By- Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader and Change champion-in-chief Nelson Chamisa has mocked his rival Douglas Mwonzora for losing an election court challenge.

Chamisa said Mwonzora was imprudent when he allegedly hobnobbed with ZANU PF after he became the leader of MDC-T.
Chamisa made the remarks following Mwonzora’s unsuccessful application challenging the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)’s delimitation report.
On Monday, the Constitutional Court dismissed Mwonzora’s application seeking nullification of the delimitation report.
Had the Constitutional Court granted Mwonzora’s application, the 2023 general elections would have had to be postponed.
Posting on Twitter, Chamisa said opposition leaders should never trust ZANU PF as doing so will end in tears. Said Chamisa on Twitter:
Never, never go to bed with Zpf. It’s dangerous! Maybe just go to dinner but then use a very long spoon. Otherwise, it will end in tears!
Speaking to reporters outside court after the ruling, Mwonzora said the court made a political judgment. He said:
Their (judges’) argument is that they do not have jurisdiction, in other words, that they don’t have the power to hear the case. In our respective view, the court has made a political judgment.
Mwonzora’s lawyer Lovemore Madhuku said they would likely seek a declaration that ZEC’s delimitation report is invalid at the High Court.
The general elections must be held between 26 July and 26 August, to comply with Constitutional regulations that the election must come not more than 30 days after the expiry period of the current Parliament.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa recently said he will proclaim the election date before the end of this month.
Current laws also stipulate that a proclamation can only be made 44-88 days before the election date.

By- Police In Bulawayo have arrested a couple who duped multiple job seekers of US$34 801 after promising to secure employment in Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The suspects, identified as Gwendoline Ndlovu (35) and Melusi Ndlovu (36), posed as agents of an undisclosed company which deals in securing jobs and work permits and processing all travelling documents for job seekers.

Bulawayo provincial spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed their arrest.
“They were approached by eight complainants around Bulawayo on different dates and they were told to pay US$ 4000 each in order to get their services. The complainants got interested and paid fractions of the total amounts charged and payment plans were made since they could not raise the full amounts,” he said.
Inspector Ncube said the complainants were interviewed on different occasions through WhatsApp video and audio calls by a male person who purported to be working with the couple and they were told that they had passed.
“They were then given periods ranging from two weeks to three weeks from the date of interviews that their processes were going to be ready for them to go to their respective destinations. However, the accused persons failed to deliver till the promised period lapsed,” he said.
He said the couple started evading their clients and decided to vacate their known office without notice.
“On the 3rd day of May 2023, one of the complainants was informed that the accused persons were vacating their office and ferrying their property from it. She quickly went there and found them loading the property into the car. She phoned the police and this led to the arrest of Melusi Ndlovu. Gwendoline Ndlovu was also arrested on the same day at Bulawayo central hospital.”
Inspector Ncube said the job seekers lost US$ 34 801.00 and nothing was recovered.
“At least 12 more similar cases have been received from new victims following their arrest.”
He urged members of the public to be cautious when dealing with agents, to verify the authenticity of the companies they want to deal with before doing any transactions so as to avoid losing large sums of money.
“An appeal is also being made for those who might have fallen victim to make their reports at the commercial crimes division at Bulawayo Central police station. The arrested accused persons are helping police with investigations,” said Inspector Ncube.
-CITE

By- Two teachers senior at Kutama College are facing disciplinary action after their nude pictures went viral on social media.

The two teachers at the Catholic-run school, Vincent Makandiodza Masangwi and Rumbidzai Chatambarara, had a long-running secret relationship.

One male teacher said Masangwi’s wife exposed the two’s illicit affair by posting the nudes she found on his cell phone on social media.
“His wife was incensed when she saw the two lovebirds’ pictures in Masangwi’s phone, and posted the nudes,” said the teacher.
He said some teachers had long suspected the two to be romantically involved as they always spent most of their time together.

“They are both in the Commercials Department and Chatambarara supervised Masangwi as the HOD.”
Masangwi teaches commerce in O-Level and A-Level business studies, while Chatambarara teaches business studies and business entrepreneurship.
Another teacher said after the nudes leaked, Chatambarara went to her parents’ house in Norton.
The incident has caused a stir at Kutama College, with some parents expressing concern about the moral standards of teachers at the school.
The Catholic-run institution is known for its academic excellence and has produced several notable personalities.
The two teachers are yet to comment on the matter, and it remains unclear if the authorities will take any disciplinary action against them.

By James Gwati-Harare magistrate Mrs, Yeukai Dzuda has issued a warrant of arrest to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s challenger and Zanu PF youth member Sybeth Musengezi despite indications that he was not feeling well.

Musengezi failed to appear before the magistrate today for the continuation of his because of ill health.

His lawyer Mr Douglas Coltart told the court that his client was sick, but the court turned a deaf ear to him.

“I have been advised that the accused person has fallen ill and was unable to attend court today. I would propose that this matter be postponed to a date where the accused person has recovered. I would suggest May 18,” said Mr Coltart.
However, in response, prosecutor Mr Tafara Chirambira proposed that he be issued with a warrant of arrest.
“I direct the court to section 194(2) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act. We ask that a warrant of arrest be issued as the court did not give the accused person leave to default,” he said.
Magistrate Dzuda then issued Musengezi with a warrant of arrest.
Musengezi is facing allegations of using a fake address to join Zanu PF structures and earn himself a position in the party.

By- Zanu PF has defended the embarrassing photo shoot snub of President Emmerson Mngagagwa by King Charles 111 at his coronation in London Saturday.

The party’s spokesperson Chris Mutsvangwa said that Mnangagwa was not part of the heads of State and government who had a photo opportunity with King Charles III because Zimbabwe is not a Commonwealth member.

