The 2022/23 UEFA Champions League season will conclude at Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium on Saturday 10 June 2023. The final will kick off at 21:00 CET (22:00 local time).
Where is the 2023 Champions League final? Built to support Türkiye’s bid to stage the 2008 Olympic Games, the Atatürk Olympic Stadium opened in 2002 and is home to the Turkish national team. Situated in the Başakşehir area of the city, west of the Bosphorus, it boasts a seated capacity of over 75,000.
This is the second major UEFA competition final to be staged at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, with Liverpool having beaten AC Milan on penalties in the same venue in the final of the 2004/05 Champions League. The Reds triumphed despite trailing 3-0 at half-time, the ‘Miracle of Istanbul’ regarded as one of the most sensational comebacks in European football history.
Who is playing in the Champions League final? Manchester City and Inter will meet in the final for the first time. City booked their final spot at the expense of holders Real Madrid, while the Nerazzurri progressed as a result of a a 3-0 aggregate defeat of city rivals AC Milan in the semi-finals.- UEFA
World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Under the banner of ‘The Big Catch-Up’, WHO is working with partners to support countries to get back on track to ensure more people are protected from preventable diseases.
We need to act now to catch-up the millions of children who missed out on vaccines during the pandemic, restore essential immunization coverage to at least 2019 levels and strengthen primary health care to deliver immunization.
The ultimate goal of World Immunization Week is for more children, adults – and their communities – to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, allowing them to live happier, healthier lives.
Business Correspondent| Below are guidelines one can follow after registering a mine with the country’s relevant office…
Steps to operating a mine after registration in order
1 appoint a manager This is a process where you appoint a manager at ministry of mines by filling a form that is supplied by ministry of mines You need your ID plus ID of persons to be appointed plus certificate of registration of mine plus last inspection certificate.
2 appointment of blaster Is hiring someone with knowledge experience and recognized training and relevant blasting license through the ministry of mines .
3 apply for explosives storage and purchase licenses after your magazine have been inspected and approved. 4 magazine room it’s a special room built for storing explosives.
5 mine register where all employees are registered with full details.
6 Environmental impact assessment depending on level of operation an EIA is necessary that is done through ministry of mines by a consultant
7 Returns will be covered separately 8 EMA report will be covered in detail with Returns 9 gold registration.
10 mining books and information will be covered separately.
CALL TO DUTY: To ensure a fair democratic process during the upcoming election, President Nelson Chamisa has appealed to citizens to inspect the voters’ roll. The inspection period is set to begin tomorrow, and it will last until May 31st, 2023.- President Chamisa
Elvis Dzvene, the Chairman of the US based Robert Chapman’s party, Democratic Union Of Zimbabwe, on Sunday announced she is stepping down claiming that the man is a threat to democracy. Full letter below:
Robert Chapman
To: President Robert Howard Chapman.
Cc: Organizing Secretary- Mochock Mushongayi:
Information Director- Itayi Muchemwa.
Sub: Resignation from Political Party.
I, Elvis Dzvene, joined the Democratic Union of Zimbabwe last year on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in hopes of creating a third force political power that will serve the needs of the people of the Republic of Zimbabwe.
I envisioned a country where all people are treated equally regardless of color, religion, income, age, or region. I hoped that all people would be given a chance to hold their political leaders accountable for what they do and say. Unfortunately, this was not the case, and I can no longer stand by and watch helplessly.
Since June 2022, I have seen what the Democratic Union of Zimbabwe has done for the people of Zimbabwe. The party leadership failed to be held accountable by its provincial executives and its ordinary members.
• No single day has the party involve the provincial youth leaders in decision making, only sent them for ground mobilization. • Since inception no meetings held between provincial leaders and national executive (brief case politics). • Victimization of provincial coordinators by the top echelons hence decision made are biased.
• No proper national executive’s structure as everything is kept secret by the president including, all other position holders are unknown (which are people behind the scenes). • Party top echelons are more curious to join and lead POLAD than winning an election and lead Zimbabweans.
• Too much lies, unnecessary over promising (propaganda) • Lack of election preparedness.
• No Party office or a single party vehicle even at national level.
The party seems to be a threat to democracy given that the top echelon of the party can impose decisions unopposed (the party is doing what it exactly criticize the CCC for). The party has failed to honor a single promise among the endless promises it made, including failing to honor a pledge of December 2022, to people living with albinism that the party will provide them with lotions in a week’s time. Since December, nothing has been received yet these people are involved in ground mobilizations. The party has successfully failed to convince Zimbabweans that it is really into politics of change. The party seems to be good at overpromising the electorate yet delivering nothing, if not worse (is it not what the party accuse Zanu-pf for?). Instead of building a strong institution, the party is making strong individuals like other failed opposition parties in this land. DUZ, we started well with vibrancy, but we’ve quickly lost direction because the party now do exactly what it used to oppose. Surely Zimbabwe needs a serious third force that is not after fundraising for personal pocketing and serves the poor, intimidated, and victimized Zimbabweans.
I made a promise to serve my country, and I have regretfully broken that promise.
Therefore, for the reasons stated above, I am hereby resigning from the Democratic Union of Zimbabwe, effective Saturday, May 27, 2023.1 wish everyone I worked with, from grassroots to national, the best in the future and hope that they can help change this country for the better. Great wishes for the 2023 elections!
Yours faithfully;
President of the Citizens Coalition for Change, Nelson Chamisa will take over as leader of the opposition in Parliament from Douglas Mwonzora, president of the Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai.
President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa of the Zanu PF party will use the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission to force a win against Chamisa in the presidential race, which development will lead to Chamisa heading the opposition in parliament.
The title of Leader of the Opposition is a semi-official legislative position awarded to the head of the biggest opposition party or group in Parliament in nations that have adapted the Westminster model of parliamentary government.
The symbolism in the post is significant despite being primarily metaphorical.
The Constitution’s section 151 designates “the Leader of the Opposition in each House” (i.e., the National Assembly and the Senate) as members of the committee that oversees the parliamentary procedures.
The Leader of the Opposition is a member of the Business of the House Committee under Order 14 of the Standing Rules and Orders of the National Assembly.
By Dorrothy Moyo | A prophet who says people who vote for ZANU PF will be added 15 years on earth, Madzibaba Andby Makururu, has shot a video saying the paedophiles who were released from prison a few days ago, must vote for that party’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
In his Facebook live video, Madzibaba Andby said, ” our president executed what is called amnesty; amnesty means the rescuing of people by the country’s leader, like our President did…
“My message to the people is let us go and vote ZANU PF, that’s the straight way,” as he connected to the interview of another pardoned rapist who announces on video saying, “Mnangagwa is honey!”
Makururu is popular for prophesying that the former Zambian President Edgar Lungu would win that country’s 2021 elections, a prediction which upon being interviewed by ZimEye over it, he would comment saying he uttered it because the Holy Spirit only instructs him to support ruling parties.
The development comes as a local paper, Newsday narrates how, when a 59-year-old villager forced himself on an 11-year-old girl, his name was Emelka (not her real name). The villager repeatedly attacked the young girl, threatening to use witchcraft to murder her if she dared tell anybody about it.
The problem wasn’t discovered until the girl became ill and a watchful nurse noted that she had acquired a sexually transmitted virus.
The individual was detained and given a 12-year prison term. He was, however, one among those who was freed last week as a result of a presidential amnesty.
“I am appalled and devastated by President (Emmerson) Mnangagwa’s decision to grant amnesty to rapists. My daughter, who was brutally assaulted, fought tirelessly for justice and now it feels like her struggle was in vain,” Elmelka’s mother told NewsDay Weekender.
“This amnesty sends a message that the pain and trauma endured by victims is insignificant. It is a betrayal of our trust in the justice system and a blow to all the survivors who summoned the courage to come forward. I fear for the safety of women in our society, as this decision only encourages more violence and leaves us without recourse.”
Rapists who are over 65 and have completed two-thirds of their prison sentences were released last week under the terms of the presidential pardon.
A heated discussion about women’s protection and the effectiveness of the legal system has been sparked by the amnesty for convicted rapists.
Victims of rape expressed their dismay at seeing convicted rapists ‘boasting’ about their crimes on TV after being let out of prison.
Legal professionals and activists contend that freeing those responsible for such crimes undermines efforts to stop gender-based violence and protect victims.
“The decision to grant amnesty to rapists by Mnangagwa raises serious concerns about the government’s commitment to addressing gender-based violence. While prison overcrowding is undoubtedly a pressing issue, it should never come at the expense of survivors’ rights and safety,” Taodzera said.
“This decision undermines the efforts of activists, organisations, and individuals who have tirelessly worked towards creating a society free from violence and discrimination. It sends a message that the state is prioritising the convenience of the justice system over the well-being of survivors and the deterrence of future crimes.
“It is crucial for the government to consider alternative measures that do not compromise the principles of justice, such as implementing comprehensive rehabilitation programs and improving the efficiency of the judicial process. Failure to do so not only erodes public trust but also perpetuates a culture of impunity that further endangers the lives of women and girls.”
Legal expert Admire Huniuswa questioned the constitutionality of the amnesty, which he said could be in violation of international human rights norms and domestic laws that guarantee protection against gender-based violence. The move, he said, disregards the rights of victims and fails to address the root causes of sexual violence in society.
“The amnesty to rapists raises significant legal concerns and questions the adherence to international human rights standards. While the issue of prison overcrowding is a legitimate concern, it is crucial to prioritise the rights and safety of survivors and ensure that justice is served. Granting amnesty to rapists undermines the principle of accountability and sends a detrimental message to both survivors and potential offenders,” Huniuswa said.
“It is essential to explore alternative solutions, such as improving the efficiency of the justice system, implementing restorative justice programmes, and providing comprehensive support to survivors. Moreover, this decision may be in violation of domestic laws and international human rights instruments that guarantee protection against gender-based violence. It is imperative for legal experts and human rights organisations to challenge the constitutionality of this amnesty and advocate for a justice system that upholds the rights and safety of all individuals, particularly survivors of sexual violence.”
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in a statement on Wednesday said it was “grossly irrational to release dangerous, unrehabilitated offenders back into society” before informing or preparing rape victims.
“Unleashing an unrehabilitated rapist who has not served his sentence back into his community unchecked, and with no safeguards to protect victims endangers women and girls and can never be reasonably justifiable in a democratic society,” CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said in a statement.- Newsday
Congratulations to @LutonTown on their promotion to the English premier league. The greatest highlight is that a MARVELOUS penalty kick from NAKAMBA was part of the goals that contributed to the team’s victory, writes CCC Youth Leader Obey Sithole.
Congratulations to @LutonTown on their promotion to the English premier league. The greatest highlight is that a MARVELOUS penalty kick from NAKAMBA was part of the goals that contributed to the team’s victory. pic.twitter.com/G0fEjzZxmo
— Tererai Obey Sithole (@TereraiSithole) May 27, 2023
Former COSAFA president, Dr Philip Chiyangwa, received a Meritorious Service Award from the regional board for his services during the four years that he was in charge. The award was presented by CAF president Patrice Motsepe during the COSAFA AGM in Johannesburg.- ZBC News
A 53-year-old Chitungwiza woman is accused of killing her husband after an argument over relish and has appeared in court.
The court heard that Wilson Muchimwe (53) was irritated when he got home and discovered that Nozizwe Mpengesi had prepared vegetables for dinner rather than meat, causing a misunderstanding.
When Mpengesi showed up in front of Harare Magistrate Mr. Dennis Mangosi, she was accused of murder. She was instructed to seek for bail before the High Court while still in detention.
According to investigations, Mpengesi and Muchimwe got into a quarrel on that fateful day after he returned home inebriated and complained that she had made veggies instead of meat for supper relish.
Muchimwe allegedly fell headfirst onto a slab of concrete after Mpengesi retaliated and shoved him.
The now-deceased began bleeding from the forehead, according to the testimony given in court, which prompted Mpengesi to go to ZRP Zengeza 5 base and lie to the police about Muchimwe’s alleged assault at an unidentified pub by unidentified attackers.
Further investigations showed that Mpengesi stole all of Muchimwe’s clothing and shoes and delivered them to her sister Thandiwe Mpengesi in order to hide proof that she knew about him beforehand and was close to him.
Yesterday, the court heard testimony that Mpengesi guided detectives to the location while being recorded on camera, where she gave cues as to how she had done the crime.
She also assisted in the rescue of Muchimwe’s jacket and shoes.
In order to conduct a post-mortem examination, Muchimwe’s body is at the Chitungwiza hospital mortuary.
CALL TO DUTY: To ensure a fair democratic process during the upcoming election, President Nelson Chamisa has appealed to citizens to inspect the voters’ roll. The inspection period is set to begin tomorrow, and it will last until May 31st, 2023.- President Chamisa
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has challenged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ( ZEC) to make the voters roll accessible without restrictions.
ZEC has refused to avail the electronic version of the voters roll.
According to CCC, the voters roll must be accessible prior to proclamation.
Below are highlights from the CCC media briefing on Friday:
CCC PRESSER: during our meeting with the media, our election taskforce team highlighted four important issues that require immediate attention as the country approaches the election. Our call to action includes:
1️⃣Releasing and making the National Voters Roll accessible prior to proclamation 2️⃣Encouraging unregistered citizens to take advantage of the opportunity to register before the closure of the Voters Roll for the 2023 Elections 3️⃣Advising registered citizens to participate fully in Voters Roll Inspection 4️⃣Reiterating our demand for the implementation of electoral reforms and administrative reforms by ZEC.
Tinashe Sambiri|Controversial politician Killer Zivhu has said Zimbabweans are too smart for nothing.
The outspoken politician believes Zimbabweans’ minds were corrupted by British education.
Argued Zivhu: “Zimbabwe doesn’t have educated people as they claim, the British curiculum, yatakadzidza ye white collar job ndiyo inotipa kutambura kudayi, we are allover the World like grasshoppers, nokuti takadzidziswa kusvaka basa, politicians make advantage because we are weak.”
World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Under the banner of ‘The Big Catch-Up’, WHO is working with partners to support countries to get back on track to ensure more people are protected from preventable diseases.
We need to act now to catch-up the millions of children who missed out on vaccines during the pandemic, restore essential immunization coverage to at least 2019 levels and strengthen primary health care to deliver immunization.
The ultimate goal of World Immunization Week is for more children, adults – and their communities – to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, allowing them to live happier, healthier lives.
The fitness of Inter Milan striker Joaquin Correa is in significant doubt for the Champions League final against Man City.
This according to Italian news outlet Gazzetta.it, who report that the most recent muscle injury suffered by the 28-year-old Argentine international means that he is at real risk of missing out on next month’s clash with City.
Inter confirmed today that Correa has suffered a calf strain.
The former Lazio, Sevilla, and Sampdoria forward complained of pain in his leg after the Coppa Italia final against Fiorentina. Subsequent medical tests revealed that Correa had suffered a strain to the soleus muscle in his right calf.
Now, the big question is whether Correa will be able to play again for Inter again this season.
There are two Serie A matches to go, and then the Champions League final against City in Istanbul on June 10.
What is abundantly clear, is that Correa will not be able to start against Atalanta tomorrow. The Argentine had been predicted to start against La Dea in Inter’s penultimate league fixture of the season.
However, this is now out of the questions, as would a start against Torino next weekend almost certainly.
Also in doubt, though, is the Champions League final according to the Gazzetta.-sempreinter
Aston Villa are reportedly considering offloading Marvelous Nakamba permanently in the next transfer window.
Nakamba left the EPL club in January to join promotion-chasing Championship side Luton Town on a six-month loan deal.
