French industrial group Alcen, which can pick up black box pinger signals over long distances up to 5km and was contracted by the Egyptian investigators last week.
Egyptian investigators have said that the EgyptAir plane did not show any technical problems before taking off and the pilot made no distress call to air traffic control.
There has been no claim of responsibility for the crash.
The jet transmitted a series of messages in the minutes before it crashed showing a rise in temperature at the co-pilot’s window and smoke on board, but investigators say these shed little light on the cause.
There are also conflicting reports of the plane’s last moments as it crossed from Greek to Egyptian airspace.
The head of Egypt’s air navigation has told Reuters the plane disappeared suddenly from the radar while at a cruising altitude of about 37 000 feet.
That conflicts with the account given on the day of the crash by the Greek defence minister, who said the plane swerved and dropped to 15 000 feet before disappearing from radar.
The air disaster is the latest in a series for Egypt, complicating its efforts to restore tourism, which has suffered since the 2011 uprising ushered in a period of instability.
In March, a man wearing a fake suicide belt hijacked an EgyptAir flight. In late October, a Russian plane carrying holidaymakers from a Red Sea resort crashed in Sinai.
Islamic State said it downed the plane with a bomb. Britain and Russia suspended flights to Sharm al-Sheikh pending improvements to security. — Reuters.
Wedding Mystery Bliss, Expert Speaks
By Grace Kwinjeh|’Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue’ – a day every girl looks forward to. Walk down the aisle, in that magnificent, elegant, impressive, wedding gown, a centre of attention, as she makes that final step into her future – sealed by an ‘I do.’
A traditional rite that has been followed from generation-to-generation in sealing the union between woman and her man. It is a fairy tale every girl dreams of which transcends age, one’s past, previous hurts or even experience – a world full of all possibilities. Each girl has in her heart that romantic vision of her ‘prince charming’, who will one day whisk her off her feet, make her feel special and walk her down the aisle. There is beauty in weddings, more so, in capturing that perfect moment, savouring every bit of it, from the make-up, the gown design, to photo shoots, smiles, tears, you name it. – ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW…
Today Women of Steel (WOS) looks at the bride. What matters for her most on this day, is her wedding dress, her gown, her affirmation of love and having found the significant other, just as God ordained it, from the creation. Sandra Chinogurei whose sole passion is creating bespoke bridal wear tailored to fit, talks to Grace Kwinjeh. Chinogurei in her daily work is motivated by such big names as Mori Lee, Sophia Tollie and Sadek Majed, who in their designs cater for every bride, from the curvy to the tall and slender, bringing out the best in a girl on this special day. Chinogurei can be found on www.Facebook.com/Sandyloubridalwear, www.sandyloubridalwear.co.uk and Instagram : @Sandyloubridalwear.
Below was the interview:
WOS – Who is Sandra?
SC – Sandra is passionate about weddings and about ministry. Great at motivating other people to build themselves up to progress in life.
WOS – What motivated you into wedding planning and bridal gown design?
SC – I got motivated after purchasing a custom gown for my sister who was getting married. The idea of seeing a bride celebrate such a special event wearing a gown that you are a part of developed my desire for wedding gowns. My sister was the other driving force as she continuously motivated me to go for it.
WOS – What was your next step afterwards?
SC – The next step was dealing with fear inside. Yes I had the passion but there was also the fear. I finally took a step of baldness and opened a Facebook page which now has over 150,000 followers and I also set up a website. So from there I started advertising worldwide via Facebook and got my clients via social media and have never looked back ever since.
WOS – Who would constitute your clientèle?
SC- At the moment it is the bride who is on a budget and cannot afford the £1000 gown. It is brides of all ages because they present the picture of the gown they want and we work with that. It is also the bride who has fallen in love with 2 designs from 2 different dresses and wants the designs to be put together to make 1 gown that type of clientèle as well.
WOS – What is your best wedding story? Growing up we called them fairy tales, as you work what inspires you most?
SC – The best wedding story for me is about two people who are truly and genuinely in love. Two people who are willing to fight for their love regardless of the opposition or challenges they face.
WOS – What is your daily engagement?
SC – Every week I send out weekly email tips to a data base of brides who signed up. In some cases some of them ask for my advise which I give them even though I am not a wedding planner. After some of them tie the knot they get back to me and give me positive feedback on how the tips I have given
them helped during their wedding planning journey.
WOS – What are some of the best wedding gowns, say that hit celebrity headlines in recent history?
SC – I will start with Kim Kardashian’s gown, the one she wore on her wedding with Kanye West. She wore a stunning custom made by Givenchy.
Chrissy Teigen: her gown was fit for a Princess. She wore a couture gown by Vera Wang with a voluptuous tulle skirt.
Kate Middleton wore an Alexander McQueen Gown designed by Sarah Burton. It combined both the traditional and the modern. Her gown was similar to Princess Grace Kelly.
Lastly the bridal jumpsuit worn by Solange Knowles with a cap I cannot say it was not one of the best gowns but I can say her bridal jumpsuit paved a way to a new trend of bridal jumpsuits in the wedding gown industry right now.
WOS – Wow and in all this what is your Vision?
SC – My vision is to have a worldwide name for myself. I want to have a brand that will be known world-wide. I also have a vision to also branch into a different route in my bridal business and aim for the high paying clientèle as well. This is all in on the vision board at the moment and hopefully will achieve this vision in the near future.
WOS – Oh wow I love weddings what is your advise to women, who have been there, willing to start again?
SC – My advise is never give up. There is no age or time limit set in life to get married or remarry. Just because it failed once don’t mean that is the end. Life is a learning curve. We fall but we all have a second opportunity to learn from our mistakes and try again. Every one deserves happiness regardless of age.There will always be that special someone meant for you out there.
WOS – Previously it was customary for a girl to wed before leaving to stay with her husband that is how he honoured her, it seems times have changed. What would you say?
SC- It is no longer the case for every bride now. Some of the girls are now staying with their boyfriends before marriage and in most cases end up getting married because the girl is pregnant or some of the guys propose when the children are grown. In other cases yes there are girls who are still following the custom and will only move in when he puts the ring on it.
Wicknell Chivayo Begs for Mercy
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo yesterday pleaded for mercy from the state media after the Herald paper published a number of articles exposing how the Zimbabwe Power Company unprocedurally paid him $5 million for the 100-Megawatt Gwanda solar project.
ZPC, reportedly at the instigation of Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Samuel Undenge, paid the money for pre-commencement works on the project without Chivayo’s Intratek Zimbabwe (the contractor) submitting a bank guarantee to safeguard public funds.
ZPC currently does not have a mechanism in place to recover the money in the event Intratek Zimbabwe defaults on the $200 million contract.
Dr Undenge and Zesa chief executive Engineer Josh Chifamba have conceded bungling, which was done without the knowledge of the ZPC board.
Chivayo, who also admitted his inability to raise a bank guarantee, yesterday sent WhatsApp messages to this reporter saying he was tired of appearing in the press every day and called for what he called “ceasefire”.
“China Exim (Bank) is calling, Bank of China is calling, they have Google alerts, they are reading your articles everyday,” he said.
“It is detrimental to the project. It is now looking as though the one million (dollars) I poured into ZIFA was from ZPC when in actual fact they were my small savings. I understand that but I am saying you win. You have made a point. We sincerely apologise to you for not submitting the guarantee as you expected. That oversight will be corrected in future, CEASEFIRE.”
He went on: “You cannot write the same story 20 times. I give you all the credit you deserve. I just won another small tender for $35 million in Zambia. I can’t even celebrate, you have haunted me. My phone is blowing up every morning. It is 12 o’clock (noon) and I am sitting in the sun at home. I hope that makes you happy that you have stressed a millionaire.”
Chivayo said The Herald needed to appreciate that he was putting $1 million from his pocket towards pre-commencement works.
“Your articles suggest that I have been paid and disappeared,” he said.
“(ZPC) management are not stupid. You are dealing with experienced technocrats. Regardless of all the ex-convict headlines you might overemphasise, they can see for themselves that this guy knows what he is doing.
“Right from the tender submission, my presentation was impeccable so at times common sense applies. You are ruthless. We are all Zimbabweans. Be patriotic and watch the project success, which is inevitable. You are making the business environment difficult. It’s bad enough, we have serious sovereign risk which makes it extremely difficult to access lines of credit. You are making it worse. The person who will suffer is the ordinary Zimbabwean.”
Added Chivayo: “You are well paid and I am going to be rich forever – contracts or no contracts. Who are you punishing? I have gone through three ministers on this project and not on one instance did I ever need a favour from them. You work for a State paper, but you are attacking an innocent Minister every single day.”
When told that the problem was not with the award of the tender but a bank guarantee as security, Chivayo responded: “You are stubborn. I have been texting you (for) 30 minutes and your response is the same—you didn’t submit a bond.
“You would make a good lawyer, you are wasting talent. There is no room for growth in journalism and I think that’s why most of you are malicious. Your dream is possibly to be the Editor one day and never to have a million dollars in your bank account, let alone owning your own newspaper. Look beyond journalism. I just disregard personal attacks on one person out of an estimated 13 million Zimbabweans. I had a million dollars when I was 23 years. You can make a million dollars. It’s dot difficult at all. Just that your first is always the hardest. To make you happy from now on, I will submit bonds. Having said that, I hope and pray you will find it in your heart to forgive me for not submitting the bond as stipulated by the contract.”
Chivayo also took time to speak about his past criminal record as well as his support for the Zimbabwe national soccer team.
“We win (sic) 2-nil yesterday and are going to destroy Malawi on Sunday,” he said.
“My players are stressed I could wake up withdrawing my support. I could see them sympathising with me yesterday. For the record, being an ex-convict is not the end of the world. As a Zimbabwean you must celebrate, I will never ever have to commit crime in my life. Zimbabwe Prison Service slogan says for ‘the successful rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders into the society’. In America they call it correctional facilities meaning you are being corrected and taught the right things in life. I am a devoted Christian and success is inevitable for me because I believe so with every fibre of my being. This is God’s plan not mine, my brother.”
ZPC management has accused Dr Undenge of pressuring them to make the payment but the Minister denies any wrong doing.
Dr Undenge accuses ZPC officials of failing to follow laid down procedures.
Rainbow Hotel Shuts Down
The Rainbow Tourism Group’s board of directors have resolved to scale down operations at the loss making Rainbow Beitbridge Hotel with effect from May 31.
It is understood that the 136 room hotel has been incurring loses over the last two years amounting to $2 million forcing the company to close shop in the border town.
The closure of Rainbow Beitbridge Hotel comes five months after African Sun shut down its Beitbridge Express Hotel due to an accrued loss of $507 910 for the past two years. In a statement today, the RTG board of directors said they arrived at the decision to scale down operations following several consultations.
“Market factors characterised by depressed occupancies, low margins as well as high operating costs were the major contributing factors for exiting Beitbridge.
“Operational costs at the hotel were no longer sustainable and since we opened in January 2014, the hotel has incurred losses amounting to more than $2 million,” said the Board of Directors.-state media
Underwear At Council Entrance
Dear Editor.
Please publish the story concerning Chitungwiza council workers who were retrenched following the recent high court ruling. They have pitched their tents at the council gate for the past (3) three weeks demanding their outstanding salaries. I was moved by such a barbaric move on the part of the council since they are ignoring these people.
If you can zoom closer you can even notice their undergarments hanging on the wire near the gate
DRC to Import Zim Elephants
As the wildlife poaching crisis continues to ravage Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo has applied to import elephants and other animals from Zimbabwe.
Congo is said to have vast areas of suitable land, according to reports.
The DRC wants to import elephants, kudus, giraffes and antelopes, the country’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mwampanga Mwana Nanga, told reporters in the capital, Harare, Wednesday.
Zimbabwe has 84 000 elephants and the country plans to lobby for the lifting of the ban on ivory trade at the CITES meeting to be held in Johannesburg from Sept. 24.-Bloomberg
Open Letter to Minister Lazarus Dokora
The Minister
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education
Att: Hon. Dr. L. D. K. Dokora MP
Re: OPEN LETTER ON INCOMPLETE MELBOURNE PRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOL POOL A DANGER TO TYNWALD NORTH COMMUNITY
I write to complain about the incomplete swimming pool at Melbourne Private Primary School which is not fenced off, posing a threat to the safety of children at the school and in the neighbouring Tynwald North suburb which is in my constituency of Harare West.
I visited the above school on 15 January 2016 after receiving a complaint from a resident. I saw the under-construction pool had no barrier to stop people especially children from falling into the crater which has dangerously protruding steel spikes. The pictures of pool are attached to this letter. I raised this issue with the school authorities who said they have a security guard who patrols the pool area, but this is not adequate. I urged the school authorities to place a barrier around the pool and they made an unhelpful and unfulfilled undertaking that bunting would be wrapped around the hole.
Four months down the line the pool is not fenced off. On numerous occasions after my visit to the school I contacted school authorities who continued to promise to look into the issue but nothing has been done. This pool is a hazard, more so when residents near the school fetch water from the school tap which is near the hole.
I plead with your ministry to urgently attend to this issue before someone is injured.
I request that you furnish me with a response on the action you have taken to address this issue within 7 days.
Yours faithfully
Fungayi Jessie Majome M.P. (Ms.)
Member of the National Assembly, Harare West
LATEST: Tsvangirai’s Health
Below is the latest update on MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s health.
ZimEye.com is reliably told Mr Tsvangirai is now out of hospital.
The former trade unionist has been discharged, his spokesman Luke Tamborinyoka said.
“He is coming home this week. The doctors have given him a clean bill of health,” said Tamborinyoka.
He continued, “He was discharged on Sunday…He is home this week definitely, ” he added.
Tsvangirai went silent two weeks ago, when he was rushed to South-Africa for emergency surgery for an undisclosed ailment.
Zimbabweans Bombed in Mozambique
ZimEye is getting reports that a Zimbabwean vehicle has been ambushed in Mozambique, in Bandula just after Manica.
The development comes as Mozambique is currently experiencing immense military and political tensions amidst insecurity, the threat of kidnapping and murder.
Newsreaders from the area writing in on Wednesday, said bloody clashes erupted early today although being mainly gun and said “bomb” raids on civilian vehicles.
Some sources claimed that the attacked Zim vehicle was carrying mercenaries. ZimEye.com could not verify those claims at the time of writing.
The vehicle’s identity and that of the owner could not be ascertained at the time of going to press. A comment from the local police was neither possible. Efforts to get a comment from the government also failed.
Are you in the area? Please share your experiences with the world. Send us your videos pictures and recorded audio commentaries to Whatsapp number +447426863301. – ZimEye
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Chinamasa Son “$7million Loot,” Minister Speaks Back, Dismisses
Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa has spoken back in the face of allegations that his son, Tino was at the weekend arrested at Beitbridge Border post while trying to smuggle US$7m in hard cash out of the country.
As Zimbabwe battles constraining cash shortages and is now to introduce bond notes to help ease the cash crunch, the Chinamasa rumours flared on social media.
“Can someone please confirm that Chinamasa’s son has been arrested at Beitbridge for trying to smuggle $7 million out of the country?,” wrote many on Sunday.
But the minister in a statement seen by ZimEye.com has rubbished the claims. Below was his full press response:
Police Burst Into Beitbridge Border Customs For Cash Bribes
Terrence Mawawa, Beitbridge | Immigration officers based at Beitbridge post say police details have invaded the place for cash bribes.
The immigration officers told ZimEye.com yesterday the police were disrupting normal services at the busy border post, demanding cash bribes from travellers.
“The police have turned the border post into their hunting ground. Even off duty, retired and plain clothes officers throng the border post for cash bribes. The police have usurped our work. The police have gone too far to solicit for bribes,” said a senior immigration officer based at Beitbridge Border post. He said border jumpers were passing through the official points of entry and departure after giving the cops kickbacks.
“The police are causing chaos at Beibridge and I hope the matter will be resolved urgently,” said the immigration officer.
It is understood the cops flock to the border post on a daily basis to demand bribes from travellers.
The clashes between the police officers and the immigration officers have intensified. The immigration officers had to go the extra mile telling the cops to leave all the work to the department’s workers.
“There is no reason for the police officers to come here in large numbers. We can manage the situation on our own,” said another immigration officer.
Starving Disabled People Forced To Chant Zanu PF Slogans for Food
Terrence Mawawa, Zaka | Hungry and desperate villagers, including people with disabilities, were forced to chant Zanu PF slogans by the local District Administrator in order to access food aid.
The Assistant District Administrator for Zaka District, Gift Machuleke, virtually turned a Social Welfere food distribution exercise at Vanyoro Community Hall, ward 23 Zaka last week, into a Zanu PF rally when he ordered the hungry and desperate villagers to chant slogans praising President Robert Mugabe.
The constitution of Zimbabwe clearly indicates that civil cervants are not allowed to participate in political activities. In a total violation of the consitution Machucheke, chanted the usual Zanu PF maxims before ordering the villagers, including people with disabilities to recite the slogans. Villagers accused the government official of hijacking the non political gathering to campaign for Zanu PF.
“The social welfare food aid programme is for the socially disadvantaged but we were shocked when Machucheke instructed us to chant Zanu PF slogans,” said a local villager.
Despite claims by the government that there is no politicisation of food aid villagers across the country are being denied access to relief if they are not affiliated to Zanu PF.
Machucheke also announced also vetted participants in the food for work programme, eliminating perceived opposition supporters in the process. “Everthing has been politicised. Even the CARE vouchers will be received by Zanu PF supporters,” said another villager.
Met Dept Admits Snow Fall In Gweru
Zimbabwe’s Meteorological Services has after four days admitted on the snow fall that happened in Gweru last week.
Last Friday, ZimEye.com exclusively published the shocking phenomenon which left villagers stunned.
The department described the “snow” that fell in Lower Gweru as a rare sleet that occurred in the country for the first time in history.
In an interview following a visit to Matshabeleni and Sikombingo Villages in Lower Gweru yesterday, the head of public weather services in the Meteorological Services Department, Tich Zinyemba, said sleet was precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls.
He said chances for the country to have snow were next to zero since Zimbabwe was in the hot tropical region.
“We know in Zimbabwe that snow doesn’t happen because we are in the tropical region where temperatures are hot and therefore chances of getting snow are really next to zero. However, the Friday occurrence was very interesting.
“If you recall, we did make a weather forecast on Monday last week that there was likely to be a dramatic change in weather and this is what happened here in terms of thunder storms and very cold temperatures in the southern part of the country including this area here,” said Zinyemba.
“That feature is what causes all this abnormal weather. In as far as my institutional memory is concerned, we have never experienced anything like this and therefore it’s a first I am sure in Zimbabwe.”
Headman Barnabas Fuzane of Matshabeleni said the sleet restricted movement of both people and animals.
He said the sleet started falling on Friday last week at 7pm and lasted for about 30 minutes.
“We lost our vegetables, property and food as the sleet entered our homesteads. Small animals like rabbits and snakes died while trees in general were pruned of their leaves. We appeal for food aid,” Fuzane said.
“The depth of the ice was 30 centimetres and it is a very rare phenomenon in the country and only happened within a short radius of 5km.”
Prophet Inserts his Manhood into Woman for Deliverance Purposes
A self-proclaimed prophet of the Johanne Masowe apostolic sect (nguwo tsvuku) inserted his manhood into a woman saying he was performing demonic deliverance on her.
