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  Mujuru corruption report still confined to the State Media

As a cloud of suspense lay hanging over Harare Thursday, ZimEye was reliably told a story circulating that Police Commissioner Augustine Chihuri has resigned is not true.
The rumour claimed that Chihuri resigned in protest after refusing to arrest Robert Mugabe’s powerful default successor Vice President Joice Mujuru.
Police spokesperson Charity Charamba who is albeit on study leave, said Mr Chihuri is carrying about his normal duties and there is no iota of truth that he resigned at any time.
“I spoke to him today, he is the office. You can even phone and talk to him”, she said.
She added that the people peddling the rumour must have an agenda behind them.
Analysts have however questioned that despite the pile of news articles alleging deep seated corruption by Mrs Mujuru, she is still to be interrogated. When asked why they haven’t arrested Mujuru,  Ass’ Commissioner Charamba she replied  “We are yet to get the report. ”
The whole capital Harare was tense in the security echelons of power Thursday. Sources say the whole army,  police are in a fix at the moment “to please or not to please” Grace Mugabe and her Mnangagwa camp who have called for Robert Mugabe’s powerful default successor the VP’s arrest and ouster from leadership.  One source said the whole army, police and the rest of the security hierarchy sympathise with Mujuru.

Meanwhile the Attorney General Johannes Tomana,  has on record said ordering the Police Commissioner-General to investigate VP Mujuru when a police report had not been made against her, would actually aide the VP’s defence in the event that she were to appear before the courts of law.
Urging those accusing the VP of corruption to make a formal police report, Mr Tomana said his office would only order an investigation when police fail to take appropriate action on the report.
 
“If we get a docket and there is evidence of a crime we will prosecute, but we cannot invoke the provision when a police report has not been made. That will actually arm the accused’s defence, as they will then argue that the system is prejudiced against them since due process would not have been followed. It will actually kill a case.
“The police service is a constitutional institution whose sole mandate is to carry out investigations without interference. The section that provides for giving that instruction envisages a scenario where the domestic mechanisms have failed.
“If a complaint is put through all the police structures, that will help us to see that that system has failed, especially if we see that there is actually a case. Because I’m now invoking a constitutional provision, it’s no longer supposed to be taken lightly because if he (Commissioner-General) does not respond, the President will have to do something. It’s got consequences and it’s not meant to be used in the understanding that transforms us into an alternative to reporting.

“Has anyone who knows anything about the VP case reported the matter to police? They need to do that as a condition precedent to us intervening,” Mr Tomana said.
Meanwhile, speaking on the sidelines, police director of legal services, Senior Assistant Commissioner Benjamin Mhiripiri said police would only investigate allegations against the VP after a formal report has been made.

Vice President Joice Mujuru attempting to fly out of the country, has been caught in a risk that would have caused her to be beaten up the way MDC cadre Nelson Chamisa was in 2007 today.

There was drama today when marauding ZANU PF youths aligned to Grace Mugabe camped at the Harare International Airport trying to block VP Mujuru from travelling to Dubai alleging she is running away.
However they soon dispersed after an unidentified man told them that it is President Robert Mugabe rather who is traveling.
ZimEye.com has received confirmation that Mrs Mujuru is truly meant to travel to an undisclosed international destination but her office is yet to confirm if the date is today.
An airport employee confirmed to ZimEye that by 4PM the youths had dispersed.
Journalists who had gone to the airport got confirmation that a group of youths had gathered at the airport but had to disperse after being informed that its President Mugabe who is meant to travel.
Mrs Mujuruw as yesterday told by First Lady Grace Mugabe that she must resign now “or else”. Attacking the VP, Grace also said she has secretly video recorded Mujuru having her private intimate time with her late husband, Solomon and during that time mocked the First Family. READ MORE
More to follow…

Kingdom Bank founder and one of ZANU PF’s cream of the crop, Nigel Chanakira has dimissed claims in the Jonathan Moyo controlled media that he is a coup plotter with a group of so called “Mujuruites”.
The Sunday Mail published a story piling random allegations and naming Chanakira, claiming that he is part of those who attempted to remove President Robert Mugabe.
The allegations, spread in a scattered blurry pattern, alleged Chanakira attended recent meetings to remove Mugabe, albeit at a time when he was not even in Zimbabwe at the time.
The story written by a faceless character named only as “Sunday Mail Reporter,” claimed Chanakira together with Marondera businessman Ray Kaukonde have been financing a coup plot on Mugabe.
Chanakira, a devout Christian, on Sunday wrote saying he pities the faceless author who attacked him creating those allegations.
He wrote,
“There is a nasty front page article on me in the Sunday Mail. I pity and forgive the writer/s as my hero Christ was falsely accused and dealt with the allegations in such an exemplary manner. I remain His student.
“I appreciate all family and friends who have called, in boxed me and advised me that they are praying for me. I felt appreciated and trusted by you all and I won’t let you down on this one by God’s grace.
“For the record let me state categorically that it is fiction from my viewpoint. I actually was away on business for the best part of the last couple of weeks. I attended no such meetings and The Lord will vindicate me as my advocate.”

Senior journalist and ZimEye Correspondent for Bulawayo, Chrispen Tabvura has been assaulted by Municipal Police who have illegally taken away one his cameras.
Tabvura was last night attacked by named Municipal Police details while covering abuse of vendors in the City of Kings.
The cops smashed one of his cameras, seized his video camera which has not been returned, and caused the journo to endure the night in pain and agony. They are demanding a $10 payment for the return of his camera.
A Police case has been opened and the Lawyers for Human Rights organisation has moved in to assist. Kucaca Pulu will be representing.
Said Tabvura: “I was actually arrested by the Byo Municipal police and they damaged my camera in the process, lost my phone and broadcasting camera. They handed me to the police licencing department who asked me to pay a $10 fine for what they described as CONDUCT which I refused to pay and had to be in detention at the camp for close to 4hrs. Lawyers for human rights Kucaca Pulu came to my rescue and I was released and my camera was kept at the police. I was ordered to come the following day which is today at 8am to pay the fine which I again refused and was referred to Bulawayo central police where the officer in charge asked me to press charges against municipal police which I did.”

The Politburo meeting held on Thursday night resulted in the Joice Mujuru camp losing ground as party Spokesman Rugare Gumbo was kicked out of the politburo, and War Veterans Chairman Jabulani Sibanda expelled from the party.
Mr Gumbo, said to have been a Mujuru loyalist, will be on suspension for the next five years.
Other Mujuru loyalists Central Committee member, Enock Porusingazi.i together with Jabulani Sibanda were expelled from the party. Read Full Running Update
Andrew Langa has been removed from the Matabeleland South Provincial Executive Council and from the chairmanship of the province.
The vote of no confidence on Masvingo Provincial Chairperson,  Callisto Gwanetsa, Midlands Chairperson Jason Machaya,  Amos Midzi of Harare Province were all upheld.
Manicaland Provincial Chairperson,  John Shumba Mvundura was given a written reprimand.
In the Women’s League, the vote of no confidence against Masvingo Provincial Chair,  Shylet Uyoyo was upheld.
In the Youth League, Tongai Mangomana and Oliver Huruva, both from Masvingo, had their vote of no confidence upheld.
On Harare Youth League Provincial Chair, Godwin Gomwe, whose case is pending with the National Disciplinary Committee, the Politburo said they are still seized with the matter.
The announcements were made by the Zanu PF National Chairperson,  Simon Khaya Moyo, who has with immediate effect assumed the position of party spokesperson.
Khaya Moyo refused to take any questions after the announcements, but confirmed that the Politburo also discussed preparations for the 6th Zanu PF congress that will beheld from the 2nd to the 7th of December.
He said each of the 10 provinces gave preliminary reports on their preparations for the event, adding that the party is happy with progress and will receive final reports on the preparations next week.

An accident has just occured in Newlands, Harare this afternoon when a school bus full of kids was hit by a speeding Ford sedan.
The accident happened in Mtoko road just after Newlands roundabout at around 1PM, Thursday 13th November.

The driver of the red Ford tried to overtake the school bus which was full of kids. He however veered off the road.
There were no deaths, just minor injuries, ZimEye.com is reliably informed.

More to follow…
 
 

Sat, 01 Nov 2014 | The Movement for Democratic Change (T) held its 4th national congress in Harare Province at City Sports centre from 31 October to 1 November 2014. The congress was held under the theme ‘Towards National Convergence: A Solution to the National Crisis.’ Delegates to the Congress were drawn from the level of Branch upwards, from each of the Party’s 12 Provinces. Also in attendance were representatives of MDC T’s external branches. The Congress received solidarity messages from the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions

(ZCTU) and the Internal Federation of Trade Unions (IFTU) represented by Wellington Chibhebhe. This overview provides internal resolutions, external resolutions and policy resolutions based on the congress’s adoption of the four thematic committees namely organizational transformation, constitutional review, policy review and the roadmap to elections.

Internal Resolutions

Institutional transformation
Congress noted that the institutional and structural design of the party has contributed to the ‘split’ of the party in the past and lack of party cohesion which is essential to realize the objectives of the party. The party also noted that the current institutional design might lead to destructive functions in the party and another split.

Structural changes
Congress resolved to amend the constitution to allow the President to be the custodian of the party name, custodian of all party assets, to supervise all in the leadership, to be the party’s chief fundraiser and to suspend National Standing Committee members through the National Council for breach of the party constitution. In this regard the Secretary General shall no longer be responsible ‘for all party affairs in the National Secretariat’ and shall report to the President.

Congress resolved to ratify the recommendation of national council to expand the members of the National Standing Committee to include the secretary for elections who shall be appointed by the President.

Congress resolved that the party sets up an Arbiter General’s office that cascades to all levels to speedily deal with the key issues of discipline in the party, cognisant of the fact that people are disciplined not for their views but for their constitutional conduct.

Congress resolved that deputies of officers of congress except the vice president and the vice chairperson shall not be elected from the next congress but will be appointed by the President from a pool of national executive members elected from the provinces.

Congress resolved that deputies of officers of congress except the vice president and the vice chairperson elected from this 4th party national congress will not sit in the standing committee.

Congress resolved that all national standing committee members shall work under the supervision and the authority of the President.

Congress resolved to reinstate the following external assemblies that is UK, South Africa and United States of America as party provinces.

Internal procedures
Congress resolved that internal elections of the party shall be run by an independent electoral body established and or appointed by the national council.

Congress therefore resolved to extend the voting rights in all primary elections to all party members and not limit them only to party structures that hold positions in the party. This means an expansion of the Electoral College, whereby all members of party members in a legitimate membership roll of its party in a particular district are eligible to vote in a primary election for their parliamentary candidate and all registered members in a particular ward are eligible to vote for a councilor.

Congress resolved to ensure gender parity in all organs of the party and respect the principle of 50/50 gender representation.

Congress resolved that local authorities should work with the party, report and be accountable to the party.

Internal program
Congress resolved to set up a Political Party Institute that will operate as a think-tank. The Congress also resolved to build structures and embark on a cadreship development program and leadership training programs and introducing an evaluation and performance management system for the leaders at all levels.

External resolutions

Position on rebels
Congress resolved to ratify the decision of the National Council to expel Tendai Biti, Elton Mangoma, Solomon Madzore and all the renegades who have transformed themselves into MDC Renewal. The MDC renewal must forthwith cease to use the party’s name and symbols as they did with party colors.

National elections
Congress noted the shortcomings and imperfections of the July 2013 general elections as acknowledged by SADC, the African Union and the international community, particularly the shambolic voters roll and failure to provide an electronic voters roll as required by the law.

Congress therefore ratified the National Council position not to participate in any election, including by-elections, and even the next elections whenever they are held, until and unless all agreed reforms are implemented to the letter and spirit, including the provision of a biometric voters roll in a way that protects the will of the people and return the country to legitimacy.

Peaceful demonstrations
Congress noted that the new constitution allows citizens to peacefully demonstrate and petition the State on any grievance. Congress therefore resolved that the party will embark on peaceful and constitutional demonstrations and other forms of expression around the issues to force the regime of Robert Mugabe to accept the need for reforms in the following but not limited to the Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC), media, security sector, implementation of the Constitution in its letter and spirit.

Dialogue
Congress envisaged that the constitutional and peaceful demonstrations will force the government of Robert Mugabe to the negotiating table and build consensus on the need for a timetable towards a free and fair election and return to legitimacy.

Big Tent – Expansion of social base
Congress noted the need to expand its social and political base. Congress therefore resolved to welcome all members of other political parties and even former rebels to come and join the party in order to strengthen the base to fight for a new, democratic and prosperous Zimbabwe.

National convergence
Congress noted that the party needed to strengthen its organic links with other organizations, civic groups, labour, the informal sector, students, church, traditional leaders, progressive political parties, women organizations and the youth in order to entrench the grassroots support and reinvigorate the mass-based approach.

Congress therefore resolved to call for a national convergence conference from all groups and political parties to identify and agree on the national grievances and map the way forward for the country.

Policy Resolutions

Economy
Congress noted the deepening economic crisis bedeviling the country and its ramifications on the poor. Congress therefore resolved that there is need to create a stable, sustainable and rapidly expanding economy with opportunities for all.

Congress resolved that the MDC T stands for creating a social market economy, with a strong social bias towards the poor and marginalized, underpinned by expanded production in all key sectors of the economy.

The priority will be to create a balanced national budget biased in favor of socio-economic development, reduction in overall taxation to 25 per cent of GDP with progressive taxes on incomes and competitive tax rates on all private sector activity, maintain the use of the US dollar as the primary means of exchange and facilitate the full recovery of the Reserve Bank as the leader of last resort and the supervisory agency responsible for Bank and Financial supervision.

Land and agriculture
Congress noted the disorder in the land sector, rising food insecurity and the partisan nature of land redistribution.

Congress therefore resolved that the MDC T supports land redistribution to the people and not to ZANU PF chefs. The MDC T believes in undertaking a comprehensive national land audit of all land in Zimbabwe. In this regard, the MDC T supports the need to appoint a professional land commission that will look into issues of non-partisan access to land, compensation, land tenure and agricultural production.

People living with disabilities
Congress noted with concern the plight of people living with disabilities and resolved to set up a Disability board to advise the party on issues of disability.

Mining
Congress noted that there is no transparency in the remittance of mineral revenues to the treasury and support for local communities.

Congress therefore resolved to promote policies that will foster transparency in mineral revenues and the sustainable growth of the mining industry. The MDC T supports the distribution of a percentage of proceeds from the mining sector to the local communities for their development.

Tourism
Congress noted with concern the country’s isolation by other nations and its pariah state which negatively affects tourism. Congress therefore resolved that the MDC T supports the development and good management of a tourist industry that will provide a safe, world class infrastructure and make Zimbabwe a prime market destination for all tourists.

Industry and commerce
Congress noted with concern the dilapidation of industries and the failure to generate new jobs. Congress therefore resolved that the MDC T’s policy is to make sure that industry and commerce is revived through the provision of low cost, financial facilities for distressed key industries to jump start production and bring their output to world standards and create jobs.

Labour Policies
Congress noted with sadness the ZANU PF government’s moves towards labour market flexibility at the expense of the ordinary worker. Congress therefore resolved that the MDC T does not support labour flexibility. The party stands for fair remuneration and respect for workers’ rights. In this regard, minimum wages should be enforced for all sectors and he strengthening of the National Economic Consultative Forum.

Education
Congress noted the decline in education standards and the ever rising cost of education in Zimbabwe. Congress therefore resolved that the MDC T supports that every Zimbabwean should have free access to quality education. In this regard, primary education will be free, the Ministry of education will allocate a minimum of 20 per cent of the national budget to basic education and grants for disadvantaged children in tertiary institutions.

Congress also resolved that the MDC T government will restore the standards of university education and research to a level comparable with the best in Southern Africa. This will be anchored on supporting curriculum review, professional management of institutions, depoliticisation of institutions of learning and improvement of staff remuneration.

Health services
Congress noted that the new constitution provides for universal access to quality healthcare for all yet most ordinary Zimbabweans still fail to gain access to quality healthcare. Congress therefore resolved that all citizens must have access to quality healthcare, with emphasis on the social determinants of health, health promotion and diseases prevention.

