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Chamisa Gives Sikhala Family Christmas Presents

By- The opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa has handed out food packages to the jailed Zengeza West Job Sikhala’s family.

Chamisa also did the same to the “Nyatsime 16”.

Gift “Ostallos” Siziba, the party’s deputy spokesperson, said the food hampers were proceeds of the 2022 Presidential Charity dinner.

He posted on Twitter:
Today President Chamisa handed over food hampers to the less privileged, people living with disabilities, and the elderly.
These are the proceeds of the 2022 Presidential Charity dinner held last week.
The Presidency does this as a gesture of love and solidarity.
… Today President @nelsonchamisa sent Christmas hampers to Hon Job Sikhala family and the Nyatsime 16.
We spent our day with these progressive Citizens as part of our practice of solidarity.
Thank you, Zimbabwe for the love and support. One day we shall be free. Together we can!
Chamisa also confirmed the development via his Twitter account. He wrote:
Christmas time is about loving, giving and sharing. We had such a special and wonderful time today as we distributed hampers to the elderly and deserving in society.

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Chiwenga Takes Over From Mnangagwa 

By-Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has taken over from President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has gone on annual leave.

Chiwenga will be the acting President until the end of January when Mnangagwa returns.

The state media cited Acting Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Mr George Charamba.

 He is quoted as saying:

Just to inform the nation that His Excellency, President Mnangagwa started his by annual leave yesterday the 23rd of December which will run until the end of January, he has no intention of leaving the country he will spend his entire leave in the country, most probably between the capital and his farm. You know he’s a big farmer, he is behind the agriculture transformation that he has always called for, and he decided to lead by example. And my hunch is that he will be tending to his crops as well as his animals. Vice President Chiwenga will be the Acting President for the entire period the President is on leave.

The President traditionally takes his annual leave in January. 

Unlike his predecessor, the late Robert Mugabe who would fly to the Far East during his annual vacations, Mnangagwa has previously spent month-long vacations in the country.

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Govt Promises 2,000 Houses In 2023

Govt has promised to house 2,000 state employees by April next year.

The govt says a housing boom is expected in the country which will see an initial 2 000 civil servants getting houses in a pilot project that has already started in Bulawayo with the recipients expected to move into their houses in April next year.

The project is set to spread to Harare and Marondera once the pilot project has been completed with more units being constructed for the Government workers.

The initiative will go a long way in addressing the national housing backlog that is currently pegged at just over two million.

Providing decent accommodation for workers and citizens is one of the top priority areas for the Second Republic which targets to provide 1,2 million housing units by 2030 to clear the 1,5 million housing backlog countrywide.

Emmerson Mnangagwa launched the Zimbabwe National Human Settlement Policy in September last year and the Ministry of National Housing is operationalising the policy in partnership with the private sector in line with Vision 2030 and National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1).

Delivering affordable and quality settlements in urban and rural areas is one of the Government’s core targets to improve access to affordable and quality housing and social amenities under the economic blueprint.

The Government is working on various housing schemes for its workers with flats planned at health institutions, amid plans to have onsite accommodation at all places of work.

Most of the works is in partnership with the private sector, and Shelter Afrique, a pan-African housing development financier that provides housing solutions in the continent recently extended a US$25 million sovereign credit facility towards the construction of 3 000 housing units countrywide, with at least 300 units expected for each of the 10 provinces.

In the Bulawayo civil servants’ housing scheme, over 2 000 Government workers from the city are set to get houses at Emthunzini suburb which is being administered by Hawkflight Construction and another developer who will build houses in the Rangemore area.

The Bulawayo scheme was initiated by Zanu-PF provincial chairperson, Jabulani Sibanda, who was, however not reachable when contacted for comment.

Hawkflight’s legal and operations manager, Mr Martin Moyo yesterday revealed that after the completion of the pilot project in Bulawayo they will move to Harare then Marondera.

“This is a facility which as a company we have been doing for some time but this time around the Government is taking a lead role where it has been noted that there is a need to empower our civil servants by giving them their own houses.

“What will happen is that those interested will pay an administration fee of US$250 then they will get a complete house, either a two or four roomed and then they will pay monthly rentals of US$158 or US$198 respectively, for the next 25 years,” said Mr Moyo.

He said as a company that is into property construction they had seen it fit to come up with the scheme so as to play their role in the development of the nation.

“The Bulawayo project is a pilot programme to the nationwide venture where we will move to Harare then Marondera, where civil servants will be given the houses of their choice. This is the little we can do towards the Second Republic’s goal of leaving no one and no place behind,” said Mr Moyo.

Meanwhile, the Government is also working on modalities to facilitate a housing scheme for journalists in the country with plans already underway to build 1 000 flats as part of the first phase.

Land would also be availed to journalists to start projects.

Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Deputy Minister Kindness Paradza made the revelations at the recent Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) retreat in Victoria Falls saying providing accommodation for journalists is one of the strategies the Ministry will implement with the aim of improving conditions of service for members of the Fourth Estate.

Deputy Minister Paradza said the scheme came through engagements with the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) and a private developer has already been identified with modalities being worked out.

“What we have done as a Ministry is that after the ZUJ leadership came to see us with the Minister (Monica Mutsvangwa) they talked about lack of accommodation for their members and also land in terms of farms and plots.

“The Minister assigned me to go and find out whether we can have investors who are willing to assist in this regard and so we have identified one developer who we are working with right now. The developer has sent in the proposal and the Minister is dealing with that,” said Deputy Minister Paradza.

He said engagements are underway as he had been assigned to spearhead the process.

“So this land developer has the capacity to build for now, 1 000 flats for journalists who will have to pay say 10 percent deposit and thereafter pay just a minimum for a period of time. So we are working on that and the flats will be everywhere in all provinces.

The idea is to engage local authorities to set up land for these developers,” he said.

ZUJ secretary-general Perfect Hlongwane said the engagements are part of efforts to address the welfare of journalists.

He said ZUJ has about 1 500 members across the country and is on a mobilisation and recruitment drive to grow numbers.

“It’s a fact that a scheme is being worked on to ensure that our journalists are home owners which is something that we set out to do from the onset.

We have been engaging and we continue to do so with the public and private sectors for this and we are happy that the Ministry gave us an ear and have so far identified a land developer who we shall let people know of in due course when we are done with the preliminary process,” said Hlongwane.-state media

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20 000 Zimbos Living In SA Congest Beitbridge Border Post

At least 20 000 travellers crossed from South Africa into Zimbabwe at the Beitbridge Border Post in Musina, Limpopo, from the 23rd to the 24th of December, the Border Management Authority (BMA) has said.

Different from the past years, travellers were not spending nights in the queue before being processed.

BMA commissioner Mike Masiapato says the Beitbridge Border Post is experiencing a high number of people crossing than other ports of entry. He said:

Inside the port, all the process is up and running in terms of the ICT or the computers.

We always have challenges where during load shedding the system is always going down.

This time we make sure that we have experts on the ground, so the capacity is here, additional capacity.

I can indicate that the average we are able to process over a period is about 15 000.

Last, we have processed over 14 000 and up to this point, we processed over 8 000 trucks. We processed about 600 in a 24-hour basis.

People who were crossing to the Zimbabwean side at Beitbridge Border Post from South Africa commended border officials for improving services. One of the travellers said:

The service at the border, I just arrived now but it’s moving. I hope we are going to reach home in time.

Me, I would clap for immigration because there are no queues. These guys are well-organised. It is moving 100%; I give them a clap.

However, traffic was heavily congested on the N1 road between Musina, a town in South Africa, and the border post. | SABC News

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300,000 Return for Holidays

Close to 300 000 people have come home for the festive season, a figure significantly higher than last year’s inbound travellers, when the Government introduced stringent Covid-19 measures to curb a fourth wave of the pandemic then.
Statistics from the Immigration Department show that 281 715 people entered the country between December 1 and 21, while 219 902 exited through official ports over the same period.

The country’s busiest port of entry, Beitbridge Border Post, had cleared 177 106 inbound travellers by last Wednesday, while an additional 126 569 were given clearance to exit.

Over the same period, the department cleared 26 484 inbound travellers and 24 312 exiting travellers at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport.

The department is projecting that Beitbridge will handle an average 12 674 people entering the country every day over the Christmas holidays, while about 7 600 will exit through the port daily.

Entry into the country for the Christmas holidays dropped to record lows last year, as the country battled a raging 4th wave of the coronavirus pandemic, with border authorities clearing an average of 2 000 travellers a day, down from the pre-Covid-19 highs of 15 000.

Ahead of the festive season last year, the Government introduced mandatory Covid-19 PCR test requirements for all returning citizens, coupled with a 10-day quarantine for those who tested positive for the virus.

The authorities have, over the course of this year, progressively scaled down entry restrictions, with inbound travellers now only required to produce either a valid Covid-19 vaccination certificate or a negative PCR test result.

Chief immigration officer Mrs Respect Gono told The Sunday Mail that the number of travellers will triple as the holiday season progresses.

“We have been clearing an average of 1 481 per day at Forbes, 1 704 at Chirundu, 1 000 at Nyamapanda and 1 996 at Plumtree since the beginning of the peak period,” she said.

“We are anticipating a surge as more people come into the country and some going out for the festive holiday.

“From December 15, movement was projected to triple for major borders like Beitbridge, Chirundu, Robert Gabriel Mugabe Airport, Plumtree and Victoria Falls.”

To speed up the clearing processes at the ports of entry, Mrs Gono said the department will open up additional serving points.

“In order to de-congest our ports of entry, we are beefing up manpower through suspension of all forms of leave, opening of additional service points, engaging with local and inter-border stakeholders to have a coordinated service delivery and facilitate smooth and effective passage of all travellers,” said Mrs Gono.

She said modernisation of Beitbridge Border Post has eased movement of traffic.

“On Beitbridge, the structure of the recently modernised border is a major tool to de-congest traffic as it is premised on the separation of traffic.

“The border has three different terminals – the commercial terminal, bus terminal and pedestrian terminal.

“Separation of traffic de-congests and eases movement.”

She said robust measures were put in place to mitigate smuggling of goods and undocumented people.

“Since the beginning of this month we have arrested 3 304 border jumpers.

