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President Chamisa Reveals New Zimbabwe Principles

Tinashe Sambiri
CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has said the New Republic will do away with the persecution, victimisation and murder of citizens.

According to President Chamisa, the new government will promote tolerance and divergence of views.

“THE CITIZENS GOVERNMENT…

The NEW REPUBLIC will;
-not allow propaganda,lies & disinformation from gvt ministers or its functionaries.

-not imprison for politics.
-not promote hate speech,toxicity & insults.
-not spare the corrupt or bribing.

-not kill or harm citizens.#Godisinit,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

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Zanu PF Hooligans Terrorise Civil Servants

Tinashe Sambiri

Zanu PF agents are forcing teachers in Masvingo Province to join a dodgy organisation called Civil Servants Trust for ED, it has emerged.

According to teachers who spoke on condition of anonymity, Zanu PF agents are causing havoc in schools across Masvingo Province.

A teacher at a high school in Gutu said:

“Tiriko but irikowo here organization new one inonzi Civil servants Trust forED, Inoda mari upto 14usd per teacher to join , get Zanu pf card and regalia?

Pano yasvika nhasi
Takatobhadhariswa zuro joining fee $1 imwe ndofunga tomirira pay kuti tigokwanisa nokuti tine matambudziko:

  • Kutya
  • Kuchona poor renumeration
  • Decision making kuti toita zvipi, inyaya iri kupisa iyi Masvingo province yose civil servant woga woga how many are we?”

” … ndoimwe nyaya iyi kuno zita nenzvimbo musareva henyu asi kana muchida mazita evari kuzviita: umwe wacho anonzi Zviuchi,” another teacher said.

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Mining Tips: Gold Leakage Solutions

Gold leakage solution step 1

Business Correspondent

There is need to rename artisanal miners to communal miners.

Gold leakage is a big problem affecting the country. We as Three Wingers are in the process of identifying key holes of leakage affecting the country.

One major cause is policy framework that is in favour of commercial miners which is an elephant to ant comparison by size of land , production, machinery ‘ environmental impact, employment creation and many more.

The term artisanal miners is too fancy to describe what we do ; who are we what keeps us alive which influences policy formulation by government, local authorities and environmental management agency thereby charging heavy fees that could be easier to pay if well structured and administered in an effective manner .

In order to see why name change is important we will look at how communal farmers work and other key factors that could be important in not only curbing leakage but also enhancing stability in the mining sector.

1 Gold is distributed across all districts in the country. The way gold is distributed in the country its highly possible to have more miners than communal farmers plus contrary to popular belief artisanal miners are the poorest with regular cash to dispose with no infrastructure development with lots of credit to EMA , Ministry of Mines , RDC , mining service providers , ZIMRA and many more .

Mining is the leading source of income to most youth in the county because is abundant everywhere probability of picking a gold piece if you know it is higher than chances of making a bumper harvest in some parts of the country. Because of the above gold has become a natural currency that’s exchanged every day without a receipt or anything proof of transaction . Did you know in the mining sector 10 000usd can be exchanged through car windows without facing and never to come back because of the risks involved simply because our colonial driven policies made carrying it a taboo yet its all over the country. Since its distributed across the country it becomes easy means of livelihood for an average Zimbabwean unless laws that makes making a living a crime
Short comparison of communal farmers and communal miners
Communal farmers
1 register local at village level ; same area where gold is found
2 administered local
3 get gvt input support scheme
4 don’t pay back those loans
5 cut trees indiscriminately without EAI
6 cause erosion without management plan
7 have donor back up if things don’t go well
Communal miners
1 register outside district same land where farms are found
2 administered and reports outside district
3 are siphoned not supported by gvt and are barred access to loan or funding
4 pay levies ; commissioning and pay close to 4000usd before operations
5 Report Monthly to province regardless of output
6 have to report when decommissioning
7 registered and compliant miners pay 10times more than unregistered ones in all ways you can think of .

With information above it becomes easier to operate registration which becomes brooding ground for gold leakage, gold smuggling and host of crimes .
Registered miners find it difficult to operate because of running cost that are equivalent to medium scale mining with output purely communal.
3 gold handling , processing and possession laws.
By law only the registered miner and persons registered by him can handle and sell gold .
It also says that the ore with gold should be registered together with gold and many details.
Remember l said gold is in abundance around the country what happens when an ordinary person comes across 10grams which is 500usd yet not registered to handle gold yet next door they is a unregistered gold buyer in the community.
Too many officers visiting the mine encouraging miners to runaway.
List of offices that visiting the mine
1 mines office
2 ema
3 rdc
4 gold mobilisation
5 cid minerals
6 uniformed policy
7 other
This can be solved by one stop shop system whereby we pay % that is inclusive of all other offices so that only monitoring officers will come to monitor , train asses only .
Digital reporting and returns system can further enhance and prevent
1 double pegging
2 cut cost of reporting
3 reduce corruption in the system.
4 make data easily accessible to the public
Previous history of free gold trade .
Between 2015; 16 and 17 we were allowed to deposit gold as artisanal miners no questions asked a lot of people deposited gold without fear of being arrested for trying to make a living.
Questions like where did you get the gold who is the mine owner is it registered where is the permit were not asked just you and your national registration card . To see my point of view check gold deposit trends during that period.
NB thieves are easier to track that way that putting a cumbersome method.
From the above discussion its clear that if we handle artisanal miners just like communal farmers we close gold leakage.
To do that we should have a communal miners approach in
1 levies
2 environmental management
3 decriminalisation of gold possession and communal mining related activities including handling of cyanide and explosives
4 decentralise monitoring and registration to district level later on village level.
5 set up a digital report platform for both EMA and ministry of mines…

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Salah Speaks On Future

Mohamed Salah’s agent Ramy Abbas has dismissed reports suggesting the player will leave Liverpool if the club fails to qualify for the Champions League this season.

The Reds have struggled this season and remain nine points outside the Champions League qualification bracket in the EPL.

A report Spanish outlet Fichajes claimed that Salah was prepared to leave Anfield at the end of the campaign if the Reds do not finish in the top four.

However, Abbas has rubbished the claim, saying there was never any talk regarding the reported condition.

He wrote on Twitter, while quoting the report: “Nonsense. This was never discussed or thought about. Not qualifying to the Champions League hasn’t even crossed our minds.”

Salah signed a new contract with Liverpool last year and is tied to the club until 2025.

The Egyptian star is expected to be one of the players coach Jurgen Klopp wants to rebuild his squad around in the coming transfer window.

The 30-year-old has been at the EPL giants since 2017 when he signed from Roma, scoring 175 goals through 289 appearances.

The former African Player of the Year has won the Premier League, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, FA Cup and Carabao Cup during his time on Merseyside.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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Morocco’s World Cup Star Under Police Probe

PSG defender Achraf Hakimi has been placed under police investigation for sexual assault.

The probe comes after a young girl came forward with allegations of rape against the 24-year-old right back.

According to French outlet Le Parisien, the report was made on Sunday but the accusser, a 23-year-old female from Paris, chose not to file a formal legal complaint.

However, the prosecutor’s office opened an investigation anyway due to what they consider to be grave nature of the circumstances and the evidence presented to them.

The publication adds that the Achraf began talking to the woman on January 16 on Instagram.

He allegedly then invited her to his home in Boulogne on Saturday when his wife, actress Hiba Abouk, was away on holiday with their young two sons.

Upon arrival, the Moroccan star forced himself on the woman, and after few moments later, she managed to free herself after kicking him with her foot, before texting a friend to pick her up.

No charges have been filed against Achraf Hakimi. PSG has not yet released an official statement on the matter.

The right-back, who missed PSG’s victory over Marseille on Sunday because of thigh problems, has also not yet responded to the allegations.

But Hakimi, a star of Morocco’s history-making team at the World Cup, appeared on stage at the FIFA Awards in Paris on Monday evening.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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The Deleted Herald Article Attacking Al Jazeera Investigative Documentary

– It’s “an incendiary election campaign weapon.” –

By Dr Masimba Mavaza | Herald | ALJAZEERA will, at least in a few days time, air a documentary which it will be trumpeting as a media scoop of the century.

The documentary will be no more than a stringing together of a combinition of genuine incidents of corruption and fabricated incidents tarnishing the image of the innocent by associating them with corruption. The major reason for this program is to undermine to good work which is being done by the President and ZANU PF.

Aljazera has not embarked on a two year clandestine investigation because they are concerned about corruption in Zimbabwe or anywhere else in the world. There are dangerous and corrupt people in the South, in the North, in the East, in and the West. This is just the nature of human beings. Aljazera’s documentary is designed as an incindiary election campaign weapon.

The document has been two years inthe making and the timing of its release is poinantly culculated to coincide with the start of our national election campaign season.

There is no denying that there is corruption in our country much the same way as you will find in any country in the world. What is lamrntable here is that the overriding purpose of the documentary is to interfer with the electoral procees of a soveign state. We cannot afford to have foreign news media attempting so grossly to interfer with the outcome of our election. Aljazera would not dare do the same thing in Japan, in Asia in America or Europe. It can do so to an African country with impunity.

Zimbabweans must choose their destiny with no interference from foreigners. Aljazera’s interference is as brazen as it is naussetting.

It is telling that for two years Aljazera has not contacted law enforcement agences to report any crime. The reason is that this is not about crime from their point of view. It is about destroying Zanu PF, its leadership and facilitating regime change. We cannot even imagine the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation doing such a thing on foreign countries. If they did, they would be banned, to say the least.

The main target of Aljezera is obviously the Hon Presodent ED.

We have had too many instances where individuals take advantage of photo opportunities with the president. These are corrupt and manipulative characters. They then do name-dropping, which is to drop the mame of the president in conversations as a way of vainly boosting their empty profiles and make commerce out of this. We have our ambassador at large Angel Hurbert extensively interviewed telling ALJAZEERA how money is laundered from Zimbabwe. Angel has always been a dubious character and what he said to ALJAZEERA is damaging and soiling the name of the president. Being that as it may Angel abused his ambassadorial position. The president must call the minister of foreign affairs to order, if he is the one who recommended him. The appointments of people who will be faces of Zimbabwe must be reviewed. It’s not everybody who stands with the president for a photo who is a patriot.

The truth is that the president does not have to take photos with members of his family only or with mininisters only. He is a leader and a public figure. So he poses for photos with every Zimbabwean who comes to meet him if the opportunity allows.

It is ludicrous to suggest that anyone and everyone who shakes the hand of the presodent or has a photo with him is his friend or associate or acquaintence. The truth os that he forgets most of their names as soon as the camera flash is gone.

No one ever suggest that people who shake King Chsrles hand or any other leader’s hand are known to that leader. It is clearly mischievous and cynical to define hand-shaking with President ED as association in corruption.

We also have a deep-seated internal problem
This is that those who must protect the presdent from opportunitic characters sleep on the wheel. The president cannot personally vet people who come and see him. That is the official job of someone. The president is entitled to assume that those that enter his office have been veted and that appropriate officers are convinced that any audience with the president is in the national interest. Those who do not do their vetting job properly must understand the horrendous consequences of their culpable neglect. Such neglect is so detrimental to the interest of our country and it gives opportunity for our detractors to pounce.
there are so many prophets and church leaders who are deeply character flawed. They do not do anything positive while the president is in office, anyway. They use the name of the president to line their pockets and amass wealth.
We must brace ourselves to deal with this problem coming our way. Ubert Angel is not ZANU PF. He is just some alleged technocrat who submitted his application for a role to promote his country of birth.
How he lives his life on a day to day and what deals he involves himself in have nothing to do with ZANU PF or its leaders.
He is just doing like what any conman does, name dropping and anything he said in that ALJAZEERA program is his opinion. He did not speak on his Excellence’s name.
It is high time that we see those after criminal activities hiding behind the first family.
The mentioning of Mguwaya in the ALJAZEERA program is mischvous. ALJAZEERA did not follow up the Pomona program. Instead of being a corrupt vehicle as ALJAZEERA will say Pomona became a state of the art project which has made all the world copy it.
Nguwaya has already moved on from the scandals his enemies tried to bind him in and he is now a national hero who has turned rubbish to something great.
ALJAZEERA will not report the progress and the good work Nguwaya is doing all this is because their agenda is to remove the current government and replace it with their puppets.
The president has made it clear that all Zimbabweans are his people and will have no problem in posing for a photo with the whole world if time permits.
This program where a few individuals are being singled out for a crime because they have photos with the president.
Zimbabwe has its own systems of dealing with corruption and the corrupt ones will be caught very soon.

President ED MNANGAGWA considers corruption a major challenge to his goals of ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity for the poorest 100 percent of people in Zimbabwe.
Corruption has a disproportionate impact on the poor and most vulnerable, increasing costs and reducing access to services, including health, education and justice. Corruption in the procurement of drugs and medical equipment drives up costs and can lead to sub-standard or harmful products. The President is aware that every stolen or misdirected dollar robs the poor of an equal opportunity in life and prevents governments from investing in their human capital.
Corruption erodes trust in government and undermines the social contract. The President of Zimbabwe recognises that corruption might impact service delivery.
Corruption might unfairly determine the winners of government contracts, with awards favoring friends, relatives, or business associates of government officials. Or it might come in the form of state capture, distorting how institutions work and who controls them, a form of corruption that is often the costliest in terms of overall economic impact. Each type of corruption is important and tackling all of them is critical to achieving progress and sustainable change. To that end the president will never support corruption in any way.
Corruption is a global problem that requires global solutions. So attacking Zimbabwe hiding behind investigative journalism is cruel. The President of Zimbabwe has been working to mitigate the pernicious effects of corruption. The president works with the public and private sectors as well as civil society to support efforts to prevent corruption, improve remedies to address wrongdoing when it occurs as well as work towards improving behaviors, norms, and standards needed to sustain anticorruption efforts.
To ALJAZEERA we say your i professionalism will catch up with you. To those sponsoring it we say let Zimbabwe run its own affairs in its own way.

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Rimbi Tours In Another Horror Crash

By- Rimbi Travel and Tours bus has been involved in an accident.

The bus was travelling from Zimbabwe to Malawi.

 Information Ministry Permanent Secretary Nick Mangwana posted on his Twitter account saying the accident happened near Mutoko.

He said that a Rimbi Travel and Tours bus was involved in an accident with a motorcycle and a Toyota Fortuner near Mutoko Centre. 

The accident claimed the life of the motorcyclist who was run over while his passenger was seriously injured.

From left: Rimbi Travel and Tours bus in an accident (Image: Nickon Mpofu/Facebook)

The latest bus accident comes weeks after the government lifted the suspension that had been imposed on the bus company after one of its buses was involved in a fatal accident with a Zebra Kiss bus along the Harare-Nyamapanda route.

In video clips that went viral, the two buses were racing against each other before the accident that claimed the life of one conductor and left several passengers injured.

After the suspension of its operating license, Rimbi Travel and Tours initially sued the government but later backtracked on the decision.

The bus company has been barred from servicing the Harare to Nyamapanda route.

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Mwonzora Fires More Chamisa Alligned Cadres

By-MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has recalled three Norton Town Council councillors for alleged allegiance to Nelson Chamisa’s CCC.

In a letter dated February 27, 2023, Local Government minister, July Moyo, notified Norton Town Council’s Town Clerk that Mwonzora had recalled the three councillors. Reads the letter:

RECALL OF CERTAIN COUNCILLORS 

The above subject matter refers.

I wish to inform you that I am in receipt of a letter from the MDC-T stating that the following councillors have been expelled from the Party:-

1. CIIr Rosemary Chnoyera Ward 9 

2. Cllr Charles Dube Ward 2 

3. Cllr Muchaneta Munyeveri Ward 3

In terms of Section 278(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe, as read with Section (1)(k), the above-mentioned wards are now vacant.

In terms of Section 121 of the Electoral Act, please proceed to inform the ZEC of these vacancies.

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Why Do The Experts In Zimbabwe Advice To Buy Kratom Online?

Kryptic Kratom is a popular herbal supplement known for its many health benefits. It has gained a reputation as a powerful natural remedy for various ailments and has several benefits for the human body. Many experts in Zimbabwe advise buying it online, and in this article, we will dive deep into the root cause of this. It is found in the Mitragyna Speciosa tree’s leaves in Southeast Asia. The leaves contain alkaloids- mitragynine and 7-hydroxy mitragynine, which have a range of medicinal properties.

Here’s Why Experts Are Advising Buying Kratom Online

Ease of Access

One of the reasons why experts in Zimbabwe advise buying it online is because it can be challenging to find it in local stores. While it is legal in Zimbabwe, it is not widely available in physical retail stores. This is because the government regulates the importation and distribution of Kratom. However, several online retailers sell high-quality products that can be shipped directly to customers in Zimbabwe.

Wide Range Of Options

Another reason buying Kratom online is recommended is that it allows customers to access various strains and products. There are many different types of Kratom, each with unique properties and effects. For example, White Vein strain is known for its energizing effects. When buying it online, customers can browse various strains and products and select the one best suited to their needs.

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Furthermore, online retailers often provide detailed information about their products, including their origin, potency, and effects. This information can help customers decide which products to buy. Many online retailers offer customer reviews and ratings, which can provide valuable insights into the quality and effectiveness of different products.

Affordable

Another benefit of buying Kratom online is that it is often more affordable than buying from a physical retail store. Online retailers do not have the exact overhead costs as brick-and-mortar stores, which allows them to offer lower prices. In addition, many online retailers offer discounts and promotions to customers, which can further reduce the cost of purchasing it.

Quality assurance

When you buy Kratom online in Zimbabwe, you can rest assured that the product you receive will be of exceptional quality. The product you purchase online will undergo meticulous testing and quality control measures to guarantee purity and potency.

Furthermore, buying it online ensures that you acquire a product that has been carefully sourced, handled, and packaged by experts in the industry. You can trust that the quality of the product you receive will be consistent and reliable. This is because reputable online vendors of Kratom have strict quality control measures to ensure they sell pure, potent, and free of contaminants products.

These measures may include testing the Kratom for alkaloid content and ensuring that it is sourced from reputable suppliers who use ethical and sustainable farming practices. Therefore, by purchasing it from a trustworthy online source, you can have peace of mind knowing that you are getting a safe and high-quality product.

Convenience

Buying it online in Zimbabwe is convenient and hassle-free. You can shop for these products at any time of the day or night, delivered directly to your doorstep. This eliminates the need to travel to a local store or market, saving time and effort. You can browse and purchase products from the comfort of your own home. This is particularly beneficial for people living in rural areas or having mobility issues.

Cost-Effectiveness

If you’re looking to buy it in Zimbabwe, shopping for it online can save you money compared to buying it at a local store. This is because online vendors often provide discounts and special deals unavailable in physical stores. Additionally, you can compare prices from different online vendors to find the best price for the Kratom you need.

This benefits individuals who use it regularly and need to purchase larger quantities. Buying bulk from an online vendor can lead to significant savings over time. Plus, when shopping online, you can avoid the time and cost associated with traveling to a physical store.

Privacy

Buying it online in Zimbabwe offers privacy unavailable when purchasing from local stores. Online vendors typically ship products in discreet packaging, and the transactions are secure and confidential. This mainly benefits people who may feel uncomfortable purchasing it in person.

When buying it online, choosing a reputable retailer that sells high-quality products is essential. Look for a retailer with detailed product information, including its source, purity, and potency. You should also read customer reviews and ratings to get an idea of the retailer’s reputation and the quality of its products.

Price

Buying Kratom online in Zimbabwe can be more cost-effective than purchasing from local stores. Online vendors often offer discounts and promotions, and you can compare prices across different vendors to find the best deal. This is particularly beneficial for people who use it regularly and need to purchase it in larger quantities.

Variety

Buying it online in Zimbabwe gives you access to a broader range of strains and products than you would typically find in local stores. This lets you choose the strain and product best suits your needs and preferences. Online vendors usually offer it in different forms, such as powder, capsules, and extracts.

