Spare a prayer for our MP, Hon @JobSikhala1 who is being unjustly prosecuted by the regime in Harare.
He’s a political prisoner who has been held in prison for 281 days without trial.
Let’s continue to call for his release. #WiwaWednesday #FreeWiwa- CCC
Tinashe Sambiri|The Citizens Coalition for Change led by President Nelson Chamisa has announced the death of party official and councillor Edeline Huchu.
In a statement on Wednesday, CCC described Councillor Huchu as a community leader and mobilizer par excellence.
“REST IN POWER CHAMPION: We’ve learnt with deep sadness the untimely death of our change champion, Councilor Edeline Huchu.
She’s a community leader, a mobilizer and a devoted Change Champion.
May her soul rest in eternal peace.”
A Chiweshe-based cop who allegedly sold cannabis to a schoolboy together with her two investigating officers are still languishing in prison after being denied bail by Concession magistrate Joshua Nembaware.
Police officers from Chombira station Loveness Tsoorai, David Tawanda Hama and Robert Muganhu appeared before magistrate Nembaware yesterday and were further remanded to March 28 for sentencing.
Prosecutor alleged on January 31 a form four pupil at Nyachuru (name withheld) bought a twist of dagga from Tsoorai and went to school.
He was caught smoking by the school head who accompanied the boy to the police station and filed a police report.
Hama and Muza went to Tsoora’s house and conducted a search and discovered a 5 litres container full of dagga twists.
On their way to the police station, they tempered with the dagga and only two twists were said to be Tsoorai’s hence they fined her at station level.
The fine triggered a public outcry leading to the arrest of the trio.- Byo 24
TEACHERS yesterday rejected government’s 100% salary increase, saying they remain incapacitated, while accusing their employer of dishonesty after reportedly dodging wage talks under the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC).
Government representatives reportedly dodged the NJNC meetings set for Thursday last week and Monday.
In a memo addressed to Public Service Commission chairperson, Vincent Hungwe, dated March 15, Finance ministry permanent secretary, George Guvamatanga, said COVID-19 allowances had also been increased from US$200 to $250 across sectors, excluding the health sector.
“The increase in cushioning and COVID allowances from $200 to $250 across all sectors with exception to the health sector takes effect on March 1, 2023 for the security sector and April 1, 2023 for the rest of the civil service, taking into account March 2023 developments in the sector,” Guvamatanga said.
“The approved review of 100% remuneration to grow (Zimbabwe dollar) emoluments from deputy director and below for all sectors, take effect on February 1, 2023 for the security sector and April 1, 2023 for the rest of the civil service.”
Teachers have also been given an additional US$80 monthly teaching allowance.
“This is an improvement to the school fees policy which discriminated against those teachers with no biological children, free primary school education up to a maximum of three children at government schools within the radius and introducing a government-funded funeral insurance framework,” Guvamatanga said.
Government pensioners will now receive US$100 from US$90.
Teachers yesterday accused government of not taking their plight seriously after allegedly not attending scheduled crunch salary talks.
Teachers are demanding at least US$1 000 per month to make ends meet.
Before the latest salary offer, the least paid teacher was earning about $36 000, a US$120 component and a US$75 COVID-19 allowance.
“Government can argue that they consulted in line with the Public Service Act and Statutory Instrument 141 of 1997,” Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe leader Obert Masaraure said.
“This is why we have rejected the NJNC as it is ultra vires to section 203(1)(b) and section 65 of the Constitution under which conditions of service are fixed through collective bargaining. Big lesson to all our colleagues in labour is that the employer has no respect for the workers. Teachers remain incapacitated.”
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said they were already planning a strike before the latest salary offer.
“The behaviour of the government representatives, and the principals they represent, is an assurance that they are spoiling for a fight, and that they are not likely to give us a living wage without being coerced by concerted worker action,” Majongwe said.
“We are doing final consultations with other unions with a view to having concerted and combined courses of action so that we will not expose our members to the vagaries of the employer. We are exhorting all genuine unions to put shoulder to wheel and harness our efforts for the greater good.”
Efforts to get a comment from Public Service ministry secretary Simon Masanga were in vain as he was said to be in a meeting.- NewsDay
By-Former Zanu PF Kambuzuma MP Tinashe Maduza has been arrested for allegedly sodomising his former employee at gunpoint.
The 23-year-old ex-employee was allegedly sodomised on several occasions.
Maduza appeared in court yesterday.
The court heard that on May 31 last year, the complainant (name withheld) went to Maduza’s workplace, demanding his outstanding salary.
Maduza allegedly told the complainant to wait claiming that someone would bring money from his mine in Kwekwe.
After a while, Maduza allegedly took the complainant to Family 24, for a drink, while they waited for the person bringing the money.
They drank alcohol until around 1am and Maduza allegedly drugged the complainant and took him to Island Lodge in Belvedere.
Maduza allegedly booked a room and the two slept on the same bed.
During the night, Maduza allegedly sodomised the complainant several times before leaving the lodge at around 5am while the complainant was asleep.
The complainant woke up at around 6am and discovered that he had been sodomised and Maduza had left.
Maduza allegedly left US$70 on the side table.
The complainant called Maduza and demanded to be taken to a hospital, for medical treatment, because he was bleeding from the anus.
Maduza allegedly sent a taxi that took the complainant to one Dr Munetsi, of Warren Park, where he was treated and discharged.
The complainant made a report at ZRP Milton Park.
Maduza also appeared together with Makosa Mazhilikawo, 53, facing robbery and aggravated indecent assault.
It is the State’s case that the two lured the same complainant, under the pretext that Maduza wanted to give him his outstanding balance.
Maduza is said to have called the complainant and told him to meet at Joina City.
The three drove to Kopje where Maduza allegedly produced a pistol and ordered the complainant to surrender his phone and identity card.
Mazhilikawo instructed the complainant to take off his clothes and allegedly sodomised him.
The duo, together with another accused person Ashley Svondo, then kidnapped the complainant and restricted his movement for the rest of that night.
They released him the next day and he made a police report leading to their arrest on Monday.
The pistol was recovered from Maduza’s residence.
By- Exposed self-proclaimed prophet Uebert Angels said he could sign government deals and treaties with other countries on behalf of Zimbabwe without consulting President Mnangagwa.
The founder of the Spirit Embassy, The Good News Church, was, on 17 March 2021, appointed Presidential Envoy and Ambassador at Large for Europe and the Americas.
Angel was appointed to seek trade and investment opportunities.
In an Al Jazeera documentary – Gold Mafia – which exposes corruption and looting in the mining sector, Angel said that as a plenipotentiary, he has full authorisation to sign a treaty or convention on behalf of President Mnangagwa.
He made the remarks while talking to a delegation of one Mr Stanley, an undercover Al Jazeera reporter who was investigating illicit financial flows in Zimbabwe.
His remarks were meant to assure Mr Stanley that his word was binding.
Mr Stanley pretended to have huge sums of dirty money which he needed to be cleaned.
Angel said it was possible as he had signed such deals before.
By Own Correspondent| A 25-year-old gay man from Sanyati has revealed how he became an outcast after being exposed for being gay .
Speaking to this publication, Tapfumaneyi Chisvo who once worked as a receptionist at Village Lodge Hotel in Gweru became a target of ridicule after news spread out that he was in a gay relationship.
“I only became openly gay in 2016 having grown up not having any feelings for females but rather fond of male partners.So it was at a party that year when I met a gay man Takunda Amin whom I had a romantic fling with in the full glare of people who were attending the party.
“Since my country is very conservative on homosexuality,news spread that I was seeing a man and my father got wind of it ,”narrates Chisvo.
He says after that his father had to seek the services of religious leaders and spirit mediums to ‘exorcise’ him from the ‘demons’.
“My father could not stomach my sexual orientation and had to drag me for cleansing sessions for the ‘demon’ that had gotten in me. I went to some Apostolic churches shrines and visited a number of spirit mediums but that did not stop my sexual orientation,”he added.
Forced Marriage
To cover up for his son’s ‘demons’ ,Tapfumaneyi’s father had to arrange a forced marriage.
“My father in a concerted effort to stop me from being gay ,he forced me to marry a lady from our neighbourhood ,Khanyisani Moyo but I refused .I then had to endure being kicked out of the family home for declining to be a normal ‘human-being’.
“He also threatened to unleash law enforcement agents to put me in custody,” Chisvo narrates.
Shamed At Workplace
After leaving his family home,Tapfumaneyi found a job in 2020 but the workplace became another hell for him.
“I never enjoyed work when I got one in 2020 because of my sexual orientation .I used to be mocked for being gay and lost on promotions .It was a toxic experience.I had no choice but to look for work elsewhere outside the country ,”he narrates .
Money Couldn’t Buy Acceptance
Tapfumaneyi got a cruise ship job and thought he could warm up his parents’ hearts with the remittances he was sending them but they spurned him .
“I got a cruise ship job in June 2022.I thought since I was now working abroad and earning foreign currency and remitting most of it back home my parents would accept me but this did not change their stance towards me ,”.
Contemplates Suicide
He had to seek the help of a local Pastor Nashon Chitembeya to ‘sweet-talk’ his parents but he was also not eager to assist him .
“I sought help from one Pastor Nashon Chitembeya but he quickly turned tables on me and said I was suffering from mental illness because of my sexuality and I needed professional counselling.
“He even referred me to a scriptures in the bible in the book of Romans which condemn homosexuality according to his narration of the bible.I felt I was alone and contemplated suicide ,”a teary Chisvo said.
Last year ,Chisvo joined Gays and Lesbian (GALZ) of Zimbabwe-an organisation that advocates for LGBTQIs but says he does not feel safe in Zimbabwe.
“Even though I have joined GALZ ,I still don’t feel safe in Zimbabwe .I cant socialise normally .At one point I was in a club drinking with my friends when we heard some people saying ‘ngito’ (derogatory word for gays and lesbians) should be beaten up.We had to leave early out of fear,”.
However,the organisation has over the years been a target of security agents .In 1995 GALZ was denied from participating at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) sparking an international outcry.The former president Robert Mugabe even remarked that the LGBTQI community was ‘worse than pigs and dogs’.In 2023 ,Vice President Constantino Chiwenga had to direct government tertiary institutions not to accept the ‘Munhu Munhuwo’ scholarship beneficiaries which was targeting this LGTBQIs.
In Zimbabwe,same sex marriage is outlawed and the laws don’t criminalise someone who identifies himself as gay or lesbian.However,the community faces a lot of discrimination and disdain.
By- Self-proclaimed prophet Uebert Angels said he has the authority to sign deals and treaties with other countries on behalf of Zimbabwe without consulting President Mnangagwa.
The founder of the Spirit Embassy, The Good News Church, was, on 17 March 2021, appointed Presidential Envoy and Ambassador at Large for Europe and the Americas.
Angel was appointed to seek trade and investment opportunities.
In an Al Jazeera documentary – Gold Mafia – which exposes corruption and looting in the mining sector, Angel said that as a plenipotentiary, he has full authorisation to sign a treaty or convention on behalf of President Mnangagwa.
He made the remarks while talking to a delegation of one Mr Stanley, an undercover Al Jazeera reporter who was investigating illicit financial flows in Zimbabwe.
His remarks were meant to assure Mr Stanley that his word was binding.
Mr Stanley pretended to have huge sums of dirty money which he needed to be cleaned.
Angel said it was possible as he had signed such deals before.
Lloyd Mutasa has stepped down as the Green Fuel FC’s head coach to take a new post at the club.
Mutasa, who led the team to their maiden top-flight campaign after winning promotion in the Eastern Region Division One championship, is now the PSL newcomers’ technical director.
Former Highlanders assistant coach Bhekithemba Ndlovu takes over the reins as the head coach.
The club’s board chairman, Fredson Moyo, confirmed the appointment of Ndlovu to The Herald.
“Bhekithemba Ndlovu is taking over responsibilities of a head coach and will make decisions on training, team selection, game management and all other responsibilities in his job description.
“Bheki is already familiar with the team, having joined the team in early pre-season as first assistant coach. He has worked together with Mutasa and they will continue working together to meet the objectives and targets of the team.”
Explaining the reason behind their decision to reshuffle the technical team, Moyo said: “The decision to reshuffle (the technical dep[artment) was not in any way influenced by our defeat to Yadah.
“We value Lloyd Mutasa for the stellar job he has done in helping us gain promotion, that’s why we have decided to promote him from head coach to a technical director.
“He is the one who will oversee the entire technical team and will be the strategic driver as we move forward.”
Green Fuel started their first top-flight campaign with 1-0 loss to Yadah on Monday.
They will face Herentals in their next game on Saturday.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has suspended Dynamos team manager Richard Chihoro for misconduct, following his ‘anti-juju ritual’ in the Harare giants’ 1-0 victory over Hwange at Babourfields Stadium on Saturday.
During half time, Chihoro performed an alleged anti-juju ritual by sprinkling some unknown substance at the Mpilo End goalpost to ‘unlock the nets’, after DeMbare had failed to break the deadlock in the first half, despite creating a lot of chances.
Chihoro has been summoned to appear before the PSL disciplinary committee and suspended from sitting in the technical area until the matter has been resolved.
“The Premier Soccer League has summoned Dynamos FC Team Manager Richard Chihoro, to appear before the PSL disciplinary committee following acts of misconduct that took place at a Castle Lager PSL match between Dynamos FC and Hwange at Babourfields Stadium on Saturday 18 March 2023,” PSL spokesperson Kudzai Bare said in a statement.
“Mr Chihoro will not be allowed anywhere near the team bus, changing rooms or to sit in the technical area during PSL matches until the matter has been finalised.
“Mr Chihoro is being charged for breaching Order 31 of the PSL Rules and Regulations which makes it an act of misconduct on the part of a player, official, servants or duly authorised (express or implied) representatives of a club who;
31.2.16 Commits any act or makes any statement, either orally or in writing or has been responsible for conduct which is considered ungentlemanly, insulting or improper behaviour, or likely to bring the game, sponsors, any member, the League, ZIFA, CAF or FIFA into disrepute.
“31.2.17 Behaves in a manner which brings the League or any of its sponsors into disrepute or endangers the welfare of the League.
“The disciplinary proceedings shall take place on Wednesday 5 April 2023 at the PSL offices.”- Soccer24 News
Compiled by Dr Ellane Simon
First aid should can be offered by anyone but ideally trained personnel to give first aid should offer first aid. When offering first aid always consider your personal safety first. Look out for any dangers and only act when you are confident it is safe to do so.
An unresponsive person is someone not moving or responding when you call them or when gently shaken.
Respiratory emergencies & CPR
When a person is unresponsive, their muscles relax and their tongue can block their airway so they can no longer breathe. Tilting their head back opens the airway by pulling the tongue forward. If they are breathing, you will see their chest moving and you may hear their breath or feel it on your cheek. If breathing, move on to step two.
5 Give 2 rescue breaths (if equipment to do that available). Ensure each breath lasts about 1 second and makes the chest rise; allow air to exit before giving the next breath.
Gas leak, Fire & Burns
Chemical spill
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X factors of mining “
practical lessons to mining
Like every business mining has its key factors that can make it do extremely well or fail .
Most miners think a good sample will make them succeed unfortunately a good sample is not sustainable unless you know the importance of the following factors in the mining sector. If you master them day by day you will blossom even in dark days and enjoy glory days to the fullest.
Enjoy the ride .
Three pillars of wholesome mining in order
1 strategic management
2 Debt
3 the boss ” gold panner ” tsheketsha korokoza
1 strategic management
The mine manager is key to function his impact is so crucial such his complete absence can be measured by a lot of red flags like low output ; loss of equipment; no records ; lack of proper compliance and production that cannot be measured let alone be sustainable. Before you appoint a manager know your weakness and hire someone who will compliment your weakness. Secondly create a management team that involves you and him stop cellphone management of any kind . Cellphones are good for reports and analysis only . To your team third person in form of someone who compliments his weak ; it can be a blaster or cyanide plant manager depending on which area your manager is good at .
First attribute of your manager should be administration before anything then followed by one of the two pillars of mining leaching and mining. The security guard is not part of management must not be at whatever costs .
Your relatives ( including your wife and kids ) should get a job somewhere else or be prepared to take instructions from a management team never to directly report to you no matter what. Don’t discuss mining issues with them listen to their opinions silently unless if they qualify then appoint them . Paid management team and all your employees well and fire them for underperformance never rehire someone fired by management team .
Debt .
Debt is a cancer affecting the whole world unfortunately in artisanal mining Debt is what Cellphone lines are to econet , Lithium is to Tesla car , imagine if econet will stop selling lines without coming up with an alternative. Most of mining services are paying after work completion which is root causes of all Debts you hear about in mining stories. First artisanal miners use cheapest means to reap gold Most cases they don’t have transport and milling means this leads to smart loans by service providers then all problems begin here .
