Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes Africa will never host the World Cup again in his lifetime.
Blatter led the world football governing body from 1998-2015 and helped in the organisation of the continent’s first ever global tournament which happened in South Africa in 2010.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Robert Marawa on South African radio station 947, as cited by the EWN website, the former football administrator said:
“Africa and South Africa organised the best-ever World Cup because it was done with a big heart and everyone was happy. Unfortunately, there won’t be another World Cup in Africa in my life.”
The 86-year-old criticised the shift towards Asia and the Middle East, claiming their involvement in hosting global tournaments is all about money.
He said: “With 48 teams in the World Cup, you need more than one country to organise the tournament, which is totally wrong. The movements taking place in football are towards Asia and Arabic countries because there is a lot of money.”
Blatter added that current FIFA president Gianni Infantino is “destroying his legacy” and is not showing any respect to him and the organisation.
“What we have created in the last 30 or 40 years is wonderful, and he (Infantino) wants to get rid of it because he wants to remove any trace of me in the organisation,” the Swiss added.
Blatter is currently banned from all football activities by FIFA fallowing his involvement in corruption during his tenure.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
MASVINGO – Oliver Chirume, a former MDC T MP for Gutu Central and a now leading CCC politician in Masvingo was involved in a fatal road accident on Saturday in which one person, his brother-in-law died on the spot.
The accident occurred some 25km from Masvingo near Mutimurefu just outside Mutimurefu Prison along Masvingo–Mutare Highway when the Toyota Grand Hiace burst its rear tyre and overturned three times, landing on its side off the road. The family was travelling from Masvingo to Chirume’s rural home in Gutu with the car packed with groceries for the former MP’s shop.
Five people were in the car, and Chirume’s brother-in-law, George Murombo (39), a truck driver in South Africa who was driving Chirume’s car is the one who died on the spot. Chirume’s wife Shylet Chirume nee Murombo is in a critical condition and was yesterday transferred from Makurira Clinic to St Anne’s Hospital in Harare.
Chirume’s condition is stable and he has since been released from hospital. He gave details of the accident in an interview with The Mirror
Two other passengers, Brandon, Chirume’s son and pupil at Hellen McGhie broke his right hand while Chantelle, the deceased’s daughter suffered injuries to the head and were both treated and discharged. Scarlett had just got a place at Hellen McGhie.
Chirume said all the passengers were thrown out of the car but however, in the case of Murombo, the vehicle landed on top of him thereby causing his death.
“After the accident I saw my wife lying face looking down in the middle of the road, my child was dangling from the window of the car while Scarlett was standing on the road but I could not see my brother-in-law. I attended to my wife, and then removed my son from the window and I fell down and passed out.
“I want to thank Roman Catholic priest Fr Willbrode Godzongi who passed by the accident from Mukaro Mission and took us to hospital,” said Chirume.
Murombo was buried yesterday at Murombo Village, Chief Makore in Ward 27, Gutu. He is survived by his wife and three children. Murombo worked as a truck driver for a milling company in Rustenburg, South Africa and was a devout Zion Christian Church (ZCC) Rustenburg member.
CCC national organizer, Amos Chibaya, Dzikamai Mavhaire, former Masvingo Central MP Jeffrey Chitando, Gutu CCC councillors and Masvingo CCC councillors attended the funeral.- Masvingo Mirror
ASTON Villa’s Warriors midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is taking a status downgrade with a loan move to English Championship side Luton Town where he can however, resuscitate his limping career at a team and level he is guaranteed game time, at least.
The 29-year-old whose contract with the Birmingham side expires mid-next year has been living on borrowed time at Villa Park having been openly told by manager Unai Emery to look for an alternative home.
And with no suitors showing up, Nakamba’s situation was increasingly becoming desperate with the clock ticking towards deadline which lapsed last night.
So delicate was the position, Nakamba was facing the sad reality of being offloaded.
However, West Bromwich Albion, who also play in the English Championship where they are 10th on the table had shown interest on Monday but they couldn’t act quick enough.
And they were overtaken by Luton Town who wasted no time in agreeing a loan move for the former Bantu Rovers man.
He underwent his medicals at The Hatters yesterday afternoon with the Zimbabwean joining the Bedfordshire club yesterday evening.
Luton Town confirmed on their website last night they had captured the signature of the Zimbabwean midfielder.
“We are delighted to announce the loan signing of Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba for the remainder of the season” read the statement on Luton Town’s website.
The club manager Rob Edwards hailed Nakamba as a hardworking midfielder who can help his team secure promotion into the EPL.
“We’re so pleased to be able to bring Marvelous in. That position is one we’ve been looking to fill for a while. I think we’ve got a lot of good midfielders, but not many natural, deep midfield players and I really like what he’s about,” Edwards told the club site.
“He’s got a brilliant attitude, great physicality, good quality and I think he really suits the way we play, so he will fit in really well with us.
“He’s had amazing experiences playing in the Premier League and Champions League, and we want him to bring all of that to try to help improve us.
“There are difficult decisions within this window, but everything that we are trying to do is always with an aim to try to keep improving and moving forward, and we feel that being able to get Marvelous in the building to the end of the season is a real coup for us.”
Nakamba was equally elated with the move.
Speaking after finalising his medical at The Brache, Nakamba said: “I’m very happy to be here at Luton Town. I know Henri Lansbury from Aston Villa and Ethan Horvath because I played with him at Club Brugge, so it’s a good feeling to see them again,” he said.
“I spoke with the gaffer and he told me about the project of the club and I told him my situation, that it was interesting for me to come over here.
“I think it’s good for the club, great for me and I love the ambition at the club. I’m looking forward to contributing to help the team.”
Nakamba was told he can leave Villa this month after a conversation with (Villa manager) Unai Emery.
The Villa boss spoke with a number of first-team stars earlier this month to inform them that they could find new clubs before the window shuts. Villa have let go of Cameron Archer and Morgan Sanson on loan, while Fredric Guilbert has joined the midfielder in Strasborg on a permanent contract.”
Nakamba will be hoping to help the Rob Edwards’ side to secure at least a play-off spot by the end of the season.
Luton Town are currently seventh in the Championship table with 42 points in 27 games (before their match against Cardiff City last night).
They are 20 points behind leaders Burnley and 17 adrift of an automatic qualification slot currently occupied by Sheffield United.
They can still get promoted via the play-offs if they can notch a top-six place in the marathon.
And Nakamba, who could as well move permanently to Luton Town at the end of the loan deal according to reports could still bounce back in the top-flight, in style should The Hatters clip promotion.
He is still a highly-regarded individual across England despite some hesitancy by top-flight clubs in that country to draw him to their homes.
Although there was reported interest from Fulham, Nottingham Forest and Newcastle, there were no formal requests made by those teams to Villa.
Nakamba who has accumulated 26 caps with the Warriors, has not featured for Aston Villa this season either under the sacked Steven Gerrard or Emery.
His last appearance for the club came against Manchester City in a 3-2 loss at the end of last season.
The defensive midfielder arrived at Villa Park from Club Brugge in 2019 for a fee in the region of US$11 million and walked straight into the first 11 under former manager Dean Smith.
He played 29 games in his first season before falling down the perking order in the two seasons that followed.
And he will be hoping to find himself again with a fresh start at Luton Town.- The Herald
By- Two Murehwa siblings have died after eating vegetables that were poisoned.
The bodies of Natasha Nhete (7) and her brother Takunda (3) of Hakata village, Chief Mangwende, were taken to Murehwa District Hospital for post-mortem after they died due to suspected food poisoning. Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Inspector Simon Chazovachi Wednesday confirmed the incident. “The matter is under investigations and the bodies were taken to Murehwa Hospital for post-mortem. We suspect that the children could have died due to food poisoning,” Chazovachi said. It is reported that on January 26, the deceased’s grandmother Alicia Muza (41) prepared sadza and vegetables from a nearby garden. About three hours after the meal, the children started vomiting uncontrollably. The following day, Muza took her grandchildren to hospital but they died while on the way. She then took them back home before notifying police.
By- In what seems to be the end of the country’s once most vibrant opposition, MDC, a faction led by suspended MDC-T vice President Elias Mudzuri, Thursday held a press conference in Harare, signalising the formation of a splinter.
The group said it was aggrieved by many issues, including a “shambolic” national congress.
MDC-T last month suspended Mudzuri, Norest Marara, Gift Konjana, John Nyika, Den Moyo, Edwin Dzambara, and Edwin Kakora allegedly for breaking party rules, having illegal meetings, and undermining the democratic procedures of the organisation. Watch the video below for more:
During the presser, the group said since the passing of MDC’s founding leader, Morgan the party degenerated into chaos and lost its ethos and values. Addressing the media, Mudzuri said the party was violating the principles of democracy. He said the national congress led by Mwonzora is null and void as it did not follow the MDC-T constitution. Mudzuri said his group seeks to restore order in the MDC-T party. He said consultations with all structures of the party are in the process in a bid to map a way forward for the party. Asked why the electorate should trust a party that is going through a leadership crisis a few months before the election, Mudzuri said members of the MDC were not ready for any election. He said members were not consulted when a congress meant to choose their representatives were chosen. He said they intend to build proper and vibrant structures.
By- High Court judge Justice Emilia Muchawa has survived a shooting incident outside her Harare home.
The shooting happened Thursday night.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has confirmed the incident.
Daniel Nemukuyu, the JSC spokesperson, said there was a scare of attempted robbery.
“We can confirm that there was scare of attempted robbery on the judge and the matter was reported to the police. Police are investigating the case and we will hear from them on what really transpired,” said Nemukuyu.
By-The Zimbabwean embassy in South Africa is expected to launch a strategic plan for the return of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders.
South Africa cancelled the ZEP facility last year stating that holders will not be allowed to reside, work or learn in that country beyond 30 June 2023 if they cannot find alternative legal permission to live there.
About 180 000 Zimbabweans face deportation.
Several lobby groups met last week at the University of Cape Town to discuss the upcoming court bid to oppose the government’s decision to scrap the ZEP.
A lawyer representing permit holders, Advocate Simba Chitando, told SABC News that the Zimbabwean government is not responsible for the decision to terminate the ZEP. He added:
In my view, all the Zim government can do is make provisions to accept the Zim nationals who may want to return to Zimbabwe. It looks like the Zim government is saying that for those who wish to return, I got the sense that it is a voluntary exercise, and they are doing what any government would do when there is a crisis in a foreign country, to make provisions for the return of its own people.
South Africa’s cancellation of special permits for foreign nationals is part of a broad exercise of reviewing its immigration policies to manage an influx of economic migrants.
It is viewed as the government’s response to intensified calls and efforts by South African nationals who have over the years been calling for the ejection of foreign nationals whom they argue were taking their jobs and business opportunities.
“Imbewu” actress Jailoshini Naidoo recently took to her social media accounts to inform her friends, fans and followers that she has had her online identity stolen.
Naidoo shared that a hacker had made a fake WhatsApp account using her Instagram profile picture and was asking people to invest money in trade, promising “great returns”.
She wrote on social media: “PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT ME…. IT IS A FAKE PROFILE!!! I WILL NEVER ASK ANYBODY TO INVEST MONEY INTO ANYTHING!!! PLEASE IGNORE OR REPORT THESE FAKE ACCOUNTS! DO NOT ENTERTAIN IT IN ANY WAY!!!”
She added that she had received many messages from people asking whether the profile was hers.
“It’s NOT ME!!! They’re using my Insta pic pretending to be me! There are so many other fake tik tok accounts as well using a variety of my pics from my Insta & FB accounts and my name ( passing it off as me)
“This one in particular takes u straight into a WhatsApp no with my IG pic (again pretending to be me) luring you into investing money to trade that will apparently give you great returns!
“Again it’s NOT ME!!! Please be careful and aware of these frauds!?????? I’m appalled at how devious some people can be!?,” ended the caption.
Online identity theft is becoming rife and Naidoo is not the only celebrity to experience it.
On Tuesday, January 31, DJ Zinhle took to her Instagram Stories to post that her WhatsApp bookings line had been hacked.
DJ Zinhle’s Instagram Stories. Picture: Instagram
In a separate story she advised that her clients and promoters should refrain from making any payment unless it was directly through her via Direct Message, Face Time or WhatsApp video call.
DJ Zinhle warns clients and promoters of fake WhatsApp account. Picture: Instagram
Earlier this month, award-winning actress Thandeka Dawn King warned her 2.2 million fans about a weight-loss company that was using her photographs unlawfully to promote their products.
The “DiepCity” actress shared a post displaying three of her images that appeared to come from a fake “Thandeka King” Facebook account, where the scammers told her followers that she had lost 19kg in two months.
By- A group led by suspended MDC-T vice President Elias Mudzuri, Thursday held a press conference in Harare, signalising the formation of a splinter opposition party.
The group said it was aggrieved by many issues, including a “shambolic” national congress.
MDC-T last month suspended Mudzuri, Norest Marara, Gift Konjana, John Nyika, Den Moyo, Edwin Dzambara, and Edwin Kakora allegedly for breaking party rules, having illegal meetings, and undermining the democratic procedures of the organisation. Watch the video below for more:
During the presser, the group said since the passing of MDC’s founding leader, Morgan the party degenerated into chaos and lost its ethos and values. Addressing the media, Mudzuri said the party was violating the principles of democracy. He said the national congress led by Mwonzora is null and void as it did not follow the MDC-T constitution. Mudzuri said his group seeks to restore order in the MDC-T party. He said consultations with all structures of the party are in the process in a bid to map a way forward for the party. Asked why the electorate should trust a party that is going through a leadership crisis a few months before the election, Mudzuri said members of the MDC were not ready for any election. He said members were not consulted when a congress meant to choose their representatives were chosen. He said they intend to build proper and vibrant structures.
The mooted R1billion sleeve sponsorship deal that SA Tourism wants to sign with English Premier League giants Tottenham Hotspur was a “potentially brilliant” business deal, sports marketing and tourism research experts believe.
SA Tourism says the three year deal would attract millions of soccer loving fans from around the world to South Africa, boosting global arrival numbers for the country.
Tourism SA says the fans would also spend global currency in the country, giving businesses a major boost.
Professor Michael Goldman, a sports marketing expert the from San Francisco University in the US, said the deal was “potentially brilliant” in that SA Tourism would spend less than 30% of its R1.3bn budget.
“Potentially it is a brilliant business deal … I think R300 million a year, think about it as a media spend, instead of putting that money on CNN or Sky or Al Jazeera, SA Tourism will potentially be spending less than 30% (of the) R1.3bn that the Treasury gives them to do this kind of thing around the world to attract tourists, spending 30% less of that budget…”, Goldman said in an interview with Talk Radio 702.
He said Spurs had 20 million fans in the UK alone was an appealing market.
“One percent of 20 million fans, that is 200 000 potential visitors to South Africa. That is half of the number of UK tourists currently coming to South Africa.”
He said Tourism SA could recover the money in a short space of time, considering that each tourist spent an average of R10 000.
Another expert in tourism research, Professor Peet van der Merwe from the North West University, believes that the money could have been better spent on other initiatives.
“We know that big-event tourism brings in a lot of revenue – it creates jobs and has a development function. So, to paint it in broad strokes, I think such an approach is a good idea.
“But, as far as I can discern from the Tottenham saga and the contract that is intended to be signed, the focus will largely be on the branding of South Africa at games, on their equipment and on their kit,“ Van der Merwe said in a statement.
“This is all well and good, but, I don’t really see any games being played here. I see there are training camps, but ideally we would like to see Tottenham playing games in South Africa which we can market for South Africans as well as in our neighbour states, who I am convinced would like to watch such games…“
On Thursday, Tourism SA’s acting CEO Themba Khumalo hit back at critics in a fiery press conference, saying there was no deal yet with Tottenham Hotspur, but also saying they were forging ahead with the deal.
He said they approached Spurs as it was the only top team in the Premier League that did not have a tourism partner.
Khumalo said that should the deal go through, it would reach 661 million people who watch the game live.
IOL earlier reported that Khumalo said there was a conversation currently under way, but the story was leaked to derail their own considerations.
“A question was floated around: Did the board go to the UK? Yes, the board went to the UK. I was part of the trip. We went; you have to do due diligence on any single thing that you do.
“Certain board members went, we had a look, and we were persuaded that this was a good opportunity. We came back and it went through the board process rigour,” he said.
He said the matter was before Tourism SA on January 27 and additional time was needed to deliberate further on the deal.
“The full board then met at 8pm on Tuesday. This story was already out before the board even met to have the conversation. I am saying this, to say the version of the story that you have been told is not true. It was leaked out of context.
“This whole thing could have been avoided if we just had a conversation about why we are doing this. The intent of the leak was not to aid economic recovery of the country. It was something else that has got nothing to do with the mandate that is in the Tourism Act…”
He said the board met and made a conditional approval, citing that it believes the deal was commercially “making sense”, but it needed to be taken to all stakeholders, including Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu.
He said before Sisulu was consulted, the story made headlines.
