By A Correspondent- A Harare pastor with Bible Believing Grace Ministries has filed for divorce much to the surprise of his wife of 24 years.

Wonder Naruwade filed the case, in which he intends to divorce his wife, Spiwe Shupai Naruwade (nee Zulu).

The matter will be heard at the High Court, under case number HC 2205/23.

Spiwe was served with summons last week, much to her surprise and is expected to respond within 10 days.

The parties were married on April 2, 1994, in terms of the Marriage Act (Chapter 37).

Allegations are that Naruwade decided to divorce his wife after marrying another woman while his marriage with Spiwe was still subsisting.

In his arguments, Wonder claimed the marriage between them had irretrievably broken down to the extent that there were no prospects of the restoration of a normal marriage relationship.

He said the parties have not stayed together as husband and wife for more than five years.

“The parties have lost love and affection for each other and the parties have irreconcilable differences, have different interests and are incompatible with each other, this honourable Court has jurisdiction to grant a decree of divorce,” reads part of his submissions.

Efforts to get a comment from Naruwade were fruitless as he did not respond to questions.

Allegations are that Naruwade left his wife in February 2018, after he had married another wife, while his marriage was in existence.

“He left home around 2018, purporting to be going to school and he would come back here and there.

“He even paid lobola to the woman and they are blessed with one kid.

“I was surprised to see his summons that he wants a divorce.

“We are blessed with three children, than what he indicates in his summons,” said Spiwe.

A source said Spiwe was devastated by the developments.

“She got depressed, they started the church together and now the new wife has taken over.

“He was even at Spiwe’s house recently and she is disturbed,” said the source.

Spiwe’s sister said:

“I have been helping her a lot with prayers each and every time.

“She wasn’t expecting a divorce decree.”

By A Correspondent- A 1 Commando soldier has told the court that he is earning a meager salary which is not sustainable to effect the requested maintenance variation for one of his 3 children who is living with a disability.

The Zimbabwe National Army member Tichaona Chituu in his notice of opposition offered paying ZW$50 000 from the current ZW$30 000 that he has been contributing towards the upkeep of his minor child aged 4, who cannot walk, talk and is still using diapers. He had also been paying US$40 which he topped up with US$10.

The applicant Prisca Dausi had been seeking a maintenance variation of ZW$150 000 and US$100.

The magistrate granted the order in favour of Chituu.

In his respondent’s Notice of Opposition prepared by Pundu and Company Legal Practitioners, Chituu did not dispute that the general cost of living had risen.

He said:

“However, I beseech the court to consider that the cost of living has gone up for myself as well, and yet as my pay slip reflects, my earnings have not increased. The amount of money I earn on a monthly basis being as I am a duly attested member of the Zimbabwe National Army has not materially changed since the previous order for variation was granted.”

Chituu told the court that his financial circumstances remained the same as when the previous maintenance variation order was granted in September 2022.

“I remain a father of two other children of school going age. The general upkeep of those children including their school expenses, rentals and related expenses are covered by that same meager salary that I earn. I appreciate the fact that the economy is currently tumultuous and finances are generally hard to come by.”

The matter was heard at the Civil Court 6, Thursday 27 April 2023.

The applicant was being represented by a lawyer from Justice for Children Trust who was in no show.

A 25-year-old Chiweshe man who is being accused of physically abusing his wife in a domestic dispute was yesterday issued a warrant of arrest after he defaulted court.

Shelton Mutaramu was set to appear before Concession magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware.

The state alleged on March 8 Mutaramu had a misunderstanding with his wife Rutendo Kufa (22) after his relatives told him that she was having a love affair with Simbarashe Chipondeni.

Mataramu became angry and assaulted his wife all over the body with open hands thereby injuring her.

CHIREDZI-Police in Chiredzi is appealing for information leading to the arrest of Takudzwa Chipfuwa (28).

Chipfuwa allegedly stole US$4 102 and ZAR12 483 from N. Richards Chiredzi, where he worked as a till operator.

Acting Masvingo Police Spokesperson Assistant Inspector Lorraine Ndhlovu confirmed to the Mirror.

She said the theft happened on April 10, 2023, and Chipfuwa disappeared.
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By A Correspondent- A self-confessed sex worker who recently gave birth to triplets and claimed that she had reformed is now back on the streets for flesh peddling after failing to take care of the infants.

In an interview with The Manica Post in January soon after giving birth to the two boys and a girl, Melody Muponda (32) of Hauna Growth Point in Mutasa said she believed that the triplets had opened an avenue to an honest and happy life for her.

However, three months down the line, she has reverted to sex work.

Recounting her story, Muponda revealed that before she fell pregnant, she offered her services in Manicaland and neighbouring Mozambique.

As fate would have it, a condom burst during a night of passion with one of her clients and that is how Muponda conceived her triplets.

However, she has no idea who amongst her clients is the father of the three children.

The infants, now three months old, require a lot of milk since her breastmilk is inadequate to keep them full.

On the other hand, Muponda owes her landlord four months’ rentals and is struggling to fend for her triplets.

Muponda says her predicament has forced her to go back into the world’s oldest profession.

However, clients are reportedly shunning her as they view her as highly fertile.

“At the moment I am not the most preferred sex worker at Hauna because the clients know that I have three very young babies. They are afraid that I might end up falling pregnant again, which is why I am appealing for help once again. Please help me so that I start a vending business and be able take care of my children,” she said.

Muponda told The Manica Post that she engages a reliable baby-sitter when she goes out for ‘night duty’.

The baby-sitters charge an average of US$3 per night, an amount that is beyond Muponda’s reach.

The mother of three believes that some people have let her down as no one honoured their pledges to help her take care of the triplets.

“Things are difficult for me and my little children as they are very demanding financially. I had told my landlord that I would get back to work by March.

“I thought by then the people who had promised to help me with capital to start a vending business would have walked their talk. Unfortunately, no one has done that. Now my landlord wants his dues.

“I also asked my fellow sex workers to help me financially, but that didn’t help either. Instead they advised me to look for a baby-sitter who can take care of the babies at night so that I get back into sex work.

“While this is not the environment that I want my children to grow up in, it is better than living in the streets as the landlord is already threatening to chuck us out. I have to do this dangerous work to feed them,” she said.