On top of that all services are available on short term based loan usually supported by black market indirectly which explains why black market cannot disappear overnight.
Since gold is not guaranteed failure to pay these loans forces credit to accumulate to so high levels such that its not surprising to find a mine owner or even worker owing 20 000usd or more ranging from diesel credit, stampmill credit, explosives credit ; rental and electricity credit for domestic purposes or many more .
Inorder to survive you have to acquire debt management skills that are not only superb but partnered with discipline. When you decide to invest in a mine a guy with more debt is the perfect partner depending on your analysis because of few factors. If he/she has more it means his mine has a huge potential just mismanagement who can borrow someone with no means to pay .
Number two you use his/ her debt as insurance through what l call debt purchase ” . This desires caution carefully study and implementation.
You take his debt but still keep it in his name negotiate for payment plan where possible complete erasing of some of them ( that’s possible ) then use his debt to double you investment on him takes years repairing his debt yet already making profits on it . Let’s miner F owes EMA 3000usd for bills and tickets ; 1500usd ministry of mines tickets; 2000usd stamp mill and 4500usd for car loan and family expenses to make 11 000usd yet you want to invest 25 000usd in his mine you just raise 14 000usd buy his 11 000usd debt ask for payment from ministry of mines and EMA then ask to pay half for stampmill debt or complete erasure then negotiate for transfer of registration first things first then you are in the game .Debt purchase is easier route into a full operational mine . Sometimes you buy personal debt only but be cautious. Will cover debt in a separate post .
3 The boss “tsheketsha; korokoza “
We have a saying ” impara ngelikatsheketsha ” . This means every goldminer has a dry spell or good spell . This means no matter how cautious you are the dry spell will hit you very hard . When supporting this guys financial remember this all the time support them based on performance in areas Iike 1 transparency; consistency, accountability more than the sample. Don’t support them when they are doing well by buying cars and houses at that point they don’t need your help they simply want to use you . Treat them as Kings all the time but don’t borrow them money like you are mother Theresa support them don’t spoiler them hunger and suffering is the manager of “the boss ” the rest is cost . Respect them their dirty is the business part personally any clean person in the mining sector Most probably is a scammmer l don’t trust such lots of them proved to me beyond doubt .
NB for debt purchase model inbox or even debt purchase itself.
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Tinashe Sambiri|The Citizens Coalition for Change led by President Nelson Chamisa has announced the death of party official and councillor Edeline Huchu.
In a statement on Wednesday, CCC described Councillor Huchu as a community leader and mobilizer par excellence.
“REST IN POWER CHAMPION: We’ve learnt with deep sadness the untimely death of our change champion, Councilor Edeline Huchu.
She’s a community leader, a mobilizer and a devoted Change Champion.
May her soul rest in eternal peace.”
Tinashe Sambiri|The Zanu PF leader Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa is trembling as a result of the invasion of his supposed territory by President Nelson Chamisa’s CCC.
Mr Mnangagwa’s antics have failed to stop the yellow revolution.
President Chamisa held interface meetings in Masvingo West, Mashonaland East and Mashonaland Central- places regarded as no go zones for the opposition.
According to President Chamisa, the yellow movement is unstoppable:
“Mashonaland Central turning yellow! Dotito rocks!
A refreshing Citizens Interface !! A New Great Zimbabwe loading…”
By A Correspondent- It was free for all as residents from Mahatshula suburb in Bulawayo scrambled to collect cooking oil from a tanker that overturned along the Bulawayo-Harare Highway, next to the suburb on 21 March.
The trailer came off the truck that was en route to Zambia from South Africa.
The truck overturned at around 4PM.
By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has announced the exchange rates for the purposes of income tax in 2023.
In a notice, ZIMRA said the exchange rates for income tax for the second to the fourth quarter of 2023 will be announced in due course. Read the notice:
2023 EXCHANGE RATES FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSES
Section 37AA of the Income Tax Act [Chapter 23:06] requires taxpayers to submit separate returns where any part of income from trade or investment is earned in foreign currency.
The mentioned section indicates that for the purposes of conversion of allowable deductions exchange rates be used as follows —
(a) in the case of a person making Quarterly payments of Provisional Tax, of use the average auction rate of exchange during the quarter concerned;
For the First Quarter 2023, the average exchange rate is as follows:
QI 2023……………….. 808.709
Q2 2023 ……………….. TBA
Q3 2023……………….. TBA
Q4 2023 ……………….. TBA
ZIMRA could not give exchange rates for the second to the fourth quarter since the Zimbabwean dollar has had a history of instability since the early 2000s.
The government tried to stabilize the economy with currency reforms, but they were not successful. In 2009, Zimbabwe officially abandoned its currency and switched to using foreign currencies.
The government reintroduced the Zimbabwean dollar in 2019 but it is facing similar problems due to economic challenges and inflation. Many people and businesses prefer using foreign currencies or other forms of exchange.
Income tax in Zimbabwe is a tax levied on individuals and companies by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority. Individuals are taxed on a sliding scale based on their income, while companies are taxed at a flat rate of 24%. It’s always advisable to consult with a tax professional for up-to-date information on Zimbabwe’s tax laws.
Watch the Al Jazeera documentary that exposes illicit gold trade and money laundering involving the elites in Zimbabwe
The State has withdrawn another case of corruption against former Cabinet minister, Ignatius Chombo, because of a lack of evidence.
Three other cases against Chombo that were investigated by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were withdrawn last week.
Chombo appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday, according to a local daily.
The former Local Government Minister is now left with cases that were investigated by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC).
It is alleged that on a date unknown to the Prosecutor, Chombo worked in connivance with some colleagues and signed and manufactured a fraudulent Lease Agreement intending to fraudulently acquire Subdivisions “K” Portion of Nthaba Portion of Glen Lome from the City of Harare.
He allegedly connived with Rejoice Pazvakavambwa, Psychology Chiwanga, Iben Pransisco, James Chiyangwa, Theresa Chenjerayi, Ehas Chote and one L. Chimimba.
It was alleged that during the period extending from 25 June 2004 and December 2009, Chombo and his accomplices forged documents that included a Lease to buy Agreement and Capital Gains Tax Clearance Certificate.
They allegedly later fraudulently transferred the property in question to Alois Chimimba.
The State alleges that he acted to the contrary and was inconsistent with his duties as a public officer.
Now, the state has withdrawn that corruption case against Chombo after failing to provide evidence to back the allegations.
Chombo’s corruption cases:
Ignatius Chombo has been implicated in several corruption cases he allegedly committed during his days in office as the Minister of Finance and later the Minister of Local Government in the government of former President Robert Mugabe.
In 2017, Chombo was arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on charges of corruption and abuse of office. He was accused of defrauding the Harare City Council of over $3.5 million and illegally acquiring several properties.
Chombo was also accused of using his position as a government minister to corruptly influence the awarding of tenders and contracts.
Chombo was released on bail in 2018, but he was arrested again in 2019 on new corruption charges. He was accused of illegally parcelling out land in Harare to several companies and individuals, including his relatives.
Chombo has denied all the corruption charges against him, and some of his cases are still ongoing.
By A Correspondent A Glenview woman was arraigned before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi facing charges of defrauding desperate people seeking certificates of sponsorship to relocate to the United Kingdom.
Chido Mukahadzi (29) was remanded in custody by Mangosi and ordered to apply for bail today.
It is alleged that sometime in January this year, the complainant was processing documents to go to the UK and Mukahadzi offered to assist her for a fee.
Mukahadzi told the complainant that she had obtained the certificate of sponsorship, which is the first stage in obtaining a visa.
The complainant deposited US$1 800 on February 4 this year into the accused’s account and was told that she would receive her certificate of sponsorship after a week.
The complainant made another payment of US$495, followed by another US$80. The certificate of sponsorship was never delivered.
Sometime in February this year, another complainant was referred to Mukahadzi by an agent.
She supplied bank details so that the money could be deposited. On February 17, the complainant deposited US$2 400 into an account supplied by Mukahadzi.
When the complainant demanded the confirmation slip of the deposit, Mukahadzi did not respond. The complainant called the accused but she became evasive which prompted the complainant to make a police report.
By A Correspondent- A Harare woman yesterday told magistrate Ayanda Dlamini that her husband has been hiding his payslip from her for the past decade.
Magret Maturo made the claims as she sought a court ruling directing her husband, Tonderai Chingarande to pay US$100 per month for the upkeep of their children aged six and 12 years.
The court heard that the couple stays together.
“We stay together, but I have never seen his payslip. He works as a general hand at some private company and I want him to give me US$100 per month for the upkeep of our children,” she submitted.
She added that the oldest child was living with a disability and consistently needed medical attention.
In response, her husband said he could not afford the amount.
“I am offering to pay $60 000 inclusive of fees for the two children because from my salary I need to be left with money for transport to go to work,” Chingarande said.
After seeing his payslip Dlamini ordered him to pay $65 000, which is equivalent to US$71, using yesterday’s Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe auction rate of $914 to the greenback.
In an unrelated case, Dlamini dismissed an application from a Harare woman Alicia Namwiro, who was seeking a maintenance order against her estranged husband, Crumton Dhobolo.
The court heard that their only child was in the custody of Dhobolo.
The matter was then removed from the roll.
By A Correspondent- A Highfield family has exposed a Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer for interfering in an inheritance dispute.
A policeman who identified himself as Constable Mwachema from Police General Headquarters, Victims Friendly Unit went to Highfield House Number 5641 Old Cannan sometime in September last year saying that he had been sent to chase away a tenant in order to create a space for a family relative.
The officer further alleged that Martin Shata based in United Kingdom filed a report with Police General Headquarters against his young brother Dennis Shata for refusing to accommodate one of their nephew(muzukuru) Tinotenda Shata (26).
The two brothers are fighting over control of the house following the death of their mother last year. The issue is before the courts.
In audios accessed by this publication, Constable Mwachema is heard on several occasions instructing Dennis Shata to create accommodation space for Tinotenda Shata (Muzukuru).
“How far are you in terms of creating a room for Tinotenda. Your brother phoned me this morning from UK this is what he wants.”
In another audio Constable Mwachema is heard saying that he had phoned a tenant where he instructed them to vac ate the house.
“I phoned one of your tenant and I want to know when Tino is coming back home.”
According to Dennis Shata, the constable has been frequently visiting them forcing them to respect the wishes of their UK based brother.
“We are having sleepless nights because of you Constable Mwachema. Why are you meddling in the affairs of our inheritance disputes? Where do you fit in our family issue? This matter is before the courts so tell me, as an officer how do you come in on our family dispute?
In an interview with this publication, Constable Mwachema refused to comment after being asked why he acted in the affairs of a family dispute.
“I work under Commissioner General Matanga, please go and ask authorities handling the matter. I only came to Highfield to save them papers.”
Instantly, Martin Shata from UK phoned this publication questioning the interview held with Constable Mwachema.
“Look here it does not m atter which police officer or police station is handling this matter. All I want is to see is Tinotenda coming back home. As a journalist, you must verify your sources well. Have you been paid to write a story about us? I will do everything to make Tino come home.”
Police Spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyati said his office was now carrying out investigations on the matter. He also said the Zimbabwe Republic Police does not condone such acts from members of the force.
“We do not condone abuse of office by our members to settle scores on inheritance issues. I will assure you we will look into the allegation. Will look into detail and refer to his relevant commanders.”
Uganda’s parliament passed a law on Tuesday making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ, handing authorities broad powers to target gay Ugandans who already face legal discrimination and mob violence.
More than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relations. The new law appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ), according to rights group Human Rights Watch.
Supporters of the new law say it is needed to punish a broader array of LGBTQ activities, which they say threaten traditional values in the conservative and religious East African nation.
In addition to same-sex intercourse, the law bans promoting and abetting homosexuality as well as conspiracy to engage in homosexuality.
Violations under the law draw severe penalties, including death for so-called aggravated homosexuality and life in prison for gay sex. Aggravated homosexuality involves gay sex with people under the age of 18 or when the perpetrator is HIV positive, among other categories, according to the law.
“Our creator God is happy (about) what is happening … I support the bill to protect the future of our children,” lawmaker David Bahati said during debate on the bill.
“This is about the sovereignty of our nation, nobody should blackmail us, nobody should intimidate us.”
The legislation will be sent to President Yoweri Museveni to be signed into law.
Frank Mugisha, a prominent Ugandan LGBTQ activist denounced the legislation as draconian.
“This law is very extreme and draconian … it criminalises being an LGBTQ person, but also they are trying to erase the entire existence of any LGBTQ Ugandan,” he said.
Museveni has not commented on the current proposal but he has long opposed LGBTQ rights and signed an anti-LGBTQ law in 2013 that Western countries condemned before a domestic court struck it down on procedural grounds.
In recent weeks, Uganda authorities have cracked down on LGBTQ people after religious leaders and politicians alleged students were being recruited into homosexuality in schools.
This month, authorities arrested a secondary school teacher in the eastern district of Jinja over accusations of “grooming of young girls into unnatural sex practices”.
She was subsequently charged with gross indecency and is in prison awaiting trial.
The police said on Monday they had arrested six people accused of running a network that was “actively involved in the grooming of young boys into acts of sodomy”.
By-The former cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo has been cleared of another corruption charge when the opposition political Job Sikhala is rotting in remand prison for freedom of speech.
State withdrew Chombo’s fourth corruption charge for what it says was because of a lack of evidence.
Three other cases against Chombo that were investigated by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were withdrawn last week.
Chombo appeared before magistrate Stanford Mambanje yesterday, according to NewsDay.
The former Local Government Minister is now left with cases that were investigated by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC).
It is alleged that on a date unknown to the Prosecutor, Chombo worked in connivance with some colleagues and signed and manufactured a fraudulent Lease Agreement intending to fraudulently acquire Subdivisions “K” Portion of Nthaba Portion of Glen Lome from the City of Harare.
He allegedly connived with Rejoice Pazvakavambwa, Psychology Chiwanga, Iben Pransisco, James Chiyangwa, Theresa Chenjerayi, Ehas Chote and one L. Chimimba.
It was alleged that during the period extending from 25 June 2004 and December 2009, Chombo and his accomplices forged documents that included a Lease to buy Agreement and Capital Gains Tax Clearance Certificate.
They allegedly later fraudulently transferred the property in question to Alois Chimimba.
The State alleges that he acted to the contrary and was inconsistent with his duties as a public officer.
Now, the state has withdrawn that corruption case against Chombo after failing to provide evidence to back the allegations.
Chombo’s corruption cases:
Ignatius Chombo has been implicated in several corruption cases he allegedly committed during his days in office as the Minister of Finance and later the Minister of Local Government in the government of former President Robert Mugabe.
In 2017, Chombo was arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on charges of corruption and abuse of office. He was accused of defrauding the Harare City Council of over $3.5 million and illegally acquiring several properties.
Chombo was also accused of using his position as a government minister to corruptly influence the awarding of tenders and contracts.
Chombo was released on bail in 2018, but he was arrested again in 2019 on new corruption charges. He was accused of illegally parcelling out land in Harare to several companies and individuals, including his relatives.
Chombo has denied all the corruption charges against him, and some of his cases are still ongoing.
The Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) has written to insurance companies asking for information on Ewan Macmillan and Uebert Angel.
This was after the duo appeared in snippets of a yet-to-be-released Al Jazeera documentary on corruption and looting in Zimbabwe.
In a letter seen by Pindula News, IPEC asked for information on Macmillan and Angel’s insurance products and insured assets held or disposed of. Reads the letter:
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON: EWAN MACMILLAN AND UEBERT MUDZANIRE alias UEBERT ANGEL
By A Correspondent- A Chiweshe-based cop who allegedly sold cannabis to a schoolboy together with her two investigating officers are still languishing in prison after being denied bail by Concession magistrate Joshua Nembaware.
Police officers from Chombira station Loveness Tsoorai, David Tawanda Hama and Robert Muganhu appeared before magistrate Nembaware yesterday and were further remanded to March 28 for sentencing.
Prosecutor alleged on January 31 a form four pupil at Nyachuru (name withheld) bought a twist of dagga from Tsoorai and went to school.
He was caught smoking by the school head who accompanied the boy to the police station and filed a police report.
Hama and Muza went to Tsoora’s house and conducted a search and discovered a 5 litres container full of dagga twists.
On their way to the police station, they tempered with the dagga and only two twists were said to be Tsoorai’s hence they fined her at station level.
The fine triggered a public outcry leading to the arrest of the trio.