Congress resolved that every citizen should live within 5 kilometers of a health institution and this will entail construction of hundreds of new clinics in the neglected resettlement areas and many rural areas.

For funding the MDC T will establish a National Health Insurance scheme financed through ear marked taxes. In this regard, the MDC T will support health workers and ensure that they are well remunerated, motivated and happy.

Energy and Water
Congress noted with concern the the lack of implementation of key water projects that would improve the lives of Zimbabweans and the shortage of power generation due to long years of neglect in energy investment by ZANU PF. Congress therefore resolved that there should be speedy implementation of the Matabeleland Zambezi water project (MZWP) and the Kunzwi dam and to invest in alternative sources of energy, ensure professional management of energy institutions and ensure energy is available for all, including in the rural areas and in indigent households.

Home Affairs
Congress noted the poor services offered by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the difficulties ordinary citizens have in gaining access to registry services. Congress therefore resolved to have a devolved system of essential personal registrations services.

Registration services should be made available at all district offices for a minimum fee and applications should be processed within 24 hours.

Congress resolved that all children should be given a passport number and national ID at birth. This should lead to automatic voter rights on the attainment of the age of 18 years.

Police and Defence services
Congress noted with deep concern the continued politicization of state security forces in Zimbabwe that priorities safeguarding power for ZANU PF rather than servicing the citizens. Congress therefore resolved the need for a police service that is efficient and responsive so that the majority of citizens feel secure and are able to trust the police.

Congress also resolved that the MDC will maintain an efficient, lean and effective national defence capable of defending Zimbabwe’s interests locally and abroad.

Informal sector
Congress noted the reconfiguration of the national economy leading to massive informalisation due to ZANU PF’s failure to govern.

Congress therefore resolved that informal traders, farmers, miners and business persons should enjoy the protection of the state and get assistance in growing their activities with the objective of entering the formal sector and improving their precarious livelihoods.

Diaspora
Congress noted with concern the continued exclusion of the diaspora in the affairs of the country by the ZANU PF government which is driven by exclusive nationalism.
Congress therefore resolved that the diaspora should be afforded an opportunity to contribute to the economic, political and social life of the country. In particular the diaspora must be given their constitutional right to vote in elections.

Local government
Congress noted with concern the continued ZANU PF centralization policy on local government which is ultra vires the new constitution and deprives citizens of their rights. Congress therefore resolved that there should be immediate implementation of devolution with an objective to attain a democratic-developmental local state.

Congress resolved that all local authorities should be given control of the services to residents in their areas of jurisdiction and the principles of devolution of power are respected and supported with central government resources.

Congress also resolved that local authorities and police should immediately halt demolitions of people’s houses and rather seek the regularization of such. In addition, all residents should be given security of title over the land or property that they occupy for accommodation purposes and the provision of family based accommodation should be a priority.

Congress also resolved that local authorities should establish local residents associations with an acceptable constitution and leadership elected annually at meetings of the association conducted in each ward.

War Veterans
Congress noted with concern the growing marginalization of war veterans marked by the decline in their social welfare and the politicization of the war veterans. Congress therefore resolved to support the constitutional rights of genuine war veterans as enshrined in the new constitution and to ensure that they get assistance for rehabilitation, education, health and pension rights among others.

Women’s rights
Congress noted with sadness the entrenched patriarchal nature of society which has perpetuated the marginalization of women and girl child under the government of ZANU PF. Congress therefore resolved to bring women in the mainstream of opportunities. All institutions are encouraged to achieve equity in all positions involving the development of policy as enshrined in the new constitution. The MDC T will support and cooperate with the Gender Commission and safeguard against its politicization.

Traditional leaders
Congress noted with concern the politicization of traditional leaders for purposes of attaining and retaining state power by ZANU PF. Congress therefore resolved that the conduct of traditional leaders should be regulated by the new constitution.

Congress resolved that the MDC T respect traditional leaders as custodians of our culture, language, and history.

International relations
Congress noted with concern Zimbabwe’s isolation by key strategic nations and its pariah status as a country. Congress resolved to establish normal relations with all countries and multinational organizations that are beneficial to Zimbabwe’s strategic interests. The MDC T will therefore work to have Zimbabwe readmitted into the family of nations.

National healing
Congress noted with concern the deep seated mistrust in communities, the tensions and pain induced as a result of political violence which is largely state sponsored by the ruling ZANU PF party. Congress

therefore resolved to support the establishment of a National Reconciliation, Justice and Peace commission to deal with violations of human rights since 1980. Every victim of human rights abuse since 1980 should be permitted access to the Commission in order to seek information about what happened, identify the perpetrators, seek a sense of justice and be considered for compensation by the State.

National debt
Congress noted with deep concern Zimbabwe’s balooing debt which is an albatross to meaningful economic development that can transform the ordinary people’s livelihoods.

Congress therefore resolved that the party commits to servicing of the national debt. An MDC T government will engage creditors to make a payment plan for the national debt. Where possible the party will approach creditors to secure either debt cancellation or rescheduling. This will make the country eligible for loan facilities from multilateral institutions and friendly countries.

“There are cases when killing somebody is justifiable …”
Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa’s official spokesman, and ZANU PF deputy spokesman, Psychology Maziwisa, has threatened journalists with death for reporting on ZANU PF factionalism.
The embattled ZANU (PF) deputy information director Psychology Maziwisa has gagged media from reporting on  ZANU(PF) factionalism because the reports ‘are scaring  away potential investors’ and threatened journalists who continue reporting factionalism  with not only lawsuits but also death.
Speaking in Harare at the weekend Maziwisa was at pains to defend the ongoing factionalism rocking the party as he is traditionally known for doing. President Mugabe and the entire politburo have on the opposite clearly stated that there is indeed factionalism in ZANU(PF) and it’s now a matter on public record
 
The youthful politician warned journalists of law suits should they continue reporting on factionalism.
“Do not forget that there are already negative perceptions around Zimbabwe,you further those perceptions by saying that there are all sorts of problems in Zimbabwe .They will shun our destination and they say there is political instability and you know when it comes to investment  and economy the one major aspect  that must really be prioritized  in the mind of the investor is whether   the destination is safe,” Maziwisa said.
He continued, “I think there will come a point when some of us will really say that your conduct is unconstitutional and it should be tested within the parameters of the constitution because no right is absolute.
“You might claim that you have the right to freedom of expression that is true but when we juxtapose that with the main right which we feel must be safe guarded I think there must be justification for that right to be limited even the right to life is limited.
“So imagine if the right to life is not absolute because there are cases when killing somebody is justifiable I think you all know that”, he threatened.
Maziwisa whose recruitment into the party is being questioned by President Robert Mugabe could only accuse the media for ‘fanning hatred, or sometimes violence’ by continuously reporting on the power struggles.
Factionalism in ZANU(PF) became visible three months ago when the First Lady Grace Mugabe began her nationwide so called ‘meet the people rallies’, where she incited ZANU(PF) supporters aligned to the Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa to boot out Vice President Joice Mujuru and her allies at the party’s elective December congress.
Grace said blood could even be spilt in the process of eliminating Mujuru from the party because ‘she wants to topple the President’.
Since then Grace has been using a group of unemployed youths and some former liberation war fighters to violently remove provincial party chairpersons who are aligned to Mujuru from their positions so that they do not attend the congress.
The provincial chairperson Grace Mugabe has so far forcefully removed from their positions are Ray Kaukonde (Mashonaland East)  Temba Mliswa (Mashonaland West), Jason Machaya (Midlands), Amos Midzi (Harare) , Callisto Gwanetsa (Masvingo) and Andrew Langa ( Matabeleland South) .

The body of MDC-T leader Greenwich Ndanga who was killed in Nigerian Preacher

TB Joshua’s church building two months ago on the 12th September, is due home in a week’s time, ZimEye has been told as South Africa announced it has commissioned two jets to transport the bodies of 84 of its citizens in Nigeria.
Following an interview with Mr Ndanga’s wife, South Africa’s  spokesperson for the Inter-ministerial Committee tasked to deal with the disaster, Phumla Williams, has said the work to return the bodies to their families this weekend was at an advanced stage and the bodies will be back home in a week’s time.
“We are moving to the second gear of getting ready to repatriate. We can confirm that the two planes have been procured and will be dispatched to Lagos to collect the remains. We trust that by the end of this week, we will bring closure to this painful issue,” Williams said.
“At this point we should take the opportunity to thank the families for their patience and the dignity they have observed this moment with. All of us, we are saying it’s been a long two months. It has been an extremely difficult waiting period. This week we can confirm that these families will get hold of the remains of their loved ones and be able to move on with their lives.”
 
Earlier, Mrs Esther Ndanga told ZimEye.com she had been hoping her busband’s body by Sunday, but the position was changed (See more MDC Leader’s Body Due Tomorrow).

Zanu PF is set to hire the services of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ZEC to preside over their watershed congress slated for December, according to proposals prepared for the politburo meeting this morning which if not taken “will result in bloodshed,” according to a senior politburo source.
This option, currently being debated, is likely to bring transparency in the elective congress mainly for the Vice Presidency position which is currently held by Joice Mujuru.
Mujuru’s post has been declared ‘vacant’ by the first lady Grace Mugabe.
Not only had Grace called for the ouster of Mujuru because ‘she wants to topple President Robert Mugabe from his position’, but also engineered for the expulsion of four party provincial chairpersons for ‘underperforming’.
The four dismissed provincial party chairpersons are Mashonaland West’s Temba Mliswa,  Masvingo’s Killian Gwanetsa ,Amos Midzi of Harare province and Midlands provincial chair Jason Machaya.
A highly placed source (Politburo member) within the ‘revolutionary’ party told Zimeye.com in an exclusive interview in Harare they are likely to engage ZEC at their congress for the sake of transparency.
“This is what we have proposed and put on the table because any other means would mean disaster for the elections .As a political party some have asked the logic behind the engagement of ZEC when over the years we had been doing it alone, but we have argued that if they are going to be held without the supervision of a credible election body there is a likelihood of massive vote rigging, “said the source.
The senior ZANU (PF) member said secret ballot was going to be used at the congress despite resistance by some over the method.
“Those who are on a spree of chopping down provincial party chairpersons are opposed to a secret ballot and they are pushing for a nomination vote.They want the VP position be voted via the lifting of hands at the congress hence the whipping into line everyone and the unlawful elimination of democratically elected provincial chairpersons who they think are aligned to VP Mujuru,”said the source adding that,“ blood is likely to spill’ over the voting method  which the party would adopt and not the secret ballot.
The Emmerson Munangagwa faction is opposed to the secret ballot because they know that they will be humiliated by Mujuru at the congress according to the source.

Minister of State Didymus Mutasa has dismissed reports that

Vice President Joice Mujuru resigned yesterday shortly being ordered to withdraw.
Mr Mutasa, who is said to be belong to the Mujuru faction according to the State Media, said to ZimEye there is no truth the report.
“None (credence) whatsoever ,” said Mutasa.
Asked concerning tomorrow’s crunch politburo meeting and if the Mujuru matter is the subject of discussion, Mutasa was non-committal referring all questions to party Spokesman Rugare Gumbo.
“Sorry I am not the Publicity Secretary of ZANU PF, so I cannot talk to you,” he said.
Mrs Mujuru has in recent days been the subject of a State Media ambush against her person in recent years which has seen her being named as a coup conspirator and a corrupt individual bent on destroying the party and nation’s international image.

ZimEye has just received a report from reliable sources that Vice President Joice Mujuru tendered her resignation to President Robert Mugabe today, Monday.
President Mugabe however turned it down saying that she “must take responsibility of what she started,” one of the sources said. (Also Read Mujuru Still Vice President – Mutasa)  At the time of writing, further details were not available together with the exact declared reasons for the ‘resignation’. (Also Read Mujuru Still Vice President – Mutasa) Attempts to obtain clarification on the latest incident however were slowed down after the President’s office hanged up on several telephone calls made Monday afternoon. Earlier last month ZimEye exclusively revealed that President Mugabe has pinned down Mrs Mujuru on so called secret tapes in which a voice said to be hers is heard audibly saying that Mugabe has overstayed his welcome and is resting on his faeces(literally translated) (READ MORE ….EXCLUSIVE – Mugabe’s Secret Spy Tapes of Mujuru ‘Saying Bob Resting on Own Faeces’ )
Earlier on in the day, the Jonathan Moyo controlled state media published a lengthy report accusing Mujuru of trying to topple President Robert Mugabe by courting the army’s favour (READ MORE Joice Mujuru In Latest Coup Attempt Using Army – ZANU PF).
More details as they follow….

Live updates from the Marondera final push to ouster businessman Ray Kaukonde. War vets from all provinces are converging in Marondera this morning to carry out the choreographed act.

14:23 People now quiet as riot police stand firm by prohibiting them entrance.
14:15 Youths now getting over the fence singing ngaabude Kaukonde.

14:05 Demonstrators break down the durawall and police tankers move in. Youths saying police have been sent by Kaukonde.
Thumps up to police for now they have contained the situation.
People now dancing at the gate
13:36 Police dog section riot officers arrive with dogs to quench the voiolent protestors wh are now singing kaukonde wototakura mukwende ubaye
12:45 Harare provincial youth chairman Godwin Gomwe is here
Demo on now
Youth singing zvikaramba toita zvenharo in reference to forcefully open the gates
Chaos at party offices as doors are locked demonstrators threatening to break out
Police water tankers inside th premises
Old people constitute part of the demonstrators saying kaukonde dzoka uyamwe
Demonstrators nw marching towards party office
1134 – Buses from all over converging at war veterans office in Marondera along first street
1140- Demonstrators trickling in singing anti kaukonde songs while at the war vets quarters women ar gyrating and dancing waiting for the arrival of others.
Women youths war vets are present as everyone is now called in for the march to begin
Heavy police presence at the war vets Marondera premises while riot police is milling around provincial headquarters
They say they could have done it last time but Sekeramayi blocked them.
War veterans and other demonstrators saying they are going to remove Kaukonde frm office by force

Three men were badly injured sustaining broken limbs and fractured ribs when several Kombi drivers chose to risk human life for fun in Harare’s Mufakose suburb. To add salt to injury, all this happened during a time of mourning- READ MORE BELOW..

The above Kombi accident was shot live on video as it happened in Mufakose on the 18th October, as drivers decided to dice with death while having fun during a time of mourning shortly after the death of a colleague.

Harare businessman and Robert Mugabe’s cousin Philip Chiyangwa has snatched another honorary doctorate barely two years after receiving his first by a Philippines based money spinning syndicate.
ZimEye can reveal Chiyangwa was today capped once again at an albeit poorly attended ceremony at Crown Plaza Hotel in Harare.
Enrico Sibanda, the IIP Chief Representative who handed the award, described Chiyangwa as a philanthropist who deserves it for his outstanding work.

The ceremony is unlikely to go well with Chiyangwa’s employees many who include vulnerable disabled workers who have gone for years without a salary at a time when Chiyangwa was busy squandering millions on expensive cars and lavish parties around the country. He recently bought his wife a cellphone made of pure 24 carat gold.
In the picture, Enrico Sibanda, the IIP Chief Representative, left, poses for a photograph with Philip Chiyangwa one of IIP’s latest graduates the institution describes as a property magnet, philanthropist and businessman. looking on is Honorable Member of Parliament, Patrick Zhuwawo. The two are both nephews to President. R. G. Mugabe. The official graduation ceremony was held today at 8am – 10 am, at Crown Plaza Hotel, Harare.
IIP continues to honor living philanthropists, the organisation said in a statement.