Experts in Zimbabwe advise buying Kratom online for several reasons. Online retailers offer a wider variety of strains and products, detailed information about their products, and customer reviews and ratings.

Buying it online can be more affordable than buying from a physical retail store. However, choosing a reputable retailer that sells high-quality products is vital to ensure you get the most benefits from Kratom.

Bottom Line

If you are considering purchasing kratom for stress in Zimbabwe, it is essential to do your research and choose a reputable vendor. Look for a vendor with a good reputation for quality and purity, and be wary of vendors who make exaggerated claims about the health benefits of Kratom. It is also crucial to remember that while Kratom has potential benefits, it is not without risks. Kratom can be habit-forming, and there have been reports of adverse effects, including nausea, vomiting, and dizziness. It is essential to use Kratom responsibly and follow the recommended dosage guidelines.

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Moroccan Football Star Faces Sexual Assault Charge

PSG defender Achraf Hakimi has been placed under police investigation for sexual assault.

The probe comes after a young girl came forward with allegations of rape against the 24-year-old right back.

According to French outlet Le Parisien, the report was made on Sunday but the accusser, a 23-year-old female from Paris, chose not to file a formal legal complaint.

However, the prosecutor’s office opened an investigation anyway due to what they consider to be grave nature of the circumstances and the evidence presented to them.

The publication adds that the Achraf began talking to the woman on January 16 on Instagram.

He allegedly then invited her to his home in Boulogne on Saturday when his wife, actress Hiba Abouk, was away on holiday with their young two sons.

Upon arrival, the Moroccan star forced himself on the woman, and after few moments later, she managed to free herself after kicking him with her foot, before texting a friend to pick her up.

No charges have been filed against Achraf Hakimi. PSG has not yet released an official statement on the matter.

The right-back, who missed PSG’s victory over Marseille on Sunday because of thigh problems, has also not yet responded to the allegations.

But Hakimi, a star of Morocco’s history-making team at the World Cup, appeared on stage at the FIFA Awards in Paris on Monday evening.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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Mo Salah Not Leaving Liverpool

Mohamed Salah’s agent Ramy Abbas has dismissed reports suggesting the player will leave Liverpool if the club fails to qualify for the Champions League this season.

The Reds have struggled this season and remain nine points outside the Champions League qualification bracket in the EPL.

A report Spanish outlet Fichajes claimed that Salah was prepared to leave Anfield at the end of the campaign if the Reds do not finish in the top four.

However, Abbas has rubbished the claim, saying there was never any talk regarding the reported condition.

He wrote on Twitter, while quoting the report: “Nonsense. This was never discussed or thought about. Not qualifying to the Champions League hasn’t even crossed our minds.”

Salah signed a new contract with Liverpool last year and is tied to the club until 2025.

The Egyptian star is expected to be one of the players coach Jurgen Klopp wants to rebuild his squad around in the coming transfer window.

The 30-year-old has been at the EPL giants since 2017 when he signed from Roma, scoring 175 goals through 289 appearances.

The former African Player of the Year has won the Premier League, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, FA Cup and Carabao Cup during his time on Merseyside.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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About Women’s Safety During Pregnancy

Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies today. This report, Trends in maternal mortality, reveals alarming setbacks for women’s health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world.

“While pregnancy should be a time of immense hope and a positive experience for all women, it is tragically still a shockingly dangerous experience for millions around the world who lack access to high quality, respectful health care,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). “These new statistics reveal the urgent need to ensure every woman and girl has access to critical health services before, during and after childbirth, and that they can fully exercise their reproductive rights.”

The report, which tracks maternal deaths nationally, regionally and globally from 2000 to 2020, shows there were an estimated 287 000 maternal deaths worldwide in 2020. This marks only a slight decrease from 309 000 in 2016 when the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came into effect. While the report presents some significant progress in reducing maternal deaths between 2000 and 2015, gains largely stalled, or in some cases even reversed, after this point.

In two of the eight UN regions – Europe and Northern America, and Latin America and the Caribbean – the maternal mortality rate increased from 2016 to 2020, by 17% and 15% respectively. Elsewhere, the rate stagnated. The report notes, however, that progress is possible. For example, two regions – Australia and New Zealand, and Central and Southern Asia – experienced significant declines (by 35% and 16% respectively) in their maternal mortality rates during the same period, as did 31 countries across the world.

“For millions of families, the miracle of childbirth is marred by the tragedy of maternal deaths,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “No mother should have to fear for her life while bringing a baby into the world, especially when the knowledge and tools to treat common complications exist. Equity in healthcare gives every mother, no matter who they are or where they are, a fair chance at a safe delivery and a healthy future with their family.”

In total numbers, maternal deaths continue to be largely concentrated in the poorest parts of the world and in countries affected by conflict. In 2020, about 70% of all maternal deaths were in sub-Saharan Africa. In nine countries facing severe humanitarian crises, maternal mortality rates were more than double the world average (551 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births, compared to 223 globally).

“This report provides yet another stark reminder of the urgent need to double down on our commitment to women and adolescent health,” said Juan Pablo Uribe, Global Director for Health, Nutrition and Population at the World Bank, and Director of the Global Financing Facility. “With immediate action, more investments in primary health care and stronger, more resilient health systems, we can save lives, improve health and well-being, and advance the rights of and opportunities for women and adolescents.”

Severe bleeding, high blood pressure, pregnancy-related infections, complications from unsafe abortion, and underlying conditions that can be aggravated by pregnancy (such as HIV/AIDS and malaria) are the leading causes of maternal deaths. These are all largely preventable and treatable with access to high-quality and respectful healthcare.

Community-centered primary health care can meet the needs of women, children and adolescents and enable equitable access to critical services such as assisted births and pre- and postnatal care, childhood vaccinations, nutrition and family planning. However, underfunding of primary health care systems, a lack of trained health care workers, and weak supply chains for medical products are threatening progress.

Roughly a third of women do not have even four of a recommended eight antenatal checks or receive essential postnatal care, while some 270 million women lack access to modern family planning methods. Exercising control over their reproductive health – particularly decisions about if and when to have children – is critical to ensure that women can plan and space childbearing and protect their health. Inequities related to income, education, race or ethnicity further increase risks for marginalized pregnant women, who have the least access to essential maternity care but are most likely to experience underlying health problems in pregnancy.

“It is unacceptable that so many women continue to die needlessly in pregnancy and childbirth. Over 280,000 fatalities in a single year is unconscionable,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem. “We can and must do better by urgently investing in family planning and filling the global shortage of 900,000 midwives so that every woman can get the lifesaving care she needs. We have the tools, knowledge and resources to end preventable maternal deaths; what we need now is the political will.”

The COVID-19 pandemic may have further held back progress on maternal health. Noting the current data series ends in 2020, more data will be needed to show the true impacts of the pandemic on maternal deaths. However, COVID-19 infections can increase risks during pregnancy, so countries should take action to ensure pregnant women and those planning pregnancies have access to COVID-19 vaccines and effective antenatal care.

“Reducing maternal mortality remains one of the most pressing global health challenges,” said John Wilmoth, Director of the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. “Ending preventable maternal deaths and providing universal access to quality maternal health care require sustained national and international efforts and unwavering commitments, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that every mother, everywhere, survives childbirth, so that she and her children can thrive.”

The report reveals that the world must significantly accelerate progress to meet global targets for reducing maternal deaths, or else risk the lives of over 1 million more women by 2030.

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Zimbabwean Former University Lecturer Charged with Plotting to Manufacture Guns

By Dr Masimba Mavaza | A FORMER Bradford University lecturer who is a Zimbabwean by origin who is being accused of plotting to manufacture and transfer sub-machine guns made using a 3D printer today told a jury he was building a racing car and making vehicle parts.

Sibusiso Moyo, was giving evidence at Sheffield Crown Court, where he said he was born in Zimbabwe and came to Bradford aged 18 as a refugee. He studied computer science and systems support and gained a Masters degree at Bradford University.
Moyo is a father of four, and is aged 41. He is staying in Elloughton Grove, Hull, said he had lectured at Bradford College and the city’s university and taught in schools on a voluntary basis. He is a member of CCC an opposition Zimbabwean party.
Moyo is charged together with Majeeb Rehman, 46, of Central Avenue, Little Horton, Bradford, whom he befriended about 17 years ago when they were playing basketball in Great Horton Park. The third defendant, Christopher Gill, 35, of Dick Lane, Bradford, lived nearby and they shared an interest in computer games and working on cars.
Moyo said he was building a racing car and bought a 3D printer for that and to make cheaper car parts. He denied that it had anything to do with manufacturing guns.

He said that in 2021, Rehman showed him a sports bag he had found after it was stashed by a local drug dealer. It contained packages of weed and what looked like a toy gun in pieces.
Gill was also present when Rehman had the bag, Moyo stated. He said the gun parts would look nice on his wall painted gold as an ornament, like the guns in Call of Duty.
Moyo said Gill brought the plastic gun to his house to be sprayed ‘a clear colour’ in September or October that year and it looked like a toy to him.
Rehman later told him that the dealer had found out he had ‘taken his stuff.’ He wanted Rehman and Gill to pay for the weed they had used and the plastic bits.
Moyo said Rehman asked to borrow money but he declined to lend him any.
Moyo and Gill plead not guilty to conspiracy with others unknown to manufacture prohibited firearms.
They and Rehman deny conspiracy to transfer a prohibited firearm, an FGC-9 hybrid carbine sub-machine gun, to persons unknown on May 17, 2022, and possessing ammunition, eight 9mm Luger cartridges, without a firearms certificate.
Moyo and Gill also deny two charges of having a prohibited weapon for sale or transfer.
Moyo pleads not guilty to possession of an identity document with improper intention.
Moyo is one of the Zimbabweans who have been highly educated in the UK but fell to drugs and extremism.

Many Zimbabweans have graced the British prisons for crimes never thought of back
Home.
Moyo’s family was not reachable for any comment.
The case is still in progress.

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Confusion Over Gweru Town Clerk Suspension. . .As He Describes Suspension As Political

By A Correspondent| Suspended Gweru City Town Clerk Vakayi Chikwekwe says his suspension is confusing as there are contradictions in the letter of suspension and what is mentioned in the special council resolution.

Chikwekwe was suspended for allegedly violating tender procedures resulting in companies Shesham, Cacas and Wackdrive winning tenders to service stands in the city.

Chikwekwe says he is finding it difficult to explore his legal options because of the contradictions in the two documents.

His lawyer Admire Rubaya of Rubaya and Chatambudza Legal Practitioners has written to the council seeking clarity and challenging the suspension.

He argues that he is just but a council employee with no power to award any tender but it was a collective decision by councilors in a special council meeting who are now making it his case.

“Our client is concerned with clear selective amnesia on the part of the council members relating to the memorandum of agreements for the servicing of Mkoba 21 and Randolph Phase 1 by Shesham, Cacas and Wackdrive.

“It should be noted and sight should not be lost that our client is just a council official who does not make decisions during council meetings.

“Careful consideration of the documents relating to the alleged tender procedures clearly exposes his arrest and suspension as an abuse of the criminal justice system by political players for political expedience,” the letter reads.

The lawyers said Chikwekwe had no role in the signing and awarding of the tenders as it was done by his predecessors.

He questioned the decision to leave the said person’s including the former Mayor who signed as the council representative while targeting him only.

“In the circumstances, where it is alleged that there was alleged unlawfulness in the process of awarding the tender to Cacas, Wackdrive and Shesham, the million-dollar question is what about Cllr J. Makombe who signed the agreements as well?”

His lawyers also said they will be approaching the High Court on urgent basis if a special committee of inquiry set against him is not disbanded as it is made up of people who were part of the tender awarding process.

“It is unjust and unfair for these councillors to constitute the committee in question in circumstances where they are seeking to save their own skins at the expense of our client who is an innocent soul,” the letter read.

He argues that there is nothing criminal on his part and he is just a victim of abuse by individuals through the justice delivery system and ZACC.

“It is our client’s considered view that he did nothing wrong nor did he act in any manner which can be adjudged to be criminal in terms of the laws of the Republic of Zimbabwe.

“It seems as if the powers that be within the council are abusing the criminal justice system and Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission for our client to assume the alleged collective liability be it criminal or otherwise on behalf of the council which made the alleged offending decision to award the tenders.

“Our client asserts that there are other members in your council who are abusing their powers to protect themselves and have embarked on a frolic of their own to protect their own skins in circumstances where they are the only ones who can explain their own decisions and not drag an innocent soul like him into issues that do not relate to him at all.

“It is therefore clear as daylight that our client being a mere council employee without a vote in council and /or decision making powers to pass council resolution did not make the decision to award the alleged tenders but the Council in its wisdom as constituted by 16 councillors made the ultimate decision to award the tenders in question to the specific companies,” the lawyers wrote.

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President Chamisa Speaks On CCC Candidate Selection

Tinashe Sambiri|The Citizens’ Coalition for Change ( CCC) will soon embark on a meticulous candidate selection exercise before the 2023 polls.

This was said by CCC spokesperson Advocate Fadzayi Mahere.

Below is part of Advocate Mahere’s statement:

CANDIDATE SELECTION: We can all be at ease because we thought very carefully about how the candidate selection process can be best used and not manipulated by any other political party or interest group but at the same time produces the citizens that will be best equipped to represent us.

Candidate selection will be done at ward & constituency levels by the citizens. What we’re after as CCC is not power for its own sake but to make sure that we actually bring about ethical, transformational & competent leadership.

And so we really want the best foot forward in each ward and constituency. We will be represented by candidates who would have been chosen by the local citizens. #CitizensCandidateSelection

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Zanu PF Terrorises Teachers In Masvingo

Tinashe Sambiri

Zanu PF agents are forcing teachers in Masvingo Province to join a dodgy organisation called Civil Servants Trust for ED, it has emerged.

According to teachers who spoke on condition of anonymity, Zanu PF agents are causing havoc in schools across Masvingo Province.

A teacher at a high school in Gutu said:

“Tiriko but irikowo here organization new one inonzi Civil servants Trust forED, Inoda mari upto 14usd per teacher to join , get Zanu pf card and regalia?

Pano yasvika nhasi
Takatobhadhariswa zuro joining fee $1 imwe ndofunga tomirira pay kuti tigokwanisa nokuti tine matambudziko:

  • Kutya
  • Kuchona poor renumeration
  • Decision making kuti toita zvipi, inyaya iri kupisa iyi Masvingo province yose civil servant woga woga how many are we?”

” … ndoimwe nyaya iyi kuno zita nenzvimbo musareva henyu asi kana muchida mazita evari kuzviita: umwe wacho anonzi Zviuchi,” another teacher said.

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Polls In Flight: Whose Ghost Is This?

Whose ghost is this? I think I know.

His citizens are quite angry though.

His terror is dark jail cell
I stare him pace. I cry hell.

Emmerson Junior, Senior, and mother

He gives his subjects a shake,
And screams I’ve made a bad mistake.

The only other sound is the break,
Of distant waves and birds awake.

The ruler is furry, and deep,
But he has promises to keep,
Tormented with nightmares he never sleeps.
Revenge is a promise a man should keep.

He rises from his cursed Residence bed,
With thoughts of violence in his head,
A flash of rage and he sees red.
Without a pause I turned and fled.

In flight I hear a chorus of rigged votes,

Echoing in a terrain sign posted in blood ink.

By Collen Kajokoto

* The author is Zimbabwe a persecuted poet and critic of the Zimbabwe regime, who lives in exile in Germany

© collenkajokoto

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CCC Candidate Selection : No Room For Infiltration

Tinashe Sambiri|The Citizens’ Coalition for Change ( CCC) will soon embark on a meticulous candidate selection exercise before the 2023 polls.

This was said by CCC spokesperson Advocate Fadzayi Mahere.

Below is part of Advocate Mahere’s statement:

CANDIDATE SELECTION: We can all be at ease because we thought very carefully about how the candidate selection process can be best used and not manipulated by any other political party or interest group but at the same time produces the citizens that will be best equipped to represent us.

Candidate selection will be done at ward & constituency levels by the citizens. What we’re after as CCC is not power for its own sake but to make sure that we actually bring about ethical, transformational & competent leadership.

And so we really want the best foot forward in each ward and constituency. We will be represented by candidates who would have been chosen by the local citizens. #CitizensCandidateSelection

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Mining: Gold Leakage Solutions

Gold leakage solution step 1

Business Correspondent

There is need to rename artisanal miners to communal miners.

Gold leakage is a big problem affecting the country. We as Three Wingers are in the process of identifying key holes of leakage affecting the country.

One major cause is policy framework that is in favour of commercial miners which is an elephant to ant comparison by size of land , production, machinery ‘ environmental impact, employment creation and many more.

The term artisanal miners is too fancy to describe what we do ; who are we what keeps us alive which influences policy formulation by government, local authorities and environmental management agency thereby charging heavy fees that could be easier to pay if well structured and administered in an effective manner .

In order to see why name change is important we will look at how communal farmers work and other key factors that could be important in not only curbing leakage but also enhancing stability in the mining sector.

1 Gold is distributed across all districts in the country. The way gold is distributed in the country its highly possible to have more miners than communal farmers plus contrary to popular belief artisanal miners are the poorest with regular cash to dispose with no infrastructure development with lots of credit to EMA , Ministry of Mines , RDC , mining service providers , ZIMRA and many more .

Mining is the leading source of income to most youth in the county because is abundant everywhere probability of picking a gold piece if you know it is higher than chances of making a bumper harvest in some parts of the country. Because of the above gold has become a natural currency that’s exchanged every day without a receipt or anything proof of transaction . Did you know in the mining sector 10 000usd can be exchanged through car windows without facing and never to come back because of the risks involved simply because our colonial driven policies made carrying it a taboo yet its all over the country. Since its distributed across the country it becomes easy means of livelihood for an average Zimbabwean unless laws that makes making a living a crime
Short comparison of communal farmers and communal miners
Communal farmers
1 register local at village level ; same area where gold is found
2 administered local
3 get gvt input support scheme
4 don’t pay back those loans
5 cut trees indiscriminately without EAI
6 cause erosion without management plan
7 have donor back up if things don’t go well
Communal miners
1 register outside district same land where farms are found
2 administered and reports outside district
3 are siphoned not supported by gvt and are barred access to loan or funding
4 pay levies ; commissioning and pay close to 4000usd before operations
5 Report Monthly to province regardless of output
6 have to report when decommissioning
7 registered and compliant miners pay 10times more than unregistered ones in all ways you can think of .

With information above it becomes easier to operate registration which becomes brooding ground for gold leakage, gold smuggling and host of crimes .
Registered miners find it difficult to operate because of running cost that are equivalent to medium scale mining with output purely communal.
3 gold handling , processing and possession laws.
By law only the registered miner and persons registered by him can handle and sell gold .
It also says that the ore with gold should be registered together with gold and many details.
Remember l said gold is in abundance around the country what happens when an ordinary person comes across 10grams which is 500usd yet not registered to handle gold yet next door they is a unregistered gold buyer in the community.
Too many officers visiting the mine encouraging miners to runaway.
List of offices that visiting the mine
1 mines office
2 ema
3 rdc
4 gold mobilisation
5 cid minerals
6 uniformed policy
7 other
This can be solved by one stop shop system whereby we pay % that is inclusive of all other offices so that only monitoring officers will come to monitor , train asses only .
Digital reporting and returns system can further enhance and prevent
1 double pegging
2 cut cost of reporting
3 reduce corruption in the system.
4 make data easily accessible to the public
Previous history of free gold trade .
Between 2015; 16 and 17 we were allowed to deposit gold as artisanal miners no questions asked a lot of people deposited gold without fear of being arrested for trying to make a living.
Questions like where did you get the gold who is the mine owner is it registered where is the permit were not asked just you and your national registration card . To see my point of view check gold deposit trends during that period.
NB thieves are easier to track that way that putting a cumbersome method.
From the above discussion its clear that if we handle artisanal miners just like communal farmers we close gold leakage.
To do that we should have a communal miners approach in
1 levies
2 environmental management
3 decriminalisation of gold possession and communal mining related activities including handling of cyanide and explosives
4 decentralise monitoring and registration to district level later on village level.
5 set up a digital report platform for both EMA and ministry of mines…

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Zanu PF Demands Cash From Broke Civil Servants

Tinashe Sambiri

Zanu PF agents are forcing teachers in Masvingo Province to join a dodgy organisation called Civil Servants Trust for ED, it has emerged.