1/The RBZ presented its monetary policy statement (MPS). The RBZ reduced interest rate from 200% to 150% p.a; reduced domestic export retention from 20% to 15%; reduced export retention from 40% to 25%; etc. Although these measures are in the right direction, they aren’t enough
2/As a run up to the MPS, I submitted the following suggestions: reduction of interest rate from 200% to 80 – 100%; scrap 20% domestic export retention to promote deposits of USD; eliminate 40% export retention. In the MPS, RBZ acknowledge that +70% of transactions are in USD
3/It defies logic to maintain both domestic and export retentions when the economy has dollarised. The 15% new domestic export retention will not enough deposits of FX since firms will suffer exchange rate losses especially in the face of exchange rate disparities
4/ The 150% interest is too steep- this will continue to encourage firms to borrow in USDs at the expense of the ZWL, that is, reinforcing use of USD while at the same time creating a new problem of fake USD or artificial USD (RTGS) – this is taking us back to 2013 – 2018 period
5/ Going forward, in subsequent MPC meetings, I strongly advise the RBZ to use hard data to analyse the nexus between: – maintenance of 15% domestic export retention & USD deposits & the possibility of removing the 15% retention – 150% interest rate, inflation, dollarisation &
6/ implications of reducing it to 80 – 100%. – maintaining 25% export retention & export competitiveness -Most importantly, the RBZ has to come up with a clear road map of the de-dollarisation strategy. At the moment, the current measures are reinforcing full dollarization
7/ The Ministry of Finance, as recommended by the RBZ in today’s MPS, must reinforce value for money in all Govt procurement. I would like to also add that the Ministry of Finance must pay their service providers regularly & avoid huge once off payments which shock the market
MDC-T vice president Elias Mudzuri and other national executive members have won their High Court case where they were challenging their suspension from the party.
The High Court Judge ruled that the seven must not be suspended until finality on the legality of the recently held Congress has been reached.
The other suspended national executive members in the case include Gift Konjana and Norest Marara, John Nyika among others.
By A Correspondent| ZORA music superstar Karikoga Leonard Zhakata has expressed excitement that his yesteryear hits helped people during turbulent times.
Posting on Twitter, Zhakata said he often come across people playing his old songs including the chart topping Mugove, Sakunatsa, Hupenyu Mutoro and many others giving him the satisfaction that his music impacted on people’s lives.
“I often come across people playing Mugove, Sakunatsa, Hupenyu Mutoro, Batai Mazwi etc and these are songs that were released more than 22 years ago… nothing beats the feeling of knowing that these songs actually helped someone during turbulent times,” said Zhakata.
The Vagoni vebasa hitmaker recently released a new album titled Mupendero Wenguwa which was well received by his legion of fans.
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter believes Africa will never host the World Cup again in his lifetime.
Blatter led the world football governing body from 1998-2015 and helped in the organisation of the continent’s first ever global tournament which happened in South Africa in 2010.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Robert Marawa on South African radio station 947, as cited by the EWN website, the former football administrator said:
“Africa and South Africa organised the best-ever World Cup because it was done with a big heart and everyone was happy. Unfortunately, there won’t be another World Cup in Africa in my life.”
The 86-year-old criticised the shift towards Asia and the Middle East, claiming their involvement in hosting global tournaments is all about money.
He said: “With 48 teams in the World Cup, you need more than one country to organise the tournament, which is totally wrong. The movements taking place in football are towards Asia and Arabic countries because there is a lot of money.”
Blatter added that current FIFA president Gianni Infantino is “destroying his legacy” and is not showing any respect to him and the organisation.
“What we have created in the last 30 or 40 years is wonderful, and he (Infantino) wants to get rid of it because he wants to remove any trace of me in the organisation,” the Swiss added.
Blatter is currently banned from all football activities by FIFA fallowing his involvement in corruption during his tenure.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Khama Billiat has openly admitted that the injury layoff he is enduring has left him frustrated.
The Zimbabwean midfielder suffered an injury prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup break, and he is yet to feature for Kaizer Chiefs since the return of football.
He last played in Amakhosi’s 1-0 win over rivals Orlando Pirates in a Soweto derby in October.
Billiat made a slight progress in his recovery after returning to light training four weeks ago, but aggravated the injury and is back on the sidelines.
Speaking to FARPost, the former Warriors international said: “Being injured of course is frustrating especially when it takes longer than what you expected. – Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has had all charges against him dropped.
The 21-year-old forward faced allegations of attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault. All three charges related to the same woman.
The decision has “not been taken lightly”, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.
The investigation began just over a year ago in January 2022. A trial date had been set for 27 November this year.
In a statement, GMP said “criminal proceedings” had been “discontinued by the CPS (Crown Prosecution Service)”.
Chief Superintendent Michaela Kerr, GMP’s head of public protection, said it was “only fair” that the force publicised the latest development given the “significant media coverage of this case”.
She added: “The investigation team has remained in regular contact with the legal team, providing any updates of note, and so understand the rationale for the discontinuation of proceedings at this stage, and that this decision has not been taken lightly.
“Despite the media and public’s interest in this case, we have decided not to comment on it in any further detail.”
Ms Kerr did however appeal to people who felt they were, or might have been, a victim, reiterating GMP’s “commitment to investigating allegations of violence against women and girls”.
She continued: “An ever-increasing number of officers are receiving specialist training and the force is more consistently utilising tools, available via the criminal justice system, to keep people safe and care for victims.
“If you feel you are or might be a victim, please don’t let this case put you off asking for help.”
A CPS spokesperson said: “We have a duty to keep cases under continuous review.
“In this case, a combination of the withdrawal of key witnesses and new material that came to light meant there was no longer a realistic prospect of conviction. In these circumstances, we are under a duty to stop the case.
“We have explained our decision to all parties. We would always encourage any potential victims to come forward and report to police and we will prosecute wherever our legal test is met.”
When contacted by Sky Sports News, Manchester United did not comment. Greenwood remains suspended by United.
United announced on January 30 last year he would not return to training or play any matches “until further notice”.
The Bradford-born player came through the United academy and made his senior debut in a Champions League victory away to Paris Saint-Germain in March 2019.
He has one senior cap for England, playing in the Nations League match against Iceland in September 2020.
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally, with an estimated 604 000 new cases and 342 000 deaths in 2020.
About 90% of the new cases and deaths worldwide in 2020 occurred in low- and middle-income countries (1).
Two human papillomavirus (HPV) types (16 and 18) are responsible for nearly 50% of high grade cervical pre-cancers HPV is mainly transmitted through sexual contact and most people are infected with HPV shortly after the onset of sexual activity. More than 90% of them clear the infection eventually.
Women living with HIV are 6 times more likely to develop cervical cancer compared to women without HIV.
Vaccination against HPV and screening and treatment of pre-cancer lesions is a cost-effective way to prevent cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer can be cured if diagnosed at an early stage and treated promptly.
Comprehensive cervical cancer control includes primary prevention (vaccination against HPV), secondary prevention (screening and treatment of pre-cancerous lesions), tertiary prevention (diagnosis and treatment of invasive cervical cancer) and palliative care.
Overview
Worldwide, cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent cancer in women with an estimated 604 000 new cases in 2020. Of the estimated 342 000 deaths from cervical cancer in 2020, about 90% of these occur in low- and middle-income countries. Women living with HIV are 6 times more likely to develop cervical cancer compared to women without HIV, and an estimated 5% of all cervical cancer cases are attributable to HIV (2). Moreover, in all world regions the contribution of HIV to cervical cancer falls disproportionately on younger women.
In high-income countries, programmes are in place which enable girls to be vaccinated against HPV and women to get screened regularly and treated adequately. Screening allows pre-cancerous lesions to be identified at stages when they can easily be treated.
In low-and middle-income countries, there is limited access to these preventative measures and cervical cancer is often not identified until it has further advanced and symptoms develop. In addition, access to treatment of cancerous lesions (for example, cancer surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy) may be limited, resulting in a higher rate of death from cervical cancer in these countries.
The high mortality rate from cervical cancer globally (age standardized rate among women: 13.3/100 000 in 2020) could be reduced by effective interventions at different stages of life.
HPV and cervical cancer A large majority of cervical cancer (more than 95%) is due to the human papillomavirus (HPV).
HPV is the most common viral infection of the reproductive tract. Most sexually active women and men will be infected at some point in their lives, and some may be repeatedly infected. More than 90% of the infected populations eventually clear the infection.
Cervical cancer is by far the most common HPV-related disease. Nearly all cases of cervical cancer can be attributed to HPV infection.
Although most HPV infections clear up on their own and most pre-cancerous lesions resolve spontaneously, there is a risk for all women that HPV infection may become chronic and pre-cancerous lesions progress to invasive cervical cancer.
It takes 15 to 20 years for cervical cancer to develop in women with normal immune systems. It can take only 5 to 10 years in women with weakened immune systems, such as those with untreated HIV infection.
Cervical cancer control: a comprehensive approach The Global strategy towards eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem, adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2020, recommends a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer prevention and control. The recommended actions include interventions across the life course.
45 YEARS of Grace,Preparation,Testimonies and Blessings.
I say #Godisinit because @45 God has fortified me. New things always begin on our birthdays. @45 signifies new things, suddenness,celebrations and fresh starts. Friends,help me pray for wisdom to serve honestly and diligently.
Thank you all my dear friends for your amazing warmth, awesome love and incredible support!! #Godisinit #WeAreIn.- Nelson Chamisa
Fellow Zimbabweans. Today we celebrate the birth of a leader, our Change Champion in Chief & the incoming President of Zimbabwe Advocate Nelson Chamisa
Life is a gift from God. So we thank God for blessing us as a people with a man of peace & love in the person of President Chamisa
We in the democratic alternative will do everything we can to mobilise millions of Zimbabweans to vote for Adv Chamisa as the next President of our beloved land
Mr President as we celebrate your birth, please bear in mind that you carry on your shoulders the hopes, & collective aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe!
All we can say is thank you Lord Jesus Christ for indeed this is our year as a people & you Mr President will be the occupant of Number 1 Chancellor Avenue otherwise known as State House!
By- The MDC-T led by Senator Douglas Mwonzora has split.
The party’s breakaway group, fronted by Elias Mudzuri, held a press conference in Harare Thursday and announced the confusion.
The group said it was aggrieved by many issues, including a “shambolic” national congress.
MDC-T last month suspended Mudzuri, Norest Marara, Gift Konjana, John Nyika, Den Moyo, Edwin Dzambara, and Edwin Kakora allegedly for breaking party rules, having illegal meetings, and undermining the democratic procedures of the organisation. Watch the video below for more:
During the presser, the group said since the passing of MDC’s founding leader, Morgan the party degenerated into chaos and lost its ethos and values. Addressing the media, Mudzuri said the party was violating the principles of democracy. He said the national congress led by Mwonzora is null and void as it did not follow the MDC-T constitution. Mudzuri said his group seeks to restore order in the MDC-T party. He said consultations with all structures of the party are in the process in a bid to map a way forward for the party. Asked why the electorate should trust a party that is going through a leadership crisis a few months before the election, Mudzuri said members of the MDC were not ready for any election. He said members were not consulted when a congress meant to choose their representatives were chosen. He said they intend to build proper and vibrant structures.
A Twitter poll conducted by ZimEye.com has revealed CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa will win the 2023 polls with a wide margin- ahead of Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa and Robert Chapman.
Tinashe Sambiri| The Zanu PF leader Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa has sold the country to his friends in exchange for political survival.
This was said by CCC youth taskforce spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma.
Chuma, who has been sparring with the Zanu PF leader over the past two months, took a swipe at the ageing Mr Mnangagwa, accusing him of mortgaging the country.
“ED Mnangagwa is busy mortgaging our country for his personal gain.
Belarus is one of the most poorest countries in Eastern Europe.
(Alexander) Lukashenko’s visit has no rewards for ordinary citizens except Mnangagwa who is getting guns and chemical weapons to supress citizens. #EDMustFall,” Chuma said in a statement on Twitter.
By A Correspondent| Lack of sound sponsorship and basic empowerment skills are among the main problems affecting artisanal miners.
Lack of insurance is another factor affecting miners.
In a bid to empower and equip miners with essential skills, Three Wingers Enterprises, a Zimbabwean company that focuses on mining consultancy, has embarked on offering theoretical and practical assistance to miners.
See presentation below:
SMART MINING OR SPONSORSHIP
Artisanal mining is sustained by what is commonly called sponsorship, sponsors bring money , food , diesel , explosives , headgears and expertise.
They either bring all or one of them to help miner owner and workers achieve what they couldn’t do on their own .
Bringing all increases risks of huge loses but decreases chances of losing when you indeed make money . Basically sponsorship is the unrecognised life blood of Artisanal mining directly or indirectly. It ranges from formal agreements, informal written to equipment hire loan , truck loan , milling loan even informal cash loan of mouth watering amounts passed within two parties without any writing on paper .
Those that are usually paid back come with huge profits of over 100% those who are not paid back usually disappear for ever .
We once wanted to do a video documentary of how it disappear or multiple by giving a full recorded mining activity from day one unfortunately resources limited us . In these series we will first list in this article reasons why some of the sponsorship monies are not paid back then cover in detail explain how it works .
REASONS FOR FAILURE TO PAY BACK SPONSORSHIP IN EXACT ORDER 1 under sponsorship 2 lack of knowledge of Artisanal mining 3 improper monitoring tools 4 lack of insurance ( guarantee) 5 hitting a gold dry spell 6 failing to include all parties when signing.
1 UNDER SPONSOR This is a situation whereby you sponsor with insufficient funds and leave key areas of the transaction to make it a success unattended risking low returns or encouraging other co-sponsors to be included without your knowledge to come in with better understanding of mining thereby taking you out of the picture. Before you sponsor ask questions that would clearly paint the picture of exactly how much is the total cost of the transaction who covers what and what is expected of you how long it will take ( always multiply their estimated time by 3 ) . Sometimes what the miner owner needs is money for personal use let that be spelled out clearly know what you are getting into most things used at the mine are found in all major towns in Zimbabwe. Inorder to reduce risks look for a mining consultancy company to do analysis and agreements writing for you at a fee .
Below is a general list of first level mining and general prices then lastly available ongoing mines ready for sponsorships 1 compressor hire 10% of proceeds 2diesel 200litres 3 explosives set 3boxes 1000usd 4 Food 150usd 5 Petty cash 100usd 6 ore transportation and permits paid after process .
List of sponsorship opportunities 1 mining consultant company 3000usd long term engagement terms discussed 2 repairing tanks 1500usd longterm with minimum returns 300usd per month .
3 explosives and diesel x 4mines 4 mine open full scale joint venture open budget 5 Lithium mines both joint venture and purchase.
Tinashe Sambiri| The Zanu PF leader Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa has sold the country to his friends in exchange for political survival.
This was said by CCC youth taskforce spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma.
Chuma, who has been sparring with the Zanu PF leader over the past two months, took a swipe at the ageing Mr Mnangagwa, accusing him of mortgaging the country.
“ED Mnangagwa is busy mortgaging our country for his personal gain.
Belarus is one of the most poorest countries in Eastern Europe.
(Alexander) Lukashenko’s visit has no rewards for ordinary citizens except Mnangagwa who is getting guns and chemical weapons to supress citizens. #EDMustFall,” Chuma said in a statement on Twitter.
45 YEARS of Grace,Preparation,Testimonies and Blessings.
I say #Godisinit because @45 God has fortified me. New things always begin on our birthdays. @45 signifies new things, suddenness,celebrations and fresh starts. Friends,help me pray for wisdom to serve honestly and diligently.
Thank you all my dear friends for your amazing warmth, awesome love and incredible support!! #Godisinit #WeAreIn. – Advocate Nelson Chamisa
Fellow Zimbabweans. Today we celebrate the birth of a leader, our Change Champion in Chief & the incoming President of Zimbabwe Advocate Nelson Chamisa
Life is a gift from God. So we thank God for blessing us as a people with a man of peace & love in the person of President Chamisa
We in the democratic alternative will do everything we can to mobilise millions of Zimbabweans to vote for Adv Chamisa as the next President of our beloved land
Mr President as we celebrate your birth, please bear in mind that you carry on your shoulders the hopes, & collective aspirations of the people of Zimbabwe!
All we can say is thank you Lord Jesus Christ for indeed this is our year as a people & you Mr President will be the occupant of Number 1 Chancellor Avenue otherwise known as State House!
By A Correspondent| The fired MDC-T vice president Engineer Elias Mudzuri has described MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora as selfish.
The former Harare Mayor was speaking at a press conference in Harare where he was flanked some of the fired national executive members that included Norest Marara and Gift Konjana.
While addressing the press conference, Mudzuri said the opposition party has now lost it’s values to leaders who are driven by selfish agenda.
“We all saw how the congress was conducted. It only lasted only 1 and half hours. Compare it with the ANC Congress which took around 5 days.
” Nothing happened at that congress,a congress should see policies pronouncements being made. But we are being led by people with selfish agendas,” bemoaned Mudzuri.
This was also echoed by fired MDC-T Mashonaland East province Gift Konjana who claimed that Mwonzora is ‘dismantling the party’s values’ because of his selfishness.
” Our party is a social democracy but you have seen how Mwonzora is dismantling the party’s values because of his selfishness.
” We all witnessed how the recalls were instigated by him, “charged Konjana.
Mudzuri then confessed that he was not supportive of the recalls that were done by the MDC-T.
” I have never supported recalls from day one and preached unity, “confessed Mudzuri.
The embattled MDC-T members say its now the responsibility of the party structures to reconstitute and reorganize themselves to serve the party from being led by selfish leaders with little disregard for constitutionalism.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested a Mabelreign man who was filmed puffing weed with a school girl, Harare Ward 16 Councilor Denford Ngadziore has confirmed.
Ngadziore said the yet to be named man was picked by the police from Harare Central Drug section.