According to Birmingham Mail newspaper, the Warriors international, along with other players, who left on loan in January, will be moved permanently at the end of the season.
A report by the publication said: “Should Villa find themselves fighting on four fronts next term, beefing up the squad in the summer will be of the utmost important to (coach) Unai Emery, who successfully trimmed the fringes of the squad in January when sanctioning the exits of Danny Ings, Ludwig Augustinsson, Jan Bednarek, Morgan Sanson, Marvelous Nakamba and Frederic Guilbert.
“Of those players whose departures were loans, they’re expected to be moved on permanently this summer.”
Following his move to Luton, Nakamba discovered his form and quickly became a key player in the squad.
The 29-year-old won the club’s Player of the Month for March, while also pushing his side to qualify for the Championship play-off final.- Soccer24 News
A 53-year-old Chitungwiza woman is accused of killing her husband after an argument over relish and has appeared in court.
The court heard that Wilson Muchimwe (53) was irritated when she got home and discovered that Nozizwe Mpengesi had prepared vegetables for dinner rather than meat, causing a misunderstanding.
When Mpengesi showed up in front of Harare Magistrate Mr. Dennis Mangosi, she was accused of murder. She was instructed to seek for bail before the High Court while still in detention.
According to investigations, Mpengesi and Muchimwe got into a quarrel on that fateful day after he returned home inebriated and complained that she had made veggies instead of meat for supper relish.
Muchimwe allegedly fell headfirst onto a slab of concrete after Mpengesi retaliated and shoved him.
The now-deceased began bleeding from the forehead, according to the testimony given in court, which prompted Mpengesi to go to ZRP Zengeza 5 base and lie to the police about Muchimwe’s alleged assault at an unidentified pub by unidentified attackers.
Further investigations showed that Mpengesi stole all of Muchimwe’s clothing and shoes and delivered them to her sister Thandiwe Mpengesi in order to hide proof that she knew about him beforehand and was close to him.
Yesterday, the court heard testimony that Mpengesi guided detectives to the location while being recorded on camera, where she gave cues as to how she had done the crime.
She also assisted in the rescue of Muchimwe’s jacket and shoes.
In order to conduct a post-mortem examination, Muchimwe’s body is at the Chitungwiza hospital mortuary.
The fitness of Inter Milan striker Joaquin Correa is in significant doubt for the Champions League final against Man City.
This according to Italian news outlet Gazzetta.it, who report that the most recent muscle injury suffered by the 28-year-old Argentine international means that he is at real risk of missing out on next month’s clash with City.
Inter confirmed today that Correa has suffered a calf strain.
The former Lazio, Sevilla, and Sampdoria forward complained of pain in his leg after the Coppa Italia final against Fiorentina. Subsequent medical tests revealed that Correa had suffered a strain to the soleus muscle in his right calf.
Now, the big question is whether Correa will be able to play again for Inter again this season.
There are two Serie A matches to go, and then the Champions League final against City in Istanbul on June 10.
What is abundantly clear, is that Correa will not be able to start against Atalanta tomorrow. The Argentine had been predicted to start against La Dea in Inter’s penultimate league fixture of the season.
However, this is now out of the questions, as would a start against Torino next weekend almost certainly.
Also in doubt, though, is the Champions League final according to the Gazzetta.-sempreinter
Aston Villa are reportedly considering offloading Marvelous Nakamba permanently in the next transfer window.
Nakamba left the EPL club in January to join promotion-chasing Championship side Luton Town on a six-month loan deal.
According to Birmingham Mail newspaper, the Warriors international, along with other players, who left on loan in January, will be moved permanently at the end of the season.
A report by the publication said: “Should Villa find themselves fighting on four fronts next term, beefing up the squad in the summer will be of the utmost important to (coach) Unai Emery, who successfully trimmed the fringes of the squad in January when sanctioning the exits of Danny Ings, Ludwig Augustinsson, Jan Bednarek, Morgan Sanson, Marvelous Nakamba and Frederic Guilbert.
“Of those players whose departures were loans, they’re expected to be moved on permanently this summer.”
Following his move to Luton, Nakamba discovered his form and quickly became a key player in the squad.
The 29-year-old won the club’s Player of the Month for March, while also pushing his side to qualify for the Championship play-off final.- Soccer24 News
CALL TO DUTY: To ensure a fair democratic process during the upcoming election, President Nelson Chamisa has appealed to citizens to inspect the voters’ roll. The inspection period is set to begin tomorrow, and it will last until May 31st, 2023.- President Chamisa
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has challenged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ( ZEC) to make the voters roll accessible without restrictions.
ZEC has refused to avail the electronic version of the voters roll.
According to CCC, the voters roll must be accessible prior to proclamation.
Below are highlights from the CCC media briefing on Friday:
CCC PRESSER: during our meeting with the media, our election taskforce team highlighted four important issues that require immediate attention as the country approaches the election. Our call to action includes:
1️⃣Releasing and making the National Voters Roll accessible prior to proclamation 2️⃣Encouraging unregistered citizens to take advantage of the opportunity to register before the closure of the Voters Roll for the 2023 Elections 3️⃣Advising registered citizens to participate fully in Voters Roll Inspection 4️⃣Reiterating our demand for the implementation of electoral reforms and administrative reforms by ZEC.
World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Under the banner of ‘The Big Catch-Up’, WHO is working with partners to support countries to get back on track to ensure more people are protected from preventable diseases.
We need to act now to catch-up the millions of children who missed out on vaccines during the pandemic, restore essential immunization coverage to at least 2019 levels and strengthen primary health care to deliver immunization.
The ultimate goal of World Immunization Week is for more children, adults – and their communities – to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, allowing them to live happier, healthier lives.
Business Correspondent| Below are guidelines one can follow after registering a mine with the country’s relevant office…
Steps to operating a mine after registration in order
1 appoint a manager This is a process where you appoint a manager at ministry of mines by filling a form that is supplied by ministry of mines You need your ID plus ID of persons to be appointed plus certificate of registration of mine plus last inspection certificate.
2 appointment of blaster Is hiring someone with knowledge experience and recognized training and relevant blasting license through the ministry of mines .
3 apply for explosives storage and purchase licenses after your magazine have been inspected and approved. 4 magazine room it’s a special room built for storing explosives.
5 mine register where all employees are registered with full details.
6 Environmental impact assessment depending on level of operation an EIA is necessary that is done through ministry of mines by a consultant
7 Returns will be covered separately 8 EMA report will be covered in detail with Returns 9 gold registration.
10 mining books and information will be covered separately.
By-MinnPost’s Ava Kian has been nominated for a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence award.
Kian writes with intention and purpose. And her efforts are being recognized. She was named a National Association of Black Journalists 2023 Salute to Excellence Awards nominee. The Race & Health Equity reporter is being recognized for her Nov. 11, 2022 reporting, “A Story of Hope: Primrose Ruwocha’s Story of Perseverance in the Face of Domestic Abuse,” which highlights the work of Comfort Dondo and her efforts to help a domestic abuse survivor escape her abuser from South Africa and build a new life in Minnesota. Ava is recognized in the Newspaper – Newsroom Staff of 50 & Below: Specialty category. The Salute to Excellence Awards take place Aug. 5 in Birmingham, Alabama during the National Association of Black Journalists annual convention. -MinnPost
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has challenged the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ( ZEC) to make the voters roll accessible without restrictions.
ZEC has refused to avail the electronic version of the voters roll.
According to CCC, the voters roll must be accessible prior to proclamation.
Below are highlights from the CCC media briefing on Friday:
CCC PRESSER: during our meeting with the media, our election taskforce team highlighted four important issues that require immediate attention as the country approaches the election. Our call to action includes:
1️⃣Releasing and making the National Voters Roll accessible prior to proclamation 2️⃣Encouraging unregistered citizens to take advantage of the opportunity to register before the closure of the Voters Roll for the 2023 Elections 3️⃣Advising registered citizens to participate fully in Voters Roll Inspection 4️⃣Reiterating our demand for the implementation of electoral reforms and administrative reforms by ZEC.
By-President Mnangagwa has said he would announce the holding of harmonised national election day tomorrow (Sunday), Chronicle can reveal.
Speaking in Binga today at the official commissioning of classroom blocks at Mabobolo Secondary School under Chief Pashu, President Mnangagwa said he will announce the election day tomorrow. “Tomorrow (Sunday) I will be announcing election day,” he said. “When elections are conducted every person in Binga should safe guard our heritage by voting. “If we do not vote properly people without Zimbabwe at heart will take over. We must protect it and preserve our heritage” President Mnangagwa also oversaw a ground breaking ceremony of a clinic in Mabobolo Village. The ruling party Zanu PF is on an aggressive membership recruitment exercise countrywide, targeting to garner five million votes in the upcoming polls. It has concluded its primary election process.
With effect from today, it has become legally possible to proclaim dates for the sitting of the Nomination Court and the election due on any date between 21st and 26th August 2023.
— Prof. Welshman Ncube (@Welshman_Ncube) May 27, 2023
By-CCC deputy chair and Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala, has set up a trust fund to solicit financial support from well-wishers who wish to support his family.
This was confirmed by human rights lawyer David Coltart, who is also a CCC member. Coltart said a new Notarial Deed called The Sikhala Family Trust has been established to assist Sikhala and his family. He posted on Twitter: I recently visited Honourable Job Sikhala at Chikurubi Maximum Prison where he signed before me a new Notarial Deed named The Sikhala Family Trust, which is designed to support him and his family. The Trustees of the new Trust are a prominent Bulawayo lawyer and a Bulawayo-based pastor. Yesterday the Deed was completed and now there is a lawful Sikhala Family Trust in place which can receive donations from well-wishers. The law firm Webb, Low and Barry has been instructed by the Trust to manage the Trust. Those who wish to assist the Sikhala family please inbox me. Sikhala has been in pre-trial detention for almost a year following his arrest on incitement to commit violence and disorderly conduct charges. He was arrested following violent clashes in Nyatsime at the funeral of Moreblessing Ali, a CCC activist who had been missing for three weeks before her mutilated body was discovered in a disused well on 11 June 2022. Sikhala was arrested on 14 June alongside Chitungwiza North MP, Godfrey Sithole, and 14 other CCC activists. While the other CCC activists were released on bail, Sikhala is still in pre-trial detention at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison in Harare. On 03 May 2023, Sikhala was convicted of obstructing the course of justice and was given a wholly suspended six months sentence and a six-month jail term with an option of paying a US$600 fine.
By- An American think tank, Fitch Solutions, has predicted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling ZANU PF will likely win in general elections scheduled for August this year.
In its new report, Fitch Solutions said the opposition CCC led by Nelson Chamisa will win key votes in low-income urban areas but ZANU PF will win the overall vote due to “overarching resources” and the advantage of incumbency. The report said: At Fitch Solutions, we believe that the incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ZANU PF party will win the upcoming general elections due to be held by August 2023. ZANU PF’s overarching resources and influence compared to the opposition CCC, headed by Chamisa, will preserve its support in rural strongholds and win key votes in low-income urban areas. Central to our belief that ZANU PF will win the elections is the party’s far greater political and economic resources it has to sway the vote in its favour. The report also warns of possible unrest in the country in the run-up to and aftermath of the elections. It said: Overall, reform momentum under another Mnangagwa presidency will remain weak and will constrain the country’s medium-term macroeconomic outlook. We see a rising likelihood of unrest in the run-up to and aftermath of the elections, prompting us to revise down the short-term political risk index score from 38.8 to 37.9, below the Sub-Saharan Africa average of 50.1. In the aftermath of the 2018 general elections, security forces used live rounds of ammunition to disperse protestors in central Harare. Six people were shot dead, some were shot in the back while fleeing the mayhem, and several others were injured. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) declared Mnangagwa the winner, but Chamisa contested the results of the presidential poll in court. However, the Constitutional Court upheld Mnangagwa’s victory, saying Chamisa failed to provide evidence that the results were rigged.
Dear ZimEye Greetings friends and relatives. I have my ordeal that transpired on 25th May.
On Africa Day, at 10am I was heading towards Beatrice Road while in a Noah kombi; there were 3 men and 1 huge woman.
After the tollgate, we were suddenly told, sorry, you are in a robbers’ car. At first we thought he was joking. We were told to surrender all out belongs including phones, which he started throwing off to the woman sitting at the front.
The woman told us, “this is just our method survival.”
It says a silver Noah.
They then told us to remove everything we have including wallets, all our clothes including underwear. We became stark naked.
They told us to drop off and lie down, the 6 of us all. They left us, and the last young man, told us not to scream or cry out, and then left.
The Bush was a big forest, that it took us 30 minutes to come out of it.
They had tied us up with small rods used for goats. We fled into a Bush and found a vapositori shrine, and we took up cloths we found there.
We continued traveling away and then found a homestead where we were told that we are in Nyatsime, at the Red Roofs. The Sabhuku told us to lead him to where we had come from, and upon arriving there we found those young men arriving as they looked for us.
So I just want to tell Zimbabweans that be careful which cars you board. If you find this audio, don’t ignore it. I used to do that and learnt my lesson on the 25th May. – ZimEye
By Innocent Titus | Mpopoma High School conducted its Africa Day and culture celebrations. The event was graced by the Provincial Director for Ministry of Arts and Culture Mrs Dube. Pics
By Farai D Hove | A prominent ZANU PF figure who is a Mnangagwa Challenger, Sybeth Musengezi, has thrown in his endorsement for the country’s political flame, Nelson Chamisa.
In a statement, Musengezi said he is voting Chamisa.
“….Today I only have good news. Shoko ririkufamba. 2023 Chamisa mu office…,” he wrote in Shona.
The session also comes at a time when Qoki founder, Sithule Tshuma admitted she deceived (title deed seeking) investors in her Nondweni 3 farm project which property has been found to be not only a 99 year lease territory but a mining claim. The development now forces Tshuma to refund all the investors, the same way she has done others; and all this is happening at a time when Qoki’s founding legal expert, Julian Condliffe is paying out a whopping GBP56,000 to another victim, one of many others subjected to bullying and harassment for several years to date.
One investor speaking to ZimEye described the feat in the following words, saying: ” Impondo azifihleki emgodleni, noma kanjani, bekuzaze kubenini. Vuka Mthwakazi ungadliwa in the name of the Fraudster also being a Mthwakazian. Name ubuguluva as it is, Fraud Fraud Fraud!”
A 53-year-old Chitungwiza woman is accused of killing her husband after an argument over relish and has appeared in court.
Sadza cooking – file copy
The court heard that Wilson Muchimwe (53) was irritated when she got home and discovered that Nozizwe Mpengesi had prepared vegetables for dinner rather than meat, causing a misunderstanding.
When Mpengesi showed up in front of Harare Magistrate Mr. Dennis Mangosi, she was accused of murder. She was instructed to seek for bail before the High Court while still in detention.
According to investigations, Mpengesi and Muchimwe got into a quarrel on that fateful day after he returned home inebriated and complained that she had made veggies instead of meat for supper relish.
Muchimwe allegedly fell headfirst onto a slab of concrete after Mpengesi retaliated and shoved him.
The now-deceased began bleeding from the forehead, according to the testimony given in court, which prompted Mpengesi to go to ZRP Zengeza 5 base and lie to the police about Muchimwe’s alleged assault at an unidentified pub by unidentified attackers.
Further investigations showed that Mpengesi stole all of Muchimwe’s clothing and shoes and delivered them to her sister Thandiwe Mpengesi in order to hide proof that she knew about him beforehand and was close to him.
Yesterday, the court heard testimony that Mpengesi guided detectives to the location while being recorded on camera, where she gave cues as to how she had done the crime.
She also assisted in the rescue of Muchimwe’s jacket and shoes.