Speaking on the sidelines of the burial of national hero Abraham Kabasa in Harare on Monday, Mutsvangwa said:
We are not a member of the Commonwealth, the President is determined that we should be readmitted into the group of nations.
Mutsvangwa added that Zimbabwe does not have the right to get close and personal with the king as it is not a Commonwealth member. He said:
But as for Zimbabwe, we did not have the right because we are not yet a member of the grouping.
When we become a member, we would be part of those who will be close to the king.
We want to engage with countries that we have cordial relationships and re-engage those we have had frosty relationships with in the past.
Our President always says we are friends to all and enemies to none.
We were happy that our President was invited to King Charles III’s coronation.
When he was still a prince, he lowered the Union Jack (British flag) and raised the Zimbabwean flag after we had won the liberation struggle in 1980.
It’s a person who we like a lot and it was imperative for the President to attend.
This shows that the engagement between Harare and London is going in a good direction.
Meanwhile, other African leaders who attended Charles III’s coronation had the opportunity to meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak but Mnangagwa got to meet the United Kingdom’s Minister for Africa, Andrew Mitchell.
Mnangagwa also met Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland who emphasised Commonwealth values in their discussion centred on re-admission.
Scotland said she was “pleased o welcome the President of Zimbabwe, Mnangagwa to Marlborough House for a courtesy call.”
She said they discussed a range of issues, including Zimbabwe’s ongoing application to rejoin the Commonwealth and reaffirmed the commitment to the values of the Commonwealth.

By- Thousands of children of Zimbabweans on the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) risk losing on education if the court rules against their continued stay in that country.

ZEPs are set to expire on 30 June 2023 will result in tens of thousands of Zimbabweans being forced to return home from South Africa.
This will force thousands of Zimbabwean schoolchildren to leave South Africa and enroll at local schools.
Last month, a full bench in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria reserved its judgement in the case brought by the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit Holders (ZEPHA) and other civil society organisations against the South African Government.
ZEPHA is seeking permanent residence in South Africa for ZEP holders.
But with less than two months before the expiry of ZEP, the 178 000 beneficiaries and their children face an uncertain future.
In Zimbabwe, the Second Term commenced this Monday, 08 May, and the children of ZEP holders, who are likely set to return home mid-term, may find it difficult to adapt to the local education system.
No one knows whether the Gauteng High Court will nullify the discontinuation of ZEP by South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs or validate the decision which heightens the sense of uncertainty for ZEP holders.

By- The High Court has reversed the conviction of renowned author Tsitsi Dangarembga and acquits her of inciting violence charges.

The author was last year convicted by the magistrates’ courts for inciting public violence through a peaceful street demonstration against government corruption in 2020.
Dangarembga was arrested in July 2020 together with her neighbour, Julie Barns for holding a peaceful protest in Harare’s Borrowdale suburb.
The two were later convicted and fined ZW$70,000 in September last year by a Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko over the matter.
She appealed both conviction and sentence.
High Court judges of appeal Happias Zhou and Benjamin Chikowero ruled that Mateko was wrong in convicting and fining the two before setting aside the conviction.
Full reasons for the judgement will be provided in due course.
Dangarembga said her conviction affected her work and social life in a great way adding that she is now six months behind with her latest novel which was supposed to be out this month.
Peter Mutasa, Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition director said,” It is good that they have been acquitted but that is no reason for us to rejoice. They were never supposed to be pe

By ZimEye Correspondent | There was drama at the Zim Embassy yesterday when President Emmerson Mnangagwa bunked his own meeting at the embassy where over 500 predominantly ZANU PF members had their travel money wasted when upon arriving at the London embassy they found no trace of the Head Of State.

This was despite the tight security around the building. There were over 30 security officers led by Auxillia Mnangagwa’s brother and convicted armed robber, Paradzayi Kutyauripo.

The senior government officials who attended the non event were Mnangagwa’s girlfriend, Virginia Mabhiza (Perm Sec for Justice), and George Charamba, who is the Presidential Spokesperson.

Govt Spokesman Nick Mangwana spoke briefly for 3 minutes, and left and the Ambassador Christian Katsande later announced indicating he was unsure what has happened, ZimEye reveals.

There were business people attending and foreign dignitaries there expecting Mnangagwa’s custom of meeting Zimbabweans. But he has come to the UK twice and avoided meeting his own supporters.

The London embassy meeting was the second in a roll listed for his coronation diaspora engagements, the first which was at Holiday Inn Luton Airport.

In US Mnangagwa met the American diaspora. In Davos he met local Zimbabweans, in South Africa he held an expats meeting. But in UK he has even avoided the govt premises, the London embassy.

Cancelling the event, Mnangagwa chose to meet white businessmen one of whom humiliated him (Mnangagwa) for being too accessible, always poking his head out to investors, that is, doing the job of junior immigration clerks, in the wake of the Al Jazeera Investivative Unit’s #GoldMafia documentary.

Andrew Cartwright was on video on Sunday criticising President Emmerson Mnangagwa over how too easily accessible he is, comments which come in the wake of the embarrassing Goldmafia documentary that show how Mnangagwa almost sold a part of Victoria Falls to undercover journalists from Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit.

Said Cartwright in part, “one thing which puts Zimbabwe above other competing investment destinations is the President’s accessibility.

“There are negatives to that, but are outweighed by positives…,” he said.

ZANU PF members in UK are complaining over why Mnangagwa snubbed their own meetings (two of them) “yet we are the ones who for a long time have campaigned for sanctions to be removed,” as one told ZimEye on condition of anonymity.

The ambassador Christian Katsande did not respond to a request for comment.