A Zanu PF youth member in Manicaland Musekiwa Dziwire died on Tuesday night while working for a company allegedly linked to the youth league at a timber plantation.
Musekiwa Dziwire famously known as ‘Pastor Marvelous’ was the operations manager for Manicaland Youth Development Company—a company run by Stanley Sakupwanya—the Zanu PF provincial youth chair.
Musekiwa died after being run over by a tractor at the timber plantation .
According to sources, the company was formed to assist party youths with resources and won a contract to harvest timber for Allied Timbers on behalf of the eight districts in the province but Sakupwanya privatized the entity.
Up to date the directors representing the company remain a secret to the Manicaland Youth League members.
“Dziwire was working as operations manager at MYDC which was supposed to be a Zanu PF youth company but Sakupwanya privatized and turned it into his entity. He has not been buying safety equipment for those working at the company in the end people’s lives are put to risk,” said a source.
Another source added; “from the proceeds of the contracts, Sakupwanya has invested the money in purchasing a house for himself and a top of the range vehicle. Instead of acquiring machinery for use at the company like trucks, he invested all the proceeds into his lavish lifestyle.”
Sakupwanya is currently campaigning to be the MP on the Zanu PF youth quota for Manicaland and some youths allege that he is using some of the funds meant for young people to oil his campaign.
The Manicaland youth league formed MYDC in 2022 to spearhead youth empowerment in eight districts namely, Chimanimani, Chipinge, Buhera, Mutasa, Mutare, Zimunya and Marange but Sakupwanya handpicked his cronies who include the now late Dziwire to share the proceeds from the company and failed to invest in equipment.
“He bought a house recently in Rusape using the money from the company yet the youths are suffering. The company was supposed to work for the youths but it was working for him (Sakupwanya and his cronies). The operations at the company are not safety complaint,” said a Zanu PF member.
When reached for a comment, Sakupwanya confirmed the death of Dziwire but denied that it was due to safety issues.
“Please don’t bring in politics in the death of a comrade,” said Sakupwanya.
The deceased will be buried in his rural home in Manicaland.
More details to follow….
By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has expressed concern over cases of cars being stolen mostly at car parks.
In a statement, police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said Honda Fit vehicles are the most stolen cars.
Reads the statement:
THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AT CAR PARKS
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is concerned with cases of theft of motor vehicles, especially of Honda Fit vehicles, occurring mostly at car parks.
In one of the cases, on 17th March 2023, police in Bulawayo recorded a case of theft of a Honda Fit vehicle, registration number, AEB 4619, which was stolen at a car park in Pumula East, after the complainant (24) had parked it for overnight safekeeping on 16th March 2023.
Similarly, on 17th March 2023, the complainant (33) lost a Honda Fit vehicle, registration number ADT 8724, he had parked for overnight safekeeping at a car park along 3rd Street, Warren Park 1, Harare.
On 17th March 2023 a Honda Fit vehicle, registration number AEV 5490, was stolen along Bastch Street, between 10th and 11`h Avenue, Bulawayo, where the complainant (57) had parked it, before going to work at Mhlahlandlela Building, Bulawayo.
In a related case, on le March 2023, a 39-year-old man discovered that a Honda Fit vehicle, registration number AFY 7901 had been stolen after parking it for overnight safekeeping at a car park in Manyame, Chitungvviza on 17th March 2023.
In another case, on 18th March 2023, a Mitsubishi Pajero, registration number ABE 7470 was stolen at Warren Hills Golf Club, along Kirkman Road, Harare. The complainant had parked the vehicle and left the car keys under the driver’s seat cover as he went in the bar for refreshments.
Meanwhile, police in Seke are investigating a case of theft of a Honda Fit vehicle, registration number AFA 5656, which was stolen while parked for overnight safekeeping on 20th March 2023 at a car park at Murisa Business Centre, Seke.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is appealing for information which may lead to the arrest of the suspects and recovery of the stolen motor vehicles.
Nyathi urged members of the public who have information on the cases above to contact the National Complaints Desk at (0242) 703631 or WhatsApp at 0712 800197 or report at any nearest Police station.
Trend:
Car theft is a significant problem in Zimbabwe, particularly in urban areas such as Harare and Bulawayo.
According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), there were 3 241 reported cases of motor vehicle theft in 2020, with the majority of cases occurring in Harare.
Car theft in Zimbabwe is driven by a number of factors, including high demand for second-hand cars, limited availability of new cars due to the country’s struggling economy, and a lack of effective law enforcement. Additionally, car theft syndicates often operate in the country, stealing cars and selling them in neighbouring countries or dismantling them for parts.
Addressing car theft:
The Zimbabwean government has implemented a number of measures, including increasing police patrols in high-risk areas, establishing specialized units to investigate car theft cases, and implementing measures to make it harder for stolen cars to be sold or exported.
However, more needs to be done to effectively combat car theft in Zimbabwe and improve the security of car owners. This includes investing in modern crime-fighting technologies and improving the country’s economy to reduce the demand for stolen vehicles.
There are several steps that motorists can take to help prevent car theft:
By A Correspondent- People of Mazowe North constituency feel betrayed by their Member of Parliament Campion Mugweni who has failed to make a single contribution in Parliament for five years.
The electorate told Mugweni at a meeting in Mvurwi that they sent him to Parliament to speak on their behalf and not to add numbers.
“We are shocked that our MP cannot even make a single contribution in Parliament one wonders if we have a representative in Parliament, I am sure we can verify this fact by checking the parliamentary hansard. Not even a single contribution from the MP can be located” Gift Dzobo said.
Sekai Nyamasoka said, “The duty of an MP is to speak but we are not happy with you honourable you are dumb in Parliament why?”
Mugweni begged for another term saying he was learning.
“I know you feel let down but please give me another term because the first term you gave me l was learning politics,” he said.
Other people said they could not send him to Parliament to learn instead they want a person who is able to represent them in the house of Assembly.
“Surely we cannot send an MP to Parliament to learn we want a representative who if it pleases the President can be appointed a Minister,” Joice Madombwe said.
However, Mugweni is fighting hard to get another term despite him missing in his constituency for a long time only to resurface for the ZANU PF primaries.
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By A Correspondent | The man who “investigative journalist’ Hopewell Chin’ono says owns a private jet, the Democratic Union of Zimbabwe leader, Robert Chapman has fallen into deep debt following multiple trips between Harare and Tennessee.
Chapman has blown thousands of his 4 children’s food money on his political campaign, it has emerged.
Chapman was Thursday afternoon served prosecution papers for contempt of court (over defaulting child support money payments plus visitation failure which has lasted over 3 months.)
Chapman, who some Zimbabweans label, Obama, was served at around 3.30pm, Nashville Time, court papers in ZimEye’s possession show.
In the state of Tennessee, when one fails to pay child maintenance and goes into arrears for over 3 months, they’ve broken the law.
Lawyers used court server services to track Robert Chapman upon him entering the Nashville area.
The officers physically chased him up, and their movement is reflected in the following live satellite tracker (officer reflected in the cop icon, that’s moving up the journey trail in the map).
The software tracked Chapman down to a local hotel.
The development was confirmed by the software used by the local solicitors.
Chapman has child maintenance arrears totalling more than USD10,000 for his 4 children with two different mothers, both based in the US. Papers served yesterday were for his fourth child.
One of the bills has on its own ran above the USD7,000 marker.
Mr Chapman cooperated during the serving, a source told ZimEye.
Contacted for comment via phone, Chapman responded saying he would call back to speak over the court official incident.
‘Hello Robert. Are you well? Want to publish the breaking story regarding the serving of papers that’s just happened against you at 3.30pm. Do you consider yourself financially fit for 2023 elections seeing you keep defaulting on child maintenance, which is a serious offence since 2014?,’ he was asked, to which he asked for more time. “Can I return your call shortly,” he said.
2 hours later, Chapman was still to call, and he was asked once again, ‘Thank you for replying me…but you are still to call. Is it not wise to use the Harare flight money for your kids? Time is moving. I have a deadline on the o-clock for your final comment,’ he was told.
The latest development is one ina string of several others since 2014, when a judge ordered for his arrest over the first arrears running over USD12,000.
Chapman divorced his first wife in December 2010, and Thursday’s development regards his second marriage which was terminated 3 years ago.
In 2014, the Catoosa County Superior court in Georgia ordered Chapman to pay $500 a child. He was dragged him to court as his wife sought to compel him to pay child support.
“…Robert Howard Chapman does not pay $500 per month toward said child support arrears until paid in full, upon affidavit of Plaintiff, the Defendant shall be confined to the common jail of Catoosa County for his wilful failure and refusal to abide by the lawful order of this Court until the remaining arrears are paid in full,” read an order by Judge Brian House of the Catoosa County Superior Court.
“It is further ordered, adjudged, and decreed that the defendant shall continue to pay the sum of $873 per month as current support, in addition to the purge amount of $500 per month,” the ruling read.
Despite Chapman later clearing the total amount over USD12,000, he has accrued a new burden, running beyond USD11,000 for the four kids, as at Friday, today.
Chapman’s party was unreachable at the time of writing.
The US based Robert Chapman remains underground since he was exposed for failing to pay child support for his 4 kids, while blowing thousands of dollars flying to Harare. WHEN DO YOU THINK HE’LL POP OUT?
By A Correspondent- The Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has said there is no joy in seeing the government commissioning housing units as civil servants cannot afford them.
The union was responding to a Twitter Post by the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services which indicated that President Emmerson Mnangagwa commissioned the FBC Fountaine Ridge Housing project in Kuwadzana, Harare.
The bank constructed 858 housing units.
National Housing and Social Amenities Permanent Secretary Engineer Joy Makumbe previously said the government was doing 20 per cent of the construction while FBC did the rest.
In a Twitter post seen by Pindula News, PTUZ said civil servants cannot afford the houses. Read the post:
We prefer to see housing projects that civil servants can afford. Fountain Ridge is a housing project for the diaspora. What crime did we commit to be sidelined continuously like this?
The houses are being constructed under the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1)’s Social development pillar which focuses on improving access to basic social services.
The government targets to build 220 000 housing units by 2025 by partnering with the private sector.
FBC says the whole project factors in modern trends in housing development in line with global standards such as Wi-Fi connectivity, in addition to the usually required infrastructure.
Each unit will also have a 5 000-litre water tank and a booster pump.
Civil servants earn less than US$500, therefore, cannot afford the housing units.
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation President Henrietta Rushwaya challenges Hopewell Chin’ono to a one-to-one public debate at 11pm Zim time, Thur 23 March 2023.
This will be a post Al Jazeera documentary 1st episode analysis focusing on 3 sides of the story, and featuring the Rushwaya (accused of fixing of or being linked to the journalist, Chin’ono’s arrest, plus those who did the investigation. Venue: ZimEye Twitter Spaces
Henrietta Rushwaya challenges Hopewell Chin'ono to a one-to-one public debate at 11pm Zim time, Thur 23 March 2023.
— ZimEye (@ZimEye) March 23, 2023
Post Al Jazeera analysis with 3 sides of the story, the accused Rushwaya, Chin'ono, and those who did the investigation. Venue: ZimEye. pic.twitter.com/yFXRQzUnkI
…Don’t listen to anyone else, land reform was my idea. It was started by me. At that time I was dating Chenjerai Hunzvi’s daughter since around 1997.
He (Hunzvi) realised it and it ended up being a big idea and the war vets turned it into a chaotic thing…26 years later I still don’t have a square metre of land, writes Divine Mafa, the son of the CCC party deputy spokesperson, Felix Mafa.
Dear Zimbabwe Economic Movement – ZEM,
I write to you today to express my deep concern for the current state of Zimbabwe. Our country is blessed with abundant natural resources and a rich cultural heritage, yet we continue to be plagued by corruption, inequality, and political oppression. The few hold all the power and wealth, while the many struggle to make ends meet. As a champion of economic empowerment and social justice, I firmly believe that the issue of land ownership lies at the heart of all our struggles.
Our history of land ownership is rooted in colonialism, where the British colonizers dispossessed Africans of their ancestral land and allocated it to white settlers. The Land Apportionment Act of 1930 cemented this division by segregating the land according to race. The black population, which constituted the majority of the population, was confined to crowded, arid regions while the white minority was given the most fertile land. This unfair distribution of land sparked violent protests by the black population, culminating in the Chimurenga War in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite the war’s success in gaining Zimbabwe’s independence, the issue of land redistribution remained unresolved.
The struggle for land ownership continued post-independence, with Robert Mugabe’s government prioritizing land redistribution as a way of correcting past injustices. The Fast-Track Land Reform Program was initiated in 2000 to redistribute land from white farmers to landless blacks. While the program had noble intentions, it was marred by corruption, violence, and political manipulation. The program’s beneficiaries were often political elites who were given multiple farms, while ordinary citizens were denied access to land.
The implementation of the Fast-Track Land Reform Program had a significant impact on Zimbabwe’s economy, resulting in food shortages, hyperinflation, and international sanctions. Moreover, the program led to the displacement of many white farmers who were forcefully evicted from their land and homes without compensation, due to the British government reneging on funding promises made under former Premier Tony Blair’s administration. This mass displacement caused extensive financial losses, destroyed entire communities, and further exacerbated the racial divide in the country.
Now, we find ourselves in a situation where foreign interests, such as the Chinese, are exploiting our resources, including our land. They are acquiring Title Deeds and using them to inject capital into their businesses, while Zimbabweans are being pushed off their land. This is not just an issue of economic exploitation but also cultural erasure. The Chinese are erasing our history, traditions, and identity, all for the sake of profit. They are taking our natural resources, such as lithium and gold, and even our ancestral bones, to sell back to their own people.
This exploitation is not solely the fault of foreign interests, but also our government’s fault. They have allowed and even facilitated this exploitation for the sake of political power and personal gain. They have betrayed the people who fought and died for this land and are giving it away to the highest bidder. They are selling out our future for short-term gain.
It is high time for us to come together as a nation, regardless of our political or social differences, and demand that our government takes decisive action to safeguard our land and secure our future. We must demand that every Zimbabwean, not only be granted legal ownership of their land, but also given economic and political empowerment. Secure land tenure enables people to invest in their land, enhance their livelihoods, and participate actively in the economy. Additionally, owning land provides collateral for loans, enables the establishment of businesses and job creation. However, the importance of family inheritance has been undermined by political strife and shame, with families’ rights to their land taken away without mercy, leaving their children’s futures dispossessed to beggar status. It is disappointing to see that while Bill Gates and his children are able to inherit Zimbabwe’s land, the Zimbabwean government has failed to entrust its people with their ancestral land, which they claim to be the custodian of, and instead selling it to the highest bidder. People are now compromising their values for political affiliations, for something that is rightfully theirs. Land ownership also affords individuals a voice in the political process, enabling them to make informed choices and not be beholden to the ruling party or government.
We need to come up with a plan to ensure that all Zimbabweans have access to land, regardless of their political affiliations or social status. We must also put measures in place to prevent corruption and ensure that land is distributed fairly and transparently. We should look to successful land reform programs in other countries, such as South Korea and Taiwan, for inspiration and guidance on how to move forward.
In addition, I would also suggest engaging with local communities and farmers to ensure their needs and interests are taken into account in the reform process. This could involve holding public forums or town hall meetings where individuals can share their experiences and ideas for improving the current system.
Overall, I believe that implementing effective land reform policies is crucial for promoting economic growth, reducing poverty and inequality, and ensuring social justice. It will not be an easy task, but with the right approach and commitment, I am confident that we can create a fairer and more equitable society for all.
Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Devine Ndabezitha Chaminuka Mafa
ZEM POWER
Zimbabwe Economic Movement
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Don’t listen to anyone else, land reform was my idea. It was started by me. At that time I was dating Chenjerai Hunzvi’s daughter since around 1997. He (Hunzvi) realised it and it ended up being a big idea and the war vets turned it into a chaotic thing…26 years later I still don’t have a square metre of land.
By-Zanu Pf has allowed candidates who were once in opposition to contest in its primary elections set for this weekend.
The primary elections were scheduled for March 18 but were later on postponed as the party was overwhelmed with a large number of candidates who wanted to represent it in the forthcoming general elections.
A total of 2 858 Curriculum Vitaes were submitted, with 99,9 percent of the aspiring candidates making it through the vetting process.
Midlands province alone has a total of 1 429 CVs while Bulawayo has the lowest with 85 CVs submitted.
A number of candidates in the Midlands province sailed through uncontested.
Party cell registers will be used as the voters’ roll, while party district centres will be used as voting centres.
The party has already deployed Politburo members who will announce the names of successful candidates and monitor the election process in all of the country’s 10 provinces.