Muponda and her friends stay at a place christened ‘PaGirls High’.

Her rentals are US$15 per month.

However, I do not take my clients home as I fear for my children’s safety,” she said.

“When the triplets were still a month old, I thought it would be easy but it is now becoming increasingly difficult for me. Clothing and feeding three babies is not a joke.

“Every day I need a whole bar of soap to wash their napkins and clothes. I also need to be well fed to breastfeed them,” she said, adding that she has had to eat rotten vegetables and fruits thrown away by vendors.

“The long and short of it is that I desperately need help. Please help me. I have nothing, and my thinking was to quit prostitution and start a vending business,” she said.

“So far no man has come up to claim paternity and I do not think anyone will ever do that.

“I was trying to earn a living and take care of my mother, but unfortunately the condom burst while l was with a client and I fell pregnant.

“I just need to know the father of my children so that we can help each other to take care of them. Unless the man comes forward, I am afraid I will never know him,” she said.

Muponda is appealing to well-wishers to help her with decent accommodation and capital to start an income generating project.

She is also appealing for clothes and food for the children.

Her mother, Mrs Alice Mangofa, said although she wants to assist her in taking care of the triplets, she cannot do so due to lack of accommodation.

Those willing to assist Muponda can contact her mother on 0783626755.

Well-wishers can also drop off donations at The Manica Post Building any day or call this reporter on 0719580643 for drop-off arrangements. —Manica Post

MASVINGO-Regional Magistrate Bishard Chineka has sentenced a Gutu man to 20 years in jail after convicting him of raping a seven-year-old-girl.

Gilbert Shonhayi (41) of Mukwasi Village, Chief Serima in Gutu was handed the sentence on Wednesday and he will effectively serve 16 years.

Prosecutor Innocent Mudzingwa told the court that the grandfather caught Shonhayi raping the minor (name withheld) on December 27, 2022, around 2: 30.

He recovered a used condom from the back of the house where Shonhayi was raping the minor.

Circumstances are that the girl was playing in her grandparents’ backyard and Shonhayi approached and grabbed her by the hand.

He allegedly threatened to kill her if she made noise. He dragged her to a sink where he took off her clothes and raped her while wearing a condom…

A Mutare Farm Prison inmate who has been in jail for the past 17 years after being convicted of rape and is set to be released in June next year probably learnt nothing during his lengthy jail term as he molested an 11-year-old prison officer’s child on Independence Day.

Pangi Musira, aged 42, whose address was only given as Mutare Farm Prison, was now an A Class prison inmate at Mutare Farm Prison.

An A Class prison inmate, in local prisons and correctional terms, is one whose movement restrictions within the prison have been relaxed after serving the greater part of their jail term and is about to be released.

Manicaland police spokesperson, Inspector Nobert Muzondo confirmed that the case was reported at Hobhouse Police Station and investigations are underway.

“We received a report on the matter and investigations are underway before the matter is taken to court. Basically, the issue involves Pangi Musira of Mutare Farm Prison, aged 42, who is facing allegations of indecent assault after he forcibly kissed and fondled the breasts of an 11-year-old girl. The incident happened on April 18,” said Inspector Muzondo.

When The Manica Post visited Mutare Farm Prison late last week, the incident was the talk of the area.

One resident at the correctional facility, who could not be named due to issues of protocol, confided in this newspaper that the rape inmate invited the child to a secluded place behind the canteen and molested her thinking that no one was seeing him.

“What we have gathered is that the child came to the canteen. She wanted a pen. On her way back, the inmate invited her to the gazebo behind the canteen.

“When he thought no one was paying attention, he fondled her breasts and kissed her. I am sure even the child is narrating what happened to her,” said the source.

The matter is expected to appear in court soon. -Manica Post

Exiled opposition activist Makomborero Haruzivishe took the matter of Job Sikhala’s prolonged political imprisonment to the British Parliament on 19 April 2023, hoping to increase international awareness over the case.

Haruzivishe joined hands with Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom, who did a two-day vigil against corruption and politically motivated imprisonments, and on the second day he presented his case to British parliamentarians, hoping they can help secure the freedom of the jailed lawmaker.

“My message to the Parliament was you need to make it unequivocally clear that Job Sikhala must be freed because it happened before in such political cases in 2018 when Tendai Biti was arrested and the British government made its position clear, the international community made its position clear that he should be freed, Emmerson Mnangagwa tweeted that he personally oversaw the release of Tendai Biti and Biti was freed from jail and given his passport back and this is one of the other pleas we had to the British Parliament,” he said.

Sikhala has been in jail since 14 June 2022 for allegedly inciting public violence in Nyatsime through an interview that he allegedly did on ZimLive Youtube.

He has applied for bail more than 10 times at both the magistrates’ court and the High Court.

His applications have been repeatedly dismissed, with the state claiming it is ready to put the matter on trial, but this is yet to happen.

On Wednesday, Sikhala was charged with disorderly conduct, bringing the total number of charges to five.

Two charges pertain to alleged incitement to violence, one is on obstruction of justice, one on communicating falsehoods and another is on disorderly conduct.

Sikhala is not the only opposition leader who is before the courts answering to politically motivated charges and Haruzivishe says he urged the British Parliament to put pressure towards the release of every political prisoner.

“On Job Sikhala, it was to also highlight to parliamentarians how a fellow parliamentarian just like them is suffering simply because of his political beliefs and ideals. I sent the message that he is not a criminal but he is just a political prisoner who is being held illegally in prison. The judicial system has been weaponised against him and the opposition CCC by the ruling party. We have seen how the likes of Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova were abused and are being abused and I am just naming them amongst a plethora of other opposition leaders,” he added.

In his address to the British Parliament, Haruzivishe also spoke about corruption in light of Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia exposé. He called for the arrest of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Ambassador-at Large to Europe and the Americas, Uebert Angel, who was implicated in the four-part investigative report.

“I participated in it now with fellow Zimbabweans because we have to take a stand and speak out clearly because now we have seen all the four episodes of the Gold Mafia which detailed how gold and mineral resources and also forex are smuggled out of Zimbabwe at industrial scale through government officials,” he said.