According to teachers who spoke on condition of anonymity, Zanu PF agents are causing havoc in schools across Masvingo Province.

A teacher at a high school in Gutu said:

“Tiriko but irikowo here organization new one inonzi Civil servants Trust forED, Inoda mari upto 14usd per teacher to join , get Zanu pf card and regalia?

Pano yasvika nhasi
Takatobhadhariswa zuro joining fee $1 imwe ndofunga tomirira pay kuti tigokwanisa nokuti tine matambudziko:

  • Kutya
  • Kuchona poor renumeration
  • Decision making kuti toita zvipi, inyaya iri kupisa iyi Masvingo province yose civil servant woga woga how many are we?”

” … ndoimwe nyaya iyi kuno zita nenzvimbo musareva henyu asi kana muchida mazita evari kuzviita: umwe wacho anonzi Zviuchi,” another teacher said.

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New Republic Will Not Tolerate Killing Of Citizens- President Chamisa

Tinashe Sambiri
CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has said the New Republic will do away with the persecution, victimisation and murder of citizens.

According to President Chamisa, the new government will promote tolerance and divergence of views.

“THE CITIZENS GOVERNMENT…

The NEW REPUBLIC will;
-not allow propaganda,lies & disinformation from gvt ministers or its functionaries.

-not imprison for politics.
-not promote hate speech,toxicity & insults.
-not spare the corrupt or bribing.

-not kill or harm citizens.#Godisinit,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

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Petition To Stop Mnangagwa From Signing PVO Bill Gains Momentum

Pressure is mounting on President Emmerson Mnangagwa not to sign into law the contentious Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill.

A petition to stop the law, perceived as repressive, has now received 1 447 signatures against a target of 1 500 signatures.

Critics say, if passed into law, the Bill would give government unfettered discretionary power to overregulate and interfere in the governance and operations of non-government organisations (NGOs).

For instance, its provisions provide the government with unchecked power to designate any PVO as “high risk” or “vulnerable” to terrorism abuse, thereby allowing the State to deregister and remove or replace its leadership.

Furthermore, PVOs would be prohibited from supporting or opposing any political party or candidate.

The controversial Bill will also criminalise the work of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Zimbabwe by proposing harsh penalties, including jail time of up to one year for perceived NGO registration framework-related offences.

A petition, started by a citizen Simba Tembo three days ago targets to get 1 500 signatures from Zimbabweans.  After completion, it will be handed over to Mnangagwa.

“We petition Your Excellency to refuse to lend your signature to the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVOs) Amendment Bill H.B. 10 of 2021, which was passed by the Senate on February 2, 2023,” the petition read.

“As a listening President, an attribute you have constantly reminded us of, we hope and believe you will listen to the truths regarding what this kind of law will cost. The economic prejudice that the PVOs Amendment Bill will have on the country if passed into law cannot be overstated. The country stands to lose up to nearly US$1 billion in development support when the civil society sector is disrupted, resources which have made the difference between life and death for many citizens.”

“Your High Office is charged with signing into law; legislation that is citizen-centred, which embody the social contract espoused in the Constitution and that adhere to international law obligations. This proposed law is one whose blemish may be impossible to wash from your record.

“As Zimbabwe seeks re-engagement in the international arena; as Zimbabwe seeks to cast a new trajectory in its post-independent democratic project, signing a regressive law as the PVOs Amendment Bill will only amount to shooting ourselves in the foot, regarding the democratic gains we have scored thus far, and the goodwill that has mounted on the international scene.”

The petition recommends use of more constitutional and less disruptive ways to deal with alleged rogue NGOs.

-Newsday

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Nyika Inovakwa NemaBeavers Ayo, Who Beat Cyclone Freddy By Constructing Dams At Zero Cost

By Isaac Jomora | What’s stopping Zimbabwe from “converting cyclone Freddy to electric energy”? What’s stopping government from building dams so that the rising floods can produce electric energy? Is it a problem of money? What’s complicated about building dams that even beavers do at no cost?

A story is told by the Facebook page, Architectural Construction Discovery over how beavers are better than humans. The page narrates as follows:

The beaver animal is a very skilled dam engineer, and it is born with these innate skills in building without the need to indoctrinate it from its parents, and evolutionists do not have the slightest explanation for the emergence of these instincts until today.

beavers. Pic: Architectural Construction Discovery

The beaver lives in a dwelling in the middle of the water with underground tunnels several meters long to enter, exit and ventilate to protect its young from predators And in order for this dwelling to remain stable, it must be built on stagnant water. Before building the dwelling, the beaver searches for a river and builds a dam in it to accumulate water and stop flowing, and spends months collecting wood, gravel, mud and building in an amazing way, and even when a runny occurs in the dam – which ranges in length Between one meter and 100 meters – and the possibility of its collapse, the beaver rushes to repair the leak immediately, and we should not neglect the anatomical side of the beaver, as it is endowed with very thick and sharp teeth resembling a carpenter’s chisel-shaped incisors and strong jaw muscles for cutting branches and digging the soil, and it has limbs equipped for swimming, and its body Covered with a thick layer of grease to resist the cold of water, and his ears, eyes and nose were made at one level and elevated so that he could swim and hide his body while keeping his eyes above the water to monitor predators, and he could hold his breath for 15 minutes while he was Sufficient time for excavation work or crossing waterways.

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Met Dept Says Cyclone Freddy Claimed 2 Lives

Cyclone Freddy, which had been anticipated to cause havoc in the country and parts of southern Africa has killed two people and blown off several roofs in Chimanimani and Chipinge, the country’s Metrological Services Departments (MSD) has said.

Last week, government was forced to close schools in areas that were likely to be affected by the Cyclone to avoid loss of lives.

In neighbouring Mozambique, Cyclone Freddy hit the country on February 24 with winds that reached 113 kilometres per hour after making a landfall in the eastern city of Vilankulo where it caused destruction of infrastructure.

In Madagascar seven people died due to the cyclone, but it has weakened considerably and was a moderate tropical storm when it reached Mozambique on Friday, as well as Chimanimani and Chipinge in Zimbabwe.

In Zimbabwe, the two districts lost seven cattle, while two people were confirmed dead after being struck by lightning.

Some schools in both districts had their roofs blown off on Friday due to incessant rains and heavy winds.

Department of Civil Protection (DCP) deputy director in charge of response and operations, Farai Hokonya yesterday confirmed the deaths.

“We have received reports in Chimanimani, and I know there is something also in Chipinge. I’m still trying to get hold of those in Chipinge to verify the issue. We don’t have the names of the deceased, we only recorded the deaths. It’s unfortunate I’m on the highway driving,” Hokonya said.

MSD head of forecast, James Ngoma said the department was closely monitoring the situation adding that the public should not panic.

“Our warning category was on level one, which is not a panic warning. When we get to level eight and nine that’s when people can have that panic mode. Basically what I’m saying is that we are very safe.

“The areas that we had mentioned that were going to be affected by the cyclone were the south eastern parts of the country, Chipinge, Chimanimani, Chiredzi, Mwenezi, Beitbridge, Bikita, Zaka and Buhera,” he said.

“We never mentioned Harare, so people who are waiting for the cyclone to affect Harare, honestly we don’t know where they are getting that information from. We are closely monitoring the situation. The south-eastern parts today (yesterday) received 30mm of rain, and a few roofs have been blown off in Chipinge and Chimanimani.”

-Newsday

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Chiwenga Former Aide Nails Marry

By- A Presidential Guard nurse has nailed Marry Mubaiwa in her alleged attempted murder trial case at the Harare magistrates courts.

The new details came out when the trial of Marry Mubaiwa, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga’s estranged wife, commenced yesterday. 

One of the witnesses, Warren Sibanda, a Presidential Guard nurse who accompanied the VP, narrated before Harare magistrate Florence Chakanyuka how Marry Mubaiwa intended to kill Chiwenga: 

It was on July 31, 2019, when we went to China for further medical attention. While at the airport, there were two aeroplanes and the accused discovered that I was going to China, with the complainant, Major Muringi and Health deputy minister John Mangwiro. She caused a scene at the airport by refusing to board another plane back home.

She was shouting at us and the argument was quelled by the South African Police Services after being delayed by two hours.

He said on July 22, 2019, Chiwenga fell ill and an arrangement was made to airlift him to South Africa. Mangwiro was leading the team and overseeing everything. Sibanda added:

We were supposed to leave by 1830pm. We went to the airport and we noted there were two aeroplanes. We went into the same plane. We then went and arrived at Lanseria Airport in South Africa and I was given an order by Mangwiro to go straight to the hospital. The accused was directing us and we then found ourselves at the basement of Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria. I thought maybe we were at the hospital.

Mangwiro then told him that Mubaiwa, a former model, was directing the arrangements.

She allegedly told them that the rooms at the hotel were already booked. Sibanda added:

When the accused person got out of the room and went to the next room where her child was sleeping, the complainant called me asking why we booked him in a hotel room than to proceed to the hospital for his medication.

Sibanda said he told Mangwiro about the issue, and the next day, Chiwenga was taken by force to the hospital. 

He said when they went to the hospital Chiwenga was put on IV fluids and they continued putting them and gave him paracetamol only.

Sibanda said after Chiwenga was assessed, he was referred to NetCare Hospital and placed in the intensive care unit. 

He further alleged that when they took Chiwenga to the hospital, Marry Mubaiwa was shouting at everyone present. 

Sibanda added that on the following day, a pipe was put inside Chiwenga’s rib cage to drain water from the lungs.

Sibanda said the next day, Mubaiwa arrived at the hospital saying she would bring a doctor called Bruce.

She reportedly went to the hospital at odd times and ordered security staff to go out.

On July 8, 2019, Sibanda said he asked security to bathe Chiwenga and wash his clothes.

Mubaiwa arrived with her doctor and they left.

On opening the door, I saw droplets of blood on the floor and some blood on his T-shirt. I asked the security staff and they told me that the complainant (Chiwenga) was about to leave the room, (but) then returned to his bed.

Chakanyuka postponed the trial for cross-examination of the witness to March 13.

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Lawyer Pleads For Court Protection As Witness Turns Abusive

Top Harare lawyer Alec Muchadehama was forced to plead for court protection against controversial businessman Ken Sharpe’s aide, Tatiana Aleshina who had turned abusive after he handed her a torrid time during cross-examination.

Muchadehama was cross-examining Aleshina in an ongoing case where politician Tendai Biti is accused of verbally assaulting her at the Harare Magistrates court in November 2020.

During a session of cross-examination, Muchadehama pleaded with the courts to rein Aleshina after she refused to answer questions from the lawyer.

Aleshina declined to answer a number of questions relating to Sharpe’s company, Augur Investments before bursting in court calling the prosecuting process nonsense.

“No, am not able to represent Augur Investments and am here as an investor, I don’t want to seat in Court and listen to this nonsense.”

The Ukrainian woman who calls herself an investor has been in the country since 1997 and holds a Zimbabwean passport.

Following Muchadehama’s protest to Aleshina’s conduct, Magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti-Guwuriro told the Russian investor to retract her statement.

Aleshina’s temperament rose from the questions posed by Muchadehama which pertained to her businesses.

According to Muchadehama, the verbal assault charges his cleint is facing are intricately linked to a number of cases where Biti is representing companies that were allegedly defrauded by Augur Investiments OU and its associated subsidiaries.

“Your Worship, I do not want to answer to questions about Augur Investments. I do not have rights to talk about Augur Investments. I don’t know anything about it, I cannot discuss it, I have no authority to talk about it. I am not the director, CEO or shareholder, I have no authority to talk about it,” Aleshina said.

Aleshina,who is a close of Sharpe, is currently engulfed in a number of cases before courts where Biti is representing companies that are suing Augur Investments for fraud.

One of the companies being represented by Biti, Fairclot Investments, is suing Augur investments for duping them millions of dollars.

Fairclot was subcontracted to construct the airport road on behalf of Augur Investments before the later defaulted payments.

Initially the airport road construction project was said to have been fraudulently awarded to Augur Investments who in turn acquired construction services elsewhere due to lack of capacity.

Augur in turn went ahead and claimed over 700 hectares of land valued at US$52 million that was agreed on as part of payment by the Harare City Council (HCC).

Despite failing to meet the agreed terms in the airport road construction deal, Augur Investment went ahead claimed the land before parceling it out to its associated companies to avoid litigation.

“It is not surprising that the witness is refusing to answer my questions about Augur Investments OU, the cross examination relates to how the two link and relate.

“The questions I am asking about Augur are relevant to the case and I want to prove that the complainant is capitalising on the accused to get back to him for his role on representing companies that are suing the complainant,” Muchadehama said.

In cross examining Aleshina, Muchadehama questioned as COO of Augur if she knew about the shaddy deals her company is involved in.

“You said you are not involved in Augur Investments yet you approached Sekesai Makwavarara as an investor and you were representing Augur Investments OU to the City of Harare.

“So you are linked to Augur Investments OU and other creation companies?

“Can you confirm that you were party of the Harare Airport Road with City of Harare and Augur Investments. Are you aware that Augur did not develop Airport Road the contract it entered with City of Harare,” questioned Muchadehama.

Aleshina declined to answer the lawyer’s questions.

“I will not be able to answer questions which is not assault case. I am not representing Augur Investments OU and am not able to speak about it,” said Aleshina.

Muchadehama did not deter from prying response from the investor.

“Do you agree that West Properties did not buy the land independently.

“You are the one fronting all the companies were the accused person is representing his clients.

“Did you ever wrote any letter representing Augur Investments OU,” queried Muchadehama.

Aleshina again declined to answer

“I am not allowed to talk about Augur Investments OU and am refusing to answer,” said Aleshina.

After the botched agreement, reports by Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission and HCC recommended that Augur Investments forfeit the land to the local authorities, a submission that was not followed.

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Cyclone Freddy Hits Chimanimani, Kills Two

Tropical Cyclone Freddy has killed two (2) people and blown off several roofs in Chimanimani and Chipinge provinces.

Cyclone Freddy reached Zimbabwe with a weakened intensity.

In Zimbabwe, the two districts lost seven cattle, while two people were confirmed dead after being struck by lightning.

Some schools in both districts had their roofs blown off on Friday due to incessant rains and heavy winds.

Department of Civil Protection (DCP) deputy director in charge of response and operations, Farai Hokonya, confirmed that Cyclone Freddy had killed two people in Manicaland. He told Newsday:

We have received reports in Chimanimani, and I know there is something also in Chipinge. I’m still trying to get hold of those in Chipinge to verify the issue. We don’t have the names of the deceased, we only recorded the deaths. It’s unfortunate I’m on the highway driving.

MSD head of forecast, James Ngoma said the department was closely monitoring the situation adding that the public should not panic. He is cited as saying:

Our warning category was on level one, which is not a panic warning. When we get to level eight and nine that’s when people can have that panic mode. Basically what I’m saying is that we are very safe.

The areas that we had mentioned that were going to be affected by the cyclone were the southeastern parts of the country, Chipinge, Chimanimani, Chiredzi, Mwenezi, Beitbridge, Bikita, Zaka and Buhera.

We never mentioned Harare, so people who are waiting for the cyclone to affect Harare, honestly we don’t know where they are getting that information from. We are closely monitoring the situation. The south-eastern parts today (yesterday) received 30mm of rain, and a few roofs have been blown off in Chipinge and Chimanimani.

Last week, the government was forced to close schools in areas that were likely to be affected by the Cyclone to avoid loss of lives.

In neighbouring Mozambique, Cyclone Freddy hit the country on February 24 with winds that reached 113 kilometres per hour after making landfall in the eastern city of Vilankulo where it caused the destruction of infrastructure.

In Madagascar, seven people died due to the cyclone.

A map by Zoom Earth which is tracking Cyclone Freddy shows that the storm entered eastern Zimbabwe and returned to Mozambique.

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Police Nab Zanu PF Apologist

Zanu-PF-aligned preacher Obadiah Musindo has been arrested and is detained at Harare Central police station on allegations he stole US$5,900 worth of cellphones.

According to NewZimbabwe, Musindo was arrested Monday 20 February.

The Destiny for Africa Network founder is alleged to have duped Munyaradzi Kereva who runs a mobile phones company in Harare of an iPhone 14 ProMax (256G) worth US$2,450, an iPhone 12 ProMax (256G) worth US$1,450, a Samsung S22 worth US$1,600 and a Samsung F12 worth US$300 last year October.

According to his docket, Musindo collected the phones and misrepresented to Kereva that he will be coming back with payment.

Musindo allegedly told Kereva he wanted to sell the phones to one of his clients at Sakunda Holdings offices.

He did not return as promised and evaded Kereva until his arrest.- Bulawayo 24

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‘Embarrassed’ Businessman Chickens Out Of Pomona Billboard Case

HARARE – Businessman Ken Sharpe owned West Properties Private Limited has backed off and withdrawn a lawsuit it filed against Fairclot Investments Private Limited challenging the erection of a billboard which warned home-seekers against buying stands at one of its development sites in Pomona.

West Properties had sued Fairclot Investments and it’s directors, Alan Russell and Grant Russell for US$20 million citing damages for loss of business and profit.

Fairclot Investments erected a billboard along Borrowdale road to warn prospecting buyers and home seekers against acquiring residential stands at stand 654 Pomona Township.

Fairclot Investments and Sharpe previously entered into a contract with another company owned by Sharpe for the construction of Harare Airport Road before clashing over the latter’s failure to pay for work done.

Fairclot Investments took the matter to court demanding payment but were reportedly surprised when Sharpe took advantage of an earlier High Court ruling that declared the US dollar and Zimbabwe dollar 1:1.

After Sharpe failed to pay Fairclot, he gave away stand number 654 Pomona as security with the title deed for the land held in escrow by Coghlan, Welsh and Guest.

West Property has withdrew its lawsuit against Fairclot Investments with cost.

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Zimbabwean Female Boxer Eyes Glory

It’s all systems go as Kudakwashe Chiwandire challenges Yamileth Mercado for the WBC Super Bantamweight world title after the hugely anticipated bout was announced for the 18th of March in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Mercado has held the title since 2019, while Chiwandire won the interim title last year in Zambia after defeating Catherine Phiri before defending it against Zulina Munoz, earning herself the chance for the unification fight against Mercado.- ZBC News

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Zimbabwean Pugilist In Stern Test

It’s all systems go as Kudakwashe Chiwandire challenges Yamileth Mercado for the WBC Super Bantamweight world title after the hugely anticipated bout was announced for the 18th of March in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Mercado has held the title since 2019, while Chiwandire won the interim title last year in Zambia after defeating Catherine Phiri before defending it against Zulina Munoz, earning herself the chance for the unification fight against Mercado.- ZBC News

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Did Marry Try To Kill VP In SA?

Marry Mubaiwa allegedly diverted the entourage that accompanied Vice President Constantino Chiwenga to seek medical attention in South Africa to a hotel instead of going straight to hospital upon their arrival, as a court in Harare heard yesterday.

Mubaiwa allegedly instructed the security team accompanying VP Chiwenga to South Africa that he wanted to rest before taking him to hospital.

It then took the security team to use force to take him out of the hotel on the night of the following day, a court heard.

Warrant Officer Warren Sibanda, a nurse at Presidential Guard headquarters hospital, made the revelations while testifying as a State witness in a matter Mubaiwa is charged with attempted murder.