“Border line patrols with other border security agencies, inland patrols and roadblocks with police and military personnel have already been initiated.

“We have increased spot checks and motor traffic searches, screening of vehicles and buses on entry and exit sides and prosecution of smugglers and those assisting illegal movement,” she said.

Movement of people into the country was depressed over the last two years owing to Covid-19 containment protocols, which have since been eased.-state media

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Sikhala’s Son Blasts Mnangagwa Regime

Jailed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Job Sikhala’s 16 children are struggling to make ends meet and having to survive on well-wishers, his son, Job Jnr has revealed.

Job Jnr, who was speaking on South African broadcaster SABC News, blasted President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ‘military’ regime for his father’s continued incarceration, adding that they could still not believe he was now clocking six months at Chikurubi.

Sikhala was arrested in June on charges of inciting public violence and obstructing the course of justice. He has, over the past months, been denied bail over 10 times, while all his other co-accused have been granted.

“It is difficult for us to accept that we do not have our father, we cannot believe that he has been incarcerated by this military regime for over 190 days now. It is hard for us to accept this kind of cruelty,” said Job Jnr.

“It has been hard on us because Sikhala has 16 children who need to be fed, who need school fees and other expenses. We are surviving on well-wishers who have been giving us money and fuel coupons to visit him because we cannot afford.”

Sikhala, who is Zengeza West member of parliament (MP), has accused Zanu PF of keeping him in jail for his political influence could result in its loss at next year’s elections.

Speaking from Chikurubi Prison, where he is being held among some of Zimbabwe’s dangerous criminals, Sikhala said he had already prepared himself for a long stay.

“Zanu PF is afraid of releasing me. They know doing that before next year’s elections will definitely cement their loss at the polls. They know my capacity,” said Sikhala.

“There should not be any doubt or fear for me here, I am comfortable with them keeping me here. It gives me more time to teach comrades being kept here about the Zimbabwean situation.

“I have prepared myself for a long stay and am ready to stay until the cows come home. This is just an attempt to delay the inevitable, a Zanu PF loss. I am willing to be here until the end.”

Sikhala, whose umpteenth bail application was reserved last week, will most likely spend Christmas in jail.

His next court appearance is set for December 29.

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Notorious Teacher Fondles Primary School Pupils

A PRIMARY school teacher is on the run after allegedly m0lesting pupils and taking “photo shoots” of the abuse.

Peter Mugomesi from Mugwira Primary School in the Manoti area, Gokwe South district in Midlands Province disappeared when pictures of his ƨəxcapades leaked and went viral.

Evil teacher Peter Mugomesi from Mugwira Primary School abus!ng a primary school girl
The teacher can be seen f0ndl!ng a girl’s brəasts in one of the pictures while in another, the minor is sitting on his lap.

It could not be ascertained if the pictures were taken in a classroom at the school or some other place.

A source from the school who declined to be named said Mugomesi always looked at school children “with the hungry eyes of a predator.”

“I always felt he looked at the children strangely. After hearing the about the accusations, in retrospect, I think he looked at them with the hungry eyes of a predator. It is possible he abused many children and I hope they will have the courage to make police reports,” said the source.

Midlands Provincial Education Director in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Jameson Machimbira said the Government would take action against Mugomesi.

“This is highly criminal. The case is under investigation and I am waiting for the report.”

“The adult in the picture is confirmed to be a teacher at Mugwira Primary School in Manoti area, Gokwe South district. The adult in the picture is confirmed to be a teacher at the school attended by the learner in the picture,” said Machimbira.

He said there were two issues that were being investigated.

“There are two issues here, one is a criminal offence while the other is a professional offence (conduct). Police are hunting for the teacher. Of course as the ministry we will charge the teacher and ensure that the minor is adequately supported,” said the provincial education director.

Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko also confirmed the matter.

“It is confirmed and investigations are underway. Details handisati ndave nawo (I still don’t have the details) with regards to the matter,” he said.

Ƨəxual abuse of pupils within the school context involves teachers having ƨəx with pupils, having l0ve affairs with pupils, imprəg_nating them, f0ndl!ng their brəasts and butt0cks or other pr!vatə parts.

— BMetro

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Zimbabwean Gunned Down in US

Acting President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has consoled the family of the late Brigadier-General Fakazi Mleya following the death of his son, Mr Khupo Mleya, who was gunned down by yet to be identified assailants in the United States on Friday.
The Acting President worked with the late national hero Brigadier-General Mleya, who passed away in 2007, and yesterday joined mourners to console the Mleya family following the unfortunate shooting in Lincoln in Nebraska that claimed the life of the 38-year-old.

Mr Khupo Mleya is survived by a wife and a 12-year-old daughter.

The motive of the shooting is still unknown, but reports from the US say Lincoln Police have launched a manhunt for the gunman.

“I was saddened when I received the message of his death from (ZANU PF) Vice President Mohadi. He was a child whom I knew very well when he was growing up.

“It is barely two months since we last talked of him. I asked Vice President Mohadi and he told me they are out of the country and I told him that they should come back home.

“Now, we hear of this very sad incident. To the family, I want you to be strong in this difficult time and what we now need is to ensure his remains are brought back home for a decent burial,” said the Acting President.

The Mleya family spokesperson, Mr Gino Malapela, said: “Khupo was on his way back from work going home in the early hours of the morning.

“Unfortunately, his car was shot at several times, and then got involved in an accident.

“The first responders who visited the scene tried to revive him, but he had already passed away.”- state media

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Teacher On The Run After Molesting School Kids

A PRIMARY school teacher is on the run after allegedly m0lesting pupils and taking “photo shoots” of the abuse.

Peter Mugomesi from Mugwira Primary School in the Manoti area, Gokwe South district in Midlands Province disappeared when pictures of his ƨəxcapades leaked and went viral.

Evil teacher Peter Mugomesi from Mugwira Primary School abus!ng a primary school girl
The teacher can be seen f0ndl!ng a girl’s brəasts in one of the pictures while in another, the minor is sitting on his lap.

It could not be ascertained if the pictures were taken in a classroom at the school or some other place.

A source from the school who declined to be named said Mugomesi always looked at school children “with the hungry eyes of a predator.”

“I always felt he looked at the children strangely. After hearing the about the accusations, in retrospect, I think he looked at them with the hungry eyes of a predator. It is possible he abused many children and I hope they will have the courage to make police reports,” said the source.

Midlands Provincial Education Director in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Jameson Machimbira said the Government would take action against Mugomesi.

“This is highly criminal. The case is under investigation and I am waiting for the report.”

“The adult in the picture is confirmed to be a teacher at Mugwira Primary School in Manoti area, Gokwe South district. The adult in the picture is confirmed to be a teacher at the school attended by the learner in the picture,” said Machimbira.

He said there were two issues that were being investigated.

“There are two issues here, one is a criminal offence while the other is a professional offence (conduct). Police are hunting for the teacher. Of course as the ministry we will charge the teacher and ensure that the minor is adequately supported,” said the provincial education director.

Midlands provincial police spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko also confirmed the matter.

“It is confirmed and investigations are underway. Details handisati ndave nawo (I still don’t have the details) with regards to the matter,” he said.

Ƨəxual abuse of pupils within the school context involves teachers having ƨəx with pupils, having l0ve affairs with pupils, imprəg_nating them, f0ndl!ng their brəasts and butt0cks or other pr!vatə parts.

— BMetro

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Nelson Chamisa A Man Of The People

Serving the people requires authenticity and genuineness.

It is a platform for those driven by burning desire for Change.

With a full understanding that it is possible and doable.

That we have an appointment with the future and we have to make it.

President Chamisa has demonstrated beyond doubt that he has the heart to serve, the readiness to deliver and we are humbled to serve the Presidency.

Our job is to keep the nation and the word informed.

We do that with humility, dignity and to the best of our abilities.

We have keep moving and to keep the focus.

Together!

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Two Girls Sexually Attacked During Festive Season Outing

“KE December” festive, but ladies you may consider cutting down your alcohol intake for fear of becoming victims of drink-spiking.

In a harrowing case, two teenage girls from Mpopoma suburb in Bulawayo reportedly passed out and were robbed of their “virtue” after they attended a party where their alcohol was spiked with an unknown substance.

The two teenagers who were ƨəxually attacked while completely wasted reportedly stayed alone and it emerged they were constantly being abused for food and other petty stuff like beer.

The incident was confirmed by Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube.

He advised parents and guardians not to let their children live alone as this exposes them to many risks.

“We would like to warn parents and guardians against letting their children stay alone while they pursue money in the diaspora, this scenario poses risk to children,” he warned.

According to a source close to the investigations the two minor girls on Saturday last week attended a party in Matshobane suburb where they were drinking beer.

It is reported that as they were boozing they did not know that it was spiked with an unknown substance and after a few minutes they felt drowsy and were taken to one of the bedrooms.

“While they were sleeping two men ƨəxually attacked them and they woke up to the ordeal but they could not do anything as the two men threatened to stab them,” said the source.

When they had fully recovered, the rapə victims reported the incident to the police.

The source close to investigations said police received a tip-off that the two victims have been subjected to ƨəxual attacks since March this year.

“Police from Victim Friendly Unit are investigating the case of ƨəxual abuse and it is understood the two minors have been ƨəxually abused for food and other petty things,” said the source.

— BMetro

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Two Young Girls R*ped At Christmas Party

“KE December” festive, but ladies you may consider cutting down your alcohol intake for fear of becoming victims of drink-spiking.

In a harrowing case, two teenage girls from Mpopoma suburb in Bulawayo reportedly passed out and were robbed of their “virtue” after they attended a party where their alcohol was spiked with an unknown substance.

The two teenagers who were ƨəxually attacked while completely wasted reportedly stayed alone and it emerged they were constantly being abused for food and other petty stuff like beer.

The incident was confirmed by Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube.

He advised parents and guardians not to let their children live alone as this exposes them to many risks.

“We would like to warn parents and guardians against letting their children stay alone while they pursue money in the diaspora, this scenario poses risk to children,” he warned.

According to a source close to the investigations the two minor girls on Saturday last week attended a party in Matshobane suburb where they were drinking beer.