Angel is caught on video asking for bribes from undercover journalists posing as bogus tycoons with dirty money that needed to be cleaned. He is in the company of another British citizen Ricky Doolan, who is also caught on tape boasting of his proximity to President Mnangagwa and how he would make it easy for the “investors” to fly gold in and out of Zimbabwe.

Haruzivishe says the men caught on the Al Jazeera documentary are British citizens who have caused suffering to Zimbabweans, hence the government should take action.

“We had to take the Gold Mafia message there because the kingpin of the international money laundering which borders on the international financial terrorism is a British citizen, Ricky Doolan is also a British citizen and the British government must make sure it investigates its citizens who are committing crimes in other countries because the activities of this British citizen tarnish the credibility of financial institutions leading to more economic suffering for the ordinary Zimbabweans and so the best way to deal with it is to ensure that those who can be brought to book are brought to book,” he said. He adds that Angel has violated British law and should be held to account. “Under British law, Uebert Angel has bro ken laws and he can be brought to book. He is the closest that can practically be brought to book closest to Emmerson Mnangagwa,” added Haruzivishe.

The Zimbabwe Anti-corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Chitungwiza Municipality Housing and Community Service Director, Hazel Sithole for corruption after she allegedly leased commercial stands to 30 beneficiaries on an area reserved as an open space in 2019.

Sithole has since appeared in court charged with Criminal Abuse of Duty as a Public Officer.

She was granted ZWL$100 000 and will be back in court on 31 July 2023. ZACC said in a statement:

ZACC has arrested Chitungwiza Municipality Housing and Community Service Director, Hazel Sithole for Criminal Abuse of Duty as a Public Officer.

In 2019, the accused used her authority to lease commercial stands to 30 beneficiaries in an area reserved as open space.

The accused person’s actions were in conflict with Chitungwiza Municipality Housing Policy which provides that commercial stands are offered with council resolution and through competitive bidding. Her actions were intended to show favour to the beneficiaries.
Hazel Sithole appeared in court and was given ZWL 100 000.00 bail. She will be back in court on 31 July 2023.
Criminal Abuse of Duty as a Public Officer is a criminal offence that is defined under the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act.

It occurs when a public officer, such as a government official or civil servant, abuses their position of authority for personal gain or to cause harm to another person.

By A Correspondent- A 1 Commando soldier has told the court that he is earning a meager salary which is not sustainable to effect the requested maintenance variation for one of his 3 children who is living with a disability.

The Zimbabwe National Army member Tichaona Chituu in his notice of opposition offered paying ZW$50 000 from the current ZW$30 000 that he has been contributing towards the upkeep of his minor child aged 4, who cannot walk, talk and is still using diapers. He had also been paying US$40 which he topped up with US$10.

The applicant Prisca Dausi had been seeking a maintenance variation of ZW$150 000 and US$100.

The magistrate granted the order in favour of Chituu.

In his respondent’s Notice of Opposition prepared by Pundu and Company Legal Practitioners, Chituu did not dispute that the general cost of living had risen.

He said:

“However, I beseech the court to consider that the cost of living has gone up for myself as well, and yet as my pay slip reflects, my earnings have not increased. The amount of money I earn on a monthly basis being as I am a duly attested member of the Zimbabwe National Army has not materially changed since the previous order for variation was granted.”

Chituu told the court that his financial circumstances remained the same as when the previous maintenance variation order was granted in September 2022.

“I remain a father of two other children of school going age. The general upkeep of those children including their school expenses, rentals and related expenses are covered by that same meager salary that I earn. I appreciate the fact that the economy is currently tumultuous and finances are generally hard to come by.”

The matter was heard at the Civil Court 6, Thursday 27 April 2023.

The applicant was being represented by a lawyer from Justice for Children Trust who was in no show.

Zimbabwean science teacher Nkosana Butholenkosi Masuku has won the 2023 prestigious Cisco Youth Leadership Award, with a prize of US$250 000, reported TimesLive.

Masuku founded Phenomtech-Sciency to make science, technology and engineering (STEM) accessible to rural learners.

In his speech, as he accepted the award in New York this week, Masuku, who is an alumnus of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, said:

Sciency was started because when I was teaching in rural areas, I realised it was difficult for learners to comprehend practical science subjects. This was due to a lack of [study] aid materials.

The advantage of teaching them practicals in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is that it enables learners to retain their knowledge thereby reducing the dropout rates.

Fran Katsoudas, a representative of Cisco, said:

Stem education is critical for opening doors of opportunity and Nkosana’s vital work utilising innovative technology to offer STEM learning to rural schools across Zimbabwe is transformative.

Investing in education reaps a lifetime of benefits, not only for children but also for their communities.

The work of young leaders like Nkosana is helping to usher in a more inclusive future by empowering youth in Africa and around the world to thrive in the digital economy.

On its website, the Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award said:

Nkosana is a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teacher with three years of experience at a rural school.

Nkosana created Sciency learning in reaction to shortage of resources for teaching STEM subjects in rural schools.

Sciency’s ecosystem goal is to offer applied/practical STEM education to pupils across Zimbabwe at a low cost, which would help in decreasing dropout rates and advancing STEM development in poor communities.

Nkosana is also an alumnus of the Mandela Washington Fellowship and an award-winning entrepreneur.

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has warned members of the public against using some 48kg cylinders that are being brought into the country illegally and others whose brand identifications have been tampered with.

In a public notice, ZERA also warned LPG wholesalers who fill cylinders that do not belong to them, saying they will be penalised. Reads the notice:

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) wishes to advise the public that there are some 48kg cylinders that are being used unsafely and illegally for the distribution of LPG in the country.

This includes 48kg cylinders smuggled from neighboring countries and others whose brand identifications have been tampered with.

Such cylinders are unsafe as no one in the country bears responsibility for their maintenance and safety.

In terms of LPG regulations and for safety reasons, only brand owners of 48kg cylinders or their authorized agents, are entitled to fill and maintain them.

It is a license condition that LPG wholesalers own and refill their own branded 48kg cylinders or obtain permission from brand owners if they need to fill cylinders that do not belong to them.
ZERA will not hesitate to act against wholesalers violating this license condition.

Some of the cylinders shown below have no licensed owners in Zimbabwe and some were smuggled from South Africa and Botswana and are circulating in Zimbabwe without the owners’ consent and support.