“The man who shared drugs with form 1 Mabelreign Girls High Schoolgirl was picked up by the Police . The matter is now being handled by Harare Central ZRP Drug Section.Withb @JoanaMamombe we are closely monitoring the case for a possible private prosecution,” said Ngadziore.
There was pandemonium in the country when a video of a school girl from Mabelreign High School being given a cigarette before puffing it while seperating with the man circulated on social media.
The video circulated just at the time when the country was still debating the prevalence of drug abuse in schools after Dominican Convent dismissed eight pupils who were caught with drugs during a trip to Nyanga.
There was a near-commotion in parliament on Wednesday when members of parliament from Citizens Coalition for Change clashed with their Zanu PF counterparts after Mkoba legislator Amos Chibaya said Nelson Chamisa was the president of Zimbabwe.
Chibaya’s remarks did not go down well with Zanu PF members who forced him to withdraw his statement leading to a commotion as CCC members insisted that Chamisa is the President of Zimbabwe Citizens Coalition for Change.
Below is the full transcript of the commotion
HON. P. ZHOU: I think so. – [HON. CHIBAYA: President of Zimbabwe Nelson Chamisa] – [HON. MEMBERS: Aaaah!] – [HON. T. MOYO: Zviroto zvako izvo.] – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] – [HON. MATHE: Withdraw that.] – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Hon. Zhou, please go ahead.
HON. P. ZHOU: Thank you Madam Speaker Ma’am – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –
HON. TOGAREPI: On a point of order Madam Speaker. I think the Hon. Member must withdraw the statement that Chamisa is the President of Zimbabwe.
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER:Who said that? He must withdraw because that is a misleading statement. – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] – Order, may we please have order in the House. Who said Chamisa is the President of Zimbabwe – [AN HON. MEMBER: Hon. Chibaya!] –
Hon. Chibaya, please…
Hon. Chikwinya having stood up
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Hon. Chikwinya, I did not recognise you. Please may you take your seat?
HON. CHIKWINYA: Handiti zvanzi tiite withdraw.
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: No. Are you the one who said that?
HON. CHIKWINYA: We want to withdraw.
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Are you the one who said that statement – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –
HON. CHIKWINYA: Haana kunzwa zvakanaka. Hanzi President Chamisa is the President of Zimbabwe Citizen Coalition for Change. Haana kunzwa the last part – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER:Hon. Chibaya, please may you withdraw your statement – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –
An Hon. Member having stood to raise a point of order.
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Please sit down. You cannot raise a point of order on top of another one. Hon. Chibaya, withdraw your statement.
HON. CHIBAYA: Hon. Speaker, I do not know what you want me to withdraw. It is true that President Chamisa is the President of Zimbabwe Citizen Coalition for Change – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –
*THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: What has that got to do with the business of this House? – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] – If you continue behaving in that manner, I will send you out Hon. Members. You are disrupting the smooth running of the business of this House – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] – I am giving you the last warning.
HON. T. MOYO: On a point of order, Hon. Chibaya said Chamisa is the President of Zimbabwe. That has to be withdrawn – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] – The overzealous member said Chamisa is the President of Zimbabwe and that has to be withdrawn.
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Hon. Chibaya, may you be honourable and withdraw your statement? Why are you misleading the people? Hon. Chibaya withdraw your statement! Hon. Chibaya withdraw your statement! – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –
Hon. Gonese having stood to raise a point of order.
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Hon. Gonese, take your seat.
HON. GONESE: I have not spoken.
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER:I have not recognised you. Please take your seat.
HON. GONESE: I just stood up. I think it is allowed to stand up Madam Speaker – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Why are you standing Hon. Gonese?
HON. GONESE: I want to raise a point of order …
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: No, why are you disrupting the smooth running of this motion? Please take a seat.
HON. GONESE: It is not that Madam Speaker. I just stood up and I did not say anything.
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Take your seat Hon. Gonese.
Hon. Chibaya withdraw your statement.
HON. CHIBAYA: Hon. Speaker, I do not know what you want me to withdraw I said the President of CCC Zimbabwe Nelson Chamisa. What is wrong with that?
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: That is not what you said Hon. Chibaya.
HON. CHIBAYA: That is what I said and I can replay it. I do not know where the anger is coming from, I do not know why my Central Committee Member is getting angry. – [HON. MEMBERS: Inaudible interjections.] –
THE HON. DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! Anyway Hon. Members, we will check in the Hansard. You may continue Hon. Zhou.
By A Correspondent- A man from Makau village in Seke has appeared in court for allegedly rɑp!ng a 15-year-old girl whom he later offered US$1 to conceal the assault.
Tapiwa Nyakundivenga (35) pleaded not guilty to rɑpǝ before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Mrs Gloria Takundwa.
The State led by Ms Pamela Dzinduwa alleged that in August last year at around 4:30pm, Nyakundivenga went to where the girl lived looking for her uncle and was told that he had gone to Chitungwiza.
He went away but came back a few minutes later. When she opened the door, he dragged her into the bedr00m and rɑpǝ her twice. The girl tried to call for help but no one came.
After the double assault he offered her the US$1, which she refused to take. Her uncle returned at around 7:30pm and she immediately told him what had happened.
They went to the police and Nyakundivenga was arrested.
By A Correspondent- South Africa has banned Zimbabwean rail wagons from its territory citing the old wagons which raises high risk of derailment, it has emerged.
The development was confirmed by National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) general manager Respina Zinyanduko Monday while answering questions before Parliament’s Transport Portfolio Committee.
“The challenge about our failure to send our wagons to South Africa is that our wagons are old,” said Zinyanduko.
“Because the wagons are old, SA does not want them on their rail lines because they say they have a high risk of derailment because of their age. They do not want to risk damaging their tracks.”
The NRZ general manager however said other regional countries had not taken the same position as South Africa.
“If you look at other countries like DRC, Zambia, Botswana and Mozambique, our wagons are going all the way to these countries without any challenges,” she said.
“So, the only challenge with SA is our wagons. They say if we buy new wagons, they will allow them into SA.
Their wagons (SA) are actually coming into Zimbabwe. Because our wagons are sub-standard, NRZ is now using SA’s wagons to carry goods to SA.”
According to the GM, although the parastatal was making gross profit over the past two years, its railway system needed new wagons as most of the its equipment had gone beyond its average life span of 40 years.
Of the 68 main line locomotives, 14 of these were not working and the rest needed upgrading or replacement,” she said.
Most of them have outlived their 25 years life span. Wagons have also outlived their 40-year life span and most had gone beyond 60 years.”
Government, which wholly owns the company, has not supported NRZ meaningfully with most of the money allocated in annual budgets not getting disbursed.
By A Correspondent- A Harare man dragged his son to court accusing him of insulting and calling him a wizard.
Levitiko Mayowa hauled his son, Douglas Mayowa, to the Harare Civil Court for disturbing his peace by constantly insulting him.
He applied for a protection order against Douglas, telling the court that his son wanted to force him to go and stay in the rural areas because he is now old.
“He insults me and calls me a wizard.
“He also says l have a goblin that I got from a witch doctor. He told me to go and stay in the rural areas because l am now old, but I refused.
He threatened to kill me, saying there are so many ways to kill a cat if I refuse to go to the rural areas.”
Levitiko also accused Douglas of damaging cables of his motorbike.
Magistrate Tamara Chibindi granted the application, and ordered Douglas not threaten or insult his father.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hinted that the much anticipated harmonised elections will be held in July adding he is confident of his party’s victory.
He was speaking during the signing ceremony of the instruments of cooperation between Belarus and Zimbabwe at the State House on Tuesday.
“Zimbabwe will soon hold elections, sometime in July, possibly,” he said.
“Let me assure you that since, Independence, Zimbabwe has never omitted to hold elections. Every five years we have elections and the ruling party Zanu-PF has been winning all those elections and we will continue winning.”
He added; “Last time about 59 parties contested and we had 23 presidential contestants. This is beautiful. The more the people who want to become presidents, the merrier it is.
“I don’t know who wants to contest this but the contest is open to everyone. Zanu-PF is confident that we will win.”
Mnangagwa’s remarks follow claims by main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party that Zanu-PF is hesitant to hold the plebiscite due to fear of losing evidenced by rampant political violence across the country.
According to rights groups 2,000 cases of violence were reported last year including two deaths of activists from the opposition party.
Mnangagwa however, maintained that his government was peaceful.
“Zimbabwe is friend to all and enemy to none. Those who want to make enemies out of us, it’s their own ndaba, it’s their own fault,” he said.
The event was graced by Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko and his delegation comprising ministers among other top government officials.
His visit is aimed at boosting “strong cooperation in political, economic, mining, agriculture and disaster risk management” between the two countries.
Speaking at the same event, Belarusia’s authoritarian Lukashenko pledged to support Mnangagwa.
“There is a country called Belarus which will be always be ready to give you a helping hand if need be .
“Mr President my dear brother I would like to thank you for everything for your warm welcome and organizing this visit.
“We are going to work together, Belarus is going to help you in everything you need,” said Lukashenko.
He also said, “We have very high respect for the people of Zimbabwe. We are grateful to the people of Zimbabwe and I would like to emphasise that we are coming to Africa not to bring chaos … but to work for the benefit of those.”
President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s allies that are members of a platform ostensibly set up to improve the country’s electoral environment after the disputed 2018 polls have turned their swords on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) after it produced a contentious delimitation report.
Zec is finalising the delimitation report after a parliamentary ad-hoc committee raised a number of alleged anomalies in the delimitation process.
The Political Actors Dialogue (Polad), which is composed of fringe opposition party leaders that contested the 2018 polls and was set up by Mnangagwa, said the divisions in Zec that arose after the draft delimitation report did not bode well for credible elections.
Seven commissioners refused to append their signatures to the report after claiming that it violated the constitution. The commissioners accused Zec chairperson Justice Priscilla Chigumba of not consulting them.
Chigumba cut a lone figure during appearances in Parliament and at State House where she received Mnangagwa’s recommendations on the delimitation report last week.
Polad’s governance and legislative agenda chairperson Lovemore Madhuku said there must be evidence that the delimitation outcome was a collective effort from Zec commissioners.
“The preliminary delimitation report doesn’t pass the test set out in the constitution. Polad regards it as a failure on the part of Zec,” Madhuku said.
“Polad is concerned about the internal governance of Zec. Under our constitution, Zec is a corporate body consisting of nine commissioners.
“The delimitation process cannot be the work of one or two commissioners; there must be clear evidence that all commissioners are involved at every stage of the process.
“This is essential for the integrity and credibility of Zec. Polad would like to see public appearances of Zec commissioners at all platforms where Zec is either presenting to, or receiving from, the president reports relating to the delimitation process.
“Zec must use all the remaining stages to demonstrate in public the involvement of all commissioners.”
Since it was set up, Polad has been measured in its criticism of Mnangagwa’s administration and institutions such as Zec. Its heavy rebuke of the commission could indicate that it has achieved little in its efforts to change Zimbabwe’s election landscape.
Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa, who narrowly lost to Mnangagwa in the disputed 2018 polls refused to join Polad saying it was a waste of time.
Madhuku said Polad also queried the formula used by Zec in drawing constituency boundaries.
Steward Bank, Zimbabwe’s largest bank by depositors, last month opened a remittance centre in Harare which caters for both international and local remittances.
The state-of-the-art remittance centre, where customers can access funds sent from within Zimbabwe or abroad, is situated at the Eastgate Complex in Harare.
Customers can collect money sent via SasaiRemit, EcoCashRemit, StewardRemit, WorldRemit and many others.
Market analysts believe the new outlet is part of Steward Bank’s strategy to provide an integrated retail and digital customer experience designed to make it convenient for customers to collect their foreign currency in a clean, safe and secure environment.
In the past few years, Steward Bank has partnered with several global money transfer agents, including HelloPaisa, MoneyGram and Mama Money — among many others – to facilitate the free flow of remittances into the country.
The World Bank estimates that remittance flows into Zimbabwe reached US$2 billion last year against US$1.4 billion in 2021 and $1 billion in 2020.
Steward Bank Chief executive officer Courage Mashavave said the financial institution recently introduced intra-bound remittances and scaled up Steward Remit to enable access to foreign currency. Mashavave said in his festive season message to customers:
We are collaborating with agencies across the country, in areas such as Mutoko and Murehwa. Compared to this time last year, we have tripled our Customer Satisfaction Index, demonstrating that we are increasing our customers’ expected service and product quality.
Meanwhile, StewardRemit, which allows real-time US dollar money transfers across the country for both Steward Bank account holders and non-account holders, has reduced its transaction charges.
The StewardRemit send-money charge was reduced from 5% to 3% of the transaction amount, inclusive of 2% IMT tax.
By Jane Mlambo| Opposition CCC leader Nelson Chamisa who turned 45 years today has asked friends help him pray for “wisdom to serve honestly and diligently.”
Posting on Twitter, Chamisa said 45 years of age signifies new things and a fresh start.
“45 YEARS of Grace,Preparation,Testimonies and Blessings.I say #Godisinit because @45 God has fortified me. New things always begin on our birthdays. @45 signifies new things, suddenness,celebrations &fresh starts.Friends,help me pray for wisdom to serve honestly & diligently,” said Chamisa.
Meanwhile, party members and social media users have taken to Twitter under the hashtag #ChamisaAt45 to celebrate the birthday with the youthful politician.
“A very happy birthday to our Change Champion in Chief, Adv @nelsonchamisa. Thank you for being an able steward of the New Great Zimbabwe vision & a leader of millions who thirst for dignity, freedom & prosperity. We will get there! Isaiah 42v1,” said party spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere.
“Happy Birthday Change Champion in Chief @nelsonchamisa may our Great Loving God lead you and give you the fatness of the Land,” said CCC Masvingo.
“Happy 45th birthday to the President Zimbabwe desperately needs – Nelson Chamisa@nelsonchamisa . May the good Lord protect and bless you this day and always. It is time for vigorous energetic leadership to replace the geriatrics who have misruled #Zimbabwe for so long,” said David Coltart.
“Today we all celebrate the birth of a Citizen leader, our Change Champion in Chief & the 2023 – 2028 President of Republic Zimbabwe Advocate Nelson Chamisa,” said Councilor Denford Ngadziore.
By A Correspondent- A Kwekwe man who has been robbing women and forcing them to preform indecent acts which he filmed, has been slapped with a five-year jail term.
Malvin Nyoni (41) was convicted on 3 counts of robbery and 4 counts of criminal insult after robbing five women on different occasions before forcing them to either carǝss and f0ndle themselves or rem0ve their clothes while he recorded the act.
Police had earlier arrested Kenneth Ndabambi over the same charges but he has since been acquitted following the arrest of Nyoni who had been on the run.
Kwekwe Magistrate Mrs Mildred Matuvi slapped Nyoni with a five-year jail sentence for the three counts of robbery and 18 months jail for the criminal insult.
Prosecuting, Ms Ethel Bhumure told the court that on 17 December 2022 around 645PM, the first three complainants who cannot be named for ethical reasons, were on their way home when Nyoni suddenly appeared from the bush.
Upon approaching Drive Inn in Redcliff, Nyoni suddenly emerged from the bush holding a knife and threatened to stab the women if they did not surrender their mobile phones,” the court heard.
The three then surrender their mobile phones to the suspect.
After that he ordered them to remove their clothes before he ordered them to f0ndle each other and play with each other’s privɑtǝ parts while he recorded the scene.
He disappeared into the bush after recording the act.
On 1 January 2023 around 5PM, Nyoni reportedly met another woman near the Golf Course in Redcliff.
He used the same modus operandi to rob the woman and recording pictures of her nudǝ pictures after threatening to stab her with a knife.
On 9 January 2023, Nyoni met yet another woman and recorded another nudǝ video.
He took with him a satchel which contained groceries, school stationery and a mobile phone.
Luck ran out for Nyoni after his last victim saw him with her satchel and alerted the police.
His arrest led to the recovery of the knife used in the robbery and stolen property including cellphones and stationery at his place of residence.
By A Correspondent- Nampak Zimbabwe Limited, a packaging company listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) recorded a 43% jump in revenue for the year to September 30, 2022, to ZW$$52.52 billion from ZW$$36.69 billion the previous year.
Exports for its Mega Pak division showed a resurgence in the local markets over the period under review compared to the prior year.
A profit before tax of ZW$$8.75 billion was achieved compared to ZW$$5.76 billion in the same period last year.
According to Nampak, the profit before tax takes into account other material income of ZW$$2.48 billion and a net monetary loss of ZWL$$4.11 billion. Other income, in the main, comprises exchange gains on foreign-denominated debtors and cash balances.
Profit for the year remained flat at ZW$$2.6 billion. Earnings per share at 346.12 cents were below the prior year’s 347.03 cents.
During the year under review, overall demand for packaging improved significantly compared to the previous year with the company benefiting from improved economic activity led by a rebound in agriculture and mineral commodity prices.
In an update for the year under review, managing director John van Gend said that the group achieved sales for the year in inflation-adjusted terms of $52.52 billion.
He said the company worked hard on cost reduction initiatives and improving the working capital cycles.
Van Gend said the group currently has some significant capital projects currently being reviewed by management.
Nampak did not declare a dividend in order to preserve capital.
By A Correspondent- A 37 year old man from Lobengula in Bulawayo has been slapped with a 15-year jail term for repeatedly rɑp!ng his five-year-old daughter.
The man, who could not be named to protect the identity of the minor, appeared before magistrate Sibongile Marondedze on Monday charged with rɑpǝ.