While the reasons were not clear, sources told ZimEye, Mnangagwa is afraid of being humiliated among people who feel harrassed by him over the incarceration and persecution of legislator Job Sikhala who was arrested after the murder of his own client, the late Moreblessing Ali, who got killed by Mnangagwa’s supporters, the murderers who received police protection. In July 2019, Mnangagwa’s then Foreign Affairs Minister Sibusiso Moyo was sprayed water by opposition protesters after insulting victims of the nation’s second coup which happened just after elections on 1 Aug 2018. It was feared that after the broadcasting of the GoldMafia documentary, Mnangagwa would receive worse humiliation.

By-Former liberation war fighters have warned the ruling Zanu PF party to stop using them as “graders”.

They said Zanu PF uses them to campaign toward general elections and later dump them.

War veterans have campaigned for Zanu PF, especially in rural areas where they have been accused of violently targetting opposition supporters.

Speaking during a war veterans interactive meeting held in Lupane on Thursday, Veterans of the Liberation Struggle board chairperson Gibson Mashingaidze said they want the Government to improve their welfare.

Mashingaize said:

There is a slogan that says the party commands the government, why does the party not command civil servants to look into our affairs?

We have Members of Parliament (MPs) who are looking for us during campaigns, we do not want to be used as graders.

MPs should pass laws that speak to our needs instead of being silent only to emerge asking for votes.

If we had powers, we could recall some of these MPs that are not speaking about our plight in Parliament.

ZANU PF war veterans secretary, Douglas Mahiya, claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has done a lot to improve the welfare of war veterans. He said:

Laws have been enacted but implementation remains a challenge that is why we have invited several stakeholders from the government so that we get answers to these issues.

In 1997, war veterans pressured the Government to pay them $50 000 in gratuities and other benefits for their role in the liberation struggle.

However, the Zimbabwe dollar later plunged following the unbudgeted pay-outs.

Here are some of the demands made by war veterans in recent years:

1. University degrees
2. Tax rebates for their suppliers
3. Pension
4. Medical and dental care
5. Educational Assistance
6. Funeral Assistance
7. Gratuity
8. Clear categorization of the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle members
9. Tax and Duty exemption
10. Quota system in Parliament and all government institutions and agencies
11. Automatic promotion of serving veterans of the liberation struggle in State institutions
12. Diplomatic passports
13. Bravery medals and new identity cards
14. Compensation of war victims and veterans of the liberation struggle living with disabilities

By- Ezekiel Masiyandima, the leader of a Chitungwiza Pentecostal church, has been arrested for fraud.

Masiyandima, 44, leads Ebenezer Prophetic Ministries.

Early this year, he was in the spotlight for dumping his wife of 18 years for a 21-year-old congregant.

He was expected to appear in court over the weekend and initially had a case opened at St Mary’s Police Station under CR Number 65/05/23.
He now faces a fraud charge.
Masiyandima stands accused of having sold a non-existent stand in Epworth to a congregant for US$2 500. According to police sources, the transaction took place in St Mary’s.
When the complainant visited the site in Epworth, he found out that someone had already built a structure at the stand.
This led to the arrest of the man of the cloth.
Earlier this year, Masiyandima crashed into the spotlight when he opted out of his marriage to Portia Chiwanga, 38.
They had been together for 18 years.
He went on to marry a younger woman, Melania Madamombe, 21, a development which divided the church.
Masiyandima argued his first wife was accusing him of witchcraft as the couple had lost three of their five children in mysterious circumstances.
This, according to allegations by the former wife, happened after the prophet had visited T.B Joshua’s SCOAN in Nigeria.
He is alleged to have also made a visit to see the late Nigerian prophet’s wife, according to Chiwanga, who went on to label her estranged husband a womaniser and abuser.

By- Another Inter Africa bus ferrying learner was involved in an accident at Regina Coeli escarpment.

According to the state media, the bus was transporting students for the school opening. Tweeted the state media:

An Inter-Africa bus that was ferrying Emmamuel High School students for the schools opening has been involved in an accident at Regina Coeli escapement.

Manicaland police spokesperson Inspector Norbet Muzondo confirmed the accident saying only a few students were injured.

On Sunday, seventy-five (75) Pakame High School learners narrowly escaped death when their hired Inter Africa bus was involved in an accident along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway.

The bus was travelling from Harare to the school which is located in Shurugwi, Midlands Province.

ZRP spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident, adding that all pupils escaped unhurt, but some lost property in the fire.

He said the accident occurred at the 181km peg along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway after a pirate taxi driver suddenly encroached onto his (bus driver’s) lane.

By- MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has lost a court application seeking the court to invalidate the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC)’s delimitation of electoral boundaries.
In dismissing the court application, a full Constitutional Court led by Chief Justice Luke Malaba said the court could not stop a constitutional process.
Mwonzora argued that ZEC had broken the law during the delimitation process.
He wanted the court to declare the delimitation invalid, order ZEC to redo the process, and compel President Emmerson Mnangagwa only to proclaim an election date after a new delimitation report.
Mnangagwa recently said he will proclaim the election date before the end of this month.
Had Mwonzora Constitutional Court granted Mwonzora’s application, the 2023 general elections would have had to be postponed.
This is because there must be six months between delimitation and the election.
Malaba argued that as a presidential candidate, Mwonzora is not hurt by constituency boundaries.
He also said Mwonzora was not properly before the court, querying why the MDC-T leader had not submitted sworn affidavits from potential candidates who would have been prejudiced by the delimitation.
Speaking to reporters outside court, Mwonzora said the court made a political judgment. He said:
Their (judges’) argument is that they do not have jurisdiction, in other words, that they don’t have the power to hear the case. In our respective view, the court has made a political judgment.
The ruling means that the path is now clear for the President to proclaim an election date.
The general elections must be held between 26 July and 26 August, to comply with Constitutional regulations that the election must come not more than 30 days after the expiry period of the current Parliament.
Current laws also stipulate that a proclamation can only be made 44-88 days before the election date.
-Online