In order to conduct a post-mortem examination, Muchimwe’s body is at the Chitungwiza hospital mortuary.
By Dr Masimba Mavaza | Another incarnation of the struggle against Zimbabwe’s existence is currently underway. ‘Divide and rule’ is giving way to’starve and rule,’ at this point according to Prof. Nhema. In Zimbabwe, prices are drastically increasing once more as a result of Western sanctions and opposition tactics to compel the Regime Change agenda.
These industrial captains are currently using “starve-and-rule” tactics against Zimbabwe, which are frequently combined with “divide-and-rule” strategies.The goal is to starve Zimbabweans into uprising. They will be compelled to cast their votes with their stomachs, not their minds, when they are starving. It is very evident that people who support a change in the current government are content to see Zimbabwe fall into a divide and rule system, which is a kind of the starve and vote mentality.
Zimbabweans should use these local proverbs that reveal Western plots against them when analysing the Western sanctions. It should be made very clear that those who support the opposition and talk about human rights do not believe that Zimbabweans deserve such rights because they believe that Zimbabweans are stupid and will turn against one another in the name of such rights. Ironically, the West actively engages in the nighttime burning of Zimbabweans alive while preaching human rights and peace.
Our financial stability Secure and robust supply chains are necessary for stable employment and the efficient operation of crucial sectors. For more than five years, the critics have maintained that a disruption in the supply of crucial and vital resources would disproportionately impact vital industries.
The ZANUPF has improved our nation’s ability for innovation, which is dependent on a strong and diverse industrial foundation. Innovation follows the offshore manufacturing trend. A supply chain that bounces back fast from an unplanned occurrence is resilient. Our private sector and public policy approach to domestic manufacturing, which for years put efficiency and cheap prices ahead of security, sustainability, and resilience, has given rise to supply chain vulnerabilities that are now beginning to directly impact our chain supply outlets.
The lords of the industries have also hampered Zimbabwean workers’ ability to manage natural resources both domestically and internationally as well as their wealth and health. Rebuilding for resilience at the national level necessitates a renewed focus on broad-based growth and sustainability as the Administration sets out on a course to revitalise our manufacturing base and safeguard global supply chains.
In order to create resilient supply chains, Zimbabwe must capitalise on its greatest assets, including its unrivalled innovation ecosystem, its people, its enormous ethnic, racial, and regional diversity, its small and medium-sized enterprises, and its solid alliances with partners and allies who share its values. Zimbabwean workers must serve as the building blocks of fortitude. Rapid problem-solving, driven by knowledge, leadership, and total engagement of those working on the factory floor, is necessary for resilient production. Years of treating labour as a cost to be managed rather than an asset to be engaged in have drove down real salaries and unionisation rates for workers while also making it more difficult for businesses to attract and retain qualified people.
We must concentrate on building routes for all Zimbabweans to acquire well-paying jobs with the fair and free option to band together and engage in collective bargaining. We must make sure that everyone in the nation, including women, young people, and other groups who are all too frequently left behind, has access to economic opportunities. Millions of prospective employees, researchers, and entrepreneurs are unable to fully contribute to growth and innovation because of income and geographic inequality. The production of all necessary Zimbabwean goods domestically is not feasible nor desirable.
Building trade and investment relationships with countries that share our values—valuing our national dignity, labour rights, environmental preservation, and democracy—must be the main thrust of the administration’s resilience strategy.
And in order to prevent the problem, which is undoubtedly man-made, we must face the leaders of the industry.The government must to collaborate with businesses that produce and supply essential necessities like food and medication to Zimbabweans. It is important to recognise the importance of economic commodities in the struggle against the use of food as a tool for regime change. If one doesn’t understand the realities of the majority of Zimbabweans, who also happen to be ardent ZANUPF supporters, one is not familiar with how economic sanctions are affecting our country’s economy. Food on the shelves alone won’t be enough to change the voting tendency.
It is absurd to assume that Zimbabweans will inevitably complain about baked beans on social media and think that the ZANUPF will have difficulties. Keep in mind that the typical Zimbabwean is well aware of our history and the reasons why our economy has been constantly undermined for the past 20 years.
If anything, difficult circumstances only serve to increase the public’s unshakeable support for Zimbabwe and the ZANUPF. The same Rhodes then continued to provide assistance to Africans, but only if they stopped rebelling against colonial control. The’starve-and-rule approach’ operates on the principle of gut politics. Who wants their stomach to be in pain all the time? It is cliché to say that one must first live peacefully with one’s stomach before one can live peacefully with other people.
The’starve-and-rule’ strategy used by the imperial system is built on this. They are aware that one follows their stomach. Zimbabweans are not suffering because their government is ineffective. Zimbabweans are actually suffering as a result of imperialism’s “starve-and-rule” and “divide-and-rule” political strategies.
Repositioning African States to strategically own and control the continent’s economies is a wise move. If a state’s responsibility is to protect its people, then it is the responsibility of African States to shield their people from the vulnerability brought on by foreign ownership and control of the continent’s economies. When Western States undermine African economies, it has a similar effect to the time when colonialists wiped out African grain stores and harvests to reduce their ability to resist colonisation. The path forward is to nationalise, indigenize, and Africanize African economies.
African States must promote and offer advantages to indigenous Africans who may be headquartered locally or overseas so that they invest in their nations and on their continent rather than travelling the world luring and granting favours to foreign investors. Real strategic repositioning for Africa would look like this.
The US has a robust economy because it owns and controls it rather than having many foreign investors.
Therefore, Africans must own and manage their economies, as well as their lands and other resources. Zimbabwe is moving in the right direction, despite the West’s continued practise of “starve-and-rule” politics towards its citizens. Zimbabwe has been carefully realigning itself for power and freedom, but naturally, just like slave hunters, the West is quick to punish anyone that realign or position themselves for true freedom and sovereignty.
WITH the primary elections done and dusted, the revolutionary ZANU PF party in Gwanda is intensifying mass mobilisation programmes to ensure members are focused on ensuring victory for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other candidates.
ZANU PF Gwanda District has embarked on mass mobilisation ahead of the 2023 general elections expected in August this year.
While the primary elections have now been concluded, a sight of all candidates who were contesting breaking bread, hugging and shaking hands could only mean one thing, the elections were just an internal process.
“Yes, people were in a race but it’s now behind us. The bigger picture is mobilising for the President to get 5 million +votes,” said ZANU PF Gwanda DCC Chairperson, Cde David Linda.
For the contestants ZANU PF is bigger than individual ambitions
“Whoever wins a primary election will just be a face of ZANU PF but the truth is ZANU PF is bigger than all of us. We need to make sure that we swallow all the pride we might be having and make sure that the President wins and then the MP and the councillor,” said one of the candidates.
“We ran a race and someone was the first lets rally behind him,” reiterated another.
Another candidate weighed in, “It is no longer the time to play, during primary elections we were playing now it’s the real fight so let’s be united and forget that I contested.”
“I may be the one who came first but I can’t do it alone, let’s rally behind the Party first before me,” emphasised another.
ZANU PF Matabeleland South Provincial Political Commissar, Cde Washington Nkomo took time to give words of counsel to party candidates for the general elections.
“People have entrusted you with with lives, make sure that you don’t forget that and start chasing individual ambitious. The party comes first,” noted Cde Nkomo.
Gwanda has three constituencies up for grabs in this year’s general elections.- ZBC News
Suspected serial murderer, Jaison Muvevi is set to undergo mental examination by two psychiatrists to ascertain if he is fit to stand trial anytime from next month.
Muvevi, who appeared virtually before a Harare magistrate this Wednesday is set to be examined by two psychiatrists after he claimed to be mentally unstable.
Through his lawyer, Muvevi recently claimed to have been mentally unstable after he shot and killed four people while seriously injuring two others.
The lawyer said Muvevi was incoherent and exhibited some mental problems during their engagements.
The presiding magistrate granted the application and the outcome of the examination is still pending.
Muvevi, who is still in custody, was remanded to the 9th of June for routine remand.
His trial date is yet to be announced.
Muvevi is facing four counts of murder, including killing a police officer, and two counts of attempted murder after he also allegedly shot and injured a police officer in Hwedza before shooting at another man in Mutare, whom he narrowly missed.- ZBC News
When a fuel tanker driver’s vehicle crashed near the Mzilikazi Barracks in Bulawayo, spewing more than 20,000 litres of gasoline, the Bulawayo-Harare highway was shut down for hours while emergency services tried to contain the potentially fatal catastrophe.
Firefighters from Bulawayo bravely battled to save the tanker from setting fire, which would have been disastrous.
Traffic was redirected, but it was difficult for police to control drivers who still wanted to approach the accident scene.
The truck was carrying 40 000 litres of petrol, according to Mr Frederick Maponga, an Environmental Management Agency Environmental Quality Officer who was on the scene.
“We received a phone call at around 7pm and we rushed to the scene where we noted the tanker had overturned with the fire department at the scene. So far about 20 000 litres of fuel spilt to the environment although we are yet to conduct full investigations as to the cause and how much was spilt. Petrol causes loss of bio-diversity in the soil which means it kills all the living organisms and plants in the environment,” he said.
Mr Maponga urged drivers transporting hazardous material to be cautious on the roads to avoid such disasters.
He warned members of the public and motorists to desist from approaching such scenes as they are extremely dangerous to human life.
“We had police controlling the scene but you find people still wanting to bypass the blockades put to control traffic. An explosion would have had disastrous results,” said Mr Maponga.-State Media
CCC Namibia demands justice for the butchered Moreblessing Ali!
24 May 2023
Today marks twelve (12) months after the enforced disappearance and gruesome human butchery of the slain CCC activist Moreblessing Ali in Nyatsime, Chitungwiza. Citizens Coalition for Change is busy ruminating on the efficacious measures to be taken to ensure that justice prevails over this authoritarian nature of leadership. After being butchered by a renowned ZANU PF hoodlum, Moreblessing Ali is not yet buried.
It is mesmerizing and transfixing that murderers are still displaying their insatiable appetite to continue tormenting the innocent soul of the deceased, her family, and the CCC political outfit at large by keeping Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala behind bars. The family made it point-blank that the deceased shall not be buried until the family spokesperson and lawyer is unconditionally released from the hellhole of Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison on concocted charges. Moreblessing Ali deserves a befitting send-off.
The incessant denial of justice for both Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala and Moreblessing Ali should be peacefully challenged through the legal and political avenues as per the dictates of the supreme law of the country. It is our revolutionary mandate as change champions to extend our demand for justice to SADC, AU, European Union, and the United Nations. After one year, right-thinking citizens should pent up their outrage demanding justice, freedom, and equality in the local courts.
CCC Namibia has declared the 24th of May 2023 a day of mourning over sterile democracy in the motherland. It is now imperative to amplify our voices demanding answers to the apparent travesty of justice in Zimbabwe. Moreblessing Ali did not commit any crime, supporting the alternative should never invite assassinations. Everyone is free to join a political party of his\her choice. CCC is not a banned organization. The organic assembly sympathizes with the bereaved family.
ZANU PF-sponsored judges must respect the rule of law and constitutionalism. Ali and Sikhala families deserve peace of mind. These monkey tactics displayed by the clueless regime should be confronted with equal measure. As Zimbabwe heads toward harmonized elections in August, we anticipate the Harare regime to create a conducive environment for free, fair, credible, and unfettered elections. The Provisional Chairperson for CCC Namibia Rundu Branch, Dr. Simbarashe Ndoda echoed that the continued incarceration of Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala is a futile attempt by the politically bankrupt regime to intimidate and deter social democrats ahead of the historic elections.
He further aired that ZANU-PF has pressed the panic button hence citizens should not backtrack on demanding justice, equality, and freedom. The organic champion urged citizens across the globe to exert political and diplomatic pressure advocating for absolute respect for the Constitution. Zimbabweans should brace for dangerous freedom as a sure way of defending the vote. We should devise peaceful means to shake the Shake-Shake Building which has housed abusers of the universal basic human freedoms since the inception of the simulacrum of phony independence in April 1980 as Frantz Fanon postulates.
Sanity should provoke massive peaceful resistance among the committed and dedicated patriots who subscribe to the national democratic revolution engineered by none other than the political generator President Advocate Nelson Chamisa. The voice from CCC Namibia says, “#FreeJobSaroWiwaSikhala, we want to decently bury our deceased change champion, Moreblessing Ali !” The Ali family deserves peace and tranquility. Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala did not commit any crime to deserve this long pre-trial detention.
Let’s soldier on in solidarity with the bereaved family as well as political prisoners such as Wiwa, Jacob Ngarivhume, the ZINASU FOUR, etc. The captured police and courts should desist from this stinking weaponization of the law. Justice delayed is justice denied. Trying to close the democratic arena ahead of the watershed elections should not frighten anyone. Let’s be ready to VOTE BIG!, WIN BIG! and DEFEND BIG! Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana.
Tinashe Sambiri|Controversial politician Killer Zivhu has said Zimbabweans are too smart for nothing.
The outspoken politician believes Zimbabweans’ minds were corrupted by British education.
Argued Zivhu: “Zimbabwe doesn’t have educated people as they claim, the British curiculum, yatakadzidza ye white collar job ndiyo inotipa kutambura kudayi, we are allover the World like grasshoppers, nokuti takadzidziswa kusvaka basa, politicians make advantage because we are weak.”
AFRICA DAY: On this day, we commemorate the continent of Africa, which we hold dear. We pay respect to the great leaders who advocated for a unified, prosperous, and independent continent. However, our work is not finished, and we should continue to strive towards achieving this goal. Let us finish what was started. #HappyAfricaDay #AfricaDay #ProudlyAfrican- CCC
Misfiring Harare giants Dynamos have now played six hours of football and failed to find the back of the net.
The Glamour Boys played out their fourth consecutive goalless draw —against arch-rivals Highlanders at a packed Babourfields Stadium today.
Herbert Maruwa’s charges last scored a goal in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League when they beat crosstown rivals CAPS United 2-0 on April 30.
But Maruwa is not pressing the panic button and insists it’s just a matter of time before his troops start scoring again.
“Goals will come, the good thing is we are not conceding,” Maruwa told journalists after the game.
“We just need to keep on working with the guys, trying to push them hard so that they convert the chances we are getting, but the goals will definitely come,” he added.
DeMbare face Ngezi Platinum Stars on Sunday and will be without midfielder Tanaka Shandirwa, who will be suspended for the clash.- Soccer24 News
Aston Villa are reportedly considering offloading Marvelous Nakamba permanently in the next transfer window.
Nakamba left the EPL club in January to join promotion-chasing Championship side Luton Town on a six-month loan deal.
According to Birmingham Mail newspaper, the Warriors international, along with other players, who left on loan in January, will be moved permanently at the end of the season.
A report by the publication said: “Should Villa find themselves fighting on four fronts next term, beefing up the squad in the summer will be of the utmost important to (coach) Unai Emery, who successfully trimmed the fringes of the squad in January when sanctioning the exits of Danny Ings, Ludwig Augustinsson, Jan Bednarek, Morgan Sanson, Marvelous Nakamba and Frederic Guilbert.
“Of those players whose departures were loans, they’re expected to be moved on permanently this summer.”
Following his move to Luton, Nakamba discovered his form and quickly became a key player in the squad.
The 29-year-old won the club’s Player of the Month for March, while also pushing his side to qualify for the Championship play-off final.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Suspected serial murderer, Jaison Muvevi is set to undergo mental examination by two psychiatrists to ascertain if he is fit to stand trial anytime from next month.
Muvevi, who appeared virtually before a Harare magistrate this Wednesday is set to be examined by two psychiatrists after he claimed to be mentally unstable.