Marondedze convicted and sentenced him to 15 years in jail. Three years were, however, suspended for five years on condition of good behaviour.
He will effectively serve 12 years in jail.
In mitigation, the convict told the court that he had no bank account, did not own a property and had other children to look after.
Marondedze said the convict failed to protect his child as a father.
Prosecutor Sehliselo Khumalo told the court that he the offences were committed last year.
In November last year, the daughter narrated her ordeal to a neighbour, who, however, did not buy the story.
The toddler’s aunt later got wind of the matter and tasked her maid to interview her.
The child then revealed that she was being ƨǝxually abused by her father and the matter was reported to the police, leading to his arrest.
A medical report was produced in court as evidence.
By A Correspondent- A 14 year old girl is living her dream, to the delight of her family and the Chinhoyi community after she reportedly got a residential stand and acquired cattle through poetry.
Sakile Manyonga, a Nemakonde High School student, started poetry at just four years of age in Nemakonde.
She would perform at state and public functions, marvelously so, until the Chinhoyi Town Council gave her a housing stand.
Sakile’s mother Eunice Muchena spoke about her daughter’s talent and confirmed she also managed to get six herd of cattle bought through proceeds from her performances. She said:
She got the stand from the council after being noticed performing without fear of the public glare at the state and public functions ever since she was around four. I want the nation to know that Sakile was born at our rural homestead while I was home alone and had to cut the umbilical cord using a broken bottle of glass. Besides the stand, Sakile has six head of cattle which we bought using proceeds from the public performances. The herd once reached the eight mark, but at some point, we had to sell two to settle her fees rrequirements.
Chinhoyi Municipality spokesperson Tich Mlauzi confirmed the town honored Sakile. He said:
We have a policy as a council to honour those we deem would have made some unique contributions but the decision has to be made by the full council. Sakile was spotted at many public fora performing at a very tender age hence the honour.
By A Correspondent | UK based Dr Masimba Mavaza writes saying Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Head Of Security, Mavis Matsanga is not a Central Intelligence Organisation employee.
This is contrary to revelations by the exiled prof Jonathan Moyo whose excelgate book states that Matsanga has been working for the CIO since 2008 while employed at the electoral commission heading its data security department.
Last night, CCC North America leader Tawanda Dzvokora took Mavaza to task saying, “Mavis Matsanga was in January 2023 promoted from a DIO (district) to aPIO (Provincial Intelligence Officer), this is per records in our possession,” of which Mavaza hit back at him saying, ‘since when did the opposition CCC party access CIO records?’
Mavaza also said walking past the CIO building does not make a person a CIO. He also argued giving the parallel of CCC Spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere who he said was a ZANU PF member just 3 years ago and today is running the opposition’s information department, saying that does not make her a ZANU PF agent.
The discussion is in the following video:
Mavaza rubbishes story on Top CIO Boss running @ZECzim Security Department since 2008
Passing through the doors/entrance of the CIO does not make a person a CIO… Mavis Matsanga is not a CIO, says @vazet2000 while accusing CCC @Chiefsvosve1 of creating the tweet https://t.co/4YW2Xk27sP
By Dr Masimba Mavaza | Opinion | FULL TEXT – Each time we are near elections a very annoying group springs up. It is a group with a special speciality of setting the truth upside down. Their profession can not be called anything else but lies. They expose their intelligence or lack of it and they are called liars. The main reason people lie is low self-esteem. Which is highly visible in this particular group. They use their lies to gain social acceptance. As a nation we must emphasise to these liars the consequences of lying.
The ZIMEYE a very popular online newspaper published a Twitter claiming that The Head of Security at @ZECzim, Mavis Matsanga is a serving CIO Director.
The publication went further to allege that her husband is a lecturer at UZ. “Mavis Matsanga straight to DG Isaac Moyo. Her father was a CIO and her family comes from Rusape. She lives near Patrick Chinamasa’s house which recently got burnt down.”sic.
The tweet is not only a lie but shameless blabbing total misrepresentation meant to cause mistrust and set a fight between ZEC and the electorate. The mentioning of the Director General and fixing a none existent relationship giving people jobs and ranks in the CIO is a way of casting aspersions and causing pandaemonium during the forthcoming elections.
ZIMEYE is persistently interfering with Zimbabwean elections and planning to disrupt the elections by undermining ZEC. Pathological lying is a symptom of various personality disorders, including antisocial, narcissistic, and histrionic personality disorders. Other conditions, such as borderline personality disorder, may also lead to frequent lies, but the lies themselves are not considered pathological.
For ZIMEYE to publish such a Twitter without verifying its information is beyond low. It is therefore clear that such nonsense published by ZIMEYE is shameful embarrassing and indeed idiotic.
But why is ZIMEYE giving such wrong information what does it aim to achieve by doing such. Why do newspapers appear to be able to get away with mild truth bending and sometimes even outrageous lies? people have more leniency for newspapers’ lies when they bolster a shared belief that a specific political stance is morally right.It appears to be because those lies are perceived by supporters as an acceptable and perhaps necessary means to achieve a. higher moral end.
A troubling and timely implication of such lies is that political figures may be able to act in corrupt ways without damaging their images, at least in the eyes of their supporters. So they use the journalists to advance the agenda of confusion and anarchy. It is sad that lying served a shared moralized goal and is more accepted and advocacy in support of the opposing view, or nonpreferred end, was more condemned, regardless of whether the statement was true or false.
Moral conviction for a cause, not the fairness of procedures, may shape people’s perceptions of any target who engages in norm-violating behaviors that uphold moralized causes, such as demonising ZEC and mixing it up with state security issues to gain maximum confusion.
To ZIMEYE Lying takes more energy than telling the truth, unless the liar has a personality disorder such as psychopathy or narcissism. In both of these cases the liar convinces him or herself that what they are saying is the truth—even if at some level they know it isn’t. By believing in their lies they prepare the people for rebellion.
The same is true of people in a high executive or political level. They have become so used to people accepting what they say, whether it is an obvious falsehood or not, that the energy expenditure in lying is minimized and they can keep on doing it without obvious psychological harm.
With the presidential and parliamentary campaigns in the homestretch, the quadrennial contest for deception, misdirection, fact-bending, half-truths, and downright lies, in other words, the challenge to win the hearts and minds of voters, is in full swing. We should understand that journalists mmaintain a neutral stance on which party and which candidates are the most disingenuous and dishonest, but lying seems to be reaching its apogee with less than ten months until the election, there will be new heights (or depths, depending on how you look at it) to be reached between now and July.
It is constantly amazing how often journalists lie and then, of course, their unwillingness to admit that they lied. The euphemisms that journalists politicians use for what is, in many cases, bold-faced lies are legend. Politicians misspoke. The biased media misinterpreted what they meant. Politicians’ words were distorted, misrepresented, twisted, exaggerated, or taken out of context.
They overstated, understated, or misstated. But, of course, politicians never lie, at least that’s what they say. It is sad that the Twitter is thrown in there knowing very well that the DG or his office will not respond.
Yet, the unvarnished truth is that ZIMEYE lied about Matsanga and ZEC. Why do journalists believe they can lie and not get caught? Particularly in this age of the Internet and its army of professional and amateur fact-checkers, the chances of lies standing up under the glare of the inevitable cyber-scrutiny are slim to none.
So, why do some opposition media believe they can lie when their untruths are so easily uncovered? Isaac Moyo is the Director General of Zimbabwe’s intelligence unit, the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO). Before his appointment to this post on 9 December, 2017 he was Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to South Africa and Lesotho. He does not in any way control appointments at ZEC.- DISCUSSION AT 7PM ON ZIMEYE
By A Correspondent- High Court judge Justice Emilia Muchawa was on Tuesday forced to seek refuge at fellow judge Justice Energy Bhunu’s residence in Harare after a motorist identified as Nation Musekiwa allegedly mistook her for a robber and fired a pellet shot towards her car.
Police have confirmed the incident which occurred as the judge and Musekiwa were both driving along the same road in Good Hope.
Nation Musekiwa fired a shot in the air resulting in Justice Emilia Muchawa driving to Justice Energy Bhunu’s residence to seek assistance. Nation Musekiwa was interviewed by the police and he claims that he was once attacked by armed robbers.
This time he allegedly thought that he was being followed by robbers resulting in him firing once in the air. The police have recovered the pellet gun used in the shooting incident,” police said.
IN THE SAME WAY EMMERSON MNANGAGWA ‘PUSHED OFF’ OWN LOVE RIVAL, RAYMOND MAJONGA – a Zisco Steel security manager Michael Mangachena died on Friday after jumping from the company’s fifth floor offices.
Midlands Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the news to The Mirror.
“Police confirms investigating a suspected suicide case involving a 65-year-old man who is believed to have jumped from the top of a building in Redcliff, Kwekwe,” he said.
According to Police reports, on Friday Mangachen
a of Torwood commenced his security guard duties at the company at around 4:30 pm.
He conducted security checks at the premises before he climbed on top of the building and jumped to his death.
Mahoko said the deceased sustained multiple fractures and his body was taken to Kwekwe General Hospital mortuary. Inspector Mahoko appealed to members of the public to seek counseling whenever they encounter life problems.
We urge members of the public to always seek counseling instead of taking their own lives,” said Mahoko. —Masvingo Mirror
A self styled apostle with the God of Fire International Ministries was arrested on Sunday for allegedly duping a Zambian pastor of US$400.
Apostle Raston Chikoti allegedly duped Pastor Mightwell Zimba, and he was arrested and detained at Kuwadzana 2 Police Station under RRB 5444718. He appeared in court yesterday and the matter has been set for next month.
“I am Zambian and reside in Kafue District. In 2020, I met Chikoti in Malawi where were doing Bible studies.
“When we finished our studies, we went to our respective countries and in August 2021 Chikoti phoned me and said there was a company in Zimbabwe which manufacturers tents.
“He told me that since I was planning for a church overflow, I should send him $400 so that he could buy and send the tents to me in Zambia.
“Without hesitation I transferred the money via Mukuru. After he received the money, he started making excuses, and then eventually blocked me,” said Pastor Zimba.
“In December 2022, relatives from Zimbabwe visited me in Zambia and I told them the story. When they returned to Zimbabwe, they tried to talk to Chikoti, but he claimed not to know me.
“He even said he did not do any transaction. My relatives reported the case to police and he got scared and then promised to pay back the amount times two.”
A source said after his arrest, the apostle and his church elders were liaising with Pastor Zimba to withdraw the case against him.
“He was arrested at around midday on Sunday and church elders pleaded with the complainant to withdraw the case and have an out of court settlement.
“There are also reports that he has been doing this to congregants for a long time, but they are afraid to confront him probably because of his position. His shenanigans should come to an end because he is embarrassing the church,” said the source.—H Metro
By Farai D Hove | High Court judge Justice Emilia Muchawa had a face of armed robbers in an incident that could have cost her life.
The incident is reminisce of the fast rise in armed robberies across the country after First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa appointed her blood brother, (Paradzayi Kutyauripo) a convicted armed robber the Director Of State Residents.
Emilia Muchawa…
Justice Muchawa survived a shooting incident outside her home in Harare last night, the state media reports.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) confirmed the incident to the state owned Herald paper.
JSC spokesperson Mr Daniel Nemukuyu is quoted saying there was a scare of attempted robbery.
“We can confirm that there was scare of attempted robbery on the judge and the matter was reported to the police. Police are investigating the case and we will hear from them on what really transpired,” said Mr Nemukuyu.
IN THE SAME WAY EMMERSON MNANGAGWA ‘PUSHED OFF’ OWN LOVE RIVAL, RAYMOND MAJONGA – a Zisco Steel security manager Michael Mangachena died on Friday after jumping from the company’s fifth floor offices.
Midlands Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the news to The Mirror.
“Police confirms investigating a suspected suicide case involving a 65-year-old man who is believed to have jumped from the top of a building in Redcliff, Kwekwe,” he said.
According to Police reports, on Friday Mangachen
a of Torwood commenced his security guard duties at the company at around 4:30 pm.
He conducted security checks at the premises before he climbed on top of the building and jumped to his death.
Mahoko said the deceased sustained multiple fractures and his body was taken to Kwekwe General Hospital mortuary. Inspector Mahoko appealed to members of the public to seek counseling whenever they encounter life problems.
We urge members of the public to always seek counseling instead of taking their own lives,” said Mahoko. —Masvingo Mirror
Faced with having many financial and operational challenges, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has introduced a US$200 allowance for employees, on top of their normal salaries paid in local currency.
Vlogger African Tigress standing aside a ZUPCO NRZ train
Giving oral evidence to the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Transport and Infrastructure Development on Monday NRZ General Manager Ms Respina Zinyanduko said the parastatal may not be competing with other private companies in terms of salary figures, but their employees were grateful for the cushion.
Ms Zinyanduko said social and mainstream media reports that her company was at loggerheads with its employees over a number of issues including unilateral dismissals non-payment of salaries were a mere creation of dismissed workers.
“NRZ is not in dispute with its employees who are in service, if you check our records we are paying our salaries on time. We don’t have enough money to pay or compete with other private companies but we are however paying US$200 in allowances over and above their RTGS salaries all meant to cushion our employees. Given the history of NRZ where they are coming from, the employees are grateful even though not fully satisfied because they always expect better,” said Ms Zinyanduko.
A number of quasi-Government organisations have taken to cushioning their employees with USD allowances, taking a leaf from central Government who took the lead by introducing USD allowances for civil servants, initially starting as Covid-19 allowances. —Chronicle
NATIONAL police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi has been summoned to testify in a case where Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Fadzai Mahere is accused of publishing falsehoods on social media.
Mahere tweeted that a police officer had killed a baby with a baton stick sometime in 2021. She cited a police report, which the State refused to accept as evidence, claiming that it was not verified.
Her defence team, comprising Chris Mhike and David Drury yesterday asked for Nyathi to be summoned as a witness to confirm the police Press statement.
Harare magistrate Taurai Manuwere ordered that Nyathi be summoned to give evidence before the court on February 17.
In court, Mahere told State prosecutor Sheila Mupindu that she was never evasive to the police, and had admitted that she had indeed made the tweets.
She said she only uploaded the video to her Twitter account where members of the public could be heard saying that a police officer had killed the baby.
Nyathi is expected to testify on a statement which he allegedly issued responding to the viral video, where he said police do not condone smashing windows of public vehicles and endangering lives.
Mahere’s attempt to submit Nyathi’s statement as a court exhibit was opposed last week by State prosecutor Netsai Mushayabasa, who said the statement was not verified.— Newsday
A ZISCOSTEEL security guard died on the spot after jumping off the top of a building in a suspected case of suicide.
Michael Mangachena (65) of Torwood in Redcliff reportedly sustained multiple fractures on the head and legs.
Midlands Police Spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko said the incident was under investigation.
“Police are investigating a suspected case of suicide involving a 65-year-old man who is believed to have jumped from the top of a building in Redcliff. The incident happened on 27 January 2023 at around 430PM,” said Inspector Mahoko.
Mangachena did not communicate with anyone on the reasons why he could have made the decision.
“On the day he commenced his security guard duties at Ziscosteel. He conducted security checks at the premises at around 430PM. He then climbed to the top of a building and jumped to the ground and he died instantly,” said Insp Mahoko.
He urged members of the public to seek counselling instead of taking their own lives.- Chronicle
A ZISCOSTEEL security guard died on the spot after jumping off the top of a building in a suspected case of suicide.
Michael Mangachena (65) of Torwood in Redcliff reportedly sustained multiple fractures on the head and legs.
Midlands Police Spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko said the incident was under investigation.
“Police are investigating a suspected case of suicide involving a 65-year-old man who is believed to have jumped from the top of a building in Redcliff. The incident happened on 27 January 2023 at around 430PM,” said Inspector Mahoko.
Mangachena did not communicate with anyone on the reasons why he could have made the decision.
“On the day he commenced his security guard duties at Ziscosteel. He conducted security checks at the premises at around 430PM. He then climbed to the top of a building and jumped to the ground and he died instantly,” said Insp Mahoko.
He urged members of the public to seek counselling instead of taking their own lives.- Chronicle
A 33-year-old Mt Darwin man was jailed 20 years for lur!ng a woman he owed money to his house to collect it before rɑp!ng her along the way.
Tsungirirai Kakondo appeared before Bindura Magistrate Mr Amos Mbobo who suspended four years of the sentence on condition of good behaviour.
Prosecutor Ms Tracy Dube told the court that sometime in April last year, Kakondo bought 210 empty bags of cement from the woman on credit.
The court heard that on May 16, 2022, Kakondo called the woman, inviting her to meet at Chihuri Bus Stop so that she could collect her money.
The two later met at the bus stop at around 5pm but Kakondo told the complainant that the money he intended to give her was at his home at Arcadia Village in Mt Darwin.
They agreed to go and collect the money at Kakondo’s homestead. Whilst on their way, Kakondo started making ƨǝxual advances which the complainant turned down.
The court heard that Kakondo held the woman by her arm but she managed to flee.
Kakondo gave chase and caught up with her. He slapped her twice on the face before pinning her to the ground and rɑpǝd her.
He then dragged her for about 20 metres from the road to his house where he repeatedly rɑpǝd her. He then pushed her into his bedroom, locked the door and went to bǝd leaving the complainant sitting on the sofa.
The complainant sent a message to a police officer, Assistant Inspector Mutyambizi reporting the matter.