• Reatile Wasaa
• Tswana
• Easigas
• Totalgaz
• Mendon
• Oryx
• Eiendon
• ORT
• Kasa
• Avedia
• ELF Gas
• BP

Owners of the above cylinders are not licensed to operate in Zimbabwe and as such, these cylinders have no maintenance support in the country.

For safety reasons, members of the public and LPG retailers are warned against using such cylinders because their owners cannot be held liable for accidents arising out of unauthorized use of these cylinders in the country.

Consumers are encouraged to approach licensed LPG wholesalers and retailers for good quality gas and safe cylinders.

ZERA is working with fellow regulators to eliminate the menace of smuggled cylinders in the market and urges LPG retailers and consumers to report any LPG wholesaler they find filling or selling smuggled 48kg cylinders.

LP Gas can be dangerous if not handled properly. Some potential dangers associated with LP gas are fire and explosions, carbon monoxide poisoning, burns, and asphyxiation.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken delivery of a US$54 million presidential jet – a Dassault Falcon 7X.

According to a ZimLive report, the aircraft was delivered in March, but it was not put into service until this week.

The jet, bearing the registration P4-SIM, appears brand new and its first known flight, according to tracking service FlightRadar24, was a flight from Paris in France to Johannesburg, South Africa, on 01 March.

Mnangagwa (80) used the aircraft for a flight to Victoria Falls on Wednesday where he hosted the Transform Africa Summit attended by four other African leaders.

He again flew on the aircraft to Bulawayo on Friday for the official opening of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF). ZimLive quoted a source as saying:

The aircraft arrived in early March and initially landed at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport.

It was subsequently flown to the Air Force of Zimbabwe’s Manyame Airbase where it is being kept.

Mnangagwa has reportedly also approved the acquisition of four “VIP transport helicopters”.

By A Correspondent- The National Aids Council (NAC) has donated more than ZWL$300 million to the Basic Education Assistance Module (BEAM).

The donation was handed over by NAC chief executive officer Bernard Madzima to Deputy Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Lovemore Matuke on Friday at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF).

He said the money is for the payment of school fees and covering expenses for the vulnerable children so that they continue attending school thereby reducing the risk of contracting HIV. Said Madzima:

I am honoured to hand over our contribution towards BEAM for 2023. This financial assistance is coming from the Nac Trust fund generally known as Aids levy.

As a country, we have achieved the 2025 95-95-95 targets and we are so proud of that milestone.

Despite this achievement, we are looking at around 500 000 affected children who are orphaned or now vulnerable due to HIV and AIDS hence this donation will ensure they have access to shelter, education and food.

This donation is part of our comprehensive approach to HIV prevention.

For over a decade now we have been contributing towards BEAM and I can safely say we cater for at least 10 per cent of the BEAM’s yearly budget.

We work towards the reduction of HIV and addressing education needs helps us reduce new infections.

This will help us achieve our target of ending AIDS as a public health concern by 2030.
95-95-95 means that 95 per cent of infected individuals know their status, 95 per cent of those infected are on medication and 95 per cent of those on medication achieve viral suppression.
BEAM is a Government-run programme aimed at providing financial assistance to vulnerable children who are in need of support to access education.

BEAM supports orphaned and vulnerable children aged between six and 19 and about 1.8 million children are being assisted under the programme.

Former Vice President Kembo Mohadi is still carrying out crucial duties at national level and enjoys all the privileges that are associated with his former office such as cars, security or salary and allowances, reported The NewsHawks.

There are indications that Mohadi will be reinstated in his former office if President Emmerson Mnangagwa manages to win general elections later this year.

Mohadi, who is the ZANU PF’s second secretary and vice president, has been using the motorcade he had during his tenure as Vice President.

He has also been enjoying protection from the Presidential Guard, a military unit that protects members of the executive.

An unnamed senior government official told The NewsHawks that Mohadi has been engaging traditional leaders across the country on behalf of Mnangagwa. Said the official:

Since his resignation, Mohadi has done a lot of groundwork to boost Mnangagwa’s re-election bid.

He has travelled throughout the country meeting party structures and key stakeholders to focus them on the elections.

Among those that Mohadi has been engaging on behalf of Mnangagwa are traditional leaders.

He has met village heads, headmen and chiefs countrywide and facilitated that they get US dollar allowances and salaries.

He has also directed the party’s grassroots structures to work closely with traditional leaders in all their activities.

Traditional leaders have a lot of power in rural areas and what he is doing will certainly help Mnangagwa.

So come 2023, you will see him back as vice president if the President wins the elections. He is the President’s man.

In any case, he lost the title of the country’s vice-president but has maintained all other privileges, be it cars, security, or salary and allowances.

Mohadi resigned in 2021 in shame following allegations he was using his office for sexual encounters with his aides, including married women.

However, on 18 April this year, he was the guest of honour and officiated at the Independence Cup trophy presentation where Highlanders edged rivals Dynamos 5-3 on penalties.

Aspiring Mabvuku-Tafara Zanu PF Member of Parliament, Pedzisayi “Scott” Sakupwanya has in invested a whooping US$ 2.5 in a road rehabilitation program in the constituency.

Sakupwanya, spoke for the first time about the road rehabilitation program amid speculation that Lafarge Cement was behind the project.

“I have heard people saying different things about the road rehabilitation program which is currently happening.

Here in Mabvuku-Tafara, I realized that we have so many people that have their own cars, but due to potholes people have not been free to drive their own cars.

And also I have seen that our mothers, sisters and brothers are walking long distances to access public transport because were no longer reaching some places because of poor road network.

This pained me a lot and hence we started this road rehabilitation program here in Mabvuku-Tafara which is worth US$ 2.5 million.

I have heard people saying, it’s so and so doing the project but let me tell you today, it’s me who is doing the project,” said Sakupwanya.

The road rehabilitation program starts from Mutare Road at Mabvuku turn-off right up to Tafara suburb.

Sakupwanya who was elected as councillor for Harare Ward 21 last year before buying garbage compactors, continues with his developmental projects in Mabvuku.

Sakupwanya won the ticket to represent Zanu PF in the parliamentary elections for Mabvuku-Tafara after he wasuncontested primary elections held early April.