Through his lawyer, Muvevi recently claimed to have been mentally unstable after he shot and killed four people while seriously injuring two others.
The lawyer said Muvevi was incoherent and exhibited some mental problems during their engagements.
The presiding magistrate granted the application and the outcome of the examination is still pending.
Muvevi, who is still in custody, was remanded to the 9th of June for routine remand.
His trial date is yet to be announced.
Muvevi is facing four counts of murder, including killing a police officer, and two counts of attempted murder after he also allegedly shot and injured a police officer in Hwedza before shooting at another man in Mutare, whom he narrowly missed.- ZBC News
WITH the primary elections done and dusted, the revolutionary ZANU PF party in Gwanda is intensifying mass mobilisation programmes to ensure members are focused on ensuring victory for President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other candidates.
ZANU PF Gwanda District has embarked on mass mobilisation ahead of the 2023 general elections expected in August this year.
While the primary elections have now been concluded, a sight of all candidates who were contesting breaking bread, hugging and shaking hands could only mean one thing, the elections were just an internal process.
“Yes, people were in a race but it’s now behind us. The bigger picture is mobilising for the President to get 5 million +votes,” said ZANU PF Gwanda DCC Chairperson, Cde David Linda.
For the contestants ZANU PF is bigger than individual ambitions
“Whoever wins a primary election will just be a face of ZANU PF but the truth is ZANU PF is bigger than all of us. We need to make sure that we swallow all the pride we might be having and make sure that the President wins and then the MP and the councillor,” said one of the candidates.
“We ran a race and someone was the first lets rally behind him,” reiterated another.
Another candidate weighed in, “It is no longer the time to play, during primary elections we were playing now it’s the real fight so let’s be united and forget that I contested.”
“I may be the one who came first but I can’t do it alone, let’s rally behind the Party first before me,” emphasised another.
ZANU PF Matabeleland South Provincial Political Commissar, Cde Washington Nkomo took time to give words of counsel to party candidates for the general elections.
“People have entrusted you with with lives, make sure that you don’t forget that and start chasing individual ambitious. The party comes first,” noted Cde Nkomo.
Gwanda has three constituencies up for grabs in this year’s general elections.- ZBC News
#BhoraMusango Yesterday while celebrating Africa Day, UZumba Maramba Pfungwe district Political Commissar Mrs Thebe was booed by Zanu PF supporters in Kafura District, Tichaona Karimazondo was rejected by these supporters by the party is insisting on his candidature @ProfJNMoyopic.twitter.com/VQibdZ26iV
By-Popular Comedienne Felistus Murata, also known as Mai TT, has denied the fraud charges she is facing.
Murata, whose trial is now at defence stage, denied the charges arguing that she never gave the complainant, Ms Rachel Mhuka, a Mercedes Benz vehicle as surety for the loan which she undertook to repay by November 30 last year. Murata claimed she told Mhuka that the Benz she had given her as collateral was not hers and then took an affidavit that she signed. As for the Audi Q5 vehicle, Murata said she gave Mhuka the car for safekeeping and not as replacement of collateral. “She wanted half of her money before I travelled to the UK. I was now using the Q5 at the time. I had an errand to run in Chinhoyi and because people kept coming to my house to take things, I asked her (Mhuka) to keep the car. “I told her I was in danger and asked her to keep the car for me. I told my PA to give her my passport since I was in Chinhoyi at the time,” said Murata. Murata also denied ever giving Mhuka a fake passport but said the passport had a cancelled United States visa. “Rachel called me saying l had given her a fake passport because there was a cancelled visa but my passport was not cancelled. The visa was cancelled when the US government discovered that I was working in the country without a work permit.” Allegations are that the Mercedes Benz Murata gave as surety to Mhuka was hired. Murata later claimed back the Mercedes Benz saying it did not belong to her and handed over another vehicle, an Audi Q5. This car she again retrieved and replaced with an invalid passport as surety When Mhuka realised that the passport was invalid, she confronted Murata who immediately returned the second vehicle. In January this year, police from Rhodesville approached Mhuka and seized the car saying it had been stolen from Else Event Car Hire. This was after the company reported Murata for theft of trust property. The trial will continue on May 31. Herald
By-Police in Manicaland have launched a manhunt for six armed robbers who recently raided Delta Beverages depot in Chipinge before stealing more than US$20 900 and R18 700 cash after attacking security guards and a driver. In a statement, national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident saying the six were armed with pistols. “The ZRP is investigating a case of robbery which occurred at Delta Beverage Depot, Chipinge on May 22, 2023,” he said. “Six unknown suspects armed with pistols attacked security guards, a truck driver and a cashier before stealing US$20 965 and R18 750 cash.” Armed robbery cases have been on the increase countrywide with some of the suspects arrested while others are still at large. Recently, 20 robbers armed with a pistol, machetes, okapi knives and iron bars attacked eight security guards at Wilmode Farm in Mvurwi before stealing 63 tobacco bales. Criminals, some of them posing as policemen, have been robbing tobacco farmers at gunpoint as they move their bales at night. Farmers have also been falling prey to thieves at the auction floors, especially in Harare. The farmers have been urged to be wary of criminals who take advantage of the increased human and vehicular traffic at the auction floors during the selling season to commit offences. There has also been a marginal increase in fraud cases involving card cloning, mobile cash transactions, forgery, theft from cars and pick-pocketing. Farmers were also advised not to entertain strangers and to safeguard their produce, as well as proceeds from sales. Over the past few years, farmers have lost tobacco worth thousands of dollars after being robbed of their crop while in transit to the auction floors. Other farmers are waylaid by criminals who steal their hard-earned cash, goods and valuables while others are being targeted by bogus security agents. Farmers have also been advised not to use unroadworthy vehicles as some were robbed when their vehicles developed mechanical faults. Last week, police in Harare arrested one of the criminals and recovered 15 tobacco bales.
Aston Villa are reportedly considering offloading Marvelous Nakamba permanently in the next transfer window.
Nakamba left the EPL club in January to join promotion-chasing Championship side Luton Town on a six-month loan deal.
According to Birmingham Mail newspaper, the Warriors international, along with other players, who left on loan in January, will be moved permanently at the end of the season.
A report by the publication said: “Should Villa find themselves fighting on four fronts next term, beefing up the squad in the summer will be of the utmost important to (coach) Unai Emery, who successfully trimmed the fringes of the squad in January when sanctioning the exits of Danny Ings, Ludwig Augustinsson, Jan Bednarek, Morgan Sanson, Marvelous Nakamba and Frederic Guilbert.
“Of those players whose departures were loans, they’re expected to be moved on permanently this summer.”
Following his move to Luton, Nakamba discovered his form and quickly became a key player in the squad.
The 29-year-old won the club’s Player of the Month for March, while also pushing his side to qualify for the Championship play-off final.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Misfiring Harare giants Dynamos have now played six hours of football and failed to find the back of the net.
The Glamour Boys played out their fourth consecutive goalless draw —against arch-rivals Highlanders at a packed Babourfields Stadium today.
Herbert Maruwa’s charges last scored a goal in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League when they beat crosstown rivals CAPS United 2-0 on April 30.
But Maruwa is not pressing the panic button and insists it’s just a matter of time before his troops start scoring again.
“Goals will come, the good thing is we are not conceding,” Maruwa told journalists after the game.
“We just need to keep on working with the guys, trying to push them hard so that they convert the chances we are getting, but the goals will definitely come,” he added.
DeMbare face Ngezi Platinum Stars on Sunday and will be without midfielder Tanaka Shandirwa, who will be suspended for the clash.- Soccer24 News
World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, aims to highlight the collective action needed to protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Under the banner of ‘The Big Catch-Up’, WHO is working with partners to support countries to get back on track to ensure more people are protected from preventable diseases.
We need to act now to catch-up the millions of children who missed out on vaccines during the pandemic, restore essential immunization coverage to at least 2019 levels and strengthen primary health care to deliver immunization.
The ultimate goal of World Immunization Week is for more children, adults – and their communities – to be protected from vaccine-preventable diseases, allowing them to live happier, healthier lives.
AFRICA DAY: On this day, we commemorate the continent of Africa, which we hold dear. We pay respect to the great leaders who advocated for a unified, prosperous, and independent continent. However, our work is not finished, and we should continue to strive towards achieving this goal. Let us finish what was started. #HappyAfricaDay #AfricaDay #ProudlyAfrican- CCC
By-Popular Comedienne Felistus Murata, also known as Mai TT, has denied the fraud charges she is facing.
Murata, whose trial is now at defence stage, denied the charges arguing that she never gave the complainant, Ms Rachel Mhuka, a Mercedes Benz vehicle as surety for the loan which she undertook to repay by November 30 last year. Murata claimed she told Mhuka that the Benz she had given her as collateral was not hers and then took an affidavit that she signed. As for the Audi Q5 vehicle, Murata said she gave Mhuka the car for safekeeping and not as replacement of collateral. “She wanted half of her money before I travelled to the UK. I was now using the Q5 at the time. I had an errand to run in Chinhoyi and because people kept coming to my house to take things, I asked her (Mhuka) to keep the car. “I told her I was in danger and asked her to keep the car for me. I told my PA to give her my passport since I was in Chinhoyi at the time,” said Murata. Murata also denied ever giving Mhuka a fake passport but said the passport had a cancelled United States visa. “Rachel called me saying l had given her a fake passport because there was a cancelled visa but my passport was not cancelled. The visa was cancelled when the US government discovered that I was working in the country without a work permit.” Allegations are that the Mercedes Benz Murata gave as surety to Mhuka was hired. Murata later claimed back the Mercedes Benz saying it did not belong to her and handed over another vehicle, an Audi Q5. This car she again retrieved and replaced with an invalid passport as surety When Mhuka realised that the passport was invalid, she confronted Murata who immediately returned the second vehicle. In January this year, police from Rhodesville approached Mhuka and seized the car saying it had been stolen from Else Event Car Hire. This was after the company reported Murata for theft of trust property. The trial will continue on May 31. Herald
Tinashe Sambiri|Controversial politician Killer Zivhu has said Zimbabweans are too smart for nothing.
The outspoken politician believes Zimbabweans’ minds were corrupted by British education.
Argued Zivhu: “Zimbabwe doesn’t have educated people as they claim, the British curiculum, yatakadzidza ye white collar job ndiyo inotipa kutambura kudayi, we are allover the World like grasshoppers, nokuti takadzidziswa kusvaka basa, politicians make advantage because we are weak.”
CCC Namibia demands justice for the butchered Moreblessing Ali!
24 May 2023
Today marks twelve (12) months after the enforced disappearance and gruesome human butchery of the slain CCC activist Moreblessing Ali in Nyatsime, Chitungwiza. Citizens Coalition for Change is busy ruminating on the efficacious measures to be taken to ensure that justice prevails over this authoritarian nature of leadership. After being butchered by a renowned ZANU PF hoodlum, Moreblessing Ali is not yet buried.
It is mesmerizing and transfixing that murderers are still displaying their insatiable appetite to continue tormenting the innocent soul of the deceased, her family, and the CCC political outfit at large by keeping Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala behind bars. The family made it point-blank that the deceased shall not be buried until the family spokesperson and lawyer is unconditionally released from the hellhole of Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison on concocted charges. Moreblessing Ali deserves a befitting send-off.
The incessant denial of justice for both Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala and Moreblessing Ali should be peacefully challenged through the legal and political avenues as per the dictates of the supreme law of the country. It is our revolutionary mandate as change champions to extend our demand for justice to SADC, AU, European Union, and the United Nations. After one year, right-thinking citizens should pent up their outrage demanding justice, freedom, and equality in the local courts.
CCC Namibia has declared the 24th of May 2023 a day of mourning over sterile democracy in the motherland. It is now imperative to amplify our voices demanding answers to the apparent travesty of justice in Zimbabwe. Moreblessing Ali did not commit any crime, supporting the alternative should never invite assassinations. Everyone is free to join a political party of his\her choice. CCC is not a banned organization. The organic assembly sympathizes with the bereaved family.
ZANU PF-sponsored judges must respect the rule of law and constitutionalism. Ali and Sikhala families deserve peace of mind. These monkey tactics displayed by the clueless regime should be confronted with equal measure. As Zimbabwe heads toward harmonized elections in August, we anticipate the Harare regime to create a conducive environment for free, fair, credible, and unfettered elections. The Provisional Chairperson for CCC Namibia Rundu Branch, Dr. Simbarashe Ndoda echoed that the continued incarceration of Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala is a futile attempt by the politically bankrupt regime to intimidate and deter social democrats ahead of the historic elections.
He further aired that ZANU-PF has pressed the panic button hence citizens should not backtrack on demanding justice, equality, and freedom. The organic champion urged citizens across the globe to exert political and diplomatic pressure advocating for absolute respect for the Constitution. Zimbabweans should brace for dangerous freedom as a sure way of defending the vote. We should devise peaceful means to shake the Shake-Shake Building which has housed abusers of the universal basic human freedoms since the inception of the simulacrum of phony independence in April 1980 as Frantz Fanon postulates.
Sanity should provoke massive peaceful resistance among the committed and dedicated patriots who subscribe to the national democratic revolution engineered by none other than the political generator President Advocate Nelson Chamisa. The voice from CCC Namibia says, “#FreeJobSaroWiwaSikhala, we want to decently bury our deceased change champion, Moreblessing Ali !” The Ali family deserves peace and tranquility. Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala did not commit any crime to deserve this long pre-trial detention.
Let’s soldier on in solidarity with the bereaved family as well as political prisoners such as Wiwa, Jacob Ngarivhume, the ZINASU FOUR, etc. The captured police and courts should desist from this stinking weaponization of the law. Justice delayed is justice denied. Trying to close the democratic arena ahead of the watershed elections should not frighten anyone. Let’s be ready to VOTE BIG!, WIN BIG! and DEFEND BIG! Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana.
Business Correspondent| Below are guidelines one can follow after registering a mine with the country’s relevant office…
Steps to operating a mine after registration in order
1 appoint a manager This is a process where you appoint a manager at ministry of mines by filling a form that is supplied by ministry of mines You need your ID plus ID of persons to be appointed plus certificate of registration of mine plus last inspection certificate.
2 appointment of blaster Is hiring someone with knowledge experience and recognized training and relevant blasting license through the ministry of mines .
3 apply for explosives storage and purchase licenses after your magazine have been inspected and approved. 4 magazine room it’s a special room built for storing explosives.
5 mine register where all employees are registered with full details.
6 Environmental impact assessment depending on level of operation an EIA is necessary that is done through ministry of mines by a consultant
7 Returns will be covered separately 8 EMA report will be covered in detail with Returns 9 gold registration.
10 mining books and information will be covered separately.
CCC Namibia demands justice for the butchered Moreblessing Ali!
24 May 2023
Today marks twelve (12) months after the enforced disappearance and gruesome human butchery of the slain CCC activist Moreblessing Ali in Nyatsime, Chitungwiza. Citizens Coalition for Change is busy ruminating on the efficacious measures to be taken to ensure that justice prevails over this authoritarian nature of leadership. After being butchered by a renowned ZANU PF hoodlum, Moreblessing Ali is not yet buried.
It is mesmerizing and transfixing that murderers are still displaying their insatiable appetite to continue tormenting the innocent soul of the deceased, her family, and the CCC political outfit at large by keeping Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala behind bars. The family made it point-blank that the deceased shall not be buried until the family spokesperson and lawyer is unconditionally released from the hellhole of Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison on concocted charges. Moreblessing Ali deserves a befitting send-off.