There were confirmed reports from the South African government that MDC-T leader Greenwich Ndanga’s body would arrive in Zimbabwe on Monday after landing in South African on Sunday.
Mr Ndanga died in TB Joshua’s church-building collapse which caused the death of 116 people many who perished after TB Joshua church members attacked rescuers causing a lengthy delay on 12th September 2014.
[lightbox link=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/09/310_276_Greenwich-Ndanga.jpeg” thumb=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/09/310_276_Greenwich-Ndanga-261×232.jpeg” width=”261″ align=”right” title=”MDC-T’s Greenwich Ndanga” frame=”true” icon=”image” caption=”MDC-T’s Greenwich Ndanga”]
Mr Ndanga’s body is expected by friends and relatives in South Africa tomorrow (Sunday). But ZimEye.com can reveal that the Nigerian government has since changed position and this is no longer happening. Mr Ndanga’s wife, Esther confirmed the latest development to ZimEye.com,   “It is no longer happening, government has said it is no longer happening as previously promised,” she said.
When asked when Mr Ndanga’s body is likely due, she replied, “If I say anything else I will be lying. No one really has any information beyond what I have told you,” she said.
All hopes have been dashed since the latest news was announced with no clue whatsoever provided.
“Oh dear so sad, wonder if they really ever found the body in the first place,” one close friend told ZimEye.com in South African after this publication informed them of the latest development.
Meanwhile, Mrs Ndanga said she was grateful for the support she received from TB Joshua who reportedly donated R5000 and sent US2,000 to the family in Zimbabwe.

MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai has made the latest attempt

to expel former MDC-T Secretary General, Tendai Biti from parliament together with the large group of parliamentarians who went away with him early this year when they teamed up to remove Tsvangirai .
Tsvangirai in a statement Thursday announced that his party “has today recalled the Renewal Team of legislators, fifteen House of Assembly members and three Senators following a resolution passed by the recently held 4th National Congress.”
Zimbabwe‘s Speaker of of Parliament Jacob Mudenda in response however said he would not heed to the calls as the request falls outside his authority.
The following is the list of those the MDC-T said it has recalled from parliament.
1. Hon. Tendai Biti – Harare East Constituency
2. Hon. Willias Madzimure – Kambuzuma
3. Hon. Paul Madzore – Glen View South
4. Hon. Solomon Madzore – Dzivarasekwa
5. Hon. Lucia Matibenga – Kuwadzana West
6. Hon. Samuel Sipepa Nkomo – Lobengula
7. Hon. Reggie Moyo – Luveve
8. Hon. Evelyn Masaiti – PR
9. Hon. Bekithemba Nyathi – Mpopoma/Pelandaba
10. Hon. Moses Manyengavana – Highfield West
11. Hon. Albert Mhlanga – Pumula
12. Hon. Roseline Nkomo – Tsholotsho North
13. Hon. Settlement Chikwinya – Mbizo
14. Hon. Hon Judith Muzhavazhe – PR
15. Hon. Gorden Moyo – Makokob
Those recalled from Senate are:-
1. Sen. Sekai Holland – Chizhanje
2. Sen. Rorana Muchihwa – Chikomo
3. Sen. Watchy Sibanda – Mat South.

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War Veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda has been told by his own[lightbox link=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/11/Shadreck-Makombe-secretary-generalJames-Kauye-information-and-publicty-and-edith-kagoro-treasurer.jpg” thumb=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/11/Shadreck-Makombe-secretary-generalJames-Kauye-information-and-publicty-and-edith-kagoro-treasurer-309×232.jpg” width=”309″ align=”right” title=”Shadreck Makombe secretary general,James Kauye information and publicty and edith kagoro treasurer” frame=”true” icon=”image” caption=”Shadreck Makombe secretary general,James Kauye information and publicty and edith kagoro treasurer”] organisation to shut his mouth and not speak to the media again.
Mr Sibanda was told he must only speak after he has obtained audience with President Robert Mugabe and clarify some issues.

Sibanda recently told the media that he was opposed to “a bedroom coup”, a statement which meant that he was opposed to the first lady Grace Mugabe’s entrance to mainstream politics, but has since been interpreted as an insult on the Head of State.

The vibrant war veteran leader did not attend any of Grace Mugabe’s national ‘meet the people’ rallies she held nationwide in the past two months.

When he was asked the reason why he was not attending Grace’ rallies Sibanda said he was busy with other party business elsewhere.

Addressing journalists in Harare Thursday, Shadreck Makombe, the organization’s Secretary General, said they have ordered Jabulani Sibanda to stop talking until he clarifies his issues with the President.

“That is why we have said him (Cde Jabulani Sibanda) we talked about it .We also interrogated him about it and the debate was very vibrant. But at the end of the day with the explanation he gave to us, that is why we are saying he is going to meet with his Excellency. We would not want to preempt to say he is going to say this thing. That is why you are not seeing him on this panel. There are means and ways of us of addressing these issues” he said.

The war veterans however said that they were being blocked from seeing President Robert Mugabe adding that the last time he addressed them was in 1992 at their congress.

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MDC-T LEADER MORGAN TSVANGIRAI has spoken out on election looser Nelson Chamisa’s future.[lightbox link=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/10/tsvangirai10062008.jpg” thumb=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/10/tsvangirai10062008-412×184.jpg” width=”320″ align=”right” title=”Morgan Tsvangirai speaks on Chamisa’s future” frame=”true” icon=”image” caption=”Morgan Tsvangirai speaks on Chamisa’s future”]
Mr Tsvangirai revealed to ZimEye for the first time that he has his own private succession plan contrary to the one speculated by Chamisa supporters who thought the 36 year old would immediately take over from him. In a  recent interview during a press briefing, Mr Tsvangirai was quizzed on his views of Chamisa and succession in general.
He replied cautioning against a bloody coup plot as he repeated Chamisa’s name. Below was his full statement to ZimEye:
“Let me tell you one thing, I have a succession plan, and it only belongs to me that one day I have to leave the stage and give it to young people. I don’t want to die in office, and I also appreciate that bringing in new blood, new ideas reinvigorates the party.
“If you look at the growth of the MDC it has largely been by the youth, the Chamisas of this world, the Chibayas, the Learnmore Jongwes, they were the young people from the student movement. The student movement, the constitutional movement and the labour movement were the living pillars that formed the MDC.
“So we appreciate, the Job Sikhalas (sic) have just come back. These are the young persons of the future. We can’t have a party that is entrapped in the past. We want a future that is defined by the young people, bringing in young people, bringing in new ideas. So its not a question of “if,” it is a question of “when,” and as far as I am concerned it’s a given.
“There will be youth, there will be handover takeover, but in a proper way, but not in a coup d’etat, but in a proper way, or a memo d’etat,” said Tsvangirai.

“I was Joshua Nkomo’s bodyguard,” embattled War Veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda has said.[lightbox link=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/10/JABULANI-SIBANDAAAAAAA2222.jpg” thumb=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/10/JABULANI-SIBANDAAAAAAA2222-412×203.jpg” width=”412″ align=”right” title=”defence… Jabulani Sibanda” frame=”true” icon=”image” caption=”defence… Jabulani Sibanda”]
Speaking to ZimEye during attacks from war veterans aligned to Grace Mugabe who said he is too young to have fought in the war, Mr Sibanda said contrary to the allegations, he is indeed a war vet who was even Joshua Nkomo’s bodyguard during and after the war into the Gukurahundi period.
Below is an extract from his interview
Q : There are allegations by Joseph Chinotimba that you are too young to be a veteran. I asked him that why is  he  bringing that question at a time like this. Comrade Chinos went on to claim that you were born in 1969 which makes it impossible for you to be a veteran?
J.C : (laugh) that’s correctly wrong. I do not want to comment  on that. I am sure you know him better but I tell you by that time I was more than 10 years . I look very young because I look after myself, I exercise and I go to the gym,I believe in God, I go to church, I don’t drink, I don’t smoke  that’s why I look very young , but let me tell you now, I am more than 50 years old .
Q :   which year were you born?
J.C : I was born on the 1 ^st of January 1958.
J.C:I trained in Angola. I became an instructor in that country. If you want to know about my training in Mvuma in Angola. In Moxico province (sic). [lightbox link=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/07/nkomo-Copy.jpg” thumb=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/07/nkomo-Copy-171×232.jpg” width=”171″ align=”right” title=”Joshua Nkomo” frame=”true” icon=”image” caption=”Joshua Nkomo”]
JC: Since you are calling from a distance ask any one of your guys around and I will give him a copy of my birth certificate, I don’t have a copy of birth certificate at the moment but when they come I think I will be able to give it to them I will even show them my photos whilst I was in war available , certificates where I trained, and where I am a soldier. I used to be Nkomo’s bodyguard.
Q         : Did you say you were Nkomo’s bodyguard?
 JC :I am telling you that. When people were shot at Nkomo’s house I was there. Why did I go to Chikurubi detention?  I went there because there were allegations and they arrested his body guard and the bodyguard who was arrested is me Jabulani Sibanda.

Former Organising Secretary and Morgan Tsvangirai’s esteemed blue eyed boy Nelson Chamisa, has been given the boot from the MDC-T Party LEADERSHIP in an election journalists were kicked out of the building during the vote-counting process.
Chamisa was reportedly NIKUVED from his influential absolute for the Secretary General post where he had the majority of nominations, and the party has put in place Douglas Mwonzora who recently recorded a song praising Morgan Tsvangirai, a traditional church song, previously worshipping Jesus Christ and which now has phrases such as “Tsvangirai Mutungamiri AneRudo”…
Mwonzora will be deputised by Pauline Mupariwa.
The results have sparked mixed reactions among MDC-T supporters.
A comment from the spokesman Obert Gutu was awaited at the time of writing.

A Zimbabwean man is languishing in prison in Windhoek, Namibia for a seven (7) year period to date without a trial.
ZimEye can reveal that Mr Neshia Mathole(39), and Ngqabutho Mdluli(36) have been incarcerated for the long period after being accused of a 2007 bank robbery.
Shortly after the crime occurred in Gobabisi, six men were arrested who were five Zimbabweans and once South African.

Three of the co-accused men escaped prison and one of the six died in prison leaving the Zimbabwean and the South African man alone to face trial.
It was not possible at the time of writing to ascertain the nationalities of the three who escaped but reports claim they are of Namibian origin.
The two raised their complaint with the Supreme Court in 2011. The Supreme Court referred their case to the Judge President of the High Court who in turn referred them to the Prosecutor General, the Magistrate’s Commission and Namibian Ombudsman. But even though the Magistrates’ Commission responded by communicating with the Prosecutor General and the Magistrate handling the case, no visible action has been to date.
Contacted for a comment, one of the lawyers, a Mr Vesser told ZimEye that the justice system has clearly failed the two due to the delays.
He however added that while the long stretch is not ordinary, it was caused by extenuating circumstances created when the other three suspects escaped prison, together with complications created when the accused changed lawyers.
The case is now to be heard “and finalised on the 19th November,” Mr Vesser said.

– The Minister of health has met doctors several times and the latest update is that there are now “promises,” from treasury that they will be paid something anytime soon. ZimEye has been told that the doctors are hopeful since the latest meeting held on Thursday. No further update was available at the time of writing. “We are almost there we have packaged our issue in a pragmatic way to be accepted by treasury, even in this trained fiscus environment we are hopeful that something is in the pipeline,” Dr Emmerson Pazara who is in charge of the Bulawayo wing of the Doctors’ Association told ZimEye.com

ZimEye.com will continue to update our valued readers as soon as a further update becomes available.

Zanu PF spokesperson, Rugare Gumbo has sensationally claimed that the current turmoil
in ZANU PF is an architecture of individuals working to destroy the party from within, as he declared that Joice Mujuru is innocent.
Gumbo said the group is planning “A Tsholotsho 2” in reference to the divisive indaba Professor Jonathan Moyo convened at Dinyane Primary school in attempt to overthrow Mugabe.
Speaking at a press conference at the party headquarters in Harare Friday, Gumbo blasted
the Jonathan Moyo controlled State Media for taking a negative stance on VP Mujuru saying it was quite shocking to see the headline in The Herald newspaper attacking the VP.
“It was quite shocking to see The Herald on Friday devoting the whole page to VP, Mujuru. It was damaging…….this is our public media supposed to report positively,” said Gumbo.
“Whether you like it or not she is the VP for the party and the country….. We can’t have the VP
treated the way she has been treated.”
Gumbo pointed out that the party was aware of elements within the ruling party that are coming up with strategies to destroy the party from within.

“The party is fully aware that some within the party are trying to bring regime change within the country….,” said Gumbo.
“It’s unfortunate that we are witnessing the Tsholotsho 2, the people who were involved in
Tsholotsho declaration are now also involved to bring a regime change. It’s not about bringing down President Robert Mugabe or the Vice President, but the whole struggle (gains of war of liberation).
Gumbo said divisive elements within the party had come up with allegations against the VP,
in order to cause fissures within the party.
“…allegations against VP are false and work of forces who want to bring regime change.”
Gumbo warned party cadres chanting unapproved slogans at party gatherings to desist from the practice.
“Slogans like “Pasi negamatox” and “Pasi nezvipfukuto” are totally banned with immediate effect,” he said.
Action will be taken against supporters found chanting unapproved slogans, added Gumbo.

THE AFTERMATH OF THE POLITBURO meeting held yesterday has developed into an outburst with ZANU PF spokesman Rugare Gumbo firing back at Mujuru accusers.
Mr Gumbo said to belong to the Mujuru faction according to state journalists, during a press conference Friday afternoon announced that what is currently “happening in the party is a Tsholotsho 2” declaration, meaning the people who are fanning divisions in the party were part of Tsholotsho declaration; The famous Dinyane meeting which was led by Jonathan Moyo and was said to be a plot by Prof Moyo to remove Robert Mugabe and put in place Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa.
He castigated the Jonathan Moyo controlled Herald newspaper and other Independent papers for fuelling divisions in the party.
He re-emphasized that the slogans Fanatic and Weevils should stop.  FULL PRESS DELIVERY to follow…

Barely 24 hours after an accident that killed three people in Mabvuku, another horror accident occurred in Domboshawa road.
The collision occurred just before Hatcliff turnoff when a truck encroached an oncoming twin cab. Four people were badly injured and said to be hospitalised at the time of writing.

Detailed were sketchy at the time of writing.
More to follow…

The chaos that erupted at the politburo meeting outside the ZANU PF headquarters building yesterday resulted in Robert Mugabe expelling War Veterans Chairman Jabulani Sibanda, ZimEye has been told, soon after Mugabe had blasted Sibanda for allegedly trying to run the country.
Sibanda was described by Mugabe as a man trying to rule Zimbabwe “like a King,” during his address before hundreds of roudy youths who had been bussed in from rural areas across the country. In a classical Julius Caesar-chaos style, Mugabe and Buhera legislator Joseph Chinotimba, exchanged the podium blasting Jabulani Sibanda just as the commotion continued in crowd which was baying for the blood of three main people, Jabulani Sibanda, ‘described as a fake war veteran’, Joice Mujuru labeled “Doctor 10%,” and Didymus Mutasa titled Mr “Gamatox”.
“Saka Jabulani akutotonga munyika muno?,” shouted Mugabe before the crowd who behaved like a pack of warthogs but as soon as Mugabe was speaking they quickly transformed themselves into an orderly like a choir before their master.

Soon after the main commotion as the youths dispersed, ZimEye caught up with Joseph Chinotimba who confirmed that Jabulani Sibanda has been expelled from both ZANU PF and the War Veterans Association.
“Munhu kana uri pamba pako, kana mwana wako akakutuka unoita seyi? Saka Jabu is gone, haamiri. Isu as War Veterans we can’t allow that a person can attack his father, so he has gone, ayenda.”
When asked to clarify his allegations against Sibanda that he has insulted Mugabe, Chitotimba was adamant, saying “you (ZimEye) cannot translate the language of Jabu. We know what we will do we are War Veterans, saka ayenda… atobva haachisipo – he has gone, he is no longer there” said Chinotimba.
Chinotimba said even the MDC can take Sibanda away as their member if they wish.
“Jabu is gone, if he is your friend, please take your friend to Britain not here in Zimbabwe that’s all,” said Chinotimba.
The marauding youths at the incident scene, attacked Secretary for Administration Didymus Mutasa drowning him while he was speaking and ordering him to repeat their slogan, “Down With Gamatox.”