Those deployed are Elifas Mashaba (Bulawayo); Charles Tavengwa (Harare); Lovemore Matuke (Masvingo); Patrick Chinamasa (Manicaland); Kenneth Musanhi (Mashonaland Central); Mike Bimha (Mashonaland East); Christopher Mutsvangwa (Mashonaland West); Obert Mpofu (Matabeleland North); Richard Ndlovu (Matabeleland South) and Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (Midlands Province).
Addressing journalists in Harare yesterday, Zanu PF National Political Commissar Cde Bimha said polling would start at 7am and close at 4pm.
“President Mnangagwa who is the party’s First Secretary has directed that Zanu PF primary elections be held on March 25, 2023,” said Bimha.
Names of successful candidates who will contest in the primaries will be announced in their provinces by designated Politburo members.
Bimha said the Politburo members would also give details of how the entire process would be conducted in terms of deployment of presiding officers, ballot boxes, ballot papers, and the counting and displaying of the results.
The Politburo sat on Monday and went through all the reports, province by province and one by one.
Former opposition party members who are contesting for National Assembly slots are Tongai Matutu and Simon Chidakwa among others.
“What is also of interest is that a decision was made by the Politburo to accept and recommend former members of the MDC or Citizen Coalition for Change who have recently come forward as returnees to the party,” said Cde Bimha.
“The decision was made by the Politburo that any former MDC or CCC member willing to contest in the primary elections for a local authority position and House of Assembly are free to do so. However, at the moment it was felt that it is too early to allow them to contest at Senatorial level.”
Among those disqualified was Harare Provincial Commissar Cde Kudakwashe Damson, who allegedly beat up Zimbabwe Electoral Commission officials who were on duty conducting voter education in Epworth recently.
Yesterday, all provinces held Provincial Co-ordinating Committee meetings where senior Politburo members from the respective provinces announced the names of all candidates who have been successful towards participating in primary elections.
There will be various levels of authority to conduct these elections. There is a Constituency Command Centre, Administrative District Command Centre, Provincial Command Centre and National Command Centre based at the party headquarters.
“As elections are being conducted, normally we also have hitches here and there. We also have people who have complaints, and there will be an ad-hoc tribunal to receive these complaints.
“So whoever feels they have been treated unfairly has every right to lodge a complaint and they will be attended to well before the results are announced,” Cde Bimha said.
The results of the elections will be displayed at the polling stations and also conveyed to the Administrative District Command Centre, Provincial Command Centre and National Command Centre.
It is only the National Command Centre which will announce official results. The party has already set 87 000 cells that have been verified, reaching a total of 4.5 million voters.
Zanu PF has set a target of 5 million votes for the 2023 harmonised elections.
By A Correspondent | In a first of firsts in the world of ZANU PF, Businessman and Zvimba South MP, Phillip Chiyangwa has agreed to step down from politics so his sons can take over the mantle, following suggestions from @cdesetfree and other activists.
The development suggests Chiyangwa won’t contest in 2023 elections.
“Mudhara chizororai kani zvimwe zvinoda kungozorora izvi itai Bruce kana Edmund vapindewo,” said Mafukidze, to which the former ZIFA boss then said his preference is his other son, “Brian Chiyangwa.”
‘Brian anodhonza [can pull thorough] kubva kare zvake l like that he is firmly grounded…’ concluded Mafukidze.
It could not be established at the time of writing if the statements by the politician are sacrosanct, and he is not playing mind games. – ZimEye
By BBC-The parliament of Uganda, Tuesday passed a new bill that will see gays get life prison sentences.
The bill also includes the death penalty in some instances.
A rights activist told the BBC the debate around the bill had led to fear of more attacks on gay people.
“There is a lot of blackmail. People are receiving calls that ‘if you don’t give me money, I will report that you are gay,’” they said.
The bill is one of the toughest pieces of anti-gay legislation in Africa.
Homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda but this bill introduces many new criminal offences.
As well as making merely identifying as gay illegal for the first time, friends, family and members of the community would have a duty to report individuals in same-sex relationships to the authorities.
It was passed with widespread support in Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday evening.
Amnesty International has called the bill, which criminalises same-sex between consenting adults “appalling”, “ambiguous” and “vaguely worded”.
“This deeply repressive legislation will institutionalise discrimination, hatred, and prejudice against LGBTI people – including those who are perceived to be LGBTI – and block the legitimate work of civil society, public health professionals, and community leaders,” said Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s director for East and Southern Africa.
It has also been condemned by both US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the UK’s Africa Minister Andrew Mitchell.
In the weeks before the debate, anti-homosexual sentiment was prominent in the media, an activist who wanted to remain anonymous told the BBC.
“Members of the queer community have been blackmailed, extorted for money or even lured into traps for mob attacks,” the activist said.
“In some areas even law enforcers are using the current environment to extort money from people who they accuse of being gay. Even some families are reporting their own children to the police.”
The bill will now go to President Yoweri Museveni who can choose to use his veto – and maintain good relations with Western donors and investors – or sign it into law.
He has made several anti-gay comments in recent weeks, and also criticised Western countries for putting pressure on Uganda over the issue.
Another gay rights activist accused the government of using the bill to distract the public from its failures to address some of their pressing economic concerns.
“They are trying to drum up anti-gay rhetoric to divert attention from really what is important to Ugandans in general. There is no reason why you should have a bill that criminalises individuals that are having consensual same-sex adult relationships,” Clare Byarugaba, LGBTQ+ Rights Activist, Chapter Four Uganda told the BBC.
The bill’s backers say they are trying to protect children but Ms Byarugaba said: “Whether you’re heterosexual or homosexual, the government and parliament should introduce laws, or at least implement existing laws that protect all children – boys, girls from defilement. So the issue of recruitment has been unproven, it is baseless, it is biased.””
The final version has yet to be officially published but elements discussed in parliament include:
A small group of Ugandan MPs on a committee scrutinising the bill disagreed with its premise. They argue the offences it seeks to criminalise are already covered in the country’s Penal Code Act.
In 2014, Uganda’s constitutional court nullified another act which had toughened laws against the LGBT community.
It included making it illegal to promote and fund LGBT groups and activities, as well as reiterating that homosexual acts should be punished by life imprisonment, and was widely condemned by Western countries.
The court ruled that the legislation be revoked because it had been passed by parliament without the required quorum.
Same-sex relations are banned in about 30 African countries, where many people uphold conservative religious and social values.
EDITORIAL: An old British newspaper article went viral on Thursday over how certain vapositori sect members are wreaking havoc in UK backyards making unexplained noises.
… this practice continues across UK to this day and one church leader Bishop Miriam, Maina Tarugarira (South End-On-Sea) was recently caught running off with the corpse of sociallite, Jackie Ngarande’s cousin, a story investigated by ZimEye that’s now a police case. The preacher later secretly buried the body of the woman, she had demanded must release her bank account’s pin code before shutting her eyes. (*video loads below…)
The preacher’s brother has since been deported from the UK following the investigations, in which key witnesses narrated how she ordered that the church’s doctrine be assembled from a combination of witchcraft, Catholicism, and pentecostalism in order to captivate customers as a “powerful” congregation.
A Harare businessman is hunting for his wife who left their matrimonial house just TWO weeks after their wedding ceremony two years ago.
Blessing Togarasei said he wedded Natasha Chamisa, after paying US$18 000 lobola, but things took a twist after their honeymoon.
He said Natasha, who was already prǝgnɑnt, left without giving any reason.
Blessing said they tried to reconcile after the birth of his child in 2021.
But, things didn’t work out and he has never seen or heard about her whereabouts.
Blessing has been circulating a message on social media pleading for anyone, who knows about Natasha and his child’s whereabouts, to contact him.
He said he still l0ved his wife.
“I was charged US$18 000 but my wife is on the run with my child.
“I am looking for her and I will sue anyone who is staying with my wife for US$1 million.
“Her relatives say they do not know where she is. The child is not well and needs treatment at the hospital.
“You may make fun of my situation, but I want my sick son so I can get him good treatment.
“Apa my wife has blocked me.”
He said during the Covid-19 lockdown, a certain pastor approached him and told him that Natasha had been chosen for him by God.
“I took his advice and married her. But when she discovered that I was still building, when she expected to find a fully-furnished house, she just changed.
“She would provoke me hoping that I would retaliate by assaulting her, but I did not.
“I then invited her aunt over and Natasha told her that I am a liar and she didn’t see any future in me.”
He added: “During the conversation, she packed her bags and left.
“I supported her prǝgnɑncy and paid for all the bills and brought her back home after some deliberations with her relatives.
“She tried to jump out of the car while we were on our way to church.
“The following Sunday I did not go with her only to come back to an empty house.”
Natasha later approached the Civil Court for maintenance demanding US$1 300 per month.
Natasha’s uncle, Sekuru Chamisa, said he was not aware of the developments.
— HMetro
…Don’t listen to anyone else, land reform was my idea. It was started by me. At that time I was dating Chenjerai Hunzvi’s daughter since around 1997.
He (Hunzvi) realised it and it ended up being a big idea and the war vets turned it into a chaotic thing…26 years later I still don’t have a square metre of land, writes Divine Mafa…
Dear Zimbabwe Economic Movement – ZEM,
I write to you today to express my deep concern for the current state of Zimbabwe. Our country is blessed with abundant natural resources and a rich cultural heritage, yet we continue to be plagued by corruption, inequality, and political oppression. The few hold all the power and wealth, while the many struggle to make ends meet. As a champion of economic empowerment and social justice, I firmly believe that the issue of land ownership lies at the heart of all our struggles.
Our history of land ownership is rooted in colonialism, where the British colonizers dispossessed Africans of their ancestral land and allocated it to white settlers. The Land Apportionment Act of 1930 cemented this division by segregating the land according to race. The black population, which constituted the majority of the population, was confined to crowded, arid regions while the white minority was given the most fertile land. This unfair distribution of land sparked violent protests by the black population, culminating in the Chimurenga War in the 1960s and 1970s. Despite the war’s success in gaining Zimbabwe’s independence, the issue of land redistribution remained unresolved.
The struggle for land ownership continued post-independence, with Robert Mugabe’s government prioritizing land redistribution as a way of correcting past injustices. The Fast-Track Land Reform Program was initiated in 2000 to redistribute land from white farmers to landless blacks. While the program had noble intentions, it was marred by corruption, violence, and political manipulation. The program’s beneficiaries were often political elites who were given multiple farms, while ordinary citizens were denied access to land.
The implementation of the Fast-Track Land Reform Program had a significant impact on Zimbabwe’s economy, resulting in food shortages, hyperinflation, and international sanctions. Moreover, the program led to the displacement of many white farmers who were forcefully evicted from their land and homes without compensation, due to the British government reneging on funding promises made under former Premier Tony Blair’s administration. This mass displacement caused extensive financial losses, destroyed entire communities, and further exacerbated the racial divide in the country.
Now, we find ourselves in a situation where foreign interests, such as the Chinese, are exploiting our resources, including our land. They are acquiring Title Deeds and using them to inject capital into their businesses, while Zimbabweans are being pushed off their land. This is not just an issue of economic exploitation but also cultural erasure. The Chinese are erasing our history, traditions, and identity, all for the sake of profit. They are taking our natural resources, such as lithium and gold, and even our ancestral bones, to sell back to their own people.
This exploitation is not solely the fault of foreign interests, but also our government’s fault. They have allowed and even facilitated this exploitation for the sake of political power and personal gain. They have betrayed the people who fought and died for this land and are giving it away to the highest bidder. They are selling out our future for short-term gain.
It is high time for us to come together as a nation, regardless of our political or social differences, and demand that our government takes decisive action to safeguard our land and secure our future. We must demand that every Zimbabwean, not only be granted legal ownership of their land, but also given economic and political empowerment. Secure land tenure enables people to invest in their land, enhance their livelihoods, and participate actively in the economy. Additionally, owning land provides collateral for loans, enables the establishment of businesses and job creation. However, the importance of family inheritance has been undermined by political strife and shame, with families’ rights to their land taken away without mercy, leaving their children’s futures dispossessed to beggar status. It is disappointing to see that while Bill Gates and his children are able to inherit Zimbabwe’s land, the Zimbabwean government has failed to entrust its people with their ancestral land, which they claim to be the custodian of, and instead selling it to the highest bidder. People are now compromising their values for political affiliations, for something that is rightfully theirs. Land ownership also affords individuals a voice in the political process, enabling them to make informed choices and not be beholden to the ruling party or government.
We need to come up with a plan to ensure that all Zimbabweans have access to land, regardless of their political affiliations or social status. We must also put measures in place to prevent corruption and ensure that land is distributed fairly and transparently. We should look to successful land reform programs in other countries, such as South Korea and Taiwan, for inspiration and guidance on how to move forward.
In addition, I would also suggest engaging with local communities and farmers to ensure their needs and interests are taken into account in the reform process. This could involve holding public forums or town hall meetings where individuals can share their experiences and ideas for improving the current system.
Overall, I believe that implementing effective land reform policies is crucial for promoting economic growth, reducing poverty and inequality, and ensuring social justice. It will not be an easy task, but with the right approach and commitment, I am confident that we can create a fairer and more equitable society for all.
Thank you for your attention to this important matter.
Devine Ndabezitha Chaminuka Mafa
ZEM POWER
Zimbabwe Economic Movement
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Don’t listen to anyone else, land reform was my idea. It was started by me. At that time I was dating Chenjerai Hunzvi’s daughter since around 1997. He (Hunzvi) realised it and it ended up being a big idea and the war vets turned it into a chaotic thing…26 years later I still don’t have a square metre of land.
HIT-and-run road traffic accidents are on the increase, with more than 10 cases having been recorded around the country this month.
Five people have lost lives in hit-and-run road traffic accidents since the beginning of the month.
Some of the cases which are being investigated by the Zimbabwe Republic Police include a fatal hit-and-run road accident which occurred on the 19th of this month at the intersection of Old Mazowe Road and Bimha Road in Mt Hampden.
Police are also investigating a fatal accident that occurred along High Glen Road near an area known as ‘Pamasimbi’ on the 17th of this month, where an unknown motorist who was driving a commuter omnibus hit three pedestrians before fleeing.
Two people were also seriously injured after a hit-and-run road accident which occurred at the intersection of Harare Drive and Acturus Road in Greendale, Harare, on the 16th of this month.
The accident occurred after a motorist, who was driving a truck, rammed into a Honda CRV vehicle which had four passengers on board but did not stop after the accident.
On the 15th of this month, an unknown male adult died after a road accident that occurred in Harare, along Seke Road, opposite Empowering Ministries.
The suspect was driving a Nissan Caravan vehicle.
ZRP National spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the alarming increase in such cases, warning motorists to desist from errant behaviour.
Assistant Commissioner Nyathi said, ‘‘It’s really disturbing that we have drivers who ran away after involved in accident while the law clearly states that a drivers should stop and render necessary support when involved in accident. So, as police we are warning drivers to desist from such behaviour. Members of the public should also assist with information that will lead to the arrest of drivers who may have been involved in accident but fails to stop.’’
More than four thousand hit-and-run road traffic accidents were recorded in the country last year.- ZBC News
Businessman Kuda Tagwirei’s Kuvimba Mining House has provided a new site where Globe and Phoenix Primary School will be built following last week’s mishap at the school where 18 learners were injured after a classroom floor collapsed into an underground mining tunnel.
The school has since been shut down and learners are temporarily housed at neighbouring Sally Mugabe Primary School.
Kwekwe District civil protection committee chairperson, Mr Fortune Mpungu said a team from the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development and the National Geospatial and Space Agency, are currently on site carrying out surveys to avert any dangers.
The land was availed by Kuvimba Mining House which took over mining operations from former owners, Homestake.
“I can confirm that Kuvimba Mining House availed a piece of land for the construction of the new school. The land is located near the Globe and Phoenix Secondary School. As we speak a team of surveyors is on the ground carrying out surveys so that we do not encounter similar challenges,” said Mr Mpungu.
He said the team, as directed by President Mnangagwa, is also carrying out surveys underneath the entire Globe and Phoenix area.
“The surveys are underway as directed and we will soon receive a report. They are also surveying the area where the Government complex will be built to avoid future disasters,” he said.
Mr Mpungu said Kuvimba is willing to assist speed up the reconstruction of the school.
Already, businesspeople from Kwekwe have pledged to assist with the construction of the school once land is availed.
Dr Solomon Matsa and Cde Energy Ncube have pledged to help construct classroom blocks at the school.
The two have since taken care of hospital bills for the injured learners.
Meanwhile, the national CPU has provided tents at Sally Mugabe Primary School which are sheltering the students.