He has been jailed for 12 years for raping the 20-year-old client.
Rickie Mutero of Chinamhora raped the client on the pretext that he was removing something from the woman’s privates that was causing her bad luck. Mutero pleaded not guilty when he appeared before regional magistrate Mrs Sandra Mupindu, but was convicted on overwhelming evidence.
He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, but three were suspended for five years on condition that he does not commit a similar offence. Mrs Mupindu branded Mutero a “wolf in a sheep’s clothing” for his behaviour.
She said Mutero abused God’s name.
“The convicted person pretended to be a prophet when in actual fact he was a criminal. You raped an innocent woman and deflowered her. In this case a stiffer penalty will meet the justice of the offence so that those who use God’s name to commit crimes can also learn that crime does not pay,” she said.
Prosecuting, Mr Gwinyai Shumba proved that on February 16 the victim visited Mutero’s shrine seeking spiritual healing. She was accompanied by her brother. Mutero told her to return the following day alone for cleansing.
He asked the victim to bring a razor and her under garment. When the woman returned the following day, Mutero asked if she was still a virgin. The woman answered in the affirmative and he demanded blood from her private parts saying it was needed for the cleansing ceremony.
He told the woman God had revealed to him that she had a growth in her privates which was the source of her misfortunes. Mutero claimed only sexual intercourse would help drain the blood needed for the cleansing ceremony.
The woman refused to be intimate with him. Mutero then ordered her to go and fetch water from a nearby dam. He followed and raped her. He took her blood and ordered her not to tell anyone saying that the cleansing ceremony would not work if she did.
The victim alerted her father leading to Mutero’s arrest.
Mugabe’s Secretary: Economy Improving
Speaking after touring Arda’s Doreen’s Pride Estate here yesterday, Sibanda urged parastatals to play their part through sound turnaround strategies saying some state enterprises such as Arda had shown positive signs of recovery which would have a knock-on effect on the economy.
“We’re convinced that we’re on the verge of real economic turnaround notwithstanding the difficulties and challenges we’ve been faced with,” said Sibanda.
“We’re very much convinced by what we’ve seen. Let’s have optimism and that optimism (like what we have at Arda) will make us not only follow some of our colleague countries who are developing but even surpass them.”
He said the media should propagate the good things that the government was doing to improve the country’s economy.
Sibanda noted that Arda was of great concern at some point owing to perrenial decline but has turned the bend and was on the road to contributing significantly towards the country’s economic turnaround and food security.
“We wish other parastatals and state enterprises follow your (Arda) example so that we quickly see state enterprises contributing towards economic recovery.”
The government has earmarked 10 state enterprises and parastatals including Arda for immediate restructuring and organisation to ensure they efficiently fulfil their mandate.
He said the Office of the President and Cabinet would now monitor major projects and implementation of Cabinet decisions hands-on instead of getting reports on their progress.
Sibanda hailed the Private-Public-Partnership between Arda and Trek Petroleum which has seen the resuscitation of Doreen’s Pride which is set to put 5,000ha under wheat and maize throughout the year when fully functional.
Arda has moved to resuscitate all of its estates across the country with plans to contribute at least one quarter of the country’s grain needs.
Board chairman Basil Nyabadza praised government policies and interventions for the turnaround of Arda.
“We believe that with a programme of this nature within 24 to 30 months we should be near food self-sufficient. What we see happening is the 10 Point Plan in action,” he said.
He said about 1,000ha of land would be put under horticulture and fruits to support the Zangrinda Food processing unit in Norton.
Nyabadza said food should never be used as a weapon against Zimbabweans and that can only be averted through food self sufficiency.
Trek Petroleum managing director Onias Sanangura thanked the government for allowing private players to venture into agriculture through partnership.
The Deputy Chief Secretary responsible for monitoring and evaluation Justin Mupamhanga, Energy and Power Development Permanent Secretary Partson Mbiriri and other government officials were part of the entourage that toured the project.-state media
Dokora Avoids Tonga, Introduces Chinese, Portuguese
At a time when Zimbabwe has not completed the inclusion of local languages the likes of Tonga, Venda and Bemba, Education Minister Lazarus Dokora has moved to introduce Chinese, Swahili, Portuguese and French in the new primary and secondary education curriculum.
Addressing delegates at a Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education stakeholders meeting, Minister Dokora said the new curriculum was at the initial stage as it was being prepared and piloted this year.
“The ministry is going to introduce foreign languages in the new curriculum which include French, Swahili, Chinese and Portuguese in schools.
“Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education undertook a process of updating the Commission of Inquiry into Education and Training (CIET) recommendations in the context of a curriculum review process beginning October 2014.
“The Ministry then developed a Zero Draft Curriculum Framework for Primary and Secondary Education to guide learning and teaching during the next seven years from 2015 to 2022. The New Curriculum Framework was approved by Cabinet on 22 September, 2015,” he said.
Dr Dokora said; “Learning areas for junior school, from Grade Three to Grade Seven, include languages, foreign Mathematics, heritage and life-skills orientation programme (LOP) — social studies, science and technology, agriculture, information and communication technology, visual and performing arts, family, religion and moral education (FAREME) and physical education, sport and mass displays,” he said.
Dr Dokora said the Government was engaged in resource mobilisation to implement the new curriculum.
“The Government calls for joint effort in mobilising resources. Such resources will be required for teacher capacity development, research and development, ICT, infrastructure development among others.
“Some of these resources will go towards the production of learning and teaching materials that address the needs of the new curriculum. It is, however, important that we understand the trajectory of the new curriculum,” he said.
He said the vision and mission of the ministry was to be the lead provider, facilitator of inclusive, quality education for socio-economic transformation by 2020 and to provide equitable, quality, inclusive, relevant and competence-driven infant, junior, secondary and non-formal education.
“The Curriculum Framework is driven by aims that include promoting and cherishing the Zimbabwean identity, preparing learners for life and work in a largely agro-based economy and an increasingly globalised and competitive environment, to foster life-long learning in line with the opportunities and challenges of the knowledge society.
“Preparing learners for participatory citizenship, peace and sustainable development.
“Preparing and orienting learners for participation, leadership and voluntary service,” he said.
Dokora said the curriculum helped children in critical thinking, problem solving, among others.
“The Curriculum Framework prepares graduates of the education system to have exit profiles like critical thinking, problem-solving, leadership, technological skills, communication and team building,” he said
Multi Currency System Useless-RBZ
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Tuesday conceded that the multi-currency system adopted in 2009 was effectively dysfunctional with the economy trading solely on the United States dollar, which has resulted in spiking cash demand, fuelling shortages.
Early this month, the central bank announced the introduction of bond notes as part of a raft of measures to promote exports and ease cash shortages.
But the notes, which central bank governor John Mangudya said will come into circulation in October, are viewed by a sceptical public as a backdoor return of the hated local currency.
Long, winding bank queues and revised bank withdrawal limits, once a feature in the hyper-inflation era of 2008, have returned to haunt Zimbabweans as cash shortages bite.
Zimbabwe six years ago dumped its inflation ravaged local currency, adopting a basket of foreign currencies expanded over time to nine, among them the US dollar, South African Rand, Botswana Pula, Japanese yen, and the Chinese yuan.
But central bank governor Dr John Mangudya said the multi-currency system, as it was envisaged, only worked for a short while.
“There has been a shift from the multi-currency in 2009 to the US dollar in 2016. We have put all our eggs in one basket now which is why the demand for the US dollar has increased,” Dr Mangudya said at a meeting organised by the Roman Catholic Church to discuss pressing economic issues.
“In the southern region they used to use more of South African Rand but they are now using US dollars so it means where we used to import $20 million a month, we are now importing $40 million because there has been a shift from the Rands to the US dollar.”
Mangudya said externalisation of the greenback was largely to blame for current shortages, while blaming Zimbabwe’s “too open economy” for promoting the unscrupulous behaviour.
He said the country’s had failed to manage its foreign currency as imports, which were almost at par with exports between 1990 and 2009, had to date doubled while exports trailed, leading to an average deficit of about $2,5 billion annually.
Mangudya said most Zimbabweans were unaware that exports, primarily tobacco and minerals such as gold, platinum and diamonds were the major source of foreign currency circulating in the country.
“Some of you laugh at the farmers sleeping at the tobacco auction floors but those are the people bringing in the foreign currency,” he said.
The RBZ, Dr Mangudya said, would begin paying exporters the five percent bonus in the form of bond notes in October.
He reiterated the bank would not re-introduce the Zimbabwean dollar in the near future.
Mangudya said the central bank was also encouraging use of plastic money by government institutions and public utilitiesy to reduce demand for cash.
Roman Catholic Church Vicar General for the Harare Archdiocese, Father Kennedy Muguti told the central bank boss that people no longer had trust and confidence in government policies.
“People are still nursing wounds from the past,” he said, alluding to loss of savings when use of the Zimbabwe dollar was discontinued overnight.
Barclays Zimbabwe managing director, George Guvamatanga proposed that the central bank should introduce a maximum withdrawal limit of $500 per week.
He backed introduction of bond notes, arguing that the US dollar was being abused.
”Why should tomatoes that have been produced in Mutoko be paid for in foreign currency, why must workers be paid in foreign currency,” Guvamatanga questioned.
“We need a means of transacting that is not going to be abused. We cannot keep on bringing money into the economy that is disappearing.”
Guvamatanga appealed to bankers to slash charges to encourage use of plastic money. His appeal follows the announcement by Steward Bank chief executive, Lance Mambondiani said his bank would effective Wednesday slash money transfer charges by 50 percent.-The Source
5 Parties Forge Union
Five opposition parties formed a coalition on Tuesday that will challenge President Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF party in the 2018 general elections.
The parties are Mavambo Kusile Dawn led by Simba Makoni, Professor Welshman Ncube’s Movement for Democratic Change formation, Renewal Democrats of Zimbabwe led by Elton Mangoma, Democratic Assembly for Restoration and Empowerment and Zimbabweans United for Democracy.
Tendai Biti’s People’s Democratic Party and Zapu led by former Zipra supremo Dumiso Dabengwa say they still need to consult their members before joining the coalition. The parties say other opposition groups like Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC-T and former Vice President Joice Mujuru’s Zimbabwe People First are also keen to join the coalition.
Zunde leader, Gilbert Dzikiti, who was appointed the first chairman of the coalition called the Coalition of Democrats or CODE, said the coming together of the five political parties was an important milestone in the struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe.
Ncube noted that the parties that signed the agreement are keeping their doors open for other political parties to join the coalition.
These sentiments were echoed by MKD leader Simba Makoni, who contested as an independent presidential candidate in 2008.
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti, who now leads the People’s Democratic Party and attended the signing ceremony, said his political formation would join the coalition once he gets the nod from his party’s executive committee.
Some opposition parties have formed a coalition in Zimbabwe.
Some opposition parties have formed a coalition in Zimbabwe.
Zapu spokesperson, Mjobiza Noko, said his party was waiting for direction from its congress set for October this year.
Tsvangirai’s MDC-T says it was not invited for the signing ceremony. However, the main opposition party’s spokesperson, Obert Gutu, said the MDC-T was willing to work with all pro-democracy parties and groups in a grand coalition that would challenge Zanu PF’s rule come 2018.
Rugare Gumbo, interim spokesperson of the newly formed Zimbabwe People First party led by former vice president Joice Mujuru, told Studio 7 by phone that his party was also not consulted regarding the formation of the coalition.
Mangoma said the leaders of the parties in the coalition are expected to meet in the run up to the 2018 national elections to select their presidential candidate.
Sources close to the coalition negotiations said the five parties rushed to announce the formation of the coalition so that they would have negotiating power when it comes to fielding candidates.
Army Speaks on Dzamara
The Zimbabwe National Army has denied any involvement in the disappearance of journalist-cum-human-rights-activist Itai Dzamara.
This follows allegations made by Itai’s brother, Patson Dzamara, who claimed yesterday that he believed that the military intelligence was responsible for the missing activist.
He told journalists that “incontestable evidence was availed to us and I dare Mr. Mugabe (President Robert Mugabe) and his surrogates to prove me wrong. They can’t, because this is the truth. They thought they would get away with this evil deed as usual, but not this time around.
“They passed the wrong button. I cannot at this juncture state my brother’s fate in the hands of these gangsters but I can categorically inform you that Itai Dzamara was abducted by the military intelligence under the direct instruction and supervision of Zanu-PF.”
But in response to these allegations, Zimbabwe National Army director of Public Relations Lieutenant Colonel Alphios Makotore denied the allegation.
In a statement Makotore said: “The Zimbabwe National Army totally denies any involvement in the disappearance of Itai Dzamara. The claims by Itai Dzamara’s brother Patson are totally false and a figment of his own imaginations.”
He added, “The Army Intelligence does not take orders from any political party. Patson’s claims are just meant to seek media attention and mislead members of the public.”
Police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba told VOA Studio 7 yesterday that the police had no comment since Dzamara did not mention that they were involved or invite them to his press conference.
Meanwhile, Patson has been summoned by the police for questioning. VOA
Zimbabwe Fires Masakadza, Whatmore
By Cricinfo|Zimbabwe have sacked captain Hamilton Masakadza and head coach Dav Whatmore, following the board’s review of the team’s performance at the World T20 in March. ZC has given Graeme Cremer and Makhaya Ntini the interim roles of captain and head coach, respectively, while appointing Lance Klusener as batting coach on a two-year contract.
The board has also restructured the selection panel, which will now consist of a convener, the head coach, and the assistant coach. Tatenda Taibu, the former Zimbabwe captain, has been appointed convener, and, according to a ZC release, “will have additional responsibilities in development and high performance, and will also assist ZC in bringing former Zimbabwe players back into local cricket.”
The loss of captaincy completes a strange few months for Masakadza: he was dropped in October 2015, then came back, scored heavily and took over the captaincy in all three formats following Elton Chigumbura’s resignation in January.
He had a modest World T20, scoring 20, 12 and 11, and was run-out twice, exemplifying an error-prone Zimbabwe side that failed to reach the Super 10 stage of the tournament. The legspinner Cremer, one of Zimbabwe’s most consistent performers leading up to the World T20, missed the tournament with a fractured left forearm.
The former Australia batsman Whatmore, who has previously coached Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan, took over as Zimbabwe’s head coach in December 2014, after Steve Mangongo’s sacking following a fractious five-month reign. Ntini, the former South Africa fast bowler, was appointed as his assistant in January 2016. ESPNcricinfo understands Mangongo is the frontrunner to take over again as head coach in the coming months.
Klusener, the former South Africa allrounder, has prior involvement with Zimbabwe cricket. He played for the Mutare-based Mountaineers franchise in 2010. Klusener was one of the big-name signings for the Stanbic T20. Like many of the internationals who played in that event, Klusener was not paid in full and was understood to still be owed money by ZC several years after the tournament. His latest coaching assignment came to an end in February, when he was sacked by the South African domestic franchise Dolphins. Before that, he served a short stint as a lower-order batting consultant to South Africa’s Test side ahead of their home series against England.
Taibu returns to Zimbabwe cricket after four years, having retired at the age of 29 to pursue a career as a pastor. He has recently been playing club cricket in the UK.
DZAMARA FOUND PICTURE: ZRP Summons Patson | BREAKING NEWS
Police Assistant Commissioner, Crispen Makedenge, has summoned the missing journalist Itai Dzamara’s brother Patson, to Harare central police station. This follows Dzamara’s shock pictorial revelations of Itai’s find more than a way after his disappearance, the first time such potentially incriminating evidence has become known.
Patson in the disjointed utterances yesterday, further claimed that the military intelligence were responsible for his brother’s abduction in March last year.
A close relative of Dzamara who declined to be named said Patson has requested to visit Makedenge on Wednesday, due to the unavailability of his lawyers.
“He was called by Makedenge to go meet him and his team at the Central Police Station with regards to the press statement he released yesterday,” said the relative who further explained saying, “he went to the police in the company of his lawyer Kennedy Masiye but the main lawyer who has been handling this matter, Kwaramba, could not make it on time since he was attending to a hearing.”
The police agreed to Patson Dzamara’s demand to shift the meeting to 24 hours later.
The meeting between Dzamara and the police has now been set for 9.am, Wednesday morning.
Itai Dzamara’s Exact Whereabouts: Lumumba Blows Can Of Worms| BREAKING NEWS
ZANU PF empowerment activist, Acie Lumumba, has opened a can of worms on journalist Itai Dzamara’s brother on the thorny topic of Itai’s geographical location. Patson Dzamara has decided to protect the person who knows the six figure grid of Itai’s location, an analyst wrote in, in response to Lumumba’s defence of Patson.
Lumumba on Tuesday wrote an apologetic on Patson authenticating the latter’s claim of photography revealing Itai’s moments under alleged torture.
But newsreaders reacted angrily saying Lumumba is instead of defending Patson, opening holes in Patson Dzamara’s claims.
Three months ago, ZimEye revealed interview exclusives of Patson Dzamara declaring that he has private cellphone contact with the Happyton Bonyongwe family but has not and will never question or seek help from Bonyongwe on finding Itai.
Below was the full deliberation on the matter by a writer who chose anonymity:
“I am failing to understand why Dr Patson Dzamara could let go somebody who has confessed knowledge to the whereabouts of his brother Itai.
“Under usually expected circumstances, Dr Patson should have caused arrest to the “friend” who gave the pictures which some social commentators are claiming to have identified as previous publication of Boko Horam hostages in Nigeria(sic). The issue about the authenticity of the photo in circulation is not at all important here BUT what continues to poke the mind is why our learned brother, Dr P Dzamara deliberately decides to protect a friend who claims to know the six figure grid of Itai’s location. By correct interpretation, Dr Patson Dzamara is withholding information which has leads to where Itai is.
“In some countries, Dr Patson Dzamara could have been summoned by the police so as to release the information leading to the location of Itai.
“If Dr Patson Dzamara was not a qualified Doctor, I would have joined those analysts who brand Dr Patson Dzamara as an attention seeker”
Mugabe must be arrested for Gukurahundi atrocities too?
Opinion by Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo
I have been following the case against Chad’s former President Hissene Habre with keen interest.
Those who follow international news will remember how the fellow made headlines at the turn of the century when some European countries issued a warrant of arrest on him for gross human rights violations in his country while he was head of state from 1982 to 1990.
He unleashed a military wing that wantonly killed over 40 000 people from a tribe that was suspected of opposing his governance.
The military wing used all sorts of torture and brutality on its victims including rapping innocent women and killing parents right in front of their children.
When his government was eventually overthrown he fled to take refuge in Senegal. He was tried in his home country in absentia, was found guilty for the atrocities and sentenced to death.
The United Nations called for his arrest while he was in exile and Senegal heroically arrested him. Because of extradition difficulties Senegal could not send him back home nor to the Hague so Senegal was given the task to try him “on behalf of Africa.”
The case must have dragged from around 2005 or so and today sitting here in Gwanda, Zimbabwe, I join the people of Chad in celebrating their victory that justice has finally taken its course and the heartless dictator and killer has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his brutality and disregard of human life.
This case is indeed a landmark case for Africa. This case has sent a clear message to all those who have always said that it can’t be done in Africa outside the ICC.
Africa indeed needed this kind of precedence which will be used in future as reference and warning to would be and past dictators in the contingent who value their cling to power and self enrichment more than the lives of their people.