The incessant denial of justice for both Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala and Moreblessing Ali should be peacefully challenged through the legal and political avenues as per the dictates of the supreme law of the country. It is our revolutionary mandate as change champions to extend our demand for justice to SADC, AU, European Union, and the United Nations. After one year, right-thinking citizens should pent up their outrage demanding justice, freedom, and equality in the local courts.
CCC Namibia has declared the 24th of May 2023 a day of mourning over sterile democracy in the motherland. It is now imperative to amplify our voices demanding answers to the apparent travesty of justice in Zimbabwe. Moreblessing Ali did not commit any crime, supporting the alternative should never invite assassinations. Everyone is free to join a political party of his\her choice. CCC is not a banned organization. The organic assembly sympathizes with the bereaved family.
ZANU PF-sponsored judges must respect the rule of law and constitutionalism. Ali and Sikhala families deserve peace of mind. These monkey tactics displayed by the clueless regime should be confronted with equal measure. As Zimbabwe heads toward harmonized elections in August, we anticipate the Harare regime to create a conducive environment for free, fair, credible, and unfettered elections. The Provisional Chairperson for CCC Namibia Rundu Branch, Dr. Simbarashe Ndoda echoed that the continued incarceration of Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala is a futile attempt by the politically bankrupt regime to intimidate and deter social democrats ahead of the historic elections.
He further aired that ZANU-PF has pressed the panic button hence citizens should not backtrack on demanding justice, equality, and freedom. The organic champion urged citizens across the globe to exert political and diplomatic pressure advocating for absolute respect for the Constitution. Zimbabweans should brace for dangerous freedom as a sure way of defending the vote. We should devise peaceful means to shake the Shake-Shake Building which has housed abusers of the universal basic human freedoms since the inception of the simulacrum of phony independence in April 1980 as Frantz Fanon postulates.
Sanity should provoke massive peaceful resistance among the committed and dedicated patriots who subscribe to the national democratic revolution engineered by none other than the political generator President Advocate Nelson Chamisa. The voice from CCC Namibia says, “#FreeJobSaroWiwaSikhala, we want to decently bury our deceased change champion, Moreblessing Ali !” The Ali family deserves peace and tranquility. Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala did not commit any crime to deserve this long pre-trial detention.
Let’s soldier on in solidarity with the bereaved family as well as political prisoners such as Wiwa, Jacob Ngarivhume, the ZINASU FOUR, etc. The captured police and courts should desist from this stinking weaponization of the law. Justice delayed is justice denied. Trying to close the democratic arena ahead of the watershed elections should not frighten anyone. Let’s be ready to VOTE BIG!, WIN BIG! and DEFEND BIG! Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana.
Tinashe Sambiri|Controversial politician Killer Zivhu has said Zimbabweans are too smart for nothing.
The outspoken politician believes Zimbabweans’ minds were corrupted by British education.
Argued Zivhu: “Zimbabwe doesn’t have educated people as they claim, the British curiculum, yatakadzidza ye white collar job ndiyo inotipa kutambura kudayi, we are allover the World like grasshoppers, nokuti takadzidziswa kusvaka basa, politicians make advantage because we are weak.”
Nurses have put government on notice to improve their salaries and conditions of service or face mass action, saying their earnings were no longer viable.
The nurses accused their employer of pushing them to the “extremes” as their salaries have been wiped out by inflation, while no effort is being made to improve their conditions of service.
In an emotional letter to the Health Services Commission (HSC), nurses said they were having to watch helplessly while patients die in under-equipped hospitals.
The letter, dated May 24 was addressed to the HSC acting secretary-general Angelbert Mbengwa.
Zimbabwe Nurses Association president Enock Dongo said the nurses had made several efforts to engage their employer to no avail.
“Firstly it is a matter of great regret that precedent is seemingly showing that the plight of nurses is not an issue of concern to the employer,” Dongo said.
“The Health Service Bipartite Negotiating Panel, which is supposed to be the forum in which issues are discussed has been deliberately made useless as it has not met in the past two years despite our persistent request for it to sit and discuss issues.”
Dongo added: “As nurses, our morale is at its lowest ever. We are working under extremely poor conditions that are not only unsafe to patients but even unsafe to ourselves. Even our capacity to withstand pain has been pushed to the extreme because on a daily basis we see patients dying simply because basic medication and equipment that could potentially save their lives are not in stock at our hospitals.”
Contacted for comment, Mbengwa said he had not yet received the letter. He said should the commission receive the letter, it would “look into the issues raised”.
“The nurses know the protocol,” Mbengwa said.
“They have to go through the Health Service Bipartite Forum, and then if we get the letter, we will look into the issues that were raised in the letter.”
Nurses currently earn US$200 in allowances and another U$100 in local currency.
In January, government amended the Health Services Act to bar public healthcare workers from striking for more than 72 hours.
Health workers, who go on strike face disciplinary action, while organisers of such strikes can face imprisonment of up to six months, or both.
Government has in the past fired health workers for striking.
But Dongo said such threats were not the solution.
“We, therefore, urge our employer to have a listening ear and seriously consider our plight. To refuse to meet us is not the answer. To simply say we will arrest you if you strike is not the answer. To withhold the necessary letter of good standing so as to sabotage our efforts to seek employment in other jurisdictions is not the answer. We, therefore, kindly, but urgently request a meeting with yourselves and interested stakeholders within the next 14 days so as to find solutions for the good of our health sector,” he said.
Zimbabwe has recorded a mass exodus of health workers, with at least 4 000 said to have migrated to the United Kingdom in the past two years.
By A Correspondent | The Communications and Allied Workers Union (CAWUZ) has requested that the James Makamba found, Telecel Zimbabwe, a provider of mobile phone services, be placed under corporate rescue, a localised version of bankruptcy protection. The Master of the High Court has supported this request, paving the way to what might end up being a historic take over by a company’s employees and their colleagues.
Nzvee kwaAmato! tycoon, overtaken by own employees
The High Court Master must submit a report in support of or against the application during the corporate rescue filing process, but the judge retains the final say.
The third-largest mobile telecommunications company in the nation was put under corporate rescue in October 2022 by CAWUZ in an effort to prevent possible liquidation.
CAWUZ represents the workers who are owed large sums of money in unpaid salaries. Being owed money in unpaid subscriptions makes CAWUZ itself a creditor.
The application’s premise is that the company is in financial distress because it has neglected to make its debt payments. It is argued that despite the company’s apparent financial difficulties, there are still some solid chances that it will be saved from impending failure. In order to prevent the company from going out of business, CAWUZ further argues that it needs to be managed and supervised by a corporate rescue specialist who must create a rescue plan to revive its operations.
The candidate for corporate rescue practitioner is Mr. Knowledge Hofisi of Aurifin Capital. Telecel, according to CAWUZ, has allegedly been in danger of failing for a while. It has been shown that this indicates the company is insolvent because its liabilities exceed its assets. According to the market performance of the company’s rivals, however, its financial difficulties “are not insurmountable.”
Telecel, CAWUZ argues, despite insolvency, still enjoys some “realistic prospects of recovery if accorded an opportunity to do so.”
Additionally, CAWUZ has looked into the “inexhaustible” commercial opportunities in the telecoms industry and used “this to demonstrate that the company has reasonable prospects of being rescued and of being a successful concern again.”
However, Telecel opposed the motion and disputed, among other things, CAWUZ’s locus standi to file the High Court application. It argues that because CAWUZ is not an affected person under the statute, it lacks the legal authority to file the application.
Even though Telecel claimed it was not in financial trouble, V Gapara, Master of The High Court (Additional Master)-Insolvency and Minors, noted that this did not seem to refute the fact that the business had been ignoring its debts and was still obligated to pay them. Mr. Gapara argued that it was obvious the company was in financial trouble from the founding documents, including the most recent financial records.
“The records show a company whose liabilities exceed its assets,” said Mr Gapara.
“It is thus, from a balance sheet standpoint, insolvent. This much does not seem to have been disproved by the company which…seems to suggest that the true value of its assets can only be ascertained after a firm of chartered accountants it engaged completes its asset revaluation exercise. There is no indication that the exercise has been completed and that the report has been released,” Mr Gapare added.
He argued corporate rescue was the only viable option for saving the company. He argued that while Telecel was in financial distress, it enjoyed reasonable prospects of being rescued.
“Should the court decide, in the circumstances; that corporate rescue proceedings are the most appropriate remedy to cure the company’s financial distress, enabling it to pay off its creditors and steering it back to a state of commercial viability, the Master has no objections against the appointment of Mr Knowledge Hofisi to the position of corporate rescue practitioner for Telecel.”
COMMUNITIES in Chikombedzi area of Chiredzi are living in fear following revelations that three people from the area were killed by animals this year.
Wild animals have become a menace in areas surrounding the Gonarezhou National Park which include the Davata area of Chikombedzi with elephants and wild pigs destroying crops and posing danger to humans and livestock.
“This year three people were killed by elephants in Samu village and in Davata. The wild animals have been causing a lot of problems for us and we hope the authorities will intervene,” said a worried villager.
“Our area is a dry region and we mostly survive on livestock farming. The wild animals are killing our goats and cattle. We are left with nothing then hunger strikes,” said another.
Another concerned resident added, “Last year I put sorghum on my two plots which are near my homestead. I did not get anything because wild pigs came and ate all my crops. We hope that in future there will be some form of compensation to the victims of human and wildlife conflict.”
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesperson, Mr Tinashe Farawo confirmed that they have received several distress calls from the area.
“We are receiving a number of distress calls from communities across the country and Chikombedzi is one of them. We encourage communities to give us much information as possible and we react within the shortest possible time,” said Farawo.
“We have different animals which move around and we are encouraging our communities to try to minimise movement at night because most of the attacks occur at night. We are also discouraging communities from herding their livestock in game parks,” he added.
This comes at a time when the Cabinet has approved the establishment of the Human-Wildlife Conflict Relief Fund for victims.- ZBC News
POLICE in Esigodini have launched a manhunt for a murder suspect who allegedly stabbed and killed another man in the full glare of the public at a local supermarket.
The people of Mawabeni in Umzingwane are shell shocked after a 27-year-old man, identified as Jubith Mhlanga allegedly drew an okapi knife and stabbed the now deceased Tinashe Benson in the full glare of the public.
The deceased was pronounced dead upon arrival at Esigodini hospital on Tuesday.
Police have since launched a manhunt for the suspect who disappeared after committing the heinous crime.
The incident was confirmed by Matabeleland South police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mangena who urged the public to void carrying dangerous weapons and respect the sanctity of human life.-ZBC News
POLICE in Esigodini have launched a manhunt for a murder suspect who allegedly stabbed and killed another man in the full glare of the public at a local supermarket.
The people of Mawabeni in Umzingwane are shell shocked after a 27-year-old man, identified as Jubith Mhlanga allegedly drew an okapi knife and stabbed the now deceased Tinashe Benson in the full glare of the public.
The deceased was pronounced dead upon arrival at Esigodini hospital on Tuesday.
Police have since launched a manhunt for the suspect who disappeared after committing the heinous crime.
The incident was confirmed by Matabeleland South police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mangena who urged the public to void carrying dangerous weapons and respect the sanctity of human life.-ZBC News
BBC News – Singer Tina Turner, whose soul classics and pop hits like The Best and What’s Love Got to Do With It made her a superstar, has died at the age of 83.
Turner had suffered a number of health issues in recent years including cancer, a stroke and kidney failure.
She rose to fame alongside husband Ike in the 1960s with songs including Proud Mary and River Deep, Mountain High.
She divorced the abusive Ike in 1978, and went on to find even greater success as a solo artist in the 1980s.
Dubbed the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner was famed for her raunchy and energetic stage performances and husky, powerful vocals.
She won eight Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 as a solo artist, having first been inducted alongside Ike Turner in 1991.
Upon her solo induction, the Hall of Fame noted how she had “expanded the once-limited idea of how a Black woman could conquer a stage and be both a powerhouse and a multidimensional being”.
Younger stars who have felt her influence include Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Janelle Monae and Rihanna.
Born in Tennessee into a sharecropping family, she first found prominence as one of the backing singers for her husband’s band The Kings of Rhythm.
She soon went to to front the band, and the couple tasted commercial success with Fool in Love and It’s Gonna Work Out Fine, which made the US charts in the early 60s.
Their other hits included 1973’s Nutbush City Limits, about the small town where Tina was born. But Ike’s physical and emotional abuse was taking its toll.
It was he who changed her name from her birth name, Anna Mae Bullock, to Tina Turner – a decision he took without her knowledge, one example of his controlling behaviour.
She recalled the trauma she suffered throughout their relationship in her 2018 memoir, My Love Story, in which she compared sex with the late musician to “a kind of rape”.
“He used my nose as a punching bag so many times that I could taste blood running down my throat when I sang,” she wrote.
After escaping her abuser, she went on to rebuild her career and become one of the biggest pop and rock stars of the 80s and 90s, with hits including Let’s Stay Together, Steamy Windows, Private Dancer, James Bond theme GoldenEye, I Don’t Wanna Fight and It Takes Two, a duet with Rod Stewart.
She also starred in 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome – which featured another of her smashes, We Don’t Need Another Hero – and The Who’s 1975 rock opera Tommy as the Acid Queen.
She found happiness with her second husband, German music executive Erwin Bac. They began dating in the mid-80s, and got married in 2013.
The pair lived in Switzerland, with Turner taking Swiss citizenship. He donated one of his kidneys to her in 2017 after it was discovered she was suffering from kidney failure.
She also suffered tragedy with the loss of her eldest son Craig to suicide in 2018. His father was Turner’s former bandmate, Raymond Hill.
Another son, Ronnie, whose father was Ike Turner, died in 2022. She also had two adopted sons, Ike Jr and Michael, Ike’s children from a previous relationship.
Tina’s life story spawned a 1993 biopic titled What’s Love Got To Do With It, which earned Angela Bassett an Oscar nomination for playing the star; and a hit stage musical – aptly titled Tina: The Musical. She was also the subject of HBO documentary Tina in 2021.
In an interview with Marie Claire South Africa in 2018, Turner said: “People think my life has been tough, but I think it’s been a wonderful journey. The older you get, the more you realise it’s not what happened, it’s how you deal with it.”- BBC News
By A Correspondent | The Communications and Allied Workers Union (CAWUZ) has requested that the James Makamba found, Telecel Zimbabwe, a provider of mobile phone services, be placed under corporate rescue, a localised version of bankruptcy protection. The Master of the High Court has supported this request, paving the way to what might end up being a historic take over by a company’s employees and their colleagues.
Nzvee kwaAmato! tycoon, overtaken by own employees
The High Court Master must submit a report in support of or against the application during the corporate rescue filing process, but the judge retains the final say.
The third-largest mobile telecommunications company in the nation was put under corporate rescue in October 2022 by CAWUZ in an effort to prevent possible liquidation.
CAWUZ represents the workers who are owed large sums of money in unpaid salaries. Being owed money in unpaid subscriptions makes CAWUZ itself a creditor.
The application’s premise is that the company is in financial distress because it has neglected to make its debt payments. It is argued that despite the company’s apparent financial difficulties, there are still some solid chances that it will be saved from impending failure. In order to prevent the company from going out of business, CAWUZ further argues that it needs to be managed and supervised by a corporate rescue specialist who must create a rescue plan to revive its operations.
The candidate for corporate rescue practitioner is Mr. Knowledge Hofisi of Aurifin Capital. Telecel, according to CAWUZ, has allegedly been in danger of failing for a while. It has been shown that this indicates the company is insolvent because its liabilities exceed its assets. According to the market performance of the company’s rivals, however, its financial difficulties “are not insurmountable.”