It is reported that as they were boozing they did not know that it was spiked with an unknown substance and after a few minutes they felt drowsy and were taken to one of the bedrooms.

“While they were sleeping two men ƨəxually attacked them and they woke up to the ordeal but they could not do anything as the two men threatened to stab them,” said the source.

When they had fully recovered, the rapə victims reported the incident to the police.

The source close to investigations said police received a tip-off that the two victims have been subjected to ƨəxual attacks since March this year.

“Police from Victim Friendly Unit are investigating the case of ƨəxual abuse and it is understood the two minors have been ƨəxually abused for food and other petty things,” said the source.

— BMetro

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Job Sikhala Misses Christmas 

By James Gwati-CCC deputy chairman, Job Sikhala has missed this year’s Christmas.

The Zengeza West Member of Parliament is spending the Christmas holiday in prison after his arrest in June on trumped-up charges of inciting violence.

His son, Job Sikhala (Jnr), has described his father’s prolonged detention as “cruelty”

He made the remarks while speaking on South African broadcaster SABC News. 

The police arrested Sikhala in June on charges of inciting public violence, which erupted during the funeral wake of his deceased client and opposition party member, Moreblessing Ali.

Ali was was killed by a known Zanu PF activist Pius Mukandi.

Job Jnr said:

It is difficult for us to accept that we do not have our father, we cannot believe that he has been incarcerated by this military regime for over 190 days now. It is hard for us to accept this kind of cruelty.

It has been hard on us because Sikhala has 16 children who need to be fed, who need school fees and other expenses. We are surviving on well-wishers who have been giving us money and fuel coupons to visit him because we cannot afford.

Sikhala, who is also caused of obstructing the course of justice, claims his imprisonment is politically motivated adding that the ruling party is afraid his political influence could result in its loss at next year’s elections. He spoke from Chikurubi Prison:

I have prepared myself for a long stay and am ready to stay until the cows come home. This is just an attempt to delay the inevitable, a Zanu PF loss. I am willing to be here until the end.

Sikhala will most likely spend Christmas in jail.

His next court appearance is set for December 29.

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Richarlison Scores Best Goal At World Cup 2022

FIFA have announced the winner of the 2022 FIFA World Cup goal of the tournament.

The competition was held in Qatar from November 20 to December 18.

Football fans across the world took part in the poll and Richarlison’s stunning bicycle kick against Serbia in their opening group stage match received most votes.

The Brazil forward’s stunning strike came in the 73rd minute of the game.

The goal beat the likes of Brazilian team-mate Neymar and Kylian Mbappe to the award. – Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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Mnangagwa Hands Over Power

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has handed over power to his deputy Constantino Chiwenga.

Chiwenga has taken over Mnangagwa’s position in an acting capacity as the President commences his annual leave.

 Mnangagwa will be back to work at the end of January.

Chiwenga, who doubles as the Minister of Health and Child Care, will enjoy Mnangagwa’s post for the entire period the President will be on leave.

The state media cited Acting Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Mr George Charamba.

 He is quoted as saying:

Just to inform the nation that His Excellency, President Mnangagwa started his by annual leave yesterday the 23rd of December which will run until the end of January, he has no intention of leaving the country he will spend his entire leave in the country, most probably between the capital and his farm. You know he’s a big farmer, he is behind the agriculture transformation that he has always called for, and he decided to lead by example. And my hunch is that he will be tending to his crops as well as his animals. Vice President Chiwenga will be the Acting President for the entire period the President is on leave.

The President traditionally takes his annual leave in January. 

Unlike his predecessor, the late Robert Mugabe who would fly to the Far East during his annual vacations, Mnangagwa has previously spent month-long vacations in the country.

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Chiwenga Takes Over Country

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has commenced his annual leave after a busy year that saw his government implementing various developmental programmes.

The man who is known for leading from the front and popularising the Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo/ Ilizwe lakhiwa ngabanikazi balo mantra is taking a rest and will resume his duties next year to continue with his development programmes.

Acting Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Mr George Charamba confirmed the development to ZBC News.

“Just to inform the nation that His Excellency, President Mnangagwa started his by annual leave yesterday the 23rd of December which will run until the end of January, he has no intention of leaving the country he will spend his entire leave in the country, most probably between the capital and his farm. You know he’s a big farmer, he is behind the agriculture transformation that he has always called for, and he decided to lead by example. And my hunch is that he will be tending to his crops as well as his animals. Vice President Chiwenga will be the Acting President for the entire period the President is on leave,” he said.

2022 saw a number of major milestones for the country under the leadership of President Mnangagwa.

In the mining sector, new entities like Sabi Star mine in Buhera and the Manhize Steel plant in the Midlands Province were officially commissioned.

Sabi Star lithium mine is expected to generate one billion United States dollars annually.

The Manhize steel plant which was officially commissioned by President Mnangagwa in the first week of October will be producing steel to meet the local requirements as well as supply the international markets.

Still on mining, in November the President also commissioned a central shaft at blanket mine which will see increased gold production.

The Beitbridge – Harare highway, also recorded significant progress with local companies who were contracted to carry out the construction, being commended for their workmanship.

The agriculture sector also recorded positives with the country producing wheat enough to last the country for 13 months.

2022 was also a year in which President Mnangagwa hammered on the crucial role that the young generation should play in economic development.

Through education 5.0 model, the young minds continue to come up with innovations that answer to the needs of industry.

As 2023 beckons, the country is expected to record more positives on the economic front.

Zimbabweans will head to the elections in 2023 and President Mnangagwa has emphasised that violence will not be tolerated, calling for peace during and after the electons.- ZBC

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President Chamisa Distributes Christmas Presents To The Elderly

Tinashe Sambiri| President Nelson Chamisa on Friday distributed food hampers to the elderly and the less privileged.

In a statement the Citizens Coalition for Change leader said:

“CHRISTMAS TIME is about loving, giving and sharing.

We had such a special and wonderful time today as we distributed hampers to the elderly and deserving in society.

Let love lead! Show and share love! The future is exciting! #Godisinit.”

CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Ostallos Siziba wrote on Facebook:

Today President Chamisa handed over food hampers to the the less privileged, people with disabilities and the elderly.

These are proceeds of the 2022 Presidential Charity dinner which was held last week.

The Presidency does this as a gesture of love and solidarity.

It’s a season of giving and we do our best to play our part.

We thank every Citizen, the business community and compatriots in diaspora who made this possible.
Thank you Zimbabwe thank fellow countrymen.

Together!

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ZANU PF Politburo Makes A Horse Shoe Formation

By Dr Masimba Mavaza | President Emmerson Mnangagwa has dropped in a mix of characters to be Zanu-PF politburo members along with other senior party members.

The party held its congress in October this year and President Mnangagwa was declared the presidential candidate in the upcoming 2023 elections. He delayed the appointment of full PB members to this week.

After securing the top position, Mnangagwa promised to fill in the remaining PB positions and indeed he has done it today.

The Politburo is the second most powerful organ of the party before the Central Committee.

The Politburo has seen the former G40 cadres and the Ngwena team coming together with the gamatox to make an election winning recipe.
A war time Politburo is indeed a mixture of crocodile G40 a sprinkle of gamatox mixed with one or two useless cadres cemented by generals and commanders to come up with a victory meal in 2023.
In politics there is a popular discourse called a horseshoe theory asserts that the extreme left and the extreme right, rather than being at opposite and opposing ends of a linear political continuum, closely resemble each other, analogous to the way that the opposite ends of a horseshoe are close together. The unlikely components are always mixed to form a strong solution.
The wisdom of President Mnangagwa shows that the extreme left and the extreme right are closer to each other than either is to the political center. So they will work together to achieve a goal without giving the centre any headache.
Despite the sharp differences which emerged earlier culminating to the coming of the new dispensation everything pointed to a number of perceived similarities between extremes and allege that both have the same aim but different ways of achieving it.
With CCC losing its support base observers of Zimbabwe politics are predicting a more factitious opposition in 2023 which will give ZANU PF a cutting edge.
This new political reality is now beginning to take shape with the appointment to the Politiburo of those who had interest on the party but different approach.
Chamisa just months into his CCC is now scrambling to get support and dispatching his leadership out of the country to fund raise and gunner support.

The president appointed Obert Mpofu who returned the Secretary for Administration,
Deputy for Administration Retired General Mike Nyambuya, Secretary for Finance Patrick Chinamasa, Deputy Secretary for Finance Mthuli Ncube, Secretary for Commissariat Mike Bimha and Deputy Secretary for Commissariat, Webster Shamu.
Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade Simbarashe Mbengegwi, Deputy Foreign Affairs and International Trade Abedingo Ncube,

Secretary for Security Matuke, Deputy Secretary for Security Tendai Chirau, Secretary for Transport July Moyo and Deputy Secretary for Transport James Makamba
Secretary Legal Affairs Jacob F. Mudenda, Deputy Secretary Legal Affairs Advocate Fortune Chasi,
Secretary for Information and Publicity Christopher Mutsvangwa, Deputy Secretary for Information and Publicity Chido Sanyatwa, Secretary for Health and Child Welfare and Elderly Douglas Mombeshora, Deputy Secretary for Health and Child Welfare and Elderly Irene Zindi, Secretary for Lands Musanhi and Deputy Secretary for Lands Mike Madiro.
Secretary for Environment and Tourism Auxillia Mnangagwa, Deputy Secretary for Environment and Tourism Joshua Sacco, Secretary for Ideology Charles Tavengwa, Deputy Secretary for Ideology, Rebbeca Fanuel, Secretary for Science and Technology Ziyambi Ziyambi, Deputy Secretary for Science and Technology Nicholas.
Secretary Economic Development Stembiso Nyoni, Deputy Secretary Economic Development Otilia Maluleke,
Secretary for Labour and Empowerment Richard Ndhlovu,
Deputy Secretary for Labour and Empowerment Jeniffer Mhlanga,
Secretary for Mines Paul Mangwana and Deputy Secretary for Mines Eliphas Tshuma.
Secretary for Local Government Super Mandiwanzira, Deputy Secretary for Local Government Monica Mavhunga
Secretary for Economic Affairs A. Rugeje, Deputy Secretary for Economic Affairs Andy Mhlanga, Secretary for Disabilities Malinga, Deputy Secretary for Disabilities Elina Shirichena.
Secretary for Women Affairs Mable Chinomona, Deputy Secretary for Women Affairs Judith Ncube, Secretary for Youth Affairs Tino Machakaire, Deputy Secretary for Youth Affairs John Paradza, Secretary for War Veterans Affairs Douglas Mahiya, Deputy Secretary for War Veterans Affairs, Headman Moyo, Secretary for Business Development Eliphas Mashava and Deputy Secretary for Business Development Esther Nyati.
Joram Gumbo was appointed as Secretary for Implementation and Monitoring.
The president has managed to unite his party towards the best interest of the country. This a declaration of unity by cde Mnangagwa and a clear purpose and intent to win the 2023 elections.
In one of my personal meetings with the President ED he said” I work with some people I don’t like but as long as they can contribute to to the best interest of the country and party we bury our hatchets and move together for the best interest of the party and country. “ Now in this mixed bag the president has brought his enemies on the table because he knows that without unity, we can not achieve and we can not effectively perform for our country.