Today Africa smells of blood of innocent people who are continuously killed for exercising their natural democratic right to decide who should lead them and how.
Today Africa smells of blood of people killed for being born into a tribe that is different from the tribe of those in authority and with power.
Today Africa smells of blood of people killed for crying out to benefit and enjoy ownership of the riches from their areas.
This is indeed Africa’s day and all of Africa (myself included) has all the reasons to join the people of Chad in this celebration. Africa must be freed from dictators as much as it was freed from colonialism. All those whose hands drip blood of innocent people must face up to justice for their madness for a better Africa tomorrow.
Nkosi sikelel’ Africa
Bekezela Maduma Fuzwayo is an independent social and political commentator. He writes this in his personal capacity and the piece was extracted from his personal. Facebook page.
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Khama Billiat Voted Player Of The Season | SOUTH AFRICA UPDATE
ZimEye.com readers write in congratulating Zimbabwe’s Khama Billiat who has been named South Africa’s Footballer of the season, Midfielder of the Season, and Player’s Player of the Season.
The players have spoken. Makorokoto @IamKhamaBilliat, #AbsaPrem Player’s Player of the Season. #PSLAwardshttps://t.co/TVs8Wb9Vo3
— Absa (@Absa) May 30, 2016
Dzamara Denied UK Visa
Dear Editor.
Three weeks ago I said it here that abducted activist Itai Dzamara’s brother has been blocked from flying to the UK. It is now official that he was slapped with a visa denial.
The vocal Patson wanted to travel to Manchester, UK on an undisclosed mission. He was meant to receive his visa at the beginning of May but has since been denied after being found to be a crook. Patson Dzamara signs himself off under the title “Dr,” one which he stole after purchasing a fake doctorate from a dodgy Indian company fronting as a university.
His visa denial comes after he also insulted diasporans saying they are “bum cleaners” and he is more educated than them and can work in any company. More questions lie on this man’s claims that he sympathises with his brother’s disappearance because until he was challenged this year on his cosy relationship with Happyton Bonyongwe, Patson was lazying around, and even after that national sports stadium stager, he was not charged by police, and not even fined. He has had private access to Bonyongwe for over a year and has not bothered to ask him at least for help. He says he was beaten up, but were those so called wounds of the cops and not self inflicted? Are they real wounds? Give us the evidence Mr Dzamara.
This development should be a lesson for many who buy fake degrees.
– By Ndaba Nhuku
President Appoints Own Son Central Bank Governor | SIRLEAF’s DYNASTY of DISHONESTY
By Ndaba Nhuku| Thirty six (36) years after taking power, President Robert Mugabe has met a weird match from the opposite sex. When one thinks about corruption in Africa, they are quick to finger-point males the likes of Jacob Zuma, Robert Mugabe, and José Eduardo dos Santos, but rarely think a woman will be one of those “dirty ones,” and even worse than them all. In fact the current running trajectory in Africa dictates the notion that women Presidents will change the face of Africa’s corrupt history. But the facts on the ground seem to suggest the very opposite.
Thirty six (36) years after taking power, Robert Mugabe has apart from the recently appointed indigenisation minister Patrick Zhuwao, none of his family controlling government. But less than 11 years into her tenure, Liberia’s much celebrated Head of State Sirleaf Johnson has appointed her son, Charles, the Central Bank Govenor.
She has not stopped there, but has gone further to commit other shocking acts that have left her supporters emotionally injured. Sirleaf has unrestricted powers and interference in her country’s judiciary system making it difficult for law enforcement and the courts to carry out their duties in a neutral and independent way.
And that is because Sirleaf is an imperial President. She is the juror, the prosecutor and the defense attorney in all corruption cases. According to Voice of America (VOA) When Liberia’s Justice Minister, Christiana Tah resigned; she wrote a letter of resignation to the President of Liberia. In the letter, Minister Tah said she could not be the Minister of Justice of the country and not supervise the operations of the security agencies headed by one of the sons of the President.
The letter cited her lack of independence to investigate allegations of fraud against the National Security Agency. Minister Tah also said it had become “unbearable” for her to continue as minister amid “the President’s determination to systematically undermine and gut the portfolio of relevance and effectiveness.
In fact, on madam Sirleaf’s watch, corruption is rampant and capital flight is high beyond her control. As a consequence, inflation is high; prices of basic commodities are prohibitively expensive with corresponding decline in disposable income and falling standards of living. The Sirleaf administration has depleted the national treasury of Liberia to such an extent that there is closed to nothing left to protect.
But that is not all, President Sirleaf did not restrict corruption activities to just Liberia; she attempted to introduce it in Malawi.
This revelation became true when the government of Malawi “only for the sake of diplomacy”, was obliged to deny reports quoting the former President Joyce Banda that she was advised by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia not to fight corruption in Malawi during an election year. But the public knew the truth because President Joyce Banda’s speech was record on radio Malawi. All of this happened during President Sirleaf’s three-day visit to Malawi in February 2014.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf swore an oath to faithfully execute the office of President of Liberia and, to protect and defend the State, the People and the resources. Evidently, she has failed; thereby bringing great harm upon the Liberian people and endangering the country’s National Security interests.
There have been consistent lapses, negligence, incompetence, mismanagement, corruption, and the misuse of state resources that have culminated in a crisis of abject poverty that now threatens the entire population.
In response to the reckless and ineffective leadership of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf government, the People of Liberia must now exercise their rights as prescribed in Article I of their Constitution which states: The people [of Liberia] shall have the right to cause their public servants to leave office and to fill vacancies by regular elections and appointments. (FPA/ZimEye/VOA/Agencies)
Mnangagwa Mocks Chinamasa Over Cash Crisis
Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo| Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has jeered at Finance Minister Partick Chinamasa and Reserve Bank Governor John Mangudya for failing to deal with the cash crisis that has resulted in the rapid demise of the economy.
Mnangagwa who was in Masvingo earlier yesterday for the official opening of the country’s third High Court, came face to face with the harsh reality of the cash woes tormenting ordinary his key supporters in the politically-hot Masvingo province which has boldly buffeted his rival, First Lady Grace Mugabe.
Ironically Mnangagwa addressed delegates at the official opening ceremony while watching hundreds of government workers jostling to withdraw cash at CABS bank.
Mnangagwa attacked both Chinamasa and Mangudya for failing to effectively deal with the current economic chaos. “These guys(Chinamasa and Mangudya ) are too theoretical in the way they operate. Their usual excuses are monotonous,” said Mnangagwa.
He continued saying, “if you go to Chinamasa, he will tell I do not have money and if you ask Mangudya he will tell you the economy is about to take off. I have confronted the two over these issues. If you are in such a position you have to justify why you are there. The two guys must immediately resolve the crisis. We expect them to deal with the chaos,” said Mnangagwa.
Mnangagwa later surprised delegates at the event when he claimed the government led by President Robert Mugabe upholds democratic principles and the rule of law.
“Who said the rule of law is about politics only? Look at what we have done since independence. We have worked hard to promote democracy.
“So you cannot say the government has failed the people of Zimbabwe. Of course we are experiencing economic challenges but as I earlier said, we will make sure that those responsible deliver the results,” he added.
Woman Loses Ear in Nasty Fight Over $2 Debt
Terrence Mawawa, Chiredzi|A fierce brawl here nearly became fatal when a local woman lost her left ear over a $2 debt. The woman, Muchapareva Mbaimbai, who is a vendor, lost her left ear last week after she was attacked by another vendor over a $ 2 debt she owed her since December last year.
Narrating the ordeal, Mbaimbai said she was nearly killed by the woman identfied as Mai B.
“She approached me at Shingai Market as I was making some orders. She asked me about the money and I told her to come over to my place. However she became angry, grabbed my throat and pinned me to the ground before a passer-by restrained her.”
She said the woman returned after a few minutes with more vengeance. “After a few minutes, she returned and violently grabbed my hands and bit off a part of my ear and spat it on the ground. Another man grabbed her to end the commotion. I bled profusely and I nearly collapsed due to loss of blood. I do not know why she became violent to that extent. I am still devastated by what happened,” she said.
Mbaimbai was later taken to Chiredzi Hospital for medical attention
Masvingo police spokesperson Inspector Charity Mazula said she was not aware of the incident.
Kasukuwere Downed as Mnangagwa Opens “Own High Court” in Masvingo
As the race to replace President Robert Mugabe hots up, Vice President and heir apparent, Emmerson Mnangagwa has downed Grace Mugabe loyalists (Saviour Kasukuwere and the rest of the G40 faction) by opening a strategic High Court in the troublesome Masvingo Province (loyal to him) which has gone on record to tell the First Lady to her face that she will not make it to State House. The curious juncture now means that legal cases involving and affecting Mnangagwa loyalists will now be handled in a said “safe” home environment – Masvingo.
The development comes hot in the heels of violent disturbances needing High Court mediation which saw the Zanu PF Provincial Political Commissar Jeppy Jaboon after openly attacking Mnangagwa, surviving an abduction attempt by two unknown assailants (CLICK HERE TO READ MORE).
Mnangagwa yesterday opened Zimbabwe’s third High Court in Masvingo, making it the first to be opened after independence, and the first such in 120 years of Zimbabwe’s entire legal and sovereign life as ZimEye.com reveals. Zimbabwe has been operating with two permanent high courts in Harare and Bulawayo which were built before independence.
120 years later, Mnangagwa has decided to write his own history.
Officially opening the High Court, Mnangagwa said the government endeavors to ensure that justice is accessible to all the people without exception.
“The establishment of the new court here will undoubtedly reduce the back log of cases in the province. Previously, people had to travel to Harare or Bulawayo high courts for cases,” he said.
Masvingo Province has been recording the highest number of murder cases for the past few years, a situation which Mnangagwa said is deplorable, adding that the cases will now be attended to on time.
“It has currently been observed that Masvingo Province records the highest number of murder cases year in year out. You can’t have such a record, we are all ashamed. This high court here will see the fast conclusion of some of these murder cases,” said Mnangagwa.
Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku said the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) used limited resources for the establishment of the Masvingo High Court.
He added that while Midlands Province has the highest backlog of cases, Masvingo was given first priority as there were already premises which they renovated to establish the high court.
“Due to limited resources, we realised that we could not set up courts at all the centres but because we had premises in Masvingo, it will be better to start here as we had just to renovate the magistrates court,” said Chidyausiku.
Mliswa Released Unconditionally
Former Zanu PF lawmaker Temba Mliswa, who was arrested Sunday in Esigodini, Matabeleland South province, together with 23 other members of his Youth Advocacy for Reform and Democracy on allegations they held a public meeting, has been released on bail by a local magistrate.
Mliswa’s lawyer Lizwe Jamela of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights said the other 23 members were eventually released without any charges while the former Zanu PF provincial chairperson for Mashonaland West was charged with allegedly violating some provisions of the Public Order and Security Act.
“They went to a public place, some restaurant in Esigodini to get some refreshments. While they were waiting to be served, we are made to believe that that is when some people and police said that they were holding some unsanctioned meeting,” Jamela said.
Jamela said the magistrate remanded Mliswa to June 22nd on free bail and ordered him not to interfere with witnesses.
Mliswa and his group had earlier clashed with a local councillor who accused him of holding a meeting in his jurisdiction without first informing him.
Jamela said he was not sure whether his client’s arrest had anything to do with his clash with the councilor. – VOA
Wicknell’s Dodgy $5mil Cash Payment Probed by ZESA
The Government owned Zimbabwe Power Company board has begun investigating how jailbird and convicted money launderer, Wicknell Chivayo, received a down-payment of $5 million way before any works commence.
ZESA management unprocedurally made the payment for pre-commencement works on the 100 Megawatt Gwanda solar power project.
In a recent interview, Chivayo told ZimEye.com he is at present even waiting for more money from the ZPC and wanting them to complete the project themselves.
The payment was made in the absence of a performance guarantee to give ZPC security to recover its money in the event that Chivayo’s Intratek Zimbabwe, which won the $200 million contract, fails to perform.
There is nothing in place at the moment for ZPC to cover the risk and protect public funds, the state media reports.
The ZPC board has come under fire from corporate governance experts and Zimbabweans at large for its silence on the issue, despite Energy and Power Development Minister Dr Samuel Undenge and Zesa Holdings chief executive Engineer Josh Chifamba conceding violation of basic corporate governance tenets.
Experts have demanded action against the ZPC management given the strategic nature of the project to the success of Zim-Asset.
ZPC board chairman Engineer Stanley Kazhanje yesterday said they were not protecting anyone and that appropriate action would be taken against culprits.
“We are investigating them and at the same time consulting our seniors on the direction to take because we are part of a group (Zesa Holdings),” said Eng Kazhanje.
“The idea is to investigate first and take appropriate action. We have to carry out due diligence on the matter and also give everyone a fair chance,” he said.
“Our stakeholders are many and we are also carrying out a lot of big power projects. We would not want to appear as if we are protecting anyone. We have to show something, leadership qualities to be precise. We want to get the correct facts before taking action.”
Eng Chifamba has indicated that the power utility’s code of conduct would be applied on officials who erred, while Dr Undenge promised to get to the “bottom of the matter” as a bank guarantee should have been an “inevitable” aspect in the contract.
Said Dr Undenge: “It is true that each time public funds are advanced to service providers, there is a risk that the goods or service, as the case maybe, may not be delivered.”
“To mitigate against this risk, it is a standard requirement that a bank guarantee is secured against possible failure to deliver.
“Such an inevitable requirement should have been considered in the case of the $5 million advance payment to Intratek by the Zimbabwe Power Company.
“In this regard and noting the many energy projects that we are embarking upon, it was necessary for me to engage both management and the ZPC board chairman on this issue. Common ground has been established on the same and in future, the relevant procedures and requirements shall be adhered to.”
He added: “Given the above, it is highly improbable or unlikely that there will be any real prejudice to the Zimbabwe Power Company in respect of this particular advance. Thus, in this ministry’s assessment, whereas the risk was there, in reality, there will be no financial prejudice and this is in no way exonerating those who erred.”
Corporate governance experts have said action is required as managers were turning critical parastatals and state owned enterprises into “petty cash entities”.
Sources yesterday said the ZPC board was taking too long to act yet it was clear that management bungled.
“An effective board will not take that long to act on an irregularity,” said a soure within Zesa.
“Action was quickly taken on NetOne managing director Reward Kangai after irregularities were unearthed and he is on suspension because of action by the board. What is special about this management and board whose Minister and chief executive have admitted that what happened should not have been allowed to happen? There has been an outcry from the public and what is needed is action.”
ZPC is headed by Engineer Noah Gwariro. The $5 million was supposed to cover feasibility studies, topological surveys, way leaves, construction of administrative offices and fencing, among other issues. Only feasibility studies and topological survey have been carried out so far.
Mugabe Classmate Nyasha Thondhlana Drops Gospel Hit
By Grace Kwinjeh| Robert Mugabe classmate Nyasha Thondhlana has dropped a gospel single hit.
“Nyasha T” as he is popularly known who is London based, has recorded a masterpiece album, and at the weekend, shot a single titled “Make Me Whole.”
“Nyasha T” attended school with Robert Mugabe(junior) at the prestigious Hartman House school in the 1990s. While growing up side by side with Robert as an unknown, no one had a clue Nyasha would turn out a celebrated gospel musician.
Today he stages with giants the likes of Muyiwa. [ALSO SEE INTERVIEW BELOW] Below is the link to a teaser and at the bottom the instant repository for purchasing the song-
https://youtu.be/ggSteNUkbUI
iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/make-me-whole-feat.-margeaux/id1116691182
Amazon – http://amzn.to/1TLr56K
Google Play – http://bit.ly/1XZjWlc
Speaking to ZimEye.com on his secrets and what inspired him, Nyasha had this to say:
“Seeing people who need the healing power of God and people who are in pain and seeing the lost is what motivates me.
” Understanding that the music and lyrics God gives me are not my own but are for the people to receive their healing and strength. Also knowing that the best you is the you in Christ.
“I started singing when I was 10, but gave up on singing because a few people told me I wasn’t good enough, I gave up on it. But God kept giving me more songs. I tried to send them to some artists so they could sing them but got no replies. So I was praying and God said how can people sing these songs if you can’t sing them.
“So I started singing seriously again and I picked up guitar because I really wanted to be able to put music to the songs I’ve written.”
Khupe Discovers $15Billion Link
Acting MDC President, Thokozani Khupe, over the weekend led thousands of marchers in Bulawayo, where she took a swipe at Zanu PF’s million man march as a celebration of ‘one man’s longevity and the continued suffering of the Zimbabwean people.’
The former trade unionist who is fluent in Ndebele, Shona and English had the crowd cheering as she addressed issues which resonate with their daily struggles.
Khupe who stood in for her boss Morgan Tsvangirai currently hospitalised over an undisclosed illness said, “Zanu PF’s grand political corruption seen through their looting of 15 Billion US Dollars from Chiadzwa and their self-servicing policies hiding behind indigenization has chased away all potential investors from our country.”
She further implored party supporters to remain resilient in the face of insurmountable challenges they are faced with, “Through this public march, Zimbabweans are saying NO to bond notes, business is saying NO to bond notes, so why does the Zanu PF government want to continue to introduce these so called bond notes against the will of the people?”
She said the Zanu PF government must deal with the economy by creating the right environment for business so that the people get back to work. That way we can export a lot of goods again and earn the much needed foreign currency and move our country forward.
Below is the video recording of her address ..
Chombo Stripped | HARARE EXPOSE’
When Home Affairs Minister Ignatius Chombo condemned corruption last week, laughter echoed across the country.
It is easy to understand why. With his vast property wealth, laid bare in a messy divorce case in 2011, Chombo has become something of a monument to President Robert Mugabe’s refusal to deal with top level graft.
Corruption costs money, because someone always has to pick up the cost of the arbitrage opportunity that arises. Usually, it is the public that pays. In the City of Harare, for instance, documents dating back a decade show just how Chombo has cost ratepayers in land deals.
In 2010, a committee of Harare city councillors was set up to investigate councils land deals. It reported how Chombo had used his influence to acquire prime pieces of land in Harare.
Take for instance, the case of Stand 61 in Helensvale, a prime property area in the affluent northern verges of Harare. In the 1990s, the council had abandoned a plan to allocate the land for residential purposes. Residents of the area had successfully fought against the land being allocated for residential use. A council resolution was then made to keep the piece of land as a natural reserve area. It would not be sold to anyone.
Six different applicants had their eyes on the piece of land, among them churches and private buyers. They applied to the city council for the land. They were told the land was not for residential purposes, according to a council resolution.
Unbeknown to them, Chombo also had an eye on the property. Between 2004 and November 1, 2006, the six applicants were all turned down; the land was not for residential use, they were repeatedly told.
On December 13, 2006, a month after the last applicant had been turned down, a letter arrived at city council from Chombo. Addressed to the then town clerk Tendai Mahachi, Chombo’s letter expressed his desire to buy Stand 61. He wanted it for residential purposes.
“Director (of Urban Planning Services) Psychology Chiwanga responded to the Minister’s application advising him that he would assist Dr Chombo to get the stand,” the councillors investigation found. “The Director also recommended to Council that, the Minister be sold the stand without going to tender as per Council Policy.”