Telecel, CAWUZ argues, despite insolvency, still enjoys some “realistic prospects of recovery if accorded an opportunity to do so.”
Additionally, CAWUZ has looked into the “inexhaustible” commercial opportunities in the telecoms industry and used “this to demonstrate that the company has reasonable prospects of being rescued and of being a successful concern again.”
However, Telecel opposed the motion and disputed, among other things, CAWUZ’s locus standi to file the High Court application. It argues that because CAWUZ is not an affected person under the statute, it lacks the legal authority to file the application.
Even though Telecel claimed it was not in financial trouble, V Gapara, Master of The High Court (Additional Master)-Insolvency and Minors, noted that this did not seem to refute the fact that the business had been ignoring its debts and was still obligated to pay them. Mr. Gapara argued that it was obvious the company was in financial trouble from the founding documents, including the most recent financial records.
“The records show a company whose liabilities exceed its assets,” said Mr Gapara.
“It is thus, from a balance sheet standpoint, insolvent. This much does not seem to have been disproved by the company which…seems to suggest that the true value of its assets can only be ascertained after a firm of chartered accountants it engaged completes its asset revaluation exercise. There is no indication that the exercise has been completed and that the report has been released,” Mr Gapare added.
He argued corporate rescue was the only viable option for saving the company. He argued that while Telecel was in financial distress, it enjoyed reasonable prospects of being rescued.
“Should the court decide, in the circumstances; that corporate rescue proceedings are the most appropriate remedy to cure the company’s financial distress, enabling it to pay off its creditors and steering it back to a state of commercial viability, the Master has no objections against the appointment of Mr Knowledge Hofisi to the position of corporate rescue practitioner for Telecel.”
A 54-year-old father from Bulawayo’s Entumbane neighbourhood has been detained by police after being accused of raping his 12-year-old daughter, who is enrolled in the seventh grade at a nearby school.
On May 17, 2023, he was taken into custody after a teacher at the girl’s school noticed a noticeable decline in the student’s performance.
Inspector Abednico Ncube, a spokesman for the Bulawayo provincial police, confirmed the incident and stated that the suspect had already been in court to answer to rape-related charges and has since been remanded in custody.
“The accused person is the father to the complainant and circumstances are that on the 18th of April 2023, the accused person was with the complainant alone at home whilst the complainant’s mother and brother had gone to rural areas,” he said.
“On the same day at around 23:30 hours, the complainant was sleeping in the sitting room alone when the accused went to the room and undressed her, and raped her.
“He told the complainant that he is the one taking care of her and wanted to be strong.
“Therefore, he wanted to have sexual intercourse with the complainant,” said Insp Ncube.
“The accused went on to have sexual intercourse with the complainant several times without her consent and without protection. After the act, the accused person told the complainant not to tell anyone about the issue and gave her a concoction to drink, which was in a plastic container, which the complainant did not know its purpose.”
Insp Ncube said the accused continued raping the girl during the night without protection until April 21.
When the girl’s mother returned from their rural home holiday visit, the girl narrated her ordeal to her but she took no action.
“On the 11th of May 2023, the complainant’s mother was summoned to the girl’s school by the complainant’s teacher after realising that the complainant’s performance at school had deteriorated,” said Insp Ncube.
“This led the complainant’s mother to report the matter to the police as she had realised that the abuse could be the reason for the complainant’s poor performance at school.
“Police arrested the suspect while the girl was referred to Mpilo Central Hospital for medical examination,” he said.
Suggesting that even biological fathers are capable of raping their daughters, Inspector Ncube pleaded with the people to protect the girl child and to never put their trust in anyone.
Additionally, he stated that no matter the nature of the relationship between the victim and the abuser, all types of abuse within their respective communities must be reported to the authorities.
Ronald Pfumbidzai played his final game for South African top-flight side Chippa United on Saturday.
The Zimbabwean defender capped his one-year stay at the club by featuring in the goalless draw against Golden Arrows.
He came on as a second half substitute in the 58th minute and played the remainder of the game.
Pfumbidzai will join SuperSport United ahead of the 2023/24 season where he will share the same dressing room with compatriots Onismor Bhasera and George Chigova.
Arrows’ Divine Lunga played the entire ninety minutes in the sam match, while teammate Knox Mutizwa came on as a second half substitute.
Also in the final round of the DStv Premiership, Khama Billiat picked up another injury on his return to action after six months on the sidelines nursing a groin problem.
The former Warriors international came on as a substitute in the 42nd minute, replacing injured Ashley du Preez.
Billiat didn’t return in the second half after limping during the few minutes he played in the first half.
In China, Nyasha Mushekwi netted a brace for his Zhejiang FC side in the 2-2 drew against Qingdao Hainiu.
The striker scored the goals inside three minutes in the second half.
He now has three goals in eight games in the 2023 Chinese Super League season.
France-based midfielder Marshall Munetsi played for eighty minutes as Stade de Reims drew 2-2 against Angers in the Ligue 1.
Tinotenda Kadewere came on as a second half substitute for Real Mallorca in their 3-0 loss at Almeria.
Knowledge Musona registered his 9th assist for Al Tai in the Saudi Pro League this season on Monday.
The Zimbabwean forward, who is the team’s captain, created the side’s only goal in the match as they lost 2-1 to Al Taawoun.
He received the ball before playing a cutback to Mohammed Mohsen, who netted it.- Soccer24 News
MDC T supporters angry as president Mwonzora withdraws urgent High application
25th May 2023
Wezhira Munya
MDC T president Mwonzora withdraws his urgent High court application to stop president Mnangangwa from proclaiming the date for 2023 harmonized elections.
This has anger many MDC T supporters who were defending Mwonzora’s court application.
Constitutional Court threw away Mwonzora’s first application.
Sensing electoral defeat, MDC T president Mwonzora tried to postponed elections.
Will MDCT participate in the forthcoming harmonized elections, as the party struggles to have candidates?
It has become imperative that the Zimdollar be set aside as a matter of convenience. This inflated ‘patriotism’ that glorifies even what isn’t working should end.
It has become imperative that the Zimdollar be set aside as a matter of convenience. This inflated 'patriotism' that glorifies even what isn't working should end. pic.twitter.com/UXoOExRG63
— Sabhuku Temba P. Mliswa (@TembaMliswa) May 21, 2023
It has become imperative that the Zimdollar be set aside as a matter of convenience. This inflated ‘patriotism’ that glorifies even what isn’t working should end.
It has become imperative that the Zimdollar be set aside as a matter of convenience. This inflated 'patriotism' that glorifies even what isn't working should end. pic.twitter.com/UXoOExRG63
— Sabhuku Temba P. Mliswa (@TembaMliswa) May 21, 2023
As the opposition party embraced the late ousted President Robert Mugabe, the country’s most notorious politician Emmerson Mnangagwa, will be welcomed or rejected by the CCC party upon his application to join?
This talk was initiated by Zimbabweans debating the acceptance of prominent ZANU PF names.
“CCC is for everyone, Mnangagwa we welcome him,” said Abel Chinawa. COMMENTS BELOW
BBC News – Singer Tina Turner, whose soul classics and pop hits like The Best and What’s Love Got to Do With It made her a superstar, has died at the age of 83.
Turner had suffered a number of health issues in recent years including cancer, a stroke and kidney failure.
She rose to fame alongside husband Ike in the 1960s with songs including Proud Mary and River Deep, Mountain High.
She divorced the abusive Ike in 1978, and went on to find even greater success as a solo artist in the 1980s.
Dubbed the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner was famed for her raunchy and energetic stage performances and husky, powerful vocals.
She won eight Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2021 as a solo artist, having first been inducted alongside Ike Turner in 1991.
Upon her solo induction, the Hall of Fame noted how she had “expanded the once-limited idea of how a Black woman could conquer a stage and be both a powerhouse and a multidimensional being”.
Younger stars who have felt her influence include Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Janelle Monae and Rihanna.
Born in Tennessee into a sharecropping family, she first found prominence as one of the backing singers for her husband’s band The Kings of Rhythm.
She soon went to to front the band, and the couple tasted commercial success with Fool in Love and It’s Gonna Work Out Fine, which made the US charts in the early 60s.
Their other hits included 1973’s Nutbush City Limits, about the small town where Tina was born. But Ike’s physical and emotional abuse was taking its toll.
It was he who changed her name from her birth name, Anna Mae Bullock, to Tina Turner – a decision he took without her knowledge, one example of his controlling behaviour.
She recalled the trauma she suffered throughout their relationship in her 2018 memoir, My Love Story, in which she compared sex with the late musician to “a kind of rape”.
“He used my nose as a punching bag so many times that I could taste blood running down my throat when I sang,” she wrote.
After escaping her abuser, she went on to rebuild her career and become one of the biggest pop and rock stars of the 80s and 90s, with hits including Let’s Stay Together, Steamy Windows, Private Dancer, James Bond theme GoldenEye, I Don’t Wanna Fight and It Takes Two, a duet with Rod Stewart.
She also starred in 1985 film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome – which featured another of her smashes, We Don’t Need Another Hero – and The Who’s 1975 rock opera Tommy as the Acid Queen.
She found happiness with her second husband, German music executive Erwin Bac. They began dating in the mid-80s, and got married in 2013.
The pair lived in Switzerland, with Turner taking Swiss citizenship. He donated one of his kidneys to her in 2017 after it was discovered she was suffering from kidney failure.
She also suffered tragedy with the loss of her eldest son Craig to suicide in 2018. His father was Turner’s former bandmate, Raymond Hill.
Another son, Ronnie, whose father was Ike Turner, died in 2022. She also had two adopted sons, Ike Jr and Michael, Ike’s children from a previous relationship.
Tina’s life story spawned a 1993 biopic titled What’s Love Got To Do With It, which earned Angela Bassett an Oscar nomination for playing the star; and a hit stage musical – aptly titled Tina: The Musical. She was also the subject of HBO documentary Tina in 2021.
In an interview with Marie Claire South Africa in 2018, Turner said: “People think my life has been tough, but I think it’s been a wonderful journey. The older you get, the more you realise it’s not what happened, it’s how you deal with it.”- BBC News
COMMUNITIES in Chikombedzi area of Chiredzi are living in fear following revelations that three people from the area were killed by animals this year.
Wild animals have become a menace in areas surrounding the Gonarezhou National Park which include the Davata area of Chikombedzi with elephants and wild pigs destroying crops and posing danger to humans and livestock.
“This year three people were killed by elephants in Samu village and in Davata. The wild animals have been causing a lot of problems for us and we hope the authorities will intervene,” said a worried villager.
“Our area is a dry region and we mostly survive on livestock farming. The wild animals are killing our goats and cattle. We are left with nothing then hunger strikes,” said another.
Another concerned resident added, “Last year I put sorghum on my two plots which are near my homestead. I did not get anything because wild pigs came and ate all my crops. We hope that in future there will be some form of compensation to the victims of human and wildlife conflict.”
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesperson, Mr Tinashe Farawo confirmed that they have received several distress calls from the area.
“We are receiving a number of distress calls from communities across the country and Chikombedzi is one of them. We encourage communities to give us much information as possible and we react within the shortest possible time,” said Farawo.
“We have different animals which move around and we are encouraging our communities to try to minimise movement at night because most of the attacks occur at night. We are also discouraging communities from herding their livestock in game parks,” he added.
This comes at a time when the Cabinet has approved the establishment of the Human-Wildlife Conflict Relief Fund for victims.- ZBC News
By Simba Chikanza | After over 6 years of increased intimidation, the entrapments of the Qoki and Property-Pro-World scams have come to an end, with the latest 2 victims receiving their refunds.
The two frauds run by UK based NHS nurse, Sithule Tshuma and her architect, legal advisor (and professed investor) Julian Condliffe reached a dead end on Wednesday night as the latest victim (video) received his second payment of over GBP20,000 from the abusive lawyer, Condliffe. The last other elated victim was an Australia based Qoki Zimbabwean investor who obtained her total repayment of close to USD6,000 in one go from Tshuma’s lawyer, Zibusiso Ncube.
The breaking news comes amid a long running investigation by ZimEye that has seen scores of victims becoming enslaved to notorious WhatsApp torture-rooms where they are subjected to bullying typical to that of church cults as people who’ve poured out up to GBP70,000 are summarily removed from the rooms upon asking for legal clarification. A removal means an investor is left wallowing in the dark on what on earth is being done to their money.
The Julian Condliffe/Qoki model (openly described by a Qoki Founder as a Chiyangwa-fraud) imposes on instalment-trapped homeseekers an intimidating hypnotique that makes investors either give up their title deed, or continue paying never ending expenses that in the end come to naught and turn the victims into perpetual zombies.
A court case is scheduled for next week at Birmingham Crown Court on 31st May, where victims are conjoined in their claims in what’s now practically a criminal case.
The latest victim (video) told ZimEye via phone, of his relief after getting his latest payment OF GBP20,000.
“She has paid 20,000 today in addition to the previous one,” he said.
Meanwhile, for victims under the Qoki sub brand, a legal advisory (below, utilised by the first Qoki victim to get a refund) outlines the rights of investors in obtaining their refunds.
Sithule Tshuma who’s aligned to Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, during the week deactivated her Twitter account as the investigation hots up.
This was shortly after being asked to reveal her UK address in the summons she is sending journalists she says she is suing, albeit utilising an address that is 8700km away from her own official and home address.
Sithule Tshuma, 5 years ago, launched her Qoki Zindlovukazi Investment Group promising she was out to empower women with title deeds in a scheme later described by one of her own loyal aides, as totally built on fraud money.
problem is @Sithuletshuma has lied on so many things that any such'development' can't be believed. She uses yellow graders for pictures, in order to demand more payments for development expenses&she owns the entire project. Even her subsidiary has 2 other UK crooks @LynneStactia
At the weekend, Tshuma issued a second letter threatening legal action against ZimEye, but one that was both faceless and nameless; furthermore wielding a Bulawayo address. She was asked why she is failing to disclose her UK whereabouts or at least a serving address, “if you are not a fraudster,” afterwhich her account was deactivated.
She'll now hate you for this cause your tweet has destroyed Sithule @LynneStactia. She's deactivated her account after I'd asked her to stop using BYO addresses but sue Chikanza who lives few minutes from her house; just do it directly in UK, to prove she's NOT a fraudster. pic.twitter.com/RRzT38dDzh
Investors should start questioning whether this investment is safe for them. The points below are some of the red flags Investors should be aware of and should approach Qoki for clarification. ‘We respect the efforts in facilitating the empowerment of women through investment opportunities, however, this should be done fairly without taking any advantage of the vulnerability of others,’ is how they could begin.
The following analysis generally deals with the projects involving the purchase and development of land, however similar concerns could be raised for other Qoki projects as well.
It is also highly recommended that investors (despite of their trust and allegiance to Qoki and its founding members) obtain their own independent legal advice on this and not rely on the analysis set out below
Loopholes that could expose the investor
Red flags
Founding agreement between the Investor and Qoki (What constitutes the relationship between Qoki and the Investor?)
In most cases it appears the only agreement between the Investor and Qoki is a verbal agreement, entered prior to certain representations being made by Qoki through Sithule. These representations are largely made in the form of audio messages/voice notes on WhatsApp, Fakebook posts about the Investment opportunity. Recently it has been noted on a Facebook post that some of the women have signed a Qoki’s Dreamers Document (the Qoki Women Dreamer Terms and Conditions was initially introduced on or around November 2020, after most Investors had already made payments in full or in part). It is important to understand whether this document is a mere document setting out Qoki’s initiatives, or whether it is intended to be a binding agreement between Qoki and the potential Investor. However, to be binding specifically for purposes of the investment that the potential investor is signing up for, the very same document should detail with specificity the type of investment, including its description (size, price, location, current owner), date of purchase, date title passes, conditions precedents etc. Without the specificities, the Qoki Dreamers document may simply not be an enforceable document.