As a nurse zvangu handaimboziva kuti one day ndichamira naPresident vangu sezvandakaita izvi. Munoziva hakuna kana mumwe wekurudzi kwanga akambosvika padyo naPresident venyika yedu. I am indeed humbled ? #2023EDHasMyVote pic.twitter.com/lkuhDdWzkw

— Twinsisters (@Twinsis50497431) May 8, 2023

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DISMISSED! @DMwonzora & MDC-T Con Court's application calling for the postponement of the 2023 harmonised election because of #delimitationreport irregularities has been dismissed. pic.twitter.com/nHXYFTQMHZ

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) May 8, 2023

Job Description

Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council is looking to hire an internal auditor with brilliant accounting and analytical skills. Internal auditors are expected to be organized with brilliant problem-solving skills and constantly deliver on tight deadlines. You should have an outstanding aptitude for math, strong IT skills and superb communication skills.

To ensure success, internal auditors must be critical thinkers with a keen interest in improving an organization’s internal control structure. Top candidates will have remarkable presentation and report-writing skills, and display incredible business acumen.

Internal Auditor Responsibilities:

• Identify and assess areas of significant business risk.
• Implement best audit and business practices in line with applicable internal audit statements.
• Manage resources and audit assignments.
• Identify and reduce all business and financial risks through effective implementation and monitoring of controls.
• Develop, implement and maintain internal audit policies and procedures in accordance with local and international best practice.
• Compile and implement the annual Internal Audit plan.
• Conduct ad hoc investigations into identified or reported risks.
• Oversee risk-based audits covering operational and financial processes.
• Ensure complete, accurate and timely audit information is reported to Management and/or Risk Committees.
• Overall supervision of planned annual audits.

Internal Auditor Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy, ACCA, CIA, CIS or equivalent/ HND in Accounting
• At least 2 years of experience as an internal auditor

Applications including detailed CVs and certified copies of academic and professional qualifications should be submitted no later than 19 May 2023.

By-Former liberation war fighters have warned the ruling Zanu PF party against using them as “graders” every time the country prepares for elections.

They said Zanu PF uses them to campaign toward general elections and later dump them.

War veterans have campaigned for Zanu PF, especially in rural areas where they have been accused of violently targetting opposition supporters.

Speaking during a war veterans interactive meeting held in Lupane on Thursday, Veterans of the Liberation Struggle board chairperson Gibson Mashingaidze said they want the Government to improve their welfare.

Mashingaize said:

There is a slogan that says the party commands the government, why does the party not command civil servants to look into our affairs?

We have Members of Parliament (MPs) who are looking for us during campaigns, we do not want to be used as graders.

MPs should pass laws that speak to our needs instead of being silent only to emerge asking for votes.

If we had powers, we could recall some of these MPs that are not speaking about our plight in Parliament.

ZANU PF war veterans secretary, Douglas Mahiya, claimed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has done a lot to improve the welfare of war veterans. He said:

Laws have been enacted but implementation remains a challenge that is why we have invited several stakeholders from the government so that we get answers to these issues.

In 1997, war veterans pressured the Government to pay them $50 000 in gratuities and other benefits for their role in the liberation struggle.

However, the Zimbabwe dollar later plunged following the unbudgeted pay-outs.

Here are some of the demands made by war veterans in recent years:

1. University degrees
2. Tax rebates for their suppliers
3. Pension
4. Medical and dental care
5. Educational Assistance
6. Funeral Assistance
7. Gratuity
8. Clear categorization of the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle members
9. Tax and Duty exemption
10. Quota system in Parliament and all government institutions and agencies
11. Automatic promotion of serving veterans of the liberation struggle in State institutions
12. Diplomatic passports
13. Bravery medals and new identity cards
14. Compensation of war victims and veterans of the liberation struggle living with disabilities

A Chitungwiza woman, who was murdered on her way to an interview, was buried over the weekend. Dephine William (28), whose body was found in Msasa after going missing since April 17, was laid to rest at Zororo Cemetery last week on Friday.

She was allegedly killed by Dickson (19), a man of no fixed abode, and stays on the streets. Dephine’s body was found in a decomposing state.

Her sister, Amalia, told H-Metro: “It is still unbelievable that Dephine is no longer here, we indeed buried her at Zororo on Friday but the memories are still fresh and hurting.

“She failed to celebrate her planned birthday party, which was supposed to be held on 22 April.

She was killed by a street person who took her phone, which was later sold to Kudakwashe Kufanyaringwa, who gave the phone to her mother, Magret Kufanyaringwa, as a birthday present.

Dephine left a four-year-old child and we are not expecting any compensation from Dickson’s family, we just need justice to prevail.

“I would like to thank all the relevant authorities who helped us to locate Dephine.”

BIKITA–A Chivi bricklayer is on the run after allegedly killing a younger workmate who challenged his seniority by striking him with a burning log on the head thrice.

Masvingo Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the matter to The Mirror.

Lawrence Njiva (33) from Chief Madamombe’s area in Chivi allegedly struck Coolwe Mazamba (29) from Chief Siyabuwa’s area in Binga on the head, and the former fell facedown into a fire.

The incident happened on Tuesday around 2 am at Nyika Growth Point in Bikita.

Circumstances are that the two and Alex Dera (30) from Madzivire Village, Chief Bota in Zaka, were employed as bricklayers by Msipa Construction for a construction project at Nyika Growth Point.

The trio went on a drinking spree around 10 am and returned to their camp around 2 am where they sat around a fire… Masvingo Mirror

Job Description

Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council is searching for two dutiful training officers to monitor and facilitate knowledge acquisition to various stakeholders and members of the community and report on the effectiveness of programmes.