On March 25, 2008, council pegged the price on the property and, the very same day, sold the stand to Chombo. Three days after Chombo bought the property, the council applied for “change of land use,” to allow it to be used for residential purposes. Who did the council apply to? To Chombo himself. It was, predictably, approved immediately.
“Director Chiwanga was acting more like Minister Chombo’s agent since he influenced the Commission to sell the stand without going to tender as per the Council policy and he continuously updated him on progress on the matter,” the report said.
The councillors investigating committee found that the Minister would spot a piece of land he liked, informed his allies at council, have them hold off any other bidders, before having council apply to him for change of land use of the stand he wanted. This is how Chombo ended up with a swathe of properties, all owned through a web of shelf companies.
“The Ministerof Local Government also benefited from these irregularities by acquiring several stands for himself through his Investment Vehicle companies, which include Harvest-net investments, Waywick Investments, Waycorn Investments, Tonewick Investments and Nedbourne Investments.”
Said the councillors: “Contrary to Council policy that an individual must not get more than one residential property from the Council, the Minister acquired vast tracts of land within Greater Harare and registered them in companies associated with him.”
Chombo, according to the report, used these same tactics to acquire three stands in Glen Lorne. He simply “gave a directive” to council to surrender the land for free to the government. There is a “10% commonage” on land retained by government for council. The land is meant for future public developments, such as schools, police stations and hospitals. However, the land Chombo took over, ostensibly on behalf of government, was sold off to private buyers.
Among those who got these stands were Environment Minister Oppah Muchinguri and Debra Marufu, the wife of Reward Marufu, first lady Grace Mugabe’s late brother.
“All the stands were sold to people who were not on the housing waiting list through directives from the Minister. This was against the standing council policies and regulations.”
Because the land transfers were not done by the book, which must include “advice of sale forms”, it is most likely that whoever is holding this prime land is not paying rates. There is no official record of them owning the land, so they may be sitting on the land for free. This is likely costing ratepayers large sums in lost potential revenue up to today.
“According to the Treasury Department, this means these properties are not paying any rates, water charges, sewer charges nor refuse removal charges to Council. The full price for the properties may not have been paid for these properties because no one can trace it when there are no advice of sale forms issued,” the councillors found.
To make the job of grabbing land easier, the report said, Chombo had deployed pliant officials from his office to council, especially in the housing and planning departments, the report said.
For their troubles, the investigating councillors, led by Mt Pleasant councillor Warship Dumba, were arrested at Chombo’s insistence.
Corruption is costing Harare ratepayers money, but beyond the rhetoric, there is no real move to end the bleeding.
If Chombo could break the rules by simply making a call to council, before presiding over his own applications for stands, Zimbabweans can be forgiven laughing each time Chombo, or any senior government official, rails against graft.- TheSource
PICTURE OF ITAI DZAMARA “ALIVE AND WELL” EMERGES
By Ndaba Nhuku|The Itai Dzamara abduction fracas continued Monday to pull controversy after the younger brother Patson, out of the blues, spit-out a live picture of Itai alive, and somewhat healthy.
The shocking picture shows a healthy well built man sitting on the ground in a typical movie style scene while a camera-man photographs at an arms length.
For someone who has been holed up in a dungeon over the past 15 months, Itai looks surprisingly wrapped around at the face with clean expensive white silk fabric, the only extra-conspicuous thing being his bare-feet. He looks starkly different from another abductee, Jestina Mukoko who came out of police custody visibly traumatised and emaciated.
As the younger brother Patson released the picture on Monday in a press statement, he said he has professionally verified that the person pictured herein is indeed his missing brother, Itai. He also said he has verified the picture location as a military intelligence torture camp. Said Dzamara, “the following image is a professionally verified and authentic image of Itai Dzamara in one of the places they kept him.”
Following his comments, questions were raised on the following issues:
1. How did he perform the verification that this is truly Itai ?
2. How did he verify that the location is a military intelligence torture camp?
3. How did he obtain access to this picture ?
4. Who leaked the picture, and why was their identity kept protected?
5. Given the gravity of the matter at hand, that of a missing live human being, at least some sort of mention of how and who leaked the picture, would have demonstrated some level of humanity and sincerity on the part of the younger brother.
6. Who ever gave Patson Dzamara this picture has answers the whole nation wants to know.
Newsreaders said they wish Mr Patson Dzamara explain what is taking place because he only began staging against the government intelligence services after being challenged over his secret access to CIO boss Happyton Bonyongwe in March 2016.
Dokora Muslim Schools Take Off
A development which experts say could place Zimbabwe already a pariah state in an uneasy situation with the rest of the world in the fight against radical Islam and the continued threat to global peace and stability by groups that include the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria – ISIS. Nigeria and Kenya are some of the African countries that have suffered the most incredible and devastating terrorist attacks in recent history.
The most popular Islamic international organisations funded by OPEC include Muslim Brotherhood, Muslim Students Association, Taliban and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.
The controversial minister of Primary and Secondary Education, announced over the weekend, that government has since identified sites for the first 17 of the thousands of schools to be funded under the Islamic states arrangement with government.
Dokora has angered Christians in Zimbabwe by seeking to minimise and downplay traditional Christian activities and fellowship within the country’s education system, that has seen the banning of scripture unions in the schools.
Dokora made the announcement while addressing delegates at the official hand over of a Primary school built by China under the China – Africa Friendship programme in Lupane.
“We have managed to get a loan of $20 million from OPEC to build the first seventeen of those schools while the rest is being finalised with other similar international private partners,” he added.
The Minister said government will built 83 schools throughout the country through joint ventures with unnamed international private players while the first 17 of these will be funded by a $20 million loan facility from OPEC.
“The Ministry had identified sites for the roll out of 83 schools to be built in the country and in the next few weeks we should begin to do the financial closures for the projects,” he said.
OPEC is a permanent intergovernmental organization of 13 oil-exporting developing nations that coordinates and unifies the petroleum policies of its Member Countries
Led by Saudi Arabia in its international funding activities, OPEC has been very consistent in emphasising the promotion of Islamic fundamentalism as a prerequisite for the release of its funds.
In a recent revelation by media, Minister Dokora was quoted as having agreed to have Islamic states build up to 2000 schools in the country with the states demanding for the removal of Christianity as the dominant religion in schools and promotion of Muslim.
Addressing the delegates, Dokora assured that government has found partners who will be able to build the 2056 schools needed in the country within the shortest possible period.
Dokora called on Zimbabweans not to resist the opportunity provided by the OPEC countries to build schools in the country.
“This is a key area where everybody has to participate. It would be sad if we miss this opportunity to develop the infrastructure for the schools we need. We need to make rapid progress,” said Dokora amidst confusion in his audience.
In recent debates on the new Finance Bill regulating borrowings by government, Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa made an assurance that government will not go into any major borrowing without making public consultations on the proposed borrowings.
In view of the criticism that followed the revelation of the intended relations between Government and the Muslim states it is doubtful if Zimbabweans would have approved of the borrowing from OPEC had government made the public hearings.
Several Western countries have over the years threatened removing aid and financial relations from any countries that directly benefit from Islamic Fundamentalists funding due to terrorist activities funded by the Islamic States throughout the world.
Mujuru Clashes with Mutasa| BREAKING NEWS
People First leader Joice Mujuru has clashed with party founder, Didymus Mutasa.
ZimEye is reliably told Mutasa clashed with party head, Mujuru at the weekend over an undisclosed altercation following from the earlier simmering exposed by ZimEye.com two weeks ago – the Chirenje Uprising(click to read).
ZimEye sources in their various internal postings confirmed that by Sunday yesterday Mrs Mujuru was not seeing Mutasa eye to eye.
Earlier on impeccable sources who requested anonymity waiting on spokesperson Rugare Gumbo to speak first, say at the root of the explosive disappointment are boiling calls for Mutasa’s head. Party faithfuls have been calling for Mutasa’s ouster due to his said “bloody past” in ZANU PF when he was the virtual CIO boss presiding over the killing of many cadres, a development that saw the man even boast that he deliberately poisons anyone who opposes him, shortly before the untimely deaths of the former Deputy Mines Minister Edward Chindori Chininga and Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Director of Elections, Shupikai Mashereni.
Mujuru’s home besieged
Mujuru’s house was surrounded by angry youths on Friday. ZimPF youths accused the party’s old guard of “failing to appreciate the political dynamics of today”, hence Friday’s demonstration at Mujuru’s Harare home, where they demanded that she steps down as party leader.
This came as ZimPF’s Bulawayo interim provincial working committee has passed a no-confidence vote in provincial co-ordinator Esnath Bulayani, accusing her of misconduct and continued disregard of the opposition party’s draft constitution.
Although the party’s security team claimed that Friday’s demonstration was sponsored by Zanu PF and suspected State security agents, ZimPF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo told NewsDay yesterday that all was not well, but was quick to say “it would be sorted out soon”.
“They are mere misunderstandings that are happening, but we are not moved by that. It happens in a large organisation, but what is critical is the resolve to fight with the people through ZimPF,” he said.
“It’s not a big issue, just a mere misunderstanding among cadres, and as you know, when many people meet for a common cause, they will have different views and approaches, but we will not be moved.”
On Friday, disgruntled party members besieged Mujuru’s home where they accused top party officials ex-Zanu PF ministers Sylvester Nguni, Kudakwashe Bhasikiti, Gumbo and Bright Matonga of blocking them from meeting her.
Gumbo, however, declined to comment over the demonstration at Mujuru’s house, saying he did not have adequate details about the incident.
ZimPF’s security team claimed the demonstrators were hired by Zanu PF to tarnish Mujuru’s political image, but the ruling party yesterday disowned the group and distanced itself from the incident.
“Why would Zanu PF concentrate on something whose agenda and effect is in your papers?” Zanu PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo queried.
“We have no time for that and I can’t comment on issues that have no effect to Zanu PF. They [ZimPF] should tell you better why they are demonstrating against each other and stop blaming others.”
The opposition party, formed early this year by fired former Zanu PF top officials, is set to hold its ward elections next month, followed by constituency and provincial polls in August and September, before its inaugural elective congress in October, where Mujuru is set to be confirmed as party leader.
However, a leaked internal memorandum purportedly written by the party’s Bulawayo provincial working committee to Bulayani, painted a gloomy picture.
Part of the letter copied to ZimPF interim national head of mobilisation Dzikamai Mavhaire, interim national women’s wing chair Margaret Dongo and Mujuru read: “Due to the continued disregard of party draft constitution, which acts as our guiding document, . . . conducts by the above-named provincial interim co-ordinator, we, as Bulawayo provincial interim co-ordinators, . . . have found it total unworkable under the direction of the above-named and for the benefit of the province and the party. We, hereby, declare that we are relieving you . . . Bulayani of your current role as provincial co-ordinator with immediate effect.”
They also accused her of dictatorship, failing to unite party members and mobilising membership in the province.
“You use members to spy on one another in return for positions, thereby creating further tension and lies which divide the party deeper. The party is being run on hearsay and rumour-mongering,” the memorandum stated.
But Bulayani yesterday said she had not yet received the alleged document.
“I have not yet received that document. I don’t know it, you may talk to information and publicity committee chairperson, Methuseli Moyo, and hear if he has seen it,” she said.
Contacted for comment, Moyo said: “I am aware of the electronic letter circulating around, about alleged problems in the province. We are attending to the issue, which clearly has been sensationalised beyond proportion. Everything is under control and we are not panicking at all.”
Fuller story to follow…
ZRP Boss Chihuri Starts A Church | BREAKING NEWS
At the height of the ongoing spiritism that has suddenly turned poor unemployed men and women into instant millionaire pastors and prophets, Zimbabwe’s own police boss, Gen. Augustine Chihuri has started a church group of his own leading, ZimEye.com reveals.
The church has Gen. Chihuri as its pastoral head which means officers are forced to attend every day Friday to Sunday, a detailed impeccable report escalated to ZimEye reveals. The development which has since infuriated police officers, was confirmed in an interview with the ZRP spokesperson, Charity Charamba to ZimEye.com on Saturday (interview at the bottom of the article).
At a time officers are meant to be on the streets fighting crime, they are being allegedly “ordered” to attend the church services for stretches of time up to (5) five hours each day.
Cops have since reacted in anger over the new “church” saying they are forced to attend its services adding that Chihuri is the very pastor thereof.
“Police officers are being forced to join the church where the commissioner General Chihuri is the pastor. From Friday to Sunday all police officers are forced to be part of a church service at Ross camp. Where are we going with this human rights abuse?,” a source told ZimEye.
“It is a ZRP church service,” they continued.
“They would have wanted more officers to attend, but they are restricted by the space available. Friday the service started at 1700 hours and ended at 2300 hours. Today(Saturday) it starts at 0800 hours up to 1800 hours and Sunday from 0800 hours to 1300 hours.”
Denial.
When contacted yesterday, Police Spokesperson Charity Charamba charged back in denial saying no officer is forced to attend the services.
“If they (police officers) report to you is it going to change anything?,” she said.
She continued, “Because no one has ever been forced and they are free not to come. No one has been forced. Zimbabwe has got free denomination(sic) you go where you want, no one has ever been forced,” she said.
She went on to say, “our country has got free access to religion, so no one has ever been forced to go to church.”
When grilled over the grouping what classification it is; if it is just an informal fellowship or a full fledged church organisation, Mrs Charamba was non-committal.
It was also not clear at the time of writing if Gen Chihuri collects offering money at the function and to obtain the clarity, Assistant Commissioner Charamba told ZimEye to visit her offices for a face to face interview.
Does not practice what he teaches
Meanwhile, sources slammed Gen. Chihuri saying he is claiming to be spiritual when he allegedly abuses them. “He is the sole preacher in the service but surprisingly during day to day policing, he does not practice what he teaches in the service,” they said.
They continued, “every now and again members are forced to part with their hard earned cash to contribute towards Kuyedza club, a club headed by his wife. Kuyedza club proceeds are believed to be benefiting a clique of few senior officers. Members are again forced to buy stationary used on day to day duties. This is the reason why most of the officers are bitter about being forced to attend the service.”
Kombi Touts Kill Pregnant Woman
TWO suspected touts operating at Mbudzi roundabout in Harare have been nabbed for allegedly punching and causing the death of a 25-year-old pregnant woman last week as she tried to board a Beitbridge-bound bus.
Lyn Chidawaya allegedly died with her unborn baby after she was punched in the stomach by the touts.
National police spokesperson Chief Superitendent Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident and said two suspects, Chamunorwa Gumboshumba (29) and Shame Ruzha (37), had been arrested in connection with the case.
“We want to send a very clear message to transport operators that they should stop employing these touts. We have engaged them before, but it seems they are not taking heed of our warnings,” he said.
According to her sister, Liona Misi, who was with her at the time, the two arrived at Mbudzi around 8pm on May 23 intending to get transport to Beitbridge.
“A group of about five to seven touts started harassing us as we tried to board a bus. They punched and assaulted us and out of fear of further harm, we boarded their bus,” she said.
Lyn is believed to have sustained internal injuries and was hospitalised, but died two days later.
After the incident, ActionAid Zimbabwe, where Lyn’s husband Tinashe Chidawaya works, partnered with Safe Cities Campaign Network of Zimbabwe, and have embarked on a joint campaign to end violence against women in public spaces.
The couple had recently celebrated their wedding on March 28 this year.
“It is heartbreaking to note that we have lost two precious lives due to unsafe public spaces at a time Zimbabwe and the rest of the world are commemorating the Safe Cities Campaign one year on,” Action Aid country director Ronnie Murungu said.
“In solidarity with our colleague, we unconditionally demand justice to be served and be an example to those who cause violence against women in the public spaces.”
The Safe Cities Campaign is a global initiative which aims to fight gender-based violence in the public.
A baseline survey commissioned in 2013 by the Women’s Affairs ministry and Gender Links noted that violence in public spaces was on the increase. – Newsday
VIDEO:Mliswa Attacked by Notorious Councillor
BREAKING NEWS: Caps United frBoss, Gishon Ntini Dies
Former Caps United and Triangle Football Clubs Coach Gishon Ntini affectionately known as “Gizha” has passed away.
Ntini died in Harare Sunday night after a long illness, sources said.
More to follow.
Magaya Says Will Cure HIV via Air Broadcast
By ANA| Controversial preacher, Walter Magaya on Saturday claimed during a church service in South Africa that he can heal the sick, including those with HIV, through his satellite broadcasts.
Magaya’s outrageous claims attracted about 200 hopefuls to his sermon at the Gallagher Convention Centre on Saturday.
His Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries say they use their satellite services to “heal all sicknesses and poverty”.
Some followers at the service said they paid as much as R200 a month for “partnership cards” that allowed them access to the sermons.
The church, which has a large following in Zimbabwe, makes outrageous claims that its “prophet” can heal those infected with HIV.
In recent months, the South Africa Council for the Protection and Promotion of Religious Rights and Freedoms has probed dubious practices by several churches.
However, it is yet to be established whether the PHD Ministries’ claims that it can heal HIV through satellite services will be investigated by the council.
A woman who identified herself only as Faith said she and other people came to the sermon because of the “healing that they received from prophet Walter Magaya”.
“I have been part of the church for four years now. I had [a] very bad ovarian cyst which stopped my menstruation… I touched the TV during the service and I started flowing,” claimed Faith.
PHD Ministries officials said their services were broadcast at a number of viewing locations in various countries, including Australia, the UK, Zambia, Botswana, and Mozambique.
The main branch of PHD Ministries is in Zimbabwe, where followers have died in stampedes as they sought to get to the front to be “healed” by Magaya.
In November 2014, 11 people died in a stampede in Kwekwe, 200km south of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare.
Witnesses claimed the stampede occurred when people rushed to get to Magaya’s “anointing oil”.
Magaya has amassed incredible wealth in the past few years. Last year in July, Magaya bought a book chronicling the life of Zimbabwe first lady Grace Mugabe in pictures for R786, 000.
He has also sponsored the cash-strapped Zimbabwe national football team.
ZRP Cops Set Vicious Dogs On Hapless Teachers
Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo| There was pandemonium on Saturday afternoon here when overzealous police details violently disrupted a winding queue at FBC bank by setting dogs on hapless teachers who were desperate to withdraw their monthly salaries.
The overzealous cops stormed the bank premises around midday and attacked the defenceless teachers who were pressing to get their cash.
In an incident witnessed by ZimEye.com, seven cops from Masvingo Central Police Station beat up the teachers, before setting police dogs on the frightened men and women, forcing them to disperse.
Due to the national shortage of cash, banks countrywide are battling to serve their clients resulting in endless queues at banking halls.
Teachers who spoke to ZimEye.com said they were surprised by the sudden violence committed by the police.
“We are not criminals so we are very much surprised by the police raid. After all we only want to withdraw our cash here. It is unfair for the police to set dogs on hapless teachers. We did not even cause havoc here.
While we were negotiating with bank officials, police officers arrived and began to assault us with baton sticks,” said a local teacher who declined to be named.
Banks here were limiting the daily cash withdrawals to $100 dollars per individual, forcing the teachers to seek audience with the respective bank managers.
Masvingo Provincial Police spokesperson, Inspector Charity Mazula was not available to comment on the matter.
A police officer in the dog section yesterday told ZimEye: “We only follow instructions from our superiors.”