All the 1 300 learners have been accommodated at the school grounds prompting authorities to suggest hot sitting to avoid congestion.
“A total of 21 tents have been pitched at the school and they are enough to accommodate all the learners. Due to a shortage of furniture, we have decided that one group comes in the morning and the other in the afternoon so that they can all be accommodated,” said Mr Mpungu.
“We are currently in the process of sourcing chalkboards, and submersible pumps to ensure there is enough water for every child.”
Mr Mpungu said various Government departments are on site to ensure that everything is in order.
“We have our health staffers both from the Ministry of Health and Child Care, Kwekwe City Council, and the department of environmental health who are on the ground to ensure that hygiene is maintained to avert disease outbreaks. We are also sourcing more water buckets and ensuring that there are water tanks for easy access to water,” he said.
The authorities have also staggered break and lunch times to avoid congestion in ablution facilities and water sources. The construction of the new school is expected to commence once the surveys are completed.
HIT-and-run road traffic accidents are on the increase, with more than 10 cases having been recorded around the country this month.
Five people have lost lives in hit-and-run road traffic accidents since the beginning of the month.
Some of the cases which are being investigated by the Zimbabwe Republic Police include a fatal hit-and-run road accident which occurred on the 19th of this month at the intersection of Old Mazowe Road and Bimha Road in Mt Hampden.
Police are also investigating a fatal accident that occurred along High Glen Road near an area known as ‘Pamasimbi’ on the 17th of this month, where an unknown motorist who was driving a commuter omnibus hit three pedestrians before fleeing.
Two people were also seriously injured after a hit-and-run road accident which occurred at the intersection of Harare Drive and Acturus Road in Greendale, Harare, on the 16th of this month.
The accident occurred after a motorist, who was driving a truck, rammed into a Honda CRV vehicle which had four passengers on board but did not stop after the accident.
On the 15th of this month, an unknown male adult died after a road accident that occurred in Harare, along Seke Road, opposite Empowering Ministries.
The suspect was driving a Nissan Caravan vehicle.
ZRP National spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the alarming increase in such cases, warning motorists to desist from errant behaviour.
Assistant Commissioner Nyathi said, ‘‘It’s really disturbing that we have drivers who ran away after involved in accident while the law clearly states that a drivers should stop and render necessary support when involved in accident. So, as police we are warning drivers to desist from such behaviour. Members of the public should also assist with information that will lead to the arrest of drivers who may have been involved in accident but fails to stop.’’
More than four thousand hit-and-run road traffic accidents were recorded in the country last year.- ZBC News
EFF leader Julius Malema has claimed victory over the government, saying his party’s national shutdown was a resounding success.
Speaking during a sitting of the National Assembly on Wednesday, Malema cited the closure of a number of businesses in different cities as an indication that the shutdown was a success.
“The EFF proved once more who is in charge in this country. When you said to business, ‘it’s business as usual, open your shops, I said close: they closed’.
“I’m in charge, I’ve got you by the scrotum. There is nothing you can do, nothing, all of you combined. You can scream anyhow you want, once more I demonstrated to you; black opposition, white opposition with the ruling party combined, I’m in charge and I want that to sink,” said Malema.
He thanked those who participated in the countrywide protest on Monday, saying it marked one of the greatest national demonstrations post-1994 wherein thousands of people registered their dissatisfaction with load-shedding, unemployment, of crime, gender-based violence and lack of service delivery.
“Many of you affirmed the authority of the EFF to be superior to that of the president of South Africa and his entire cabinet combined by partaking in the shutdown because you cannot trust anything he and his government says,” he said.
“The majority of business remained closed, taxi ranks and buses were empty, no trains or trucks were moving on the day and even load-shedding was suspended due to low electricity demand, proving that major industries that use electricity were not operational,” said Malema.
He said the success and moral correctness of the national shutdown was proved by the fact that no-one was able to dispute its logic. He accused the media and government of attempting to divert and dilute its message by creating a myth of anarchy and destruction.
The shutdown saw the government deploy thousands of police officers and soldiers to quell any violence or intimidation.—-Timeslive
Netherlands have beaten Zimbabwe by 3 wickets in the first One Day International at the Harare Sports Club- ZBC
Tinashe Sambiri|The interface meetings held by CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa in the past few days have left Zanu PF honchos quaking in their boots.
That President Chamisa’s yellow revolution swept across Mashonaland West and Mashonaland East is a thorn in the flesh for Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ilk.
See President Chamisa’s brief statements on the interface meetings:
“YELLOW ROARS…Deep in Rural Mashonaland East today… We held our citizens Interface in Murehwa. A fantastic Citizens feedback and resilience. The future is exciting..#Godisinit.”
“… I was in Chief Charumbira’s area as we were laying to rest Mayor Mafumhe’s mother, Gogo Mafumhe in Bondolfi, Masvingo.
Chiefs, above politics, are an integral part of our national fabric as custodians of our culture, traditions and pride. We are #onepeople. RIP Gogo.”
“We will attract leaders who think quickly, deftly, wisely,sharply &out of the box across the political party divide.
We will focus incisive attention &leadership on growth, transformation, job creation,massive infrastructure development &nation building upon peace &reconciliation.”
CCC Namibia continues to demand the immediate and unconditional release of Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala.
22 March 2023
Social democrats who are residents of Namibia are radically calling for revolutionary action in Zimbabwe and abroad in solidarity with the prisoner of conscience, Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala. Today is #WiwaWednesday, a special day change champions resonated to illustrate the solidarity with the victim of state repression. It is now close to a year since the illegal arrest of the vibrant interim vice-chairperson on concocted charges.
It is infuriating to figure out that the clueless state has dismally failed to convict the firebrand leader since his state-sponsored arrest despite a clear lack of evidence. The court recently threw away Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala’s application for discharge on the case of obstruction of justice regardless of their incapacity to provide incontrovertible evidence against the change ambassador. It has become apparent that Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala is a political prisoner who has endured ZANU-PF torture for 282 days in the hell-hole of Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison for crimes he did not commit.
What perturbs change champions in Namibia is that even murderers are enjoying their constitutional right to bail but the officer of the court and Mp for Zengeza West is rotting in jail! We are calling upon SADC, AU, and the international community to amplify their authoritative voices demanding freedom, justice, and equality in the motherland. It is not criminal to demand justice for the deceased Moreblessing Ali. It ‘s not an offense to stand in as the Ali family attorney. #WiwaWednesday.
Wiwa should be released unconditionally because he is innocent until proven guilty by a competent court of law. Where is our solidarity when Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala proceeds with this state-sponsored torture through long pre-trial detention? It is crystal clear that Hon Job Sikhala is being used to deter social democrats who are inspired by the varlour , nerve, and mettle in his astute leadership. After arbitrary arrests for more 65 times, Wiwa did not face any conviction, it boggles the sane minds when ZANU-PF continues to target him for his political beliefs.
Is it a crime to fight state-sponsored abductions and gross abuse of the fundamental basic freedoms? Is it a crime to belong to the Citizens Coalition for Change led by the Change Champion in Chief, President Advocate Nelson Chamisa? SADC and AU must intervene in solidarity with the incarcerated Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala. Zengeza West has been deliberately orphaned by the satanic regime to slow down voter registration, recruitment, and radicalization ahead of the crucial watershed elections scheduled for July\August 2023.
Moreover, ZANU-PF has exhibited its undoubted panic ahead of the harmonized elections. The unconstitutional detention of Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala is an attempt to rig the elections through intimidation, coercion, and torment. Wiwa is in anguish because of the impending elections. They are afraid of his extraordinary capacity to mobilize and radicalize the masses in our beloved country. CCC Namibia needs freedom, justice, and equality in the fatherland. ZANU PF should desist from capturing the judiciary, we demand the independence of the courts and all other state institutions.
Furthermore, CCC Namibia shall not tire in its revolutionary endeavor to ensure that Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala is reunited with his loving family. ZANU PF intends to break the fighting psyche of both Hon Job Sikhala and the resilience showcased by the family. The district urges all change champions across the globe to give moral, material, and financial support to the disadvantaged family. Wiwa is the father and breadwinner in the family, 282 days caged at Chikurubi translates to agony in the family! Who is putting food on the table? The sadist regime does not care!
It is our revolutionary obligation to give support to the incarcerated members of the political behemoth. Solidarity!Solidarity!Solidarity!Solidarity!Solidarity! With Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala. He deserves the freedom and justice like any other citizen. #WiwaWednesday. We say no to the selective application of the law. We say no lawfare! #ZANUPFMustGo.
CCC Namibia Rundu Branch
Interim Spokesperson
Ruhanya Robson
Tinashe Sambiri|Zanu PF hooligans clad in party regalia are causing mayhem in Kuwadzana, disrupting the voter registration exercise during the melee.
According to CCC’s MP for Kuwadzana, Hon Johnson Matambo, the Zanu PF goons are intimidating residents, forcing them to produce voter registration slips.
“There is a worrisome trend we are observing in Kuwadzana. Zanu PF goons wearing party regalia are intimidating residents.
At Kuwadzana 7 Primary School the hooligans tormented residents at will and nobody stopped them. This is a clear violation of key electoral processes.
We are therefore raising the alarm, hoping responsible authorities will take appropriate action. This has been happening from Sunday March 19 to today and we are deeply concerned about such uncouth behaviour,” said Hon Matambo.
Chelsea are reportedly furious with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after the forward travelled to Spain without the club’s permission.
According to Spanish outlet SPORT, as cited by Goal.com, the former Gabon captain attended Sunday’s El Clasico at Camp Nou and had a dressing room conversation with Barca players after the 2-1 victory over Real Madrid.
The 33-year-old openly expressed his desire to return to the club during the chat.
It is thought he would even be willing to take a pay cut in order to facilitate the move.
The publication adds that the trip hasn’t gone down too well in west London. The Blues are now reportedly open to terminating the striker’s contract a year early and let him link back up with the Catalan club in the summer.
Aubameyang has featured just 18 times for Chelsea this season, scoring three while his match action has been massively reduced since the World Cup. He was left out of Potter’s Champions League squad and it is widely expected that he will depart in the summer.- Soccer24 News
Toni Kroos has claimed he does not feel sorry for team-mate Eden Hazard after the Belgian spoke of his disappointment after being frozen out at Real Madrid this season.
Hazard is enduring a frustrating spell in Madrid due to inconsistency and injuries.
The situation was recently made worse by coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has frozen the player out of the squad despite him being fit to play.
Hazard hasn’t featured a single minute of La Liga or Champions League action since returning from the World Cup campaign.
In an interview last week, the Belgian bemoaned about his lake of game, saying: “I want to play. I want to have fun on the field.
“Training is good but what keeps us alive are the matches. I hope deep inside me that I can bring something and that the coach is still counting on me, I hope.
“We’ll see if I’m still going to play by the end of the season. I doubt a little. It’s up to me to show him in training that he can call on me.”
Kroos, however, has admitted he has no sympathy for the forward, telling Eleven Belgium: “Of course it is a difficult situation, but pity is misplaced in football.
“I don’t believe Eden has a bad life. You can feel sorry for people who have it much worse than him. It’s not about money, I don’t feel sorry for anyone in football.
“It’s a tricky situation, yes. And it’s been a long time. But in the end, everyone is partly responsible for their own situation. I know Eden very well, we are often together. But I feel sorry for people who have it very bad and Eden is not one of them.”- Soccer24 News
Netherlands have beaten Zimbabwe by 3 wickets in the first One Day International at the Harare Sports Club- ZBC
A Harare businessman is hunting for his wife who left their matrimonial house just TWO weeks after their wedding ceremony two years ago.
Blessing Togarasei said he wedded Natasha Chamisa, after paying US$18 000 lobola, but things took a twist after their honeymoon.
He said Natasha, who was already prǝgnɑnt, left without giving any reason.
Blessing said they tried to reconcile after the birth of his child in 2021.
But, things didn’t work out and he has never seen or heard about her whereabouts.
Blessing has been circulating a message on social media pleading for anyone, who knows about Natasha and his child’s whereabouts, to contact him.
He said he still l0ved his wife.
“I was charged US$18 000 but my wife is on the run with my child.
“I am looking for her and I will sue anyone who is staying with my wife for US$1 million.
“Her relatives say they do not know where she is. The child is not well and needs treatment at the hospital.
“You may make fun of my situation, but I want my sick son so I can get him good treatment.
“Apa my wife has blocked me.”
He said during the Covid-19 lockdown, a certain pastor approached him and told him that Natasha had been chosen for him by God.
“I took his advice and married her. But when she discovered that I was still building, when she expected to find a fully-furnished house, she just changed.
“She would provoke me hoping that I would retaliate by assaulting her, but I did not.
“I then invited her aunt over and Natasha told her that I am a liar and she didn’t see any future in me.”
He added: “During the conversation, she packed her bags and left.
“I supported her prǝgnɑncy and paid for all the bills and brought her back home after some deliberations with her relatives.
“She tried to jump out of the car while we were on our way to church.
“The following Sunday I did not go with her only to come back to an empty house.”
Natasha later approached the Civil Court for maintenance demanding US$1 300 per month.
Natasha’s uncle, Sekuru Chamisa, said he was not aware of the developments.
— HMetro
By BBC-The parliament of Uganda has passed a new bill that will see gays being imprisoned for life.
It also includes the death penalty in some instances.
A rights activist told the BBC the debate around the bill had led to fear of more attacks on gay people.
“There is a lot of blackmail. People are receiving calls that ‘if you don’t give me money, I will report that you are gay,'” they said.
The bill is one of the toughest pieces of anti-gay legislation in Africa.
Homosexual acts are already illegal in Uganda but this bill introduces many new criminal offences.
As well as making merely identifying as gay illegal for the first time, friends, family and members of the community would have a duty to report individuals in same-sex relationships to the authorities.
It was passed with widespread support in Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday evening.
Amnesty International has called the bill, which criminalises same-sex between consenting adults “appalling”, “ambiguous” and “vaguely worded”.
“This deeply repressive legislation will institutionalise discrimination, hatred, and prejudice against LGBTI people – including those who are perceived to be LGBTI – and block the legitimate work of civil society, public health professionals, and community leaders,” said Tigere Chagutah, Amnesty International’s director for East and Southern Africa.
It has also been condemned by both US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the UK’s Africa Minister Andrew Mitchell.
In the weeks before the debate, anti-homosexual sentiment was prominent in the media, an activist who wanted to remain anonymous told the BBC.
“Members of the queer community have been blackmailed, extorted for money or even lured into traps for mob attacks,” the activist said.
“In some areas even law enforcers are using the current environment to extort money from people who they accuse of being gay. Even some families are reporting their own children to the police.”
The bill will now go to President Yoweri Museveni who can choose to use his veto – and maintain good relations with Western donors and investors – or sign it into law.
He has made several anti-gay comments in recent weeks, and also criticised Western countries for putting pressure on Uganda over the issue.
Another gay rights activist accused the government of using the bill to distract the public from its failures to address some of their pressing economic concerns.
“They are trying to drum up anti-gay rhetoric to divert attention from really what is important to Ugandans in general. There is no reason why you should have a bill that criminalises individuals that are having consensual same-sex adult relationships,” Clare Byarugaba, LGBTQ+ Rights Activist, Chapter Four Uganda told the BBC.
The bill’s backers say they are trying to protect children but Ms Byarugaba said: “Whether you’re heterosexual or homosexual, the government and parliament should introduce laws, or at least implement existing laws that protect all children – boys, girls from defilement. So the issue of recruitment has been unproven, it is baseless, it is biased.””
The final version has yet to be officially published but elements discussed in parliament include:
A small group of Ugandan MPs on a committee scrutinising the bill disagreed with its premise. They argue the offences it seeks to criminalise are already covered in the country’s Penal Code Act.
In 2014, Uganda’s constitutional court nullified another act which had toughened laws against the LGBT community.
It included making it illegal to promote and fund LGBT groups and activities, as well as reiterating that homosexual acts should be punished by life imprisonment, and was widely condemned by Western countries.
The court ruled that the legislation be revoked because it had been passed by parliament without the required quorum.
Same-sex relations are banned in about 30 African countries, where many people uphold conservative religious and social values.
By- Dozens of Bulawayo’s Mahatshula residential area residents and passing motorists feasted on free cooking oil after a trailer carrying the commodity disengaged from a truck and fell by the roadside.
The incident happened Monday along the Bulawayo Harare road.
The truck was coming from South Africa en route to Zambia when the incident occurred late in the afternoon.
When a Chronicle arrived at the scene the Bulawayo Fire Brigade, police and the Environmental Management Agency were already on site. The emergency services struggled to ward off the people who were pushing and shoving to collect the liquid.