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• Creating activities to supplement and support staff needs.
• Developing and conducting seminars for various stakeholders and members of the community

Training Officer Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nurse Education, Adult Education or Nursing Science
• At least 3 years of training experience in the health sector

Applications including detailed CVs and certified copies of academic and professional qualifications should be submitted no later than 19 May 2023.

By A Correspondent- On March 1, Mitchell Gwashavanhu, a Form One student, left home for school.

She hasn’t been seen since.

The mysterious disappearance of the Transparency College student has left her family devastated and they are demanding answers from the school authorities.

The case was reported under RRB 5470833 at Chitungwiza Police Station.

The 14-year-old was intelligent, her uncle and guardian, Gwashavanhu, revealed.

She was a very good kid, very hard-working in class, at home and in sports. Very well behaved kid with a bright future.

“Very intelligent and I was grooming her academically and she was already proving to be a top student in her class, getting top marks in tests during the term.

“And, in athletics, she was number 1, she told me she would go all the way to national events as she was confident of winning at zone, district and provincial levels, especially for 100m,” he said.

Gwashavanhu said on the day she disappeared, she was at training.

One wonders what happened after training on Wednesday, March 1, when they were readying for district competitions on March 3.

“Is it then a coincidence that she was kidnapped on that very March 1 day and she subsequently missed the district event?

“Which student replaced her in the senior relay team when she went missing?

“Which student lost her place in that team when this Form One kid got that place and who are the friends of that student who lost their place?

“Were they with Mitchell on that very last day when she trained and disappeared? So are the students who attended sports not suspects given the threats she was complaining about from those senior students?

“Why were the school authorities not addressing those concerns and when the child went missing, why did they hide the truth?”

He insists the school authorities should shed more light.

“Mitchell was under my custody and I was sending her to school at Transparency College.

“My brother and I are devastated by the circumstances under which our child disappeared in a clear case of suspected kidnapping at the college.

“Shamwari Yevanasikana also got a report from us, we hope they are doing something about this case to help in the Mitchell case.

“I am fighting for my child’s rights and justice as a parent, I am not fighting or hating anyone.

“It’s about a child’s life and safety, it’s not about me hating anyone.

“Other kids confirmed they left sports around 12 noon, so taking into account walking time and some normal delays she should have arrived home by 2:30pm.

“I asked if sports students had been dismissed and what time and the sad story began unfolding with each hour passing with no news until late.

“I slept with no information from the school as they ignored calls and failed to answer WhatsApp messages in their inbox and in their group when we were trying to get information from the school.”

Many versions have been coming through.

“She returned to school according to information available but the kids seemed too afraid to tell the real story.

“According to information available, after Simbiso’s shop, Mitchell proceeded to school riding a bicycle belonging to someone.

“At home she has a bicycle that she likes to ride.

“She was playing with this bicycle at the sports venue also. Another boy (name withheld) revealed that the owner of the bicycle followed Mitchell to the school to collect his bicycle.

“So that’s proof that Mitchell went to school around 1pm that day but these kids were clearly told to hide this fact and were told what to say by the school authorities.

“We slept without that information on that day, not even sure what the school position was on whether the child attended school or didn’t.

“Does that information need a school meeting to be confirmed by the school in a situation where a child didn’t report home from 3pm till late and the guardian alerted the school authorities as early as 3 pm and throughout until 8 pm?

“Other parents confirmed that night, via their own children, that Mitchell was well and attended school training on that day but the school authorities deliberately and strategically, for unknown reasons, failed to simply to confirm that the child attended school.”

No comment was obtained from the school authorities.

By A Correspondent- A former principal accountant in the Finance and Economic Development ministry, Tonderai Musekiwa has been arrested for allegedly dealing in dangerous drugs.

Musekiwa (50) appeared at the Harare Magistrate’s Court on Friday last week after being arrested while in possession of cocaine and ecstasy drugs valued at $2 700 000.

He appeared before magistrate Ngoni Nduna who remanded him in custody to today for bail ruling.

Through his lawyer Mutsa Chivandire, Musekiwa challenged the possession of the drugs, saying they were planted in his vehicle.

However, the State represented by Deputy Prosecutor-General Michael Reza opposed bail saying drugs were harming communities and drug dealers must be dealt with differently to those who buy them.

The suspect and the seized drugs were taken to Forensic Science Laboratory where presumptive tests on suspected cocaine was carried out in the presence of Musekiwa and tested positive to cocaine.

The suspected cocaine and ecstasy tablets were also weighed in the presence of Musekiwa and recorded a weight of approximately 18g and 135g, respectively, with an estimated street values of $1,8 million and $902 000.

Allegations are that on May 3 this year, at around 3pm, detectives from CID Drugs and Narcotics received information that Musekiwa was supplying cocaine in greater Harare using a blue mini cooper vehicle, registration numbers AFV 7970.

On the same date, the detectives spotted the said motor vehicle parked at the new passport offices along Leopold Takawira Road.

The detectives approached the vehicle and found Musekiwa seated behind the steering wheel.

They introduced themselves and requested to search him, leading to the recovery and seizure of a sachet with 410 tablets of suspected ecstasy under the passenger seat.

By A Correspondent- The leader of a Chitungwiza Pentecostal church, who earlier this year was in the spotlight for dumping his wife of 18 years for a 21-year-old congregant, has been arrested for fraud.

He was expected to appear in court over the weekend. He was arrested on Thursday.

Ezekiel Masiyandima, 44, who leads Ebenezer Prophetic Ministries, initially had a case opened at St Mary’s Police Station under CR Number 65/05/23.

He now faces a fraud charge.

Masiyandima stands accused of having sold a non-existent stand in Epworth to a congregant for US$2 500. According to police sources, the transaction took place in St Mary’s.

When the complainant visited the site in Epworth, he found out that someone had already built a structure at the stand.