TRAGIC ACCIDENT: ZUPCO Bus Hit By Car
“According to witnesses, the light vehicle was travelling behind a Zupco bus. Suddenly the vehicle drove into the rear of the bus. We’re not sure what exactly happened.
“A 21-year-old man died while the driver, 34 and two others aged 31 and 28 sustained critical injuries. The body of the deceased was taken to Luveve Police Station. Two of the injured were taken to Mpilo Central Hospital while the other one was taken to Mater Dei Hospital,” said Peterson.
Witnesses told The Chronicle that the car, which had four people on board and the bus were travelling towards the city centre when the accident occurred in the early hours of yesterday.
“The car and the bus were both travelling towards the CBD at about 3AM. When they approached the humps opposite Thembiso Children’s Home, the car suddenly rammed the bus from behind. One person died on the spot and three other people were injured,” said a witness who declined to be named.
He said they could not ascertain they type of vehicle due to the extent of the damage. Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Police have expressed concern over the road carnage which has drastically increased over the years. The police have also urged people to avoid driving at night.-state media
Mnangagwa To The Rescue
VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s visit to Arda Jotsholo Estate last week proved to be a blessing for Lupane State University (LSU) as he facilitated for the institution to immediately get a transformer after learning of its power challenges.
University authorities have since said the VP’s intervention will speed up the relocation of the university from Bulawayo to its campus in Matabeleland North. VP Mnangagwa was told about LSU’s transformer problem while touring Arda Jotsholo Estate last Thursday and immediately facilitated for the institution to get one.
The VP said when visiting Arda Estates he travels with Ministers whose portfolios are strategic to the agriculture sector such as the Minister of Energy and Power Development Samuel Undenge. This is meant to address community challenges.
A short time after LSU Vice Chancellor Professor Pardon Kuipa had interacted with the VP’s delegation, the transformer issue had been resolved. “Exactly 10 minutes after LSU’s Vice Chancellor told us of the transformer challenge, the transformer issue has been solved. The Minister of Energy is here. I’m sure he’ll assist you with the transformer,” said VP Mnagangwa.
Minister Undenge responded positively and directed Zesa’s Southern region manager Engineer Lovemore Chinaka to provide the institution with the transformer. “That has been taken care of. We’ve the Southern region Zesa manager here, he will get you the transformer,” said Minister Undenge.
Engineer Chinaka nodded in agreement with his boss. In an interview on the sidelines of the VP’s tour, Kuipa said the university had been struggling to get a transformer and thanked the government for its intervention.
“The electricity issue was hindering our relocation. We couldn’t take the students from an electrified area just to introduce them to candle lights. The transformer will make our relocation easier,” he said. The university was expected to relocate to its Lupane Campus in January but missed the deadline owing to resource constraints.-State Media
Civil Servants To Bleed Ink For Payslips
The government, seeking to clean up the civil service of ghost workers, has devised a ‘vicious’ method of head counting.
The technique will see all civil servants having to ink-down their signatures on special forms every time when they collect their pay slips.
Last year ZimEye readers slammed the government scheme of calling teachers from their annual vacation for a head counting exercise.
But the government through the state media says this particular move is part of the implementation of civil service audit recommendations made last year which has also seen the Government withholding funding for 2 888 teachers in trust schools. Treasury is set to save US$19,8 million annually.
Cabinet is also deliberating a reduction of student teacher allowances from US$329 to US$157. Recommendations from the audit effected so far are set to cut the Government wage bill by $300 million this year.
Civil servants’ salaries gobble 83 percent of the budget but the Government is targeting a wage bill to revenue ratio of 40:60. Among the recommendations that have already been implemented is the cessation of salary payments to 3 307 “highly suspicious” workers.
A report compiled by the Civil Service Commission read by our Harare Bureau last week shows that impromptu spot checks on the Government work stations across the country has also witnessed a massive improvement in worker attendances.
The report shows that 143 workers have had their contracts terminated over the last few months on charges of “fraudulently acquitting pay sheets”. According to the report, there has also been massive rationalisation of workers within the Ministry of Youth Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment. It had emerged from the audit that the Youth, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Ministry employed five youth officers in each of Zimbabwe’s 1 200 wards. This translated to 6 000 civil servants with a cumulative monthly salary bill of US$2, 2 million, assuming each of them earns at least US$380.
Mutsvangwa Blows Praises for President Mugabe
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association chairman, Christopher Mutsvangwa, has praised President Mugabe claiming he is a great and excellent listener.
Quoted by the state media, Mutsvangwa said it was a shame for critics to think that war veterans would go against or ditch their commander as they have a better appreciation of his great wisdom than anyone else.
“We want to hail the visionary leadership of President Mugabe as our patron. We know of his astute leadership better than anyone as he is our commander. He has given us an opportunity to say out our grievances and he listened . . . he’s a great listener,” said Mr Mutsvangwa. He said President Mugabe had promised to address most of their grievances and expectations were high that the freedom fighters would be better off.
“We asked our patron on the need to review upwards our allowances and he is looking into that. Treasury is seized with the matter, so is our children’s fees. All children of the war veterans should benefit and President Mugabe has already directed Treasury to release money. Some have received the fees although there are others yet to benefit,” said Mutsvangwa
The war veterans said they welcome the Zanu–PF Youth League’s call for unity and urged all ex-combatants to shun factionalism. He also saluted the visionary and iconic leadership of their patron, President Robert Mugabe, saying they have a better appreciation of his astute skills than anyone.
Speaking during an inter-provincial meeting at Masvingo Polytechnic College on Saturday, Mr Mutsvangwa hailed Zanu-PF deputy youth secretary Kudzai Chipanga’s call for unity when he addressed the wing’s members during the one-million-man march last week in Harare.
The Masvingo meeting was attended by among others the Minister of State for Masvingo Provincial Affairs, Shuvai Mahofa, war veterans spokesperson Douglas Mahiya and Zaka West MP Paradzai Chakona.
“As war veterans we support the call by Youth deputy Secretary Mr Chipanga to work together for the cause of the party. We remain the vanguard of the party and we should be seen supporting all activities under Zanu-PF. “What we don’t want is factionalism in the party and those perpetrating this vice should be expelled forthwith. We don’t want anything called G40 or Lacoste. People who fan factionalism here in Masvingo need to be disciplined,” said Musvangwa
Two men Take Turns To Rape Girlfriend
A man from Nkayi, ganged up with his friend and allegedly lured his girlfriend into a bush where he assaulted her with a switch, raped her twice accusing her of being a prostitute.
32 year old Zenzo Sibanda of Badala Village and his friend Lethubuhle Ncube (19) last week appeared before Inyathi magistrate Mr Stephen Ndlovu facing two counts of rape. They were remanded in custody to 10 June for trial.
Prosecuting, Mr Zivanai Hlomayi said on 15 May 2016 around 7am the woman was alone at her home when Sibanda and Ncube arrived and lured her to a nearby bush.
“Since Sibanda is the woman’s boyfriend, she did not suspect anything and thus she did not resist. While in the bush, Sibanda took a switch and assaulted her several times all over her body accusing her of prostitution. “After that he gave his friend Ncube a 25 cent bond coin and ordered him to go and buy condoms at Badala shop and he did,” he said.
The court heard that when Ncube came back with the condoms Sibanda ordered the woman to get tree branches and spread them on the ground, which she did in fear of being assaulted since Sibanda was still holding the switch.
“Sibanda then asked the woman to choose between being assaulted the whole day with a switch or having sexual intercourse with both Sibanda and his friend. The woman pleaded with Sibanda and he threatened to burn her with petrol.
“Sibanda ordered the woman to lie on the ground where she had spread the tree branches and also told Ncube to wear a condom and have sexual intercourse with the woman. He threatened to assault Ncube with a switch if he refused to comply so he had sex with Sibanda’s girlfriend,” said Mr Hlomayi.
“Sibanda watched Ncube as he had sexual intercourse with his girlfriend. He then ordered his girlfriend to hold a tree trunk while bending down before he had sexual intercourse with her, without protection and without her consent. After that he then ordered Ncube to have sexual intercourse with the woman for the second time. The woman tried to dress up but Sibanda stopped her,” said Mr Hlomayi.
The court heard that Sibanda ordered Ncube to put on a condom and have sexual intercourse with the woman again. Since he was holding the switch Ncube complied and he had sexual intercourse with the woman without her consent.
“After that Sibanda took the woman to the tree trunk and had sexual intercourse with her for the second time, without her consent and without protection. He then took the woman to his house where he kept her for three days but did not rape her again. After three days the woman managed to escape and went back to her village where she related the ordeal to her aunt,” said Mr Hlomayi.
They reported the matter to the police and the woman was referred to Inyathi District Hospital for medical examination..
BREAKING NEWS- Mliswa Arrested Again
YARD(Youth Advocacy for Reform and Democracy) leader, Themba Mliswa, has been arrested together with (23) twenty three friends on allegations of holding an unsanctioned meeting in Esigodini.
Mliswa was at the time of writing currently detained at Esigodini police station where the cops were waiting for the Law and Order section to determine his fate.
He is being represented by his lawyer, Douglas Mwonzora.
He has been charged under the draconian POSA (Public Order and Security Act) which under the new constitution is now illegal.
Sources told ZimEye.com Mliswa successfully pleaded with the police to release his 23 friends (who are YARD members) so that they can return to their universities, remaining incarcerated alone at the end of it all.
Kudzanai Mashumba, the Director for Zimbabwe People Protection Forum, an organization dealing with Political violence, said they are “so worried on why the government has started arresting people who are exercising their democratic right”.
He continued: “We urge the government of Zimbabwe to desist from it character of silencing people who are championing democratic space.
“We as Zimbabwe People Protection Forum will very soon engage Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission over this deteriorating political violence happening in Zimbabwe. We are also worried why yesterday Vice President Mnangagwa officiated offices of the commission in Harare. He emphasized that Zimbabwe must abide by the Global Family of Human rights”.
The whole development was revealed in a press statement released on Mliswa’s behalf by his secretary stating: Today we came face to face with the ruthlessness and brutality of the Zimbabwe Republic Police in Esigodini as I was meeting with the District Executive Command. We met in a private restaurant, and during the meeting, Councillor Patson Sibanda disrupted the meeting and was educated on the constitutionality of the meeting.
However, the Councillor managed to conspire with Sergeant Mhiripiri, acting Officer in Charge for the police station where I have since been detained, together with 23 YARD commanders, for the past 5 hours
As is the responsibility of myself as a father, a mentor and above all, as the Commander in Chief of the Youth Advocacy for Reform and Democracy, I have taken full responsibility and have decided to personally defend justice and constitutionality against this police harassment. I have hence taken the stance to be charged and detained for as long as it takes in my personal capacity.
We did nothing wrong. Our lawyers are on the matter, an urgent high court application will be drafted and we will be back on track.
Our mission is in redefining the broader national discourse and these small distractions will not deter YARD in carrying out its mandate. Small political fullstops such as sergeant Mhiripiri and Councillor Sibanda have felt the pressure, which will continue to come from the emerging force.
This is part of the struggle, we will continue challenging the flawed status quo, we shall continue to advocate for the people, we shall continue to serve our generation
exMPs Blotch Car Cash Loans
Parliament plans to take legal action against 35 legislators who were expelled by both Zanu-PF and MDC-T after they failed to pay for vehicles procured for them through a parliamentary loan scheme.
Zanu-PF expelled a number of legislators who were associated with former Vice President Joice Mujuru.
The MDC-T, led by Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, dismissed 21 legislators after they joined the MDC Renewal Team led by Mr Tendai Biti.
Parliamentarians are entitled to acquire a vehicle under a Parliament vehicle loan scheme which is repaid during the course of their tenure.
The dismissed legislators have not presented payment plans to Parliament.
In an interview, Clerk of Parliament Mr Kennedy Chokuda said they had written to the MPs demanding payment.
“We have written to all the affected MPs about the need for them to pay for the vehicles.
“We want them to come and make payment plans. If that does not produce results and if we encounter challenges, we will not hesitate to hand over the cases to our lawyers,” said Mr Chokuda.
But some of the legislators said they had fallen on hard times and were unable to pay.
“It is not a secret that the economy is not performing. Furthermore, we did not anticipate that we would be expelled, hence there were no contingent measures we had put in place,” said one MP who requested anonymity.
Another legislator said the economic environment was making it impossible for them to come up with payment plans.
“We are not an exception. Either Government must give us more time or they write off the debt. I do not see most of us being able to pay. As you know, it is not easy to get a job that can make you sustain both your family and a vehicle debt,” said the expelled legislator.
Zanu-PF expelled a number of MPs, including Government ministers, for belonging to the Mujuru cabal.
Dr Mujuru was fired from both Government and Zanu-PF after she was implicated in a plot to remove President Mugabe from power through unconstitutional means.
Mliswa Strikes Power with Thousands of MDC Marchers In Bulawayo
Shiellah Sibanda|YARD(Youth Advocacy for Reform and Democracy) leader, Temba Mliswa stroked power with thousands of Morgan Tsvangirai MDC party supporters yesterday.
In a touching forecast of the promising future of democratic unions, Mliswa took centre stage to engage with the masses in a flaming fighting voice. He demanded the return of the missing $15billion diamond fortune (VIDEO) recently revealed to be a major cause of Zimbabwe’s economic turmoil.
On the side, Mliswa took time to interact with MDC chief whips, Douglas Mwonzora and Eddie Cross, to mention a few, on strategies and means.
Mliswa was kicked out of ZANU PF after exposing several controversial faces the likes of Ignatius Chombo and Phillip Chiyangwa. He now leads the youth organisation which is a formation of youths from various political persuasions united for the common goal of having the youth attain proportional representation in parliament by the year 2018.
PICTURE: Woman Comes Out Alive : CHITUNGWIZA ACCIDENT
She is out of danger, but the same cannot be said of her five-year-old son who remains in Chitungwiza General Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit.
All she can do is pray.
“I am in physical pain, but that does not compare to the emotional pain and torture I am going through. I lost a niece, and my son is in ICU.
“My heart sinks just thinking of losing him too. I pray he makes it,” she says, covering her watering eyes with a heavily bandaged hand as she speaks to the state media at the hospital.
“Lesley was like my own daughter. Her parents separated some time back, and I assumed custody of her when she was still very young. She was almost the same age as my son; they were like twins.
“She was like my first born. She was in my arms when the accident happened and was one of the people who died on the spot.”
May 26, 2016 began like any other day for Ms Makanda. She woke up around 6am as usual to prepare her son, Takudzwa, and Lesley for school.
She would do her domestic chores when the two were safely in their classrooms.
However, on this particular day, she decided to go back to bed; not feeling up to the task of tidying the house. Her sleep was cut short by a call from the school authorities who informed her that Lesley was unwell.
“When I fetched her from school, she was complaining of a mild headcahe. Somehow, I did not think of visiting the clinic; instead I came home and gave her some aspirin and she seemed fine.
“However, later in the day, she occasionally complained about the headache; therefore, I later called my sister (Lesley’s mother) who advised me to bring her to Marondera.”
At around 5pm, Ms Makanda, Lesley and Takudzwa boarded a kombi, the only one at the bus terminus at the time and headed for Marondera.
And since Lesley was not feeling well, she put her on her lap, while Takudzwa was with another passenger.
Little did she know this was the last time she would hold her in her arms.
It got dark quickly. She thought it was just another early winter night, but never did she imagine what evil was lurking in that darkness.
At the 51km peg along the Chitungwiza-Marondera Road, a Hino truck heading in the opposite direction encroached into their lane, resulting in a head-on collusion with the kombi.
“I did not scream when it happened, though many others in the kombi did. I still cannot explain how I managed to remain calm. I remember being trapped inside the vehicle for some time before being rescued,” says Ms Makanda.
“Some bodies were thrown outside while others were trapped. When I got out, I realised that most children we were travelling with, including my niece, had died.
“Takudzwa was still alive, though badly hurt. Lesley was growing so fast. She had turned into a tall, beautiful little girl and every time she recited the nursery rhyme ‘Myself’, she would say she wanted to be a pilot when she grew up.
“I was devastated to learn that 11 other people had died in that accident. I am still numb. Flashes of that horror keep coming to my eyes – whether I’m awake or asleep.”
Ms Makanda, a cross-border trader, says authorities should improve all roads to reduce such carnage.
“The Chitungwiza-Dema Road is very busy during this time of the year since it connects Harare with farming areas in Marondera and Hwedza. The responsible authorities should widen that road.
“It is by the grace of God that I survived and I am thankful. All I want now is for my son to get well so that I can go on with my life.”
Ms Makanda was discharged from hospital later yesterday – but her mind and heart are still in that ICU, praying that her little one recovers.- state media
Magaya Sex Tapes Begin | EXCLUSIVE
Tsvangirai Bulawayo March Flops – Sunday Mail
The ZANU PF broadsheet, the Sunday Mail reports claiming the MDC Bulawayo march yesterday, flopped.
About 4 000 people yesterday showed up for an anti-bond note demonstration organised by MDC-T in Bulawayo – a far cry from the 30 000 the organisers claimed would flock into the streets of Zimbabwe’s second-largest city.
Coming three days after 3Zanu-PF mobilised more than 100 000 to march in support of President Mugabe in Harare, observers said MDC-T was clearly losing the numbers game ahead of the 2018 elections.
In April, MDC-T organised an anti-President Mugabe march in Harare, with the BBC estimating the turnout for that demonstration was about 2 000.
MDC-T claimed the figure was closer to 10 000, adding that uncertainty over whether or not the march would be sanctioned by the courts had resulted in many of its supporters not showing up.
The opposition said its next march would be bigger and indicate a build-up in mobilisation ahead of the 2018 polls. But yesterday’s showing in Bulawayo pointed to a party struggling to find a message that resonates with the public.
Bed-ridden MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai was not in attendance with his deputy Ms Thokozani Khupe covering for him at the damp squib of an event.
Party secretary-general Mr Douglas Mwonzora tried to downplay the flop, changing tack and saying it was a provincial event even though the party had claimed Bulawayo was its stronghold and the march would be bigger than the Harare farce.
Mr Mwonzora strangely claimed MDC-T’s march yesterday “was bigger than the Million Man March” organised by Zanu-PF earlier in the week.
MDC-T Bulawayo spokesperson Mr Mandla Sibanda said they had expected 30 000 people, and blamed the poor showing on logistical problems.
Snow Horror Hits Gweru| IN PICTURES
Gweru (lower) and other midlands areas have been hit by a horrific snow storm, villagers have complained.
At a time when jail-bird Wicknell Chivayo received a $4million backhand cash lump-sum from government for a dodgy electricity supply project that is totally dysfunctional, poor villagers are wallowing in poverty and under the weather in this first of firsts in Zimbabwe’s recorded history.
The below pictures have been sent to ZimEye.com from various rural outposts in Gweru.
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Tsvangirai Missing at Bulawayo March
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai, currently unwell with an undisclosed illness, missed his party’s Bulawayo demonstration march on Saturday.
Sources revealed Mr. Tsvangirai is still recovering in neighbouring South Africa.
MDC-T Bulawayo deputy spokesperson, Felix Magalela Sibanda, said Tsvangirai’s deputy Thokozani Khupe was standing in for her boss who was recently flown to South Africa for emergency treatment.