The Fire Brigade resorted to spraying the crowds with water in a bid to control them to no avail as people were determined to get free cooking oil.
The driver of the truck who declined to be identified said he was carrying 33 tonnes of the edible oil when the smaller 8-tonne trailer disengaged. He could not tell how much litres were in the trailer which fell some metres off the busy highway.
“I cannot say much because I don’t want to be in the media, but I just felt a strong push and the trailer was swinging from different directions. The trailer then disengaged and overturned by its side. I am not hurt and the rest of the truck is okay. I could not do anything to stop people from looting,” he said.
A resident, Mr Godknows Matumbu said he was drinking beer at a nearby bottle store when he received the news and rushed to the scene.
“I don’t know what exactly transpired as I was relaxing with friends at a bottle store. I received a call from a friend telling me to rush with containers to collect cooking oil. We filled 40 litres but it was not easy due to the disorder. Cooking oil is very expensive so this will push us,” he said as he hurried back home carrying a 20-litre container.
Another man from the suburb who refused to reveal his identity said he drove to the scene after getting the “good” news.
He said he initially hesitated thinking the truck was carrying petrol, but when he got assurance that it was cooking oil he joined the crowd.
“We don’t know what happened for the trailer to be on its side but as you can see we have the cooking oil. We brought a number of containers and we have filled almost all of them. For now, I cannot say what we will do with them. What is important is that we have cooking oil. They poured water on us and we retreated for a little while and returned,” he said.
Another resident Mr Njabuliso Maphosa said he was driving to the city centre to collect water when he saw people collecting the cooking oil.
“I stopped my car and asked what people were collecting and when they said cooking oil I put on hold the water mission and joined the crowd. I managed to fill a 20-liter container which I will take home. But I made sure that it was not petrol because with the explosions associated with petrol when such incidents happen, this would have been a disaster,” he said
Ms Mercy Dube said she was relaxing at home when she was called by her neighbours and also rushed with containers. She said she will send some of her loot to her family in her rural home.
“We ran here with our containers after being told of what had happened. We are very happy for the oil and the fact that no one was injured. But the pushing and shoving is what I fear may cause injuries because the ground is now slippery due to the spill.
At least we will save by not buying oil now and we also share my relatives back home,” she said.
Miss Marvellous Gwenzi said it was tough for women as men used their muscle to push them aside. EMA Provincial Environmental Quality Officer Mr Fredrick Maponga said they are investigating the incident.
Mr Maponga warned members of the public to desist from collecting liquids from trucks that would have been involved in incidents as that poses danger to them. Chronicle
Chelsea are reportedly furious with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after the forward travelled to Spain without the club’s permission.
According to Spanish outlet SPORT, as cited by Goal.com, the former Gabon captain attended Sunday’s El Clasico at Camp Nou and had a dressing room conversation with Barca players after the 2-1 victory over Real Madrid.
The 33-year-old openly expressed his desire to return to the club during the chat.
It is thought he would even be willing to take a pay cut in order to facilitate the move.
The publication adds that the trip hasn’t gone down too well in west London. The Blues are now reportedly open to terminating the striker’s contract a year early and let him link back up with the Catalan club in the summer.
Aubameyang has featured just 18 times for Chelsea this season, scoring three while his match action has been massively reduced since the World Cup. He was left out of Potter’s Champions League squad and it is widely expected that he will depart in the summer.- Soccer24 News
Toni Kroos has claimed he does not feel sorry for team-mate Eden Hazard after the Belgian spoke of his disappointment after being frozen out at Real Madrid this season.
Hazard is enduring a frustrating spell in Madrid due to inconsistency and injuries.
The situation was recently made worse by coach Carlo Ancelotti, who has frozen the player out of the squad despite him being fit to play.
Hazard hasn’t featured a single minute of La Liga or Champions League action since returning from the World Cup campaign.
In an interview last week, the Belgian bemoaned about his lake of game, saying: “I want to play. I want to have fun on the field.
“Training is good but what keeps us alive are the matches. I hope deep inside me that I can bring something and that the coach is still counting on me, I hope.
“We’ll see if I’m still going to play by the end of the season. I doubt a little. It’s up to me to show him in training that he can call on me.”
Kroos, however, has admitted he has no sympathy for the forward, telling Eleven Belgium: “Of course it is a difficult situation, but pity is misplaced in football.
“I don’t believe Eden has a bad life. You can feel sorry for people who have it much worse than him. It’s not about money, I don’t feel sorry for anyone in football.
“It’s a tricky situation, yes. And it’s been a long time. But in the end, everyone is partly responsible for their own situation. I know Eden very well, we are often together. But I feel sorry for people who have it very bad and Eden is not one of them.”- Soccer24 News
X factors of mining “
practical lessons to mining
Like every business mining has its key factors that can make it do extremely well or fail .
Most miners think a good sample will make them succeed unfortunately a good sample is not sustainable unless you know the importance of the following factors in the mining sector. If you master them day by day you will blossom even in dark days and enjoy glory days to the fullest.
Enjoy the ride .
Three pillars of wholesome mining in order
1 strategic management
2 Debt
3 the boss ” gold panner ” tsheketsha korokoza
1 strategic management
The mine manager is key to function his impact is so crucial such his complete absence can be measured by a lot of red flags like low output ; loss of equipment; no records ; lack of proper compliance and production that cannot be measured let alone be sustainable. Before you appoint a manager know your weakness and hire someone who will compliment your weakness. Secondly create a management team that involves you and him stop cellphone management of any kind . Cellphones are good for reports and analysis only . To your team third person in form of someone who compliments his weak ; it can be a blaster or cyanide plant manager depending on which area your manager is good at .
First attribute of your manager should be administration before anything then followed by one of the two pillars of mining leaching and mining. The security guard is not part of management must not be at whatever costs .
Your relatives ( including your wife and kids ) should get a job somewhere else or be prepared to take instructions from a management team never to directly report to you no matter what. Don’t discuss mining issues with them listen to their opinions silently unless if they qualify then appoint them . Paid management team and all your employees well and fire them for underperformance never rehire someone fired by management team .
Debt .
Debt is a cancer affecting the whole world unfortunately in artisanal mining Debt is what Cellphone lines are to econet , Lithium is to Tesla car , imagine if econet will stop selling lines without coming up with an alternative. Most of mining services are paying after work completion which is root causes of all Debts you hear about in mining stories. First artisanal miners use cheapest means to reap gold Most cases they don’t have transport and milling means this leads to smart loans by service providers then all problems begin here .
On top of that all services are available on short term based loan usually supported by black market indirectly which explains why black market cannot disappear overnight.
Since gold is not guaranteed failure to pay these loans forces credit to accumulate to so high levels such that its not surprising to find a mine owner or even worker owing 20 000usd or more ranging from diesel credit, stampmill credit, explosives credit ; rental and electricity credit for domestic purposes or many more .
Inorder to survive you have to acquire debt management skills that are not only superb but partnered with discipline. When you decide to invest in a mine a guy with more debt is the perfect partner depending on your analysis because of few factors. If he/she has more it means his mine has a huge potential just mismanagement who can borrow someone with no means to pay .
Number two you use his/ her debt as insurance through what l call debt purchase ” . This desires caution carefully study and implementation.
You take his debt but still keep it in his name negotiate for payment plan where possible complete erasing of some of them ( that’s possible ) then use his debt to double you investment on him takes years repairing his debt yet already making profits on it . Let’s miner F owes EMA 3000usd for bills and tickets ; 1500usd ministry of mines tickets; 2000usd stamp mill and 4500usd for car loan and family expenses to make 11 000usd yet you want to invest 25 000usd in his mine you just raise 14 000usd buy his 11 000usd debt ask for payment from ministry of mines and EMA then ask to pay half for stampmill debt or complete erasure then negotiate for transfer of registration first things first then you are in the game .Debt purchase is easier route into a full operational mine . Sometimes you buy personal debt only but be cautious. Will cover debt in a separate post .
3 The boss “tsheketsha; korokoza “
We have a saying ” impara ngelikatsheketsha ” . This means every goldminer has a dry spell or good spell . This means no matter how cautious you are the dry spell will hit you very hard . When supporting this guys financial remember this all the time support them based on performance in areas Iike 1 transparency; consistency, accountability more than the sample. Don’t support them when they are doing well by buying cars and houses at that point they don’t need your help they simply want to use you . Treat them as Kings all the time but don’t borrow them money like you are mother Theresa support them don’t spoiler them hunger and suffering is the manager of “the boss ” the rest is cost . Respect them their dirty is the business part personally any clean person in the mining sector Most probably is a scammmer l don’t trust such lots of them proved to me beyond doubt .
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By- Zanu PF has announced the new dates for its aborted primary elections.
The internal polls were postponed last week because of chaos in the planning system and will now be held this Saturday.
In an update, the party’s political commissar, Mike Bimha said his boss, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, had slated the primary elections for 25 March 2023. He said:
The Politburo finalized the list of candidates. His Excellency directed that the primary elections will be held on Saturday 25 March from 7.00 to 4 pm.
The thrust was to make sure that everyone meeting the criteria was not blocked. The PB met on Monday to go through the CVs. A decision was made to allow members from the CCC and MdC as returnees to contest if they wanted to for any seats that they so desired.
Those from CCC were, however, denied to contest at the senatorial level.
Bimha said the results of the primary elections will be announced next week.
He also said the provinces, led by the Politburo, are holding meetings to announce the members who qualified to contest in the election.
Those who would have won in the primary elections will represent ZANU PF in the national harmonised elections scheduled for July this year.
Tinashe Sambiri|Zanu PF hooligans clad in party regalia are causing mayhem in Kuwadzana, disrupting the voter registration exercise during the melee.
According to CCC’s MP for Kuwadzana, Hon Johnson Matambo, the Zanu PF goons are intimidating residents, forcing them to produce voter registration slips.
“There is a worrisome trend we are observing in Kuwadzana. Zanu PF goons wearing party regalia are intimidating residents.
At Kuwadzana 7 Primary School the hooligans tormented residents at will and nobody stopped them. This is a clear violation of key electoral processes.
We are therefore raising the alarm, hoping responsible authorities will take appropriate action. This has been happening from Sunday March 19 to today and we are deeply concerned about such uncouth behaviour,” said Hon Matambo.
Tinashe Sambiri|The interface meetings held by CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa in the past few days have left Zanu PF honchos quaking in their boots.
That President Chamisa’s yellow revolution swept across Mashonaland West and Mashonaland East is a thorn in the flesh for Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ilk.
See President Chamisa’s brief statements on the interface meetings:
“YELLOW ROARS…Deep in Rural Mashonaland East today… We held our citizens Interface in Murehwa. A fantastic Citizens feedback and resilience. The future is exciting..#Godisinit.”
“… I was in Chief Charumbira’s area as we were laying to rest Mayor Mafumhe’s mother, Gogo Mafumhe in Bondolfi, Masvingo.
Chiefs, above politics, are an integral part of our national fabric as custodians of our culture, traditions and pride. We are #onepeople. RIP Gogo.”
“We will attract leaders who think quickly, deftly, wisely,sharply &out of the box across the political party divide.
We will focus incisive attention &leadership on growth, transformation, job creation,massive infrastructure development &nation building upon peace &reconciliation.”
CCC Namibia continues to demand the immediate and unconditional release of Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala.
22 March 2023
Social democrats who are residents of Namibia are radically calling for revolutionary action in Zimbabwe and abroad in solidarity with the prisoner of conscience, Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala. Today is #WiwaWednesday, a special day change champions resonated to illustrate the solidarity with the victim of state repression. It is now close to a year since the illegal arrest of the vibrant interim vice-chairperson on concocted charges.
It is infuriating to figure out that the clueless state has dismally failed to convict the firebrand leader since his state-sponsored arrest despite a clear lack of evidence. The court recently threw away Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala’s application for discharge on the case of obstruction of justice regardless of their incapacity to provide incontrovertible evidence against the change ambassador. It has become apparent that Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala is a political prisoner who has endured ZANU-PF torture for 282 days in the hell-hole of Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison for crimes he did not commit.
What perturbs change champions in Namibia is that even murderers are enjoying their constitutional right to bail but the officer of the court and Mp for Zengeza West is rotting in jail! We are calling upon SADC, AU, and the international community to amplify their authoritative voices demanding freedom, justice, and equality in the motherland. It is not criminal to demand justice for the deceased Moreblessing Ali. It ‘s not an offense to stand in as the Ali family attorney. #WiwaWednesday.
Wiwa should be released unconditionally because he is innocent until proven guilty by a competent court of law. Where is our solidarity when Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala proceeds with this state-sponsored torture through long pre-trial detention? It is crystal clear that Hon Job Sikhala is being used to deter social democrats who are inspired by the varlour , nerve, and mettle in his astute leadership. After arbitrary arrests for more 65 times, Wiwa did not face any conviction, it boggles the sane minds when ZANU-PF continues to target him for his political beliefs.
Is it a crime to fight state-sponsored abductions and gross abuse of the fundamental basic freedoms? Is it a crime to belong to the Citizens Coalition for Change led by the Change Champion in Chief, President Advocate Nelson Chamisa? SADC and AU must intervene in solidarity with the incarcerated Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala. Zengeza West has been deliberately orphaned by the satanic regime to slow down voter registration, recruitment, and radicalization ahead of the crucial watershed elections scheduled for July\August 2023.
Moreover, ZANU-PF has exhibited its undoubted panic ahead of the harmonized elections. The unconstitutional detention of Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala is an attempt to rig the elections through intimidation, coercion, and torment. Wiwa is in anguish because of the impending elections. They are afraid of his extraordinary capacity to mobilize and radicalize the masses in our beloved country. CCC Namibia needs freedom, justice, and equality in the fatherland. ZANU PF should desist from capturing the judiciary, we demand the independence of the courts and all other state institutions.
Furthermore, CCC Namibia shall not tire in its revolutionary endeavor to ensure that Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala is reunited with his loving family. ZANU PF intends to break the fighting psyche of both Hon Job Sikhala and the resilience showcased by the family. The district urges all change champions across the globe to give moral, material, and financial support to the disadvantaged family. Wiwa is the father and breadwinner in the family, 282 days caged at Chikurubi translates to agony in the family! Who is putting food on the table? The sadist regime does not care!
It is our revolutionary obligation to give support to the incarcerated members of the political behemoth. Solidarity!Solidarity!Solidarity!Solidarity!Solidarity! With Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala. He deserves the freedom and justice like any other citizen. #WiwaWednesday. We say no to the selective application of the law. We say no lawfare! #ZANUPFMustGo.
CCC Namibia Rundu Branch
Interim Spokesperson
Ruhanya Robson
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Tinashe Sambiri|The interface meetings held by CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa in the past few days have left Zanu PF honchos quaking in their boots.
That President Chamisa’s yellow revolution swept across Mashonaland West and Mashonaland East is a thorn in the flesh for Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ilk.
See President Chamisa’s brief statements on the interface meetings:
“YELLOW ROARS…Deep in Rural Mashonaland East today… We held our citizens Interface in Murehwa. A fantastic Citizens feedback and resilience. The future is exciting..#Godisinit.”
“… I was in Chief Charumbira’s area as we were laying to rest Mayor Mafumhe’s mother, Gogo Mafumhe in Bondolfi, Masvingo.
Chiefs, above politics, are an integral part of our national fabric as custodians of our culture, traditions and pride. We are #onepeople. RIP Gogo.”
“We will attract leaders who think quickly, deftly, wisely,sharply &out of the box across the political party divide.
We will focus incisive attention &leadership on growth, transformation, job creation,massive infrastructure development &nation building upon peace &reconciliation.”
Tinashe Sambiri|Zanu PF hooligans clad in party regalia are causing mayhem in Kuwadzana, disrupting the voter registration exercise during the melee.
According to CCC’s MP for Kuwadzana, Hon Johnson Matambo, the Zanu PF goons are intimidating residents, forcing them to produce voter registration slips.
“There is a worrisome trend we are observing in Kuwadzana. Zanu PF goons wearing party regalia are intimidating residents.
At Kuwadzana 7 Primary School the hooligans tormented residents at will and nobody stopped them. This is a clear violation of key electoral processes.
We are therefore raising the alarm, hoping responsible authorities will take appropriate action. This has been happening from Sunday March 19 to today and we are deeply concerned about such uncouth behaviour,” said Hon Matambo.
ZANU PF primary elections will be held on Saturday 25 March 2023, the party has announced.
According to Zanu PF Commissar, Mike Bimha, President Emmerson Mnangagwa directed that the primary elections will be held on Saturday 25 March from 7.00 to 4pm.
More to follow….