This led to the arrest of the man of the cloth.about:blank

Earlier this year, Masiyandima crashed into the spotlight when he opted out of his marriage to Portia Chiwanga, 38.

They had been together for 18 years.

He went on to marry a younger woman, Melania Madamombe, 21, a development which divided the church.

Masiyandima argued his first wife was accusing him of witchcraft as the couple had lost three of their five children in mysterious circumstances.

This, according to allegations by the former wife, happened after the prophet had visited T.B Joshua’s SCOAN in Nigeria.

He is alleged to have also made a visit to see the late Nigerian prophet’s wife, according to Chiwanga, who went on to label her estranged husband a woman!ser and abuser.

— HMetro

By A Correspondent- A Gokwe man was forced to pay a herd of 17 cattle as compensation for allegedly ‘killing’ his step son six years ago in a bid to enrich himself through rituals.

Misheck Muchiwa from Gokwe South, under Chief Nemangwe, was ordered to pay the cattle for killing Proud in 2017.

At the time of his death, Proud had a prǝgnɑnt wife who is now living with her parents.

The matter came to light last month after his young brother’s five-year-old child manifested, exposing the heinous act, that Misheck killed Proud.

Misheck’s younger brother Pardon confirmed that the family held a meeting after the child manifested.

It is true that my brother killed Proud for money,” he said.

It is alleged that the five-year-old child was living in the Nembudziya area when he manifested.

The child’s parents then drove him to Misheck’s house in Nemangwe.

“Upon arrival the child pointed at Muchiwa and told him that ‘he killed Proud for money rituals with his second wife (Proud’s mother),’” said Misheck’s son, Misheck Junior.

“My father did not argue with the child but he admitted to the accusations and the child demanded 11 cattle from him as compensation and he paid.”

One of the neighbours said they were surprised by what Misheck did to try and become rich.

“The whole village was left devastated by this incident since we never imagined that he would do such evil things,” said a neighbour.

Misheck visited Proud’s biological father and he was ordered to pay six cows so that he would exhume his son’s remains.

“He paid the cattle and Proud’s father came and took soil from his grave,” said Chiedza, a member of the family.

Asked whether they reported the case to the police and why Misheck was still a free man, one of his neighbours said:

“We saw police after Muchiwa paid the compensation, we never got a glimpse of them and we don’t know what they said,” she said.

Reports said a witchdoctor was invited to cleanse the homestead.

Efforts to get a comment from Misheck were futile.

— HMetro

A senior photojournalist with H-Metro, Takawira Dapi was on Wednesday evening robbed of his cash and valuables at gunpoint.

Dapi told H-Metro that he boarded a Mercedes Benz along Charter Road on his way home to Glen Norah. Dapi said:

I just left Herald House around 11 PM going to where I normally get my transport along Charter Road.

When I got there, I saw some private cars which were loading but there was no car going to Glen Norah.

Within minutes, a Mercedes Benz arrived calling for Glen Norah passengers and it was being loaded by touts.

Immediately after I got in, someone entered using the other door.

There were now four of us and the car left.

On our way, after the flyover, as we were approaching ZBC, the passenger in the front seat suddenly pointed a gun at me. He demanded money by force.

He also ordered me to look downwards before the other ‘passenger,’ who was sitting next to me, forced me to lie down.

They asked if I had seen them and they also asked me the type of their car but I had to think quickly.

I lied that it was a Toyota Wish and that I didn’t see the number plates, they asked my name and I told them.

We moved to a place where there was no noise, the car stopped, and they searched everywhere and took everything, except my BP tablets, and glasses.

One of the guys ordered me out of the car, I was then dropped at St Mary’s School in Mbare.

I was then accompanied by a Good Samaritan in Mbare where I met a female dancehall artist Ninja Lispy who took me to Star FM.

I lost my phone and cash to these thieves.

Police have repeatedly urged members of the public to desist from boarding pirate taxis (mushikashika) or using their vehicles as pirate taxis as they risk being robbed

43 people (including school kids) on board an Inter Africa bus that caught fire yesterday near Battlefields between Kwekwe and Kadoma narrowly avoided death.

Since the main goal was to free everyone, the majority of the bags were set on fire.

A stampede of people trying to escape the blazing bus resulted in some injuries.

Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko, a spokeswoman for the Midlands Provincial police, verified the event, which happened around noon.

He said it was still too early to estimate the worth of the things lost.

“We can confirm the fire accident involving a bus this afternoon (yesterday) where the bus was reduced to a shell, with passengers losing their luggage.

“But we are still to get details,” he said.

Mr Paradzai Makombe, who was on the bus, said no one salvaged anything from the bus.

“It was so sudden that we only managed to stampede out of the bus, leaving everything behind.

“Only a few used the door, the majority of people jumped through windows, with some sustaining minor burns,” he said.

Another passenger, Mr Lovemore Rutsata, said the fire started from the engine of the bus.

“The driver applied emergency brakes and we all started to rush out of the bus. No one knows what caused the fire, but the bus was reduced to a shell as several efforts to try and put out the fire failed,” he said.- state media

Controversial politician Killer Zivhu says he will not stand as an independent candidate in Chivi South…

Zivhu claims disgruntled Zanu PF elements are pushing him to contest as an independent candidate.
Watch:

https://youtu.be/B9N9ReVZ9gE/

By A Correspondent- The rate of extreme poverty in Zimbabwe fell to 42 percent in 2022, from 43 percent in 2021.

This was said by the Zimbabwe Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) on Friday.

The latest figures follow the conclusion of the high-frequency telephone survey, known as the Rapid-Poverty Income Consumption and Expenditure Surveys (PICES) conducted by ZIMSTAT between December 2022 and January 2023.

According to the survey, the proportion of the country’s population facing severe food insecurity fell from 27 percent in July 2020 to 9 percent during the December 2022-January 2023 period. ZIMSTAT said:

In general, food insecurity falls as the country receives good and timely rains.