Presdient Robert Mugabe pleaded with Zimbabweans Thursday afternoon to allow his wife to become Head of State.[lightbox link=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/07/mugabeoldestpresident.jpg” thumb=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/07/mugabeoldestpresident-412×232.jpg” width=”412″ align=”right” title=”Pleading…Robert Mugabe” frame=”true” icon=”image” caption=”Pleading…Robert Mugabe”]

Addressing hundreds of youths gathered at the shake shake building who had been hurriedly bussed in from various provinces, Mugabe asked why certain people were refusing his wife to lead in the presidium.
Grace Mugabe is already ZANU PF Women’s League Secretary Elect without a single dispute, and so Mugabe spoke of a higher elevation. Grace Mugabe has to date openly indicated she wishes to become President.
Said Mugabe, “Munorambireyi kuti mudzimai waPresident aite mutungamiri, zvakaipeyi – Why do you people deny the President’s wife a chance to lead?,” he said.
The meeting was created after the youths staged a protest at the ZANU PF headquarters entrance just before the politburo meeting had opened, denouncing Vice President Joice Mujuru who Grace Mugabe has ordered to resign with immediate effect or else.
Some analysts say Grace Mugabe is likely going to be raised to the position of Head of State. But Bulawayo based political analyst Prophet Steve Blomefield hinted that only Emmerson Mnangagwa can be president in the current circumstances.
Said Blomefield, “Mugabe will resign after congress [if he is just too sick to rule]….. Even though Mugabe has stated on many occasions he will die in office, the pain and stress of office may be just too much for him and he will prefer to rest. Mnangagwa will be 1st Vice President, at congress. Soon after congress Mugabe will resign and “Mnangagwa will then be president.
“Mnangagwa will choose a loyalist to be 1st vice president, [Possibly Sydney Sekeremai] and Grace 2nd Vice President. She will be a Vice President for the women. She will safeguard the Mugabe fortune. She will be inspirational, not governmental. I see Mnangagwa changing tactics to being a kinder, gentler Mnangagwa who will have to appoint experts to government, not incompetent, dependent praise singers.
“Mnangagwa will engage the west as well as China. sanctions [USA, EU, Britain] will be dropped. The USA is too poor to give us aid, but there will be token aid and maybe trade will loosen up.”  READ MORE ON UPDATES

LIVE UPDATE:
14:27 Joseph Chinotimba takes charge of the podium and announces that soon after Congress ZANU PF will have a new executive. “Vatakadzidzisa mupolitics ndovava muPolitburo,” he says.
14:25 Mugabe goes inside the building for the politburo meeting after addressing the crowd.
14: 15 Mugabe continues:  “inga kana muchato unodambuka wani?
“We are the sovereign rulers of Zim
“Asi vaMutasa ndivo Secretary vedu (crowd boos Mutasa in denial)…. Asi hamuchavada?  (Crowd begins to cheer saying in unison “yes”)
“Zvamataura tazvinzwa.”
Mugabe ends his address and the crowd begins to disperse from the place orderly.
14:10    Mugabe: Munorambireyi kuti mudzimai waPresident aite mutungamiri, zvakaipeyi?
KuMarondera kune karume kanonzi Kaukonde…
13: 42   SAYS MUGABE “To war veterans Jabu hameno ndimi munonzi makamutengera motaka navaMutasa akagozopiwha dzimwe five from Butau’s business and he is now worshipping those who gave him. Don’t buy people they are not commodities. We want to be focused on improving people’s lives, that’s why we were in China. We didn’t know our old leaders wanted money.”
1339: Mugabe blasts people for for blocking the “Meet the people” tours. He says leaders cannot choose themselves in the party pointing to the constitution which he says must be respected. He says leaders hsould be chosen on merit.
“If you are a power hungry person practising vote buying then you are not fit to be in our party. Even if you are a veteran we will kick you out. I said to Cde Mutasa, you are being accused of mobilising youths and he said they were not youths from Manicaland but Harare.
“Mashonaland West chairman thinks he is now king kupfuura VaMugabe. What you don’t know is that when chosen it’s not a green light to lead all over. You should lead people and not be selective in your approach.
“We want those attending the Congress to be selected transparently.”
1320: Mugabe comes out and thanks the people for coming. He says they were carried by the spirits of the ancestors of the Chimurengwa Wars “Makatakurwa nemhepo yeChimurenga”….”Matundundunu enyu azere neshungu ekuti nhasi pano paZanu PF chokwadi chibude. Handisati ndanzwa kuti gamatox zvinorevei muchatondidzidzisa, VaMutasa ndakabvunza nokuti zvinonzi ndovakatanga naro. I talked with him for two hours telling about the allegations and he said no. Vanoda chehupresident vamwewo. Zvino kana vaine shungu yakuda chemberi ndoyovo fira here?
When I said party yava nezvipfukuto vanoti ndakati zviisei gamatox hino gamatox mumwe chete ndozvovofira here? Our party is a revolutionary party, it was formed by many leaders who have died , I am one of them we didn’t form the party for ourselves but for the people. We didn’t have that culture of fighting for positions ever since.
13:17   Didymus Mutasa once again attempts to authoritatively address the crowd and is instead drowned by the chanting against him saying Pasi neGamatox . He withdraws away from the podium.
13:04   Shuvai Mahofa takes over podium. Says senior Women in the League (appearing to refer to Mujuru) are dishing out farms to whites. “Because of this we then asked Mai Mugabe to take over,” she says.
12: 59  War Vet Nyaruwata standing at the podium says “Robert Mugabe must rule forever”.
 12: 58 Harare Youth Chair comes to the podium says the party is tired of corruption, and that there are people plotting to remove Mugabe from power.
12: 53  Shuvai Mahofa, (Politburo member) starts addressing the demonstrators.
12: 52   A man said to be Harare Provincial Chairman blasts the police for hindering the youths from protesting and blocking those hoping to enter the demo area
12:45  Mugabe  now to address crowd
12:34   Mugabe’s bodyguards begin clearing the area for calm.
12: 33  Mugabe comes out preparing to address the crowd now… Musician Energy Mutodi singing among the crowd .
12:33  Chinotimba remains with the crowd appearing to be trying to cool down the crowd, which does not work.[lightbox link=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/10/PICCCCCC.jpg” thumb=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/10/PICCCCCC-412×203.jpg” width=”412″ align=”right” title=”PICCCCCC” frame=”true” icon=”image” caption=””]

12:31  – The crowd instructs him to say Pasi neGamatox,” he instead says Pasi ne MDC. They cause more nosies ordering him to leave, he is nearly attacked by tw youths and is forced to leave the area…
12:30 – Didymus Mutasa himself comes out and is now addressing the protesters but the crowd refuses to be addressed by him.
12:05 – Crowd defies CIO calls for order. They continue shouting insults on Didymus Mutasa calling him Gamatox and shouting “Pasi ne mbavha dziri mu paper – apparent reference to Vice President Joice Mujuru who appeared in today’s Herald paper in an article attacking her on extortion charges.
11:52 – CIOs begin moving around to prepare the crowd for Mugabe to address the crowd.
11:49 – Flora Buka, Jacob Mudenda, Douglas Mombeshora arrive.
11:50 – Robert Mugabe arrives and the crowd erupts into chaotic noise. Mugabe appears to evade the crowd and uses a the basement entrance into the building.
1145  – Emmerson Mnangagwa arrives flanked by other politburo members. There is an chaos as people begin screaming saying  “unodyiwa neshumba””
 
1045 am Way before the politburo meeting started, Zanu PF supporters converged at the party headquarters before to the crunch politburo meeting that is to discuss among other issues charges against Joice Mujuru and the thorny factionalism subject that now threatens to rip the party apart for the first time since independence.
 
 – Some placards are reading “Dr Grace Mugabe is 100% Correct”, while others are reading “Down with DR 10%,” referring to Joice Mujuru. They are singing insults of Joice Mujuru saying “Zimbuya muroyi repaDotito!” Other placards read, ““Pamberi nekufumura mbavha….” “Ngenani muhofisi dhokotela Grace…” “Chimbonwawo Mazowe Orange Crush.”

– Buhera legislator Joseph Chinotimba is part among the youths
 
– Joice Mujuru entered the building early around 6.30am, a source told ZimEye.
– Youths were drawn from almost all provinces around the country apart from Matebeleland South which reprotedly refused to come. A source told ZimEye, the protests was planned four days before when buses were arranged to transport the youths en-masse.
 
Near violence as youths at 1045  clashed with riot police who are telling them to leave the premises.[lightbox link=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/10/violence.jpg” thumb=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/10/violence-412×203.jpg” width=”412″ align=”right” title=”violence” frame=”true” icon=”image” caption=””]

Below is an update on the Politburo meeting which is hearing statements against Vice President Joice Mujuru for the case in which she is being accused of allegedly sponsoring opposition parties and engaging in corrupt business activities.
The meeting which was meant to have been held today Wednesday was postponed again to Thursday (tommorrrow). Reasons for the postponement were not given.
“What will happen tommorrow is that Women’s League Secretary Oppah Muchinguri is going to open her report and present it to the politburo. In that report will be the allegations against Mai Mujuru which will then be debated,” a source said. (Also read Politburo Stands By Mujuru, Grace Mugabe Rubbished)
Grace Allegations:
In Grace’s unrestrained attacks on Mujuru, she said the vice-president should have waited her turn, instead of trying to wrest power from her husband whom she says she is defending.
“Mnangagwa — that man I respect him,” she said.
“In 2004, he agreed to step down to allow Mujuru to take over when he had been voted by eight provinces.
“Likewise, like Mnangagwa, Mujuru should just do the honourable thing and resign.”
Mnangagwa is allegedly leading a faction fighting the Mujuru camp to succeed Mugabe. Both deny leading factions, insisting they support the president.

There was chaos at ZRP Murambinda police station as the residents of Murambinda Growth Point jostled to get a glimpse of the notorious Panganai Tangwena who had been on the run for attacking and sodomising men in and around Murambinda.
ZimEye can now reveal Tangwena, previously unknown to both the police and the state media.

He was arrested yesterday in Macheke by 2 police officers based at Murambinda police station who had gone to Macheke to arrest a cattle rustler. In a true case of sour grapes, the cattle rustler then tipped the officers on the whereabouts of Tangwena who was now doing menial jobs in Macheke farming area, weeding in people’s farms.
Early this month Officer-in-charge Murambinda Police Station, Chief Inspector Gorden Sibanda, confirmed that they had received reports of men who were attacked by Tangwena and sexually abused.
“It is true that we are dealing with such a case. We got the first report on August 31.
“He was reported to have committed aggravated indecent assault. It appears he has specific tactics he employs when carrying out his shenanigans.
“At one point, he is said to have seen an 18-year-old bathing along the river and attacked him. The young victim was admitted at Murambinda Mission Hospital after he was sodomised allegedly by Tangwena.
“We also got another report on September 2 when he met his male neighbour who was on his way home. Tangwena is said to have approached him and started molesting him.
“He allegedly bit his ‘prey’ on both breasts and on his back. There were visible scars on the victim. However, the neighbour was lucky to escape before Tangwena had accomplished his mission, but he had managed to identify him.
“When this guy came to make a report, it took less than an hour before another male came to report a similar case.
“Last week we got another report from a woman who was gathering firewood in the bush in the company of her mother.
“He is said to have tried to attack the woman until the mother threatened him with an axe and he ran away,” he said.
“We have tried on several occasions to raid his home and all areas where he is said to be hiding, but it has yielded nothing so far.
“To some extent there could be the use of juju in the way the suspect behaves. Even the way he escapes after being seen in public is a puzzle to us. We have tried all the tricks in the bag.
“We are also embarking on campaigns to alert the public and one such initiative is this interview apart from campaigns in the residential areas,” he said.

The Zimbabwean government through it’s Ministry of Health, has reportedly “ignored” the doctors’ strike that has yet crippled all state hospitals nationwide as surgeons demand a pay rise from current their paltry $283 per month.
A spokesperson for the Doctors Association for Matebelenand, Dr Emmerson Pazara has told ZimEye.com the government has not responded at all to the strike which began yeterday, Monday. There has been no response from the ministry. No indication whatsoever.”
He added:

“The government has shown arrogance which is irritating the doctors’ camp. All our please are falling on deaf ears.”
Harare Central Hospital’s clinical director, George Vera quoted by a local daily said the industrial action had paralysed operations in many departments.
“The strike has affected us such that in some of the departments, we are dealing with emergencies only,” Vera said.
“The patients are being inconvenienced as we speak. But it’s not all members that have gone on strike, some are available.”
At Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, patients complained of spending hours on end in queues without being attended to.
A nurse who declined to be named said service delivery was slow as the majority of junior doctors were on strike.
However, the situation was different at Chitungwiza Central Hospital with CEO Obadiah Moyo saying all his medical staff had reported for duty.
“They are all at work because they have patients at heart,” Moyo said.
In Bulawayo, the doctors’ strike got off to a slow start although they appeared to be on a go-slow with long queues forming in the outpatients department and admissions rooms at Mpilo Central and United Bulawayo Hospitals.
People visiting patients at Mpilo told Southern Eye that service delivery was markedly slower, with doctors taking longer to attend to patients.
“I recall coming here at around 6am during the visiting hour and I was told to wait for the doctors,” a visitor, who requested anonymity, said.
“It took about three hours to be told my relative’s condition.”
The junior doctors are demanding that their salaries be reviewed from the current $282 a month to a minimum of $1 200 per month excluding allowances.
They are also demanding free accommodation in government-owned flats.
Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors’ Association secretary-general Farai Makoni confirmed that their members had embarked on industrial action in accordance with the new Constitution.
“Section 65 subsection 3 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe states that, except for members of the security services, every employee has the right to participate in collective job action, including the right to strike, sit in, withdraw their labour and to take other similar concerted action,” he said.
“Indeed we are on industrial action until our issues are addressed duly.”
Makoni said that they had not received any concrete and verifiable evidence from the authorities on progress towards their demands.
Health minister David Parirenyatwa confirmed the work stoppage and appealed to the negotiators to urgently resolve the impassé before the strike paralysed the health sector.
“When the doctors gave their notice [to strike], I sent the Health Services Board (HSB) to get together with the doctors and work out a plan so as to come up with a way forward. The strike is unfortunate and I hope the discussions should go on so that we resolve this issue very quickly. The whole of government is very engaged with this matter,” Parirenyatwa said.
When asked if the doctors have experienced their own personal setbacks, Dr Emmerson Pazara told ZimEye.com, “We have plenty, but we won’t tire until we are heard.

Large crowds numbering in their hundreds thronged to Vice President Joice Mujuru’s function in Mutare on Monday, despite her cancelling the engagement at the last minute.
The function which was meant for the re-burial of heroes, was swamped by professionals of every rank and file many who are not traditional loyal ZANU PF supporters but whose hearts now sympathise and support Joice Mujuru. Several lawyers known to be MDC-T supporters made their way to the meeting site in Old Mutare.
“I knocked off early just so that I could see her face,” said one local lawyer who refused to be named since he is not a ZANU PF card carrying member.
It was not clear why Mujuru cancelled her attendance and no explanation was given at the time of writing. Speculation was however rife that she had become suddenly seized with government business slated for Tuesday. However, the function continue without her … More to follow…

War Veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda, has spoken in the wake of reports claiming he has been removed from his powerful job for bunking Grace Mugabe’s rallies.
Mr Sibanda told ZimEye in an exclusive interview Saturday the people claiming to have suspended him are confused, desperate ‘goblins’ who are not even members of the war veterans association. He told ZimEye‘s Simbarashe Chikanza there is no substance in the state media reports saying he has been kicked out simply because he did not attend Grace Mugabe’s rallies and did not turn up at her Mazowe farm meeting with war vets. He has already received support from the rest of ZANU PF heavyweights including Mash West Chairman Temba Mliswa who praised him for being a hard worker who was actually conducting scheduled ZimAsset workshops across Matebeleland. (Read More Mliswa Praises Jabulani Sibanda on Grace Mugabe Rally Tirade )
 
Below was part of his interview:
J.S: That is part of the nonsense, these people are not even part of the association. I don’t even take it seriously. They have been put there by someone.
SC: Do you know the people who made these statements?
J.S: They are not even in our association; If you ask any member of our association(sic). I have more support and am not threatened by anything.
SC : Have they informed you that they have suspended you?
J.S: They don’t have any channel to do that, that’s why they have gone to the press; the only way they can show their foolishness. There is nothing like that.
SC:  What about allegations that you are part of the Mujuru camp?
J.S: I’m not in any camp, I didn’t attend the rallies of [Mai Mugabe] because I was busy doing [party work]. FULL INTERVIEW FOLLOWS…

[lightbox link=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/10/mujuru.jpg” thumb=”http://www.zimeye.com/wp-content/live_images//2014/10/mujuru.jpg” width=”713″ align=”right” title=”mujuru” frame=”true” icon=”image” caption=””]President Mugabe on Friday shoved Joice Mujuru into a closed meeting shortly before the politburo main meeting commenced. It was not clear what was discussed in that meeting, but speculation has been rife that Mugabe wife’s raging rants were the bone of contention.
But the main Politburo meeting was aborted after a power blackout engulfed Harare, and a generator at the ZANU PF headquarters failed too, forcing the meeting to end prematurely.
On the agenda was preparations for the 6^th Zanu PF elective congress to be held in December and the recent women’s league rallies held by the incoming Secretary for the Women’s League, Dr Grace Mugabe.
Mugabe and company remained holed up in the meeting room for a while.. The Mujuru issue was not discussed and it will only come up when the outgoing Womens’ chairperson Oppah Muchinguri presents her report next week. The Mujuru issue was scheduled for discussion per Oppah’s report but she indicated that she was not aware that the issue was on agenda leading to a deferral to next week Wednesday.
The sensational allegations against Joice Mujuru made by Grace Mugabe were expected to take center stage . It is now expected that the Mujuru saga would be dealt with when Oppah present her report.
 

Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association leader Jabulani Sibanda has postponed a press briefing that was initially scheduled for 1800 hrs, today amid revelations that he has been booted from his post . The press briefing has since been moved to Saturday.
Latest information coordinated by Professor Jonathan Moyo’s media states that war vets secretly passed a vote of no confidence on Sibanda, for “snubbing Grace’s rallies”. Sources say plans to remove Sibanda from the top post are at an advanced stage. The war vets accuse Sibanda of making the association dysfunctional
Sibanda who was set to respond to recent accusation that he deliberately skipped Grace Mugabe’s rallies because he is aligned to the Mujuru camp, will now have to respond to the latest developments as well.
On Thursday war veterans met Grace Mugabe in a meeting which sidelined Sibanda, amid revelations that there was an underhand plot to oust him.
Addressing the war vets at her farm, Grace deliberately addressed the controversial Buhera legislator Joseph Chinotimba as war vets as the Acting Chairperson, giving credence to an earlier pronouncement that it was time for the war vets to elect new leadership.
 
 
 

President Robert Mugabe and Joice Mujruri held a closed meeting shortly before the politibro meeting. It was not clear what was discussed during that confined meeting CONTINUE READING- Click Here :

Updated: 8.30pm
– FINAL UPDATE: Politburo meeting postponed to Wednesday 29th October following the ZESA powercut.
– President Robert Mugabe and the senior politburo officers are still locked in meeting and cannot come out…. Sources inside say the meeting likely to be aborted because of the ZESA power cut…
– ZESA power cut (just after 7pm) as politburo meeting continues to stretch. The power-cut extends the larger part of Harare’s entire CBD.

A senior source inside the shake shake building has told ZimEye that President Robert Mugabe and Joice Mujruri held a closed meeting shortly before the main politburo meeting in the main conference room. It was not clear what was discussed during that confined meeting but speculation has been rife that it had everything to do with the current raging rants by Mugabe’s wife against Mujuru. Meanwhile BELOW was the ongoing update:
President Robert Gabriel Mugabe’s wife, Grace is not attending the privileged politburo meeting currently being held today at ZANU PF’s shake shake building. Grace who is the key subject of bitter squabbles that gave rise to the proposed main agenda for this meeting, is not welcome since she is also not a politburo member.
The meeting began this morning and senior ZANU PF officials marched into the building amid the glare and gaze of journalists stationed near the Rainbow Towers hotel waiting for the final moment when resolutions are communicated.
But by 7.02 PM, the meeting was far from over.
A senior source had reported earlier that Mujuru is challenging President Robert Mugabe face to face over his wife’s allegations against her. She will later speak out on her ordeal for the first time vocally tomorrow, Saturday. (Also read Swimming Between Hippos and Crocodiles| Zimbabwe..)
It will be brick upon brick as the party attempts to save itself from total collapse with this challenge the first of its kind since 1960.
ZimEye will update our valued readers as the meeting progresses

The leader of Zimbabwe’s war veterans Jabulani Sibanda speaks in the aftermath of the Grace Mugabe’s rallies in which she has announced she will kill everyone and anyone who threatens her interests.
Jabulani Sibanda was deliberately excluded by Grace in her invitations to her private farm in Mazowe yesterday, when she decided to call instead the controversial Buhera South legislator Joseph Chinotimba who does not hold any position whatsoever among war veterans. Sibanda did not show up at any of Grace Mugabe’s controversial rallies which gobbled millions of the taxpayers’ money.
ZimEye is covering Cde Sibanda’s  address today LIVE from Bulawayo and calls on you our faithful news readers to send your questions. What do you want Mr Sibanda to answer on or clarify?
 
 

Vice President Joice Mujuru is going nowhere and will remain firmly in position second only to the President, ZimEye can reveal, in this development which has left President Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace with eggs on her face as the senior party spokesman described some allegations as “nonsense.”
The comments come on the same day as Grace Mugabe made a public call for Mujuru to resign ‘or else’.

ZimEye can exclusively reveal that ZANU PF’s senior decision making body, the politburo is not moving to suspend Mujuru in the face of the numerous allegations raised by Grace Mugabe. ZANU PF spokesman Rugare Gumbo told ZimEye Thursday night,
“There is nothing that is going to happen to Mai Mujuru. Mai Mujuru is the Vice President of this country, Second Secretary of the party and she remains in that position,” said Gumbo.
But there have been serious allegations that she is harbouring corruption, and she is engaged in corruption and she has done all sorts including sponsoring opposition parties, our reporter asked. To this Gumbo replied,
“Have you proven that? That’s why we are saying we don’t operate on allegations. We operate on facts. We don’t operate on hearsay and all that nonsense,” he said.
The development confirms an earlier expose by ZimEye in which another senior politburo boss said Jonathan Moyo is to be probed for his role in facilitating the creation of negative news stories painting Joice Mujuru as a corrupt person which may have influenced Grace Mugabe into her current “rage of stupor”(as said)  against Mujuru. (See Jonathan Moyo Under Fire…). It also comes after secretly recorded tapes were handed Mugabe claimed to be authentic recordings of Mujuru insulting Mugabe saying he has overstayed his welcome (See EXCLUSIVE – Mugabe’s Secret Spy Tapes of Mujuru…).
Gumbo said that the politburo meeting is to be held tomorrow, Friday.

EXCLUSIVE:Chinotimba reveals agenda for Grace’s private meeting

President Robert Mugabe’s wife, Grace, has summoned a select group of war veterans to an exclusive meeting at her Mazowe farm due in less than 24 hours.
Many war vets of note who include the leader himself Jabulani Sibanda have been sidelined from this meeting, ZimEye has learnt. ZimEye has however obtained an exclusive interview with Buhera South legislator Joseph Chinotimba who revealed in his own words what is the agenda for the meeting. Meanwhile Mr Sibanda said Wednesday morning he has no knowledge of the meeting,
“I don’t know about the meeting you are talking about. As a national liberation association, we have requested through the secretary-general to see the President (Robert Mugabe). That is what we are waiting for. The other one I am yet to be appraised. I just heard that the meeting was supposed to be held two weeks ago, and was postponed,” said Sibanda.
Meanwhile Chinotimba speaking on the agenda (audio-recording) Chinotimba linked the meeting with a letter the war vets wish to submit to her husband. Chinoz, as he is popularly called denied firing Jabulani Sibanda stating that he remains the chairman of the War Veterans.
“Jabulani Sibanda is the chairman of the war veterans,” charged Chinotimba.
He said he only criticised Sibanda for not attending any of Grace Mugabe’s rallies.
When asked however if Sibanda will be attending the Mazowe meeting since according to his words, he is still the leader, Chinoz fumbled over words. “Uku kuMazowe hakungonzi asinga asingadi kuenda wonzi waregerereyi – there is no link between not attending the Mazowe meeting, and being fired,” Chinotimba said.  AUDIO RECORDING:
 

President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF party has approved Mozambique’s just ended national elections conducted early last week, despite shocking delays in announcing the outcome which stretched for close to a whole week.

The neighbouring country’s results took more than five days to announce sparking outrage in the community and the opposition crying foul as the liberation party Frelimo was finally made the winner.
Speaking exclusively to ZimEye, ZANU PF spokesman Rugare Gumbo on Sunday said the elections were free and fair. In a celebratory tone, Mr Gumbo said, “Well we have our delegation there and they report that the elections went well. The campaigning during the last days of the election went well, and the voting process …was also done well; And so far the results show that Frelimo is winning and as a party we are very happy because we were in the trenches together with Frelimo during the liberation struggle and we have very excellent cordial relations, and we wish them well,” he said,
The delay and other problems, though, have been enough to prompt presidential challenger Afonso Dhlakama to cry foul. His opposition party, Renamo, has alleged fraud and ballot-box stuffing, though observer groups from the European Union, the African Union and the Southern African Development Community have said that irregularities were isolated and that the vote was largely free and fair.
Mozambican journalist and analyst Fernando Lima quoted by VOA, said it is notable that Dhlakama, despite his complaints, drew twice as many votes as he did the last time he ran for president. One factor, he says, is a noticeable drop in confidence for Frelimo, which won 75 percent in both the presidential and parliamentary polls in 2009.
However Afonso Dhlakama has said he will not resort to violence even though he’s become a five-time loser.
The former rebel leader has opted for dialogue with ruling party, the Mozambique Liberation Front (Frelimo).

“Information reaching us says there is a plan to assassinate Mai Mujuru while Mugabe and wife are away”, an unsolicited message circulated on social media Monday night reads.

It continues: “The reason why Mugabe made a fake trip to Rome is to allow his vulture to eliminate the poor lady, plus kunzvenga magwaro a Itai Dzamara.”
This claim came just as the Jonathan Moyo controlled State Media launched a new level of attacks on Joice Mujuru accelerating their claims that Mujuru sponsored the country’s fiery opposition parties, MDC-T and Mavambo which dislodged Mugabe in 2008 threatening bringing an end his 3 decade rule, which was only perpetuated by the army when the military performed a coup in the
SADC mediator Thabo Mbeki led talks which created the GNU government. Reporting on Tuesday morning, the State Media lurched at Mujuru saying she is receiving resounding support from her opposition project. The Herald further claimed in a strong 1,800 word news article that the MDC-T allegedly sponsored by Mujuru, is a British project formed on the 109^th anniversary eve of the Pioneer Column, the 11^th September 1999 which coincides with the arrival of the white regime settlers on the 12^th September 1890.

However commenting on the assassination attempt on Mujuru claims, political commentator Ndaba Nhuku said they are baseless. “It is inconceivable that Jonathan Moyo could do that on such a popular person like Mujuru, it is not true” he said.
 
The Herald’s lengthy 1,800 word piece reads:
Functionaries from opposition parties whose formation the First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe traced to the house of Vice President Joice Mujuru have sprung to the VP’s defence with gushing tributes which analysts said were not only unprecedented, but pointed to a hitherto unknown relationship between the VP and the opposition parties.
Addressing the last leg of her “Meet The People Tour’’ at Rudhaka Stadium in Marondera last Friday, Amai Mugabe revealed that the opposition MDC and Mavambo/Kusile/ Dawn were formed at VP Mujuru’s house.
While VP Mujuru had not responded to the revelations by the time of going to Press yesterday, the opposition parties and their functionaries were lining up to her defence amid reports that MKD leader Dr Simba Makoni was scheduled to address a Press conference this morning pursuant to defending VP Mujuru.
Sources close to Dr Makoni say he planned to claim Mavambo was formed after the 2008 elections, yet records show that the party was only formalised after the elections but was formed prior to the polls when Dr Makoni was booted out of the Politburo.
The opposition functionaries, most of whom are junior office holders, were also dismissed as lacking the locus standi to speak about the origins of the MDC, a party they only joined midstream as it was conceived in Westminster Abbey when the three main British political parties, the Tories, Labour and Liberal Democrats came together under the Westminster Foundation for Democracy to conceive an opposition party to spearhead regime change in the wake of the Zanu-PF Government’s decision to embark on the fast-track land reform programme.
Political analysts dismissed MDC-T spokesperson Mr Douglas Mwonzora as “a mere passenger on a train bound for nowhere’’ saying he was not even in party structures when the MDC was launched on September 11, 1999, a date they said was chosen to signify the arrival of the Pioneer Column in Mashonaland on September 12, 1890.
Contrary to Mr Mwonzora’s claims that processes that took place prior to MDC’s formation were done in public, the Westminster Foundation admitted its parentage of the MDC on its website which it later took down after Zanu-PF latched on to the admission to expose the MDC as a neo-colonial project.
MDC leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai also admitted in his memoirs “At the Deep End” that there was strong involvement of the white community in the formation of the party.
A coterie of opposition elements among them Dr Ibbo Mandaza and Retired Major Kudzai Mbudzi, all founding members of Mavambo, MDC-T spokesperson Mwonzora, former MDC99 leader Job Sikhala and Dr Lovemore Madhuku of the NCA have all come to the VP’s defence by launching acerbic attacks on Mai Mugabe.
Prof Madhuku, in an article titled “Grace takeover: Madhuku threatens war” (The Standard October 19, 2014), pledged to go to war to prevent Mai Mugabe’s political ascendancy.
‘‘We will go to war, we do not want the Mugabe family or any related person directly or indirectly to be the President.
“People have to find unlawful means to stop this. You cannot have a country where you say one ran it for 34 years and when he left his wife took over,” Prof Madhuku said.
Mr Sikhala in a Facebook post dated October 19 called on MDC-T supporters to target Amai Mugabe for abuse accusing her of wanting to block VP Mujuru’s ascendance to the presidency of Zimbabwe.
“We must make our plans as the largest political party in the opposition in Zimbabwe with our eyes centered on Grace Mugabe’s rise in Zanu-PF politics,” he said.
“There is no doubt that watching closely Grace’s political rallies she is aiming to disrupt any attempt of the Mujuru rise in internal Zanu-PF politics. So it is in that new developments that our arsenals must be targeting Grace.
“She will be our nemesis in the future of our politics. With me that will be an interesting duel for Grace epitomises a lot of Zimbabwe’s failure today.
Come on MDC cadres. We must ravage Grace Mugabe from today onwards.”
Mr Sikhala’s sentiments, analysts said, were quite surprising given that he should be pitching for his party president Mr Morgan Tsvangirai, and not a senior Zanu-PF leader like VP Mujuru.
The Zimbabwe Independent of October 17 quoted Dr Mandaza asserting that Amai Mugabe would lose if she dared to challenge VP Mujuru.
“It seems the Mnangagwa faction is going for broke, but I don’t see them achieve anything because there is no way they can stop Mujuru, she is through the door already. They are trying to close the stable door after the horse has bolted,” said Dr Mandaza.’’
Rtd Maj Mbudzi also launched a scathing attack on Amai Mugabe.
“Amai (First Lady) by the look of things is, seems to be too individualistic, immature, is incalculative and opportunistic and rather poor in mental construction of reality,” he said.
“Dr Mai Joice Mujuru is her direct opposite who is cool, calm, reserved, tolerant, objective and intelligently calculative of what is good or bad for Zimbabwe. No wonder political crooks want her out sooner than later. She will not in the too distant future, tolerate their crooked way.”
MDC-T spokesperson Mr Douglas Mwnzora weighed in describing Amai Mugabe’s assertions that MDC-T was formed at VP Mujuru’s house as “wild.”
“It’s absolute rubbish,” said Mr Mwonzora.
“This is a wild accusation. MDC was not formed in a private place. The processes that took place before the formation of MDC were held in public arenas.”
Analysts have, however, said the opposition parties’ coordinated defence of VP Mujuru and her history of omitting ‘’Pasi ne MDC (down with the MDC)’’ whenever she chants the Zanu-PF slogan raised serious questions about her relationship with the opposition parties whose brand of reactionary politics had brought so much suffering to ordinary Zimbabweans.
Others lambasted Mr Mwonzora as a junior member in the MDC-T who had no locus standi to comment on the formation of the British sponsored party.
Some argued that Mr Mwonzora was still a member of the Bishop Abel Muzorewa’s United Africa National Congress when MDC was formed.
War veteran and Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Cde Chris Mutsvangwa said the onus was on the VP to prove she had no links with the opposition.
“Kana uchida kuziva Mai vemhuru bata muswe wayo (scratch the calf, draw out the cow) It is high time that she (VP Mujuru) comes in the open and dissociate herself from that oppositional support,” he said.
“It is one thing to be accused by the First Lady and another thing to be eulogised by opposition figures.
“It is incumbent on her as a cadre of the party to say that I do not want your oppositional sympathy and defence I will talk to my President if there are any issues.
“If she remained quiet, it gives credence to what the First Lady has said.
“As a party cadre, how can you be seen supported by Major Mbudzi who betrayed his fellow cadres in the military or Ibbo who never liked Zanu-F or Mwonzora who is a member of the opposition?”
Political analyst Mr Godwine Mureriwa had no kind words for Mr Mwonzora.
He said Mr Mwonzora was not privy to the history of MDC-T.
“Mwonzora is not aware that there was a meeting that was held on January 23 1999 at the Chatham House which is owned by the Royal Institute of International Affairs,” he said.
“This was after the European Union had agreed that President Mugabe should be removed from office either through a military coup or through an opposition founded and funded by the British or through subversion of Zanu-PF.”
Through subversion, Mr Mureriwa said, the British wanted to divert Zanu-PF from the ethos and ideals of the liberation struggle.
He said Mr Mwonzora should not make uninformed pronouncements and avoid unnecessary fights with Zanu-PF but direct his energies towards his political nemesis Mr Nelson Chamisa who had outwitted him ahead of the party’s congress slated for next week.
“Mwonzora needs to fight Chamisa and not Zanu-PF,” he said.
“If he has been outwitted by Chamisa what makes him think that he can outmaneuver Zanu-PF?
“He is a desperate lawyer trying to create some semblance of relevance by attacking Zanu-PF. He is just trying to get a lifeline from a perceived disintegration in Zanu-PF.”
Mr Mureriwa said the First’s Lady’s remarks should not be treated as meaningless because she was privy to classified information on developments in the country.
“Comments of the First Lady are perhaps mistaken as coming from nowhere but she is privy to the operations of the State and other things in the country,” he said.
“She is well informed and has intelligence of what is happening.”
University of Zimbabwe political scientist Dr Charity Manyeruke said Mr Mwonzora was not a realist in politics as he had joined the MDC train in the middle of its journey.
She said: “If you are not a realist you think the ideal situation is what is real but a realist knows what is happening and what the First Lady said is the real situation.
“When you join a train on the middle of a journey you do not know how it started off.”
Dr Manyeruke said most of the architects of opposition parties in Zimbabwe after 1980 were formed in Western capitals.
She said people like Mr Mwonzora needed political education to deliver them from the Utopian world of imaginary politics.
Acting president of the Multiracial Christian Democrats Mr Mathias Guchutu said although Mr Mwonzora was the MDC-T spokesperson, he was not the best person to comment on that issue.
“He may not be the best qualified person to comment and it could have been good if journalists make efforts to seek a comment from someone who was present when the party was formed,” he said.
Mr Guchutu said the MDC-T can only clear its name if a founding member set the record straight with regards to allegations that it was founded and funded by foreigners.
In his book At the Deep End Mr Tsvangirai said: “In due course, as the movement grew, especially among agricultural and agro-industrial workers, led by their union, more whites saw the MDC’s potential. We included some of them in the interim leadership of the party as a demonstration of our policies and values.”
Former British premier Tony Blair told the House of Commons that he worked closely with the MDC to subvert the Government while former US ambassador to Zimbabwe Christopher Dell was quoted in leaked diplomatic cables opining that if westerners had better partners than the weak and indecisive Tsvangirai they would have achieved their regime change objectives in Zimbabwe.
 