The president is leading by example. He is living no one behind in this great journey of nation rebuilding. Charity begins at home so unity begins in ZANU PF. What the president has done is showing the world that we are people and a party which rises to the occasion.
The wisdom of the president has put the opposition in disarray, with the key ingredients in one pot the opposition constipated with menu ZANU PF. Elections are won through structured organization and unity. ZANU PF has shown the world that we can agree to disagree and move on.

The gnashing of teeth within Zanu PF amid the impending announcement of a new Politburo has now come to an end The new Politburo has ushered fresh blood and relegate the old guard to the peripheries and a lot of surprise inclusion where some were given positions where their experience in that field in below zero.

The Politburo was dissolved during congress. President Emmerson Mnangagwa replaced the Politburo with people from all walks of life and all warring camps within ZANU PF.

Fresh faces, as well as returnees, to the powerful Politburo are A WAR CABINET designed to fight the opposition and its handlers.
President Mnangagwa has kept the list a closely guarded secret until this week. The president has brought changes to his inner circle in a power preservation matrix, which has resulted in retiring of some of his contemporaries, and replacing them with ‘Young Turks and experts.

“In whatever portfolios the party assigns us in the future, let us maintain the momentum we have demonstrated to date, while at the same time providing appropriate guidance to the lower structures of the party,” said the president. “No matter our portfolios in the future, let us remain unflinching and consistent as loyal, patriotic and committed members of Zanu PF emboldened by the fact that in our party, leaders at every level are servants of the people, as such the most important position in Zanu PF is to be a card-carrying member.

“The enthusiasm which was shown across the party amply demonstrates that Zanu PF is alive and remains the only true defender of that we fought for.” Said the president addressing a previous PB.
In the new PB president Mnangagwa has balanced loyalty and competence ahead of the 2023 elections.

Presiding over a rapidly sanction ravaged Nation, Mnangagwa has grasped the political realities of our time. Relying on constitutional doctrines to close the widening rift over the way forward of Zimbabwe he has understood that the enemies of the nation are the divided nationalities of the same nation.

What is left now is to win the elections as a united front.
The Politburo is a mirror which reflects the whole party. It extents its hands of welcome to all Zimbabweans who wish to be builders building the nation brick by brick.

If Zimbabwe wants a united nation, it must vote for a united party.

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President Chamisa In Goodwill Gesture To Support The Elderly

Tinashe Sambiri| President Nelson Chamisa on Friday distributed food hampers to the elderly and the less privileged.

In a statement the Citizens Coalition for Change leader said:

“CHRISTMAS TIME is about loving, giving and sharing.

We had such a special and wonderful time today as we distributed hampers to the elderly and deserving in society.

Let love lead! Show and share love! The future is exciting! #Godisinit.”

CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Ostallos Siziba wrote on Facebook:

Today President Chamisa handed over food hampers to the the less privileged, people with disabilities and the elderly.

These are proceeds of the 2022 Presidential Charity dinner which was held last week.

The Presidency does this as a gesture of love and solidarity.

It’s a season of giving and we do our best to play our part.

We thank every Citizen, the business community and compatriots in diaspora who made this possible.
Thank you Zimbabwe thank fellow countrymen.

Together!

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Chamisa Dishes Out Chrismas Hampers

Today President Nelson Chamisa sent Christmas hampers to Hon Job Sikhal family and the Nyatsime 16.

We spent our day with these progresisge Citizens as part of our gesture of solidarity and love.

The President appreciates the effort of everh Citizen who has stood in solidarity with our compatriots who are are unjustly treated.

Thank you Zimbabwe, thank you for the love.
Together we can!

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10 Perish In Boksburg Gas Tanker Explosion

By- Ten people have been reported dead, with several critically injured, in a massive explosion in Boksburg, Gauteng, on Saturday morning after a gas truck reportedly was involved in an accident.

The explosion happened on Hospital Road, a few metres from OR Tambo Memorial Hospital.

The truck is reported to belong to LP Gas.

The OR Tambo Hospital is on fire, with patients scrambling to safety.

Three or four cars are also said to have been involved in the accident.

Unconfirmed reports suggest the tanker drove into a low-lying bridge.

Videos and photos shared on social media show bodies lying on the ground and severely burnt people trying to get medical help.

-The Citizen

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Gas Tanker Explodes In Boksburg Killing Many

By Farai D Hove | A gas tanker has exploded in Boksburg, near Johannesburg killing many people and leaving others injured on Saturday morning.

The incident happened at corner Hospital Rd and Railway St.

According to a statement from Emer-G-Med Kyle van Reenen, Emer-G-Med paramedics and multiple emergency service agencies are currently in attendance at the scene.

At the time of writing at least eight people had been reported killed, and several others injured, and these include at least 6 firefighters.

A tanker carrying LPG gas cylinders had driven into a low-lying bridge where at least four other vehicles were involved in the accident.

Structural damage has been reported at Tambo Memorial Hospital due to the explosion.
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Houses Catch Fire In Boksburg Gas Tanker Explosion

By The Citizen- Several people have died in a massive explosion in Boksburg, Gauteng, on Saturday morning after a gas truck reportedly was involved in an accident.

The explosion happened on Hospital Road, a few metres from OR Tambo Memorial Hospital.

The truck is reported to belong to LP Gas.

The OR Tambo Hospital is on fire, with patients scrambling to safety.

Three or four cars are also said to have been involved in the accident.

Unconfirmed reports suggest the tanker drove into a low-lying bridge.

Videos and photos shared on social media show bodies lying on the ground and severely burnt people trying to get medical help.

-The Citizen

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HH Scrapes Death Penalty, Opens Democratic Space

By-The President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, has d the Death Penalty and the Criminal Defamation of the President provisions in the Penal Code.

The two penalties have been in Zambian laws since the pre-independence era.

The president’s office confirmed the development in a statement seen by Pindula News.

Hichilema also posted on Friday saying he kept the promise to abolish the laws that inhibit democracy. He said:

Today we assented to Penal Code (Amendment) Bill number 25 of 2022, abolishing the death penalty in #Zambia & the offence of Criminal Defamation of the President.Promised to amend laws that inhibit democracy, human rights, good governance & basic freedoms.

The death penalty was a mandatory sentence for people convicted of capital offences while Defamation of the President had seen many people sentenced to jail terms for insulting the President using various platforms.

There have been reports that more people have been arrested and jailed for defamation of the president in Hichilema’s first year than were under six years of Lungu. 

In September this year, Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa, a Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Zambia, said on average, a Zambian is jailed every month for insulting President Hichilema. 

He said all these arrests and jailings of Hichilema’s critics were happening because the legal architecture that enabled the authoritarian tendencies of Lungu and previous leaders remained unchanged under Hichilema. 

There are some who believe the death penalty is appropriate for some crimes. One commentator suggested that it wouldn’t be fair for “convicted murderers to serve out the rest of their life at the expense of taxpayers is human rights? What about the human rights of the victims and their families?” 

Proponents of the abolishment of the death penalty argue that many people are wrongfully convicted and it sometimes takes years to prove one’s innocence and it would be unfair to be found innocent when one has been killed already.

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G40 Bounces Back

By- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Generation 40 (G40) members into the Zanu PF politburo.

He Zanu PF leader is, however, keeping the usual tired horses close to him in an apparent political balancing act that betrays a leader keen on stifling factionalism and the dreaded “bhora musango” as he seeks re-election as state president next year.
G40 was a Zanu PF faction which fiercely resisted Mnangagwa’s ascendancy to both party and national presidency.
The once influential group, fronted by exiled former cabinet ministers Jonathan Moyo, Saviour Kasukuwere, Patrick Zhuwao and Walter Mzembi, was virtually disarmed when Mnangagwa muscled his way to the top job in a shock November 2017 military assisted coup that ousted the country’s founding leader President Robert Mugabe.
Webster Shamu, Super Mandiwanzira, and Douglas Mombeshora are some of the politicians with links to G40 who took up posts within the elite Zanu PF policy making committee.
Shamu, once a fanatical Mugabe ally and former party commissar, was widely regarded as Mashonaland West’s godfather prior to the coup.
He reportedly called for a bhora Musango in 2018 after being fired as Mashonaland West provincial affairs minister on suspicion of being a G40 loyalist.
Bhora musango, a Shona expression whose direct translation is “boot the ball off the field of play”, was coined during the height of Zanu PF factional wars when the party faithful was called to reject Mugabe as party presidential candidate while being encouraged to vote party MPs instead.
Mnangagwa appointed Shamu as deputy secretary of the commissariat after the politician had endured four years in the political wilderness.
Mandiwanzira was also appointed secretary for local government, while Douglas Mombeshora was drafted in as secretary for health and child welfare.
Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa announced last month that exiled G40 kingpins – Moyo and Zhuwao – were welcome back to the party after the duo issued a public apology for endorsing the opposition after Mugabe’s ouster.
Mnangagwa also kept the majority of the Zanu PF old guard, which consisted of a group of politicians who formed Mugabe’s inner circle prior to the coup.
Obert Mpofu, a onetime Mugabe bootlicker, was reappointed secretary for administration, while finance minister Mthuli Ncube made his debut appointment as the deputy secretary for finance, deputising Patrick Chinamasa.
Mutsvangwa was also retained as secretary for information and publicity, deputised by Chido Sanyatwa, while Paul Mangwana, who was previously the secretary of legal affairs, was reshuffled as secretary of mines, with the current speaker of parliament, Jacob Mudenda, taking over his previous post.
Mnangagwa also appointed his wife Auxillia Mnangagwa as secretary for environment and tourism.
There was no sign of Sydney Sekeramayi in the newly announced politburo with signs the wily leader was still upset over the former defence minister becoming a Mugabe choice for the country’s top job.
Mugabe announced in interviews with the media after his ouster that he intended to announce the veteran politician as his successor.
-Kukurigo

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Several Die In Gas Tanker Explosion

By The Citizen- Several people have died in a massive explosion in Boksburg, Gauteng, on Saturday morning after a gas truck reportedly was involved in an accident.