As part of his developmental intiatives, Sakupwanya will set up a free- Wifi facility for Mabvuku-Tafara residents.

He has also been organizing football tournaments in an attempt to fight drug abuse amongst the youths.

By A Correspondent- A Premier Service Medical Investments (PSMI) loss control supervisor, Bernard Chatindivara, who was stationed at Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo, committed suicide on Saturday after being overwhelmed by debts he accrued while doing company business.

PSMI national workers committee chairperson Munyaradzi Nharaunda confirmed the death, adding that the deceased would be buried at his rural area in Chiweshe, Mashonaland Central province, tomorrow.

Chatindivara joined PSMI in June 2012.

“Yes a fellow employee who was a loss control region B supervisor committed suicide in Bulawayo. He had no fuel for his vehicle to move around, and as a result he borrowed money for that. The debts accumulated and the company failed to pay the debts yet he was doing its business,” Nharaunda said.

“He was also being threatened by the workers whom he caught doing wrong things. He received death threats. He once lodged a complaint over (the issue and requested) to be transferred. We even liaised with our management, but it resisted. We don’t know what happened, but eventually he committed suicide.”

Nharaunda said PSMI workers blamed their employer for failing to address their salary concerns. The company has for many months been at loggerheads with its employees over salary arrears.Some of the workers are reportedly being evicted from their lodgings over rental arrears.

It is alleged that on February 6, Chatindivara wrote to the acting loss control manager Caesar Nyamajiwa telling him about the death threats he received for exposing theft at the company.

“On January 23, I submitted a report on the missing spare wheels, battery and the waste damaged properties vehicle NP200 with registration number AEN 0831, which I copied to Mr S Dhliwayo who forwarded the report to Sibonginkosi Ndlovu to respond. During the process, Ndlovu forwarded the report to Itai Mapasure who was not entitled to see it and after seeing it he started to hunt me and threatened to fight or kill me.

Ndlovu had no right whatsoever in his capacity to release the confidential information to Itai. The case is still under investigation by investigation officer Constable Moyo from Bulawayo Central under reference number IR633/23,” he wrote.

He then sought urgent transfer to Harare saying he no longer felt safe working in the region but his request was shot down.

Meanwhile, PSMI workers have written to Health and Child Care minister Constantino Chiwenga requesting dissolution of the board for allegedly running down the company.

By A Correspondent- A woman from Bulawayo’s Njube suburb applied for a protection order against her drug addict grandson claiming he was in the habit of storming into her bedr00m to bash her before threatening to stab her to death.

Yvonne Mabhena applied for the protection order at the Western Commonage Court saying her grandson Winston Dube was in the habit of abusing drugs.

She said after that her grandson would insult her and on one occasion he stormed into her bedroom and poured cold water on her blankets.

Mabhena said her efforts to make him reform had been fruitless as he did not listen to her.

Mabhena said her efforts to make him reform had been fruitless as he did not listen to her.

Her affidavit partially read: “I’m applying for a protection order against my grandson. He is a drug addict. When he returns home during the night he harasses me by insulting me.

“Last week he stormed into my bedroom and poured cold water on my blankets while I was slǝǝping. He then beat me up accusing me of not cooking meat as relish. I’m now living in fear.”

The presiding magistrate Sikhethile Moyo granted Mabhena a protection order against her troublesome grandson.

Winston was ordered not to verbally and physically abuse his grandmother.

— BMetro

By-Senior Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officials say Uebert Angel (real surname Mudzanire) misled the public when he claimed that what people saw on Al Jazeera’s investigative documentary “Gold Mafia” “was not real; it was acting” as part of “a classified national intelligence assignment”.

Speaking after the final episode of the Gold Mafia documentary titled “Have The King With You”, Angel’s lawyer Lovemore Madhuku, said his client was working with national intelligence.

Madhuku said that after Angel was approached by the purported investors, he consulted the national intelligence to do security checks on them and was advised that something suspicious was going on.

However, senior CIO officers told a local online news portal that Angel’s assertions were false. Said the senior CIO officer:

What Angel said through his lawyer is fiction. There was no such an intelligence operation.

In any case, even if it was there he would not be the one to speak about it.

He doesn’t work for CIO and knows nothing about how it operates and its internal dynamics.

He doesn’t know what he is talking about, but what he said is being viewed and taken seriously.

It will be acted upon. There will be an internal process to deal with that.

Another CIO boss said President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Envoy and Ambassador-at-Large was “waffling”. Said the official:

He was just waffling. How would he know of our operations that we who work don’t know anything about? There is no such thing.

It’s just a smokescreen to cover his tracks and protect the chefs (Mnangagwa and Auxillia). In fact, the whole thing is ridiculous.

If that was an intelligence operation, it would be more serious, clinical and sophisticated, not mahumbwe aya (child’s play).

Intelligence operations of that nature are not child’s play.

The Gold Mafia investigation by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit) is a four-part documentary that revealed a series of gold smuggling gangs in Southern Africa.

The gangs help criminals launder hundreds of millions of dollars, getting rich themselves while plundering their nations.

They turn dirty cash into clean, seemingly legitimate money for those with large amounts of unaccounted wealth.

The gangs do so by using a complex web of companies, counterfeit identities and fake documents.

By A Correspondent- In a shocking incident that has left the Harare community in disbelief, Dennis Munyikwa, a well-known nightclub bouncer, reportedly took his own life by slitting his own throat with a knife.

The incident occurred at his mother’s residence in Warren Park 1 on Thursday afternoon.

The 37-year-old Munyikwa’s death has been linked to a failed business deal involving a substantial amount of US dollars, although specific details surrounding the deal remain unclear.

 Sources suggest that Munyikwa was involved in illicit activities and had incurred significant debts.

Munyikwa, renowned for his work as a bouncer at prominent nightclubs including Club Sankayi, Club 1+1, and Club Connect, was a popular figure within Harare’s vibrant nightlife scene.

His untimely demise has left his friends and colleagues devastated, as they struggle to come to terms with the tragedy.

Many described Munyikwa as a friendly, loyal, and hardworking individual who was always wearing a smile and known for his lighthearted jokes. They expressed their disbelief, as there were no apparent signs of depression or stress in his demeanor.