Mubaiwa allegedly tried to kill VP Chiwenga at a time he was seeking medical treatment in South Africa.

She denied the charges when her trial opened before Harare regional magistrate Mrs Feresi Chakanyuka.

“When we got to the Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria, we entered through the basement. I thought I was at the hospital.

“I asked my superiors who told me that it was a directive from the accused who said the complainant wanted to rest. The rooms were already booked,” he said. Warrant Officer Sibanda told the court that Vice President Chiwenga asked him why they had taken him to a hotel instead of hospital, but he could not reply.

He told the court that he then went to inform the deputy Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr John Mangwiro, about the Vice President’s concerns.

“After our arrival, the accused went to check on her child in another room and the complainant called me and asked me why we had taken him to the hotel instead of the hospital.

“I could not respond and I went to my superiors. Dr Mangwiro told me that the accused had indicated that the complainant wanted to rest.

“They said she was in control and there was nothing we could do. We spent the night and the following day at the hotel. Then at night we then went to hospital,” Warrant Officer Sibanda said.

He said Mubaiwa shouted at the security team on the evening they wanted to take the Vice President to hospital saying they were disturbing him.

Warrant Officer Sibanda said they had to use force to take him out of the hotel.

“Accused was shouting at everyone saying we were disturbing the complainant who wanted to rest. Force had to be used to take the complainant to hospital,” he said.

Warrant Officer Sibanda told the court that the Vice President did not resist when they wanted to take him to hospital.

He said Mubaiwa remained sleeping at the hotel while they took the Vice President to hospital.

Warrant Officer Sibanda said he provided basic nursing care for the two months the VP stayed in hospital.

He said he never slept at the hotel during the time of their stay in South Africa.

“Accused came to the hospital on June 24. I was doing basic nursing care.

“For the two months I was always by his bedside and never been to the hotel,” Warrant Officer Sibanda said.

He also told the court that Mubaiwa would only visit the Vice President during the night and was always accompanied by one Dr Bruce.

“They would seek privacy. We would then go out of the room,” Warrant officer Sibanda said.

He said one day he asked for permission to go and wash the Vice President’s clothes and only to return to be told that the security team had an altercation with Mubaiwa.

“When I returned, I saw the security team and Nyoni, who was part of security, said they had an altercation with the accused. I then noticed blood stains on the door and the complainant’s T-shirt.

“When I left him, he was in bed. I may not know what had happened,” Warrant officer Sibanda said.

He told the court that after the incident, they started refusing to give Mubaiwa and Dr Bruce exclusive privacy with the Vice President.

Warrant Officer Sibanda said Mubaiwa also delayed Vice President Chiwenga’s flight from South Africa to China where he wanted to seek further treatment.

The matter continues on March 13 when Warrant Officer Sibanda will be cross-examined by Mubaiwa’s lawyer.

Mr Lancelot Mutsokoti and Mrs Tinashe Makiya appeared for the State. -state media

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Shock As Man Kills Own Granny

A 28-YEAR-OLD Kezi man is on the run after fatally striking his 68-year-old grandmother with a log following a dispute over an undisclosed issue.

Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mangena confirmed the incident which occurred in Gole Village.
She identified the suspect as Mpumelelo Dube.

Insp Mangena said Dube was sitting with his grandmother Bongiwe Ncube in her kitchen hut together with his siblings when the suspect struck her with a wooden log on the back of her head.

“I can confirm that we recorded a murder case that occurred in Gole Village in Kezi on Friday. Mpumelelo Dube was with his grandmother Bongiwe Ncube in her kitchen hut together with her grandchildren when a misunderstanding arose over an undisclosed issue,” she said.

“Dube picked up a wooden log and struck his grandmother three times on the back of her head and she died on the spot.”

After committing the offence, Dube fled from the scene. Ncube’s body was ferried to Maphisa District Hospital Mortuary.

Insp Mangena urged members of the public to desist from resorting to violence to resolve problems.

She said people should engage third parties and find ways to solve their problems amicably.

Insp Mangena appealed to members of the public with information on the whereabouts of the suspect to contact any nearest police station.- Chronicle

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Cyclone Freddy Kills Shona Man

The weakened Tropical Storm Freddy has killed one person, damaged houses and sugarcane plantations in various parts of the country since Saturday.
Freddy arrived in the Mozambique channel, on February 22 and remained in the channel for two days, before making landfall on the Mozambique coast around Maxixe (about 400km from the south eastern border of Zimbabwe) last Friday.

Due to the distance, Freddy failed to make it to Zimbabwe as anticipated on February 24.

In a statement yesterday, the Department of Civil Protection in the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works said in light of the anticipated cyclone, which later became a storm, civil protection organisations, provinces and development partners, were on high alert.

Provincial and district Command Centres in the districts likely to be affected were manned 24 hours.

The DCP said they continue to receive updates from provinces and districts that were most likely to be affected by Freddy.

In Mazowe District of Mashonaland Central Province, an eight classroom block had its roof blown off by strong winds at Musarara Primary School in Ward 9.

In Ward 11, five houses had their roofs blown off and furniture damaged.

In Shamva urban, a heavy wind storm was witnessed on Sunday around 2pm, and uprooted a Mukuyu tree at Cross junction along Chakonda Road, resulting in the death of a 24-year-old man.

Mashonaland provincial police spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe has identified the deceased as Roberto Mukanwa, of Mukanwa Village under Chief Bushu. Mukanwa, who was a tout along the Shamva-Chakonda Road, had taken shelter under a makeshift shade that was under the Mukuyu tree.

Insp Mundembe said the body was retrieved and taken to Shamva Hospital mortuary for a post-mortem.

The DCP said in Manicaland Province, Chipinge District received heavy rains and strong winds on Sunday resulting in roofs of staff houses being blown off at Simudzai Primary School in Chipinge and Checheche Primary School in Chisumbanje.

In Masvingo Province’s Bikita District, one thatched hut was struck by lightning on Saturday in Kutsirai Village, while in Zaka District’s Marimira Village, Ward 13, “a house was completely destroyed by rainfall on February 26, 2023”.

In Chiredzi District’s Ward 19, Hippo Valley Estates, sugarcane plantations “were extensively damaged”, said the DCP.

Added the DCP: “The country is still in the cyclone season and is also prone to other extreme weather events, hence, it is imperative that all national and sub-national structures remain vigilant in the same spirit that was prevailing in preparation for Cyclone Freddy.

“Given the unpredictable nature of Tropical Storm Freddy in the ensuing days after the original forecast regarding its trajectory, the department in collaboration with MSD (Meteorological Services Department) and other stakeholders has scheduled for a mission to give feedback to the nation and particularly communities.

“This will build confidence in future early warning programmes, alerts amongst the citizens.”

Explaining the weakening of Freddy, the MSD said cyclones are weakened by two main factors which are; frictional surfaces due to mountains and other land objects that disturb the smooth flow of winds within the system, and lack of moisture especially when outside the ocean waters.

The delays by Freddy to make a landfall in Mozambique saw it weakening its magnitude and reducing its severity, hence the delays in reaching Zimbabwe on February 24 as initially projected.

In its update on Saturday, the MSD said the weakened Freddy was expected to last until today.-state media

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Engineering Company Quarels With Kids’ School

A Harare-based engineering company and Lukhanyiso Primary School in Bulawayo are in a stand-off with the former refusing to release a 66-seater bus bought by the school.

Willovale Vehicle Body Engineering wants the school authorities to issue a public apology for having claimed that the company sold them a second-hand bus as a brand new vehicle.

The dispute resulted in the then headmaster Mr Thintitha Mpofu and School Development Committee Mr Phethengani Nyoni being arrested after they were reported to the police by parents.

Following the duo’s arrest, parents also set up an ad hoc committee chaired by Mzilikazi district schools inspector Ms Zanele Muyambo.

In both instances, Messrs Mpofu and Nyoni were cleared. However, Willovale Vehicle Body Engineering felt that their image was tarnished following the unsubstantiated allegations.

On Friday parents met school authorities and resolved that the school should take delivery of the bus which was returned to the company in 2019.

The company has however said it can only deliver the bus after the parents make a public apology.

Company managing director Mr Silvester Matambo said the bus had a 36 months guarantee just like all buses sold to other schools and institutions.

He said the bus will not leave their workshop until there is a written apology from the school.

“One thing to note is that the bus had a guarantee of 36 months. The problem with Lukhanyiso was that parents were misled by someone in the school management that some bus funds were embezzled leading to internal squabbles,” said Mr Matambo.

He said when the bus was delivered to the company in March 2019 for routine servicing, the company was later informed that the parents no longer wanted the bus.

“The bus has been parked at our workshop since that time. We need a written apology from the SDC for us to release the bus,” said Mr Matambo.

He said their reputation was at stake following the baseless allegations.

“The social media was abuzz with stories which tarnished our image following this dispute with the school authorities,” said Mr Matambo.

He said when the school bought the bus for $120 000, the company made it clear that it was a refurbished vehicle not a brand new one. -state media

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Fees Demo Successful

Students at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) yesterday boycotted lectures in a protest that saw the institution rescinding last week’s decision to increase tuition fees by more than 100 percent.

The students started mobilising each other using social media platforms demanding that the university reverts to last semester’s fee structure.

Those who spoke to Chronicle said they were shocked last week to learn that the university was now demanding up to US$770 from around US$320 for under graduate programmes, and the money was said to be payable in local currency at the prevailing official exchange rate.

At about 8AM yesterday, students forcibly closed one of the entrances at Nust in a bid to stop anyone from accessing the university. The NUST Students’ Representative council (SRC) led the protest and sent around fliers detailing their grievances and why lectures should be aborted. When a Chronicle news crew arrived at the university, SRC members were standing by the pedestrian gate turning away students. The institution called the anti-riot police who quickly dispersed the students.

While some SRC members were urging students to boycott lectures, the other members were said to be involved in meeting with Nust administrators.

Later on, in a video addressed to students circulating on social media platforms, Nust SRC president Muziwenkosi Moyo said they had forced the university to drop the new fees structure.

“We have won. The draconian fees have been reduced. We would love to thank you all who stood in solidarity with us in the stay away,” he said.

In a press statement which was released later in the day, Moyo said the university had pegged the fees in US dollar to preserve its value.

He said students could however pay the fees using local currency.

“We want to update you on the recent developments concerning the call by the SRC for students to stay away from university premises. After a meeting with university management, we are pleased to announce that we have reached favourable resolutions that are pro-student,” he said.

“We are happy to inform you that the recently hiked fees of US$720 have been revoked and removed from your portals. Students will now continue to pay the preset ZWL fees structure adopted in September 2022.”

Moyo encouraged students to ensure that they are registered.

He said it is important for university fees to be affordable so that no one is deprived of the opportunity to learn.

Asked via written questions why the university had reversed the decision to increase fees, Nust director of communication and marketing Mr Thabani Mpofu did not provide any answers but said the matter had been resolved and students were back in lectures.

“The situation on campus is back to normal,” said Mr Mpofu.

He said students were sent notices to their portals indicating varying fee increases, depending on one’s faculty.

Students in the faculty of medicine were the hardest hit as the fee went from around US$320 to US$770.

In the faculty of sciences and engineering the fees was now pegged at US$720.

Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development Permanent Secretary Professor Fanuel Tagwira said following morning disturbances at Nust, he engaged the university to understand the source of the problem.

He said the university told him that the fees had been increased through an error.

“The university told me no fees changes had been made. They said someone punched in the wrong numbers to students’ portals, however it has now been rectified,” said Prof Tagwira.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Insp Abednico Ncube said his office had not received the report regarding the incident that resulted in police being called to Nust to restore order.-state media

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Tribute To Mboneni Ncube

Tinashe Sambiri|The Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) has paid tribute to Mboneni Ncube.

Mboneni Ncube, a CCC activist, was murdered by Zanu PF hooligans on February 27, 2022.

In a statement, CCC youth taskforce spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma accused Zanu PF vice president Constantino Chiwenga of causing Mboneni Ncube’s death.

“In a democracy, no one must be killed for being politically different.

On this day last year, Emmerson Mnangagwa’s murderous & blood thirsty fascist regime claimed the life of Mboneni Ncube. It must be noted that this happened after “crush lice” vitriolic rants by C Chiwenga,” Chuma wrote on Twitter.

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Common Challenges Affecting Small Scale Miners

By A Correspondent| Lack of sound sponsorship and dearth of basic empowerment skills are the main problems affecting artisanal miners.

Lack of insurance is another factor affecting miners.

In a bid to empower and equip miners with essential skills, Three Wingers Enterprises, a Zimbabwean company that focuses on mining consultancy, has embarked on offering theoretical and practical assistance to miners.

See presentation below:

SMART MINING OR SPONSORSHIP

Artisanal mining is sustained by what is commonly called sponsorship, sponsors bring money , food , diesel , explosives , headgears and expertise.

They either bring all or one of them to help miner owner and workers achieve what they couldn’t do on their own .

Bringing all increases risks of huge loses but decreases chances of losing when you indeed make money . Basically sponsorship is the unrecognised life blood of Artisanal mining directly or indirectly. It ranges from formal agreements, informal written to equipment hire loan , truck loan , milling loan even informal cash loan of mouth watering amounts passed within two parties without any writing on paper .

Those that are usually paid back come with huge profits of over 100% those who are not paid back usually disappear for ever .

We once wanted to do a video documentary of how it disappear or multiple by giving a full recorded mining activity from day one unfortunately resources limited us . In these series we will first list in this article reasons why some of the sponsorship monies are not paid back then cover in detail explain how it works .
REASONS FOR FAILURE TO PAY BACK SPONSORSHIP IN EXACT ORDER
1 under sponsorship
2 lack of knowledge of Artisanal mining
3 improper monitoring tools
4 lack of insurance ( guarantee)
5 hitting a gold dry spell
6 failing to include all parties when signing.

1 UNDER SPONSOR
This is a situation whereby you sponsor with insufficient funds and leave key areas of the transaction to make it a success unattended risking low returns or encouraging other co-sponsors to be included without your knowledge to come in with better understanding of mining thereby taking you out of the picture.
Before you sponsor ask questions that would clearly paint the picture of exactly how much is the total cost of the transaction who covers what and what is expected of you how long it will take ( always multiply their estimated time by 3 ) . Sometimes what the miner owner needs is money for personal use let that be spelled out clearly know what you are getting into most things used at the mine are found in all major towns in Zimbabwe. Inorder to reduce risks look for a mining consultancy company to do analysis and agreements writing for you at a fee .

Below is a general list of first level mining and general prices then lastly available ongoing mines ready for sponsorships
1 compressor hire 10% of proceeds
2diesel 200litres
3 explosives set 3boxes 1000usd
4 Food 150usd
5 Petty cash 100usd
6 ore transportation and permits paid after process .

List of sponsorship opportunities
1 mining consultant company 3000usd long term engagement terms discussed
2 repairing tanks 1500usd longterm with minimum returns 300usd per month .

3 explosives and diesel x 4mines
4 mine open full scale joint venture open budget
5 Lithium mines both joint venture and purchase.

For more information

Call /WhatsApp 0774028830 for more

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One Woman Dies Every Two Minutes During Pregnancy

Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the latest estimates released in a report by United Nations agencies today. This report, Trends in maternal mortality, reveals alarming setbacks for women’s health over recent years, as maternal deaths either increased or stagnated in nearly all regions of the world.

“While pregnancy should be a time of immense hope and a positive experience for all women, it is tragically still a shockingly dangerous experience for millions around the world who lack access to high quality, respectful health care,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). “These new statistics reveal the urgent need to ensure every woman and girl has access to critical health services before, during and after childbirth, and that they can fully exercise their reproductive rights.”

The report, which tracks maternal deaths nationally, regionally and globally from 2000 to 2020, shows there were an estimated 287 000 maternal deaths worldwide in 2020. This marks only a slight decrease from 309 000 in 2016 when the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came into effect. While the report presents some significant progress in reducing maternal deaths between 2000 and 2015, gains largely stalled, or in some cases even reversed, after this point.

In two of the eight UN regions – Europe and Northern America, and Latin America and the Caribbean – the maternal mortality rate increased from 2016 to 2020, by 17% and 15% respectively. Elsewhere, the rate stagnated. The report notes, however, that progress is possible. For example, two regions – Australia and New Zealand, and Central and Southern Asia – experienced significant declines (by 35% and 16% respectively) in their maternal mortality rates during the same period, as did 31 countries across the world.

“For millions of families, the miracle of childbirth is marred by the tragedy of maternal deaths,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell. “No mother should have to fear for her life while bringing a baby into the world, especially when the knowledge and tools to treat common complications exist. Equity in healthcare gives every mother, no matter who they are or where they are, a fair chance at a safe delivery and a healthy future with their family.”

In total numbers, maternal deaths continue to be largely concentrated in the poorest parts of the world and in countries affected by conflict. In 2020, about 70% of all maternal deaths were in sub-Saharan Africa. In nine countries facing severe humanitarian crises, maternal mortality rates were more than double the world average (551 maternal deaths per 100 000 live births, compared to 223 globally).

“This report provides yet another stark reminder of the urgent need to double down on our commitment to women and adolescent health,” said Juan Pablo Uribe, Global Director for Health, Nutrition and Population at the World Bank, and Director of the Global Financing Facility. “With immediate action, more investments in primary health care and stronger, more resilient health systems, we can save lives, improve health and well-being, and advance the rights of and opportunities for women and adolescents.”

Severe bleeding, high blood pressure, pregnancy-related infections, complications from unsafe abortion, and underlying conditions that can be aggravated by pregnancy (such as HIV/AIDS and malaria) are the leading causes of maternal deaths. These are all largely preventable and treatable with access to high-quality and respectful healthcare.

Community-centered primary health care can meet the needs of women, children and adolescents and enable equitable access to critical services such as assisted births and pre- and postnatal care, childhood vaccinations, nutrition and family planning. However, underfunding of primary health care systems, a lack of trained health care workers, and weak supply chains for medical products are threatening progress.

Roughly a third of women do not have even four of a recommended eight antenatal checks or receive essential postnatal care, while some 270 million women lack access to modern family planning methods. Exercising control over their reproductive health – particularly decisions about if and when to have children – is critical to ensure that women can plan and space childbearing and protect their health. Inequities related to income, education, race or ethnicity further increase risks for marginalized pregnant women, who have the least access to essential maternity care but are most likely to experience underlying health problems in pregnancy.

“It is unacceptable that so many women continue to die needlessly in pregnancy and childbirth. Over 280,000 fatalities in a single year is unconscionable,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem. “We can and must do better by urgently investing in family planning and filling the global shortage of 900,000 midwives so that every woman can get the lifesaving care she needs. We have the tools, knowledge and resources to end preventable maternal deaths; what we need now is the political will.”

The COVID-19 pandemic may have further held back progress on maternal health. Noting the current data series ends in 2020, more data will be needed to show the true impacts of the pandemic on maternal deaths. However, COVID-19 infections can increase risks during pregnancy, so countries should take action to ensure pregnant women and those planning pregnancies have access to COVID-19 vaccines and effective antenatal care.

“Reducing maternal mortality remains one of the most pressing global health challenges,” said John Wilmoth, Director of the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs. “Ending preventable maternal deaths and providing universal access to quality maternal health care require sustained national and international efforts and unwavering commitments, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that every mother, everywhere, survives childbirth, so that she and her children can thrive.”

The report reveals that the world must significantly accelerate progress to meet global targets for reducing maternal deaths, or else risk the lives of over 1 million more women by 2030.

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Man Brutally Kills Granny

A 28-YEAR-OLD Kezi man is on the run after fatally striking his 68-year-old grandmother with a log following a dispute over an undisclosed issue.

Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mangena confirmed the incident which occurred in Gole Village.
She identified the suspect as Mpumelelo Dube.

Insp Mangena said Dube was sitting with his grandmother Bongiwe Ncube in her kitchen hut together with his siblings when the suspect struck her with a wooden log on the back of her head.