The explosion happened on Hospital Road, a few metres from OR Tambo Memorial Hospital.

The truck is reported to belong to LP Gas.

The OR Tambo Hospital is on fire, with patients scrambling to safety.

Three or four cars are also said to have been involved in the accident.

Unconfirmed reports suggest the tanker drove into a low-lying bridge.

Videos and photos shared on social media show bodies lying on the ground and severely burnt people trying to get medical help.

-The Citizen

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Teacher Unions Call Zimsec To Order Over Exam Leakages

Teacher unions have urged the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) to protect the credibility of school examinations in the country following reports that 588 people were arrested over examination paper leaks.

Some of the teachers’ unions suggested that the 2022 examinations should be nullified.This affected Ordinary and Advanced Level 2022 Zimsec examinations.

Zimbabwe Teachers Association secretary-general Goodwill Taderera said the leaks resulted in  local examinations losing credibility.

-Newsday

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Buyanga To Enjoy Christmas In Jail

South Africa-based Zimbabwean businessman, Frank Buyanga Sadiqi, is set to spend this year’s Christmas festivities in jail after he was denied bail by a South African court this Friday.

Buyanga was seeking bail on charges of contravention of the Immigration Act and possession of fraudulent South African documents.He will be back in court on February 7, 2023, NewsDay reported.

Early this month, South Africa’s Randburg Magistrate Court granted Frank Buyanga R150 000 bail, but Buyanga remained behind bars on fresh charges.

Buyanga was arrested last month following an Interpol warrant of arrest issued by Zimbabwe.

The warrant of arrest was controversially cancelled by Harare Magistrate Judith Taruvinga before the High Court reinstated it.

The South African court granted him bail on the reason that the Interpol warrant was still in effect.

But Buyanga’s joy was short-lived after it emerged fresh charges had been noted with another magistrate.

The 43-year-old was arrested in South Africa on 10 November 2022 on charges of kidnapping his son in Harare in 2020 and on charges of immigration law violations, forgery and contempt of court.

Buyanga, who is involved in a legal battle over the custody of his minor son with ex-girlfriend Chantelle Muteswa, claims President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his family are involved in his legal woes.

He argues there is no merit in this matter that warrants his arrest and detention to the extent that the State is justified in opposing bail.

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Former G40 Members Now Back In Zanu PF, Appointed Into Politburo

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Generation 40 (G40) members into the Zanu PF politburo while keeping the usual tired horses close to him in an apparent political balancing act that betrays a leader keen on stifling factionalism and the dreaded “bhora musango” as he seeks re-election as state president next year.

G40 was a Zanu PF faction which fiercely resisted Mnangagwa’s ascendancy to both party and national presidency.

The once influential group, fronted by exiled former cabinet ministers Jonathan Moyo, Saviour Kasukuwere, Patrick Zhuwao and Walter Mzembi, was virtually disarmed when Mnangagwa muscled his way to the top job in a shock November 2017 military assisted coup that ousted the country’s founding leader President Robert Mugabe.

Webster Shamu, Super Mandiwanzira, and Douglas Mombeshora are some of the politicians with links to G40 who took up posts within the elite Zanu PF policy making committee.

Shamu, once a fanatical Mugabe ally and former party commissar, was widely regarded as Mashonaland West’s godfather prior to the coup.

He reportedly called for a bhora Musango in 2018 after being fired as Mashonaland West provincial affairs minister on suspicion of being a G40 loyalist.

Bhora musango, a Shona expression whose direct translation is “boot the ball off the field of play”, was coined during the height of Zanu PF factional wars when the party faithful was called to reject Mugabe as party presidential candidate while being encouraged to vote party MPs instead.

Mnangagwa appointed Shamu as deputy secretary of the commissariat after the politician had endured four years in the political wilderness.

Mandiwanzira was also appointed secretary for local government, while Douglas Mombeshora was drafted in as secretary for health and child welfare.

Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa announced last month that exiled G40 kingpins – Moyo and Zhuwao – were welcome back to the party after the duo issued a public apology for endorsing the opposition after Mugabe’s ouster.

Mnangagwa also kept the majority of the Zanu PF old guard, which consisted of a group of politicians who formed Mugabe’s inner circle prior to the coup.

Obert Mpofu, a onetime Mugabe bootlicker, was reappointed secretary for administration, while finance minister Mthuli Ncube made his debut appointment as the deputy secretary for finance, deputising Patrick Chinamasa.

Mutsvangwa was also retained as secretary for information and publicity, deputised by Chido Sanyatwa, while Paul Mangwana, who was previously the secretary of legal affairs, was reshuffled as secretary of mines, with the current speaker of parliament, Jacob Mudenda, taking over his previous post.

Mnangagwa also appointed his wife Auxillia Mnangagwa as secretary for environment and tourism.

There was no sign of Sydney Sekeramayi in the newly announced politburo with signs the wily leader was still upset over the former defence minister becoming a Mugabe choice for the country’s top job.

Mugabe announced in interviews with the media after his ouster that he intended to announce the veteran politician as his successor.

-Kukurigo

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We Need Genuine National Unity-President Chamisa

Tinashe Sambiri|CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has accused Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa of feigning concern about national unity.

President Chamisa also paid tribute to the fallen heroes of the liberation struggle.

“Today on National Unity Day, we recommit ourselves to building a new, great, united Zimbabwe.

Thank you fellow Zimbabweans for the journey this far.

United together we shall rebuild our country,” CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Ostallos Siziba said on Thursday.

Also watch President Chamisa Unity Day Message…

https://fb.watch/hB0hASzHwj/
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Zimbabwe False Dawn Warning

There is hope for democratic changes in 2023; pray for wisdom to finally see the futility of participating in flawed elections
By Wilbert Mukori | As 2022 draws to a close and 2023 dawns, I am hopeful this will be the dawn of real change and not just another the false dawn.
Let’s face it, Zimbabwe has blundered from pillar to post these last 42 years, forever sinking deeper and deeper into this economic mess and political paralysis of our own making. The proverbial quote of hope and encouragement “the darkest hour cometh before dawn” has lost meaning because we have had one false dawn after another.
The nation’s hope for freedom, liberty and human dignity which the 1980 independence was supposed to bring was a great disappointment. Robert Mugabe and his Zanu PF cronies, the nation’s liberation war heroes, wanted to secure absolute power for themselves and did not care they were riding roughshod over the people denying them their freedoms, human rights and dignity.
Zanu PF rigged the nation’s first elections in 1980; the people were told in no uncertain terms that if the party did not win the bush war would continue. The people voted to end the war. Three years later, in 1983, Zanu PF launched the Gukurahundi Massacre, the darkest period in the country’s history, whose primary purpose was to force PF Zapu, to join Zanu PF to create a de facto one-party state. Mugabe got his wish in with the signing of the Zanu PF and PF Zapu Unity Accord in December 1987.
Zanu PF has imposed the de facto one-party dictatorship under the pretext the multiparty democracy and free and fair elections were a threat to peace and unity. And so the nation has been stuck for 42 years and counting with this corrupt, tyrannical Zanu PF government that has rigged elections to stay in power.
The country used to pride itself as the breadbasket of the region because it produced enough food to not only feed its people but with surplus to feed millions of others. The country’s agricultural sector collapsed with the seizure of white owned farms to give to Zanu PF ruling elite, most. And ever since, the nation has relied on food aid; we had become so impoverish we could not even pay for it.
Zimbabwe such good soil and favourable weather conditions someone once said, “you can plant a broomstick and harvest fruit!” Yet we are starving in the Garden of Eden. A damning testimonial to the country’s failed leadership.
Four decades of gross mismanagement and rampant corruption have left the country’s economy in ruins. Unemployment has soared to 80% plus, basic services such as education and health care have all but collapsed and 50% of the people now live in abject poverty.
Talk of the darkest hour, the nation is in the middle of the worst power cuts. The 6 hours plus per day ZESA loadshedding of the last decade have now been extended to 18 hours plus.
The second false dawn came with the election of Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC friends. The people have risked life and limb to elect MDC leaders on the understanding the party would implement the required democratic reforms to restore the individual freedoms and rights and end the Zanu PF dictatorship. Alas! MDC has failed to implement even one reform in 22 years including 5 in the GNU.
Mugabe bribed the MDC leaders with the trappings of high office and the rest, as one would say, is history.
Indeed, MDC leaders not only sold-out by failing to implement even one reform these last 22 years but worse still, ever since the GNU debacle they have participated in flawed and illegal elections to give Zanu PF legitimacy in return for a few gravy train seats.
Zanu PF is set to rig the 2023 elections and by the same token CCC (rebranded MDC) will participate to give Zanu PF legitimacy. Where is the light at the end of this dark tunnel, you might well ask! Well bear with me.
It has been variously said that Reinhold Neibuhr himself denied writing it, and credited Friedrich Oetinger, an 18th century theologian, with its authorship; or that it was actually written in 500 A.D. by a philosopher named Boethius who was martyred for the Christian Faith.
Both of these theories have since been discredited, and it does now appear that the Theologian Reinhold Neibuhr was the actual author (he also did in fact claim credit for it). Niebuhr was a major influence on the German Pastor and Nazi resister, Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
God, give us grace to accept with serenity
the things that cannot be changed,
Courage to change the things
which should be changed,
and the Wisdom to distinguish
the one from the other.
Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr
It took the people of Zimbabwe nearly 20 years before they finally accepted the political reality that Mugabe and his Zanu PF cronies were corrupt, incompetent, vote rigging and murderous thugs; even when presented with the mountain of Gukurahundi Massacre evidence. The people have been equally slow in accepting MDC leaders are corrupt and incompetent even with the evidence the party has failed to implement even one reform in 22 years, 5 of which in the GNU.
Still, 10 years since the end of the GNU, there is growing evidence to show the penny has finally dropped, people are now questioning Chamisa and company’s greed and incompetence in failing to implement reforms. And question the sheer futility participating in elections so flawed there is no a verified voters’ roll, Zanu PF is denying 3 million or 37% of the potential voters, etc.
So, it took 20 years for Zimbabweans to finally accept the Zanu PF liberation war heroes were in fact corrupt, incompetent, vote rigging and ruthless thugs. It has taken another 22 years for the people to accept that the MDC leaders they elected to implement the democratic reforms to end the Zanu PF dictatorships are themselves corrupt and incompetent.
The ideal solution for Zimbabwe is to implement the reforms before holding the elections. It is unrealistic to implement reforms now before the July 2023 elections; there is no time. We cannot get Zanu PF, as the government of the day, to postpone the elections. Even if we did; to what end and purpose since we will never get Zanu PF to implement the reforms too. Zanu PF will never reform itself out of office.
Zimbabwe is at a T junction we must now choose to participate, hoping against reason, that CCC’s “Winning In Rigged Elections (WIRE) strategies will finally deliver a different result that 42 years of rigged elections have failed to deliver. If the strategies fail again, it will be too late to denounce the process and challenge the legitimacy of the winner! We have travelled down this route, and will be insane to do yet again, especially after 42 years of rigged elections.
The alternative is to demand reforms and free and fair elections as the only basis for elections. WIRE is an oxymoron granting Zanu PF carte blanche powers to rig elections whilst denying the people their inalienable right to free and fair elections.
We cannot stop Zanu PF going ahead with these flawed and illegal 2023 elections nor can we stop CCC participating.
However, what we can and must do is to discourage as many Zimbabweans as possible from participating; the rural voters usually subjected to Zanu PF coercive measures leaving them with no choice but to participate. have no choice in the matter as they are coerced. And, most important of all, we must remind everyone, especially SADC, of just how flawed and illegal the electoral process is and the absurdity of granting the victor of such a process political legitimacy.
We have failed to get the democratic reforms implemented before the 2023 elections are held, we must now do the next best thing – ensure that vote rigging Zanu PF does not get legitimacy and thus get away with the rigging yet again.
In 2023 pray, God grant Zimbabweans the wisdom to finally see the futility of participating in flawed elections, so flawed there is not even something as basic as a verified voters’ roll, only to give Zanu PF legitimacy and to perpetuate their own suffering! – SOURCE: zimbabwelight.blogspot.com