Efforts to reach out to Munyikwa’s family for comments proved futile; however, it is evident that they are profoundly affected by the sudden and tragic loss. The family is said to be devastated and grappling with the grief caused by this unexpected incident.

Following the tragic incident, Munyikwa’s body was transported to Parirenyatwa Hospital for a post-mortem examination.

By James Gwati- ZimEye.com founding editor Simba Chikanza has gone into hiding after getting a series of death threats from the Zimbabwean government for his association with Al Jazeera’s four (4) series Gold Mafia documentary.

Chikanza is one of the key researchers in the high-level production that has exposed President Emmerson Mnangagwa-led’s administration for the state-orchestrated looting of one of the country’s precious minerals.

Early this week, Simba raised a red flag after receiving calls from a suspected Zanu PF government spy in the UK.

Posted Chikanza on his social media platforms:

ALERT! They are after me right now. Someone calling self Dumisani Sigogo has called me saying he is meeting me in 24 hrs, just after calling sources filmed in the #GOLDMAFIA documentary. If something happens to me tonight, Zimbos you should demand the stripping of Kamlesh Pattni, and Uebert Angel’s UK citizenship…& among other things, organise int’l prosecution against the Mafia that’s stealing from you daily.

President Mnangagwa’s spokesperson George Charamba, using his ghost social media name Tinoenza Zvimwe responded to Chikanza’s post with a series of death threats.

This led Chikanza and his family to desert their home fearing for his life, before opening a case with the West Yorks police under the reference number: WYP-20230425-2073.

By A Correspondent- Some disgruntled nurses are accusing Vice President Constantino Chiwenga of blocking salary and allowance increases in the health sector as punishment for past strikes and demonstrations.

This comes after the government increased salaries for teachers, police officers, the army, and pensioners, with no mention of the health sector.

A letter dated April 4, 2023, stated an increase in cushioning allowances to US$200 and a US$250 COVID-19 allowance, which nurses will not be receiving for unspecified reasons.

These increases were set by the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC), but negotiations for health sector employees who have threatened industrial action since Chiwenga’s appointment as Health Minister have yet to occur.

Reads the government memorandum on the salary changes:

The approved review is as follows; 100% remuneration review to gross ZWL emoluments from Deputy Director and below for all sectors.

Reviewing Cushioning and Covid Allowance from US$200 to US$250 per month across all sectors, excluding health sector, whilst Government Pensioners will be paid US$100 per month in USD Nostro Accounts paid concurrently with ZWL$ salaries. Health Sector shall be paid a USD Allowance of US$200 in the same manner.

Teachers will receive US$80 teaching allowance payable at the prevailing inter-bank rate with effect from 01 April 2023. The Teaching Allowance has replaced the previously introduced School Fees payment facility hence the facility will be discontinued from second term.

Please note that the Transport, Housing, Representation and Special Civil Service Allowances have been consolidated to Administration and In-Service Allowances and is calculated as 30% and 70% of basic salary respectively.”

A nurse at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, who wished to remain anonymous, said that many nurses believe that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is punishing them for past strikes and demonstrations demanding better wages, working conditions, and allowances. The source also mentioned unconfirmed rumours of stricter verification for those seeking to leave the country.

The nurse told NewZimbabwe:

The general feeling is that the Health Minister is punishing us.

Remember he once fired some of us, and was a key advocate for government to criminalise industrial action and is on record saying takajayidzwa (we were spoiled).

It does not make sense that all other civil servants would have their salaries and allowances increased and we do not get communication as to what government is thinking about us.

A doctor at Sally Mugabe Hospital has expressed frustration saying the Zimbabwean government was working tirelessly to demotivate the health sector.

Meanwhile, teachers have dismissed the salary increase they received and are demanding US$1 260 per month to cover their monthly expenses, including rent, medical aid, funeral cover, transportation, food, school fees, and clothing. 

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By A Correspondent- A 1 Commando soldier has told the court that he is earning a meager salary which is not sustainable to effect the requested maintenance variation for one of his 3 children who is living with a disability.

The Zimbabwe National Army member Tichaona Chituu in his notice of opposition offered paying ZW$50 000 from the current ZW$30 000 that he has been contributing towards the upkeep of his minor child aged 4, who cannot walk, talk and is still using diapers. He had also been paying US$40 which he topped up with US$10.

The applicant Prisca Dausi had been seeking a maintenance variation of ZW$150 000 and US$100.

The magistrate granted the order in favour of Chituu.

In his respondent’s Notice of Opposition prepared by Pundu and Company Legal Practitioners, Chituu did not dispute that the general cost of living had risen.

He said:

“However, I beseech the court to consider that the cost of living has gone up for myself as well, and yet as my pay slip reflects, my earnings have not increased. The amount of money I earn on a monthly basis being as I am a duly attested member of the Zimbabwe National Army has not materially changed since the previous order for variation was granted.”

Chituu told the court that his financial circumstances remained the same as when the previous maintenance variation order was granted in September 2022.

“I remain a father of two other children of school going age. The general upkeep of those children including their school expenses, rentals and related expenses are covered by that same meager salary that I earn. I appreciate the fact that the economy is currently tumultuous and finances are generally hard to come by.”

The matter was heard at the Civil Court 6, Thursday 27 April 2023.

The applicant was being represented by a lawyer from Justice for Children Trust who was in no show.

By A Correspondent- Masimba Craig Maganira, the man who attempted to confront President Emmerson Mnangagwa during the Presidential Title Deeds and Settlement Program launch in Epworth, has been taken to court facing two charges.

He is facing a disorderly conduct charge and illegal possession of drugs. 

Maganira appeared before a Harare magistrate on Monday and was remanded in custody until May 7, as he only spoke Tswana and could not understand court proceedings.

The State alleges that on April 22, Maganira was part of a gathering attending the handing over of title deeds to Epworth Constituency beneficiaries. Prosecutors told the court:

Whilst the President was addressing the gathering the accused forced his way past the security detail and headed towards the podium where the President was standing.

He was then intercepted by security personnel and became riotous leading to his arrest.”

Maganira is facing a second charge of unlawful possession of drugs after he was allegedly found with dagga in his pockets during a search.

The state said the sachet of dagga weighed 0.006 kilograms.