“He isn’t feeling well though recovering very well so we can’t abuse him, he has to fully recover. Our president works with a team, our vice president (Khupe) will be leading from the front accompanied by members of the national standing committee,” said Sibanda.
Earlier on sources within the party had claimed efforts were being made to fly Tsvangirai into Bulawayo Saturday morning. “Tsvangirai is the face of the party and his presence would have a serious impact. Plans are underway for him to fly into the country tomorrow (today) though he won’t be able to march with the party members,” the source was quoted by the Daily News saying.
“If it happens that Tsvangirai comes, he will play a minimal role in the whole thing because he has not fully recovered.”
However at the end of day, Tsvangirai failed to turn up. No further explanation to the effect was available at the time of writing.
IN PICTURES: MDC-T March in Bulawayo
Mugabe Humiliated in Papua New Guinea
President Robert Mugabe has been mocked in Papua New Guinea.
Before jetting into that country, Mugabe was this week debased by journalists there who noted in laughter that he is the only Head of State flying in for a little known summit called the Caribbean and Pacific meeting.
Mugabe is the only Head of State attending the summit.
“The 50 heads of delegations include a president, four vice-presidents, 13 prime ministers, one deputy prime minister, one speaker of the national parliament, 14 ministers and 16 ambassadors,” the report in the Papua New Guinea Today newspaper scoffed.
The report continued:
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration Rimbink Pato said the president was Robert Mugabe from Zimbabwe.
Pato said the meeting would be held at the National Convention Centre and chaired by Prime Minister Peter O’Neill.
“We may be looking at an attendance of around 500 people, meetings will take place at different venues in Port Moresby, mostly at the convention centre and at the national parliament and Sir John Guise Stadium,” Pato said.
“We are very excited.
“Some of them (ACP leaders) are coming to PNG for the first time.
“Let us show them the hospitality and sell our country to ensure that this is the first of many more of them to keep coming.”
The country’s ambassador to Belgium and the European Union Joshua Kalinoe said he was satisfied with preparations made by the organising committee.
Kalinoe said: “On the prepatory work in Brussels, one of the reasons why we are hosting this type of forum, is to improve the profile of PNG in the ACP regions.
“Not many people in Europe know where PNG is because they think it’s part of Africa.”
Six advanced teams from the ACP nations are already in the country in preparation for their delegations’ arrival from the weekend.
Masuku Is Dead
National Economic Consultative Forum spokesperson and former chairman of the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce and Zimbabwe International Trade Fair Mr Nhlanhla Masuku (61) has died.
According to his wife Mrs Carol Masuku, he died at AMI Hospital on Tuesday due to complications from diabetes.
“He was a loving father and husband. He was a great and loving friend. A man who loved his nation and who would do anything in his power to ensure Zimbabwe was empowered,” she said.
He will be buried at his rural home in Ntabazinduna tomorrow.
He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.
At the time of his death he was organising an investment conference for Zimbabwe in London alongside his friend Mr Brian Pearson, the President’s Office and Ministry of Economic Development.
Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colonel Christian Katsande (Retired) paid tribute to Mr Masuku as a man who worked tirelessly for his country.
“We worked with Nhlanhla for a long time.
“President Mugabe said we should bring Government and the private sector together within the smart partnership framework via NECF. Masuku headed the media, information and publicity committee of the NECF and was also chairman of ZITF.
“Briefings to President Mugabe on NECF were also done by him. He also led the NECF interactive guide to brand Zimbabwe locally and internationally. The Tripartite Negotiating Forum was a legacy of foundation established by Nhlanhla,” he said in a speech during Mr Masuku’s funeral service at Nyaradzo Funeral Home yesterday.
Mr Masuku was born in Bulawayo on March 25, 1955 and brought up in Gweru.
He was awarded a scholarship to go to Goromonzi High School for having one of the top two standard 6 results in the country.
He was then asked to leave following what was construed as political unrest which resulted in him having to trek through the savannah scrub with his two friends one of which was Paymore Mangwende to Francistown, Botswana and entered into a refugee camp.
Apart from chairing ZNCC and ZITF, he was a past vice president of the Sadc Chamber of Commerce and Industry, former vice chairman of the Industrial Development Corporation and former director of IDC subsidiaries such as Sunway City, Almin Metal Industries, IDC Agrotech, National Furniture Industries and Modzone.
Mourners are gathered at 2 Cynthia Road, Mt Pleasant in Harare.-state media
Herdboy Impregnates Grade 7 Pupil
Terrence Mawawa, Chivhu|A 21 year old herdboy impregnated a Grade 7 pupil after raping her on four different occasions, forcing the minor to drop out of school.
Gabriel Manyere raped the 12 year old girl at the homestead where he was employed as a domestic worker.
He appeared before Chivhu Magistrate Solomon Jenya facing rape charges. The separate incidents happened in Chivizhe Village. Manyere took advantage of the absence of the minor’s grandmother to abuse the girl.
Manyere would sexually pleasure himself on the minor by pursuing her to the bedroom. He threatened to behead the minor each time he slept with her.
The incidents happened sometime in December 2015. The girl reported the matter to her grandmother on February 29 2016, leading to Manyere’s arrest.
The girl said she reported the matter to her grandmother after visiting a local clinic where she was told she had fallen pregnant. “I told Gab that because of what he had done to me,I had missed my monthly periods and my stomach was bulging. He told me that the pregnancy would be terminated in Chivhu,” she said.
She also produced a knife which she said Manyere used to threaten her. Manyere claimed the minor’s grandmother framed the whole story after failing to pay him his monthly wages since 2010.
“The whole story has been fabricated because the girl’s grandmother failed to pay me the agreed sum of $100 per month since 2010. So she wants to silence me,” he said.
Manyere was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He will however serve 12 years in prison after the magistrate suspended three years on the condition that he does not commit a similar offence in the next five years.
Donkeys Ordered to Wear Nappies
BBC|Donkeys have been banned from entering Kenya’s north-eastern town of Wajir unless they wear nappies.
Officials say the rule is to protect the town’s newly laid tarmac road.
A letter told donkey-cart owners they must manage their animal’s faeces “to avoid poop all over the tarmac road creating nuisance”.
BBC Monitoring’s Abdullahi Yusuf Osman in Kenya says cart owners are complying – some sharing t.ips on social media on how to attach nappy sacks.
Donkey carts are a common sight in Wajir’s town centre, our reporter says.
A similar nappy order was issued in Limuru, about 50km north-west of the capital, Nairobi, in 2007 but it was never put into practice, he says.
The authorities in Wajir, which is more than 600km north-east of Nairobi, are probably keen to protect the new tarmac road after waiting decades for such development, our correspondent says.
The new road was built last year and is 27km long.
The nappy notice was issued on Monday and came into affect on Thursday.
“[The county government] appreciates the contribution of the donkey-cart operators to the economy of Wajir… However the town must be kept clean at all times,” it says.
“In view of the above you are directed to manage your donkey poop (faeces)…. No donkey will be allowed in town without this poop-collecting bag.”
“Less than 5,000 at Mugabe March,” Obert Gutu Insists
Patrick Guramatunhu|Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC spokesperson, Obert Gutu says less than 5,000 people turned up for Robert Mugabe’s march in Harare Thursday.
We have all heard of the expression “of the ostrich burying its head in the sand” meaning someone who is refusing to confront or acknowledge a problem. With the MDC ostrich the expression has assumed a more sinister meaning!
“The so-called million men march that was staged by the faction-ridden and crumbling Zanu-PF regime on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 was a spectacular flop,” wrote Obert Gutu.
He continued, “a few thousand people, most of whom had been commandeered to travel to Harare to attend the puerile and utterly purposeless march, turned up for this non-event. In fact, less than 5,000 people turned up for this march, whose main agenda was to massage the ego of a nonagenarian who has run down the former jewel of Africa. What a big yawn, the march was.”
There is no doubt that President Mugabe “has run down” Zimbabwe’s once promising economy the facts on the ground speak volumes; unemployment rate has soared to 90% as the nation has continued to lose jobs and the regime has failed to deliver on its 2013 promise of 2.2 million new jobs.
Yes the march was “to massage” President Mugabe’s humongous ego praising his “visionary and iconic leadership” many of the huge and industrial produced quality placards. Given that he is the one responsible for the country’s economic mess, only someone with a humongous ego would still beam with pride, as Mugabe did, at be showered with such meaningless praise.
It is laughable that 90% of those marching and singing Mugabe’s praise are unemployed. Surely there must be one or two homemade placards at least demanding that the President should honour his promise and create jobs; there were not even one such placard! None!
President Mugabe spend billions of dollars in the last election to pay for his very elaborate and expensive vote rigging scheme in the 2013 elections. He paid the Israeli company that tampered with the voters roll US$10 million and must have spent millions on the hired crowd and on bussing them around the country to attend rallies and then to vote on polling day.
Some people believe it must have costed the regime $200 million to hire and bus this one-million man march crowd (none of them dared raised the lack of employment opportunities or many of the other problems because they were paid to praise the great leader even when that meant lying about his competence). President Mugabe admitted in March that $15 billion in diamond revenue was looted; it is no secret that Zanu PF chefs are the looters including the President himself. President Mugabe paid the $200 million for his one-million man march, it was small change to him!
The one million man march was a “flop” first and foremost because this country has a thousand and one other pressing matters to which the $200 million should have been used. Zimbabweans are very rarely granted a chance to meet President Mugabe and so for these marchers to do so and then say nothing to him about their myriad of economic problems included the lack of job opportunities was a wasted opportunity.
Only a shallow minded person like Obert Gutu would argue the march was a flop because instead of the one-million Zanu PF claims “less than 5 000 people turned up”. He missed the point completely because it is not the head count that is at issue here.
What exposed Gutu for his the proverbial ostrich with the head buried in the sand mentality is his claim that “less than 5 000 turn up” and even gave the list of school buses commandeered by Zanu PF as it to “prove” his case. Anyone who has seen the photographs or videos of the rallies saw there were a lot more that 5 000 people at the rally!
Failure to implement reforms is like ostrich burying its head in the sand to escape grass fire
Tell you what you empty head Gutu; give me $200 million even $2 million and even I Patrick Guramatunhu the son of a peasant with none of your Deputy Minister of Justice in the GNU political credentials, will amass a hired crowd of one million!
Zanu PF’s unfettered access to State human and material resource including the looted wealth from Marange diamonds is at the very heart of its ability to amass a one-million man hired crowd and to rig national elections. This is way we must implement the democratic reforms necessary to stop the regime looting the nation’s resources and then, to rub hot chilli into the nation’s eyes, use the looted wealth to bankroll its vote rigging schemes.
MDC failed to implement even one democratic reform during the GNU allowing Zanu PF to blatantly rig the July 2013 elections. Since the elections MDC-T has promised to implement the reforms but to date, it is only two years now left before the next elections, the party not implemented even one reform.
The fact that Zanu PF has managed to use its ill-got wealth once again to stage this pointless one-million man rally should be a stake reminder to the opposition body politics and the nation at large that unless meaningful democratic reforms are implemented quick-smart Zanu PF will blatantly rig the next elections. Obert Gutu’s pathetic attempt to falsify the size of the hired crowd is the ostrich in him burying its head in the sand, in this case, not to see the fierce grass fire engulfing it!
We can hardly endure another day of this economic meltdown let alone another five years beyond 2018 and yet unless we implement the reforms that is what we will have. We must not allow ourselves be fooled by people like Gutu, the present economic meltdown is hurting us a hell lot more than it is hurting Gutu and his fellow MDC friends who sold-out during the GNU and failed to implement even one reform.
Wutaunashe Blew Thousands on Secret Girlfriend – REPORT
The preacher who claims that God Almighty utilised the 2013 elections to grant Robert Mugabe another chance, the humiliated founder of the Family Of God Church, Andrew Wutaunashe is under fire for allegedly blowing tens of thousands of dollars, being church money, on his secret Tswana girlfriend, while poor church congregants worship under a tree.
The woman, Masego Makhao, whose affair with the preacher was exposed early this year, had been the man’s secret concubine for several years, witnesses reveal.
As Wutaunashe now faces an embarrassing divorce lawsuit with his wife of over 35 years, church members have begun blowing many secrets on the affair open. At the centre of the allegations is the manner in which church funds were managed. Wutaunashe is accused of preaching a “twisted gospel,” in order to gratify his fleshly pleasures, as some former pastors charge.
One of the preacher’s closest relatives, Melody, during the week fingered him for “misappropriation of funds”. She continued, “you are preaching the twisted word zvino munda wava kudyiwa nembwa semakarima nyama”.
She also repeated words previously uttered by Wutaunashe’s wife, Rutendo calling him to repent. “Repent and stop waffling sekuru. All you need is to repent and ask for forgiveness from Mbuya and go back to your family,” she wrote.
She continued, “Don’t force people to give you whilst you are misusing their money.
“Why did you buy Makhao that car worth over US$80,000 yet complain that muzukuru Melody is causing the money drought in your church?”
Before you complain about me, sell that Q7 and donate that money to Kwekwe church who are now attending church under a tree “semarovambira”.
“They did not give for you to buy expensive cars for concubines. I understand you also bought a Fortuner for someone else again, Chakatanga ndochakachenjedza.
“The bible doesn’t say “give for Andrew Wutawunashe to buy boutiques, Q7 and houses for Jezebel.” Those who closed wallets, sando kwamuri. You did well by closing your wallets to AW private limited. ”
Wutaunashe who was unavailable for comment at the time of writing, has gone on record saying that his marital affairs are no one else’s business. In a letter availed to ZimEye.com, he ordered people to avoid asking him questions on this matter.
Mnangagwa to Open New High Court in Masvingo
Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo| Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is dashing to Masvingo to open Zimbabwe’s first High Court in that region.
Zimbabwe’s third High Court will be officially opened here on Monday. Mnangagwa is expected to officially open the third High Court in Masvingo Central Business District.
Legal experts have described the event as a noble gesture that will ease congestion in the country’s courts. “We welcome the opening of the third High Court in Masvingo. This will certainly ease congestion in the courts.Apart from that it is a remarkable decentralisation process.We therefore view the development as a step in right direction.Masvingo Province has in the past recorded many murder cases,”said Masvingo based lawyer Rutendo Makoni.
Mugabe Hits the Skies Again
Robert Mugabe once again flew out of Harare yesterday.
He flew to attend the 8th Summit of African, Caribbean and Pacific group of States (ACP) in Papua New Guinea.
Mugabe was accompanied by his wife, Grace, Industry and Commerce Minister Mike Bimha, Foreign Affairs Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and permanent secretaries Ambassador Joey Bimha and Mr George Charamba.
Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko is now the Acting President.
Mugabe was seen off at the Harare International Airport by Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Cabinet Ministers Sydney Sekeramayi and Ignatius Chombo, service chiefs and senior civil servants.
Seventy-nine countries have confirmed attendance to the meeting and will be represented at different levels, said Papua New Guinea Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Mr Rimbink Pato recently.
The summit will discuss the future of the ACP group as a revitalised cohesive force advocating the interests of its member states in the international arena.
The grouping consists of 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific states, with all of them except for Cuba, being signatories to the Cotonou Agreement, also known as the “ACP-EC Partnership Agreement”.
The ACP has been behind Zimbabwe for the past 15 years when Britain and its allies launched an onslaught on the country protesting the land reform programme.
Tsvangirai’s Marches are Useless – Pastor Mawarire
“This Flag,” pastor Evan Mawarire has rubbished MDC-T marches.
Mawarire said they have achieved nothing as he launched an alternative strategy.
On the eve of the much publicised MDC-T demo in Bulawayo slated for Saturday, Mawarire lambasted both MDC and ZANU PF’s technique of holding marches saying they have not delivered any results for Zimbabweans. He launched his alternative method which he titled, “Speak, Ask and Act.” FULL VIDEO:
Mnangagwa Dead End
President Robert Mugabe’s game plan for the million-man march was to shut the door on his deputy Emmerson Mnangagwa and present a picture of invincibility — a review paper by the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute (ZDI) says.
In the paper titled “Zanu PF million-man march: Mugabe’s game plan” ZDI, a respected political and economic think tank, said it was clear that faced with internal revolt, the nonagenarian leader would choreography his most ardent supporters to hold a march similar to the year 2007 when the party was also going through almost similar internal upheavals.
Zanu PF between 2007 and 2008 can be likened to the attendant situation characterised by fissures in all organs of the party,” notes the paper.
In 2007 just like now, Mugabe was facing revolt from a faction that was led by the late Solomon Mujuru, and now the 92-year-old strongman is facing dissent from supporters of Mnangagwa — who want him to pass on the baton before 2018 elections.
“The 2016 march has occurred in almost mirror circumstances to that of 2007 where there is growing discontent within Zanu PF.
“The latest march is not about the youth or Zanu PF it is more about . . . Mugabe himself that those who seek to succeed him should not underestimate his popularity within the party,”
A purge of the Mujuru faction in 2014 that is now led by the wife Joice, failed to cleanse the party of the factionalism ailment — something that Mugabe is still battling with even today.
On Wednesday, Mugabe’s increasingly powerful wife Grace told party loyalists that her husband would rule from the grave, and the nonagenarian went on to describe those fanning factionalism that their actions are tantamount to “treason”.
After a nasty fallout with war veterans, his usual shock-troopers, Mugabe this time turned to the party’s youths — who embody the governing party’s ambitious generation 40 (G40) faction that is opposed to Mnangagwa’s rise.
“These marches also serve to show that despite his advanced age . . . Mugabe is still the only game in town. It is about Mugabe stamping and cementing his authority in Zanu PF.”
Under Mugabe’s watch Zimbabwe is groaning as the economy tumbles, cash is in short supply and millions are faced with starvation.
Analysts say conditions in the country are ripe for disaster — and ZDI said the solidarity march in support of Mugabe was a timely boast to the 92-year-old ego.
“The May 25 march comes as fundamentally a reactionary agenda to both internal and external challenges bedevilling the party and its leader.”
According to the report, the march was about showing rival factions that despite his advanced age, he is still popular in Zanu PF”.
“It also sought to react to opposition protests amid a regressing economy being presided over by Zanu PF.
“As Zanu PF is already in the 2018 election mode, this march served to show that despite growing discontent between war veterans and . . . Mugabe, the party can do without them and rely on the youth to deliver victory.”-DailyNews
Magaya Inserted His Manhood into My Private Parts
A female church member and former worker of controversial preacher, Walter Magaya, says the clergyman sexually pleasured himself on her.
In an official legal letter availed by the South Africa based The Herdboy portal, the woman, Angela Charakupa, says the married preacher used her for his carnal gratification while claiming he would soon marry her.
If the claim proves true, Charakupa would be the second woman to humiliate the preacher after the late Chipo Chakanyuka who two years ago died mysteriously after being forcibly sent by Magaya on a fake Botswana church assignment as the latter’s mother reveals to ZimEye.com.
Charakupa’s letter of demand was reportedly delivered to Magaya’s Waterfalls offices on Thursday.
The Headboy says close links to PHD ministries leaked the contents of the letter delivered by Angela Charakupa represented by DEBWE & PARTNERS LEGAL PRACTITIONERS of 6th floor, Pockets building, Jason Moyo avenue Harare.
The letter of demand reads as follows:-
RE: DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF PROMISE TO MARRY:OUR CLIENT, MISS ANGELA CHARAKUPA.