 
 

ZANU PF Mash West Chairman Temba Mliswa has come to War Veterans leader Jabulani Sibanda’s aid, currently under attack for not attending any of Grace Mugabe’s marathon rallies, saying people should give Sibanda a break. (Also read Jabulani Sibanda Punished for Bunking Grace Mugabe’s Rallies  )
Mr Mliswa told ZimEye in an exclusive interview Monday afternoon, “Jabulani Sibanda is a worker. He is the Commissar for the party and … there is no man you can attribute the resounding victory of the 2013 elections other than Jabulani Sibanda. He doesn’t say a lot, but he grafts, he is a grafter. He has been all over, so already he is ahead of all of us in terms of preparing for the 2018 elections, targeting institutions making them understand ZimAsset and to critique if they have to, and supporting if they have to.
 
Yes he did defend himself that he did not even attend the Presidential rallies, because he was busy mobilising people for the party so he has a role to play; he is part of the mobilizing committee for the party, so “mobilizing committee” means that he is constantly working. So I thought it was a bit unfair on anyone to attack Comrade Sibanda for that. You don’t have to be seen where the First Lady or the President is for you to be said that you are working. There are people who have surrounded themselves around the President who have lost in elections. Professor Moyo lost in Tsholotsho, Phillip Chiyangwa lost, Patrick Zhuwawo lost, but does that mean that others who won for the party who are not there, are not supportive of her?, that’s not true,” said Mliswa.

ZANU PF’s highest decision making body, the politburo, is set to discuss the party’s position organisational position regarding the First Lady and her historic pronouncements on political enemies at her rallies, at a meeting next week, ZimEye can reveal.
This development comes after spokesperson Rugare Gumbo refused to reply further questions on conflicts between him and the President’s wife indicating that journalists can only ask him questions about the First Lady after the Wednesday meeting, believed to be a make or break session. (Also read EXCLUSIVE – Mugabe’s Secret Spy Tapes of Mujuru ‘Saying Bob Resting on Own Faeces’)
Mr Gumbo was on Friday morning asked concerning apparent conflicts between him and the First Lady according to quotations published by a local daily in the morning.
“I don’t know what Newsday is saying, in any case I don’t discuss party issues in the media. There is a politburo meeting on Wednesday the 22nd October, it is only after that meeting that you can ask me and I will respond,” he said.
There has been a public outcry for or against the First Lady coming for all quarters following her denouncing of Joice Mujuru and other perceived enemies ho she told to do, rush and apologise to President Mugabe before it is too late. Meanwhile Mrs Mugabe on Friday was seen blasting Marondera businessman Ray Kaukonde before the crowd at her Mash East rally. More to follow….

First Lady Grace Mugabe has said that she once made a simple prayer while holding a journalist’s book and the journo killed herself shortly after that.
Speaking at her Bindura rally of writer of Dinner With Mugabe, Heidi Holland , the First Lady voiced that she makes potent prayers that can kill.
She said Holland had insulted her in her bookseller saying that she is an exceedingly evil person.
“Pane mukadzi murungu so akanyora book achitaura kuti mukadzi wavaMugabe akaipa. Ndakaritora book racho ndikanamata ndikati Mwari if this is true what is saidd about me in this book, reprimand me but kana ari manyepo, deal with this person.

Akazviuraa mukadzi uyu.” – There is a woman who wrote a book saying Mugabe’s wife is an dreadful person. I simply took taht book and prayed to God, if this is true, reprimand me, but if they are lies, deal with this person. The woman killed herself as a result,” said Grace.
Heidi Holland died on the 11th August 2012  under unclear circumstances at her home.
Meanwhile commenting on Grace’s words, social media comic Cynic Harare tweeted, “So Dr Grace says she read a book criticising her. She prayed over the book & the writer (Heidi Holland) killed herself. Be very afraid.
God have mercy on Zimbabwe!! We will all die like flies not of Ebola but from fatal political pregnant mystic prayers. Makandiwa, please save us wooo kkkkkl..zvegore rinoka, Mwari pindirayi!”

First Lady Grace Mugabe has fired warning shots at Joice Mujuru and Didymus Mutasa threatening to eliminate them politically if they do not promptly beg for forgiveness.
Speaking for the first time in clearer terms, Grace finger pointed at Mujuru stating that Zimbabwe’s only faciotn leader comes from Mashonaland Central. A furious Grace spoke out saying the end has come fro Mujuru.
 

 
UPDATE:
The First Lady Grace Mugabe is set to Meet the People of Mashonaland Central at Chipadze Stadium in Bindura and also thank them for endorsing her nomination to the post of Secretary for Women’s League.
Mugabe has addressed rallies in eight provinces so far. Yesterday she addressed a multitude of Zanu PF supporters in Bulawayo. In her address, she slammed inept ministers, saying time has come for only those meriting their ministerial posts to stay in Government. Our reporter Felex Share will be giving us the updates of the events as it unfolds.
10:20 Thousands of Zanu PF supporters have gathered at Chipadze Stadium in Bindura for the First Lady Grace Mugabe Meet the People Tour and thousands more are still patiently queuing outside as they wait to enter the venue.
10:33 The first Lady is yet to arrive but meanwhile people are being entertained by Sulumani Chimbetu.
10:43 Senior Zanu PF officials and Government Ministers, Prof Jonathan Moyo, Cde Saviour Kasukuwere and Cde Josiah Hungwe are already in the stadium waiting for the First Lady. Cde Phillip Chiyangwa, Cde Patrick Zhuwawo and Cde Supa Mandiwanzira are also part of the proceedings here.
11:30: Mugabe has arrived in Bindura and is currently in a closed door briefing with members of Zanu PF Women’s League at Bindura University.
12:05 The First Lady has arrived at Chipadze Stadium amid “, , ” chants by Zanu PF supporters. She is accompanied by Cde Edna Madzongwe, Cde Eunice Sandi Moyo and Cde Oppah Muchinguri.
12:18 Mashonaland Central Provincial Chairman, Cde Luke Mushore is now introducing delegates and Mashonaland Central Youth Chairperson appeals to Mugabe to stop senior officials who are inciting members to turn against elected leaders.
14:00 First Lady Mugabe addressing the gathering and says Mashonaland Central is the province where a faction leader comes from. She adds, “but soon we are going to baby dump your faction leader, come congress in December.
14:03 She says people will soon come to know what they mean by the slogan ‘down with Gamatox’ adding that a moment of truth has come for corrupt leaders some of whom own diamond mines in the country.
14:05 Those are the same people who go around denouncing the President and her ( Mugabe) projects in Mazoe. She said the same faction leader is the one who has directed and influenced provincial youth chairpersons from Mashonaland East, Masvingo and Manicaland provinces to snub her rallies.
14:08 “Kana uri kuzvinzwa iwe faction leader, simuka kwauri ikoko uende kunavaMugabe unokumbira ruregerero,” she says
14:10 “If the President does not dump you, we are personally going to dump you isu,” she added.
14:13 The First Lady also warned those associated with the so called faction leader to realise that they are being used . . . “Nemi varume vakuru siyanai nezvamuri kuita nekuti very soon you are going to be dumped also.”
14:15 Factionalism, she says, is stalling government programs adding that people should be focused on delivering election promises than stampeding for posts. Mugabe said her election to lead

The booing of Morgan Tsvangirai over elections in Manicaland on Sunday was planned beforehand, it has emerged.
A senior MDC- Renewal officer in the region told ZimEye the dressing down of Tsvangirai had been  ordered way before the incident.

Mr Pishai Muchauraya who is the Renewal Spokesman for Manicaland, told ZimEye the MDC cadres had planned to embarass the embattled Tsvangirai.

Manicaland is the home of the Renewal movement which saw Tsvangiria being challenged to step down by Deputy Treasurer Elton Mangoma backed by a host of other Manica heavyweights including Roy Bennett and Muchauraya himself.
When asked whether it is true that the cadres had embarrassed Tsvangirai, Muchauraya replied saying: it is true, but planned.”
 
Tsvangirai was on Sunday booed by Manicaland supporters after he personally presided over an alleged “sham” provincial election to ensure his favoured candidates won. According to Newsday, this was after the executive led by Shuah Mudiwa walked out in protest, but Tsvangirai caused another storm when he skipped Kuwadzana East MP and party national organising secretary Nelson Chamisa’s name while introducing candidates vying for the secretary-general’s position and only mentioned party spokesperson and ex-Nyanga North MP Douglas Mwonzora.

A Mutare preacher Moreblessing Rwambiwa who was being accused of adultery, was on Friday

cleared of the charges.
The complainant, Brian Sibanda, who was claiming the preacher had an affair with his wife, withdrew the case on Friday morning shortly before apologising to the man of the cloth.
ZimEye caught up with Prophet Rwambiwa as he was leaving Mutare courts a free man. Our reporters also caught up with the complainant. However, Brian Sibanda, claimed that Rwambiwa had not been released but was merely out on bail.

“What are you talking about, I didn’t pull out, he was given bail, ” he said.

When pressed on the circumstances of the alleged bail grant and how much Rwambiwa was made to pay for his release, Sibanda however said he was not telling the truth. He replied saying…

” I will have to think about that, “, he said.

Meanwhile it has emerged that the trip that the accused man made to Zambia was actually an ordinary pilgrimage trip that had already been planned for. Unlike the false allegations that the man of the cloth was on the run, this was a planned journey and had nothing to do with the sensational allegations. Rwambiwa revealed to ZimEye that he had traveled to Zambia for a conference and was not fleeing at all. He also disclosed to ZimEye that reports that he had been beaten up were false. A report by the accuser that he has an audio recording of the prophet which clip allegedly links the man of the cloth to his wife, was found to be unreliable as Sibanda refused to to avail it for examination.
More to follow….

Mutare- A Pentecostal church preacher, Prophet Moreblessing Rwambiwa, has been accused in a damning sex scandal involving a congregant’s wife. (ALSO READ – Prophet Rwambiwa Cleared of Adultery Charges).
ZimEye can exclusively reveal that Prophet Rwambiwa of Mutare’s Tabernacles of Grace church, is currently in chains under Mutare police where he is awaiting trial for adultery after he was arrested shortly after returning from Zambia where he had sought spiritual refuge.

The accuser, who cannot be named at present, has said he has an audio recording of the prophet which clip allegedly links the man of the cloth to his wife.
Prophet Rwambiwa is not new to allegations of immorality. He was in 2010 named in another scandal in which other senior pastors and married women within his church were named. A former pastor who was subsequently expelled from the church, Admire Mukombiwa once sensationally claimed saying:
“At one time, Rwambiwa proposed love to a girl who works in a saloon. She got furious on why her married pastor would do such a thing and wanted to report the matter to your newspaper, but we chipped in and pampered her not to do so as this would tarnish the image of the church,” he said.
Mukombiwa said the two pastors would on numerous occasions lie to their wives that they were going to all-night prayers, yet they will be camping somewhere else with their girlfriends.
“Just recently, they told their wives that they were going to an all-night prayer at the Social Centre in Mutare, but they left the church at around 1am and went with their girlfriends to Dangamvura Area 14. Their escapades finally came out and they then started accusing me of not covering them up on their adulterous behaviour.
“They then resolved to fire me from the church, since I was now a liability to their activities,” he said.
More to follow….