“I can confirm that we recorded a murder case that occurred in Gole Village in Kezi on Friday. Mpumelelo Dube was with his grandmother Bongiwe Ncube in her kitchen hut together with her grandchildren when a misunderstanding arose over an undisclosed issue,” she said.

“Dube picked up a wooden log and struck his grandmother three times on the back of her head and she died on the spot.”

After committing the offence, Dube fled from the scene. Ncube’s body was ferried to Maphisa District Hospital Mortuary.

Insp Mangena urged members of the public to desist from resorting to violence to resolve problems.

She said people should engage third parties and find ways to solve their problems amicably.

Insp Mangena appealed to members of the public with information on the whereabouts of the suspect to contact any nearest police station.- Chronicle

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Zanu PF Cleric Arrested

Zanu-PF-aligned preacher Obadiah Musindo has been arrested and is detained at Harare Central police station on allegations he stole US$5,900 worth of cellphones.

According to NewZimbabwe, Musindo was arrested Monday 20 February.

The Destiny for Africa Network founder is alleged to have duped Munyaradzi Kereva who runs a mobile phones company in Harare of an iPhone 14 ProMax (256G) worth US$2,450, an iPhone 12 ProMax (256G) worth US$1,450, a Samsung S22 worth US$1,600 and a Samsung F12 worth US$300 last year October.

According to his docket, Musindo collected the phones and misrepresented to Kereva that he will be coming back with payment.

Musindo allegedly told Kereva he wanted to sell the phones to one of his clients at Sakunda Holdings offices.

He did not return as promised and evaded Kereva until his arrest.- Bulawayo 24

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Cyclone Freddy Damages Buildings In Chipinge, Chimanimani

By- Tropical Storm Freddy has destroyed buildings in Chimanimani and Chipinge districts.

Manica Post also reports that two people and seven cattle were struck by lightning following incessant rains being received across the country at the weekend.

This comes at a time when the Civil Protection Committee (CPU) has activated its systems in preparation for any eventualities in the wake of the envisioned tropical storm.
Heavy rains and adverse weather conditions are expected in most areas around Manicaland Province after Tropical Storm Freddy made a landfall in Mozambique and is expected to induce more wet and harsh weather conditions in some parts of the country, Manicaland included.
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has suspended today (Friday)’s lessons in areas that are likely to be affected.
Part of the circular reads: “In view of the impending heavy rains, all institutions providing primary and secondary education are advised that localised flash floods caused by Tropical Storm Freddy are probable in parts of Manicaland, Masvingo, Matabeleland South, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland Central provinces as well as Harare Metropolitan Province.
“The above-named areas have been placed on high alert and as a result of this extreme weather likelihood, no learners are to attend school or face-to-face instruction on Friday, February 24, 2023.
“Boarders are to remain in their hostels and continue with their studies via alternative learning modes from the confines of a safe environment. Heads of schools in these provinces are advised to exercise caution by notifying day learners not to attend school on Friday or to attempt to cross any flooded rivers.”
Ministry of Local Government and Public Works also chipped in and said: “The Department of Civil Protection is urging citizens to be on high alert of forecasted Severe Tropical Storm Freddy. The spinning cloud-bands of the severe Tropical Storm Freddy are anticipated to cause localised heavy rains (above 65mm), and strong winds in districts such as Chimanimani, Chipinge, Chiredzi, Mwenezi, Beitbridge, Chivi, Masvingo Rural, Zaka and Bikita.
“Tropical Strom Freddy is, however, expected to weaken from Saturday. We call on all relevant stakeholders and traditional leaders to step up efforts to disseminate information to their various communities, in particular all Manicaland, Masvingo and Matabeleland South provinces where heavy rains accompanied by strong winds are expected.
“We urge the citizens to take heed of the Meteorological Services Department alerts as they continue monitoring the unfolding situation. Citizens should be on the watch for possible flooding, avoid crossing flooded rivers or streams, stay indoors and avoid artisanal mining on shacky grounds during the period. Citizens living in low-lying area also encouraged to move to high ground.”
Chipinge District Development Coordinator (DDC), Mr William Mashava said one person and seven cattle were struck by lightning, while two schools buildings had their roofs blown off in the district.
“From the rains that have been received so far, some classroom blocks have had their roofs blown off. About eight houses had their roof blown off at Chinyamukwakwa, Vheneka and Chisumbanje areas. In Ward 27, seven beasts that were struck by lightning,” he said.
Mr Mashava said they have activated CPU systems in the district and development partners have come in handy in their disaster preparedness initiatives.
“We are preparing for any eventuality in the district that might come as a result of the effects of Tropical Storm Freddy. In almost every ward, we have at least two schools that were reserved for possible evacuation. We have received immense support from development partners. Some have donated their vehicles that will be on standby. Some have provided chainsaws, based on the past experiences whereby we could not reach out to some areas after roads were blocked by trees.
“Some chipped in with whistles, megaphones, ropes and other non-food items. Sixty tents have already been delivered to Tongogara Refugees Camp. The Meteorological Services Department in conjunction with the Ministry of Publicity, Information and Broadcasting Services and PLAN will be helping with communication throughout the process,” he said.
Chimanimani DDC, Mr Joseph Manyurapasi confirmed that a classroom block had its roof blown off at Mataa Primary.
Mr Manyurapasi also confirmed the death of a Chimanimani villager who was struck by lightning.
“So far, we have received a report at Mataa Primary School where a classroom block had its roof blown off. We also have a report of a person who was killed by lightning on Tuesday in Chief Mutambara’s area,” he said.
In Mutasa, acting DDC, Mrs Caroline Tichawangana said the CPU is on high alert and no loss of lives and property has so far been reported in the district.
“So far we have not recorded any rainfall related damages. It is raining in most parts of the district and heavy rains are being reported in Honde Valley and areas surrounding DC.
“We have alerted our communities of the impending Tropical Storm Freddy through various platforms and we have identified 93 evacuation centres across the district. We have also activated our district command centre with members on standby to respond to any emergencies,” said Mrs Tichawangana.
Buhera DDC, Mr Freeman Maviza said: “All communities have been alerted of the impending storm. Evacuation centres have been established in hot spot areas.”
Nyanga DDC, Mr Nyashadzashe Zindove said: “We are always alert and this time we have activated our CPU in the district. So far we have not received reports on any damages and loss of life.”
Cyclone Idai survivor, Mr Givemore Muzhambi said his house in Ngangu Township Extension has been flooded by the incessant rains being received in Chimanimani since last week.
“We are frightened. I have a family of eight and during the last cyclone disaster, my house was destroyed while we were sleeping inside. We were all injured and that trauma is coming back to haunt us. We are praying that nothing happens,” he said.
Mr Freddy Makuyana said he is planning to leave Chimanimani for Mutare with his family this weekend and return after the anticipated tropical storm.
“A good number of people have actually left Ngangu Township for higher ground and other areas. We are doing this because we lost a lot of friends and relatives during Cyclone Idai. We are alert and were told to rush to evacuation centres when disaster strikes,” he said.
Ms Prudence Mukwayo said they are well prepared for the tropical storm.
“Unlike in the past, we are adequately prepared, thanks to the information being disseminated by our community radio stations. We have the station and cyclone monitors telling us to be always alert and I believe this will save lives and property,” she said.

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Common Challenges Affecting Small Scale Miners

By A Correspondent| Lack of sound sponsorship and dearth of basic empowerment skills are the main problems affecting artisanal miners.

Lack of insurance is another factor affecting miners.

In a bid to empower and equip miners with essential skills, Three Wingers Enterprises, a Zimbabwean company that focuses on mining consultancy, has embarked on offering theoretical and practical assistance to miners.

See presentation below:

SMART MINING OR SPONSORSHIP

Artisanal mining is sustained by what is commonly called sponsorship, sponsors bring money , food , diesel , explosives , headgears and expertise.

They either bring all or one of them to help miner owner and workers achieve what they couldn’t do on their own .

Bringing all increases risks of huge loses but decreases chances of losing when you indeed make money . Basically sponsorship is the unrecognised life blood of Artisanal mining directly or indirectly. It ranges from formal agreements, informal written to equipment hire loan , truck loan , milling loan even informal cash loan of mouth watering amounts passed within two parties without any writing on paper .

Those that are usually paid back come with huge profits of over 100% those who are not paid back usually disappear for ever .

We once wanted to do a video documentary of how it disappear or multiple by giving a full recorded mining activity from day one unfortunately resources limited us . In these series we will first list in this article reasons why some of the sponsorship monies are not paid back then cover in detail explain how it works .
REASONS FOR FAILURE TO PAY BACK SPONSORSHIP IN EXACT ORDER
1 under sponsorship
2 lack of knowledge of Artisanal mining
3 improper monitoring tools
4 lack of insurance ( guarantee)
5 hitting a gold dry spell
6 failing to include all parties when signing.

1 UNDER SPONSOR
This is a situation whereby you sponsor with insufficient funds and leave key areas of the transaction to make it a success unattended risking low returns or encouraging other co-sponsors to be included without your knowledge to come in with better understanding of mining thereby taking you out of the picture.
Before you sponsor ask questions that would clearly paint the picture of exactly how much is the total cost of the transaction who covers what and what is expected of you how long it will take ( always multiply their estimated time by 3 ) . Sometimes what the miner owner needs is money for personal use let that be spelled out clearly know what you are getting into most things used at the mine are found in all major towns in Zimbabwe. Inorder to reduce risks look for a mining consultancy company to do analysis and agreements writing for you at a fee .

Below is a general list of first level mining and general prices then lastly available ongoing mines ready for sponsorships
1 compressor hire 10% of proceeds
2diesel 200litres
3 explosives set 3boxes 1000usd
4 Food 150usd
5 Petty cash 100usd
6 ore transportation and permits paid after process .

List of sponsorship opportunities
1 mining consultant company 3000usd long term engagement terms discussed
2 repairing tanks 1500usd longterm with minimum returns 300usd per month .

3 explosives and diesel x 4mines
4 mine open full scale joint venture open budget
5 Lithium mines both joint venture and purchase.

For more information

Call /WhatsApp 0774028830 for more

Facebook: Gold Mining Consultancy Zimbabwe

Website: https://www.threewingersenterprises.com

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Remembering Mboneni Ncube Brutally Killed By Mnangagwa Administration

Tinashe Sambiri|The Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) has paid tribute to Mboneni Ncube.

Mboneni Ncube, a CCC activist, was murdered by Zanu PF hooligans on February 27, 2022.

In a statement, CCC youth taskforce spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma accused Zanu PF vice president Constantino Chiwenga of causing Mboneni Ncube’s death.

“In a democracy, no one must be killed for being politically different.

On this day last year, Emmerson Mnangagwa’s murderous & blood thirsty fascist regime claimed the life of Mboneni Ncube. It must be noted that this happened after “crush lice” vitriolic rants by C Chiwenga,” Chuma wrote on Twitter.

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Al Jazeera Investigative Exposes Uebert Angel Money Laundering In UK Using Diplomatic Passport

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Drama As Man Bashed Thigh Vendor

By A Correspondent- There was drama at a popular city night club over the weekend after a patron hired a ƨǝx worker, failed to pay the agreed charge, and bashed her with an empty bottle.

In the dispute that followed, Onisimo Levi (26) assaulted Kudzanai Mudarikwa with an empty bottle, on the head, as she demanded her payment.

Mudarikwa is currently battling for her life at Parirenyatwa Hospital.

The matter came to light before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi, on Saturday.

The circumstances are that on February 25, at the Big Apple bar in Harare, Levi allegedly approached Mudarikwa and hired her for ‘short time.’

Levi and his friend, Terrence Gudu, left the bar with Mudarikwa and her friend, Monalisa Mbanje, to Belgravia where they engaged in ƨǝxual activity.

After that they drove back to the Big Apple.

Mudarikwa demanded her money and a misunderstanding arose as Levi refused to pay.

He suddenly became violent and started assaulting Mudarikwa and pushed her out of the vehicle.

He allegedly grabbed an empty bottle and hit her on the head.

Levi was later restrained from further assaulting Mudarikwa and was arrested.

Mudarikwa is still in hospital.

— HMetro

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Police Busts Drug Bases In Mbare

Police on Sunday busted a drug base in Mbare’s Matapi block 3, 4 and 5 where a tuck-shop and a vehicle registration number AEM 6736 were used as drug storage facilities.

In a statement, the police said they recovered an assortment of drugs including Colcaps syrup and a digital scale among other.

“The ZRP has recovered 1 x 750ml crate of black label, 11 x 750ml castle beer, 2 x 6 pack super Chibuku, a crate of Chibuku scuds, one sachet of dagga, one stub of dagga, one sachet of Omeprazole capsules, one sachet of Crystal Meth, one bottle of Colcaps syrup, four flu stop capsules and a digital scale. The operator of the tuck-shop, Siphelani Ncube, is now being pursued by the police,” said the police.

The police have been on an operation to arrest all drug peddlers in the country amid fears that the problem is now out of control.

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Aspiring US President Vows To Cut Aid To Zimbabwe

United States of America’s former Governor of South Carolina Nikki Haley has threatened to cut aid to Zimbabwe, Belarus and Pakistan because of their association with China and Russia.

Haley is running to become the next President of the United States of America under the Republican ticket and is due to battle it out with her former boss Donald Trump.

“Belarus, in the pocket of Russia.

Zimbabwe, in the pocket of China.

Pakistan, in the pocket of China.

Cut all their aid,” tweeted Hiley.

Meanwhile, Haley’s tweet attracted heavy criticism with former Zimbabwe cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo reminding her that Harare does not get any aid from the US government.

“You are crazy. You mean you don’t know that Zimbabwe does not get any aid from Uncle Sam save for what your predatory government and its ilk call “humanitarian aid” given to its regime change NGOs? And you wanna be US President? Come on. Wakeup. China is the new global normal!,” said Moyo.

Other Zimbabweans joined in, telling Haley off while others said Harare did not need aid from the US.

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Cyclone Freddy Wreaks Havoc In Chipinge, Chimanimani

By- Tropical Storm Freddy has destroyed buildings in Chimanimani and Chipinge districts.

Manica Post also reports that two people and seven cattle were struck by lightning following incessant rains being received across the country at the weekend.

This comes at a time when the Civil Protection Committee (CPU) has activated its systems in preparation for any eventualities in the wake of the envisioned tropical storm.
Heavy rains and adverse weather conditions are expected in most areas around Manicaland Province after Tropical Storm Freddy made a landfall in Mozambique and is expected to induce more wet and harsh weather conditions in some parts of the country, Manicaland included.
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has suspended today (Friday)’s lessons in areas that are likely to be affected.
Part of the circular reads: “In view of the impending heavy rains, all institutions providing primary and secondary education are advised that localised flash floods caused by Tropical Storm Freddy are probable in parts of Manicaland, Masvingo, Matabeleland South, Mashonaland East, Mashonaland Central provinces as well as Harare Metropolitan Province.
“The above-named areas have been placed on high alert and as a result of this extreme weather likelihood, no learners are to attend school or face-to-face instruction on Friday, February 24, 2023.
“Boarders are to remain in their hostels and continue with their studies via alternative learning modes from the confines of a safe environment. Heads of schools in these provinces are advised to exercise caution by notifying day learners not to attend school on Friday or to attempt to cross any flooded rivers.”
Ministry of Local Government and Public Works also chipped in and said: “The Department of Civil Protection is urging citizens to be on high alert of forecasted Severe Tropical Storm Freddy. The spinning cloud-bands of the severe Tropical Storm Freddy are anticipated to cause localised heavy rains (above 65mm), and strong winds in districts such as Chimanimani, Chipinge, Chiredzi, Mwenezi, Beitbridge, Chivi, Masvingo Rural, Zaka and Bikita.
“Tropical Strom Freddy is, however, expected to weaken from Saturday. We call on all relevant stakeholders and traditional leaders to step up efforts to disseminate information to their various communities, in particular all Manicaland, Masvingo and Matabeleland South provinces where heavy rains accompanied by strong winds are expected.
“We urge the citizens to take heed of the Meteorological Services Department alerts as they continue monitoring the unfolding situation. Citizens should be on the watch for possible flooding, avoid crossing flooded rivers or streams, stay indoors and avoid artisanal mining on shacky grounds during the period. Citizens living in low-lying area also encouraged to move to high ground.”
Chipinge District Development Coordinator (DDC), Mr William Mashava said one person and seven cattle were struck by lightning, while two schools buildings had their roofs blown off in the district.
“From the rains that have been received so far, some classroom blocks have had their roofs blown off. About eight houses had their roof blown off at Chinyamukwakwa, Vheneka and Chisumbanje areas. In Ward 27, seven beasts that were struck by lightning,” he said.
Mr Mashava said they have activated CPU systems in the district and development partners have come in handy in their disaster preparedness initiatives.
“We are preparing for any eventuality in the district that might come as a result of the effects of Tropical Storm Freddy. In almost every ward, we have at least two schools that were reserved for possible evacuation. We have received immense support from development partners. Some have donated their vehicles that will be on standby. Some have provided chainsaws, based on the past experiences whereby we could not reach out to some areas after roads were blocked by trees.
“Some chipped in with whistles, megaphones, ropes and other non-food items. Sixty tents have already been delivered to Tongogara Refugees Camp. The Meteorological Services Department in conjunction with the Ministry of Publicity, Information and Broadcasting Services and PLAN will be helping with communication throughout the process,” he said.
Chimanimani DDC, Mr Joseph Manyurapasi confirmed that a classroom block had its roof blown off at Mataa Primary.
Mr Manyurapasi also confirmed the death of a Chimanimani villager who was struck by lightning.
“So far, we have received a report at Mataa Primary School where a classroom block had its roof blown off. We also have a report of a person who was killed by lightning on Tuesday in Chief Mutambara’s area,” he said.
In Mutasa, acting DDC, Mrs Caroline Tichawangana said the CPU is on high alert and no loss of lives and property has so far been reported in the district.
“So far we have not recorded any rainfall related damages. It is raining in most parts of the district and heavy rains are being reported in Honde Valley and areas surrounding DC.
“We have alerted our communities of the impending Tropical Storm Freddy through various platforms and we have identified 93 evacuation centres across the district. We have also activated our district command centre with members on standby to respond to any emergencies,” said Mrs Tichawangana.
Buhera DDC, Mr Freeman Maviza said: “All communities have been alerted of the impending storm. Evacuation centres have been established in hot spot areas.”
Nyanga DDC, Mr Nyashadzashe Zindove said: “We are always alert and this time we have activated our CPU in the district. So far we have not received reports on any damages and loss of life.”
Cyclone Idai survivor, Mr Givemore Muzhambi said his house in Ngangu Township Extension has been flooded by the incessant rains being received in Chimanimani since last week.
“We are frightened. I have a family of eight and during the last cyclone disaster, my house was destroyed while we were sleeping inside. We were all injured and that trauma is coming back to haunt us. We are praying that nothing happens,” he said.
Mr Freddy Makuyana said he is planning to leave Chimanimani for Mutare with his family this weekend and return after the anticipated tropical storm.
“A good number of people have actually left Ngangu Township for higher ground and other areas. We are doing this because we lost a lot of friends and relatives during Cyclone Idai. We are alert and were told to rush to evacuation centres when disaster strikes,” he said.
Ms Prudence Mukwayo said they are well prepared for the tropical storm.
“Unlike in the past, we are adequately prepared, thanks to the information being disseminated by our community radio stations. We have the station and cyclone monitors telling us to be always alert and I believe this will save lives and property,” she said.

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NUST Students Protest Against Fees Hike

Students at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) are protesting at the university premises over what they say is exorbitant fees hike.

According to one of the students, they have been asked to pay US$720 per semester, an amount they say is beyond the reach of their parents.

 Riot Police have since been deployed at the university.