The founding documents lack certainty or clarity as to the relationship between Qoki Investments Pvt Ltd and the Investor, and there are endless issues on this, some of which include the following: There is no relationship between the Investor and Qoki.There is no explicit term detailing this relationship.There is no explicit term detailing that Qoki is purchasing a certain investment/ or entering into an agreement for the purchase of property (or any asset) on behalf of the Investor.There is no explicit term detailing that the contract of sale, or that the funds being paid by the Investor are to be used to acquire a certain piece of property, upon which a specific portion of that property will be subdivided and allotted to the Investor.There is no explicit term detailing the link that the Investor is paying for whatever property is being represented to be purchased for or on behalf of the investorThe Investor does not have a strong legal basis upon to claim title to that property upon purchase and passing of title to Qoki
Pooled Investments
Investors pool in their funds under the promise that they are purchasing a property together. The documents that appear to be used for this are very generic and only list the names of Investors, and the amounts they are contribution, including payments made. The document is not referred to in the Sale of Land agreement, and it does not form part to any subsequent agreement which would ordinarily be entered into by Qoki and the respective pooled Investor for purposes of then transferring title to the Investor.
The pooled funds could be used for whatever purpose Qoki may deem fit, including paying other Investors there is no mandate from the pooled investors for Qoki to purchase a piece of land on behalf of the investors.there is no certainty as to what the funds can be used for, while the funds and names of the pooled investors are listed on a document, the same document is very generic and afford little to no legal protection to the pooled investor
Entity being used – Directorship
Legal entity used to purchase land (Qoki Investments (Private) Limited) (“Qoki”) is a company registered in Zimbabwe with the following directors and shareholders (as at 25 August 2020): Directors Sithule Tshuma (regardless being resident in the UK, the address listed with the Registrar of Companies in Zimbabwe, is that of New Lobengula, Bulawayo – therefore any legal service against Sithule in her capacity as director of Qoki will need to be affected in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, and not in the UK)Emmaculate Lee TshumaKaren KhumaloNompilo Moyo Shareholders (equally holding 2,000 shares): Sithule Lee TshumaEmmaculate TshumaKaren KumaloSehlile Gumbo Tapfumaneyi Nompilo Moyo
The is no relationship between Qoki (the Company) and the Investor: The shareholders are entitled to all the assets held by QokiOn winding up of Qoki (liquidation of all assets including all investments held by Qoki), and after the payment of creditors, the shareholders are entitled to all the proceedsQoki Investors do not have any legal protection that entitles them to the assets of Qoki, the Investors may launch legal proceedings against Qoki, but with the limited documents and agreements that set out the relationship between Qoki and those Investors, this is very difficult to prove
Possible breaches of various laws
The Qoki Investment scheme largely operates in the UK and Zimbabwe, and the conduct carried out by Qoki may (managing pooled investments) may be subject to regulations in both countries, requiring regulatory licences and/or authorisations. It is possible that without the appropriate authorisations and/or licences, Qoki may be in breach of laws in the UK and Zimbabwe UK Possible violation of financial services laws, and conduct of business may require a specific licence to obtained by the entity such as the Financial Conduct Authority Zimbabwe Possible violation by running an unregistered collective investment scheme. Violations of these laws may impose civil or criminal penalties to the directors, and a possibility of winding up of Qoki, with the proceeds of the liquidation to be paid to the Regulators. Depending on how Investors make payments to Qoki, including the remittance of funds to Zimbabwe, Qoki may be in breach of Money Laundering laws. Dealing with foreign currency may also expose Qoki to Reserve Bank regulation non compliances
Contracts of Land
It appears that the sale of the land is done through a Memorandum of Agreement of Sale. The Memorandum of Agreement of sale shows in most cases shows that Qoki is purchasing the Property from the seller who is the current owner or executor of a deceased estate. The Memorandum of Agreement does not make any reference to the Investors, or that Qoki is acting in an agency capacity on behalf of the Investor. It means that after the successful completion of the sale, Qoki is entitled to receiving title of ownership through a title deed.
The agreement of sale of land is between the seller and Qoki, this creates a few challenges for the Investor, namely: On passing of title to Qoki, Qoki becomes the owner of the propertyQoki enjoys all the rights that come with ownership of propertyQoki in its full discretion (through its directors) decides what it wants to do with the property Qoki can decide in its absolute discretion to honour its representations made to its Investors by transferring title and to the Investor. However, Qoki does not have a legal obligation to do this and if the directors decide not, they simply can keep the title indefinitelyIn the event Qoki does not transfer title to the Investor, the Investor does not have a strong legal basis (if any) to claim the transfer of title, it would be difficult to prove that the Investor is entitled to receiving title in the absence of an express agreement detailing that sale of land from Qoki to the Investor, or an agency agreement between Qoki and the Investor, detailing that Qoki is purchasing the property as agent on behalf of the Investors, or an agreement conferring the right to acquire land.In the event of Qoki’s Insolvency, the Investor does not have a legitimate claim against the assets held by Qoki, and as such do not rank as a creditor. Investors are likely not to get any of the payments they would have made to Qoki for the purchase and the development of land.The Investor invests in this scheme highly at their own risk, at the hope that Qoki honours its representations made about the potential transfer of title on completion of the project. The investor does not have any legal protection. In the event of the death of the Investor, the heirs of the Investors will have difficulty in including the right to acquire land or claims of money paid to Qoki as part of the deceased estate
Land development projects
Most of the Qoki projects involve the purchase and development of land. The agreements that are often shared with Investors at the onset are for purposes of purchasing the land, and not necessarily for the development of that land. There have been concerns on lack of transparency with regards to the actual costs involved with the land development, as this are not disclosed initially, at the time when an investor signs up for the purchase of the land. It would seem prudent (and perhaps safer for the Investor) that upon Qoki acquiring the land, as a first step, undertakes the subdivision process and then grant the title deeds to the Investor prior or simultaneously with the development of the land
With the current legal uncertainty of land ownership including whether Investor funds are being used to fund the purchase of the land they believe to be based on representations made at the marketing of the Qoki Project, the Investor cannot be entirely certain that their funds are being used for what they have been told, and they cannot ascertain this information from Qoki. The risk in doing this is that funds can be pooled in to develop a project that the Investor did not even sign up for.
Payments and updates on purchased investments
The invoices that are usually provided prove funds deposited with Ncube and Partners are of a generic nature, they appear to lack certainty and could relate to any transaction that Qoki is undertaking. There are concerns that a single invoice could be used for multiple projects
Initial Investors
There is a consistent theme in Sithule being one of the first investors in each project that is announced. This can be highly suspicious and typical to a pyramid scheme
Ownership of land
There has been a lot of talk about title deeds being given to Investors at the completion of projects. It does not seem that this is clearly documented in the agreements that the Investor signs up to, and it is a highly risky scenario for any Investor. Without an explicit term in the agreement detailing how and when title will pass onto the Investor, the Investor should not be investing into Qoki.
As stated above, without any explicit term in the agreement on the passing of title from Qoki to the Investor, the Investor has little or no protection from the law on acquiring title despite having fully paid the amounts required by Qoki. The critical agreement in this entire investment transaction is the sale of land of between Qoki and the seller of the land (an agreement that the Investor is not part of). That is the agreements that results in title passing from the seller to Qoki. There however is no subsequent agreement between Qoki and the Investor, that sets out among other things, an obligation by Qoki to transfer a portion of the land to the Investor. Without this agreement (either in the form an agreement for a right to acquire land / agency agreement / sale of land agreement between Qoki and the Investor), the Investor does not have any legal protection to enforce the transfer of title. This is an incredibly dangerous position for the Investor to be in, regardless how they trust Sithule or Qoki as an entity. If Qoki (the Company) changes its directors, or if Sithule ceases to be a director for whatever reason, the Qoki company through its new directors could decide not to honour any promises made on social media with regards to transferring title if these
By-The remains of the abducted and murdered CCC activist, Moreblessing Ali, have clocked one year in the mortuary.
Ali’s remains were found in a disused well after her kidnapping.
Her family has declared they will not bury her remains until their lawyer, Job Sikhala who was arrested for allegedly inciting public violence, has been released. Sikhala is accused of recording and publishing a video demanding justice for Ali. He was arrested three days after Ali’s body was found and has since spent nearly a year in pretrial detention at Chikurubi Maximum Prison. Ali’s alleged killer Pius Mukandi, alias Jamba has been in remand prison for almost a year after being arrested while trying to flee from justice. In April this year, he was remanded in custody pending his indictment for trial at the High Court. In a statement to remember Ali, CCC said it was committed to seeking justice for Moreblessing Ali. Reads the statement: One year ago, our Change Champion, Moreblessing Ali, went missing, and a few weeks later, her mutilated body was found in a well located in Nyatsime, owned by the mother of a ZANU PF member named Simbarashe Chisango. Despite allegations against Pius Jamba, a ZANU PF member, no justice has been served for Moreblessing Ali’s brutal murder. Sadly, her lawyer, Job Sikhala, who represented her case, has also been punished and has currently spent 344 days in pre-trial detention. We remain committed to seeking justice for Moreblessing Ali. Meanwhile, Sikhala, who was arrested on 14 June alongside Chitungwiza North MP, Godfrey Sithole, and 14 other CCC activists, has been denied bail several times. On 03 May 2023, Sikhala was convicted of obstructing the course of justice and was given a wholly suspended six months sentence and a six-month jail term with an option of paying a US$600 fine.
By- The bodies of a Chinese couple, which went missing in 2020, have been found dumped in a disused dam.
The coupe was abducted, killed and dumped in a dam.
Police have finally cracked the code in the case of the husband and wife, who went missing on Valentine’s Day in 2020. Lei Ding and his wife Chi Lifen, who were aged 35 and 30, disappeared on Valentine’s Day after visiting a friend in Highlands, Harare. A reward of $1 million was offered by the couple’s family and friends. However, it didn’t assist the investigation at the time. But, there has been a big breakthrough made by the police. Chen Long, who is a Chinese national residing in Avondale, Harare, has been arrested and charged with allegedly murdering the couple. He is also facing kidnapping charges. Long was implicated by Xu Lin Lin and Luo Yengshen, who were arrested by Chinese police in China. The duo confessed that they kidnapped the couple, with Long’s assistance, and dumped them in a dam in Zimbabwe. The two are set to be brought to Zimbabwe to face trial. They will be charged with murder upon making indications to the police. The two were linked to the offence after the police managed to recover the couple’s cellphones, which were taken to China, where data was retrieved. The State is alleging that on February 14, 2020, Lei Ding, who was in the business of Quarry and river sand mining called his friend Xu Lin Lin, telling him that he was proceeding to see him. It is believed that Ding went to Lin’s place with his wife driving a white Mercedes Benz ML. However, the couple was never seen again. The couple’s car was recovered the next day, dumped along Acturus Road, with the keys on the ignition, by police officers from ZRP Mabvuku. A report was made at the CID Vehicle Theft squad. The car was searched and the police recovered the couple’s car keys and a firearms certificate. The police went to their home and no one was there. Investigations were conducted by a joint team of Zimbabwean and Chinese police which led to the recovery of an iPhone, which was being used by the couple. The Chinese police took the cellphone to China and restored all the data and pursued investigations. They arrested Xu Lin Lin and Luo Yengshen, who indicated that they fatally assaulted the couple, and dumped their bodies into an unknown dam. They implicated Long, whom they had left in Zimbabwe, to have been involved in the offence. Long appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi who remanded him in custody pending finalisation of investigations. H Metro
By-The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has postponed the dates for the inspection of the Voters’ Roll.
Originally planned for May 26-30, 2023, from 7 am to 5 pm at advised polling centers, the inspection period has been rescheduled to May 27-31, 2023.
The primary objective of the inspection exercise is to verify the voters’ details as they apply to their constituency, ward, and polling station to ensure accuracy. In its latest notice ZEC said without giving reasons:
TIME TO INSPECT THE VOTER’S ROLL
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) is conducting an Inspection of the Voters’ Roll from 27 to 31 May 2023.
Time: 7 am to 5 pm. Visit Inspection centres set up by ZEC 7 your ward, ZEC Provincial and District 41) offices or dial *265# on Econet and Netone or visit: http://bvrinspection.zec.org.zwon the ZEC website www.zec.org.zw to verify your registration details.
#Re istertoVote #YourVoteYourRight
Zimbabwe is scheduled to hold harmonised elections in August this year.
By- The Zimbabwe dollar has further weakened against the United States (US$) dollar on the foreign currency auction held by the Central Bank Tuesday.
This week the weighted average was US$1: ZWL$1,888.0119 up from US$1: ZWL$1,404.8039 reported on 16 May 2023.
The central bank allotted a total of US$14,166,812.38 down from US$14,444,323.31, with the majority of the allotment going to raw materials, followed by machinery and equipment.
The amount allotted for the Small to Medium Enterprises Forex Auction was US$957,712.91 down from US$1,576,700.13, while the Main Forex Auction was allotted US$13,209,099.47 up from US$13,171,159.91.
♦ Weighted Average Rate moved to 1,888.0119 up from 1,404.8039.
How the money was allocated:
Raw Materials ………………………………………………Small US$288,375.10; Main US$6,799,034.39
Machinery and Equipment Small …………………… US$318,256.50; Main US$2,184,686.84
Consumables (Incl. Spares, Tyres, Electricals, etc) ….Small US$109,719.60; Main US$778,350.98
Services (Loans, Education, Dividends, Disinvestments, etc) … Small US$98,780.03; Main US$552,310.76
Retail and Distribution (Incl. Food, Beverages, etc) …. Small US$95,177.70; Main US$1,704,604.16
Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals Small ……………….. US$19,949.30; Main US$401,843.00
Paper and Packaging Small ……………………………….. US$27,454.68; Main US$788,269.34
TOTAL SMEFK138/2023: …………………………… US$957,712.91; MAIN FX144/202313,209,099.47
AWARD-winning United States-based Zimbabwean musician, Dumi Maraire Junior continues to raise the Zimbabwean flag high in the US after successfully blending African sounds with hip-hop.
Famed for blending traditional African sounds, Marimba and mbira with hip-hop music, the Emmy award-winning songwriter and rapper is currently riding high on the success of his new single: ‘Mazvita.’
According to Maraire, the single blends rich African melodies with hip-hop to create a fresh sound that feels like ‘home’ to fans in America and abroad.
“As a child of the diaspora, I always knew I had to create a sound that blended these worlds I was living in such that Zimbabwe and America. I then created a sound that I named Ancestral Art,” Maraire said.
“The songs I created were well received, getting a favourable response on social media, especially my new single Mazvita. The song is well received in both Zimbabwe and America, being played on radio stations from both countries. The world is ready for a sound that is cultural and rich,” Maraire noted.
Known as Draze in Hollywood circles, the artiste, who is the son of the late Mbira great Dumi Maraire, credits his parents for his unique sound that he dubbed Ancestral Art.
With more than 100 placements, Draze has become one of the most sought-after songwriters in Hollywood, which earned him an Emmy Award in 2022, for his artistic and technical merit in the television industry.
“As a songwriter, I have been blessed to have composed songs for some of Hollywood’s biggest shows. I have also worked with Netflix and Amazon. I have over 6 thousand placements on TV and several awards to my name including the prestigious Emmy for a song that I composed for a Morning show,” added Maraire.