By A Correspondent- Four people died while six others were injured when a Toyota Hiace they were travelling in veered off the road and overturned at the 3km peg along the Nyika-Zaka Road in Bikita yesterday.

The accident occurred at around 5pm and the 18-seater commuter omnibus was towing a trailer.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the bodies of the deceased were taken to Silveira Mission Hospital mortuary while the injured are admitted at the same hospital.

“The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident which occurred on April 25, 2023 at around 1700 hours at the 3-kilometre peg along Nyika–Zaka Road where four people died while six others were injured when a Toyota Hiace vehicle with 28 passengers on board veered off the road and overturned twice before landing on its roof.

“The bodies of the victims were taken to Silveira Mission Hospital mortuary for post-mortem whilst the injured are admitted at the same hospital,” he said.

By A Correspondent- A 15 year old boy from Annandale Farm in Shamva fatally stabbed a 19-year-old man with a sharp object in the stomach during a scuffle on Independence Day.

The deceased, Darlington Junior Kasekera of the same farm compound, succumbed to the injuries at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals.

The incident happened on Independence Day at around 11pm.

The 15-year-old appeared before Bindura magistrate Ms Samantha Dhlamini facing murder charges and is expected back in court tomorrow.

Prosecutor, Ms Chipo Chinoda told the court that on April 18, the 15-year-old went with his friends to an early childhood learning centre located in the farm compound to celebrate Independence Day.

At around 11pm, it is said that Kasekera tried to wake up an unknown boy who was sleeping nearby.

The court heard that the 15-year-old inquired why Kasekera was waking up the boy and an altercation ensured.

Both parties started pushing and shoving each other.

The 15-year-old boy allegedly picked up an unknown sharp object and stabbed Kasekera once in the abdomen.

He was rushed to Shamva Hospital where he was referred to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals and later succumbed to the injuries.

— Herald

By A Correspondent- At the age of 14, Thembi Manyati (not real name) of Mafararikwa Village in Marange was married off to a polygamous man who was 30 years her senior.

Although those close to her say Manyati used to be bubbly and cheerful while growing up, the abuse she has endured at the hands of her husband who is now 63 years old has reduced her to a former shadow of herself.

The woman clearly needs counselling for her to be able to return to her old self again.

Sadly despite the physical and emotional abuse she has endured for the past 18 years, Manyati does not dream of freedom.

Her mind does not even realise that she is a victim of abuse as she literary worships her husband.

It seems like Manyati has become accustomed to her captor and feels that the abuse is an expression of his l0ve for her.

According to health experts, Manyati is suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, a coping mechanism for someone in an abusive situation.about:blank

People develop positive feelings towards their captors or abusers over time when they suffer from the syndrome.

This condition, according to Cleveland Clinic, usually applies in situations such as child marriages, child abuse and relationship abuse.

In Zimbabwe, child marriage is worsened by poverty.

In disadvantaged families, girls are sometimes married off to reduce the perceived economic burden, with their bride price used as a means of survival for the family.

In most cases, the underage girls end up being grateful to the men for “uplifting them out of poverty”.

In an interview with The Manica Post, Manyati revealed that while she dissuades young girls from marrying young, she will not leave her marriage as she believes that no one l0ves her more than her elderly husband.

“My mother died while I was only five and my elderly maternal grandmother took care of me and we were very poor. I never knew my father. He only showed up after my marriage to claim the bride price. He did not care that I had married young, all he wanted was his bride price. Who can blame me when I say my husband l0ves me?” asked the woman.

Manyati had her first child at 15.

Having been orphaned at an early age, Manyati survived on hand-outs from fellow villagers.

“Now that I am old enough, I have come to realise that those who married me off wanted me out of their lives as I was a burden to them. They thought that if they married me off, my husband would look after my elderly grandmother and cousins.

“Since I had dropped out of school upon the completion of my Grade Seven, I thought marriage was the best escape route for the poverty at home. However, if my life was different, I would not have married young,” she said.

Manyati said although she had thought that marrying at the tender age would eliminate her family’s poverty, her situation got worse as she now had to take care of her new-born baby with no income.

“I was told by local women that my husband would transform our poor family’s lives, but it turned out to be the opposite. We lacked everything, the poverty at my husband’s home was worse and I had to go back and ask my elderly grandmother for some money to look after my new family. However, with time, I accepted the reality and became content with the little that my husband availed for me.

“My marriage is still subsisting and I do not think I can leave my husband despite the challenges that I am facing, including the physical and verbal abuse. I l0ve him and I also l0ve my four children. Where will I take these four children if I leave my husband? I would rather endure the beatings and insults. I also do not think that I would be okay with leaving my children suffering at the hands of my husband’s first wife,” she said.

In an interview, Chief Marange said Stockholm Syndrome has become the order of the day in his area.

He said there is need to empower the girl child so that she is not easily lured with promises of a good life by older men.

“We fight child marriages day and night in this area and I have referred a lot of such cases to the police. However, it seems as if we are fighting against strong winds. After rescuing the girls, you will find them back with their elderly men.

“Arrests and fines are not deterrent enough to perpetrators. We need to continue raising awareness against child marriages among our communities and the girl child herself because once she is tempted by goodies, she is drawn to the old man,” said Chief Marange.

The Manica Post recently took the fight against child marriages to schools in Marange.

Mrs Wendy Nyakurerwa-Matinde, Editor of The Manica Post, said as a family newspaper, they are committed to actively fight child marriages.

“We want all girls, regardless of age or circumstance, to stay in school for as long as possible and achieve their full potential. The community’s job is to protect the girl child and because we are part of that community, we have joined the fight,” she said.

Speaking at an anti-child marriages public meeting hosted by The Manica Post, Advocate Tabitha Chikeya-Mwayera said: “Marrying off, marrying or being an accomplice in marrying off someone who is under 18 is a criminal offence where one can be imprisoned. Our laws are now progressive in terms of protecting the girl child, so as the community, you should not be found wanting,” she said.

According to the Zimbabwe National Statistical Agency, 33,7 percent of girls aged under 18 are married, translating to one in every three girls.

— Manica Pos

By-Vice President Constantino Chiwenga stands accused of blocking salary and allowance increases in the health sector as punishment for past strikes and demonstrations.