Below are pictures of the protest at NUST

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Mnangagwa Aide In US$400K NSSA Corruption

By- Public Service, Labour, and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavima has been accused of instructing the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) to buy a house in Borrowdale.

It is alleged that while the house in Quinnington, Borrowdale, Harare was valued at US$350 000, NSSA paid US$400 000 and eventually sold the house to Mavima before the property could be entered into its books. 

The NewsHawks report that the property deal was done secretly on behalf of Mavima.

Allegations:

i). It is alleged that Mavima identified the property and asked NSSA to buy and keep it for him while he awaited disbursement of his US$500 000 housing allowance given to each cabinet minister. 

ii). The deal came to light when NSSA’s acting general manager, Charles Shava, ordered deputy director of audit, Andrew Nyakonda, on 16 February to conduct an investigation into the sale of the Borrowdale house and the purchase of a Kariba Lodge for US$244 000.

iii). The deal and the Kariba Lodge transactions were driven by NSsA investments and properties director Brian Murewa, who is said to have jumped the border into South Africa. 

The NewsHwaks report that Shava who replaced suspended general manager, Arthur Manase, is being attacked over the audit he ordered.

On December 29, Paul Mavima wrote to NSSA board chairperson Percy Toriro recommending Agnes Masiiwa to replace Shava.

Vice president Constantino Chowenga, the acting president then, reversed Masiiwa’s appointment, saying it violated corporate governance.

NSSA general manager Arthur Manase was suspended in July 2022 and senior executives were supposed to be appointed on a rotational basis to fill the position in an acting capacity.

NSSA also bought a property in Kariba valued at US$220 000. The property was bought for US$215 000 after negotiations, but US$244 000 was paid. This means US$29 000 was siphoned.

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End Of The Road For Mudzuri

THE High Court has struck off the roll expelled Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) vice-president Elias Mudzuri’s urgent application challenging his recall from the Senate by party president Douglas Mwonzora. The matter was stuck off the roll of urgent matters.

In his application, Mudzuri had the MDC-T party, Mwonzora, Morgen Komichi, Paurina Mupariwa-Gwanyanya and Parliament as the first to fifth respondents.
Expelled from MDC-T on February 6, 2023, the former MDC-T vice-president wanted the court to prohibit Mwonzora and the MDC-T party from recalling him from Parliament.

But the respondents responded by saying the application suffered from self-created urgency and what the applicant sought to interdict had already taken place.

The respondents further submitted that by filing his application on February 14, 2023, it showed that his application was not urgent.

Justice David Mangota then struck the matter off the roll of urgent matters.

He ruled: “All other requirements for an interdict will only be considered after the existence of the right has been established. Whereas in the case, no such right exists, the application for an interdict fails.

“The applicant, in short, did not treat his application with the urgency that the same deserved when he applied through the urgent chamber book on February 14, 2023 instead of him having done so on 8 February 2023. If the submissions of the respondents centred only on the issue of urgency or lack thereof, I would have been persuaded to overlook the fact that the application was filed six days from the date that it should have been filed and would, all things being equal, have considered the case in favour of the applicant.
“The applicant failed to prove, on a balance of probabilities, the existence of any right which he enjoys in the first respondent (MDC-T). The preliminary issues which the respondents raised are not without merit. They are upheld. The application is struck off the roll of urgent matters with costs.”
“It can only succeed after the right which he used to have before his expulsion from the first respondent (MDC-T) returns to him following the hearing and determination of his applications for review and/or declarator.”
-Newsday

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Zimbabweans In UK Call For Immediate Sikhala Release

Tinashe Sambiri|Angry citizens in the United Kingdom took to the Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe on Saturday to protest at the prolonged detention of Hon Job Sikhala.

Hon Sikhala was arrested in June last year for denouncing the brutal murder of CCC activist Moreblessing Ali.

See below CCC UK and Ireland statement:

Solidarity protest for CCC Hon Job Sikhala, Sat 23 Feb at Zimbabwe Embassy, London…

Today, Zimbabweans, activists and sympathisers stood in solidarity protesting the continued incarceration of Hon Sikhala who has been in prison for 256 days without bail. The protestors were demanding the release of Hon Sikhala #FreeWiwa

Protestors were told of the importance of speaking up, calling out persecution, human rights abuses and were encouraged to continue to protest demanding the Zimbabwe regime to be held accountable for the atrocities they perpetrate against CCC champions and other human rights activists.

Facilitator:
Nontokozo Malaba Ncube

Speakers included:
Vengai Mutsawu
Diana Machingauta
Lloyd Shumbayaonda
Patricia Chinyoka
Makomborero Haruzivishe
Chief Ndiweni
Lord Jonny Oates

Citizens Coalition for Change UK and Ireland

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Citizens Urged To Stand Up For Job Sikhala

Tinashe Sambiri
Hard-hitting CCC youth taskforce spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma has challenged citizens to assume a common garb in fighting for the release of jailed politician Hon Job Sikhala.

Hon Sikhala was arrested in June last year for speaking on behalf of Moreblessing Ali’s family.

Sarkozy described the incarceration of Hon Sikhala as horrible and unacceptable.

“Sometimes we simply have to stand up.

The abuse of @JobSikhala1 is horrible and unacceptable,” Sarkozy wrote on Twitter.

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Doctors At NSSA Get Payrise

The National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has given its doctors a pay rise as the state-owned entity moves to stop the brain drain.
NSSA acting general manager Charles Shava said NSSA has not been spared by the brain drain as its medical staff continue to seek greener pastures.

The increment is with effect from January 1.

“The NSSA board has with effect from 1 January increased the allowances it gives to its doctors,” Shava said.

“It has been difficult for NSSA to retain its medical staff due to poor remuneration and allowances.

“The increases will help curb the perennial loss of medical staff to other local employers who pay occupational health doctors more money.”

He added: “NSSA doctors are qualified in occupational health and they are, therefore, in high demand across industries especially the mining sector.

“They are responsible for treating injured workers in industry as well as adjudicating on all medical matters under its two schemes.

“They also determine the level of injuries and applicable compensation for all injured workers.

“These are specialised trainings that NSSA invests in its doctors and therefore we can’t afford to train and lose so easily.”

Shava said NSSA will now be looking to review conditions of service for all its critical staff who include engineers, lawyers, accountants, actuaries, investment specialists, social security specialists and occupational health staff among others.

“The number one resource for NSSA is all its staff and, therefore, we will do everything within the law to improve their welfare,” he added.

“The welfare of NSSA staff is critical to the board as NSSA staff are invested with looking after millions of dollars of public funds.

“The retention of key staff is, therefore, at the top of our priorities. “

The country continues to lose thousands of healthcare workers to greener pastures.

Estimates say the country has lost over 3 000 health workers in the past two years.-Stamdard

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Nigeria Election Results, First Numbers

Early results have started to arrive from Nigeria’s tightest election since the end of military rule in 1999.
Official results from the south-western Ekiti state show a clear victory for ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu in one of his strongholds.

Further results will not be formally announced until 10:00 GMT on Monday.

Following widespread delays and attacks on some polling stations on Saturday, voting was postponed until Sunday in parts of the country.

Voting continued through the night in some areas.

Turnout appears to be high, especially among young people who make up about a third of the 87 million eligible voters.

This makes it the biggest democratic exercise in Africa.

The election has seen an unprecedented challenge to the two-party system that has dominated Nigeria for 24 years.

Peter Obi from the previously little known Labour Party, Mr Tinubu from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are all seen as potential winners. There are 15 other presidential candidates.

A candidate needs to have the most votes and 25% of ballots cast in two-thirds of Nigeria’s 36 states to be declared the winner.

Otherwise, there will be a run-off within 21 days – a first in Nigeria’s history.

Saturday’s voting was marred by long delays at polling stations, as well as scattered reports of ballot-box snatching and attacks by armed men, especially in southern areas, where Mr Obi has strong backing.

Dr Nkem Okoli was just about to vote in the Lekki district of the biggest city Lagos when masked men attacked the polling station.

“There was pandemonium. There were bottles flying everywhere,” she told the BBC. “They broke [the ballot box]. They stole the phones of the officials. Now we can’t vote.”

In some areas, voting did not begin until around 18:00 local time – three-and-a-half hours after polls were due to close.

First-time voter Susan Ekpoh told the BBC that she spent 13 hours at her polling station in the capital, Abuja, only leaving at midnight.

She said when it got dark, election officials said they needed light to see what they were doing, so she and others used their car headlights to illuminate proceedings.

The southern Bayelsa state was among those areas where voting was delayed until Sunday – it is not clear how many parts of the country saw voting postponed. -BBC

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Gokwe Man Rots In Botswana Prison For Being Zimbabwean

A Zimbabwean man who is accused of defilement is accusing the Investigating Officer (IO) of xenophobia.

Edward Dube, from Gokwe in Zimbabwe made the claim Tuesday when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Thapelo Buang for arraignment.

According to the charge sheet, Dube allegedly defiled the complainant between July 2017 and September 30, 2021 at Maipaafeka location in Francistown.

Dube told the court that the reason why he was being denied bail was because the IO was exhibiting xenophobic tendencies towards him.

“I am in jail and being denied bail simply because I am a Zimbabwean,” said Dube.

Asked by Buang to clarify if he was saying that the court is xenophobic and if he (Dube) has got xenophobic tendencies in his mind, Dube said: “No I am not saying that this court is xenophobic. I am saying that the IO is denying that I should be granted bail simply because I come from Zimbabwe.”

Dube has previously told the court that the IO is aware that he was granted bail by the then Magistrate Goodwill Makofi, who is now a judge, but is now denying that assertion.

After carefully perusing the case record, Buang told Dube that there is nowhere in the record which reflects that Dube was indeed granted bail by Makofi.

Buang then asked Dube if he had any documents validating his stay in Botswana and that if the court was minded to grant him bail, where would he stay. In response, Dube agreed with the magistrate and prosecution that he did not have any documents authenticating his stay in Botswana, adding: “The police know where I stay at Maipaafela where they arrested me. I will stay where I was arrested.”

However, Buang denied Dube bail because he was a flight risk.

Dube had earlier pleaded guilty to a charge of entering Botswana illegally.

He is due in court on March 1 for facts reading, mitigation and sentence in relation to entering Botswana using an ungazetted point of entry. He is also awaiting DNA results in relation to ‘defilement’ -Mmegi

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Chelsea Boss Receives Death Threats?

Chelsea coach Graham Potter has revealed that he has received death threats from the club’s fans.

Potter is under mounting pressure at Stamford Bridge following last Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to the Premier League’s bottom side Southampton.

The Blues have just one win all calendar year and the team is currently on a run of just two wins in 14 games across all competitions.

They sit in tenth place on the EPL table with 31 points from twenty-three games.

Because of these poor results, Potter received vicious abuse wishing him and his family dead.

The gaffer told a press conference on Friday: “As much as I’ve had support I’ve had some not very nice emails that have come through that want me to die and want my kids to die, so obviously that’s not pleasant to receive.

“The challenge for me is, ‘OK, how do I conduct myself?’ That’s what I always turn round to. The higher you go, the more pressure you have on how you are as a person. I want to succeed here. There is this nonsense that I don’t care. Where does that come from? Where’s your evidence on that?

“If you go to work and somebody’s swearing abuse at you, it’s not going to be pleasant. You can answer it two ways. I could say I don’t care, but you know I’m lying. Everyone cares what people think, because we’re hardwired to be socially connected.

“Ask my family how life has been for me and for them. It’s been not pleasant at all.

I understand supporters go home and they’re annoyed because the team aren’t winning but, I assure you, my life for the last three, four months has been fairly average, apart from the fact I’m really grateful for this experience.”- Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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Fatal Attack Over Girlfriend

High Court Judge Justice Sunsley Zisengwe has defended the delict of adultery and said it must remain in the statutes to protect the institution of marriage.

He said this when he handed down probably the heaviest damages for adultery since the High Court in Masvingo was established in 2016, when he ordered Provincial Medical Director, Dr Amadeus Shamu’s mistress Ancercaria Taderera to pay US$13 000 to his wife Tatyana Shamu.

Justice Zisengwe said that Tatyana who broke down in court as she narrated how her husband built a house for the mistress when she as a wife didn’t have any was traumatized by the adulterous relationship. The Judge said he even felt pity for Tatyana as she was on the witness stand and recounting her experience.

“The plaintiff cast a sorrowful and pitiful sight on the witness stand as she recounted the humiliation, pain and indignity she had to endure on account of the adulterous relationship. As a consequence, she lapsed into a depression necessitating medical intervention,” said Justice Zisengwe.

Tatyana was represented by Grace Bwanya of Chihambakwe and Partners while Taderera was represented by Pauline Chimwanda of Nyavo, Ruzive Attorneys

Justice Zisengwe warned that the introduction of civil partnerships under the new Marriage Act, Chapter 5:15 last year does not remove the delict of adultery but was only introduced to deal with sharing of properties where a relationship had existed. The existence of civil partnerships in the Marriage Act does not therefore, remove adultery as it serves a different purpose, he said.

Analysts who commented to The Mirror after the ruling said there were a lot of misconceptions over civil partnerships introduced into the Marriage Act with many people relapsing into believing that adultery is no longer an issue.

Justice Zisengwe further said that the delict of adultery was important in the laws to serve two purposes; as a deterrent to would be transgressors and therefore preserve the sanctity and protect marriages. Damages from adultery give solace for the innocent spouse who is affected, said the Judge.

He disagreed with the defendant’s lawyer that adultery in the statutes was unconstitutional and he dismissed an appeal for the Judge to make such a declaration.

Chimwanda, on behalf of her client also said in her closing submissions that extramarital relationships have become so common and acceptable in contemporary Zimbabwe society that adultery in the statutes was no longer relevant and served no purpose. She said adultery was between two consenting adults and the law had no business policing social morals.

Justice Zisengwe agreed with Chimwanda that today’s society is more tolerant towards adultery but he said there are more factors that support the retention of the adultery delict. He said the steady flow of adultery cases into the courts means that a lot of people still frown at adultery. He called for more evidence to support Chimwanda’s position including the necessity of a referendum.

The relationship which resulted in two children started in 2011 and Tatyana discovered it in 2019. There was an out of court settlement in which Taderera paid US$5 000 compensation for monies and other favours that she had received from Dr Shamu. After the settlement there was an agreement that Taderera would stop the adulterous relationship.

However, Tatyana decided to sue for US$50 000 after realizing that the two continued with their relationship. Her evidence that the relationship still subsisted was that Dr Shamu and Taderera continued to communicate clandestinely mostly at midnight when she was asleep. She said that the tone of their communication was cordial and romantic. Tatyana said that Dr Shamu would abruptly end Ancercaria’s conversations whenever she entered his room.

More painful to Tatyana is that Taderera was a family friend who worked at Dr Shamu’s surgery. She said that Dr Shamu pampered his girlfriend with gifts that she never received herself as a wife.

She said that Dr Shamu bought Taderera a car and built her a house, something that he could not do for her as a wife. She also said that the two no longer share the same bedroom as a result of the illicit affair.

The damages claimed for by Tatyana were for contumelia and loss of consortium. Contumelia is the injury, insult and indignity suffered by the plaintiff as a result of adultery while consortium relates to the loss of comfort society and service of the wife of husband as the case maybe.

Justice Zisengwe granted Tatyana US$5 000 for contumelia and noted that Taderera’s case was worsened by her lack of contrition to the extent that she said in court that Tatyana’s depression was not caused by the illicit relationship but by the war in Ukraine because she is a Ukrainian.

For contumelia, Justice Zisengwe granted Tatyana US$8 000 because her marriage had all but collapsed with the couple using separate bedrooms and living as strangers. –Masvingo Mirror

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I Miss Billiat: Dolly

Kaizer Chiefs forward Keagan Dolly has claimed that the absence of Khama Billiat has negatively affected his performance.

Dolly has struggled for consistency this season, making twenty-four appearances in all competitions for Chiefs with four goals and four assists.

The forward is often played alongside Billiat upfront but that pairing has not existed in recent games due to the latter’s injury.

The Zimbabwean is out of action for the rest of the campaign after undergoing surgery to treat a groin issue.

Speaking to iDiski Times, Dolly has admitted that Khama’s absence has negatively impacted his contribution to the team.

“I miss playing with Khama, we all know what he can bring on the day, his experience, his quality, and just our understanding you know,” Dolly said when asked by the publication if he’s been affected by Billiat’s absence this season

“But it’s part of the game, he’s out, and there are other players who can come in and do the job, it’s just for us to start understanding each other, and I think that’s been the main problem in our inconsistencies of trying to get combinations right.

“One player gets injured, and another player comes in, you know? I think Christian came into the squad, he’s a new player still trying to adapt to the way we play – so it’s progress for us, we need to keep on working on it until we get it right again.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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Malaria Prevention Tips

Key facts

Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.

It is preventable and curable.

In 2021, there were an estimated 247 million cases of malaria worldwide.
The estimated number of malaria deaths stood at 619 000 in 2021.
The WHO African Region carries a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden. In 2021, the region was home to 95% of malaria cases and 96% of malaria deaths. Children under 5 accounted for about 80% of all malaria deaths in the Region.
Overview

Malaria is an acute febrile illness caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are spread to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. There are 5 parasite species that cause malaria in humans, and 2 of these species – P. falciparum and P. vivax – pose the greatest threat. P. falciparum is the deadliest malaria parasite and the most prevalent on the African continent. P. vivax is the dominant malaria parasite in most countries outside of sub-Saharan Africa.

The first symptoms – fever, headache and chills – usually appear 10–15 days after the infective mosquito bite and may be mild and difficult to recognize as malaria. Left untreated, P. falciparum malaria can progress to severe illness and death within a period of 24 hours.

In 2021, nearly half of the world’s population was at risk of malaria. Some population groups are at considerably higher risk of contracting malaria and developing severe disease: infants, children under 5 years of age, pregnant women and patients with HIV/AIDS, as well as people with low immunity moving to areas with intense malaria transmission such as migrant workers, mobile populations and travellers.

Disease burden
According to the latest World malaria report, there were 247 million cases of malaria in 2021 compared to 245 million cases in 2020. The estimated number of malaria deaths stood at 619 000 in 2021 compared to 625 000 in 2020.

Over the 2 peak years of the pandemic (2020–2021), COVID-related disruptions led to about 13 million more malaria cases and 63 000 more malaria deaths.

The WHO African Region continues to carry a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden. In 2021 the Region was home to about 95% of all malaria cases and 96% of deaths. Children under 5 years of age accounted for about 80% of all malaria deaths in the Region.

Four African countries accounted for just over half of all malaria deaths worldwide: Nigeria (31.3%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (12.6%), United Republic of Tanzania (4.1%) and Niger (3.9%).

Prevention
Over the last 2 decades, expanded access to WHO-recommended malaria prevention tools and strategies – including effective vector control and the use of preventive antimalarial drugs – has had a major impact in reducing the global burden of this disease.

Vector control
Vector control is a vital component of malaria control and elimination strategies as it is highly effective in preventing infection and reducing disease transmission. The 2 core interventions are insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS).

Progress in global malaria control is threatened by emerging resistance to insecticides among Anopheles mosquitoes. As described in the latest World malaria report, other threats to ITNs include insufficient access, loss of nets due to the stresses of day-to-day life outpacing replacement, and changing behaviour of mosquitoes, which appear to be biting early before people go to bed and resting outdoors, thereby evading exposure to insecticides.

Preventive chemotherapies
Preventive chemotherapy is the use of medicines, either alone or in combination, to prevent malaria infections and their consequences. It requires giving a full treatment course of an antimalarial medicine to vulnerable populations (generally infants, children under 5 years of age and pregnant women) at designated time points during the period of greatest malarial risk, regardless of whether the recipients are infected with malaria.

Preventive chemotherapy includes perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC), seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) and school-aged children (IPTsc), post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PDMC) and mass drug administration (MDA).