There was daylight drama in Mutoko on Wednesday when the resident magistrate went into a party with the lawyer of a man charged for a $40,000 Standard Chartered Bank theft, a few hours before acquitting the accused in mysteriously circumstances that have left the whole community shell shocked.
Resident Magistrate Edwin Marecha caused a scene Wednesday when he led a party hosted by the lawyer of the accused on the same case he would on the same day acquit the charged, Mr. Effort Chimhamba, the primary suspect in the case.
Mr Chimhamba is the chief suspect in the theft case which has seen two other colleagues being found guilty while he goes away scot free. The lawyer, a Mr Moyo, represented Effort Chimhamba, the first accused in the theft offence of $40 000 which went missing at Standard Chartered Bank in December last year. The second accused Clemence Nkalimbo, a bank teller and the third accused Tafara Ben Muunze were found guilty and will be sentenced on October 13 2014.
Most of the people who followed the proceedings of the case were left open-mouthed when Effort Chimhamba, who was the chief accused in the matter was found not guilty.
But what further shocked people was that the party was held right at the backyard of the court prior to the judgement on the case. There was an excess of braai-meat and there were still left overs afterwards.
The meat mysteriously bought in abundance, was acquired from a butchery owned by the magistrate.
Mr Moyo, the lawyer who represented Effort Chimhamba bought the meat from the resident magistrate Mr Marecha’s butchery which is a few meters from the magistrate’s court. Just after the party, the judgement on the case resumed, and Mr Moyo’s client was acquitted.
When contacted on Thursday morning, Magistrate Marecha did not deny attending the party hosted by the accused’s lawyer. He was asked: “Since you had a braai with the accused’s lawyer yesterday, people are saying you received money. How do you answer that?”. Asked thus if he received bribe money, he replied ZimEye saying: “ipfungwa dzavo, ipfungwa dzavo – these are just their thoughts,” he said while albeit agreeing that he did party with the accused’s lawyer.

FIRST LADY GRACE MUGABE has said that every Zimbabwean must observe her birthday.
Speaking during an address to pastors of various churches at her Mazoe farm, Dr Mugabe said people must remember her birthday which is the 23rd of July.
They must also send her presents, she ordered before pleading that she would share them and not use them for her pleasure.
“…you must remember my birthday please. And always send me presents,” she said. RECORDING:

Grace turns 50 next year.

President Robert Mugabe has tightened his security on members of his party whom he suspects of opposing the election of his wife Grace to lead the party’s Women’s League. Mugabe it is said wants to nominate his wife Grace the party’s 2018 presidential candidate if she is elected the leader of the Women’s league at ZANU (PF) congress due this December.
Grace last week rolled out her campaign with a rally in Chinhoyi which was attended by thousands of bussed supporters from the Mashonaland West province. High placed sources within the country’s spy organisation the Central Intelligence Organisation said the aging leader is reshuffling security staff in all the government departments as he fears an ouster.
“There is a massive reshuffle of aides to government ministers (CIO officials who guard government officials) which started last week with the  most targeted being those who belong to the camps which are opposed to the elevation of the First lady to lead the women’s league. The reshuffle has also affected security attachés’ to countries out of the country who are also suspected of working against the President. We have a number of such security personnel who were deployed oversees who have been recalled,” said the sources.
ZimEye failed to get in touch of Foreign Affairs department to confirm whether there were such redeployments of security officials assigned to work outside the country as both the Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and his Deputy Christopher Mutsvangwa’s phones could not be reached. The sources said Mugabe (90) had indicated that he would step down before the next election but the CIO advised him that there are senior ZANU (PF) officials sitting in the party’s highest decision making body, the Politburo, who would push for his prosecution. “We are not resting as we are closely monitoring every party official’s movements because of these developments. We have the list of such senior party officials who are working against President who we are closely monitoring and this is not an easy task”, added the official.

A Zimbabwean granny from Nyazura was last month struck by cancer and is in need of financial assistance to undergo treatment.
Mrs Venesencia Kanjanda who is 66 years old and lives at stand no.192 Nyazura, Rusape, needs to go for an appointment at Prirenyatwa Hospital on Thursday 9th October.
Said her grandson Never Jekese who is based in South Africa, “please assist my grandmother has breast cancer so the need to remove the breast the medical fees, are very high.
Well wishers are asked to send contact Mrs Kanjanda and send donations via Ecocash to her no +263777807178.

The Minister of Health and Child Care has remained silent following reports of an alleged Ebola attack in Murehwa circulating on social media on Friday.
The report reads in part, “Health Alert – Ebola is now in Zimbabwe. A Zimbabwean truck driver affected by Eloba has died in Murehwa Hospital today on his way through Murehwa from Nyamapanda . Be warned Zimbaweans avoid unnecessary movements Murehwa is now at risk we will inform eveyone on everything taking place in Murehwa hospital as we still gathering more information we are informed that two nurses now are in intensive care suspectes that they affected by Eloba.”
When contacted on Friday afternoon, Health Minister David Parirenyatwa’s office appeared as if unmoved by the reports. Even after the office phones kept ringing without answer for more than half and hour, an officer believed to be the secretary only replied saying she needed to forward the call to the appropriate office following which the call was abruptly terminated.
Rumours of an ebola outbreak in the country have been rife since the epidemic struck West Africa a few weeks ago. Our reporter has since been assured that a comment will be made by the Minister by end of day Saturday.

ZANU PF spokesperson Rugare Gumbo has voiced out that former Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono’s hopes
to enter the senate are not closed at all as previously claimed by Justice Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Emmerson Mnangagwa. Mr. Gumbo indicated to ZimEye that Mnangagwa is actually causing sabotage on Gono’s hopes for the senate.
Gumbo told ZimEye that following the politburo meeting on Tuesday, Mnangagwa was tasked to lead a committee that should engage the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission with a view of finding legal ways of ensuring Gono who as an unregistered candidate for the Buhera area does not qualify, is given access for the elevation.
Mnangagwa who is believed to be leading his own faction in the race to succeed President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday said that Gono’s chances for the senate were now sealed for good. This contradicted Rugare Gumbo’s position on the matter.
“I stand by my story. I am the party spokesperson and I stand by my statement (which is final),” Mr Gumbo told ZimEye on Thursday morning.
When asked if there are any prospects of Gideon Gono being raised to the contentious senatorial seat, he replied saying, “what we are saying is what I said that we are going to go along with chairperson Makarau’s position. But it is unfortunate because Mnangagwa is supposed to be chairing the committee tasked to look into the matter but he is doing the opposite of what he is supposed to do,” said Gumbo.
 
 
 
Herald Offside claims.
Gumbo also earlier dismissed claims in a Herald editorial claiming that he had gone offside in attacking the paper. He said that Mugabe is concerned over The Herald’s said “biased reportage”. President Mugabe has already blasted Minister of Information and Media Jonathan Moyo for washing the party’s dirty linen in public.
A source told ZimEye of the rebuke Mugabe felled into Jonathan Moyo, saying “yesterday after the cabinet meeting, the President approached Minister Moyo and asked him why he was victimizing Mliswa.In his words he said ‘why are you victimizing that boy?,’ a senior ZANU(PF) cabinet minister who sits in the politburo told ZimEye Wednesday. They continued,
“the president in our presence said the fight should stop forthwith but we do not know whether the ‘old man’ meant to forgive Mliswa or what because we are going to discuss his issue in the politburo meeting today,” they said.
 
Meanwhile, it emerged both Gideon Gono and Rugare Gumbo allegedly belong to the Joice Mujuru faction which is seeking to have her succeed President Robert Mugabe.

Pretoria – A train driver is feared dead in a sudden train mishap in Pretoria when the locomotive went off the rails while carrying commuters.
There was chaos and panic Thursday afternoon when the train derailed at Centurion in Pretoria, close to Sport Park station.
It was traveling from Johannesburg to Pretoria.
Although no passengers were injured, the driver’s condition was unknown at the time of writing.
Many Zimbabweans aboard the train, walked out in haste fleeing any possible secondary incident.

 

PART 1 – The Gokwe inferno which nearly razed down the CBZ bank building last month, was started by a Gokwe businessman with two accomplices while they were dabbling with deadly juju trying to get rich fast, an investigation has unearthed.
ZimEye on Thursday morning reveals how the named businessman casting fires trying to get rich fast had deadly concortions backfire on him. But the fire did not stop at him but flamed all the way to the nearby CBZ bank, destroying part of the property and leaving many jobless.
Properties adjoining the bank have since been reduced to rubble as a result. Read more Thursday morning on ZimEye.com

President Robert Mugabe Tuesday asked Information Media and Broadcasting Services Minister Jonathan Moyo to stop victimizing ZANU(PF) Mashonaland West provincial Chair Temba Mliswa.

Earthquakes are expected in the politburo today as ZANU PF politburo seeks a resolve to the Temba Mliswa and Gideo Gono duo headache. There have been heated calls for Mash West Chairman Temba Mliswa to be pubished for having disgraced several politburo heavyweeights who include Jonathan Moyo, Ignatius Chombo, President Robert Mugabe’s cousin Patrick Zhuwao, and the President himself. But Mugabe has come out in apparent support of Mliswa.
Moyo who is said to belong to the Mnangangwa camp, is accused of staging a media war against the Mujuru camp which Temba Mliswa publicly said he supports.
The Zanu PF politician on Monday punched at Zanu PF cabinet ministers Jonathan Moyo and Saviour Kasukuwere labelling them “Gay Gangstars”.
He extended the gay description to politburo member and President Robert Mugabe’s nephew Patrick Zhuwao.
“Yesterday after the cabinet meeting, the President approached Minister Moyo and asked him why he was victimizing Mliswa.In his words he said ‘why are you victimizing that boy?,’ a senior ZANU(PF) member who is a cabinet minister and also seats in the politburo told ZimEye in Harare Wednesday.
“The president in our presence said the fight should stop forthwith but we do not know whether the ‘old man’ meant to forgive Mliswa or what because we are going to discuss his issue in the politburo meeting today,” they said.

IN PICTURES: The large trench (gully) now threatening to destroy the local magistrate’s court is fast increasing. Chiefs (pictured) say a mermaid is angry with government and as a result is creating the gullies…  FULL STORY

A ferocious lioness kicknamed “Bloody Mary,” has caused a headache for Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority rangers after it escaped shortly after killing a man in Kariba last week, Thursday.

The beast together with two others caused trouble when they killed an employee of Somabula Safaris in Matusadonha.
The employee had at the time been docking his house boat at the lake.
The employee, name supplied, was killed by the three lionesses on the 4th of September . Matusadonha field station was immediately informed and went to attend the scene as one of the lionesses has a collar. Rangers tried to scare the predators by firing shots resulting in two of the three lionesses were being wounded.
After a laborious overnight search, two of the lionesses were later killed, but bloody Mary escaped. Bloody Mary was still being tracked down at the time of writing.
To date 5 people have been killed while 12 have been injured country-wide owing to human wildlife conflict. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has appealed to the public to respect the distance between themselves and wildlife and to always report the presence of wildlife in their areas to the local traditional leadership,the police or Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority offices.
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority has said it is going to continue to hold awareness campaign programmes with communities with view to minimizing human wildlife conflict cases while increasing public safety.

The MDC Renewal party has rushed to the rescue managing to help a woman who was abused by nurse practitioners at Old Mutare hospital.
The Renewal Team sent a donation of an expensive wheelchair together with medical supplies to Baisai’ Muchakache who was given injection the wrong way last month in July which botched up medical procedure caused her to be amputated as a result.
The party’s spokesman for Manicaland Pishai Muchauraya presented the donation earlier in the week to Miss Muchakache’s husband.
The family members are not MDC supporters and this gesture was only done to assist following the horrific incident, it has been reported.
Mr Muchauraya told ZimEye they will not stop there, but will go forward and assist the patient with referrals for legal help PICTURES:

A man was yesterday mauled by a lion while docking his boat.
The incident happened right at Lake Kariba’s shores while the man identified as Mr Mapfunde, was docking his vessel.
He was alone.
Details were sketchy at the time of writing but the man was the breadwinner in his family according to the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority.
Many people have been killed by crocodiles in the lake area in recent months and this incident is the first of its kind in 2014.
More to follow…

A Zimbabwean man has died in the UK’s city of Leicester.
Mr Bothwell Dlamini died of a short illness on Wednesday.
He died of multiple organ failure a condition said to be caused by severe bacterial infection.

An appeal has since been launched (published below) by friends and relatives.
Dear fellow Zimbabweans and well wishers. It is with great sadness that our brother and father Bothwell Dlamini passed away today Wednesday 27 th August 2014. We are planning to repatriate his body to his home land Chibuwe in Chipinge, Zimbabwe where he will be laid to rest. As such we kindly asking for your donations big and small to make this possible. L T Sithole Halifax acc 01814250 s / c 110516 For details of the arrangements. Could you please contact Bothwell Dhlamini’s aunt Thandazaini Lorraine Sithole (Chiororo) Sandra Vuso’s mum on 07916786407 also from Chibuwe in Chipinge or Mr Mungoshi on 07776169845 from Leicester. Prosper Mudamvanji Sabau 07446118050

The Eaglesvale High School saga which has led to the institution failing to pay workers, has caused consternation amid an official report ZimEye now exclusively reveals that $143,000 mysteriously disappeared from the school coffers.
According to the suspended headmaster, Mr Naison Tirivavi, the large sum of money disappeared after he had been removed and he only discovered when he returned to his job having himself torpedoed the suspension. He however was silent on any involvement of the police in investigating the disappearance of the money.
He told ZimEye during the week:
“In terms of the finances of the school in 2011 I was forced (into events that )then developed to (sic) last year, and when I came back, a sum of $143,000  was no where to be seen.
“And as from last year onwards the first case was built on the management board that was then suspended. They used a lot of money, and they made sure that the school is bankrupt, but we have managed to manage the cashflow up to now, and I don’t now who gave you the information that the workers were not going to be paid because our workers are going to be paid and in fact are among the best paid workers in the country. The other issue is Eaglesvale is not the most expensive , its actually the cheapest private school, and the figures by one of your commentators were wrong.
Eaglesvale doesn’t charge those. Eaglesvale charges very little”, said Tirivavi.
This article is the frist in a series on the school as events unravel over the Eaglesvale new leadership saga.

Broadcast Journalist Ezra Sibanda has dismissed reports that he is working with Transport Minister Obert Mpofu in the Skies FM radio project.
“I’m not running a radio station with Obert Mpofu. Chronicle created those lies,” Mr Sibanda told ZimEye on Monday.

In a recent story the state owned Chronicle ran a report alleging that Mr Sibanda is a director for the radio project being bankrolled by Transport Minister Obert Mpofu.
The paper quoted Sibanda speaking about his company’s prospects stating, “Skies FM — if granted this licence — will focus on news and current affairs, including mining, farming, business, sports as well as arts and culture. It will have something for everyone,”
“We want to make sure that people in the region are active participants on the national issues that affect them, and also give them a platform to air their views on those issues,” he said without at any point and in no way mentioning Minister Mpofu’s name.
Mr Sibanda was speaking shortly after offices he shares with his brother in Bulawayo were stormed by robbers who stole various valuables.

London – The late legendary TV presenter Alice Chavunduka’s brother, Walter,

was attacked at Ras Pombi’s show in Chingford at the end of July in an incident that has left UK residents shell shocked.
ZimEye can reveal that Mr Walter Chavunduka was wounded by a known UK thug in a mishap that has left him battling with just one eye. He has been told by medical experts there is no more hope for his left eye which was battered during the attack said to have been unprovoked.
A source told ZimEye of Chavunduka’s ordeal:
“It wasn’t even during the show (that the attack took place); the show had finished and we were out in the car park getting ready to go.”
It was when he was about to head to his car that the offender (name withheld) suddenly without cause approached him and struck him in the face, briefly becoming unconscious.
The attacker is said to be a man of Zim origin said to have just come out of prison on a charge of stabbing someone and also for drugging.
A Zimbabwean national, currently on an asylum claim has been named as the culprit who gouged Mr Chavunduka’s eye in the vicious attack whose motive is yet to be established.

Harare’s most prestigious private school and one of the most expensive in the country, Eaglesvale has gone bankrupt shortly after being taken over by a standing member of President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF party, Mr. Naison Tirivavi (the former headmaster) the school board had suspended for misappropriating school funds and assets, ZimEye can exclusively reveal.
 

When the suspended headmaster mysteriously returned to work and fired the same board which was investigating him, the school which is owned by THE philanthropic Dutch Reformed Church, was then scrambled with assistance of ZANU PF officials, and finally seized early this year, ZimEye can reveal. This development is one of many in which institutions and businesses have come under the control of black Zimbabweans loyal to the ruling party. A dubious organisation based in Masvingo Mr Tirivavi calls The Reformed Church of Zimbabwe took over resulting in the school going bankrupt.
 