This comes after the government increased salaries for teachers, police officers, the army, and pensioners, with no mention of the health sector.

A letter dated April 4, 2023, stated an increase in cushioning allowances to US$200 and a US$250 COVID-19 allowance, which nurses will not be receiving for unspecified reasons.

These increases were set by the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC), but negotiations for health sector employees who have threatened industrial action since Chiwenga’s appointment as Health Minister have yet to occur. Reads the government memorandum on the salary changes:

The approved review is as follows; 100% remuneration review to gross ZWL emoluments from Deputy Director and below for all sectors.

Reviewing Cushioning and Covid Allowance from US$200 to US$250 per month across all sectors, excluding health sector, whilst Government Pensioners will be paid US$100 per month in USD Nostro Accounts paid concurrently with ZWL$ salaries. Health Sector shall be paid a USD Allowance of US$200 in the same manner.

Teachers will receive US$80 teaching allowance payable at the prevailing inter-bank rate with effect from 01 April 2023. The Teaching Allowance has replaced the previously introduced School Fees payment facility hence the facility will be discontinued from second term.

Please note that the Transport, Housing, Representation and Special Civil Service Allowances have been consolidated to Administration and In-Service Allowances and is calculated as 30% and 70% of basic salary respectively.”

A nurse at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, who wished to remain anonymous, said that many nurses believe that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is punishing them for past strikes and demonstrations demanding better wages, working conditions, and allowances. The source also mentioned unconfirmed rumours of stricter verification for those seeking to leave the country. The nurse told NewZimbabwe:

The general feeling is that the Health Minister is punishing us.

Remember he once fired some of us, and was a key advocate for government to criminalise industrial action and is on record saying takajayidzwa (we were spoiled).

It does not make sense that all other civil servants would have their salaries and allowances increased and we do not get communication as to what government is thinking about us.

A doctor at Sally Mugabe Hospital has expressed frustration saying the Zimbabwean government was working tirelessly to demotivate the health sector.

 By- The holders of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits have chosen not to request to be repatriated home as they are waiting for the outcome of a legal challenge against the termination of the ZEP in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria.

Nearly 180 000 holders of ZEPs face deportation when their permits expire on June 30, 2023.

Despite the Zimbabwean Embassy announcing that they will assist citizens who decide to return home, it has yet to receive any formal requests from ZEP holders expressing a desire to return home. David Hamadziripi, Zimbabwe’s ambassador to South Africa, said:

Zimbabweans are known to be a fearless, resolute and unrelenting people in spite of the many hurdles that our country has been subjected to. 

Most of them want the facilitation to return, either at the end of May or in the course of June, so presently there is no facilitation because there has been no such request. 

In November 2021, when the government of South Africa took the decision to no longer extend the ZEP, it was again a sovereign decision, that is one of those decisions another government cannot question

As the Zimbabwean community in South Africa marked the 43rd anniversary of Zimbabwe’s independence, nearly 180,000 citizens are anxiously waiting for the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria’s ruling on the legal challenge against the termination of the ZEP.

Although some Zimbabweans may be holding onto hope, the Zimbabwean government has accepted South Africa’s decision to terminate the ZEP. The judgment on the legal challenge against the termination of the ZEP has yet to be announced.

The ZEP is a temporary document that permits holders and their dependents to reside, work, and study legally in South Africa. When the permit expires on June 30, 2023, holders have the choice of applying for an alternative visa or returning to Zimbabwe.

Tinashe Sambiri| CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has ramped up pressure on the Zanu PF administration to implement reforms before polls.

According to President Chamisa, the Zanu PF leader Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa has the freeway to play political games, something that must be addressed before polls.

Below is President Chamisa’s strong statement on reforms:

“WE MUST CHANGE THE LAW…

Proclamation, Nomination and Polling dates have a bearing on planning by citizens, voters, business, investors and political parties’ internal processes.

In Zimbabwe, the current law gives the incumbent ED too much power and scope for abuse.”

Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit drops Episode 5 Podcast of the #Goldmafia documentary. AJ I Unit’s undercover team meets one of Zimbabwe’s most powerful diplomats who offers to help launder a billion dollars on our behalf. With buy-in at the highest levels of government, it’s clear nothing is off the table.

Episode Credits:
This episode was written and produced by Kevin Hirten with help from Amy Walters. Alexander James and Sarah Yeo are the lead investigators of this series.
Craig Pennington is our sound designer. Clean Cuts does the final sound mix. Eric Samothrakis composed our theme song. Peter Charley is the show’s Executive Producer, Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s Head of Audio and Phil Rees is Al Jazeera’s Director of Investigative Journalism.

By- Three members of the CCC have been freed by Gweru Magistrate Miriam Banda on public violence charges.

The trio, John Kuka (38), the CCC Mkoba constituency coordinating committee chairperson, Raphael Chipunza (51) and Simbarashe Kupfurutsa (31), were falsely accused of storming losing the Zanu-PF Mkoba Constituency candidate on March 26, 2022, by-elections William Gondo’s house before allegedly harassing his wife.
Renowned human rights lawyer Advocate Bornwel Balamanja of Hlabano Law Chambers successfully represented the three CCC members.
According to the State papers, with the State represented by Helen Khosa, allegations were that on March 24, 2022, at around 4 pm, the complainant Violet Gondo was at her home in Mkoba 2 in Gweru when the accused persons who were aboard an unmarked Ford Ranger vehicle in the company of a group of unknown people parked at her house.
Further allegations were that the trio playing political songs campaigning for CCC Mkoba legislator Amos Chibaya disembarked from the car and threw CCC fliers into Gondo’s yard.
The trio was thought to be part of unknown people who pulled down Gondo’s market table at the gate.
Further allegations were that an unknown person produced a whip and assaulted one Gloria Madhula on the legs before speeding off.
Dismissing the charges, Banda said the witnesses were inconsistent and unreliable.
“Evidence, in this case, was inconsistent, and all the witnesses were unreliable,” she said.
It is widely observed that Zanu-PF members have developed an art of lying that CCC members beat them. The courts have detected such lies.
Last year, Zanu-PF youths assaulted CCC members in Gutu. Cases of politically-motivated violence have escalated in the district. Masvingo Mirror