Police officers teamed up and went to Kakondo’s homestead leading to his arrest.
A 33-year-old Mt Darwin man was jailed 20 years for lur!ng a woman he owed money to his house to collect it before rɑp!ng her along the way.
Tsungirirai Kakondo appeared before Bindura Magistrate Mr Amos Mbobo who suspended four years of the sentence on condition of good behaviour.
Prosecutor Ms Tracy Dube told the court that sometime in April last year, Kakondo bought 210 empty bags of cement from the woman on credit.
The court heard that on May 16, 2022, Kakondo called the woman, inviting her to meet at Chihuri Bus Stop so that she could collect her money.
The two later met at the bus stop at around 5pm but Kakondo told the complainant that the money he intended to give her was at his home at Arcadia Village in Mt Darwin.
They agreed to go and collect the money at Kakondo’s homestead. Whilst on their way, Kakondo started making ƨǝxual advances which the complainant turned down.
The court heard that Kakondo held the woman by her arm but she managed to flee.
Kakondo gave chase and caught up with her. He slapped her twice on the face before pinning her to the ground and rɑpǝd her.
He then dragged her for about 20 metres from the road to his house where he repeatedly rɑpǝd her. He then pushed her into his bedroom, locked the door and went to bǝd leaving the complainant sitting on the sofa.
The complainant sent a message to a police officer, Assistant Inspector Mutyambizi reporting the matter.
Police officers teamed up and went to Kakondo’s homestead leading to his arrest.
A FORMER Zanu PF Tsholotsho councillor who sent insulting texts on WhatsApp has been fined $50 000 and jailed for 10 months.
Patrick Magomora Ngwenya had been charged with violating a section of the Cyber Security and Data Protection Act 12:07 – cyber bullying and harassment.
The law, promulgated in 2021, primarily mandates data controllers to take applicable technical and organisational measures that are necessary to protect data from unauthorised destruction, negligent loss, unauthorised alteration or access and any other unauthorised processing of the data.
It also guards against cyberbullying and abuse of social media to cause harm.
Ngwenya (64), a former Ward 16 councillor in Tsholotsho sent offensive messages via a WhatsApp platform, directed at Tsholotsho South legislator Musa Ncube in which he labelled her a pr0stitute.
On Friday, he appeared at Tsholotsho Magistrates Court before provincial magistrate Mr Victor Mpofu and pleaded guilty.
For the State, prosecutor Ms Sheron Phiri said on the period extending from November 8, 2022 to November 10, 2022, Ngwenya unlawfully and intentionally by means of a computer or information system, generated and sent WhatsApp messages and audios to groups in the district, insulting the legislator, calling her a pr0stitute.
The prosecutor said the messages were sent to the WhatsApp groups with the intention to harass, bully or cause substantial emotional distress or to degrade and to humiliate the Member of Parliament.
“He was removed from the group by the administrator who is also the complainant. On November 9, 2022, in another group titled “Interdistrict Group”, Ngwenya also sent an audio message shouting vulgɑr terms at the complainant and was immediately removed from the group by one Sithandazile Moyo. As if that was not enough, on November 10, Ngwenya went to legislator Ncube’s inbox and sent an audio message calling her in iSiNdebele, “wule” (pr0stitute),” said Ms Phiri.
The legislator filed a police report leading to Ngwenya’s arrest.
Her cellphone was taken as an exhibit and forwarded to Cyber Laboratory where audio messages were extracted and analysed and a specialist report was compiled.
“It is the State’s view that the words used were humiliating and gender insensitive,” said Ms Phiri.
In passing sentence, Mr Mpofu described Ngwenya’s behaviour as toxic and loathsome adding that considering his age, he should have exercised self-restraint even when allegedly provoked.
“In coming up with an appropriate sentence, the court considered that the accused pleaded for a lenient sentence by pleading guilty to the offence out of his own volition. He did not put the State to the strictest of proof. He is a first-time offender and as such the court could be lenient on a non-repeat offender.”
In his defence, Ngwenya said he committed the offence after being provoked by the legislator.
The magistrate said the court noted that Ngwenya is a mature elder whose age has reached that legal age of retirement and the court has a duty of not imposing a sh0cking punishment which could prejudice the health of elderly citizens.
“The court could not however condone Ngwenya’s toxic discourse, especially considering the fact that he should be assumed to be mature and possess self-restraint but what he did was morally loathsome and should be discouraged.
“The novelty of the legal instrument however made the court to be carefully considerate when assessing for an appropriate sentence,” said Mr Mpofu.
The 10 months sentence was suspended for three years on condition that Mpofu does not within that period commit an offence involving the provisions of the Cyber Security and Data Protection Act. If he does, he will be given an imprisonment term without the option of a fine.
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women globally, with an estimated 604 000 new cases and 342 000 deaths in 2020.
About 90% of the new cases and deaths worldwide in 2020 occurred in low- and middle-income countries (1).
Two human papillomavirus (HPV) types (16 and 18) are responsible for nearly 50% of high grade cervical pre-cancers HPV is mainly transmitted through sexual contact and most people are infected with HPV shortly after the onset of sexual activity. More than 90% of them clear the infection eventually.
Women living with HIV are 6 times more likely to develop cervical cancer compared to women without HIV.
Vaccination against HPV and screening and treatment of pre-cancer lesions is a cost-effective way to prevent cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer can be cured if diagnosed at an early stage and treated promptly.
Comprehensive cervical cancer control includes primary prevention (vaccination against HPV), secondary prevention (screening and treatment of pre-cancerous lesions), tertiary prevention (diagnosis and treatment of invasive cervical cancer) and palliative care.
Overview
Worldwide, cervical cancer is the fourth most frequent cancer in women with an estimated 604 000 new cases in 2020. Of the estimated 342 000 deaths from cervical cancer in 2020, about 90% of these occur in low- and middle-income countries. Women living with HIV are 6 times more likely to develop cervical cancer compared to women without HIV, and an estimated 5% of all cervical cancer cases are attributable to HIV (2). Moreover, in all world regions the contribution of HIV to cervical cancer falls disproportionately on younger women.
In high-income countries, programmes are in place which enable girls to be vaccinated against HPV and women to get screened regularly and treated adequately. Screening allows pre-cancerous lesions to be identified at stages when they can easily be treated.
In low-and middle-income countries, there is limited access to these preventative measures and cervical cancer is often not identified until it has further advanced and symptoms develop. In addition, access to treatment of cancerous lesions (for example, cancer surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy) may be limited, resulting in a higher rate of death from cervical cancer in these countries.
The high mortality rate from cervical cancer globally (age standardized rate among women: 13.3/100 000 in 2020) could be reduced by effective interventions at different stages of life.
HPV and cervical cancer A large majority of cervical cancer (more than 95%) is due to the human papillomavirus (HPV).
HPV is the most common viral infection of the reproductive tract. Most sexually active women and men will be infected at some point in their lives, and some may be repeatedly infected. More than 90% of the infected populations eventually clear the infection.
Cervical cancer is by far the most common HPV-related disease. Nearly all cases of cervical cancer can be attributed to HPV infection.
Although most HPV infections clear up on their own and most pre-cancerous lesions resolve spontaneously, there is a risk for all women that HPV infection may become chronic and pre-cancerous lesions progress to invasive cervical cancer.
It takes 15 to 20 years for cervical cancer to develop in women with normal immune systems. It can take only 5 to 10 years in women with weakened immune systems, such as those with untreated HIV infection.
Cervical cancer control: a comprehensive approach The Global strategy towards eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem, adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2020, recommends a comprehensive approach to cervical cancer prevention and control. The recommended actions include interventions across the life course.
By A Correspondent| Lack of sound sponsorship and dearth of basic empowerment skills are the main problems affecting artisanal miners.
Lack of insurance is another factor affecting miners.
In a bid to empower and equip miners with essential skills, Three Wingers Enterprises, a Zimbabwean company that focuses on mining consultancy, has embarked on offering theoretical and practical assistance to miners.
See presentation below:
SMART MINING OR SPONSORSHIP
Artisanal mining is sustained by what is commonly called sponsorship, sponsors bring money , food , diesel , explosives , headgears and expertise.
They either bring all or one of them to help miner owner and workers achieve what they couldn’t do on their own .
Bringing all increases risks of huge loses but decreases chances of losing when you indeed make money . Basically sponsorship is the unrecognised life blood of Artisanal mining directly or indirectly. It ranges from formal agreements, informal written to equipment hire loan , truck loan , milling loan even informal cash loan of mouth watering amounts passed within two parties without any writing on paper .
Those that are usually paid back come with huge profits of over 100% those who are not paid back usually disappear for ever .
We once wanted to do a video documentary of how it disappear or multiple by giving a full recorded mining activity from day one unfortunately resources limited us . In these series we will first list in this article reasons why some of the sponsorship monies are not paid back then cover in detail explain how it works . REASONS FOR FAILURE TO PAY BACK SPONSORSHIP IN EXACT ORDER 1 under sponsorship 2 lack of knowledge of Artisanal mining 3 improper monitoring tools 4 lack of insurance ( guarantee) 5 hitting a gold dry spell 6 failing to include all parties when signing.
1 UNDER SPONSOR This is a situation whereby you sponsor with insufficient funds and leave key areas of the transaction to make it a success unattended risking low returns or encouraging other co-sponsors to be included without your knowledge to come in with better understanding of mining thereby taking you out of the picture. Before you sponsor ask questions that would clearly paint the picture of exactly how much is the total cost of the transaction who covers what and what is expected of you how long it will take ( always multiply their estimated time by 3 ) . Sometimes what the miner owner needs is money for personal use let that be spelled out clearly know what you are getting into most things used at the mine are found in all major towns in Zimbabwe. Inorder to reduce risks look for a mining consultancy company to do analysis and agreements writing for you at a fee .
Below is a general list of first level mining and general prices then lastly available ongoing mines ready for sponsorships 1 compressor hire 10% of proceeds 2diesel 200litres 3 explosives set 3boxes 1000usd 4 Food 150usd 5 Petty cash 100usd 6 ore transportation and permits paid after process .
List of sponsorship opportunities 1 mining consultant company 3000usd long term engagement terms discussed 2 repairing tanks 1500usd longterm with minimum returns 300usd per month .
3 explosives and diesel x 4mines 4 mine open full scale joint venture open budget 5 Lithium mines both joint venture and purchase.
Tinashe Sambiri|CCC change champion and Member of Parliament Amos Chibaya has donated building materials to a church in Mkoba, Gweru.
Chibaya has remained defiant despite relentless persecution from the Zanu PF regime.
On Monday CCC’s Makomborero Haruzivishe described Chibaya as a dedicated and resilient champion.
“Appreciation tweet to change champion Amos Chibaya.
His resilience is true definition that arrests by ZanuPf make us stronger.
Released from jail to attending the burial of Champion Garatsa in Buhera & donating building materials to a church in Mkoba,Gweru – all in one weekend…”
Appreciation tweet to change champion Amos Chibaya.
His resilience is true definition that arrests by ZanuPf make us stronger.
Released from jail to attending the burial of Champion Garatsa in Buhera & donating building materials to a church in Mkoba,Gweru – all in one weekend! pic.twitter.com/XOZfOCty5y
Tinashe Sambiri|CCC change champion and Member of Parliament Amos Chibaya has donated building materials to a church in Mkoba, Gweru.
Chibaya has remained defiant despite relentless persecution from the Zanu PF regime.
On Monday CCC’s Makomborero Haruzivishe described Chibaya as a dedicated and resilient champion.
“Appreciation tweet to change champion Amos Chibaya.
His resilience is true definition that arrests by ZanuPf make us stronger.
Released from jail to attending the burial of Champion Garatsa in Buhera & donating building materials to a church in Mkoba,Gweru – all in one weekend…”
Appreciation tweet to change champion Amos Chibaya.
His resilience is true definition that arrests by ZanuPf make us stronger.
Released from jail to attending the burial of Champion Garatsa in Buhera & donating building materials to a church in Mkoba,Gweru – all in one weekend! pic.twitter.com/XOZfOCty5y
Lionel Messi has revealed that he was not sure if his Argentina team paraded a legitimate World Cup trophy, or it was merely a replica.
The Albiceleste won the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar after beating France on penalties in the final.
The South Americans then embarked on a prolonged period of celebrations posing with the iconic trophy in their home country.
Messi, who led Argentina to their third World Cup triumph, was not convinced with the trophy they paraded back home.
“I don’t know why there was a mess with the Cup,” the superstar told Argentine journalist Andy Kusnetzoff in an interview carried by MD. “I raised the good one and later in the celebrations there was half a mess.
“We didn’t know if it was the real one or not, but she (the trophy) had already been the first with my companions. It’s heavy.”
The 35-year-old added: “I saw it there and I couldn’t not do what I did. Because she called me, the Cup called me. She’s done, come grab me now I can touch her.
“Did you see that they say that if you don’t win you can’t touch it, look at it. I saw her there, shining, startling in that beautiful stadium, and I didn’t think about it.”
Traditionally, FIFA allows the winning team to parade the original World Cup Trophy before return it.
The winners will then get a replica which will keep forever.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Accessible, Available, and Responsive councilors honored in Masvingo
Results from community scorecards showcased that councilors Sengerai Manyanga (ward 10), Admore Dhemba (ward 16), and Peter Imbayarwo (ward 19) were the best councilors in Masvingo Urban, Masvingo Rural, and Zaka Rural district councils, respectively, for the year 2022.
The community scorecards were administered by 158 COTRAD Action for Accountability Groups (AAGs) members drawn from 79 wards.
10 wards were targeted in Masvingo Urban District, while 34 wards were targeted in Zaka district and 35 in Masvingo Rural district.
The scorecards measured determinants and predictors of accessibility, availability, and responsiveness of ward councilors between January and December 2022. A monthly score was provided and an average was calculated during the 12th month.
For the purposes of the scorecard, accessibility was easy to be reached by the communities they represent and this included physical and online contact.
It referred to geographic accessibility, and was determined by how easily the community reached the councilor be it physically or various online. Availability was the extent to which the councilor participated in citizen engagement platforms such as feedback and consultation meetings in the respective wards.
Responsiveness referred to the approachability and receptiveness of councilors in ensuring that citizens are served helpfully and responsibly by local authorities. This was dependent on citizens’ experiences when receiving public services.
Findings indicate a need for elected officials to be accessible, available, and responsive. The three councilors were best in their respective wards, but however, the scores were very low.
The three were presented with certificates.- COTRAD Information
By- The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, told President Emmerson Mnangagwa to work extremely hard and beat the opposition in this year’s elections.
He made the remarks during the signing of eight bilateral agreements between Belarus and Zimbabwe at State House in Harare on Tuesday. He said:
My dear President, this year you’re going to face a huge challenge, presidential, parliamentary elections and local elections. This will be a huge challenge for your nation, and I hope that you will be able to pass through this. Please don’t trust liars, there are no miracles. Good results and success can only be achieved through hard work.
So, I am hopeful that this year you will make the right choice. By making the right choice make sure that you will be able to show the entire world that you deserve the independence that you won, and you’re going to preserve it further. The people of Zimbabwe deserve it, please be very mindful and careful. With all this hard work you will be able to achieve what you want to achieve.
In response to Lukansheko, Mnangagwa said his ZANU PF party was poised to win again this year. He said:
Let me assure you that since independence, Zimbabwe has never omitted to hold general elections when they fall due. Every five years we held elections since 1980 and the ruling party Zanu PF has been winning all these elections. We shall continue winning. It’s true that we are a democracy. Last elections we had over 50 political parties which contested and I had 23 presidential contenders, and this is beautiful.
The more we have people who want to become President, the merrier it is. This time around I don’t know how many want to contest. The ground is open. In Zanu PF, we are extremely confident that we are going to win these elections.
Mnangagwa’s biggest rival, based on the results of the 2018 election, is Nelson Chamisa who leads the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).
Chamisa, a former minister of ICT during the Government of National Unity, rejected the outcome of the 2018 presidential election arguing that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) connived with ZZANU PF and overturned results in Mnangagwa’s favour.
Alexander Lukashenko became the President of Belarus on July 20, 1994.
He won a controversial presidential election in Belarus in 2020 and was reelected as the President. The election was criticised for vote-rigging and human rights violations, causing protests and a government crackdown. The international community expressed concerns.
By-Zanu PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said that he is unaware that CCC leader Nelson Chamisa will contest him in the forthcoming elections.
Speaking at the Zimbabwe-Belarus instruments of cooperation signing ceremony held at State House yesterday, Mnangagwa said the 2023 harmonised elections may be held in July. He said:
Zimbabwe will soon hold elections, sometimes in July possibly.
Let me assure that since independence, Zimbabwe has never omitted to hold elections every five years.
Mnangagwa said the ruling ZANU PF party has been ‘dominating’ elections since independence and the 2023 poll is no exception. He said:
We have elections and ruling party Zanu PF has been winning all those elections and we will continue winning.
Last time, 59 parties contested and we had 23 presidential contestants. This is beautiful. The more the people who want to be president, the merrier it is.
I don’t know who wants to contest this but the contest is open to everyone. Zanu PF is confident that we will win.
Zimbabwe braces itself for the decisive poll — the second since Mnangagwa ousted the late long time ruler Robert Mugabe in a military coup in November 2017.
By-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced that the 2023 elections might be held in July.
Zimbabwe braces itself for the decisive poll — the second since Mnangagwa ousted the late long time ruler Robert Mugabe in a military coup in November 2017.