These safe and cost-effective strategies are intended to complement ongoing malaria control activities, including vector control measures, prompt diagnosis of suspected malaria, and treatment of confirmed cases with antimalarial medicines.

Vaccine
Since October 2021, WHO also recommends broad use of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine among children living in regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission.

The vaccine has been shown to significantly reduce malaria, and deadly severe malaria, among young children.

Source :WHO

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Mnangagwa Sons Celebrate Birthday In Lavish Style

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s sons Collins and Sean are celebrating their birthday in lavish style to reflect their class.

Sean and Collins Mnangagwa are the identical twin sons of Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa. They turned 36 today and decided to celebrate with a regal photoshoot earlier.

Collins Mnangagwa posted the pictures on his Instagram account, which are an apt reflection of their style.

In the first picture, President Mnangagwa was sitting on a chair, and the twins were leaning on both ends as they all smiled warmly at the camera.

In another picture, the Mnangagwa twins removed their blazers and wore sunglasses as they puffed Cuban cigars. They were sitting in a darkly-furnished room enjoying a game of chess.

Collins Mnangagwa is an engineer by profession. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from the North China Electric Power University in Beijing, China, in 2012.

The younger of the twins, Sean Mnangagwa, is a member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA).

Army Dismisses Reports That ED’s Son Sean Mnangagwa Was Promoted To Major
Sean attained a Bachelor’s degree in Security and Business Management from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China.

Last year, Sean Mnangagwa lost his 5-year-old son Yasha Mafidi Mnangagwa. Mafidi succumbed to pneumonia at a local hospital, which developed from respiratory complications after he took food down the wrong pipe.

Source: iHarare.com

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Mnangagwa Sons Blow Cash On Birthday Party As Millions Suffer

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s sons Collins and Sean are celebrating their birthday in lavish style to reflect their class.

Sean and Collins Mnangagwa are the identical twin sons of Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa. They turned 36 today and decided to celebrate with a regal photoshoot earlier.

Collins Mnangagwa posted the pictures on his Instagram account, which are an apt reflection of their style.

In the first picture, President Mnangagwa was sitting on a chair, and the twins were leaning on both ends as they all smiled warmly at the camera.

In another picture, the Mnangagwa twins removed their blazers and wore sunglasses as they puffed Cuban cigars. They were sitting in a darkly-furnished room enjoying a game of chess.

Collins Mnangagwa is an engineer by profession. He graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from the North China Electric Power University in Beijing, China, in 2012.

The younger of the twins, Sean Mnangagwa, is a member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA).

Army Dismisses Reports That ED’s Son Sean Mnangagwa Was Promoted To Major
Sean attained a Bachelor’s degree in Security and Business Management from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China.

Last year, Sean Mnangagwa lost his 5-year-old son Yasha Mafidi Mnangagwa. Mafidi succumbed to pneumonia at a local hospital, which developed from respiratory complications after he took food down the wrong pipe.

Source: iHarare.com

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Mnangagwa Must Allow Opposition To Campaign Freely

By Leonard Koni

A democratic Zimbabwe cannot be built on undemocratic processes like violation of the constitution, continuation of Zanu PF poor policies, violence, lack of respect of the rule of law and abuse of human rights.

President Mnangagwa government’s must abide by the constitution and allow the opposition to campaign freely. Zimbabwe cannot afford to have another disputed 2023 election.

Our democracy can be richer and stronger if every political party in the country is given a fair access to the media allowing them to gather unhindered and unharmed.

In terms of political repression, arresting political opponents, poor governance, banning of NGOs, mutilation of the constitution the Zanu PF government under this new republic has broken the record.

In November 2017 President Emmerson Mnangagwa said “the voice of the people is the voice of GOD” literally meaning that whatever people cried for he is supposed to incline an ear. Today Mnangagwa has changed goal posts and has become another Idi Amin of Zimbabwe.

Currently the regime is using dirty tactics like using the Zimbabwe Republic Police to ban CCC campaigning rallies and meetings.

They always say Citizens Coalition of Change is a structureless party but they deploy armed riot police to block their rallies.

Zanu PF government knows that they have no political clout and have ran out of new ideas to lure the electorate.

By stopping Nelson Chamisa to hold rallies punishing his supporters through jailing them and weaponisation of the law, the regime is actually scoring own goals.

The willful violation of the constitution of Zimbabwe, manipulation of the voters roll is a cause of concern.

For the past twenty or so years, we seem determined to miss every opportunity to showcase what Zimbabwe would have been like had it not been for political bickering and resistance to change.

Regression after independence shouts from rooftops what no descendant of Africa wants to. What we are witnessing right now in the country are symptoms of a failed economy.

Its all cheap propaganda that Zanu PF government is signing mega deals, investors are flocking into the country and the mantra that the country is open for business.

The finance industry is now a pale shadow of what it used to be. What brought down the economy needs addressing. There is no country in the world that had managed to flourish uts economy when there is political instability. Where the opposition is treated like an enemy of the state.

Unfortunately, there is still finger pointing the culture strangling Zimbabwe is not far from being solved.

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Mnangagwa Causes Massive Shake Up In Police Force Months Before Polls

THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has instituted an aggressive transfer of senior officers countrywide, raising eyebrows as this is coming ahead of elections later this year.

NewsDay Weekender learnt that police transferred at least 66 top officers from various provinces.

The affected officers are expected to report to their new stations by March 3.

A police internal communication seen by NewsDay Weekender showed that officers affected in the transfer were senior cops ranking from assistant inspector, superintendent, sergeant and constable among others.

“The following transfers have been approved and should be implemented accordingly …,” the memorandum read naming the transferred senior officers.

But national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday said he was not aware of the memorandum.

“I am not aware of the memorandum. Can you send it to our WhatsApp number,” Nyathi said.

He had not yet responded by the time of going to print.

Last year, a Zanu PF central committee report disclosed that some police officers attended the ruling party’s Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology to “re-orient” them ahead of the watershed elections.

In separate interviews, political analysts said while police regularly transfer its officers, the timing raised eyebrows.

“Going into the elections, it is crucial that the police keep a distance between themselves and political parties and operate in terms of the Constitution. Otherwise, we are going to see the police acting as if they were party enforcers,” political analyst Effie Ncube said.

Ncube also said forcing police officers to attend Zanu PF’s Chitepo School of Ideology orientation was “completely unacceptable and a threat to democratic governance”.

“When applying the law in such a scenario, the police can only selectively do so and exempt the party they are affiliated to. This is what our Constitution sought to avoid,” Ncube said.

“Sadly, it is being ignored as if it does not matter. This has led to the deepening of the political and economic crises and further reduced chances for a free and fair election.”

Another political analyst Vivid Gwede said history shows that transfers in the police force have sometimes been done “in bad faith to punish or reward police officers”.

“However, having senior officers attending the Zanu PF ideological school is unconstitutional. It is also a threat to the rule of law and justice, which require impartiality by law enforcement institutions,” Gwede said.

The opposition has accused police of being biased towards the ruling party.

— NewsDay

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Senior Police Officers Attend Zanu PF Ideological Lectures

THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has instituted an aggressive transfer of senior officers countrywide, raising eyebrows as this is coming ahead of elections later this year.

NewsDay Weekender learnt that police transferred at least 66 top officers from various provinces.

The affected officers are expected to report to their new stations by March 3.

A police internal communication seen by NewsDay Weekender showed that officers affected in the transfer were senior cops ranking from assistant inspector, superintendent, sergeant and constable among others.

“The following transfers have been approved and should be implemented accordingly …,” the memorandum read naming the transferred senior officers.

But national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday said he was not aware of the memorandum.

“I am not aware of the memorandum. Can you send it to our WhatsApp number,” Nyathi said.

He had not yet responded by the time of going to print.

Last year, a Zanu PF central committee report disclosed that some police officers attended the ruling party’s Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology to “re-orient” them ahead of the watershed elections.

In separate interviews, political analysts said while police regularly transfer its officers, the timing raised eyebrows.

“Going into the elections, it is crucial that the police keep a distance between themselves and political parties and operate in terms of the Constitution. Otherwise, we are going to see the police acting as if they were party enforcers,” political analyst Effie Ncube said.

Ncube also said forcing police officers to attend Zanu PF’s Chitepo School of Ideology orientation was “completely unacceptable and a threat to democratic governance”.

“When applying the law in such a scenario, the police can only selectively do so and exempt the party they are affiliated to. This is what our Constitution sought to avoid,” Ncube said.

“Sadly, it is being ignored as if it does not matter. This has led to the deepening of the political and economic crises and further reduced chances for a free and fair election.”

Another political analyst Vivid Gwede said history shows that transfers in the police force have sometimes been done “in bad faith to punish or reward police officers”.

“However, having senior officers attending the Zanu PF ideological school is unconstitutional. It is also a threat to the rule of law and justice, which require impartiality by law enforcement institutions,” Gwede said.

The opposition has accused police of being biased towards the ruling party.

— NewsDay

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Zimbabwe Holds The World’s Largest Assisted Voters’ Population

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I Can’t Play Game Without Billiat : Keagan Dolly

Kaizer Chiefs forward Keagan Dolly has claimed that the absence of Khama Billiat has negatively affected his performance.

Dolly has struggled for consistency this season, making twenty-four appearances in all competitions for Chiefs with four goals and four assists.

The forward is often played alongside Billiat upfront but that pairing has not existed in recent games due to the latter’s injury.

The Zimbabwean is out of action for the rest of the campaign after undergoing surgery to treat a groin issue.

Speaking to iDiski Times, Dolly has admitted that Khama’s absence has negatively impacted his contribution to the team.

“I miss playing with Khama, we all know what he can bring on the day, his experience, his quality, and just our understanding you know,” Dolly said when asked by the publication if he’s been affected by Billiat’s absence this season

“But it’s part of the game, he’s out, and there are other players who can come in and do the job, it’s just for us to start understanding each other, and I think that’s been the main problem in our inconsistencies of trying to get combinations right.

“One player gets injured, and another player comes in, you know? I think Christian came into the squad, he’s a new player still trying to adapt to the way we play – so it’s progress for us, we need to keep on working on it until we get it right again.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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Is it Fair to Clear Muvevi Of 6 Murder Charges?

Jaison Muvevi...
Jaison Muvevi

Multiple murder suspect Jaison Muvevi, who was being investigated for killing up to 10 people, has been cleared of six charges following ballistic tests.

Muvevi hogged the limelight in January following the Hwedza shooting rampage that led to the death of three people while two others escaped death by a whisker, before he fled to Mozambique, where he was captured.

A former police detective, Muvevi was also linked to another suspected murder that took place in November 2022 in Eastlea, Harare.

Police were keen to investigate whether he was involved in six other unsolved murder cases that took place in Harare and Chitungwiza since 2020.

Muvevi’s suspected murder weapon was taken for ballistic tests about a month ago to try to link the forensic evidence to these six cold cases.

However, it has emerged that the ballistic tests did not match Muvevi’s murder weapon in the six cases.

National police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, confirmed that the four alleged murder counts and two attempted murder charges are what remain on Muvevi’s charge sheet.

“I can confirm that on Muvevi’s charges, he remains facing four counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder,” Asst Comm Nyathi said.

A police source close to the investigations said: “The results from the forensic ballistic analysis did not match his weapon. So, automatically he was cleared of the six suspected murder cases.

“The situation is still the same in terms of his other charges. So, he is still facing four counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder.”

The 42-year-old is presently before the courts after he allegedly gunned down three people — a senior police officer, a bartender and faith healer — in Hwedza on January 13.

Police believe Muvevi used the same weapon to fatally shoot Nyarai Round in Eastlea on November 19 in 2022.

His attempted murder charges arose after he also allegedly shot and injured a police officer during the Hwedza shootings, before he fired at another man in Mutare, whom he narrowly missed, while on the run.

On Monday, Muvevi appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi for routine remand and was further remanded in custody to March 6. -state media

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Chelsea Boss Receives Death Threats From Club Fans ?

Chelsea coach Graham Potter has revealed that he has received death threats from the club’s fans.

Potter is under mounting pressure at Stamford Bridge following last Saturday’s 1-0 home defeat to the Premier League’s bottom side Southampton.

The Blues have just one win all calendar year and the team is currently on a run of just two wins in 14 games across all competitions.

They sit in tenth place on the EPL table with 31 points from twenty-three games.

Because of these poor results, Potter received vicious abuse wishing him and his family dead.

The gaffer told a press conference on Friday: “As much as I’ve had support I’ve had some not very nice emails that have come through that want me to die and want my kids to die, so obviously that’s not pleasant to receive.

“The challenge for me is, ‘OK, how do I conduct myself?’ That’s what I always turn round to. The higher you go, the more pressure you have on how you are as a person. I want to succeed here. There is this nonsense that I don’t care. Where does that come from? Where’s your evidence on that?

“If you go to work and somebody’s swearing abuse at you, it’s not going to be pleasant. You can answer it two ways. I could say I don’t care, but you know I’m lying. Everyone cares what people think, because we’re hardwired to be socially connected.

“Ask my family how life has been for me and for them. It’s been not pleasant at all.

I understand supporters go home and they’re annoyed because the team aren’t winning but, I assure you, my life for the last three, four months has been fairly average, apart from the fact I’m really grateful for this experience.”- Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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Winky D Kicked Out Of NAMA, Is It Fair?

By- Dancehall music star Winky D’s name was withdrawn from this year’s National Arts and Merit Awards NAMA.

This follows the release of his latest project on 31 January 2022, Eureka.

 Gaffa President’s latest offering speaks truth to power and has annoyed the ruling Zanu PF party and its sympathisers, some still vowing for the musician’s head.

This could have also influenced the the organisers of the event National Arts Council, to withdraw Winky’s name from the nominations.

Below are the musicians who won the NAMA awards held this weekend in the capital.

 Outstanding female musician winner: Dorcas Moyo.

Zimdancehall chanter, Energy Sylvester Chizanaga, better known as Freeman scooped two awards 

5). Outstanding song winner: Fire Emoji by Tavonga Leo Magombedze.

6). Outstanding online media winner: NASHTV

7). Outstanding Journalist- Print winner: Nyadzombe Nyampenza

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Free Sikhala Protests Spread To UK

Tinashe Sambiri|Angry citizens in the United Kingdom took to the Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe on Saturday to protest at the prolonged detention of Hon Job Sikhala.

Hon Sikhala was arrested in June last year for denouncing the brutal murder of CCC activist Moreblessing Ali.

See below CCC UK and Ireland statement:

Solidarity protest for CCC Hon Job Sikhala, Sat 23 Feb at Zimbabwe Embassy, London…

Today, Zimbabweans, activists and sympathisers stood in solidarity protesting the continued incarceration of Hon Sikhala who has been in prison for 256 days without bail. The protestors were demanding the release of Hon Sikhala #FreeWiwa

Protestors were told of the importance of speaking up, calling out persecution, human rights abuses and were encouraged to continue to protest demanding the Zimbabwe regime to be held accountable for the atrocities they perpetrate against CCC champions and other human rights activists.

Facilitator:
Nontokozo Malaba Ncube

Speakers included:
Vengai Mutsawu
Diana Machingauta
Lloyd Shumbayaonda
Patricia Chinyoka
Makomborero Haruzivishe
Chief Ndiweni
Lord Jonny Oates

Citizens Coalition for Change UK and Ireland

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A Must Read: Malaria Prevention Tips

Key facts

Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.

It is preventable and curable.

In 2021, there were an estimated 247 million cases of malaria worldwide.
The estimated number of malaria deaths stood at 619 000 in 2021.
The WHO African Region carries a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden. In 2021, the region was home to 95% of malaria cases and 96% of malaria deaths. Children under 5 accounted for about 80% of all malaria deaths in the Region.
Overview

Malaria is an acute febrile illness caused by Plasmodium parasites, which are spread to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. There are 5 parasite species that cause malaria in humans, and 2 of these species – P. falciparum and P. vivax – pose the greatest threat. P. falciparum is the deadliest malaria parasite and the most prevalent on the African continent. P. vivax is the dominant malaria parasite in most countries outside of sub-Saharan Africa.

The first symptoms – fever, headache and chills – usually appear 10–15 days after the infective mosquito bite and may be mild and difficult to recognize as malaria. Left untreated, P. falciparum malaria can progress to severe illness and death within a period of 24 hours.

In 2021, nearly half of the world’s population was at risk of malaria. Some population groups are at considerably higher risk of contracting malaria and developing severe disease: infants, children under 5 years of age, pregnant women and patients with HIV/AIDS, as well as people with low immunity moving to areas with intense malaria transmission such as migrant workers, mobile populations and travellers.

Disease burden
According to the latest World malaria report, there were 247 million cases of malaria in 2021 compared to 245 million cases in 2020. The estimated number of malaria deaths stood at 619 000 in 2021 compared to 625 000 in 2020.

Over the 2 peak years of the pandemic (2020–2021), COVID-related disruptions led to about 13 million more malaria cases and 63 000 more malaria deaths.

The WHO African Region continues to carry a disproportionately high share of the global malaria burden. In 2021 the Region was home to about 95% of all malaria cases and 96% of deaths. Children under 5 years of age accounted for about 80% of all malaria deaths in the Region.

Four African countries accounted for just over half of all malaria deaths worldwide: Nigeria (31.3%), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (12.6%), United Republic of Tanzania (4.1%) and Niger (3.9%).

Prevention
Over the last 2 decades, expanded access to WHO-recommended malaria prevention tools and strategies – including effective vector control and the use of preventive antimalarial drugs – has had a major impact in reducing the global burden of this disease.

Vector control
Vector control is a vital component of malaria control and elimination strategies as it is highly effective in preventing infection and reducing disease transmission. The 2 core interventions are insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS).

Progress in global malaria control is threatened by emerging resistance to insecticides among Anopheles mosquitoes. As described in the latest World malaria report, other threats to ITNs include insufficient access, loss of nets due to the stresses of day-to-day life outpacing replacement, and changing behaviour of mosquitoes, which appear to be biting early before people go to bed and resting outdoors, thereby evading exposure to insecticides.

Preventive chemotherapies
Preventive chemotherapy is the use of medicines, either alone or in combination, to prevent malaria infections and their consequences. It requires giving a full treatment course of an antimalarial medicine to vulnerable populations (generally infants, children under 5 years of age and pregnant women) at designated time points during the period of greatest malarial risk, regardless of whether the recipients are infected with malaria.

Preventive chemotherapy includes perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC), seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) and school-aged children (IPTsc), post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PDMC) and mass drug administration (MDA).

These safe and cost-effective strategies are intended to complement ongoing malaria control activities, including vector control measures, prompt diagnosis of suspected malaria, and treatment of confirmed cases with antimalarial medicines.

Vaccine
Since October 2021, WHO also recommends broad use of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine among children living in regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission.

The vaccine has been shown to significantly reduce malaria, and deadly severe malaria, among young children.

Source :WHO

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Reinforcing Proper Mining Investment

Business Correspondent| Two Zimbabwean companies have put in place a strategic partnership to foster proper investment in mining.

The companies, Inner Core Resources Private Limited and Three Wingers Enterprises, are keen to turn mining into a lucrative sector in Zimbabwe and beyond.

A representative of Inner Core Resources said on Monday:

“Anything related to mining we can assist. We have a team of experts in various departments and we deal with a variety of issues. Even those who seek to learn about mining and how to invest can contact us.”

“Any mining related baby (Issue), we can help…

Those who want to buy mining equipment and don’t know which ones to use, where to get the best equipment, we can assist.

Mining Equipment selling for those who want to set up milling plants,” said the official.

Inner Core Resources can be contacted through its partner Three Wingers Enterprises.

For more information

Call /WhatsApp 0774028830 for more

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Zimbabweans In UK Demand Immediate Release Of Job Sikhala

Tinashe Sambiri|Angry citizens in the United Kingdom took to the Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe on Saturday to protest at the prolonged detention of Hon Job Sikhala.