The artiste was honoured for composing music for series like Empire, All America, Love and Hip-hop Atlanta and a Netflix film, ‘Who Killed Sara’.- ZBC News
President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa meets Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the sidelines of the ongoing 58th Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank and the 49th Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund taking place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa meets Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the sidelines of the ongoing 58th Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank and the 49th Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund taking place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission will this Saturday open the voters’ roll for inspection to the public.
The inspection window will last until the end of this month.
In a statement, ZEC says a national identity document or passport will be required for one to inspect the voter’s roll.
The development comes as the country gears for the 2023 general elections expected in August this year.
Registration of prospective voters is still continuing, with the voters’ roll for the 2023 general elections set to close two days after the proclamation of the election date. -ZBC News
CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has said the country’s economic crisis can be fixed with ease.
Commenting on the deepening economic crisis, President Chamisa said :
“BAD POLITICS can’t deliver good economics.The state of the economy is the state of leadership. Prices in the shops are wild.”
He added : ” Salaries are completely washed away. Just pay workers a decent wage in $US.Zimbabwe; #Thistime try us, give us a chance to fix this mess once and for all!”
Tinashe Sambiri| The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has released an emotive statement on the abduction and brutal murder of Moreblessing Ali.
Moreblessing was abducted and brutally killed by Zanu PF agents last year.
CCC deputy chairperson and Moreblessing’s lawyer Hon Job Sikhala was arrested for denouncing the horrendous murder of the political activist.
Hon Sikhala has clocked 344 days in prison.
See CCC statement:
REMEMBERING MOREBLESSING ALI:
One year ago, our Change Champion, Moreblessing Ali, went missing, and a few weeks later, her mutilated body was found in a well located in Nyatsime, owned by the mother of a Zanu PF member named Simbarashe Chisango.
Despite allegations against Pius Jambo, a Zanu PF member, no justice has been served for Moreblessing Ali’s brutal murder.
Sadly, her lawyer, Job Sikhala, who represented her case, has also been punished and has currently spent 344 days in pre-trial detention.
We remain committed to seeking justice for Moreblessing Ali.
At a time people implicated in Al Jazeera’s GoldMafia documentary have been let off the hook, government has announced plans to arrest cotton side-marketing suspects.
Cotton side marketing now an imprisonment offence?
According to Dr. Anxious Masuka, minister for lands, agriculture, fisheries, water, and rural development, fining people who side market cotton is ineffective; jail time is a preferable choice.
In an effort to protect one of the nation’s top foreign exchange earners and a major source of income for many Zimbabweans, Dr. Masuka said individuals or businesses involved in the side marketing of cotton should be subject to imprisonment on Monday at the beginning of the 2023 cotton marketing season in Mahuwe.
“Last year, seven side marketing breaches were recorded with the culprits being fined over US$10 000,” he said.
“In terms of the deterrent measures, we must go beyond this and make side marketing a criminal offense. Jail is the only effective way to curb this practice.”
Side-marketing is a form of contract default where a contracted cotton grower sells his or her crop to a third party in breach of a legally binding contractual agreement which states that contracted cotton shall only be sold to or bought by the licensed contractor who provided inputs to such a grower.
“My ministry, through the Agricultural Marketing Authority, continues to implement measures to curb side marketing,” said Dr Masuka.
“These include the Memorandum of Agreement by all contractors for the establishment of cotton buying points, maintenance of good business practices and registers of each contractor at each buying point.
“Last year, seven side marketing breaches were recorded with the culprits being fined over US$10 000. In terms of the deterrent measures, we must go beyond this and make side marketing a criminal offense. Jail is the only effective way to curb this practice.”
Side marketing almost collapsed the cotton industry in 2013 after private merchants stopped financing farmers due to poor debt recovery.
In 2014, output dropped to 28 000 tonnes, the lowest in nearly two decades.
The Government intervened by providing farmers with free inputs under the scheme known as Presidential Free Inputs programme.
Dr Masuka emphasised that farmers should get a decent return and timely payment for their commodity.
Unlike the previous seasons when some farmers were not paid on time; growers were receiving their payments upon delivery of their crop this season.
Dr Masuka urged farmers to increase hectares in cotton farming.
Government wants more ginneries and oil expressing plants nearer farmers, and a third spinning company to take up more of the lint to ensure value addition in line with the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1).
He said in August, they were targeting to install machineries to process cotton seeds into cooking oil in cotton growing areas such as Gokwe, Checheche and Mahuwe.
Nearly 350 000 farmers were contracted to grow cotton under the Presidential Inputs Scheme last year and planted about 250 000 hectares and 152 000 tonnes are expected this season.
Running for the eighth straight season, the State-assisted scheme has seen cotton production recovering.
More than 360 000 farmers benefited from free inputs under the scheme, running for eight consecutive years.
Under the scheme, farmers get free basal and top dressing fertiliser, seed as well as chemicals. The State-assisted scheme has seen an average of 300 000 households receiving free inputs.
Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Senator Monica Mavhunga said Government’s effort to drill boreholes and dam construction has helped a lot to improve people’s livelihoods.
“We are happy that here in Mbire , Government is constructing Dande Dam, Bindura Dam and Semwa Dam. All these efforts will help to upgrade people’s standards of living. We are also grateful of the Pfumvudza programme. That’s why last season we made an improvement in farming programmes compared to the other seasons,” she said.
Agriculture Marketing Authority (AMA) chief executive Mr Clever Isaya said it was critical for farmers to grow crops according to their ecological regions, adding that this will help to improve productivity levels.
He said that side marketing should not be tolerated this season adding that grade A will be costing $0,46c per kg.
This season farmers will be paid 85 percent in foreign currency and 15 percent will be paid in local currency on the prevailing rate on the day of payment.
Six contracted companies have registered to grow cotton this year.
“We have 300 000 cotton growers we have registered this season,” Mr Isaya.
State Media- Phillip Chipfumbu has been dismissed from the board of the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (Zimura) with immediate effect following accusations that he brought the organization’s reputation into contempt.
This comes after Chipfumbu made a number of accusations, including that board chairman Albert Nyathi, First Farai, and Alexio “Goodchild” Gwenzi planned a private trip to Bulawayo where they allegedly wasted the association’s finances.
At a press conference with journalists held in the capital, Chipfumbu accused Nyathi and other board members of having taken control of the association and misusing funds while the three were in Bulawayo on Zimura business.
Zimura’s spokesman, Gwenzi, claimed in a statement that Chipfumbu was fired because he lacked “Corporate Governance and his ignorance led him to act in a way that brings the organisation into disrepute.”
“The ZIMURA Board hereby notifies its members and stakeholders that Phillip Chipfumbu was removed from the Board through a Board motion on 8 May 2023. The decision was taken after his recent actions that were deemed contrary to the Association’s procedures and culture,” said Gwenzi.
He said the Bulawayo trip was done above board.
“The trip was a .management normal activity as part of its day to day running of the Organisation. Management is mandated to carry out the day-to-day functions of ZIMURA including executing resolutions that the Board would have made. His claim that ZIMURA has no Management team is baseless and unfounded because there is a legally appointed Management team. The Board appoints the head of administration who in turn appoints other staff members. All employees at ZIMURA have employment contracts hence there are no ghost workers as wrongly claimed by Mr Chipfumbu,” wrote Gwenzi.
He said Chipfumbu’s claim and his friend’s comments that the Board members are thieves is a mere fabrication coming from an ill-informed and misguided element.
“No Board Member has misappropriated any funds from the Organisation. This claim is part of a smear campaign to tarnish the Board Members’ image and the ZIMURA brand. Soon the perpetrators will answer for Defamation and Cyber bullying charges that have been laid against them,” he said.
Gwenzi said a member will be appointed form the membership to replace Chipfumbu until the elective AGM in 2025. – state media
Cholera is a bacterial infection that can cause severe diarrhoea and vomiting. The symptoms of cholera are:
large amounts of diarrhoea (which sometimes looks like rice water) vomiting (which sometimes looks like rice water) leg cramps feeling weak. Severe diarrhoea can cause dehydration, which can lead to weakness and even death if not treated rapidly. Symptoms and signs of dehydration are thirst, weakness or fatigue, sunken eyes and decreased skin elasticity.
Infants, young children, older people and people who are already sick are most at risk of getting severely ill if they get cholera. The most important things to reduce cholera deaths is for anyone with symptoms to drink oral rehydration solution as soon as they become ill, and to get to a health centre fast.
Not everyone who is infected with the bacteria gets ill. Approximately 20% of people who are infected with the bacteria get symptoms. Symptoms usually start between 12 hours and 5 days after being exposed. Of people with symptoms, usually 20–30% develop severe disease.
You can catch cholera by:
drinking contaminated water; eating contaminated food (e.g., food that is raw, poorly cooked, or that becomes contaminated with poo (faeces) during preparation or storage); contact with the poo (faeces), vomit or things that have been contaminated with the poo or vomit of someone who has cholera; and unprotected contact with the body of someone who has died from cholera.
A fortnight after the second semester of the year began, according to reports in the official media, schools are still disobeying a government order not to require parents to buy school uniforms only from the institutions of higher learning.
In order to give parents the power to shop elsewhere for uniforms at typically lower prices, the government has urged schools to stop requiring them to buy all of their children’s clothing from them.
Several schools made it a strict requirement that parents purchase uniforms only from the educational institutions, according to a uniforms controversy that was covered in the state media the day after classes started for the Second Term.
The item was titled “Schools “sewing uniform corruption.” Later, a member of our news team conducted an investigation where the reporter pretended to be a parent looking to purchase extra school supplies like tracksuits for Form 2 and Grade 5 students.
This is what we discovered after arming ourselves with the phone numbers of many boarding institutions dispersed throughout Bulawayo, Matabeleland North, and South Provinces.
Any uniforms purchased from vendors outside the school system will not be accepted, the receptionist at John Tallach, a prominent institution in Ntabazinduna on the outskirts of Bulawayo, declared when the phone rang.
“If you have any outstanding things that your child doesn’t have, like winter tracksuits, please come here and buy, nothing from outside will be tolerated,” said the receptionist over phone.
Mr Wisdom Chikomba, whose twin daughters finished their Form Four at John Tallach three years ago, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, said he endured the school’s strict policy on uniforms for years.
“It’s a very good school, no doubt about that but they can be very strict when it comes to buying uniforms from outside the school. For peace of mind it’s better to just buy your children’s uniforms from the school,” said Mr Chikomba.
John Tallach headmaster Bonakele Ncube denied the allegations.
“It is shocking and surprising to hear such allegations because the school has never at any time sold any uniforms. Our uniforms are bought from independent suppliers, with some parents in the clothing industry even joining independent of the school too. The school has never barred any student because of a uniform,” said the headmaster.
“We however do not accept customised uniforms that are visibly out of shape and style like ‘ompompi’ and o ‘don’t touch’ and altered dresses to be slim fits and mini-skirts or dresses. You are at liberty to visit the school to confirm the truth.”
Our nex stop was Empandeni High School in Mangwe District near Plumtree.
The school has both a primary and high school, which are located side by side in rural Mangwe, about 140 kilometres from Bulawayo.
A Mrs Dube who answered the phone assured Chronicle that everything that a parent wants for their child is available at the school, hence there is no need to buy from suppliers such as leading schools uniform dealers in Bulawayo or Plumtree.
Asked to talk to the school headmaster Mr Mandla Ndlovu, the news crew was told that he is Bulawayo on school business.
“I can’t comment on why uniforms from outside the school are not allowed. The headmaster is out of the office, maybe he can assist you,” Mrs Dube told the Chronicle.
In Bulawayo, at Matshayisikhova Primary School in Luveve suburb, a member of the school’s non-teaching staff also said parents are not advised to buy uniforms from outside.
“Sometimes parents buy uniforms, which don’t exactly meet the right colours of Matshayisikhova. So, the headmistress wants everyone to buy the school uniforms here.
“My children are now in secondary school so I don’t know how much the uniforms cost here but obviously the school will charge a bit extra to make a profit. That’s how it worked when my children were still in primary school here,” she said.
The news crew was given the school’s headmistress, Mrs Thabiso Phiri’s contact details but efforts to get a comment from her were fruitless as her phone continuously rang unanswered.
Primary and Secondary Education spokesman Taungana Ndoro is on record saying that the Government abhors the practice of schools forcing parents to buy uniforms only from the educational institutions.
“The ministry’s position has been very clear since 2018 that no parent must be forced to buy school uniforms at the school,” he said.
“Parents are free to buy wherever it is cheaper as long as they have the specifications from the schools and the right colour codes,” said Mr Ndoro. -state media
Five years after it was finished, the City of Gweru finally opened the Pfende Satellite Clinic in Habern Park.
The clinic was formally launched by Brian Dube, Member of Parliament (MP) for Gweru Urban Constituency, who oversaw the project through the CDF.
Residents of Ward 2 have to travel a great distance to Whawha Clinic or Gweru Provincial Hospital for medical care, both of which are located close to Pfende Clinic.
Dube urged council members to prioritise service delivery. The region has low-income households, thus the council, according to him, should move quickly to provide services.
“Council should be serious about primary health issues. As you can see, Pfende is a peri-urban settlement. Most residents here are low-income families, and they cannot afford private hospitals or doctors. Some cannot afford bus fare to town or Whawha for medical attention.
“I want to advise the local authority to prioritize health issues and grow up in the provision of primary service delivery issues,” he said.
Council Health Director Samson Sekenhamo said late responses from the Medicines Control Board caused the delay in opening the clinic to the public. The acquisition of health licenses and the conferment of the Freedom of The City status to President Emmerson Mnangagwa also contributed to the delay.
However, residents described excuses by Sekenhamo as lame as other clinics in the province constructed later are already functional.
A Ward 2 resident Munashe Mkandla said it was prudent for the local authority to decongest other clinics long back by opening Pfende. He said the failure of the council to open the clinic on time was political.
“The clinic provides essential services to the community, and as residents, we were worried that Government wasted resources on something that remains a white elephant for such a long time.
“People with political gains should not control council by depriving its residents of key service delivery issues,” he said.-Masvingo Mirror
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Ronald Pfumbidzai played his final game for South African top-flight side Chippa United on Saturday.
The Zimbabwean defender capped his one-year stay at the club by featuring in the goalless draw against Golden Arrows.
He came on as a second half substitute in the 58th minute and played the remainder of the game.
Pfumbidzai will join SuperSport United ahead of the 2023/24 season where he will share the same dressing room with compatriots Onismor Bhasera and George Chigova.
Arrows’ Divine Lunga played the entire ninety minutes in the sam match, while teammate Knox Mutizwa came on as a second half substitute.
Also in the final round of the DStv Premiership, Khama Billiat picked up another injury on his return to action after six months on the sidelines nursing a groin problem.
The former Warriors international came on as a substitute in the 42nd minute, replacing injured Ashley du Preez.
Billiat didn’t return in the second half after limping during the few minutes he played in the first half.
In China, Nyasha Mushekwi netted a brace for his Zhejiang FC side in the 2-2 drew against Qingdao Hainiu.
The striker scored the goals inside three minutes in the second half.
He now has three goals in eight games in the 2023 Chinese Super League season.
France-based midfielder Marshall Munetsi played for eighty minutes as Stade de Reims drew 2-2 against Angers in the Ligue 1.
Tinotenda Kadewere came on as a second half substitute for Real Mallorca in their 3-0 loss at Almeria.
Knowledge Musona registered his 9th assist for Al Tai in the Saudi Pro League this season on Monday.
The Zimbabwean forward, who is the team’s captain, created the side’s only goal in the match as they lost 2-1 to Al Taawoun.
He received the ball before playing a cutback to Mohammed Mohsen, who netted it.- Soccer24 News