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VP Chiwenga Takes Over Country

ZANU PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa has gone on leave, leaving his deputy Constantino Chiwenga in charge of the nation.

The vacation started on Thursday and Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga will be the Acting President until the end of the President’s rest which is scheduled to run until the end of January.

The Presidency confirmed the development saying: “His Excellency the President has started his leave which runs on until the end of January,” said the Presidential spokesperson and Acting Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Mr George Charamba.

“He has no intention of leaving the country during the duration of his leave. Vice President Chiwenga is the Acting President for the duration of His Excellency’s leave.”

The President takes leave of duty after an eventful year in which he led from the front in the implementation of several Government programmes meant to improve people’s lives.

On the economic front, the President commissioned several projects which are expected to drive and anchor the attainment of an upper middle income economy by 2030.

In mining, the President presided over the opening of several mines as well as commissioning expansion projects for some existing mines.

In agriculture, he continued his push for climate proofed agriculture, mechanisation of farmers as well as championing rural industrialisation.

Government continued to push for the improvement of the tourism the sector in its quest to achieve a US$5 billion economy.

In the health sector, government continued improvement of health services in the country’s quest to achieve universal health coverage.

These programmes are a key facet of envisaged rapid economic growth to an upper middle-income economy by 2030. -state media

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Nelson Chamisa A Man Of The People

Serving the people requires authenticity and genuineness.

It is a platform for those driven by burning desire for Change.

With a full understanding that it is possible and doable.

That we have an appointment with the future and we have to make it.

President Chamisa has demonstrated beyond doubt that he has the heart to serve, the readiness to deliver and we are humbled to serve the Presidency.

Our job is to keep the nation and the word informed.

We do that with humility, dignity and to the best of our abilities.

We have keep moving and to keep the focus.

Together!

Gift Ostallos Siziba

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ZESA Says Country Getting Full Electricity During Christmas | TRUTH or NONSENSE?

More lights will be on over Christmas as power supplies have improved significantly, with load-shedding reduced after Zesa Holdings managed to buy an additional 150MW from Electricidade de Moçambique, taking imports from that supplier up to 200MW, and complete repairs on Hwange Units 5 and 6, the larger of the old units.
In a statement, Zesa’s stakeholder relations said customers will not experience, during the festive period, the aggressive load curtailment they have been experiencing in the past few weeks after output at Kariba South was cut sharply to run-of-river after stored flood waters were exhausted, faults at Hwange Thermal meant only two units of the six units were running, and a general shortage of regional capacity made imports difficult.

“This development follows weeks of depressed generation attributed to the dropping water levels at Lake Kariba which necessitated the directive to reduce power generation at Kariba South Power Station by the Zambezi River Authority,” said Zesa.

“Moreover, the incessant breakdown of the aged Hwange Power Station equipment saw the station operating with two units during the period. The current power generation challenges affecting the region affected electricity trading on the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) market, further reducing import arrangements in the face of exponential demand for power in the country.

“Our engineers and technicians have been working frantically to ensure increased power generation. Consequently, we have increased generation at the Hwange Power Station by getting the broken down units back up, resulting in 5 of the 6 being currently operational which has increased supply to the national grid.”

Along with the rise in local generation and the increased imports from Mozambique, following the Government making the required foreign currency available, there is an expected cut in demand with a swathe of business on its annual maintenance shut-down and reduced demand in other sectors.

“In the past weeks, we have been extensively engaging with various stakeholders so as to implement critical measures to alleviate the power deficit challenges,” said Zesa, noting that the deficit was common to most SADC countries. But there was extra capacity in Mozambique which Zesa has managed to tap.

“We have successfully managed to secure the injection of additional imports from other SAPP members to support supply until the Kariba reservoir recovers in the first quarter of next year.

“We would like to express our profound gratitude for the support and commitment we got from the Government to mobilise the much needed foreign currency.”

Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube told Parliament last week he had made US$34 million available to boost and pay for needed imports.

Zesa has also been working with its largest customers, those who pay for their maximum power demand rather than buy units of energy as domestic and other businesses do. This allows these customers, mainly the largest mines and some of the largest industries, to import directly.

So Zesa worked with them to intensely facilitate the establishment of an Intensive Energy User Group (IEUG) with to guarantee supplies to maximum demand customers and ease pressure on the grid, said the statement.

Besides importing directly, Zesa said these customers could support the development of independent power producers in Zimbabwe by signing supply agreements directly with them. For both the direct imports by very large users and those buying directly from the independents, Zesa just provides the grid to bring the power from the supplier to teh customer.

The first meeting of this IEUG of major users was held on March 29 this year and there have been engagement meetings in Zambia and Mozambique since then.

“We are now pushing that we move faster on this initiative as it is in line with global developments where the private sector is involved more and more in developing and securing power supplies.

“As a sign of progression and commitment, during the current crisis some of the members of this group offered to resource the utility with advance payments of their electricity usage bills to enable us to meet our power import obligations, and to date one such transaction has already been implemented.”

The next main step is to bring the pair of new generating units at Hwange Extension on line, with their extra 600MW. Tests at Hwange 7 should soon be complete, to be followed soon after by Hwange 8, and senior Zesa staff have joined other technical staff and the resident power station staff and are staying at Hwange over the festive season to keep the commissioning momentum going.

“The two units were originally expected to supply the grid from early this year. But the delays caused by Covid-19 derailed the completion. But “commissioning preparations are well on course”, Zesa said.—- Herald

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Man’s Body Found With Missing Parts

A 21-year-old Karoi man died yesterday after he was struck with a log on the head following a misunderstanding over US$2 during a beer drinking spree at a business centre in the area.

The man, Norman Chikoka, died after being admitted at Karoi Hospital and police have since arrested the suspect, Bonwell Mereki (24).

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi has since expressed concern over an increase in murder cases countrywide.

“Police in Karoi are investigating a case of murder in which the victim Norman Chikoka aged 21 died on December 20, 2022 upon admission at Karoi Hospital after being struck with a log on the head by the suspect, Bonwell Mereki aged 24 following an argument over US$2, during a beer drinking spree at Gindikindi Business Centre, Kazangarare.

“The suspect was arrested,” he said.

Meanwhile, police in Tengwe in Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West are investigating a murder case in which Tavengwa Madziyadondo (32) died after being struck with a log on the head by Ronias Chirovapasi (32) following an argument on Sunday at Nyamhishi Village during a memorial service.

The suspect is still on the run.

In Chegutu, police are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 44-year-old man whose body was found at Jamaica Farm with a missing palm and blood clots on the mouth and nose last Friday.

The victim had not returned home after going for fishing, prompting his wife and church members to search for him.

— Herald

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Man Killed Over $ 2

A 21-year-old Karoi man died yesterday after he was struck with a log on the head following a misunderstanding over US$2 during a beer drinking spree at a business centre in the area.

The man, Norman Chikoka, died after being admitted at Karoi Hospital and police have since arrested the suspect, Bonwell Mereki (24).

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi has since expressed concern over an increase in murder cases countrywide.

“Police in Karoi are investigating a case of murder in which the victim Norman Chikoka aged 21 died on December 20, 2022 upon admission at Karoi Hospital after being struck with a log on the head by the suspect, Bonwell Mereki aged 24 following an argument over US$2, during a beer drinking spree at Gindikindi Business Centre, Kazangarare.