1. We have been consulted and act for and of behalf of Miss ANGELA CHARAKUPA in the above matter. Please note our client’s interest therein.
2. Our client has instructed us that in March 2014, she joined your Ministry, namely Prophetic Healing & Deliverance Ministries (PHD) and then two (2) weeks later, you recruited her to market and advertise your Ministry on YADAH TV. We are instructed that our client appeared on TV in April, in some of our local newspapers and also on some online publications for the said purpose. Thereafter our client was deployed in your Ministry’s International Relations (IR) office at at Waterfalls and would receive a salary of US$400.00.
3. We are further instructed that thereafter, a love affair developed between yourself and our client. We are further instructed that as a result thereof and in September 2014, you then promised to marry our client, purchase a flat for her, a vehicle of her own choice and also give her some money that would greatly improve her social status in the society. We are also further told that during the existence of the engagement you would give her some gifts and money and engage in sexual intercourse with her on the understanding that you would marry her. We confirm that we have the full particulars of the said sexual relations.
4. However, in or about mid 2015, and to our client’s dismay, you repudiated the said agreement by displaying conduct that clearly amounted to a refusal to proceed with the promised marriage. We are informed that the said repudiation was wrongful and you acted animo iniuriandi.
We are further instructed that the aforesaid breach was injurious to our client resulting in her leaving your Ministry’s employment in December 2015.
5.We are further instructed that as a further result of your breach of the aforesaid contract, our client has suffered both contractual and delictual damages. She has interalia suffered loss of financial benefits of the promised marriage and also damages by the reason of your contumacious breach of contract whereby her personal dignity and reputation have been severely impaired. We are informed that some of her former workmates and other members of your Ministry were aware of the said relationship. We are further informed that our client was a Counselor in your Ministry and as such would be consulted by many girls for counseling sessions, she learnt that you have multiple sexual partners.
As a result thereof, our client is now extremely concerned about her health condition and has been advised by her close relatives to undergo some medical tests.
In the circumstances hereof ,our client has instructed us to demand from you ,as we hereby do and within seven (7) days from date of service of this letter:
(a) payment of the sum of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$ 500 000.00) in full and final settlement of all her claims against you and
(b) a full and unconditional apology for all what you did to her during the period of your association.
Should we not receive payment of the said amount as aforestated ,our client shall be compelled to approach the High Court of Zimbabwe for relief. Our client’s strict instructions are to proceed with the above matter to its final end and determination and she is in possession of incontrovertible evidence to support her claim.
We now await to here from you.
SIGNED
DEBWE & PARTNERS
Legal Practitioners
Another Accident in Chitungwiza: 15 People Killed | BREAKING NEWS
A horrific accident in Chitungwiza has left a total fifteen (15) people dead.
The tragedy happened when a commuter omnibus travelling along the Chitungwiza –Dema road last night, collided head-on with a haulage truck, ZimEye.com has learnt.
The kombi travelling to Wedza, collided with a lorry carring tobacco. The truck did not have lights and was driving in the wrong lane, ZimEye.com is reliably told.
Chief police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba confirmed the accident.
She said 12 people died on spot whilst three more died on admission at Chitungwiza General Hospital.
She added saying an additional eleven passengers are in critical condition. More to follow…
CHIREDZI ACCIDENT DEATH: LATEST
The bus conductor killed in the InterAfrica bus tragedy has been named as Carlos Masando.
Popularly called by his Catholic name, “Gweja Musande,” the man was killed on the spot in the Chiredzi accident while travelling to Mutare, ZimEye has been told.
Masando’s twin brother told ZimEye.com, Carlos was thrown out of the bus after it collapsed on Tuesday.
He is scheduled to be buried at Mbudzi in Harare. Meanwhile donations can be sent over to Masando’s brother whose Ecocash number is +263772846775. READ MORE
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South Africa Launches “Mugabe Horrific” Land-Grabs
South Africa has begun steps to launch Robert Mugabe style farm-land grabbing. Widely termed “expropriation,” the scheme will see white owned farms being forcibly taken away by the government on values sovereignly imposed by the state.
The parliament yesterday approved a bill allowing the government to expropriate land in what it says is “the public interest”.
The measure will allow the compulsory purchase of land to place more in black ownership.
Most of South Africa’s land remains in white ownership two decades after the end of apartheid.
The governing ANC party said the law would tackle injustices imposed by white-minority rule.
However, the opposition Democratic Alliance opposed the bill.
BBC South Africa correspondent Milton Nkosi says land is an emotive issue 22 years after the end of apartheid.
President Jacob Zuma must now sign the bill into law, a move that could take weeks or months.
Under the new law, the state will be able to expropriate land in the “public interest”, paying the owner a value determined by a government adjudicator.
“The passing of the bill by parliament is historic and heralds a new era of intensified land distribution programme to bring long-awaited justice to the dispossessed majority of South Africans,” the ANC (African National Congress) said in a statement.
About 10% of land in white ownership has been transferred to black owners since the end of apartheid, which is only a third of the ANC’s target.
Correspondents say it will not mean the kind of often violent land grabs from white farmers seen in neighbouring Zimbabwe.
President Zuma and the ANC have said that land distribution has to take place in the framework of the law.- BBC/Additional Reporting
Maleme Resistance Chief Dies
Staff Reporter| CHIEF Malaki Masuku of Maleme in Matobo District has died at the age of 81.
Chief Masuku who is famous for leading his people resist the take over of Maleme Ranch by government last year died in the early hours of Tuesday at the United Bulawayo Hospitals.
Matobo District Administrator Robert Muzezewa said the Chief died yesterday morning to end his 23-year reign.
“He died today (yesterday) in the morning. He was a shrewd chief who advised us on how to handle issues the traditional way. He died due to cardiac arrest. The
Chief had been unwell for quite some time,” said Muzezewa.
He said Chief Masuku’s reign began in 1992 following the death of his father.
“He took over from his father Chief Gareth Nzula Masuku in 1992. His father had served in that position since 1988. Chief Masuku is survived by a son, Nkulumane,” he said.
Muzezewa said although burial arrangements are yet to be concluded, Chief Masuku would be buried at his rural
home in Nzula, Nathisa.
“The government is mandated to take care of burial arrangements. The state will provide the coffin while the Ministry of Public Works will prepare the grave as per
the honour prescribed to traditional leaders,” said Muzezewa.
No comment could immediately be obtained from his family or the president of the Chiefs Council, Chief Fortune Charumbira.
Wicknell Chivayo Seeks to Reverse Fraud Conviction
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo is fighting to have his 2005 conviction on money laundering quashed by the Supreme Court despite having fully served the three-year prison term imposed on him.
Chivayo was in 2005 jailed five years for money laundering, which involved R837 000 by the High Court. Two years were conditionally set aside, leaving him to serve an effective three years in prison.
He appealed to the Supreme Court against both conviction and sentence, but his appeal could not be heard since 2005 after it emerged that some papers were missing from his court record.
Through his lawyers Advocate Thabani Mpofu and Mr Wilson Manase of Manase and Manase Legal Practitioners, Chivayo this month revived his bid for acquittal by filing supplementary heads of argument.
In the heads of argument, Chivayo argued that the conviction was inconveniencing him and that it must be quashed.
Chivayo argued that since some papers were missing from the court record — coupled with the fact that reconstruction of the same record as directed by the late Justice Wilson Sandura some 11 years ago has not been done — he was entitled to an acquittal.
“No record has been prepared. Appellant has fully served the imposed term of imprisonment. There is no prospect that the appeal will ever be heard. The conviction, however, remains a huge inconvenience to the appellant.
“There is something fundamentally wrong with this state of affairs,” argued Chivayo’s lawyers. The absence of a record of proceedings is a fatal irregularity given that the High Court is a court of record.
“When faced with an incomplete record of proceedings, this court has no option but to quash the proceedings a quo.” The delay in the finalisation of the appeal, the lawyers argued, was a breach of the Constitution.
“The absence of the record is at any rate, a breach of Section 70 ( 5) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
“The delay in the finalisation of the appeal constitutes a breach of appellant’s right to a fair hearing within a reasonable period as set out under Section 69 (1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe,” argued Chivayo.
The delay, it is argued, also constitutes a breach of his right to access a court as set out under Section 69 (3) of the supreme law.
Chivayo further argued his rights to human dignity and freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment as enshrined under Sections 51 and 53 of the Constitution were also violated.
The matter is yet to be set down for hearing at the Supreme Court. Allegations against Chivayo arose on July 4 and 5 in 2002 when he allegedly received R837 000, which was part of proceeds of a crime.
The money was in form of three cheques, which he deposited into his bank account.
Chivayo pleaded not guilty to the charges but the High Court found him guilty and slapped him with a prison term on August 4 2005.
The High Court dismissed Chivayo’s application for leave to appeal on the basis that there were prospects of success in the challenge.
However, the late Supreme Court Judge Justice Wilson Sandura allowed him to lodge the appeal.
Bail pending appeal was dismissed resulting in Chivayo serving the prison term without being heard on appeal.-state media
Mtukudzi Endorses Mugabe’s Dictatorship
Music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi on Wednesday endorsed President Robert Mugabe’s dictatorship when he performed at the aging leader’s one million-man march held in Harare.
Mtukudzi made a surprise appearance at the controversial pro-Mugabe event which was meant to prop up support for the veteran leader.
Tuku, who sources at the information ministry say regularly, and secretly visit the first family, entertained hundreds of thousands of Zanu PF supporters most of them vendors and senior citizens who had been bussed from all over the country to come and endorse Mugabe.
At the event where Tuku performed, while President Mugabe’s wife, Grace declared that her husband will die in office.
The veteran singer who has never publicly associated himself with Zanu PF, sang only just two songs in between Grace and her husband President Robert Mugabe’s address.
Mtukudzi’s performance excited the entire Zanu PF big wigs seating at the VVIP section who were seen dancing.
But on social media the opposition MDC-T and the general public condemned Tuku for associating with President Mugabe’s party..
“Tuku has sold out his soul for few pieces of silver!” posted MDC-T national spokesperson, Obert Gutu, on his twitter handle.
“Thomas Mapfumo WOYE, Tuku shouldn’t go political!”, he said”
He was however countered by Zanu-PF national political commissar Savoir Kasukuwere and the party’s propagandist Jonathan Moyo who defended Mtukudzi.
“Stop that Obert he is just a musician and if you need him ask ! Stop It,” said Kasukuwere.
“Sounds of Oliver Mtukudzi enveloping #MillionManMarch right now. Everyone here under the spiritual spell of pure musical beauty at work!,”Moyo weighed in.
Jaboon Attacked, Escapes Abduction “Bomb”
Terrence Mawawa, Bikita| Barely a week after Zanu PF Provincial Political Commissar Jeppy Jaboon openly attacked Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, two unknown assailants accompanied by a Zanu PF official pounced on the legislator and made off with his vehicle and party documents.
The incident, which party insiders say is not a robbery case, happened hardly week after Jaboon openly attacked Mnangagwa at a party meeting.
As Zanu PF factional wars continue unabated, party insiders told ZimEye.com, the assailants wanted to abduct the outspoken MP but he was not in the vehicle at the time of the attack.
ZimEye.com can reveal the names of the persons fingered in the notorious attack said to have included the intended use of a petrol explosive.
“The people who raided Jaboon’s aides wanted to abduct the MP but he was not in the vehicle at that time, ” a senior Zanu PF official told ZimEye.com.
They added, “the people searched the car and confiscated party documents before driving the vehicle away. Two unkown men were accompanied by Obvious Madzivanyika, a known Team Lacoste member. He is the driver of Honourable Anna Runganai, a proportional representation legislator for Bikita. So we cannot say it was a robbery incident. Actually they wanted to abduct Jaboon,” they continued.
Contcted by ZimEye.com, Jaboon angrily said he was not in the mood to speak on the matter.
“Talk to the guys who were in the car when the incident happened,” he said. Thomas Chireshe, one of Jaboon’s aides said the assailants confirmed they were on a mission.
“The people who took the car claimed they are working with Bikita (MP’s name withheld) and some senior party officials,” alleged Chireshe.
Party sources warned that the struggle between the G-40 and Team Lacoste could turn nasty as the two rival camps battle for the control of affairs in the ruling party.
ROHR Zimbabwe Ephraim Tapa’s Private Purse
Protest outfit ROHR(Restoration of Human Rights) members in Zimbabwe say the organisation is nothing more than a private purse for the leader Ephraim Tapa and his family. Mass-revolt is boiling up from within.
Four years ago, Tapa was exposed for opening a personal ROHR bank account at the height of an embarrassing audit commissioned by committee members, the development which led to Tapa being booted, afterwhich he formed his own morph using that private bank account. He surreptitiously “took over” ROHR from the rightful founders who include Stendrick Zvorwadza and Grace Mupfurutsa.
After that members who later joined his baby NGO have since begun demanding secondary investigations to rip into Tapa’s conduct.
A message that has been doing the social media rounds over the past few days and now finally circulated to journalists reads in part: “these questions are directed to all Rohr members and Mr Tapa himself. We have made several recommendations on professionalising the organisation through a number of good corporate governance systems which have not been taken on board chief among them the opening of a bank account in Zim. The system of sending money through Western Union to your niece/daughter Locadia Tapa Muchunga for organisational purposes is not proper for a big movement like Rohr Zimbabwe as the system is prone to manipulation and cannot be properly audited or usage of funds followed up since on withdrawal the money is taken and kept in Budiriro at your daughter/Mukwasha’s residence until it is used up without any track.
Which brings us back the question of whether Rohr is a people’s movement or your family project. On numerous occasions you have instructed that money that is send to Zimbabwe be transferred to your personal bank account, be paid to several people, be given to a docile board member in Bulawayo who we have not yet seen and on all these occasions we have questioned your daughter and at one point yourself. Your response was “it’s my personal money and no one can question me.” ”
The communication also queries why Mr Tapa comes to Zimbabwe “on countless occasions” (sic), driving hired vehicles and sleeping in expensive hotels and the role of a board member known as “Mr Muzenda”, who only appears to ROHR members when Tapa is in town.
Understandably, ordinary Zimbabwe-based members of ROHR are starting to feel used as they are requested to take part in demonstrations organised by other activist groups.Pictures of their participation are then sent to the UK. The Zimbabwe-based members of ROHR suspect that such pictures are being used to solicit for funds in the UK. They would not mind so much if the funds being solicited for using their pictures and their participation at these demonstrations were sent back to Zimbabwe, directly to the organisation’s structures rather than to Tapa’s niece/daughter. It is not clear how the funds are obtained in the UK. Mr Tapa himself, during his last visit to Zimbabwe (April 2016), said that a total of £10000 had been received for Zimbabwe. No one within ROHR’s Zimbabwean structures has seen any of this money.
It is also known that each UK branch was twinned with a Zimbabwean provincial counterpart. What is not known is how much money each branch has raised for its twin, and how much of that money has been sent over. “ All provincial structures and newly established districts feel there are being used by you and some of your close people in the UK to further your own personal interests and raise funds for your personal benefits without funding provincial activities. This must stop forthwith.”
There is also the issue of labour disputes, with office bearers demanding compensation for their services. It is understood that it was recommended by the Zimbabwe Chapter of ROHR that all office bearers sign a volunteer contract, but Tapa refused with no explanation. The Zimbabwe Chapter would also like it to be explained how Tapa, being an asylum seeker, manages to visit his native country so frequently. It is also being alleged that he meets CIO bosses and pays them huge sums of money on such visits.
The Zimbabwe Chapter has made the following demands:
1. That there be a full Board appointed in Zimbabwe not two people you and Mr Muzenda only
2. That the UK branches discuss their budgets with their twinned provinces, get authorised by board members and national office and send to the provinces as agreed for the agreed programs
3. That there be a bank account soon and no more funds send through Western Union.
4. That there be volunteer contracts for national and provincial office bearers
5. That an audit of all funds raised for Zimbabwe since August 2015 be done and sent to all provinces in the interests of transparency and accountability.
6. That UK branches have direct communication with their twinned branches in Zimbabwe
The message ends with the ominous: “Failure to meet these demands will be met with stiff resistance and demonstrations here in Zimbabwe.”
Kereke’s Brother: He Didn’t Do It
BROTHER to Zanu-pf Bikita West MP Munyaradzi Kereke yesterday exonerated the politician from allegations of raping a 13-year-old relative in 2010 and indecently assaulting her sister, claiming that he was with the legislator on the day he is said to have committed the offences.
Claitos Kereke told the court that he spent the entire night with Kereke at one of his houses in Mandara.
According to the State, the alleged abuse took place at Kereke’s other house in Vainona. Testifying as a defence witness in the ongoing trial, Claitos said he was sure that Kereke did not commit the offences.
This was after he was cross-examined by private prosecutor Mr Charles Warara on why he was 100 percent sure that Kereke did not go out on the day.
“How could he have gone out when I am the one who locked the doors and took the keys to my room? He went to bed early and left me smoking outside,” he said.
“He told me not to misplace the keys since his car keys were also on that bunch of keys. There is no way he could have gone out.”
Mr Warara accused Claitos of lying. “Witness you are lying to the court and your testimony is tailor-made to suit accused person’s defence.
“Are you saying his house does not have spare keys or even for his car? Do you think he does not have a spare key? Stop lying under oath.”
Claitos said one of Kereke’s wives had gone to Chinhoyi with the spare keys. “How did you know about that information of the spare keys having been taken to Chinhoyi? Mr Warara asked.
“I asked him if he had spare keys to the house. The house has many doors, but all the other ones were locked except for the one we used which was facing the guard’s room,” he replied.
Claitos later stated that he was not sure if there were other spare keys.
“I put it to you that there was a meeting to build up Kereke’s defence. At first you told this court that you actually slept with Kereke in one bedroom and later shifted that he was in the main bedroom, while you occupied the spare bedroom,” he said.
“You are also saying things which are not in your statement to the police. You actually plotted how you were going to defend him and you crammed your defence. Witness stop making a story.”
Mr Warara expressed concern over the manner the police recorded witnesses’ statements.
The trial continues today with Kereke’s security guard testifying.
Mahofa Evicts Starving Chingwizi-Flood Victims
Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo| The minister of state for Masvingo, Shuvai Ben Mahofa, has ordered the 30 000 Chingwizi flood victims to relocate from the camp into the hinterland within the next four weeks.
Despite the critical shortage of food at Chingwizi camp, Mahofa told the villagers at the transit camp to relocate to hinterland or face eviction from the government.
The government did not compensate the villagers as earlier claimed 2 years before and last month Mahofa said there was no money to pay them. Despite the cold weather and the absence of clinics and schools, Mahofa said the government would not reverse its position. The villagers told Mahofa the relocation would be disastrous because of severe shortage of food and they would be forced to live in the open.
But a defiant Mahofa said those who attempt to resist the relocation would be ruthlessly dealt with. “I have to warn those who will attempt to resist the relocation programme that they will regret,” she said.
She continued saying, “we are not negotiating with you but we are simply telling you what is going to happen. Food will be given to those who will be moved from this place.
“We have no resources as government so we are going to negotiate with companies who can ferry you. We will take over any company that refuses to assist us and that is how Zanu PF rules,” said Mahofa.