Speaking at the Zimbabwe-Belarus instruments of cooperation signing ceremony held at State House yesterday, Mnagagwa said the 2023 harmonised elections may be held in July. He said:
Zimbabwe will soon hold elections, sometimes in July possibly.
Let me assure that since independence, Zimbabwe has never omitted to hold elections every five years.
Mnangagwa said the ruling ZANU PF party has been ‘dominating’ elections since independence and the 2023 poll is no exception. He said:
We have elections and ruling party Zanu PF has been winning all those elections and we will continue winning.
Last time, 59 parties contested and we had 23 presidential contestants. This is beautiful. The more the people who want to be president, the merrier it is.
I don’t know who wants to contest this but the contest is open to everyone. Zanu PF is confident that we will win.
By- Opposition CCC deputy chairman Job Sikhala’s close allies are pushing for the politician’s release on medical grounds.
The opposition legislator has clocked seven months in remand prison after he was arrested last year in June on charges of inciting public violence. Early this year, Sikhala wrote a heart-wrenching letter from Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison, highlighting that he had been suffering from abdominal pain ever since his alleged poisoning. Sikhala said the pain, exuding from his left side, had been growing steadily over the weeks. He expressed fear that it could be colon cancer. Yesterday, Friends of Job Sikhala Trust spokesperson Emmanuel Zellas Gumbo told NewsDay that Sikhala’s health was fast deteriorating. “His health is not in good state, he is suffering from abdominal pains, and there is now suspicion that he could be suffering from cancer of the colon. Not only has he lost weight in prison, but you can also tell that he is emotionally drained,” Gumbo said. He said Sikhala’s situation had become very dire as the legislator was being denied access to his private doctors by prison authorities. “He has not had access to his personal doctor; therefore he has not yet gotten proper medical attention, that’s why we are suspecting that he could be suffering from very serious complications,” Gumbo said. Since his incarceration in June last year, his CCC party president Nelson Chamisa has been denied permission to visit him. “It’s a very sad situation, not only does this affect us as friends, but his personal health is cause for concern. His immediate family’s mental health is also a major cause of concern. This man has seen it all, he has suffered a lot in the hands of this regime, sadly for simply demanding justice for a fellow citizen,” added Gumbo. On January 26, Sikhala was remanded in absentia after the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services indicated that he was not well. Meanwhile, Sikhala’s lawyer Jeremiah Bhamu yesterday filed two applications before Harare magistrate Tafadzwa Miti, which, if granted, would make changes to the lawmaker’s case. Bhamu wants Sikhala to get treatment from private doctors, saying it is within his rights to do so as he has high blood pressure. In the second application, Bhamu wants presiding magistrate in Sikhala’s case, Miti recused over alleged bias. “We are set on filing the second application at the Harare High Court on February 8. The State must make its response known by February 13,” Bhamu said. Newsday
By A Correspondent | The Gwanda Tender businessman, Wicknell Chivayo’s pastor Madzibaba Roddie has admitted that the practice of robbing women at the bed is truly happening around his church.
Rodney, spoke to ZimEye during a discussion over developments in his Masowe eChishanu church that have seen a teenage girl being impregnanted by her mother’s brother.
He said, “the issue if women being bedded by church men is happening,” but outside the worship shrine.
He was grilled on a range of issues and below is a 10 min snapshot.
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Upward and Downward Trend
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Candlestick Trend
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Volatility
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By James Gwati-The Islamic Ex-Inmates Trust, Zimbabwe has paid school fees for about 45 children whose parents are detained at Chikurubi Maximum Prison.
The fees amounted to US$5 000 and were sourced from well-wishers over the festive season.
Samuel White-Islamic Ex-Inmates Trust Zimbabwe Executive director
Samuel White, the organisation’s executive director, told ZimEye.com that they were striving to spread this needy cause to all the country’s prisons.
” The 43 we managed to help are at Chikurubi and Kentucky Prisons, and it is hope and wishes that we cover the whole country’s prisons with his assistance. We managed to pay fees for only a few kids whose parents could not fend for their families because they are incarcerated.,” said White, also an ex-inmate.
” We did not only donate fees, but also clothes for the children which we sourced from our partners in South Africa,” he added.
Last year, the Trust donated hoards of food items at Harare Central Prison and Chikurubi Female Prison to alleviate hunger and augment the correctional centres’ dietary needs.
Rimbi Tours has withdrawn its court application filed against Government after its operating licence was suspended and instead wants to work with the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development to ensure its operational practices meet all the criteria for safe operations.
Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development Felix Mhona announced the suspension of the operation licences of Rimbi Tours and Zebra Kiss following a fatal accident that killed one person on the sport, while injuring others at the 160km peg along the Harare-Nyamapanda Highway.
There was video evidence that the buses were racing and overtaking each other.
In the fatal accident, the Zebra Kiss bus overtook a tipper truck while the Rimbi bus, travelling just behind, rammed into the rear of the truck killing its conductor.
Government has since lifted the suspension of Zebra Kiss operating licence after the company had gone through all the checklist and reforms as required by the ministry, while Rimbi had decided to approach the courts challenging the suspension of the permit.
Now, the company wants to follow the Zebra Kiss route.The Ministry basically wants ultra-safe travel for passengers and for companies to have tight operational control of their buses and drivers.
Rimbi Tours director Mr Decent Rimbi said he had erred to approach the courts and yesterday decided to withdrew the court application and was willing to engage the Government.
“We realised that what I had done (filing a court application against the Government) was wrong and I have withdrawn the application,” he said.
“I am sorry for my actions, I am sorry to the President, Minister Mhona and to all the people of Zimbabwe. I was ill informed, but later on came to realise that it was a bad decision. I am pleading for leniency.
“We are ready to engage and work with Government to make sure that we avoid the accidents. We are going to submit all the required documents to the Government as well as our safety strategy as per requirements,” said Mr Rimbi.
VISITING Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told his ally President Emmerson Mnangagwa to work extremely hard to win this year’s elections which he said will not be a stroll in the park for the Zanu PF leader.
Speaking during the signing ceremony of eight bilateral agreements between Belarus and Zimbabwe at State House yesterday, Lukashenko said the Zanu PF leader would face stiff competition in general elections likely to be held by end of July.
Mnangagwa was the darling of many Zimbabweans when he assumed power after dethroning the late former President Robert Mugabe in a November 2017 coup.
But in 2018, Mnangagwa narrowly won against youthful opposition leader Nelson Chamisa in a disputed presidential election. Since then Mnagagwa’s stock has significantly dipped, opinion polls have indicated.
“My dear President, this year you’re going to face a huge challenge, presidential, parliamentary elections and local elections. This will be a huge challenge for your nation, and I hope that you will be able to pass through this. Please don’t trust liars, there are no miracles. Good results and success can only be achieved through hard work,” Lukansheko said.
“So, I am hopeful that this year you will make the right choice. By making the right choice make sure that you will be able to show the entire world that you deserve the independence that you won, and you’re going to preserve it further. The people of Zimbabwe deserve it, please be very mindful and careful. With all this hard work you will be able to achieve what you want to achieve.”
In response to Lukansheko, Mnangagwa said his Zanu PF party does not lose elections. He dared all interested Zimbabweans to challenge him because the “ground is open”.
“Let me assure you that since independence, Zimbabwe has never omitted to hold general elections when they fall due. Every five years we held elections since 1980 and the ruling party Zanu PF has been winning all these elections. We shall continue winning. It’s true that we are a democracy. Last elections we had over 50 political parties which contested and I had 23 presidential contenders, and this is beautiful,” he said. https://chat.whatsapp.com/BN0YvqQCzXS87ZPN93xrfk
“The more we have people who want to become President, the merrier it is. This time around I don’t know how many want to contest. The ground is open. In Zanu PF, we are extremely confident that we are going to win these elections.”
On the bilateral agreements signed by two countries, Foreign Affairs minister Frederick Shava and Belarus Foreign Affairs minister Sergei Aleinik first established a Joint Permanent Commission where they appended their signatures.
Other agreements were on reciprocal protection of investments; mutual recognition of educational qualifications; avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income and property; contracts on co-operation of supply of tractors and grain harvesting equipment; supply of equipment for the construction and modernisation of grain storage complexes; supplies of machines and equipment for the timber industry and co-operation between City of Harare and Minsk.
Mnangagwa said Zimbabwe was honoured by Lukashenko’s visit which demonstrates the “warm relations” between the two countries.
“This visit strengthens, deepens and consolidates our bilateral relations. And as a result we agreed to open embassies in each other’s capitals. The two countries are victims of sanctions from the West. From that point of view, we are twin sanctions’ victims.
“Belarus has a very developed agricultural sector, and we have begun benefiting from the mechanisation from Belarus. As you have seen we have signed protocols and agreements relating to the mechanisation, modernisation and industrialisation of our agricultural sector. We now wish to further this cooperation to extend to other aspects of the economy like mining and tourism,” Mnangagwa said.
Lukashenko said Belarus had no intentions of colonising Zimbabwe, adding that the world cannot develop without relying on Africa.
“I would like to emphasise that while coming to Africa we bring peace and science and technology. We are not utilising the colonial style. We are not here to do that. We are bringing peace, we are here to train specialists to help you achieve for the progress of your economies,” the Belarusian leader said.
“Whoever we met in Africa, we have good relations with them. Zimbabwe and Belarus are now working together considering possibilities of attracting other countries in the region that include Mozambique into our bilateral cooperation because it’s an agricultural country with very vast ocean lime.”
The bilateral relations between Zimbabwe and Belarus began four years ago.
By A Correspondent- Former Zanu PF Tsholotsho councillor who sent insulting texts on WhatsApp has been fined $50 000 and jailed for 10 months.
Patrick Magomora Ngwenya had been charged with violating a section of the Cyber Security and Data Protection Act 12:07 – cyber bullying and harassment.
The law, promulgated in 2021, primarily mandates data controllers to take applicable technical and organisational measures that are necessary to protect data from unauthorised destruction, negligent loss, unauthorised alteration or access and any other unauthorised processing of the data.
It also guards against cyberbullying and abuse of social media to cause harm.
Ngwenya (64), a former Ward 16 councillor in Tsholotsho sent offensive messages via a WhatsApp platform, directed at Tsholotsho South legislator Musa Ncube in which he labelled her a pr0stitute.
On Friday, he appeared at Tsholotsho Magistrates Court before provincial magistrate Mr Victor Mpofu and pleaded guilty.
For the State, prosecutor Ms Sheron Phiri said on the period extending from November 8, 2022 to November 10, 2022, Ngwenya unlawfully and intentionally by means of a computer or information system, generated and sent WhatsApp messages and audios to groups in the district, insulting the legislator, calling her a pr0stitute.
The prosecutor said the messages were sent to the WhatsApp groups with the intention to harass, bully or cause substantial emotional distress or to degrade and to humiliate the Member of Parliament.
“He was removed from the group by the administrator who is also the complainant. On November 9, 2022, in another group titled “Interdistrict Group”, Ngwenya also sent an audio message shouting vulgɑr terms at the complainant and was immediately removed from the group by one Sithandazile Moyo. As if that was not enough, on November 10, Ngwenya went to legislator Ncube’s inbox and sent an audio message calling her in iSiNdebele, “wule” (pr0stitute),” said Ms Phiri.
The legislator filed a police report leading to Ngwenya’s arrest.
Her cellphone was taken as an exhibit and forwarded to Cyber Laboratory where audio messages were extracted and analysed and a specialist report was compiled.
“It is the State’s view that the words used were humiliating and gender insensitive,” said Ms Phiri.
In passing sentence, Mr Mpofu described Ngwenya’s behaviour as toxic and loathsome adding that considering his age, he should have exercised self-restraint even when allegedly provoked.
“In coming up with an appropriate sentence, the court considered that the accused pleaded for a lenient sentence by pleading guilty to the offence out of his own volition. He did not put the State to the strictest of proof. He is a first-time offender and as such the court could be lenient on a non-repeat offender.”
In his defence, Ngwenya said he committed the offence after being provoked by the legislator.
The magistrate said the court noted that Ngwenya is a mature elder whose age has reached that legal age of retirement and the court has a duty of not imposing a sh0cking punishment which could prejudice the health of elderly citizens.
“The court could not however condone Ngwenya’s toxic discourse, especially considering the fact that he should be assumed to be mature and possess self-restraint but what he did was morally loathsome and should be discouraged.
The novelty of the legal instrument however made the court to be carefully considerate when assessing for an appropriate sentence,” said Mr Mpofu.
The 10 months sentence was suspended for three years on condition that Mpofu does not within that period commit an offence involving the provisions of the Cyber Security and Data Protection Act. If he does, he will be given an imprisonment term without the option of a fine.
By A Correspondent- The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) of Zimbabwe has reported that some parts of the country experienced scattered thunderstorms and or rains on Monday. MSD predicts heavy rains along high grounds.
ZIMBABWE EVENING WEATHER REPORT AND FORECAST ISSUED AT 1600 HRS TUESDAY 31 JANUARY 2023 VALID UNTIL THURSDAY 02 FEBRUARY 2023.
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Scattered thunderstorms were experienced yesterday in Matabeleland South, Manicaland, all of Mashonaland, Harare Metropolitan, Midlands, Bulawayo Metropolitan and Matabeleland North Provinces as a result of the ITCZ coupled with the weak cloud band over the western parts of the country. Most stations measured rainfall amounts below 20mm expect for Kutsaga (26mm) and Bulawayo (24mm). Cloudy, windy and patchy drizzly conditions prevailed in the morning in areas such as Masvingo, southern parts of Matabeleland South and southern parts of Manicaland Provinces. However, it became less cloudy and warm as the day progressed.
FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY 01 FEBRUARY 2023:
Areas in Matebelaland North and South, Mashonaland West, Mashonland Central, Harare Metropolitan, and northern parts of Midlands Provinces are expected to be cloudy and warm with scattered late afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Heavy falls may occur in areas along high grounds. It should be mild in the morning and warm in the afternoon. Partly cloudy and warm afternoon weather is anticipated with a slight chance of isolated showers in Mashonaland East, Masvingo and southern districts of Manicaland Provinces.
IMPACTS
• Flooded rivers remain a potential hazard; even if it has not rained heavily in the area, heavy rains may have occurred upstream
• Heavy downpours may give rise to flash flooding leading to treacherous road conditions.
• Lightning is a major threat during this part of the year, being inherent in thundershowers.
ACTIONS TO TAKE
• Avoid crossing rivers or streams of unknown depth; even if it has not rained heavily in the area, it might have done so upstream. 30cm depth of fast-flowing water can sweep away large vehicles.
• Heavy rains may reduce visibility; if driving, please find somewhere safe to park till the rains subside.
• Avoid contact with water or metal objects including farming equipment when lightning is visible, even from a distance. Umbrellas are not safe during storms, raincoats are better, best is to be indoors.
WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 02 FEBRUARY 2023:
Cloudy and warm conditions with a chance of isolated thunderstorms are expected in all Mashonaland Provinces, Harare Metropolitan, Midlands and Matabeleland North and south Provinces. Partly cloudy and warm conditions are expected in the remainder of the provinces.
By A Correspondent| Zimcelebs social media platform has landed itself in serious trouble with the manufacturers of Kambucha drink over an unverified post in which they shared what they said was the process involved in producing the popular beverage.
In a letter to Zimcelebs, Kambucha Fresh Private Limited through their lawyer Admire Rubaya of Rubaya and Chatambudza Legal Practitioners, demanded the unconditional withdrawal of the defamatory statement within 12 hours failure of which they will institute criminal charges against the page administrators.
Kambucha Fresh Private Limited workers inside their factory. This picture is different from the ones shared by Zimcelebs
“In light of the above, our strict instructions are to demand, as we hereby do, the publication of a full, unconditional and unreserved withdrawal of that defamatory statement, pictures and the related imputation together with an expression of regret on the same within 12 hours of receiving this letter,” said Rubaya.
Rubaya said pictures used on the Zimcelebs had nothing to do with their company which has a traceable record of clean, well manufactured and scientifically tested Kambucha drinks.
“We advice you that if you had undertaken proper research, you would have discovered that our client is a leading manufacturer and distributor of the Kambucha drink in Zimbabwe with a very strong national and international ties, links and partnerships with other businesses,” added Rubaya.
He added that the pictures used by Zimcelebs showed a Zambian product unrelated to Kambucha from Kambucha Fresh Private Limited.
He accused Zimcelebs of failing to give Kambucha a chance to make representations or to physically visit their factory before publishing “such a malicious statement.”
“For the avoidance of doubt, we reiterate that it is factually incorrect that our client owns or operates from the premises which you captured.Our client denies the premises that you posted as it’s manufacturing plant,
“In fact, our client further challenges to divulge your source because our client asserts that you simply took pictures from social media and attributed the same to it without verifying information prior to posting such defamatory pictures and statement,” said Rubaya.
Meanwhile, some social media users have also complained against Zimcelebs accusing them of publishing unverified information.
“Seems like Zim Celebs is uncontested in terms of unverified and fake news,” said one Facebook user by the name Sabhuku Nenguwo.
By A Correspondent- A 36 year old woman from Emganwini suburb was kidnapped, drugged and later dumped in a bush on Sunday after boarding a silver Honda fit bound for the city centre.
She got onto the vehicle at around 8AM near AFM church along Plumtree Road and was dumped 500 meters from the place.
Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube said the case is being investigated by Nkulumane police station.