Zimbabwe’s extreme poverty levels have been gradually falling after peaking at 49 percent at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

The high levels of poverty in Zimbabwe can be attributed to various factors which include hyperinflation, currency devaluation, and lack of foreign investment due to poor economic policies, chaotic land reform, drought, and climate change, as well as the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has said the prepaid vending system has been restored and customers can now use the platform to buy electricity tokens.

Earlier, ZETDC, a subsidiary of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), had said the system would be down from the 5th to the 6th of May due to scheduled maintenance. It said:

This notice serves to advise all Valued Clients on the unavailability of the prepaid electricity token purchase system from 5 May 2023 at 1630 hours to 6 May 2023 at 2400 hours. This is to allow for major system maintenance on the prepaid vending system.

Clients are therefore advised to make arrangements to purchase sufficient electricity tokens to sustain them during the service disruption period.

In a public notice issued on Saturday night, ZETDC said the prepaid vending system has been restored. Said ZETDC:

Good evening, our valued clients nationwide. Kindly take note, the prepaid vending system has been restored, you can now purchase your electricity tokens through the usual vending platforms.

Some ZESA customers have experienced challenges when buying electricity tokens.

The problems encountered include delays in receiving tokens, incorrect token codes, unavailability of tokens and poor customer service.

By A Correspondent- The bus ride to town was always full of drama. It was unusual to find a new face among the passengers.

The mini buses driven mostly by semi demented young men were always an option in case one failed to catch the Zupco bus on time. Most of the mini bus drivers were always high on weed and partook hard substances which made them reckless on the roads.

Some of them would drive dangerously like daredevils through red robots and stop signs. And if there was an amplifier, the music would damage the eardrums permanently. I am not sure as to who told Africans that you can only enjoy music when it is blaring loudest?

It was therefore, little wonder that for some of us, the Zupco bus became the next best thing to safe public transport despite the gully-like potholes on some of the roads.

Our driver was always the same white-haired old chap except for weekends when he was off duty. It was surprising that after all this time, I still did not know his name. One odd thing about the driver is that he was always chewing something.

He reminded me of a cow chewing cud, the jaws always grinding up and down.

It so happened that on this particular day, I boarded the bus in quite a jovial mood. And as usual I took my favourite seat right at the back of the bus by the window. Mabhatiri took the other corner and then Mai John, a very chubby woman, squeezed next to me.

She almost squashed me against the window, restricting the free circulation of air. Her cheap perfume almost suffocated me. As the bus filled up, we were joined by three other passengers to make us six at the back, packed like fresh kapenta.

The seats in front of us filled up very fast. I saw Rasta taking his familiar seat just behind the driver.

“Driver we are late, can we go now?” That was Sister Florence. She was always late and complained bitterly all the way to town. She would start on a tirade as to how life was unfair to her and that since her husband had died, no man had as good as looked at her. And now she had to take care of her three children, all on her own. She was supposed to take the mini buses which drove recklessly faster. But for one reason or the other, she always found herself on the bus. Brother James, a well known devout Christian came and occupied the seat just in front of me. Sometimes Brother James took to preaching in the bus and he was also known to do some street preaching. He was joined by Mai Sekai, one of the biggest gosssipers in the ghetto. She worked for an Indian family as a maid. I had never met the Indian family but I knew what they are, ate, drank and all about their culture and religion.

There was quite some noise which was coming from the passengers in the front row. However my attention was hooked to Brother James’ android phone. I could not help it as I could see that he was busy chatting with someone on WhatsApp. He was oblivious to everyone.

“I am not the father of your prǝgnancy,” he typed.

“You are the only man I slǝpt with all the time,” came the curt response from the other end.

“I don’t believe you. Don’t take me for a fool. You must go for an ab0rtion,” he typed furiously.

By this time, my eyes were almost popping out at this intrigue. I felt sorry for Brother James. Things were looking bleak for him.

“How can you say that? I am not going for an ab0rtion. You are a fake man of God.” The reply came back quickly.

“Stop that, you will destroy my reputation. You know I can’t marry you. We were just playing,” he responded.

At this point, I am not sure what happened. I saw his body stiffen as he suddenly looked backwards. Our eyes met instantly and before I could do anything he suddenly stood up from his seat. The seat had suddenly become too hot for him. “Oh my God!.” He groaned.

He was frightened and nervous. He gave me one last look as he moved forward to the front row. I was ashamed of myself. I had surreptitiously allowed curiosity to get the better of me. Indeed curiosity killed the cat.

I was embarrassed for being caught red handed. He was nervous. I was afraid for him. I hope he was not going to do anything stupid. The ghetto has no secrets. When I looked at Mai John who was sitting next to me, she looked amused. It seemed she was also guilty of reading the chats on Brother James’ phone.

By the time we reached our destination I had already made up my mind to keep this to myself. This had nothing to do with me. When I disembarked from the bus, I was a bit taken aback to see Brother James waiting nervously for me. There was an awkward silence at first. I was quite perplexed.

“I can explain this, please don’t let this out,” he pleaded. I was equally embarrassed for being a peeping Tom. I shrugged my shoulders and quickly moved away. His secret or scandal was safe with me. He had to reckon with Mai John who had also peeped at his chats.

Privacy in the ghetto is like gold which is ever elusive to fortune seekers.

— The Standard

By A Correspondent- Eddie Cross said that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is planning revenge against self-styled prophet Uebert Angel for embarrassing him through incriminating comments contained in the “Gold Mafia” documentary aired by Al Jazeera recently, reported ZimLive.

Angel told undercover Al Jazeera journalists that he could use his diplomatic status and links to the First Family to launder over US$1.2 billion on behalf of the journalists who posed as criminals.