The Chingwizi flood victims, who have experienced the worst humanitarian crisis in the country since independence, told Mahofa they would only move after being fully compensated by the government. The war continues…
Chiwenga:Army Key To Economic Prosperity
Defence Forces boss, Gen Constantine Chiwenga, says the army will create solutions for Zimbabwe’s economic challenges.
Zimbabwe’s industry should invest in research and development and link with the Defence Forces and Government to promote local production and procurement to support economic growth, Defence Forces Commander General Constantine Chiwenga has said. Presenting a paper on Local Procurement by Uniformed Forces for Economic Recovery at the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries annual general meeting yesterday, Gen Chiwenga made a number of pointers that he said may lead to economic recovery.
These include coming together of industry, the Defence Forces and Government to “think” through solutions to the current challenges.
Also, developing local production capacity, resurrecting troubled industries and strengthening co-operation between military and industry researchers would be critical.
Local procurement would reduce reliance on imports, reduce the import bill and grow the economy.
General Chiwenga said it is important to have co-operation between industry and the Defence Forces in research and development to create solutions to the economic challenges.
He said from a security perspective, local procurement is the best as it assures certainty of supply even in the event of war.
“The capacity to create defence goods must be localised and it is not appropriate for us to be importing almost everything even to the extent of importing swords, berets and buttons for use by the military,” said Gen Chiwenga.
“I therefore, challenge you members of the CZI to invest in research and development that is targeted to meet the needs of the Defence Forces. By this I am stating that the CZI must be innovative and come up with solutions to enable the Defence Forces to develop that capacity required to carry out its mandate and usher in that peace dividend critical for sustainable national economic development.
“Therefore, as your country’s security forces we are aware of the need to support the local industry through appropriate procurement policies.
“The overall procurement guidelines direct procurement officers to consider local producers first before engaging foreign sources for the supply of the goods required by the Defence Forces, in line with the indiginisation laws of the country,” he said.
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces is one of the single major spenders of Government which is often expected to stimulate aggregate demand in the economy.
Buying imported goods means exporting cash which is already in short supply. Also, it
means exporting labour.
As such, Gen Chiwenga said procurement officers are fully aware of the effect of defence spending on the economy.
But for local producers to be competitive there is therefore need for business to be aggressive in its approach and reclaim its space. This means that business should also follow and invest where the defence forces create peace in the region.
Gen Chiwenga pointed to the lackadaisical approach by business when the army helped end wars in neighbouring Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of Congo saying business did not move in to invest in the two countries.
“Regrettably, there were no corresponding interests from Zimbabwean businesses to follow in the footsteps of the Defence Forces to establish businesses there, instead South African companies ended up seizing the peace dividend. I certainly crave for the development of a courageous and patriotic crop of businesses that are aggressive, independent and venturesome.
“Get the head out of the sand and let us do something for our country. If our local companies had ventured aggressively into these markets it would have created huge benefits to the Zimbabwean economy,” he said.
There is also need to revive industries that have either folded or are in intensive care.
Due to limited local industry capacity the security forces ended up creating capacity to produce their own uniforms.
“Where is David Whitehead Textiles? Where is Modzone Enterprises? When I received this invitation, I went down memory lane when co-operation was fruitful and weapon platforms like mortars were produced here. You would also readily remember the PUMA vehicle which was locally produced in this country and substantial coach building that was done by such companies as Dahmer.
“Therefore, there is need for that strong deliberate investment in research and development in industry that is geared to support the Defence Forces and the economy at large,” said Gen Chiwenga. -state media
Ecocash Threatens Traditional Banks-Analyst
One of Zimbabwe’s leading advisory firms says robust growth in technology based payment platforms poses a serious threat to the earnings of already frail traditional banks.
In the Banking Industry 2015 Review and Outlook released Thursday, Invictus Securities Zimbabwe said mobile money subscribers had doubled since March 2013, translating into a surge in the volumes of technology based payments, but posing “a threat to traditional banking”.
Fees and charges have become a major revenue earner for banks, as they grow increasingly cautious on lending, their traditional source of income.
Invictus however says income from transaction fees is coming under pressure as customers move to more efficient payment systems.
At the end of last year, mobile money subscribers rose to 7,3 million, from 5,3 million at the end of 2014. This number had been estimated at 2,2 million in March 2013.
“We foresee continued growth in mobile banking as it provides easy access to banking services and facilitates the ease of transferring money and making payments among other benefits, the same benefits that targets the financially excluded,” Invictus said.
“This poses a threat to traditional banking, through reduced transactional volumes and as a result decreased retail service fees. Mobile network operators were quick to respond to financial inclusion than banks. Transferring money and mobile payments constitute the biggest component at 72 percent for mobile money user services, the same core issues targeted by retail banking,” the report added.
It said retail banking would face even more problems as mobile money is projected to record “phenomenal growth” in Zimbabwe, under pinned by a financial inclusion strategy announced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe in March.
“Coupled with pressure from central bank to lower bank charges, we forecast retail services revenue for banks to remain suppressed, hence forcing banks to rely more on interest income, which forms part of core banking.This on its own is a flag to transactional retail services fee income to banks going forward,” added Invictus.
It said the real time gross settlement system still dominated in terms of transactional values, but mobile payments accounted for 87,9 percent of transactional volumes.
Growth in mobile transactions translated to $427 million, equivalent to 7,5 percent of total monetary transactions.
It said going forward, and with the multicurrency regimein force, banks’ earnings would be driven by cost containment to enhance efficiency, as well as loan portfolio management.
“Embracing technology and participation in financial inclusion will also boost income and make banks competitive in the face of accelerated informalisation of the economy, increased mobile penetration rates and popularity of mobile money services,” said the report.
“In the short term, Treasury Bills Trading income and ZAMCO (Zimbabwe Asset Management Corporation) operations will likely drive income but we remain skeptical about the sustainability of these, and hence put doubt on banks that have income components largely driven by these components,” the report added.-The Source
Gumbura: My Wives Can Have Sex with Other Men
Jailed Independent End Time Message leader Robert Martin Gumbura says he has no qualms if any of his wives walks out on him as they have been loyal for more than two years and are only human.
Speaking from his jail cell at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison to ZiFM Stereo Gumbura, who has 12 wives, bragged that he was the one who got the most visits at Chikurubi.
“Even today if I hear they have left, I would not complain if any of my wives decided to leave. They have been loyal for two-and-a-half years, and I get the most visits that sometimes they have to be divided into groups,” said Gumbura.
According to Gumbura, who is currently serving a 40-year jail term, his youngest wife is 24 years old and much younger than some of his 34 children.
The soon-to-be 60-year-old said naturally, he has a high sex drive and did not need to take any medicine or herbs to enhance his sexual appetite.
“I just used to eat healthy; fish, lacto, beans, mangoes, to make me naturally healthy, and you have to be someone with a high sex drive,” he said.
Gumbura, who only regards one as his wife after she has given birth, said he got married to his first wife at the age of 26 and only took the second one at 35.
“Even if I get released today, I will not stop polygamy because I don’t see anything wrong with it.”
Revealing more about how he used to manage his polygamous lifestyle, Gumbura said the practice that many now publicly frown upon is actually smart and civilised.
“I paid lobola for all my wives. Polygamy is a decent marriage. Women are not animals that you have intercourse with one and move on to the next the same night. I would take each wife per night. Remember there were also children in that house, it was orderly, and my eldest is 34,” the incarcerated cleric said.
“And it’s not like sex is just done at night, you can have it in the morning, in the afternoon, or at night, and it can be done neatly and decently.
“My days of sex were Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and then I would go to the farm, or mine, and there are times I would get some off time and go to the farm and there I would get enough time.”
He said even in prison, people were curious to know how he used to manage his oversubscribed sex life — and he told them that his home was a peaceful environment where everyone got along well.
“I love women, and so I would want to change them here and there, I love variety, not particular features on women,” said Gumbura.
However, he said he was worried that his family was failing to cope in his absence and are now struggling with school fees and transport to take the children to school.
Before his arrest Gumbura was a farmer, a gold miner and a pastor. Daily News
Tsvangirai Party Slams Mugabe March
The so-called million men march that was staged by the faction-ridden and crumbling Zanu PF regime on Wednesday, May 25, 2016 was a spectacular flop. A few thousand people, most of whom had been commandeered to travel to Harare to attend the puerile and utterly purposeless march, turned up for this non-event. In fact, the rented, whose main agenda was to massage the ego of a nonagenarian who has run down the former jewel of Africa. What a big yawn, the march was.
The MDC has always stated that Robert Mugabe can afford to rig the economy but he can never successfully rig the economy. In fact, the Zanu PF regime forced public schools and other institutions to provide transport for their thoroughly undeserved march. The following statistics from Mashonaland West province provide an insight into how the fascist Zanu PF regime commandeered schools to provide transport for their uncalled and undeserved march :
Chegutu District :
1.Dudley Hall Primary School – one 63 seater bus
2.Musengezi High School – one 66 seater bus
3.Martindale High School – one 63 seater bus
4.St.Erick Primary School – one 48 seater bus
5.Bryden Primary School – one 30 seater bus
6.Presbyterian School – one 76 seater bus
7.Sandringham High School – one 76 seater bus
8.Vimbai High School – one 66 seater bus
9.Moleli High School – one 76 seater bus
Makonde District :
1.Sinoia Primary School – one 66 seater bus
2.Nemakonde High School – one 76 seater bus
3.Manyame Primary School – one 66 seater bus
4.Hope Tariro Primary School – one 66 seater bus
5.Chinhoyi High School – one 42 seater bus
6.Lomagundi College – one 76 seater bus
Kariba District :
1.Nyamhunga High School – one 63 seater bus
2.Nyamhunga Primary School – one 30 seater bus
Hurungwe District :
1.Karoi Junior School – one 65 seater bus
2.Chikangwe Primary School – one 30 seater bus
3.Magunje Barracks High School – one 65 seater bus
4.Karoi High School – one 30 seater bus
5.Chikangwe High School – one 30 seater bus
Sanyati District :
1.Jameson High School – one 64 seater bus
2.Rimuka 1 High School – one 28 seater bus
3.Rimuka 2 High School – one 75 seater bus
4.Chiguvare School – one 28 seater bus
5.Rubatsiro School – one 28 seater bus
6.Sir John Kennedy School – one 28 seater bus
7.Sanyati Baptist High School – one 75 seater bus
Mhondoro Ngezi District :
1.Ngezi High School – one 76 seater bus
Zvimba District :
1.Banket Primary School – one 63 seater bus
2.Darwendale Primary School – one 69 seater bus
3.Inkomo High School – one 65 seater bus
4.Sodbury Secondary School – one 63 seater bus
5.Cornway College – one 63 seater bus
6.Mutorashanga High School – one 37 seater bus
7.Kutama High School – one 65 seater bus
When the MDC staged the “mother of all demonstrations” in Harare on April 14, 2016 no less than 20 000 people voluntarily took part in the historic march. No single school or public institution was commandeered to provide transport to ferry our supporters to the march. Put simply, the MDC never coerced and/or extorted money and any other material resources from anyone.
Zanu PF operates like a bandit commandist organization. For example, all vendors operating from Mbare Musika in Harare were forced and commandeered to participate in the spurious and fascist march that took place in Harare on May 25,2016.The long- suffering people of Zimbabwe should resolutely refuse to pay homage to a brutal and totalitarian political system that has pauperised and traumatized them over the past 36 years. We say a very big NO to the Zanu PF dictatorship! We should stand up for our rights and refuse to be intimidated and threatened by an illegitimate and corrupt regime that is in the sunset of its life.
Zimbabwe has now reached a defining moment. Never again should we allow the brutal, extortionist and corrupt Zanu PF dictatorship to hold the people of Zimbabwe at ransom. Enough is enough! The people of Zimbabwe should appreciate the fact that the Zanu PF regime is now living on borrowed time. No matter how much repression and suppression is brought upon the toiling masses of Zimbabwe by the crumbling Zanu PF regime, the MDC urges the people to democratically and fearlessly fight for the establishment of an equal and egalitarian society in which the rights of all citizens are upheld and respected.
President Robert Mugabe, as expected, gave a thoroughly banal speech at the so-called million men march. The old man has nothing new that he can offer the people of Zimbabwe. He has superintended the total collapse of a country that used to be an economic giant in Africa. The address by Grace Mugabe was coarse and provocative. How can she contemptuously announce to the world that Robert Mugabe will rule from the grave?
This woman should be taught a little bit of decency. She shouldn’t be allowed to continue insulting the people of Zimbabwe. The time has come for all patriotic and peace-loving Zimbabweans to join hands and ensure that the Zanu PF illegitimate regime is lawfully and constitutionally removed from power. No other option will do.
Obert Chaurura Gutu
MDC National Spokesperson
ANOTHER ACCIDENT: 5 Killed On Chiredzi-Harare Route
Harare – ZimEye.com is receiving reports of another accident on the Chiredzi-Harare route on Wednesday, involving an Inter-Africa bus. (5) Five people were reportedly affected, ZimEye.com sources said.
The accident reportedly happened at the Zaka Jerera turn off. “If you have relatives who were travelling from Chiredzi to Harare with inter Africa please call and confirm; It was involved in an accident and 5 died on the sport including the driver and conductor,” a source wrote to ZimEye.com
The conductor has been named as Mr. Carlos Masando, popularly called by his Catholic name, “Gweja Musande.”
Concerns were heightened last night after an InterAfrica administrator switched the phone when contacted for comment.
Details were sketchy at the time of writing and an official statement from the police unfruitful. DID YOU ALSO WITNESS THIS ACCIDENT? Send in your video, pictures and details of your experience right now to +447426863301
‘For Us Business Is A Calling…’
It is important to line up with God’s calling and purpose, which are always linked to your gifting.
Having the calling and gifting is not the end. You need to develop and nurture your gifts by training and development. Involve the right mentors, coaches and advisors in order to ensure sustainable growth.
Be sure if business is your calling. If it is not, you have two choices. Either stop and do other things you are called to, or you can continue until God clarifies your direction. In this way you will not get disappointed when you get less than expected results. Listen to God.
Doing business in a corrupt environment.
‘Wealth gotten by corrupt means will be maintained by corrupt mean.’ The foundation is critical in determining your path and your future. Choose your path with wisdom. Do not give bribes and do not take bribes. Make up your mind now that you will wait on God’s timing and receive his blessing. Rather wait for a door opened by God, than force it using human effort. Decide today how you will handle this.
There is no substitute for integrity. And the Bible repeatedly states that integrity will be rewarded.
Babies do not grow to maturity in two days
It takes time. Just like a baby, growing and building a business takes time, effort and sacrifice. Therefore you need that character of Christ reflected through the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Avoid get rich quick schemes at all cost. They are not businesses, but just scams.
It is said that 80% of businesses that are started do not last for a year. And another 20% fail in the second year. You need tenacity to make it. It can take up to five years to lay a good foundation of a business and another five years to mature it. Patience is needed and is the fruit of the Spirit.
Do you know Warren Buffet? He made 99% of his money when he was over 50yrs old! Yes. He spent most of his life building a pipeline. At 50 he was worth $600m. This has since grown to over $63.3bn.
If you walk alone you walk fast, perhaps into your destruction. But if you walk with God, you walk into eternity. You work remain for ever. This is the kind of wealth that you can pass to the next generation.
Do not be short sighted. Consider the bigger picture. Put God first.
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Mugabe fires warning shots
Staff Reporter| If the run up to the 2018 elections has to be weighed on the strength of public demonstrations, the current state of affairs is a convincing ZANU PF 1 – 0 MDC T with ZANU PF probably enjoying a 90% possession.
The ruling party planned for a million man march into Harare and managed to pull an extremely convincing figure of about 300 000 into the capital city to express their satisfaction with the leadership of President Mugabe.
The ZANU PF march comes a couple of months after rival opposition party Movement for Democratic Change led by Morgan Tsvangirai held a similar march which attracted just under 5 000 people out of a target of 100 000 people.
Mugabe’s march left the whole world stunned as very few people expected Zimbabweans to respond in the numbers they did in support of Mugabe under the current economic conditions in the country.
The MDCT will this weekend attempt another strike at Mugabe by holding another demonstration in Bulawayo.
But commented Mugabe supporter, Dr. Masimba Mavaza on the Mugabe march:”ZANU PF can claim success because they mobilized a significant number of willing masses. This is a serious show of democratic force. The human forces were everywhere. They came in jovial mood, they sang and praised their leader.”
Mugabe to Rule Zimbabwe “for 1,000 Years”, Alludes Grace | ANALYSIS
First Lady Grace Mugabe, says her husband, Robert will continue ruling Zimbabwe as a ghost after his death.
Appearing to borrow a pun from the late former Prime Minister, Ian Smith, who just before independence in 1980 said Zimbabwe will never be ruled by a black person for another 1,000 years, Grace on Wednesday said Mugabe was irreplaceable and would continue to lead the Southern African country from his grave.
Grace was addressing thousands of Zanu PF supporters gathered in Harare for the much touted one million man march in support of Mugabe’s candidature in the 2018 presidential elections.
“You were chosen and put aside because you are special. When sanctions started, we faced difficulties, but because of your consistence and principled, people know you stand for the truth and stand for Zimbabweans and Africans. As women’s league, we support you for 2018, we want you to be life president, you are irreplaceable, will make you our leader even in your grave at the heroes acre,” she said.
The controversial first lady said everyone at the Robert Mugabe Square, where the marchers gathered to be addressed by the nonagenarian leader, including journalists covering the event, had come because they supported Zanu PF.
Grace said Mugabe had been chosen by God because he was a principled leader who was loyal and loved the people of Zimbabwe and Africa at large.- IOL
Mpilo Hospital Boss’ Conviction Quashed by Judge
THE High Court has quashed both the conviction and sentence of former Mpilo Central Hospital staffer, Edgar Mdongo, who was jailed for five years for defrauding the hospital of R200,000.
Mdongo, who was the hospital’s chief medical equipment technician, was in December 2012, convicted of fraud after he, together with a former buyer, Dumisani Sibanda, inflated a quotation of R48,000 to read R248,000, prejudicing the medical institution of R200,000.
It was also alleged that he had been accessing the equipment department and other departments.
Mdongo was sentenced to five years imprisonment, three of which were suspended on condition that he restitutes the R200,000 while Sibanda was acquitted.
He was granted bail by the High Court in 2013 pending appeal against both conviction and sentence after arguing that the element of prejudice was not proved in his case.
Justice Francis Bere, sitting with Justice Maxwell Takuva at the criminal appeals court, upheld Mdongo’s appeal.
“The court is satisfied that both conviction and sentence were improper and accordingly the appeal is upheld,” ruled Justice Takuva.
Mdongo was the appellant while the state was cited as the respondent. Both the state and defence counsels concurred that there were gaps in the state’s case which arose from the failure by the prosecution to produce some of the key evidence pertaining to the award of the tender.
Nokuthaba Ngwenya, for the state, conceded that the prosecution failed to prove beyond any reasonable doubt the essential elements of the offence.
In his appeal, Mdongo, though his lawyers, Mutuso, Taruvinga and Mhiribidi Legal Practitioners, said the tender was won based on the lowest quotation but for the wrong specification of the equipment ordered.
He argued that the correct equipment was subsequently quoted R248,000 hence he did not prejudice the institution.
The lawyers said the lower court was misdirected, arguing that its judgment was unclear as to what had actually happened. state media