Hon Sikhala was arrested in June last year for denouncing the brutal murder of CCC activist Moreblessing Ali.

See below CCC UK and Ireland statement:

Solidarity protest for CCC Hon Job Sikhala, Sat 23 Feb at Zimbabwe Embassy, London…

Today, Zimbabweans, activists and sympathisers stood in solidarity protesting the continued incarceration of Hon Sikhala who has been in prison for 256 days without bail. The protestors were demanding the release of Hon Sikhala #FreeWiwa

Protestors were told of the importance of speaking up, calling out persecution, human rights abuses and were encouraged to continue to protest demanding the Zimbabwe regime to be held accountable for the atrocities they perpetrate against CCC champions and other human rights activists.

Facilitator:
Nontokozo Malaba Ncube

Speakers included:
Vengai Mutsawu
Diana Machingauta
Lloyd Shumbayaonda
Patricia Chinyoka
Makomborero Haruzivishe
Chief Ndiweni
Lord Jonny Oates

Citizens Coalition for Change UK and Ireland

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Zuva Habane Publicly Fingers Emmerson Mnangagwa

Socialite, Zuva Habane says all Zimbabwe’s drug problems are to be blamed on Emmerson Mnangagwa alone. Speaking in a live video, she says, Mnangagwa is either incompetent or guilty or both, before saying she can one day challenge him for the presidency.

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Mnangagwa Speaks On Zimbabweans In SA On ZEPs

By-President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (ED) has said Zimbabwe is now ready to reclaim its human resources scattered all over the world and take full responsibility for its citizens. 

He made the remarks when the southern African nation is expecting more than 178 000 Zimbabweans from South Africa after the expiry of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits in June this year.

Writing in his weekly column published by The Sunday Mail, ED said a total of 178 412 nationals, including their families and dependents were expected home. He said:

Through our Embassy in South Africa, Government has availed a portal for them to register so their whereabouts and needs are known in anticipation of the repatriation exercise. Some have been away from home for quite a while and, until now, had set base in South Africa. The ZEP allowed Zimbabweans to lawfully remain in the sister Republic of South Africa in order to pursue their education, to work or set up businesses. With a strong educational foundation and largely highly skilled in different trades and disciplines, our nationals have been active across a wide spectrum of the South African economy. They will not be hard-pressed for options.

We are preparing for their return, and to warmly welcome them once they step on home soil. We will do so fully confident that their return and re-integration into their families and communities, and with relatives and friends will be smooth. Government will assist them as they prepare to resume a productive life as full citizens back in the land of their birth.

We thank all those countries which gave them shelter and more skills while we sorted out our affairs for recovery and growth. South Africa ranks foremost among those countries. With our economy now on an irreversible growth trajectory, the time has now come for our nation to claim back its own and to assume full responsibility for its citizens who may wish or need to come back home. They now have opportunities to contribute here at home. This is how my Government views this latest development.

He said a mopping team will leave for South Africa this week to ensure preparations are comprehensive and attend to every detail.

The team includes medical experts and officials from several ministries.

The President highlighted that he recently had a meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa and the director-general of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Professor Antonio Vitorino, to ensure a smooth return of Zimbabweans back home.

Some analysts are sceptical that Zimbabwe will be able to cater for the needs of those returning home as it is failing to meet the demands of the citizenry already in the country.

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Macheso Speaks On Alleged Guruve Son

By-Renowed Sungura musician Alick Macheso said the Guruve man trending on social media with claims that he fathered him wants to use the musician’s name to gain fame.

The man, who identifies himself as Simbarashe Macheso, has given interviews on several social media portals, saying he was the Orchestra Mberikwazvo leader’s son.

In a recent interview, Simbarashe described himself as heir to the sungura king’s throne.

However, Macheso exclusively told H-Metro recently that Simbarashe might be one ‘fame-seeker.’
“I heard of these stories for some time now. I can’t speak much about social media stories, but the truth is he is one of those people who want to use celebrities to get the limelight,” said Macheso.
“This is not new in this industry.
“What I can say is vanhu vanotsvaga mbiri zvakasiyana.
“I have been parading my children who are pursuing music to my fans for some time now.
“On this one, it’s up to you (the media) to keep entertaining such things for likes and sales.”
In one of the interviews, Simbarashe said:
“I stay in Guruve, which is my mother’s rural home. My father (Alick) is ageing and he might retire anytime.
“And, I’m there to keep the legacy alive.
“We should let him rest and enjoy the fruits of his work. We should take care of him together with my siblings.”
Macheso’s publicist, Tich Makahamadze, said he engaged his boss when the videos of Simbarashe started circulating on social media.
Simbarashe Macheso
“I have engaged Mopao (Macheso) and he distanced himself from the man.
“That’s our position as management,” said Makahamadze.
Makahamadze questioned Simbarashe’s move to go on social media instead of approaching Macheso, if indeed, he was his father.
“Macheso loves his children and he has been parading them whenever he gets the chance. And, if his case is genuine, why not visit him at home?
“We have been to Guruve and what stops him from visiting his father?
“It’s sad that some of these so-called journalists are stating it as a fact without talking to Macheso,” said Makahamadze.
Stories of people claiming to be sons or daughters of celebrities are not new, particularly in the local music industry.
There has been an ongoing debate about musicians Chamu Boroma and Paddy Kamusakara who both claim to be the late Simon Chimbetu’s sons.
Chimbetu’s brother, Allan, the father figure of the Chimbetu family, dismissed Boroma and Kamusakara’s claims.
Meanwhile, Macheso is set to make a return to the ghetto when he performs at Werras Park in Glen View 1 this Saturday.
He will be supported by chanter Kinnah, at a show that has been dubbed ‘Sungura meets Zimdancehall.’
“Our focus is on our weekend shows, including the one at Werras Park on Saturday.
“Prior to that, we are in Norton at Pakare Paye on Friday night,” said Makahamadze.
-H-Metro

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Tsholotsho Man Kills His Baby, Eats Her

By- A 25-year-old Tsholotsho man allegedly went berserk, strangled his 16-month-old baby, and hanged her body on the roof rafters of the house before devouring part of the baby’s face in the circumstances yet to be established.

It had to take neighbours to wrest the baby’s lifeless body from the blood-drooling father, who was biting off chunks of flesh from the face of the body and chewing them. He has since been arrested and speculation is rife that he has a mental condition.
The man, Mongameli Nkomo, (25) from Masekela Line under Chief Gampu allegedly strangled the baby with his hands. Matabeleland North police spokesperson Inspector Glory Banda confirmed the incident saying the man was in police custody while investigations were underway.
“I can confirm that a man from Tsholotsho killed his biological daughter over unclear circumstances. The man was arrested and investigations are still in progress. Nkomo is said to have arrived home at night on the day in question.
He woke up his wife Nokulunga Mhlanga claiming that he was being chased by goblins. He started praying and told his wife to be strong. Nkomo later held his wife’s hand and bit her right finger and left arm. The wife jumped off the bed while holding their baby but Nkomo snatched the baby from her,” said Insp Banda.
Police said Nkomo’s wife went outside the house screaming for help and that is when neighbours came to the scene. The neighbours proceeded into the house and found Nkomo having killed his daughter and bitten the body’s face, exposing the victim’s teeth. Neighbours had to use force to take away the deceased from Nkomo.
They later subdued him and tied his hands. Insp Banda said the body of the baby was taken to the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) for a post-mortem. Chief Gampu also confirmed the incident which he described as shocking.
“I am pained by the incident. How can one kill his own child like that? What does a 16 month-old baby know and besides, no one deserves to be killed. I was called in the middle of the night and I went to attend to the matter only to find out that a man had killed his daughter and had already eaten part of the child’s chin.
When I arrived at the scene I called the police who acted swiftly and arrested the father. He obviously has to be examined to check his mental state. He had never had any such problems before but I am tempted to think something went wrong with him mentally,” said the Chief.
A villager Mr Edwin Ndlovu said they were still in shock over the incident.
“It’s sad that an innocent soul has been lost just like that. The father never showed any signs of mental problems, he was a good man. I do not know what got into him which led him to kill his child.
We heard noise, people screaming and I armed myself with a stick thinking that there was an invasion at my neighbours home only to hear that Nkomo had killed his child and eaten part of the chin, leaving the small teeth exposed,” said Mr Ndlovu. Sunday News

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Ghetto Youths Remember Chibabababa

By-The month of February brings sad memories to the Zimdancehall fraternity and the local music industry, especially after the death of Soul Jah Love (real name Soul Musaka) on February 16, 2021.
The gifted composer and singer succumbed to diabetes at Mbuya Dorcas Hospital in Harare at 31. He was declared a liberation hero for representing youths through music.
Top Zimdancehall producer Michael Murumbi, better known as PTK, said the industry was no longer the same without “Sauro”.
PTK was one of the first producers to work with Soul Jah Love.
“I really miss Soul Jah Love. He was gifted and always gave life to Zimdancehall,” said the producer.
Over the years, PTK has released several chart-topping riddims and is expected to drop another one soon.
“I have finished working on ‘Body Slam Riddim 02’, which is now due for release. I wish Sauro was around to feature on the project. He would have added more weight to it,” he said.
“I am the one who started recording Soul Jah Love, with the track ‘Ndini Uya Uya’ (2014), which proved to be one of his best songs. Together with the late, we did so many projects and he helped me become one of the revered producers in the country.”
PTK’s new riddim features Ndunge Yut, Blot, Silent Killer, Hwinza, Bazooker, Lukko and Chipoko Chasauro, among other artistes.
“We have some artistes who are trying to fit into the late singer’s shoes but the truth is Soul Jah Love was in a league of his own. It is going to be hard to find his replacement, if ever we are going to.”
The music producer urged upcoming Zimdancehall artistes to work hard and be original, and not to lose focus.
“Consistency and discipline are key to succeeding in the music industry.”
Some of the upcoming Zimdancehall chanters who are trying to emulate Soul Jah Love are Lukko, Chipoko ChaSauro and Mbida Dee.
“It is now two years since he (Soul Jah Love) passed away, but, as it stands, we do not have even a single person whom we feel can match or surpass his work. The late chanter worked hard when it came to his music and that is what these youngsters need to copy from him,” added PTK.
“But these young musicians must desist from trying to compare themselves with the late chanter if they want to grow their brands.

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Survey Predicts Mnangagwa Victory

By- A New York-based global ratings firm Fitch Solutions has predicted Zanu PF’s clean sweep in this year’s elections.

According to the state media, the organisation’s latest report titled “Zimbabwe Country Risk Report”, which includes a 10-year economic forecast, also praised Mnangagwa.

“At Fitch Solutions, we expect that real GDP (gross domestic product) in Zimbabwe will accelerate to 2,4 percent in 2023, from 2 percent in 2022,” reads part of the report.
“The acceleration in growth in 2023 will be driven by a more expansionary fiscal policy in the run-up to the elections in the middle of the year and an easing of price pressures, which should provide further support to consumers.
“However, we still expect that ZANU PF will win a comfortable majority in the parliamentary elections in July, with the ruling administration benefitting from a host of incumbency advantages.”
ZANU PF, the report adds, would likely remain the dominant political force for the foreseeable future.
“The ruling ZANU PF party looks to retain its dominance over the medium term . . .”
It is believed the coalescing of forces around the ruling party also “lessens the likelihood of formal splits from the party”.
In last year’s by-elections held in March, which were widely considered a mini general election, ZANU PF demonstrated its popularity when it wrested two parliamentary seats — Epworth and Mutasa South — from the opposition.
The results were interpreted as a sign of the incremental gains being made by ZANU PF in opposition strongholds, driven by success in both stabilising and growing the economy.
The United States-based Fitch Solutions also expects President Mnangagwa’s administration to continue its drive to grow the economy, attract investment and manage the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We expect inflation to remain elevated in 2022 before moderating subsequently and returning to single-digit levels (on an average annual basis) from 2024,” said the agency.
“We expect inflation to return to single-digit levels (on an average annual basis) from 2025 and remain broadly contained over the period to 2031.
“This is based on the expectation that improvement in agriculture and mining output, as well as domestic energy production, will lead to a rise in foreign exchange revenue, improving the RBZ’s ability to support the currency . . .”
Political analyst Mr Naboth Paurosi Dzivaguru, who is the executive director of GlobalEconomics2020 Consultancy Group, said Fitch Solutions’ projections were spot on.
“ZANU PF has fine-tuned laws and policies that are seen attracting investors into the country,” he said.
“The economic landscape created under the Second Republic is unlike anything we have ever seen in the history of the country.
“The party’s candidate, President Mnangagwa, has shown his mettle in leading the economy.
“The President has improved transparency in how the country is governed.
“So, this excites the voting population and will translate into votes.”
The ruling party, he added, has managed to infuse older and younger generations in its ranks, a development that has strengthened its backbone.
“This is what is called a generational super-mix.
“It has structures which are intact, which gives the party a scientific insight of the expected results.”
Fitch Solutions becomes the latest reputable body to forecast a ZANU PF victory in this year’s elections after Afrobarometer, a Pan-African survey research network, did so in its most recent survey.
ZANU PF national spokesperson Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa said the report mirrors the reality on the ground.
“ZANU-PF welcomes the more dispassionate and objective polls’ outcome from Fitch Solutions,” he said.
“It actually mirrors the concrete realities arising from the ongoing ZANU PF cell building and verification process.
“This concerted and ongoing exercise will lead to the party primary elections.”
The party’s internal polls, he said, “mimic the impending and imminent” harmonised elections.
“In short, ZANU-PF is in the mode of a dress rehearsal for the upcoming plebiscite,” he added.
“The credible Fitch Solutions poll forecast is a far cry from the tainted and wishful prophecies of the Brenthurst Foundation . . . The parochial Brenthurst Foundation subsists on the malign traits of Nick Oppenheimer, the scion of a family that built Anglo American Corporation on the back of exploitation of indigene African majorities by minority, colonial, settler racist apartheid regimes . . .
“We are even more enthused that the report comes from Fitch Solutions, headquartered in New York, the premier centre of global capital. It, thus, speaks to world-class players and interests that are aligned to the bountiful natural resources of endowed Zimbabwe.”

-Sunday Mail

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Winky D Withdrawn From NAMA Awards

By- Dancehall music star Winky D’s name was withdrawn from this year’s National Arts and Merit Awards NAMA.

This follows the release of his latest project on 31 January 2022, Eureka.

 Gaffa President’s latest offering speaks truth to power and has annoyed the ruling Zanu PF party and its sympathisers, some still vowing for the musician’s head.

This could have also influenced the the organisers of the event National Arts Council, to withdraw Winky’s name from the nominations.

Below are the musicians who won the NAMA awards held this weekend in the capital.

 Outstanding female musician winner: Dorcas Moyo.

Zimdancehall chanter, Energy Sylvester Chizanaga, better known as Freeman scooped two awards 

5). Outstanding song winner: Fire Emoji by Tavonga Leo Magombedze.

6). Outstanding online media winner: NASHTV

7). Outstanding Journalist- Print winner: Nyadzombe Nyampenza

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Dorcas Moyo Shrugs Stiff Competition From Feli Nandi To Bag Outstanding Female Musician OF The Year

Dorcas Moyo has proved to everyone that she is not on the scene to play, she has banged her NAMA award with a first attempt.

The award did not came on a silver plate but faced stiff competition from the inform Feli Nandi who has a very high work ethic.

Both artists deserved what they achieved and this proves the nature of competition in Zimbabwe

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Mai Kirifodhi Beats Mama Vee To Bag Two NAMA Awards

Commedian Theo Chigumira has won the People’s Choice award over Dorcas Moyo and Alick Macheso.

This award came as his second Nama after winning outstanding Commedian on the same night.

Theo is well known for his comedy skits as mai Kirifodhi and adding to his accolades has been a great achievement in this race.

Many have applauded this artist on his amazing work and achieving this milestoneOther winners included Freeman, Leo Magozz, Dorcas Moyo and many more.

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Tropical Storm Freddy Makes Landfall In Zim Today

Tropical Storm Freddy will make landfall in Zimbabwe today following a prolonged delay off the Mozambican coast that caused it to weaken substantially.

About 10 districts are expected to receive rains accompanied by strong winds starting today.

This comes as the Department of Civil Protection has mobilised district civil protection committees countrywide to respond to any life-threatening weather hazards that could accompany the tropical storm.

The department has dispatched ZUPCO buses to some districts to help with evacuation efforts, while some traditional leaders have been allocated airtime to facilitate communication in the event of flooding.

The tropical storm is forecast to hit the south eastern parts of the country, dumping large amounts of rain in Chimanimani, Chipinge, Mwenezi, Beitbridge, Chivi, Masvingo, Zaka, Bikita, Gutu and Buhera districts.In a statement yesterday, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) said Tropical Cyclone Freddy had weakened.

According to the MSD, parts of Mashonaland East, Masvingo, southern parts of the Midlands and Matabeleland provinces will likely receive rains, while the rest of the country will have sunny weather.

Ministry of Local Government and Public Works communication and advocacy director, Mr Gabriel Masvora said Government had put in place measures to avert casualties when the tropical storm makes landfall.

Department of Civil Protection acting chief director Mr Nathan Nkomo said 24-hour command centres have been set up to help coordinate mitigation efforts in all districts likely to be affected.

-State Media

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Chamisa Accepts ZiFM Invite To Be A Guest On Their Show

Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has accepted an invitation for an interview by local radio station ZiFM Stereo.

ZiFM Stereo was the first privately-owned radio station to get a licence in Zimbabwe and is owned by Nyanga South MP, Supa Collins Mandiwanzira (ZANU PF) through his company African Business Communications (AB Communications).

Posting on Twitter, ZiFM Stereo said they were open to hosting Chamisa since he is “a key public figure.” The radio station said:

Advocate [Nelson Chamisa], here is an opportunity to speak to Zimbabwe.

We are kindly requesting an interview with you as a key public figure. Let us work on modalities to get you to engage with the people.

We are looking forward to a favorable response.

CCC Matabeleland North Chairman Prince Dubeko Sibanda rebuked the radio station saying they “are supposed to be a serious media house.” Added Sibanda:

Drop these antics of inviting the President through Twitter.

However, CCC deputy spokesperson Gift “Ostallos” Siziba welcome the invitation and promised to get in touch with ZiFM.

Chamisa said he was readily available and for the interview and directed the radio station to contact his media team. Said Chamisa:

I’ve heard you ZiFM. I’m ready when you are. We’re accessible, available and ready. Zimbabwe needs this kind of fairness, Get in touch with our media team. God bless you.

-Pindula

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Missing Warren Park Girl Found Weak And Confused

The 16-year-old Warren Park girl who went missing on Monday returned home on Thursday evening.

Her relatives confirmed that she could have been kidnapped but she could not say much about what transpired.

They immediately rushed her to hospital.

“She was weak and in a state of confusion,” said one of the relative, who spoke on anonymity.

Similar cases of teenagers going missing have been on the rise in Harare.

Police have urged parents and guardians to accompany their children to school.

-H Metro

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Plumtree Villagers Save Shopkeeper From Armed Robbers

An armed robbery attempt was thwarted by Plumtree villagers who rushed to assist a shopkeeper at Kweneng Business centre on Tuesday after a man posing as a customer tried to rob her.

Matabeleland police spokesperson Inspector Loveness Mangena confirmed the incident and dismissed allegations that the incident might be linked to the recent case of school children who were shot in Empandeni.

“This person arrived at 8 pm. He took out a US$1 note saying he was hungry and wanted to buy a soft drink. The complainant went to open the shop, and he tried to push her inside, sensing danger the woman screamed attracting three people who were still outside the shops,” said Mangena.

“When interrogated, the suspect said he only wanted to buy a drink, he immediately left only to come back 40 minutes later and fired two shots in the direction of people who were still there, they ran away and hid in one of the homesteads close by. They locked themselves inside a house and he damaged four window panels,” said Inspector Mangena.