“The suspect was arrested,” he said.

Meanwhile, police in Tengwe in Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West are investigating a murder case in which Tavengwa Madziyadondo (32) died after being struck with a log on the head by Ronias Chirovapasi (32) following an argument on Sunday at Nyamhishi Village during a memorial service.

The suspect is still on the run.

In Chegutu, police are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a 44-year-old man whose body was found at Jamaica Farm with a missing palm and blood clots on the mouth and nose last Friday.

The victim had not returned home after going for fishing, prompting his wife and church members to search for him.

— Herald

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Mnangagwa Smuggling Own Dogs And Cats Into Parliament, Govt Buildings | VIDEO

Until the day we wake up, the whole family including cats donkeys, and dogs are being smuģgled into Parliament and government buildings, writes commentator Mai Anesu

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Police Arrest Gukurahundi Apologists

By-Police in Bulawayo broke a march by local pressure group Ibhetshu Likazulu commemorating the people who the government killed during operation Gukurahundi.

According to media reports from Bulawayo, three activists were arrested during the foiled commemorations.

The three are:

i). Ibhetshu LikaZulu’s vice chairperson, Thamsanqa Ncube 

ii). Ibhetshu LikaZulu member, Melusi ‘Coltart’ Nyathi, and 

iii). Samukeliso Tshuma, leader of The Girls Table organisation.

Narrating the incident Thursday, Ibhetshu Likazulu secretary-general Mbuso Fuzwayo said some passers-by were also harassed by police during the incident. Fuzwayo said:

As an organisation, we were intending to march in memory of those who survived and those who were killed, raped but the government of Zimbabwe through the Zimbabwe Republic Police stopped us and sadly a lot of people who were passing by and those within the vicinity of the Joshua Nkomo statue were harassed.

The pressure group has, in the years, timed its Gukurahundi commemorations for Unity Day, celebrated every December 22.

Unity Day was declared when the late Nkomo and late President Robert Mugabe’s rival parties merged in what ended the Gukurahundi massacres waged by the country’s security forces against civilians who were presumed to be sympathetic to Nkomo’s PF Zapu.

Gukurahundi, as it is commonly known, was an operation that was allegedly carried out by Mugabe’s government to track down former ZIPRA combatants who deserted Zimbabwe’s integrated military with weapons in protest over lack of equal treatment with those who waged the war under Mugabe’s ZANLA.

It is estimated that 20 000 civilians died at the hands of the Zimbabwe military during the dark period.

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Pari Doctors Deny Killing Patient In Theater

By-Parirenyatwa Group of Hospital has dismissed a social media story claiming that a female patient died at the health institution after doctors mistakenly cut her intestines.

Social media reports suggested that the woman was operated on at Parirenyatwa but the institution says she came after an operation had been performed at a private institution in Harare. 

In a statement seen by Pindula News, Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals said the woman died while health caregivers were trying to save her life. Reads the statement:

RESPONSE TO AN ARTICLE BY ZIMNEWS TITLED “WOMAN DIES AFTER PART DOCTORS MISTAKENLY CUT INTESTINES DURING C-SECTION”

We have taken note of an article by Zimnews titled “Woman dies after Pari Doctors mistakenly cut intestines during C-Section“.

We would like to put the record straight that this patient was not operated on at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals but at one of the private healthcare facilities. Apparently, most of the private medical facilities have no Intensive Care or High Dependency Units (ICU and HDU) so the patient was referred to Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals’ Intensive Care Unit for further management.

Our Doctors tried their best to salvage the situation but, unfortunately, the patient could not make it. We would want to assure members of the public that as a government health institution our focus is to save life and Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals remains the preferred referral centre for such critical patients.

The hospital’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr Aspect Maunganidze, told The Herald that the patient died while being prepared for corrective surgery. 

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Head Arrested For Stealing Porridge

By-Nkanyiso Primary School head has been arrested for stealing school porridge.

A police report says the headmistress, Bellah Moyo, was arrested by Tsholotsho police. Reads the statement issued by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP):

Police in Tsholotsho have arrested Kelvin Ncube (26) and Bellah Moyo (58) in connection with a case of theft which occurred between August and 29 November 2022 at Nkanyiso Primary School, where 40 reams of bond paper, 23 X 50kg cement and 20 X 50 kg porridge were stolen.

On 17/12/22, Police arrested Kelvin Ncube after receiving information that he was linked to the case. Kevin Moyo implicated the headmistress of the school, Bellah Moyo, leading to her arrest on 20/12/22.

In October this year, another school head, Calister Tarisai Matsitsiro (58) was arrested for allegedly stealing the Rugare Primary School’s timber and asbestos sheets.

Investigations established that she planned to use the asbestos and timber to build a fowl run at her residence.

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Investigating Mai Titi

By Showbiz Reporter | Angry people who never said a thing when Sylvia Maphosa was shot dead in 1st Street, and were neither bothered when 50 women were raped by ED’s men in Jan 2019, or when Mai Titi hired bouncers to go assault Kristel, surname withheld, (the Marlborough businesswoman) and to butcher Sean Delroy, are the ones right now demanding that journalists mustn’t investigate Felistas Murata. VIDEOS- LOADING BELOW…

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Disappointing Brazil Remain World’s Best Team

Brazil still top the FIFA rankings, despite their quarter final exit in the just concluded 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The South Americans, who were pre-tournament favorites heading into the 22nd edition of the global showpiece in Qatar, were knocked by Croatia in the last eight.

On the Coca Cola FIFA rankings released by the world football governing body today, Tite’s men are still on top, with recently-crowned world champions Argentina now in second.

“The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ has just crowned a new champion in Argentina (2nd, plus 1), but that has not stopped Brazil (1st, -) staying out front in the last FIFA/Cola-Cola World Ranking of the year. A Seleção hold a narrow lead over La Albiceleste, who would have jumped ahead of their neighbours and rivals had they beaten France (3rd, plus 1) in last Sunday’s World Cup final in normal or extra time,” reads a statement by FIFA.

“Unlucky losers, Les Bleus may have lost their world crown but they are back in the top three. Dropping out of it are Belgium (4th, minus 2), after they failed to reach the knockout phase at Qatar 2022. England (5th, -) complete the top five.

“On the back of their respective runs to the last four of the World Cup, Croatia (7th, plus 5) and Morocco (11th, plus 11) have both made spectacular jumps up the Ranking. The Atlas Lions are the year’s highest climbers in fact, having collected no fewer than 142 points over the last 12 months.

“Similarly, Australia (27th, plus 11) and Cameroon (33rd, plus 10) have World Cup performances to thank for their climbs of 11 and 10 places respectively, while Saudi Arabia (49th, plus 2), who beat Argentina in the group phase in Qatar move into the top 50, as do Burkina Faso (50th, plus 4).

“In total, seven teams have risen by more than ten places in the Ranking since December 2021: Gambia (126th, plus 24), Morocco (11th, plus 17), Costa Rica (32nd, plus 17), Cameroon (33rd, plus 17), Equatorial Guinea (98th, plus 16), Indonesia (151st, plus 13) and Cuba (168th, plus 11).

“The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 6 April 2023.”- Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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Former Chelsea Boss Named Chipolopolo Coach

Former Chelsea manager Avram Grant has been appointed as the new head coach of the Zambia senior men’s national soccer team.

The 67-year old, who is not new to African football having coached the Black Stars of Ghana, has been tasked with reviving Chipolopolo, who have been on a downward spiral having failed to qualify for the last three AFCON finals.

He has signed a 2-year deal.

Grant’s immediate task is to ensure the 2012 AFCON winners book a place at the next edition of the continental showpiece.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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Mob Bashes Madala For Failing To Pay Debt

This Biblical advice was at play when a 63-year-old Bulawayo man was hospitalised after a mob set upon him with punches and kicks for allegedly failing to repay a debt.

According to Figton Madlala Mguni’s relatives, he borrowed US$25 from Godknows Chirovera (25) and he failed to pay it back.

It is reported that while Chirovera was waiting for a friend at Corner 3rd Avenue and Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Street on Monday afternoon, he bumped into Figton.

“Chirovera started demanding his money from him but Figton arrogantly told him, straight to his face that he didn’t have it. That did not go down well with Chirovera who started pushing Figton and punched him in the face before he kicked him all over the body,” said the source.

A mob joined in and also kicked the elderly man all over the body, leaving him unconscious.

It could not be established what induced the crowd to gang up against the old man.

The family member said a Good Samaritan rushed Figton to Mpilo Central Hospital for medical attention where he is said to be in critical condition.

The incident was reported to the police leading to Chirovera’s arrest.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident and warned members of the public against resorting to violence to solve misunderstandings.

“We would like to strongly discourage members of the public from resorting to violence whenever they have disputes.

“They should engage their friends, police’s Victim Friendly Unit or a pastor rather than turning to violence because it might lead to unnecessary loss of life,” he said.

— BMetro

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Together To The End With The People’s President

Serving the people requires authenticity and genuineness.

It is a platform for those driven by burning desire for Change.

With a full understanding that it is possible and doable.

That we have an appointment with the future and we have to make it.

President Chamisa has demonstrated beyond doubt that he has the heart to serve, the readiness to deliver and we are humbled to serve the Presidency.

Our job is to keep the nation and the word informed.

We do that with humility, dignity and to the best of our abilities.

We have keep moving and to keep the focus.

Together!

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Empowerment Tips For Miners

Business Correspondent| Three Wingers Enterprises is planning to introduce training and empowerment lessons for miners.

The company says miners are losing thousands of dollars due to lack of proper knowledge in the field.

According to the company, artisanal miners need to equipped with essential knowledge as well.

See statement below:

In response to high rise in people investing in mining losing thousands of dollars because of lack of knowledge and experience in the difference between Artisanal mining we are in process of developing any institution that will address that .

By 1 giving theory to specific small scale Mining areas.
2 give practical lessons on scale Mining
3 give small scale Mining management especially finance management.

4 Teach to raise funds and identify all key finance leakage points.
5 introduce you to mining compliance
6 train you in different mining environments and familiarize with small scale Mining agreements and loopholes firsthand and many more.