By A Correspondent- A daring Chiweshe thief broke into his girlfriend’s landlord’s house and stole cellphones and money after failing to locate his girlfriend.
Takunda Banda (20) of Mupandenyama village, Chiweshe was dragged to Concession magistrates courts yesterday for unlawful entry.
He pleaded guilty before magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware who slapped him with an 18-month effective jail term.
In his plea of guilty he told the magistrate that he stole the property because his girlfriend was not on the premise
“Your worship l had come for a quality time with my girlfriend so when l failed to locate her l then thought of stealing the property,” he said.
Prosecutor Ms Precious Khanye told the court that March 16 Banda went to Anold Tauya’s place of residence where his girlfriend also resides.
He searched for his girlfriend and failed to locate her before breaking into Tauya’s house.
He then stole two mobile phones and US$260 and went away.
A police report was filed leading to the arrest of Banda.
By A Correspondent- The Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has criticised the government for unilaterally increasing workers’ salaries by 100%. In a statement, PTUZ president, Dr Takavafira Zhou said the government communicated the increase amid negotiations. He said:
That the government team of negotiators in the NJNC (National Joint Negotiating Council) failed to turn up for a pencilled meeting on 20 March is unfortunate in a country 43 years after attaining independence. Needless to mention that it was the government team of negotiators that had postponed the meeting from 17th of March. As if that was not enough a government document dated 15 March, from Sec for Finance & Economic Development (G. Guvamatanga) to the chairman of the Public Service Commission (Dr V. Hungwe) seems to communicate the government’s official position on salary increments. What is worrisome is that authentic communication is made before the conclusion of negotiations, an indicator of unfair labour practice on the part of the government.
The government’s ultimate unilateral offer comprises:
1. A 100% remuneration review of ZWL emoluments from the Deputy Director and below for all sectors.
2. An increase of cushion and covid allowance from US$200 to US$250 across all sectors excluding the health sector
3. A US$80 teaching allowance to every teacher (indexed to interbank rate)
4. An increase in cushion and covid allowance for govt pensioners from US$90 to US$100.
5. Free Primary Education up to a maximum of 3 children at govt schools
6. Gvt funded funeral insurance framework
Some context:
Figures circulated in the communique are a product of figures discussed in the second meeting with workers’ representatives.
The government had initially offered a 50% ZWL salary review and an increase of cushion and COVID-19 allowances from US$200 to US$220.
Teachers and the rest of the civil service are demanding US$540 which they were being paid until October 2018.
The security sector salary review and cushion allowances are with effect from 1 February and 1 March 2023, respectively and are already being paid.
On the contrary, teachers and the rest of the civil servants’ salary review, cushion and COVID-19 allowances are postdated to 1 April 2023.
Zhou described this as “naked discrimination” and “a monument of Zimbabwean labour injustice.” He added:
We don’t need to have access to guns in order to be treated in the same manner as our brothers and sisters in the security sector. We don’t begrudge their salaries but outright discrimination as professionals in the total flouting of our national constitution.
As Ptuz we want, therefore, to reiterate that it would be naive to blame negotiators for government unilateralism and discrimination against teachers and the rest of the civil servants. The blame must be laid squarely on the government’s desire to generate industrial disharmony that militates against productivity in the workplace. Above all, govt is undermining trade unions in Zimbabwe in a dangerous attempt to capture workers by false paternalistic antics.
2018 to date:
Zimbabwe has experienced significant economic challenges in recent years, including high inflation rates and currency devaluation.
These challenges have led to widespread wage cuts and layoffs in many sectors, leaving many workers struggling to make ends meet.
In 2018, the government of Zimbabwe announced a salary increase for civil servants, which was seen as a positive development by many workers. However, the impact of this increase was limited by inflation and the devaluation of the Zimbabwean dollar, which has continued to depreciate against major currencies.
Over the years, healthcare workers, teachers, and civil servants have embarked on industrial action demanding better pay and working conditions.
The strikes were met with a heavy-handed response from the government.
The Government has approved a 100% salary increment for civil servants including the members of the security sector.
According to a letter dated 16 March 2023, addressed to the chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) by Finance ministry permanent secretary George Guvamatanga, COVID-19 allowances for civil servants have also been increased from US$200 to $250 across sectors excluding the health sector. Part of the letter reads:
RE: 2023 REMUNERATION FRAMEWORK FOR THE CIVIL COMMISSIONS, PARLIAMENT OF ZIMBABWE, GRANT GOVERNMENT PENSIONERS
Reference is made to Treasury minutes A/26/1/8/1 dated 7 March 2023 and 13 March 2023 on the above subject matter.
The purpose of this minute is to provide guidance on the framework for the 2023 compensation review, together with strategies for addressing wage inequalities brought about by prior sector-specific policy decisions.
The approved framework for remuneration reviews takes into account the requirement to continuously enhance the general welfare of public employees while attempting to stay within the budget and respecting the general rule of maintaining wage bills at sustainable levels so as not to compete with other expenditures.
The approved review is as follows and is in accordance with earlier discussions and agreement with the Principals:
- 100% remuneration review to gross ZWL emoluments from Deputy Director and below for all sectors
- Reviewing Cushioning and Covid Allowances from US$200 to US$250 across all sectors, excluding health sector
- Reviewing Cushioning and Covid Allowance for Government Pensioners from US$90 to US$100
- Payment of US$80 teaching allowance to every teacher per month. This is an improvement to the school fees policy which discriminated against those teachers with no biological children
- Free Primary school education up to a maximum of 3 children at government schools within the radius and
- Introducing a government-funded funeral insurance framework
The approved review of 100% remuneration to gross ZWL emoluments from Deputy Director and below for all sectors, takes effect on February 1st, 2023 for the Security Sector and April 1st, 2023 for the Rest of the Civil Service.
Furthermore, the increase in Cushioning and Covid Allowances from US$200 to US$250 across all sectors, with the exception of the health sector, takes effect on March 1, 2023 for the Security Sector and April 1, 2023 for the Rest of the Civil Service, taking into account March 2023 developments in the security sector.
In accordance with the approval of 100% remuneration review to gross ZWLS emoluments from Deputy Director and below, the salary key scale for the lowest paid worker for the security sector is therefore expected to be 100% of the gross ZWLS emoluments as per the attached schedule annexure 1 for selected grades as of 1 February 2023.
In that regard, the Salary key scale and wage bill should reflect the approved review as illustrated in the attached example for the positions of the lowest paid to Deputy Director equivalent levels across all sectors including Security Sector.
Given that the effective date is February 2023, it is critical to note that the March bills for the security sector included the February back pay for the gross ZWL emoluments from Deputy Director equivalent grades and below.
Furthermore, to avoid similar occurrences in the future, the Salary Service Bureau should implement salary reviews after the requisite salary key scales have been validated by Treasury.
Accordingly, Treasury awaits submission of the salary key scales for respective sectors for approval.
By A Correspondent- Police in Chivhu, Midlands Province are requesting members of the public to help identify the body of an unknown armed robber who was shot dead as he tried breaking into a house in the area.
The man, who could not be identified, was shot dead by the owner of the house which they tried to raid whilst his accomplices fled.
“The ZRP is appealing for information which may assist in the identification of a male adult who died in a shooting incident which occurred at a certain house in Chivhu on 18 March 2023,” wrote police on their official Twitter page.
“The victim was shot after breaking into the complainant’s house and was accompanied by his accomplice who escaped. Anyone with information to report at any nearest Police Station,” further wrote police.
Teachers yesterday rejected government’s 100% salary increase, saying they remain incapacitated, while accusing their employer of dishonesty after reportedly dodging wage talks under the National Joint Negotiating Council (NJNC).
Government representatives reportedly dodged the NJNC meetings set for Thursday last week and Monday.
In a memo addressed to Public Service Commission chairperson, Vincent Hungwe, dated March 15, Finance ministry permanent secretary, George Guvamatanga, said COVID-19 allowances had also been increased from US$200 to $250 across sectors, excluding the health sector.
“The increase in cushioning and COVID allowances from $200 to $250 across all sectors with exception to the health sector takes effect on March 1, 2023 for the security sector and April 1, 2023 for the rest of the civil service, taking into account March 2023 developments in the sector,” Guvamatanga said.
“The approved review of 100% remuneration to grow (Zimbabwe dollar) emoluments from deputy director and below for all sectors, take effect on February 1, 2023 for the security sector and April 1, 2023 for the rest of the civil service.”
Teachers have also been given an additional US$80 monthly teaching allowance.
“This is an improvement to the school fees policy which discriminated against those teachers with no biological children, free primary school education up to a maximum of three children at government schools within the radius and introducing a government-funded funeral insurance framework,” Guvamatanga said.
Government pensioners will now receive US$100 from US$90.
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By A Correspondent- Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa has ruled out any prospects of a Government of National Unity (GNU) with Zanu-PF led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, before or after general elections expected between July and August.
Addressing his supporters at the party’s offices in Chinhoyi Monday, Chamisa urged the electorate to vote in numbers in order to ensure CCC gains total control of urban and rural councils, Parliament and Senate.
“We learnt our lesson, there won’t be any GNU before or after elections. Let us win resoundingly in local authorities where we will restore Executive Mayors, let’s have parliamentary majority in the coming elections.
“As a new political party, we performed exceptionally well in recent by-elections clinching 89 out of 132 wards which were being contested while for MPs we managed to win 19 out of 28 up for grabs. That was an indicator we can win all the way up to president,” said Chamisa.
By A Correspondent- Some Plumtree residents were stung by bees on 20 March at Dingumuzi shopping centre resulting in some sustaining serious injuries.
Authorities in the town have dismissed social media reports that someone died as the bees rampaged through the shopping centre.
A woman is admitted to Plumtree Hospital while over 15 people were treated and discharged on the same day, according to the Chronicle.
It is alleged that the swarm of bees emerged at one of the shops’ roof trusses.
Plumtree District Hospital acting medical officer Dr Joe Nganunu told the Chronicle that they treated 17 people on Monday. Nganunu added:
Of the 17, one person who is an elderly person is still admitted while the rest were treated and discharged the same day. We therefore denounce rumours circulating on social media which reports that two people stung by the bees have succumbed to injuries. It’s entirely false.
Plumtree Town Council acting secretary Mr Thembalami Nyoni said they suspect the bees were spooked and started attacking. Nyoni added:
The fire brigade team attended to the scene and doused a lady with water to clear the area and they also used smoke. The fire brigade team and rescue members from the community were also stung.
Remedies that can help alleviate the pain and swelling:
i). Remove the stinger: Use a flat object, such as a credit card, to scrape the stinger out of your skin. Do not use tweezers or pinch the stinger, as this may squeeze more venom into your skin.
ii). Wash the area: Use soap and water to clean the area around the sting.
iii). Apply ice: Applying ice to the sting can help reduce swelling and numb the area to relieve pain. Wrap the ice in a towel or cloth before applying it to your skin.
iv). Use a topical cream: Over-the-counter creams such as hydrocortisone cream, calamine lotion, or a baking soda paste can help relieve itching and swelling.
v). Take pain relievers: Over-the-counter pain relievers such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen can help relieve pain and reduce swelling.
vi). If you experience an allergic reaction or have difficulty breathing after a bee sting, seek medical attention immediately.
Here are some ways to avoid getting stung by bees:
a). Wear light-coloured clothes.
b). Avoid using scented products.
c). Stay calm and still if a bee is near you.
d). Keep away from beehives or nests.
e). Use insect repellent if needed.
f). Cover your food and drinks when outside.
When a bee stings you, it can cause pain, swelling, and itching at the site of the sting. Some people may have an allergic reaction which can cause more serious symptoms like difficulty breathing. In rare cases, bee stings can cause systemic effects like fever or nausea.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 220 000 people die every year from bee stings, mostly due to allergic reactions.
By- President of the Zimbabwe Chief’s Council Chief Fortune Charumbira had laboured to withdraw his Sunday utterances when he said that CCC leader Nelson Chamisa and President Emmerson Mnangagwa must form a Government of National Unity (GNU).
Speaking to The Herald, Charumbira said contrary to reports on social media that he pleaded with Chamisa and Mnangagwa to consider foregoing this year’s elections in favour of a GNU, he called for unity among all Zimbabweans irrespective of political differences. He said:
Of course, it is utter rubbish that I appealed to (Mr) Chamisa to join President Mnangagwa in a GNU for whatever reason including to avoid elections due this year.
Of course, nothing can be further from the truth because the unity I was talking about was the unity of all Zimbabweans to pull and push in the same direction irrespective of political differences and who is in power.
I was not talking about the unity of political parties that they must join to form a Government, no!
It was unity to cast aside political differences and come up with a single agenda to develop Zimbabwe in peace and harmony without necessarily collapsing different political parties.
I said we must unite and contest elections in harmony and peace and this was predicated on (Mr) Chamisa who earlier on in his speech had said President Mnangagwa is his brother.
I told (Mr) Chamisa that since he openly conceded on his own during his own speech before I spoke that President Mnangagwa is his brother, why then doesn’t he visit him at State House?
Pay a courtesy call on him as the President and big brother and drink tea together to nourish harmony, peace and oneness in our country. I never talked about GNU as purported.
Charumbira was alleged to have made the “GNU” remarks at Mbetu Village in Charumbira communal lands on Sunday where he was part of the mourners at the burial of Mbuya Mafume, who is mother to Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume (CCC).
Chief Charumbira is related to the Mafumes through a family marriage.
He attended the funeral as a relative and also in his capacity as a traditional leader of the area.
Chamisa and other CCC leaders, including MPs and councillors and party members, attended the funeral.
Charumbira also rubbished claims that he was pushing for a Karanga hegemony in Zimbabwe when he said Chamisa should not challenge his “homeboy”, Mnangagwa. He said:
In the run-up to the 2018 harmonised elections, I approached (Mr) Chamisa and asked him why he was challenging his homeboy (President Mnangagwa) in an election instead of respecting him as the elder brother and let him run his race.
I was saying this as a person who is familiar with both of them by virtue of my position as chief and on Sunday again I was merely repeating the same message I first have him in 2018.
I never said we should forego this year’s elections for a GNU why would I say that when processes are already underway to hold polls as constitutionally mandated?
I was only highlighting that election outcomes should not be the basis of not working in unison to grow our country as one people with a shared past and a common future.
Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged spouse of vice president Constantino Chiwenga, may have failed in her attempt to have her claimed attempt to murder her ex-husband tried in South Africa.
It was revealed that Zimbabwean authorities had referred to Article 2 of the Sadc Protocol on Mutual Legal Assistance in order to have the case heard there.
Given that the claimed attack occurred in the neighboring country in 2019, Mubaiwa wanted her case to be heard there.
The National Prosecuting Authority, through the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs invoked the Sadc protocol to bring the matter to Zimbabwe.
After the Zimbabwean government engaged Pretoria, the South African Police Services (Saps) and the internal security intelligence arm, Hawks, they were given authority to investigate the matter in that country on behalf of Harare prosecuting authorities.
Under article 2 of the Sadc Mutual Legal Assistance, State parties provide each other with the widest possible measure of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.
Mutual legal assistance is any assistance given by the requested State in respect of investigations, prosecutions or proceedings in criminal matters.
These include investigations, prosecutions or proceedings relating to offences concerning transnational organised crime, corruption, taxation, custom duties and foreign exchange control among others.
“Assistance shall be provided without regard to whether the conduct which is the subject of investigation, prosecution, or proceedings in the requesting State would constitute an offence under the laws of the requested State,” partly read the protocol.
“Assistance to be provided includes: locating and identifying persons, property, objects and items, serving documents, including documents seeking the attendance of persons and providing returns of such service, providing information, documents and records, providing objects and temporary transfer of exhibits, search and seizure, taking evidence or obtaining statements or both, authorising the presence of persons from the requesting State at the execution of requests.”
In the attempted murder case, it was revealed that the Saps and the Hawks recorded statements from nurses and doctors who medically examined Chiwenga when he was hospitalised in that country.
It was also revealed that the statements recorded from Chiwenga and Mubaiwa’s security team were also handed over to the South African authorities for scrutiny.
Last week, Mubaiwa was in court facing attempted murder charges.
The court also heard that Mubaiwa reportedly harassed nurses, doctors and security officials at a NetCare Hospital in South African.
The trial is continuing on April 11.
Mubaiwa is accused of attempting to kill the former head of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces when he was seriously ill at a South African hospital in 2019.
Allegations are that, from June 22 to July 8, 2019 at Sheraton Hotel in Pretoria, as well as at NetCare Hospital, Pretoria East, Mubaiwa allegedly tried to kill Chiwenga.
It is alleged that Mubaiwa refused to take her ex-husband to hospital in time for purposes of emergency medical attention.