Mr Tirivavi announced this week that the school can no longer pay general workers their full wages and so he is looking to cut down on work hours. “As for August pay for instance, I don’t know if we will be able to pay and when,” Tirivavi said on Monday.
 
This was so despite the school charging amounts up to $3600 per student. The fee structure is as follows: boarding $3600, day high school $2300 and junior school $1450 per term.
 
After overturning his own suspension early this year, Tirivavi returned to work and conducted a ceremony where he announced the school was now indigenised and because the Dutch Reformed Church is of foreign origin.
 
When questioned for further details on the development and also on why the indigenisation ceremony was not officially published in the ordinary way, Mr Tirivavi refused to answer requesting rather to meet our reporter face to face at an undisclosed location: “Ko zvingaita here kuti tisangane muHarare titaure takatarisana zviso zvedu”, Tirivavi asked our reporter.
 
He said he has been reinstated after the seizure. The ceremony conducted attended by the controversial Local Government and National Housing Minister Ignatius Chombo, together with Education Minister Mr. Lazarus Dokora, also had Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa as an invited guest. READ MORE

A Herald story that states MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai only managed to scrap a little over £400 from his fundraising UK dinner is false and misleading, Mr Tsvangirai’s EU office has said.

“It is Herald at it again, the whole story is cooked up. There were in excess of 40 people who paid for dinner, the budgeted for subject to space. Each table had 8 people and there were 10 tables,” Mr. Tsvangirai’s ambassador to the EU Elliot Pfebve told ZimEye Wednesday morning.
The dinner was held in Birmingham last month and was charging £50 per head. ZimEye can reliably confirm that there were indeed more than 40 people in the hall. However attempts to photograph the dinner hall were fruitless as a Mugabe agent operating in the UK, Makusha Mugabe believed to be the source of the Herald story, blocked journos from doing their work. As a result of Makusha Mugabe’s meddling it has thus been speculated that the £400 figure reported by the Herald could represent net proceeds (after expenses) instead of actual collections.
The MDC UK & Ireland chairman, Tonderai Samanyanga also dismissed the report but refused to pass a comment. “The Herald can say whatever it wants but we are not worried and our struggle will still continue. The Dinner was an MDC internal function and it will remain that way. I cannot discuss any internal matters in the press,” he said.
 
The attendance for the main meeting which was before the dinner was 97. See pictures:

There was shock when a Harare based female TV presenter on the government owned broadcaster, ZBC, showed up dressed in male outfit.
Social networks were ablaze when the named presenter (pictured) conducted a program while robed in a man’s attire, black suit and tie.

One news reader wrote to ZimEye : Editor, we are told it is a crime to publicly practice homosexuality but here we are a news presenter working for the same anti gay government flashes onto the TV screen akapfeka nguwo dzemurume, zvirikumbofambaseyi shuwa?”
A Facebooker scoffed saying she was dressed like an undertaker.
Attempts to obtain a comment from ZBC’s public relations department were fruitless as their phone rang without being answered.
The broadcaster has in recent years fallen on a financial hard rock failing to pay workers’ salaries for up to six months. It has been speculated that ZBC staff are struggling to make ends meet after numerous journos were seen begging for private loans.
 

Lisa Taruvinga, Sandra Vhurande and Cecilia Tandi blast Robert Mugabe on the sidelines of Morgan Tsvangirai’s Birmingham rally. PICTURES BELOW:

Several passengers were injured and taken to the hospital following an accident involving a Kombi travelling from Babourfields and Mzilikazi township to the City Centre and a small car with two passengers at the corner of First Ave and Herbert Chitepo in Bulawayo this afternoon.
The driver of the small car failed to give way and collided with a Kombi full of passengers resulting in the Kombi veering off

the road and smashing into a durawall. The driver of the Kombi ran away leaving injured passengers struggling to come out of his Kombi. It is believed he
had no driver’s licence and appeared very young.
The Kombi driver wasn’t on the wrong but to run away from an accident is a serious crime. I believe it’s high time to go hard on Kombi owners who give young, inexperienced and unlicensed drivers to carry passengers. Simple confiscate their Kombis.

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MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s wife has said that all and any problems Tendai Biti and his Renewal MDC faction are having will be easily solved through a chat with her husband.
“Those who left the party who are now called The Renewal they must just talk with their leader”, Mai Tsvangirai said.
Liz Tsvangirai was speaking at a rally in Birmingham on Saturday afternoon shortly before her husband took to the podium. When Mr Tsvangirai rose he began by dismissing the Renewal Team as a pure ZANU PF project addding that Biti and his camp cannot be taken seriously at all.

“The Renewal was formed to defend ZANU PF that is all, said Tsvangirai.
He attacked Biti for allegedly taking ZANU PF bribes. “If you consumed ZANU PF money, wait and see, hayiende mahara,” said Tsvangirai. He continued, “when you took that money we were there together and now you want us take you seriously?”
On the issue of challenges against his character Mr Tsvangirai said Biti has no moral grounds to challenge him on issues of morality.
“If it was a question of character debate, lets do it; openly we do character debate. But you must know that you also have your own issues. If you live in a glass house. Handiti ndizvo?
Tsvangirai also added towards saying that Biti cannot be taken seriously.
“When people decide to leave the party, it is their democratic right to go and form their party, said Tsvangirai.
“You think we can take those people serious?,” he said.

Former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s UK rally at the weekend brought an embarrassing supporter turnout after the MDC party allowed the appointment of a Mugabe agent as Tsvangirai’s public affairs and press officer three weeks before.

Makusha Mugabe, a former ZANU PF agent working in its media echelons, reportedly self appointed himself amid his own claims that Mr Tsvangirai had given him the influential post, at a time when members queried with Mr Tsvangirai how he is working to address infiltration by fake members.
Tsvangirai as  a result attracted a paltry 97 supporters to his rally becoming outnumbered by insignificant functions conducted by his own juniors who include Bulawayo South MP Thabitha Khumalo who has before gathered double what the MDC leader achieved at branch level. Empty chairs and open spaces were a prominent feature at the poorly attended Birmingham (entire UK & Ireland) rally supporters attended without charge. However at Thabitha Khumalo’s recent Oxford meeting in November, more than 200 people converged to the Oxford city small function which yet drew at least 170 people who further paid a £10 fee.
Mugabe was also visibly drunk throwing a pungent smell of alcohol during the function.

A senior official sitting close to Tsvangirai who declined being named told ZimEye Makusha Mugabe had however “self proclaimed himself Tsvangirai’s personal press officer” and had not been appointed by anyone at all.
“I can confirm to you that Makusha Mugabe was not appointed at all by the President,” the official said.
More reports to follow…

A woman was attacked and killed by a crocodile in lake Kariba on Monday, becoming the tenth person to die of such attacks in 2014.
The incident occurred on Monday afternoon in Nyamhunga.
The woman identified as Mrs Mbewe in her 50s, was fishing with half of her body in the lake’s waters when the reptile went after her. She was fishing with the water up to waste level at the time.

By Wednesday afternoon, National Parks and Wildlife were yet to find her body in the waters.
National Parks have issued a warning for people to desist from fishing while in Lake waters.

FULL STORY – Prince Harry Chooses 10 Zimbabwean Youths to Work as Media Champs –

Prince Harry once had a Zimbabwean girlfriend he almost married – today His Royal Highness has chosen ten Zim youths to work for him as media coordinators – Ten Zimbabwean youths have been selected to work with the fourth heir to the throne on his recently launched Invictus Games program for wounded soldiers.
The ten youths part of a larger group of 60 Londoners, have been roped in as social media champions who will publish the upcoming games slated for September this year, and were selected with the help of the Active Horizons and Citizens UK NGOs.
President Robert Mugabe has described the royal family as friendly to Zimbabweans, and in the picture below, the Prince poses for feature photos with three Zimbabweans prominently leading the sixty-strong group.

The prince met the group at Bethnal Green Academy in east London where he revealed that he hates micro-blogging website Twitter. “I really quite hate Twitter,” said Harry as he took opportunity to hit out at the website for what he sees as its ‘invasion’ of his privacy during an impromptu question and & answer session.
“The issue for myself and my family, put quite simply, is that it’s very hard for me to tweet about the Invictus Games and tweet about something that means a lot to me, whereas I at the same time really quite hate Twitter by the invasion of privacy. I think you all understand what I’m talking about,” he said.
The ten Zimbabwean youths have achieved various strides in their careers. Below are their profiles:
 
Cynthia Masiyiwa 
Cynthia Masiyiwa (22) program manager for Active Horizons a youth – led Charity Organisation a member of Citizens UK. Young Woman of the Year 2013 (Women on the Move Awards) and ZAA Young achiever of the year 2013 for her outstanding work in the community advocating for young people and migrants.
 
 
 
Tawanda Mukoko 
Tawanda is a Graduate from Bournemouth University and currently works as a Digital Project Manager for Flamingo Group. Tawanda has managed, set up and delivered innovative business platforms which directly impact communities globally. Tawanda is one of the co-founders of a young, award winning organisation which focuses on increasing the participation of young global citizens in nation building programmes in Zimbabwe.
 
 
 
Sibongile Mazivisa 
Sibongile is a student at Westminster Kingsway College, studying Government and Politics, English, History and Economics. She is also CEO of the college and as well as Student Governor, which means she is involved in the decision making of things that affect the college.
 
 
 
Chido Mukoko 
Currently at 6th form studying biology, chemistry, maths & business studies. Aspires to be a pharmacist. Mentored younger pupils in maths & Iooking to work for a company to tutor younger children.Volunteered for the Olympics & recently did volunteer work at an RSPCA store in Woking. Volunteered at a care home doing activities with the elderly
 
 
Ashley Tawodzera 
Ashley Tawodzera, is a graduate from the University of Zimbabwe, Bachelor degree in Nutrition. Wants to be a Public health nutritionist and help eradicate world hunger and malnutrion
 
 
 
Niclette Mutandwa
Niclette represents her college in different sports activities and other extra curricular activities. She has done different voluntary works but her most memorable is when she spent 10 weeks in Tanzania helping the community. Her most challenging experience was when she worked on a project with mature German students and had to go there for a week and present her final project. Through all this she has also managed to maintain A* grades in her college work. Niclette volunteered to work as a kit carer during the Paralympics and has also volunteered to help get primary school kids involved in different sports activities.
 
 
 
Passi Mbaya 
Passi is currently a student at Lesoco College and has just completed her health and social care level 3 course. This September  she will be going to do ‘Access to Nursing’. Passi is I’m one of the youth leaders at her church and I gets involved with various activities such as choir, bookshop, charity projects and many more.
 
 
 
Samantha Tapfumaneyi 
Samantha Tapfumaneyi (18) who goes by the name ( Samantha Allan ) is a freelance presenter wanting to follow in the footsteps of Oprah. She has worked with numerous companies, which has given her the opportunity to report at places such as Downing Street and interview celebrities at movie premiers. She’s also the founder of a new online youth broadcaster ( Samantha.Allan.Online TV) which seeks inspire,empower and entertain the young generation. Samantha is inspired by strong women who refused to be ignored whilst aspiring to be a strong voice & presence for her generation.
 
 
 
Benjamin Hamandishe 
Benjamin (19) has a strong balance of character and charisma. He aspires to study Political Science and International Relations at University of Birmingham this year. Serving the community is his top priority, and at whatever level or scale possible from street cleaning campaigns to charity, he loves to serve people. Benjamin’s passion also lies in music, particularly singing. One of the highlights in his career has been sharing the stage with world renowned and multi-award winning artist Donnie McClurkin in 2010. Having received advocacy training from Active Horizons, together with my intrigue in politics, he is determined to be an advocate for all who are facing any form of injustice in any part of the world, be it social, legal or political. Fashion styling, athletics long distance running and rugby are some of his other interests.
 
 
 
Nyasha Zaranyika
Nyasha is currently in her final year at Kingston University doing a Masters in Social Work. She has been working with young people in Maidstone with a local church since 2009. The role includes meeting weekly to discuss issues that affect young people such as bullying, peer pressure and self-love. Last year as part of her course she went to Mysore, India. The group she was with worked for Kiriya Pushpa, ChildFund. She had the opportunity to go to the slums and raise awareness of the importance of education, speaking against child labour and corporate punishment. She also spent a few days working with women that had been rescued after being trafficked and forced into prostitution. The experience was challenging but very rewarding for her. For the past couple of years she has worked in diverse roles with individuals at risk of harm. “Working with women who are in the criminal justice system but are on community orders made me see how stereotypical societal opinions impact the way people are treated and viewed. People stop seeing the person but see the vulnerability.” Says Nyasha, so for six months, from January she has worked for a Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults team in one of the London Boroughs. Working with this team affirmed the reasons why she decided to do social work, seeing a visible positive change in individuals’ lives which is gratifying. Her passion has always been to work with people in a way that is empowering and anti-oppressive.
 

An article on the ZimEye website on 11th July 2014  titled “OK Supermarket Forced to Close” referred to Mrs Chipo Mashingaidze, a former worker with the supermarket group.
We have since established that an employee of the company provided information and misleading representation that led to Mrs Mashingaidze’s name being printed in the article and words ascribed to her.
We apologise to Mrs Mashingaidze for any embarrassment caused.
We, therefore, wish to extend to Mrs Mashingaidze our sincerest apologies.

ZimEye this week launched a new interactive mobile website.
The website is built on the latest responsive technologies to improve user experiences. This development comes after the site now 6 years old needed a makeover.
ZimEye Editorial Moderators do hereby apologise for any inconvenience caused during this transitional period.

Buhera South legislator Joseph Chinotimba has blasted former Daily News editor Geoff Nyarota.
Speaking on the sidelines of an interview concerning his criticism of the Media Commission headed by Nyarota, Honourable Chinotimba said he remains concerned that government money is allegedly being wasted on people like Nyarota at a time when MPs are not getting their allowances and orphans of war veterans are struggling with school fees.

“My question is still the same and that why is it that Professor Moyo is wasting money on Nyarota ‘s media commission while our children suffer,” said HON Chinotimba.
He added:
“Is he not the same person who destroyed the Daily News recently?,” he asked.
In January 2001 HON Chinotimba’s party ZANU PF presided over the bombing of Nyarota’s Daily News printing press at a time when Chinotimba’s predecessor Dr Chenjerai Hunzvi were vowing to put the paper out of business because of its radical anti-government investigative reportage. Nyarota who became jobless following the attacks, has since been appointed to the media commission which HON Chitotimba says is squandering government money at a time when MPs are not being paid… Read more ….

Below are pictures of the man who duped among many Army General Constantine Chiwenga’s wife and top musician Oliver Mtukudzi into accepting fake honorary doctorate awards. Read more
Makandiwa Duped in “Fake Doctorate Scandal”;   Tuku dressed in fake robes.

Buhera South MP HON Joseph Chinotimba has said that he does not hate either Justice Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa or Information Minister Jonathan Moyo.
HON Chinotimba told ZimEye there is no factionalism in ZANU PF and his recent drilling of Professor Jonathan Moyo on the Zimbabwe Media Commission and alleged squandering of money had nothing to do with the alleged party factionalism.
INTERVIEW:
HON Chinotimba There is no faction in Zanu PF. I don’t have any person that I support except Robert Mugabe who is followed by Joice Mujuru; followed by Simon Khaya and followed by Didymus Mutasa going down in that order.
ZimEye: It is alleged that when you questioned Mr Johnathan Moyo about the Zimbabwe Media Commission you were pursuing a factional agenda.
HON Chinotimba: Do you think if things are not done in the right way I should not ask? Remember I understand my job and my role as an MP. As it is right now, the children of War Veterans are no receiving money from the ministry of Finance. …..sic.
I am asking Johnathan Moyo as a Minister of Zimbabwe not as an individual. I am a war Veteran who stands for the disadvantaged children and I am anti corruption. When I talk of corruption am asking why the country’s CEOs are given more money; What about those who are given $100?
And those who are working outside how much are they getting? I am fighting corruption.
ZimEye: Is there any hatred between you and Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa.?
HON Chinotimba There is no hatred at all. They are my leaders. Jonathan Moyo is my friend and I don’t hate anyone.