He said when the complainant came to her senses two hours after the incident, she discovered that she had lost US$250, a Brazilian wig and a pair of white three-leaf shoes.
We would like to warn members of the public against boarding pirate taxes commonly known as mshika mshikas as we have been receiving numerous reports of robberies perpetrated on people using this mode of transport.
We also warn the public to take their lives seriously and consider their safety before jumping into any mode of transport with suspicious occupants,” said Insp Ncube.
By A Correspondent- One of the main beneficiaries of a slew of business agreements recently struck between Zimbabwe and Belarus is Aftrade, a business headed by infamous Belarusian tycoon Alexander Zingman.
Alexander Zingman was made Honourary Consul of Zimbabwe to the Republic of Belarus in January 2019.
Aftrade has obtained contracts to develop grain storage facilities, supply tractors and harvesters to the government, and secure equipment deals in the mining and logging industries thanks to the visit of Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko to Zimbabwe.
Four years ago, Zimbabwe announced that it needed 40 000 tractors, at a time when only 9000 were available to work Zimbabwe’s 4 130 000ha of arable land.
The southern African nation looked to Belarus and other suppliers in a bid to plug the gap.
Zimbabwe also signed a US$51 million deal with US company John Deere for the supply of 1 300 tractors, 80 combine harvesters and other equipment. Zimbabwe is also negotiating with India’s Mahindra, which abandoned a plan in 2018 to set up an assembly plant in Zimbabwe due to forex shortages.
Belarus has already supplied equipment to Zimbabwe, but, says Lukashenko, that was only the first phase. newZWire cites him as saying:
But it is just the beginning. We’ve launched the third phase of the programme to the tune of over US$66 million. It provides for shipping over 3,700 tractors, 60 harvesters to the local agrarians within the next 1.5 years.
Aftrade and MTZ, one of Europe’s biggest tractor exporters, will supply at least 3 575 tractors to Zimbabwe between 2023 and 2024. Aftrade has distribution rights for MTZ equipment in the country. MTZ director general Vitaly Vovk said:
The Zimbabwean market opened for Belarus machinery several years ago thanks to our reliable partner, Aftrade DMCC. We are glad that today we are talking about strategic partnership that envisages work on a systematic perspective basis.
We know that last year, for the first time in the past 50 years, the country fully provided itself with grain. It is gratifying that the country succeeded also thanks to Belarus machinery
The new tractors add to the 1 800 tractors and harvesters that MTZ has already supplied to Zimbabwe.
Aftrade was also awarded a contract to supply equipment manufactured in Belarus for the construction and modernisation of grain storage complexes. While no details are known, Agriculture Secretary John Basera recently said Zimbabwe needed to spend over US$275 million over the next three years to build new grain silos, adding 750 000 tonnes of storage space to the current 500 000 tonnes.
MTZ was a major supplier of equipment to Ukraine before the Russia war started, and also exported to the US and Canada.
Tinashe Sambiri|CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has pledged to end the incessant brain drain bedeviling the country.
The CCC leader on Saturday described brain drain as a worrying trend.
“Those who are leaving ZIMBABWE out of our sad & bad circumstances, please get ready to be coming back soon.
Those who are unsure &doubtful, trust our compass and method.Only if you knew what I know! We will turn this country exciting & great in no time! @ANewGreatZimbabwePlan,” President Chamisa said in a statement.
“THANK YOU FELLOW CITIZENS.. So, I went into this shop and this…I don’t take your love and affection for granted. Wherever I go I see this wholesome, awesome, refreshing and humbling love ..God bless you! #OnePeople #HappyAgain #Godisinit,” he added.
THANK YOU FELLOW CITIZENS.. So, I went into this shop and this…I don’t take your love and affection for granted. Wherever I go I see this wholesome, awesome, refreshing and humbling love ..God bless you! #OnePeople#HappyAgain#Godisinitpic.twitter.com/R1rUCOVWox
The fear of getting arrested has cost the life of a Bindura man Wilbert Chikwana (42) who had severely assaulted his wife on Friday night during a domestic dispute.
Chikwana was found hanging from a tree by a passerby after he had assaulted his wife Previlege Moyo (28).
Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe confirmed the sudden death case.
“I can confirm that we received a sudden death case in Bindura where a husband committed suicide after severely assaulting his wife at midnight over an undisclosed domestic dispute,” Mundembe said.
“The husband bolted out of the house after assaulting his wife who lost consciousness and Chikwana thought that she was dead.”
Fearing arrest the man went to commit suicide and he was found hanging from a tree branch by Ronie Mashinge who was passing by.”
It is further alleged that the wife gained consciousness the following day and filed a police report to her surprise her husband was found dead.
Police warned people to shun violence and respect human life. – Bulawayo 24
The fear of getting arrested has cost the life of a Bindura man Wilbert Chikwana (42) who had severely assaulted his wife on Friday night during a domestic dispute.
Chikwana was found hanging from a tree by a passerby after he had assaulted his wife Previlege Moyo (28).
Mashonaland Central police spokesperson Inspector Milton Mundembe confirmed the sudden death case.
“I can confirm that we received a sudden death case in Bindura where a husband committed suicide after severely assaulting his wife at midnight over an undisclosed domestic dispute,” Mundembe said.
“The husband bolted out of the house after assaulting his wife who lost consciousness and Chikwana thought that she was dead.”
Fearing arrest the man went to commit suicide and he was found hanging from a tree branch by Ronie Mashinge who was passing by.”
It is further alleged that the wife gained consciousness the following day and filed a police report to her surprise her husband was found dead.
Police warned people to shun violence and respect human life. – Bulawayo 24
A headmaster at Usavi Primary School, Ward 22 Buhera Central Constituency is being accused of swindling US$315 meant for grade seven examination fees.
The headmaster Samson Magirigide confirmed the case in a SDC meeting held on Monday.
Sources told Bulawayo24.com that he pleaded with the parents to allow him time to pay back a total USD$315 he misapprotiated after an overpayment of USD$9 per pupil.
During the stormy meeting, village heads and Ward 22 Zanu PF councillor Gibson Gotora reportedly sprung to his defense on humantarian grounds saying that exposing him would render him jobless and that he has a family to take care of hence he should be allowed to refund the school by the February 20.
It is further alleged that there was more than US$3000 that the school head abused in the past and again the matter was swept under the carpet.
Speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of victimisation, parents who reached out to this publication said they will not be part of “the Magirigide cancer” and that they will make the necessary noise until the powers that be attend to the matter and arrest the rot at the school.
Efforts to get a comment from the school head, SDC Chairman and District Schools Inspector (DSI) were fruitless up to the time of going to print.
Magirigide is not new to controvesy as he is alleged to have been transferred from Matsakanure Primary School in Buhera South Constituency under a cloud of disgrutlement from parents who were baying for his blood on allegations of embezzlement of school funds.- Bulawayo 24
Economist and former opposition legislator Eddie Cross has claimed that former First Lady Grace Mugabe bankrolled opposition leader Nelson Chamisa’s 2018 presidential bid.
During the 2018 harmonised elections, Chamisa contested under the MDC Alliance ticket, but now leads the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party, an outfit he created in January last year after being elbowed out of MDC Alliance by Douglas Mwonzora.
The 2018 elections were held after the removal from power of the late former President Robert Mugabe by President Emmerson Mnangagwa through a military-assisted coup.
Addressing a Chief Executive Officers Roundtable meeting in Harare last week, Cross, who is also former MDC opposition legislator (Bulawayo South) said in 2018 Mnangagwa faced opposition from everybody.
“Mrs Mugabe financed Chamisa so that he defeats Emmerson and eventually Emmerson abandoned everything and concentrated on winning the elections, and thank God he did because if he hadn’t spent the next four or five months fighting the elections, he could have lost the election. As it is, he won it by 300 000 votes, and when he won that election, he then sorted the problems inside his government — all 20 ministers were Emmerson’s people,” Cross said.
But CCC deputy spokesperson Gift “Ostallos” Siziba said: “Eddie is trying by all means to be more Zanu than Zanu PF people themselves. He is a delusional man who will do anything to get a seat in the gravy train.”
Added Cross: “It was all in that meeting with Members of Parliament (to impeach Mugabe in 2017) and in 15 minutes we couldn’t get out of the hotel. There were a quarter of a million people outside that hotel. I couldn’t push the door to find my way out. It was the response of the people that legitimised the change of government. I tried to go to the rally in Highfields that day, but we could not get within three miles, it was just packed with millions of people.
“Sadc [Southern African Development Community] observers came and flew around in a helicopter and they saw what was going on the ground and went back to the State House and they said to Mugabe, it’s over, the people have spoken and it was the people’s response to the coup which legitimised the change of government.”
Cross said the country incurred a huge deficit during Mugabe’s reign, and money was printed to cover the deficit.
He said Zimbabwe’s fiscal deficit was 40% of the budget which prompted Mugabe’s administration to continue printing money.
Cross said after winning the 2013 elections against MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai at the end of the four-year inclusive government, Mugabe re-assumed full control of government and accrued a debilitating fiscal deficit.
“By 2017, the fiscal deficit was 40% of the budget, how do you run a country like that? We had US$23 million in our bank accounts which we called United States dollars but it wasn’t United States dollars. It was there because Mugabe was printing money to cover the deficit. We were headed for the rocks again and that was when Mnangagwa decided the change of government was necessary, and on the 17th of November, the transition took place. I was actually still in Parliament. I sat at the Harare International Conference Centre waiting to impeach the old man, and then in walked a messenger with Mugabe’s letter of resignation,” Cross said. –Newsday
Tinashe Sambiri|CCC change champion and Member of Parliament Amos Chibaya has donated building materials to a church in Mkoba, Gweru.
Chibaya has remained defiant despite relentless persecution from the Zanu PF regime.
On Monday CCC’s Makomborero Haruzivishe described Chibaya as a dedicated and resilient champion.
“Appreciation tweet to change champion Amos Chibaya.
His resilience is true definition that arrests by ZanuPf make us stronger.
Released from jail to attending the burial of Champion Garatsa in Buhera & donating building materials to a church in Mkoba,Gweru – all in one weekend…”
Appreciation tweet to change champion Amos Chibaya.
His resilience is true definition that arrests by ZanuPf make us stronger.
Released from jail to attending the burial of Champion Garatsa in Buhera & donating building materials to a church in Mkoba,Gweru – all in one weekend! pic.twitter.com/XOZfOCty5y
A senior Zanu PF official has said that the ruling party has already won this year’s general elections and will never relinquish power even if the opposition is declared winner.
Zanu PF secretary for security, Lovemore Matuke said this over the weekend in Masvingo where the party held its provincial co-ordinating committee meeting.
Matuke bragged that Zanu PF had already won the elections.
“We have an absolute win this year, we have already set our ball rolling and we are winning the elections without fail,” he bragged.
“We want to win it in a peaceful way. We will never dream of losing elections that we already won. There is nothing called losing an election in Zanu PF. We are focusing on how we will lead Zimbabwe after elections, and we cannot lose an election. I will not comment about power transfer. Zanu PF will be giving it to whom? We have to consolidate our power. People died and some disappeared for the country’s liberation.”
The country is set to hold harmonised elections in July or August this year.
Zanu PF Masvingo provincial chairperson Robson Mavengengwa said the ruling party was confident that it would get over 600 000 votes in Masvingo province alone.
In response, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) national spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the opposition party would challenge any breaches of the Constitution pertaining to smooth transfer of power in the event of an opposition victory in this year’s elections.
“We are going to leave no constitutional stone unturned in the fight to win Zimbabwe for change and install ethical leaders and a competent government led by Nelson Chamisa,” Mahere said.
Political analyst Rashweat Mukundu said: “The Constitution of Zimbabwe must be respected and Zanu PF must hand over power to any newly-elected government. Any resistance will be dealt with using the law. Involvement of the international community is another strategy by the opposition for peaceful transition.” —Newsday
WWE legend Kurt Angle has claimed Hulk Hogan needs a cane to walk and ‘can’t feel anything’ in his lower body.
The two Hall of Famers were reunited backstage at the recent Raw XXX anniversary episode celebrating 30 years of the iconic wrestling show, and Angle, 54, reflected on his interactions with Hogan, 69, backstage.
Speaking on The Kurt Angle Show, he said: ‘Hogan had his back surgery again. He had the nerves cut from his lower body. He can’t feel his lower body, so he has to use his cane to walk around.
‘I thought he was using the cane because he has pain in his back. He doesn’t have any pain. He has nothing at all. Furthermore, he can’t feel anything.
‘So now he can’t feel his legs, so he has to walk with a cane. That’s pretty serious, man. I mean, I really feel for Hogan. He put his heart and soul into the business, and it ate him up.’
The 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist also reflected on WWE’s decision to have Hogan, flanked by his long-time friend Jimmy Hart and walking the short distance unaided, open the anniversary show last week.
‘I mean, if you’re gonna kick off the show, the 30th anniversary of Raw, [it] should be Hulk Hogan. He’s the name and face of the company,’ Angle added. ‘He’s the guy that revolutionised pro wrestling. I have so much respect for him.’
Hogan is yet to publicly comment on his health.
Back in 2020, he revealed a scar caused by his 10th back surgery, with a lot of his health issues stemming from a wrestling career lasting from 1977 to 2012.
He tweeted three years ago: ‘They said 4 months lightweight than 6 months I could train slowly again after back surgery number 10, buuuttt at 7 weeks 4 days my MANIACS can see I’m on the grind with my pizump on brother!
Over the past decade, Hogan has undergone 17 surgeries.
He previously told Harvey Levin’s OBJECTified: ‘My knees are fake, hips are fake, back is full of metal and part of my face is full of metal… I didn’t get the memo about the fake wrestling.’- Metro
Zimbabweans must steadfastly resist Western machinations to put the country on its knees through economic sanctions that are designed to reverse the gains of independence, but instead work together and preserve the “miracle” that is Zimbabwe, visiting Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has said.
Emmerson Mnangagwa with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko
Addressing a press conference with President Mnangagwa at State House in Harare yesterday after jointly presiding over the signing of eight bilateral agreements between Belarus and Zimbabwe, President Lukashenko said the West is spinning a web of lies and deceit in an attempt to suppress sovereign nations.
Both Zimbabwe and Belarus are under punishing economic sanctions from Western nations led by the United States, which observers accuse of sponsoring dissent in independent countries to effect illegal regime change.
Speaking through an interpreter, President Lukashenko said Western countries are determined to suppress and silence independent countries like Zimbabwe and Belarus.
“Today, the biggest countries of the world, the world powers are trying to divide the world, they are trying to suppress countries like Zimbabwe and Belarus and of course to benefit from such suppression.
“Zimbabwe looks like a miracle story, it has all the mineral resources crucial for survival, that is why they will not let you live peacefully.
“The reason behind the sanctions imposed on your country by America is not because you are not democratic, but because your Government made a decision not to let foreign companies cheat your country, rob your country, to put your country on its knees.
“It was the decision of your country to take control of your natural resources that led Western countries, including the United States, to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe,” he said.
Although Zimbabwe has weathered the illegal sanctions, Western nations have stridently tried to illegally remove the democratically elected Zanu PF Government, and with the country poised for harmonised elections this year, the stakes are yet again high as they directly and indirectly fan dissent through their proxies in oppositional forces and non-governmental organisations.
“You will see Western nations trying to sow dissension among you, trying to bend you over, to put you on your knees. You should and must survive, you will survive if you stand united, if you will not let discord separate your nation over some illusory democratic values.
“What you need to do is preserve peace in your country, avoid confrontation, that’s how you will survive, otherwise you will once again get under colonial rule, don’t let it happen,” said President Lukashenko.
This year you are going to have elections and this will be a huge challenge for your nation and I hope you will be able to pass through this. Please don’t trust liars, there are no miracles, good results and success and happiness can only be realised through daily hard work.
“So I am hopeful that this year you will make the right choice, and by making the right choice you will be able to show the entire world that you deserve your independence and to preserve it, be very careful.
“Remember only through hard work will you be able to achieve what you want to achieve, and remember there is a country in the heart of Europe, Belarus, that is always on the ready to give you a helping hand, if need be.”
President Lukashenko said Belarus will help Zimbabwe all the way and will not be distracted by idle talk from Western nations that would like to foist their ideals and beliefs on a sovereign country.
There is a silver lining to the dark clouds of evil sanctions, found in new frontiers of trade and economic co-operation as epitomised by the rapidly growing trade between Zimbabwe and Belarus, relations which have in less than five years blossomed with huge rewards for local farmers and industries.
“I would like to emphasise that by coming to Africa, we bring peace, science and technology. We are not using colonial style; we are not here to do that. We are bringing peace, we are here to train the specialists, to help you achieve the progress of your economies. We plan to expand our ties with Africa because the world cannot develop without Africa and the future belongs to Africa,” President Lukashenko said.
On his part, President Mnangagwa said the reciprocal visit by his Belarus counterpart demonstrates the warm relations which exist between Harare and Minsk, both victims of callous Western sanctions.
On preparations for this year’s elections, the President said the ruling party is confident of victory in the polls that he said could be held in July.
“Zimbabwe has never omitted to hold general elections when they are due, every five years we have held elections since 1980 when we got independence and the ruling party Zanu PF has been winning all these elections and we shall continue winning them.”
Reiterating his Government Foreign Policy thrust of “friend to all and enemy to none”, the President said the door is open for anyone to be an ally with his country.