After he was eventually admitted to hospital, Mubaiwa allegedly removed Chiwenga’s life support system.—Newsday
The Good Hope resident who reportedly fired a gun at his neighbor, High Court judge Justice Emiliah Muchawa, has a case to answer and must therefore present a defense,
According to Harare magistrate Mrs. Evelyn Mashavakure, ruled Harare magistrate Mrs. Evelyn Mashavakure.
At the conclusion of the State case, Mrs. Mashavakure rejected a request for discharge and decided that Nation Musekiwa needed to clarify a few points that came up after Justice Muchawa and other State witnesses testified in court. He must therefore appear in court again on Friday to provide his defense.
Through his lawyer Mr Dumisani Mthombeni, Musekiwa had argued that the State had failed to prove a prima facie case from the evidence adduced by State witnesses. A prima facie case is one that is good enough to convict unless the defence can show that it is based on incorrect facts or wrongly drawn conclusions, hence where this obtains, the defence needs to question State facts and conclusions.
He had also argued that the State had failed to prove that he intended to shoot at the judge on the day in question.
The State led by Mr Anesu Chirenje had opposed the application, saying Musekiwa’s conduct was wrong by discharging the firearm.
“The accused does not dispute the fact that his conduct was wrong but he is very apologetic and justifies his actions that he acted with the suspicion that the couple might be robbers.
“The accused person does not dispute the fact that the complainant was not aware of his intentions neither was he aware of their intentions, hence as a reasonable driver he should have just drove away.
“The accused person does not even dispute following the complainant when she had sped-off for a distance, fully knowing that his actions and conduct amounts to inducement of fear.
“The accused does not dispute that his actions would result to mental torture and mental harm,” he said.
The State had argued that Musekiwa should explain his conduct considering that he does not dispute that the drivers neither attacked him or threatened to attack him.
“They were just driving to their residence; there was no need to pursue them and discharging a pellet gun.
“The accused person both in his defence and cross examination is just apologising to the complainant and an apology is an admission of guilt and improper conduct that amounts to nuisance.
“Therefore, the court cannot acquit the accused person at this stage,” he said.
Allegations against Musekiwa are that on January 31 at around 7.15pm, Justice Muchawa and her husband, Pascal Ngwarai Machawa, were driving home along Old Mazowe Road.
When they reached Tom Farm, they saw Musekiwa driving his Honda Civic in front of them and they trailed him until turning into Goodhope Road.
It is alleged that Musekiwa went to park his car in front of Justice Machawa’s main gate prompting the couple to stop their vehicle.
Musekiwa is alleged to have fired a shot into the air so Justice Machawa and her husband, now really worried, drove to the home of another near neighbour, Justice Energy Bhanu, where there were security officers.
Constables Kambamura and Chidaushe, who were on duty, opened the gate after hearing the hoot at the gate.
The couple narrated what had transpired to the police officers who went to the scene where they recovered a 9mm blank cartridge.
On the following day, Musekiwa went to Harare Central Police Station where he told the police that he was the one who had fired the shot on the previous night.
Investigations led to the recovery of a pellet gun that was taken to CID Ballistics for forensic examination. -state media
A pedestrian was killed and two others injured after they were hit by a speeding kombi along High Glen Road in western Harare last Friday morning and police are now hunting down the driver who failed to stop and is still at large.
The incident occurred at Pamasimbi in Glen Norah C at around 5am and the kombi driver did not stop.
The deceased pedestrian was a 56-year-old man while the injured were a 49-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said investigations were still in progress.
“An unknown motorist who was driving a commuter omnibus, registration number and make unknown, hit three pedestrians, a 49-year-old man, a 50-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man.
“The motorist did not stop after the accident. The victims were taken to Sally Mugabe Hospital, where one of the victims, a 56-year-old male adult, was pronounced dead on admission.
The other two victims sustained minor injuries and were treated and discharged. Anyone with information to report at any nearest police station,” he said. -state media
ZANU PF Politburo update:
Approximately 99.9% of the candidates sailed through because President Emmerson Mnangagwa said no one should be left behind for any frivolous reason except where the candidate had a criminal record, says ZANU PF Secretary for Information and Publicity, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa.- ZBC News
The proliferation of pirate taxis plying local routes and the country’s highways has become a major cause for concern amid disorderly conduct and general disregard for road regulations.
Illegal transporters continue to cause havoc in the transport sector where they are exposing commuters to various forms of abuse.
The chaos is visible at most drop-off and pick-up points where trucks and pirate taxis battle for passengers with very little or no attention to the safety of commuters.
This news crew witnessed an accident involving a private taxi, whose driver fled the scene.
A commuter told the ZBC News, “I just saw that vehicle coming from the wrong lane before he hit me. I asked him what was going on and he told me that he just lost control, however, he fled the scene and all the passengers disembarked.”
Commuters who spoke to ZBC News raised safety concerns associated with boarding pirate taxis, amid increasing cases of robbery and abuse.
“We are being robbed after boarding private vehicles. They pose to be good people but we end up getting robbed,” a commuter said.
“It is so painful that you get robbed by people to whom you would have paid your money. What we think is that those found on the wrong side should be given a tough sentence so that others won’t do that again,” another said.
Last week on Thursday, a woman, Milca Tondori of Hopley, Harare who was travelling with her husband Rodrick Kembo jumped out of a moving pirate taxi after being attacked by three suspected robbers.
Pirate taxi drivers have also become targets.
A driver said, “We are not safe. Last month I was robbed after I was hired by a certain man who was together with someone whom he claimed to be his wife. They hired me to Southlea Park and when we reached a certain place the man purported to relieve himself. That is when I was tied up by a rope and robbed of all my cash.”
Another said, “We don’t know how we should be assisted; we are being robbed. At times, we get hired by very old women, but when you reach the destination, you are blocked by another vehicle.”
The Second Republic has however made significant strides in revamping the mass public transport sector and invoked Statutory Instrument 138 to allow duty-free imports of buses by private players.- ZBC News
The proliferation of pirate taxis plying local routes and the country’s highways has become a major cause for concern amid disorderly conduct and general disregard for road regulations.
Illegal transporters continue to cause havoc in the transport sector where they are exposing commuters to various forms of abuse.
The chaos is visible at most drop-off and pick-up points where trucks and pirate taxis battle for passengers with very little or no attention to the safety of commuters.
This news crew witnessed an accident involving a private taxi, whose driver fled the scene.
A commuter told the ZBC News, “I just saw that vehicle coming from the wrong lane before he hit me. I asked him what was going on and he told me that he just lost control, however, he fled the scene and all the passengers disembarked.”
Commuters who spoke to ZBC News raised safety concerns associated with boarding pirate taxis, amid increasing cases of robbery and abuse.
“We are being robbed after boarding private vehicles. They pose to be good people but we end up getting robbed,” a commuter said.
“It is so painful that you get robbed by people to whom you would have paid your money. What we think is that those found on the wrong side should be given a tough sentence so that others won’t do that again,” another said.
Last week on Thursday, a woman, Milca Tondori of Hopley, Harare who was travelling with her husband Rodrick Kembo jumped out of a moving pirate taxi after being attacked by three suspected robbers.
Pirate taxi drivers have also become targets.
A driver said, “We are not safe. Last month I was robbed after I was hired by a certain man who was together with someone whom he claimed to be his wife. They hired me to Southlea Park and when we reached a certain place the man purported to relieve himself. That is when I was tied up by a rope and robbed of all my cash.”
Another said, “We don’t know how we should be assisted; we are being robbed. At times, we get hired by very old women, but when you reach the destination, you are blocked by another vehicle.”
The Second Republic has however made significant strides in revamping the mass public transport sector and invoked Statutory Instrument 138 to allow duty-free imports of buses by private players.- ZBC News
A Harare man who assaulted his ex-girlfriend resulting in a miscarriage has appeared in court facing charges of assault.
The prosecution has opposed the release of the accused on bail.
Leonard Nyaruwe is alleged to have severely assaulted the complainant and threatened to shoot her after a misunderstanding.
The State argued that Nyaruwe might flee the jurisdiction of the court as he is a facing a serious offense that attracts a custodial sentence.
The State further submitted that the accused is most likely to interfere with the complainant, hence he will jeopardise the State’s case.
The accused pleaded to be released on the basis that he might be punished at work if he fails to report for duty.
The presiding magistrate is set to rule on the matter this Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a suspected fraudster Tinotenda Murenje who allegedly swindled a home seeker of US$17 900 appeared in court this Monday.
The accused allegedly misrepresented to the complainant that he had a piece of land in Domboshava valued at US$30 000 before the complainant made a part payment of US$17 900.
The complainant realised he had been duped when the accused failed to show him the piece of land, demanding payment in full.- ZBC News
Tinashe Sambiri|CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has ruled out the consummation of another GNU following the 2009 catastrophe.
President Chamisa made the remarks during an interface meeting in Chinhoyi on Monday.
Speaking to thousands of Change Champions at the party offices in the same town, President Chamisa said:
“We have learnt our lessons, there won’t be any GNU before or after elections.
Let us win resoundingly in local authorities where we will restore Executive Mayors, let’s have parliamentary majority in the coming elections.
As a new formation, we performed exceptionally well in recent by-elections clinching 89 out of 132 wards which were being contested while for MPs we managed to win 19 out of 28 up for grabs. That was an indicator we can win all the way up to president.”
Tinashe Sambiri
Zimbabwe is on the cusp of change.
This was said by CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa at the weekend.
According to the CCC leader, the change chorus is everywhere.
“SADC, African Union (AU) and the United Nations must understand that Zimbabwe is on the cusp of change.”
The CCC leader addressed meetings across the country.
“Midlands is yellow! I’m in Midlands. We’re meeting Our cluster leaders and Change Champions.
The chorus for Change is melodious here. A New Great Zimbabwe loading.. #FakaPressure #FakaPrayer,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter at the weekend.
Tinashe Sambiri| Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration is unwilling to release jailed CCC official Hon Job Sikhala before polls, it has emerged.
There is a secret plan by the Mnangagwa administration to eliminate Hon Sikhala.
In a statement on Monday, CCC challenged Mr Mnangagwa to release Hon Sikhala with immediate effect.
“FREE SIKHALA: Our MP, Hon @JobSikhala1 has spent 278 days in pre-trial detention for a crime he didn’t commit.
He’s being persecuted for representing Moreblessing Ali who was brutally murdered by a Zanu PF member.
Let’s continue to demand his release. His continued incarceration is a dark stain on our democracy.
Bail is a constitutional entitlement. He is innocent. #FreeWiwa.”
Legendary former Dynamos captain Memory Mucherahowa has heavily criticized the Harare giants’ team manager Richard Chihoro for his ‘anti-juju ritual’ against Premiership returnees Hwange at Babourfields Stadium on Saturday.
During half time, Chihoro performed an alleged anti-juju ritual by sprinkling some unknown substance at the Mpilo End goalpost to ‘unlock the nets’, after DeMbare had failed to break the deadlock in the first half, despite creating a lot of chances.
A towel belonging to Hwange goalkeeper Nedrick Madeya, which he kept behind his goal and believed to have contained black magic, was later grabed by a DeMbare fan who skipped the stadium parameter fence and burnt to ashes.- Soccer24 News
The Premier Soccer League has confirmed the fixture details for the Castle Lager Premiership Matchday 2.
The games will be played over three days, starting from Saturday.
ZTN Prime (DStv Channel 294) will broadcast three matches in this next round.
Here thr details for the Matchday 2 fixtures.- Soccer24 News
A Harare man who assaulted his ex-girlfriend resulting in a miscarriage has appeared in court facing charges of assault.
The prosecution has opposed the release of the accused on bail.
Leonard Nyaruwe is alleged to have severely assaulted the complainant and threatened to shoot her after a misunderstanding.
The State argued that Nyaruwe might flee the jurisdiction of the court as he is a facing a serious offense that attracts a custodial sentence.
The State further submitted that the accused is most likely to interfere with the complainant, hence he will jeopardise the State’s case.
The accused pleaded to be released on the basis that he might be punished at work if he fails to report for duty.
The presiding magistrate is set to rule on the matter this Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a suspected fraudster Tinotenda Murenje who allegedly swindled a home seeker of US$17 900 appeared in court this Monday.
The accused allegedly misrepresented to the complainant that he had a piece of land in Domboshava valued at US$30 000 before the complainant made a part payment of US$17 900.
The complainant realised he had been duped when the accused failed to show him the piece of land, demanding payment in full.- ZBC News
ZANU PF Politburo update:
Approximately 99.9% of the candidates sailed through because President Emmerson Mnangagwa said no one should be left behind for any frivolous reason except where the candidate had a criminal record, says ZANU PF Secretary for Information and Publicity, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa.- ZBC News
By-A six-year-old boy from Temperly Farm, Lionsden in Chinhoyi, went missing on 28 February and has not been seen since that day.
Police said the boy, Beverly Chifausipo, was last seen around midday on his way from school at Chifundi Farm, Chinhoyi. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP)said:
The ZRP is appealing for information that may assist to locate a six-year-old male juvenile, Beverly Chifausipo of Temperly Farm, Lionsden Chinhoyi.
The missing person was last seen on 28/02/23 at around 1200 hours on his way from school at Chifundi Farm, Chinhoyi.
Anyone with information to contact ZRP Murereka on 0773461102 or national complaints desk 0242 703631 or report at any nearest police station.
Some members of the public have asked why a six-year-old would go home from school unaccompanied by a parent or guardian.
By Business Reporter | As ZANU PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa prepares to fly to London for the King Charles’s coronation, on 1 May. Zimbabwe is sending with him 150 untrained civilian bouncers to restrain protesters against him.
The government is currently engaged in mass printing of diplomatic passports for the bouncers, source say are untrained security personnel in the category of the so called green bombers, a state youth militia.
Some of the so called bodyguards will be demonstrating in support of Mnangagwa, while others will be thwarting anti-Mnangagwa demos, cabinet sources told ZimEye.
Current fears are that Mnangagwa will be confronted by angry mobs the type that stopped him from drinking beer with his supporters when he was last in the UK, at the COP26 Clomate Change Conference in 2021.
The diplomatic passports will help protect the bouncers from British prosecution should they commit crimes such as violence against protesters.
Due to the high number of civilians to be used for security purposes, the development will see hundreds of thousands of dollars of taxpayer money being abused, as expenses will be blown for not only the bouncers, but numerous hangers ons, who include children of government officials.
The frightening extent of the deployment of bouncers in a foreign country, seen by ZimEye, highlights the horror of what the Zimbabwean government will do back at home.
Can Zimbabwe afford the expenditure?
The Ministry Of Foreign Affiars was still to comment at the time of writing.
By- The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced requirements for registered voters to vote in the upcoming general elections.
In a statement, ZEC acting chief elections officer Jane Chigidji said voters should produce national identity cards when going to vote or a Zimbabwean passport as well as proof of residence. She added:
Please note that the category of persons whose national IDs are inscribed “ALIEN” eligible to register should have long Birth Certificates that indicate that they were born in or outside Zimbabwe but one of their parents are citizens of Zimbabwe or they were born in Zimbabwe and one or both of their parents are citizens of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) country and that they were ordinarily resident in Zimbabwe on the day of the publication of the Constitution on 22 May 2013.
ZEC is currently carrying out the final nationwide mobile biometric voter registration exercise ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The exercise was initially scheduled to end on 21 March but was extended by five days to 26 March.
The Premier Soccer League has confirmed the fixture details for the Castle Lager Premiership Matchday 2.
The games will be played over three days, starting from Saturday.
ZTN Prime (DStv Channel 294) will broadcast three matches in this next round.
Here thr details for the Matchday 2 fixtures.- Soccer24 News
Legendary former Dynamos captain Memory Mucherahowa has heavily criticized the Harare giants’ team manager Richard Chihoro for his ‘anti-juju ritual’ against Premiership returnees Hwange at Babourfields Stadium on Saturday.
During half time, Chihoro performed an alleged anti-juju ritual by sprinkling some unknown substance at the Mpilo End goalpost to ‘unlock the nets’, after DeMbare had failed to break the deadlock in the first half, despite creating a lot of chances.
A towel belonging to Hwange goalkeeper Nedrick Madeya, which he kept behind his goal and believed to have contained black magic, was later grabed by a DeMbare fan who skipped the stadium parameter fence and burnt to ashes.- Soccer24 News
A Zimbabwean teacher narrates that she earns less than her own maid. AUDIO
2 people have been shot dead in Durban and a child rushed to hospital, the ENCA news network reports. VIDEO
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Below are latest pictures of Rufaro Stadium as it took shape today.