The controversial preacher also told the Al Jazeera journalists that Mnangagwa has stashed US$240 million in personal funds for general elections expected this year.

Cross, who is Mnangagwa’s biographer, recently featured in a local podcast interview where he claimed that if Angel, who is based abroad returns to Zimbabwe, will face “consequences.”

Cross, who is a former MDC MP, said Mnangagwa lived up to his moniker, “crocodile”. He said:

Eubert Angel embarrassed the government of Zimbabwe; worse than that, he embarrassed the President and I want to tell you, when that happens there are consequences.

A small cabinet committee has been informed and they have reviewed the programmes; all four and appropriate action has been taken and if I was Eubert, I would stay in the UK, look after his British passport and burn his Zimbabwean passport.

Because he is not coming back. If he comes back here, there will be consequences.

… Crocodiles attack fast and when they do attack, it’s often fatal but you don’t see it coming.

He (Mnangagwa) is not a man who makes his views public.

He is a very reserved man as a matter of fact.

The Government said recently it has frozen the assets of those implicated in the Gold Mafia documentary including Angel.

However, in a statement made through his lawyer Lovemore Madhuku last month, Angel said he was not involved in illegal gold dealings and money laundering.

He said he cooperated with the journalists as part of a covert national intelligence operation investigating if the “investors” were genuine.

By A Correspondent- The Government says it is on high alert to ensure that schools desist from illegal fee hikes as the 2023 Second Term commences on 08 May.

Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education spokesperson Taungana Ndoro on Saturday told State media that Government schools should follow laid-down guidelines on school fees increases. He said:

We will be on high alert, closely monitoring those schools that would have illegally hiked school fees.

Any fees hike outside the stipulated regulations, which include parents’ consent and approval by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, is illegal. Schools should follow the ministry’s policies and regulations.

Meanwhile, parents and guardians with children at private schools have bemoaned the pegging of fees in black market foreign currency exchange rates. Said a concerned parent:

Private schools do as they wish. The fees are pegged in speculative foreign currency black market rates and the attitude is “take it or leave it”.

It’s the second term and surely you can not withdraw your child from the school. Those in private schools are suffering silently unlike those in Government or church-run schools where Government can easily intervene.

The fees are pegged in local currency, but if you ask to pay in US dollars you then realise that the figures in local currency were arrived at using a speculative black market rate, which is higher than the one being used in the streets.

This comes as Falcon College in Esigodini, Matabeleland South has increased school fees for the Second Term to ZWL$11 330 000.

This is approximately equivalent to US$10,600 based on the official exchange rate of 1,070.

The cost of education in Zimbabwe has risen over the years due to a combination of factors, including inflation, currency devaluation, and the high cost of educational resources such as textbooks and school uniforms.

By- CCC deputy chair and Zengeza West MP Job Sikhala is planning to appeal his conviction for obstructing or defeating the course of justice by a Harare magistrate.
The charges were in connection with police investigations into the murder of Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali in Nyatsime last year.
Last week Harare Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa sentenced Sikhala to six months in prison or a fine of US$600.
Sikhala’s lawyer Harrison Nkomo said they would appeal the conviction at the High Court. Said Nkomo:
We have instructions to file to the High Court. The accused person believes very strongly that he stands a better chance in the High Court on review, a superior court might arrive at a different decision altogether.
Obstructing the course of justice refers to any act that interferes with the administration of justice, such as destroying evidence, making false statements to the police or courts, threatening witnesses, or bribing officials.
Sikhala has been in remand since June 2022 and remains in custody for three other charges that are before the courts.
The CCC vice chairman, who has 12 children, is in high spirits in spite of his conviction, according to Nkomo.
CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Ostallos Siziba told reporters that the opposition party is not happy with Sikhala’s conviction, saying “everyone is in a state of shock.” He added:
This happens as we are entering into the shadows of an election where political leaders are persecuted. Most of our leaders are in and out of the courts for different concocted political charges.
Sikhala’s conviction comes days after the leader of the opposition Transform Zimbabwe party Jacob Ngarivhume was sentenced to an effective three years in jail for incitement to public violence.

By- President Emmerson Mnangagwa is planning revenge against self-styled prophet Uebert Angel for embarrassing him through incriminating comments contained in the “Gold Mafia” documentary aired by Al Jazeera recently, his advisor Eddie Cross has said.

Angel told undercover Al Jazeera journalists that he could use his diplomatic status and links to the First Family to launder over US$1.2 billion on behalf of the journalists who posed as criminals.
The controversial preacher also told the Al Jazeera journalists that Mnangagwa had stashed US$240 million in personal funds for general elections expected this year.
Cross, who is Mnangagwa’s biographer, was recently featured in a local podcast interview where he claimed that if Angel, who is based abroad, returns to Zimbabwe, he will face “consequences.”
Cross, who is a former MDC MP, said Mnangagwa lived up to his moniker, “crocodile”. He said:
Eubert Angel embarrassed the government of Zimbabwe; worse than that, he embarrassed the President and I want to tell you, when that happens there are consequences.
A small cabinet committee has been informed and they have reviewed the programmes; all four and appropriate action has been taken and if I was Eubert, I would stay in the UK, look after his British passport and burn his Zimbabwean passport.
Because he is not coming back. If he comes back here, there will be consequences.
… Crocodiles attack fast and when they do attack, it’s often fatal but you don’t see it coming.
He (Mnangagwa) is not a man who makes his views public.
He is a very reserved man as a matter of fact.
The Government said recently it has frozen the assets of those implicated in the Gold Mafia documentary including Angel.
However, in a statement made through his lawyer Lovemore Madhuku last month, Angel said he was not involved in illegal gold dealings and money laundering.
He said he cooperated with the journalists as part of a covert national intelligence operation investigating if the “investors” were genuine.
-ZimLive