“Zimbabwe is a friend to all and an enemy to none. Those who want to be our enemies, it’s their own fault. We want to be friends to all and enemies to none, those who choose to be anything else it’s their fault but this is our policy.
“So we will embrace Belarus and any other countries that are willing to relate to us but not in the perception of horse and rider, no, either we are all horses or all riders. This is how we look at relations and I am very happy that from the first day I met my brother President, we have similar chemistry in terms of how to develop our respective countries on the basis of our domestic resources as well as co-operation with countries which have no intention of dominating us,” said President Mnangagwa.
Over the past few years, Zimbabwe and Belarus have increased trade and co-operation with the status quo helping the country achieve food security.
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Russia Watches As Mnangagwa Uses CCC’s Mafume To Sanitize Belarus President Meeting.
By Editorial Team | The last time Emmerson Mnangagwa flew to Russia in 2019, Vladimir Putin’s administration mocked him saying his pleas for financial assistance would never be heeded as Moscow does not even support nearby Belarus.
Emmerson Mnangagwa was humiliated by Russia while mid-air under the following comment:
“The Russian Government… never promised to make up for other countries’ revenue shortfalls, even such close neighbors as Belarus,” said then Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
This time the same Mnangagwa is hosting Belarus used as a reference by Russia, raising eyebrows as to what might happen hereafter of a meeting between two beggarly nations run by despots who have both used brute force to stay in power.
At the special meeting on Tuesday, the unique human breed was Mayor Jacob Mafume who belongs to the main opposition party which was forced out of power in a military coup on 1 August 2018.
“Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume signing a twinning agreement,” announced the Mnangagwa administration as the ruling party that committed the 1 Aug crimes took more notice of Mafume than of the visiting Belarusian dictator.
Twining means nothing politically, for even London is twinned with Vladimir Putin’s Moscow, and a Chinese city is twinned with Nottingham (also twinned with Harare). Jacob Mafume ‘s presence is the best thing to happen at this event, as ZANU PF is not even noticing the presence of the Belarusian President. Its celebration is the arrival of HE Jacob Mafume(CCC).
Tuesday is another day for Russia to take another peep at Zimbabwe and Belarus since that mocking Moscow comment in Jan 2019. This time however Emmerson Mnangagwa has sold the whole of Mutare size land in exchange for 700 Zupco buses, many of which have broken down, less than 3 years later.
All this is economic intelligence Russia is gathering for its next meeting with Emmerson Mnangagwa. Will Putin give Zimbabwe money this time?
CCC legislator Job Sikhala yesterday indicated that he wants to approach the High Court seeking stay of court proceedings in the matter he is accused of inciting public violence in Nyatsime last year.
Sikhala is jointly charged with fellow CCC legislator Godfrey Karakadzai Sithole on incitement to commit public violence. Through lawyer Mr Jeremiah Bamu, Sikhala indicated that he wanted the court proceedings to be stayed pending his application for review of Harare magistrates Mrs Tafadzwa Miti’s decision to dismiss his application for her recusal.
Yesterday, Sikhala told the court that he had since filed the application for review at the High Court and wanted to make a request for temporary stay of proceedings pending the upper court’s determination.
He said he intended to file the request on February 8.
The State led by Mr George Manokore indicated that he will respond to the application on February 13, with the court expected to make a ruling on February 20.
Mrs Miti, in dismissing Sikhala’s application for recusal, noted that he had failed to place reasonable grounds showing apprehension of bias on her part. The court ruled that Sikhala’s fears emanated from grounds surrounding the dismissal of his bail application on changed circumstances and vowed to impartially preside over the matter.
Mrs Miti ruled that the outcome of the trial will be based on evidence adduced during the trial.
Mr Bamu had argued that Mrs Miti had formulated a position towards Sikhala in a ruling dismissing his bail application in changed circumstances.
In his application seeking recusal of Mrs Miti from presiding over the matter, Sikhala claimed the magistrate had already pronounced herself on the merits of the trial before his hearing.
Sikhala claimed that Mrs Miti had already taken a position on his conduct and concluded that he had incited violence in Nyatsime.
He argued that he would not receive a fair trial before Mrs Miti.
The State led by Mr George Manokore had also argued that Mrs Miti’s ruling in dismissing Sikhala’s bail application on changed circumstances had no bearing on the outcome of the trial.
“In casu, the applicant feels that the court has shown through its bail ruling that it has already convicted the applicant,” said Mr Manokore. “However, that was a bail process which has no bearing on the outcome of the trial.
“The applicant is worried that the court held that the accused confirmed that there is now calmness in Nyatsime because the accused is in custody. The accused actually confirmed that and cited that as a change in circumstances.
“Such confirmations are allowed in the bail process under $117A (6) of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act (Chapter 9:07).
“So, if the accused made such confirmations then the court could not ignore such averments or assertions. The court’s ruling as alluded to above is concerned with facts raised during bail application. The court should not ignore such facts since they were raised by the accused himself. That in our view does not show any bias on the person of the court.”
Mr Manokore said there was no reasonable apprehension of bias that could be deduced from the court’s bail ruling.
He said Sikhala wanted to abuse the court processes by applying for the recusal of the magistrate.
Sithole, through his lawyer Mr Oliver Marwa, notified the State that they will apply for separation of trials after the court ruling on Sikhala’s application for temporary stay of proceedings pending High Court determination. -state media
We are delighted to announce the loan signing of Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba for the remainder of the season!
Nakamba began his career in his native Zimbabwe before he signed for French side Nancy at the age of 18 after a successful trial in 2012.
Two years later, he played his first match as a professional, starting in a 3-1 home win against Angers. After two appearances for the Ligue 2 outfit, Nakamba signed for Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem on a four-year-deal.
The defensive midfielder established himself in Vitesse’s starting eleven during the 2015-16 campaign, and within that same year made his international debut for Zimbabwe.
To date, following his first cap against Malawi, he has represented his country 26 times including at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017 and once in 2019.
As well as his competition debut in 2017, he played a vital part in Vitesse’s KNVB Beker cup victory against AZ Alkmaar, the first trophy the Dutch side had won in its 125-year history.
Following his time in the Netherlands, Nakamba joined Belgian side Club Brugge that same year and helped them win the Belgian First Division alongside Ethan Horvath, later making five appearances for the club in the Champions League against AS Monaco, Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid.
In 2019, he signed for Aston Villa in the summer transfer window. He made his first Villa appearance against Crewe Alexandra in a 6-1 EFL Cup victory, before making his Premier League debut a month later against West Ham.
Nakamba made 16 appearances in the top-flight last season, and manager Rob Edwards said: “We’re so pleased to be able to bring Marvelous in. That position is one we’ve been looking to fill for a while. I think we’ve got a lot of good midfielders, but not many natural, deep midfield players and I really like what he’s about.
“He’s got a brilliant attitude, great physicality, good quality and I think he really suits the way we play, so he will fit in really well with us.
“He’s had amazing experiences playing in the Premier League and Champions League, and we want him to bring all of that to try to help improve us.
“There are difficult decisions within this window, but everything that we are trying to do is always with an aim to try to keep improving and moving forward, and we feel that being able to get Marvelous in the building to the end of the season is a real coup for us.”
Speaking after finalising his medical at The Brache, Nakamba said: “I’m very happy to be here at Luton Town. I know Henri Lansbury from Aston Villa and Ethan Horvath because I played with him at Club Brugge, so it’s a good feeling to see them again.
“I spoke with the gaffer and he told me about the project of the club and I told him my situation, that it was interesting for me to come over here.
“I think it’s good for the club, great for me and I love the ambition at the club. I’m looking forward to contributing to help the team.” -–-Luton Town
Minister of State for Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Richard Moyo says no other government besides the one led by Zanu PF will ever rule in Zimbabwe.
The ruling party has been in power since 1980 when the country gained independence from Britain.
Minister Moyo said this while speaking as a guest of honour at the handover of a maternity facility in Mbembesi clinic in Insuza on Friday.
His sentiments come as the country is gearing up for 2023 harmonized elections which are set for July or August this year.
“As Insuza we will never stand alone, you should join others to get development, I am here now and we will work. Many projects are going to come from the government and you shouldn’t sabotage government programs, there won’t be any other government that you will see in Zimbabwe besides the one that is ruling now,” said Minister Moyo.
“Women, if you hear your husband saying they are dreaming of a new government, you should hit them with an elbow, tell them that you have to appease the ancestors as they turn against you.”
Minister Moyo said village heads should join the current wave and the ED affiliates mushrooming throughout the country.
“No President will rule this country besides the one who is there under President Emmerson Mnangagwa, ask yourself this, all organizations are now for ED, if you are village head and still not under Kraal Heads for ED you are behind, councillors for ED, MPs for ED, Mapostori for ED, MaZion for ED, Young women for ED, Vendors for ED, Malayitsha for ED, Pastors for ED, Insuza for ED, everyone now belongs to ED because of his works, he has changed the Zimbabwe which you were saying won’t rise again,” he said.
He also claimed that under President Mnangagwa’s leadership, queues at banks and fuel stations have disappeared.
“If you hear someone saying they were in a bank queue, know that they are lying, Mnangagwa did all this. Even the employees were earning 100 percent RTGS but for now, while we are still experiencing sanctions the employees are getting half RTGS and half United States Dollars, all this is the President’s effort, no other President will do this,” he said.
Moyo added that Insuza is not an Island and hence should imitate what other wards are doing.
“Village heads, you are the ones leading people, lead them in the right direction, don’t mislead them, show them where there is life and no life will be there besides the ruling President,” he said.
“If you see yourself supporting an aspiring president, you are lost, President Mnangagwa won’t support someone who wants to remove him, when you are a leader too make sure no one removes you, if you think it’s okay for Mnangagwa to be removed from power, we should also remove you where you are, so let us do our corrections as Insuza and allow development from Central government in the new dispensation,” said Moyo.- CITE
Accessible, Available, and Responsive councilors honored in Masvingo
Results from community scorecards showcased that councilors Sengerai Manyanga (ward 10), Admore Dhemba (ward 16), and Peter Imbayarwo (ward 19) were the best councilors in Masvingo Urban, Masvingo Rural, and Zaka Rural district councils, respectively, for the year 2022.
The community scorecards were administered by 158 COTRAD Action for Accountability Groups (AAGs) members drawn from 79 wards.
10 wards were targeted in Masvingo Urban District, while 34 wards were targeted in Zaka district and 35 in Masvingo Rural district.
The scorecards measured determinants and predictors of accessibility, availability, and responsiveness of ward councilors between January and December 2022. A monthly score was provided and an average was calculated during the 12th month.
For the purposes of the scorecard, accessibility was easy to be reached by the communities they represent and this included physical and online contact.
It referred to geographic accessibility, and was determined by how easily the community reached the councilor be it physically or various online. Availability was the extent to which the councilor participated in citizen engagement platforms such as feedback and consultation meetings in the respective wards.
Responsiveness referred to the approachability and receptiveness of councilors in ensuring that citizens are served helpfully and responsibly by local authorities. This was dependent on citizens’ experiences when receiving public services.
Findings indicate a need for elected officials to be accessible, available, and responsive. The three councilors were best in their respective wards, but however, the scores were very low.
The three were presented with certificates.- COTRAD Information
Marvelous Nakamba is set to complete his move away from Aston Villa before the end of the transfer window today.
The Warriors international is no longer wanted at Aston Villa and coach Unai Emery recently told him that he can leave the club in this transfer window.
The 29-year-old hasn’t played a competitive game this season after falling out of favour.
His last appearance for Villa came against Manchester City in the final day of the 2021/22 season
Nakamba’s agent David Manasseh confirmed on Monday that he was working on finding the player a new club before Tuesday’s transfer window deadline.
It has now emerged an English Championship club West Brom are interested in the player.
Reports in England have suggested that the second-tier side is exploring the possibility of snapping up the midfielder on a loan deal.
Talks are set to continue through the day before the window closes at night.
Unnamed EPL clubs are also monitoring Nakamba’s situation.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
MUSINA – A Zimbabwean citizen has appeared in a South African court in Musina for allegedly hitting and killing his wife with a stone after suspecting her of infidelity.
John Khabo appeared at the Musina Regional Magistrate Court before Peter Kellerman facing murder charges. He was remanded in custody to February 28, 2023.
Prosecutor Jan Krijt represented the State.
Allegations are that on or about January 12, 2021, round Matswale extension 9 in the Regional Division of Limpopo, Khabo allegedly killed Consolator Ndou who is also a Zimbabwean.
Khabo suspected that his wife was having an extra marital affair after he overheard her being phoned by another man. The deceased was alleged hit at the back of her head with a stone and died on the scene.
After committing the crime, the accused attempted to return to Zimbabwe but had second thoughts and returned to Musina, confessed to the Police about what had transpired resulting in his arrest.
He also took the Police for indications to the scene of crime.- Masvingo Mirror
Tinashe Sambiri|CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has pledged to end the incessant brain drain bedeviling the country.
The CCC leader on Saturday described brain drain as a worrying trend.
“Those who are leaving ZIMBABWE out of our sad & bad circumstances, please get ready to be coming back soon.
Those who are unsure &doubtful, trust our compass and method.Only if you knew what I know! We will turn this country exciting & great in no time! @ANewGreatZimbabwePlan,” President Chamisa said in a statement.
“THANK YOU FELLOW CITIZENS.. So, I went into this shop and this…I don’t take your love and affection for granted. Wherever I go I see this wholesome, awesome, refreshing and humbling love ..God bless you! #OnePeople #HappyAgain #Godisinit,” he added.
THANK YOU FELLOW CITIZENS.. So, I went into this shop and this…I don’t take your love and affection for granted. Wherever I go I see this wholesome, awesome, refreshing and humbling love ..God bless you! #OnePeople#HappyAgain#Godisinitpic.twitter.com/R1rUCOVWox
By Editorial Team | The last time Emmerson Mnangagwa flew to Russia in 2019, Vladimir Putin’s administration mocked him saying his pleas for financial assistance would never be heeded as Moscow does not even support nearby Belarus.
Emmerson Mnangagwa was humiliated by Russia while mid-air under the following comment:
Vladimir Putin – File copy. Credit- Agencies
“The Russian Government… never promised to make up for other countries’ revenue shortfalls, even such close neighbors as Belarus,” said then Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
This time the same Mnangagwa is hosting Belarus used as a reference by Russia, raising eyebrows as to what might happen hereafter of a meeting between two beggarly nations run by despots who have both used brute force to stay in power.
Dmitry Medvedev
At the special meeting on Tuesday, the unique human breed was Mayor Jacob Mafume who belongs to the main opposition party which was forced out of power in a military coup on 1 August 2018.
“Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume signing a twinning agreement,” announced the Mnangagwa administration as the ruling party that committed the 1 Aug crimes took more notice of Mafume than of the visiting Belarusian dictator.
Twining means nothing politically, for even London is twinned with Vladimir Putin’s Moscow, and a Chinese city is twinned with Nottingham (also twinned with Harare). Jacob Mafume ‘s presence is the best thing to happen at this event, as ZANU PF is not even noticing the presence of the Belarusian President. Its celebration is the arrival of HE Jacob Mafume(CCC).
Tuesday is another day for Russia to take another peep at Zimbabwe and Belarus since that mocking Moscow comment in Jan 2019. This time however Emmerson Mnangagwa has sold the whole of Mutare size land in exchange for 700 Zupco buses, many of which have broken down, less than 3 years later.
All this is economic intelligence Russia is gathering for its next meeting with Emmerson Mnangagwa. Will Putin give Zimbabwe money this time?
By A Correspondent| Zimcelebs social media platform has landed itself in serious trouble with the manufacturers of Kambucha drink over an unverified post in which they shared what they said was the process involved in producing the popular beverage.
In a letter to Zimcelebs, Kambucha Fresh Private Limited through their lawyer Admire Rubaya of Rubaya and Chatambudza Legal Practitioners, demanded the unconditional withdrawal of the defamatory statement within 12 hours failure of which they will institute criminal charges against the page administrators.
Kambucha Fresh Private Limited workers inside their factory. This picture is different from the ones shared by Zimcelebs
“In light of the above, our strict instructions are to demand, as we hereby do, the publication of a full, unconditional and unreserved withdrawal of that defamatory statement, pictures and the related imputation together with an expression of regret on the same within 12 hours of receiving this letter,” said Rubaya.
Rubaya said pictures used on the Zimcelebs had nothing to do with their company which has a traceable record of clean, well manufactured and scientifically tested Kambucha drinks.
“We advice you that if you had undertaken proper research, you would have discovered that our client is a leading manufacturer and distributor of the Kambucha drink in Zimbabwe with a very strong national and international ties, links and partnerships with other businesses,” added Rubaya.
He added that the pictures used by Zimcelebs showed a Zambian product unrelated to Kambucha from Kambucha Fresh Private Limited.
He accused Zimcelebs of failing to give Kambucha a chance to make representations or to physically visit their factory before publishing “such a malicious statement.”
“For the avoidance of doubt, we reiterate that it is factually incorrect that our client owns or operates from the premises which you captured.Our client denies the premises that you posted as it’s manufacturing plant,
“In fact, our client further challenges to divulge your source because our client asserts that you simply took pictures from social media and attributed the same to it without verifying information prior to posting such defamatory pictures and statement,” said Rubaya.
Meanwhile, some social media users have also complained against Zimcelebs accusing them of publishing unverified information.
“Seems like Zim Celebs is uncontested in terms of unverified and fake news,” said one Facebook user by the name Sabhuku Nenguwo.