How

By providing accommodation inside a mine

Giving out theory lectures and practical lessons.
Introduce you to key players in the industry.

Later on plans
To establish fund in partnership with banks for students who concentrate and spend time at the mine to guarantee for loan.
To establish an online assistance through our digital network.

N.B for existence mines cyanide process assistance is taking shape from building tanks up to first elution for those with dump .

For more information

Call /WhatsApp 0774028830 for more

Facebook: Gold Mining Consultancy Zimbabwe

Website: https://www.threewingersenterprises.com

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President Nelson Chamisa Unity Day Message: Watch

Tinashe Sambiri|CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has accused Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa of feigning concern about national unity.

President Chamisa also paid tribute to the fallen heroes of the liberation struggle.

“Today on National Unity Day, we recommit ourselves to building a new, great, united Zimbabwe.

Thank you fellow Zimbabweans for the journey this far.

United together we shall rebuild our country,” CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Ostallos Siziba said on Thursday.

Also watch President Chamisa Unity Day Message…

https://fb.watch/hB0hASzHwj/
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Manyame Park Man Bashed For Bonking Mbuyawasha At A Church Shrine

A Manyame Park man was bashed by Johanne Masowe church members after they found him having sex with a woman later proven to be his brother-in-law’s wife at their shrine.

Tanaka Musengeyi aged 30, lured his brother-in-law Solomon Chawira’s wife, only identified as Nyasha aged 19, to a bushy area where they were caught by Sowe reJerusalem members having sex.

This obviously did not sit well with the church members who in turn battered the two for defiling their place of worship.

A video was recorded by a passer-by of the bashing and posted on social media.

Nyasha confirmed the incident, saying Tanaka had been proposing to her whenever he visited them.

“We were bashed by three men after they caught us,” said Nyasha.

“Tanaka murume we wehanzvadzi yemurume wangu, mukuwasha.”

-Byo24

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Mnangagwa Announces New Zanu PF Politiburo

Secretary for Administration Obert Mpofu

Deputy for Administration General Nyambuya

Secretary for Finance Chinamasa

Deputy Secretary for Finance Mthuli Ncube

Secretary for Commissariat Mike Bimha

Deputy Secretary for Commisariat Webster Shamu

Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade Simbarashe Mbengegwi

Deputy Foreign Affairs and International Trade Abedingo Ncube

Secretary for Security Matuke

Deputy Secretary for Security Tendai Chirau

Secretary for Transport July Moyo

Deputy Secretary for Transport James Makamba

Secretary Legal Affairs Jacob F. Mudenda

Deputy Secretary Legal Affairs Advocate Fortune Chasi

Secretary for Information and Publicity Christopher Mutsvangwa

Deputy Secretary for Information and Publicity Chido Sanyatwa

Secretary for Health and Child Welfare and Elderly Douglas Mombeshora

Deputy Secretary for Health and Child Welfare and Elderly Irene Zindi

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Police Arrest Gukurahundi Mourners | PICTURES

Police yesterday disrupted Gukurahundi commemorations in Bulawayo and arrested some of the participants.

‘This speaks volumes on the insincerity of the govt on the issue of national healing and reconciliation,’ writes Crisis Coalition For Zimbabwe

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Mapostori Butcher Man For F*ucking At Their Shrine

By- Members of the Johanne Masowe church have beaten up a Manyame man after founding him having s*x with a woman at their shrine.

The woman was later proved to be the man’s his brother-in-law’s wife. 

Tanaka Musengeyi aged 30, lured his brother-in-law Solomon Chawira’s wife, only identified as Nyasha aged 19, to a bushy area where they were caught by Sowe reJerusalem members having sex.

This did not sit well with the church members who in turn assaulted the two for defiling their place of worship, H-Metro reported.

A passerby recorded a video of the church members assaulting the two and posted it on social media.

Nyasha confirmed the incident, saying Tanaka had been proposing to her whenever he visited them.

We were bashed by three men after they caught us.

Tanaka murume we wehanzvadzi yemurume wangu, mukuwasha.

According to religious beliefs, adultery is considered a sin, however, in the eyes of the law, it is a breach of contract. 

It is considered an infringement or damage to a marriage, however, it is not a crime. It is not possible to be arrested for committing adultery, however, one can claim damages from a third party who has caused harm to a marriage by intentionally interfering in the marital relationship. 

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Pastor Dupes 30 In Mbanje Deal

By-A Masvingo-based bishop has escaped with money he duped over 30 people in a bogus cannabis farming deal.

Bishop Trust Sangweni of the Evangelical Apostolic Christian Mission Church formed a cannabis farming group, which should have been operational by now.
One of the bishop’s victims, Peki Wushe, told H-Metro that the bishop had disappeared to South Africa.
“I was recommended to join the group, called Archmedicinal Private Limited, by a friend who once attended his church in December 2021.
“Upon joining, we were required to pay US$250 to cater for paperwork and errands.
“He would often come to Harare claiming he wanted to fix the group’s paperwork, and we would pay logistics fees for all his trips,” she said.
Wushe said he would tell them the money required was to pay for environmental impact assessment, Environmental Management Agency, land and the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency.
“I paid close to US$1 600. He is a sweet talker, and no one thought we would be scammed until today.
“At one time, we sponsored his trip to Cape Town as he convinced us that he was looking for investors.
“In July this year, he said the investors were in Zimbabwe and he needed more money to finish paperwork so that we would not look confused,” she said.
Wushe said she became suspicious when she returned to Zimbabwe from Dubai in August and the bishop failed to present evidence that there was some progress.
“He had promised to hold the ground breaking ceremony in September, and we prepared our outfits for the day.
“He assured us that everything was in order and unresolved matters were being worked on.
“Those who asked a lot of questions about the project were called hypocrites. In October, the group went silent,” she said.
Wushe said she decided to check with the authorities.
“I found out that the company was indeed registered in July this year.
“He was in the board of directors, together with his wife Silibaziso Zhou and Nyika Sangweni, his brother.
“I went to the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement and they told me that they were not aware of the group.
“When I informed other members of the group, he fled to South Africa,” she said.
Another group member, who requested anonymity, said they were fooled into believing he was genuine.
“No one thought he would rob us of our money since he is a bishop.
“We also contributed together with some of his church members, and thought we had managed to grab a life changing deal,” he said.
H-Metro spoke to Bishop Sangweni’s wife, Silibaziso, who distanced herself from the farming group.
“Sangweni went to South Africa last month. People are always coming to me claiming that they were duped by my husband.
“I do not know why they are bothering me. I knew there was a cannabis group he talked about, but I did not know I was one of the directors.
“Mufonerei iye panumber yake. I can send you his WhatsApp number; he has been communicating with some members of the group,” she said
However, efforts to reach Bishop Sangweni were fruitless.
The matter has been reported to the police under case number IR 101503. H Metro

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Ruto Faces Ouster

By- Kenyans are bitter about the newly elected president, William Ruto’s failure to turn the economy around.

The people of Kenya said Ruto’s first 100 days in office have been tough and different from what they expected.

  Ruto won the contested August 9 elections.

After his election, he cast himself as a champion for the downtrodden, vowing to create jobs and tackle a cost-of-living crisis that has left many Kenyans struggling to put food on the table.

Kenyan shop attendant Winnie Wanjiru Mwaura was brimming with hope when she signed up to be an election agent for William Ruto during the August 9 polls and was elated when he became president.

But barely 100 days after the rags-to-riches businessman took office on September 13, the 21-year-old wants nothing to do with him. The first-time voter told the Nation:

Life has only become worse under him.

More pain for Kenyans in new Ruto, IMF loan deal

When Ruto (56) came to power, he slashed food and fuel subsidies introduced by his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta arguing that the interventions had “not borne any fruit.”

Their removal was a request from the International Monetary Fund, a major lender to the East African economic powerhouse. 

Business analysts including Ken Gichinga, chief economist at business analytics firm Mentoria Economics say the move to remove the fuel subsidy was not very strategic as it has led to a slower economy, rising inflation and higher interest rates.

The Central Bank of Kenya raised interest rates by a cumulative 1.75 per cent in 2022, while inflation soared to a five-year high of 9.6 per cent in October.

Even Ruto’s pet project, the 50-billion-shilling ($408-million) “hustler fund”, has sparked controversy, with some accusing him of abandoning promises to make the credit scheme interest-free.

The fund, launched last month, will offer personal loans of up to 50 000 Kenyan shillings, with interest charged at eight per cent a year, lower than the rate of inflation.

Borrowers have already complained of difficulty in getting loans higher than 1 000 Kenyan shillings approved, despite the fund’s stated objective of boosting financial access for the country’s poorest citizens.

Ruto, who marked his one-hundredth day on the job on Thursday, also failed or neglected to deliver on his campaign pledge to achieve gender parity in his cabinet, naming just seven women to his 22-member team.

Despite a “disappointing” start, however, Manyora, who supported Ruto’s opponent Raila Odinga during the polls, said it was too early to dismiss the president and his team.

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ExWife Disappears With Son

State Media – A HARARE man is still searching for his eight-year-old son who disappeared with his ex-wife on July 23.
Precious Nemutambwe has lost hope of ever finding his son after his former wife, Miriam Ziramba, disappeared with the boy.

Ziramba is now wanted for breaching the law after Justice Neville Wamambo granted a provisional order barring her from leaving the country with the child under HC5780/22 with reference number HC:3029/22 on September 20.

She is now wanted for contempt of court and child abduction for not complying with the court order.

“I am now troubled since all my efforts are hitting a brick wall. She was supposed to comply with the law within 10 days, but she has never appeared.

“I don’t know what to do now since I have run out of leads, and it seems she has changed her phone numbers.

“After the court ordered her to bring the child, I thought she would comply, but I am told she might be in Cape Town or Canada.

“It means she used illegal ways or bribed officials to leave the country since all entry points were advised to be on the lookout for her,” said Precious. – H Metro

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How Mine Gang Geek Dies

State Media -A man believed to have been part of the 13-member gang of armed robbery suspects that raided three cash-in-transit vehicles and got away with 11 kilogrammes of gold in early October has since died, Sunday News can reveal.
While Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube could not confirm the development, a source close to the investigations said the suspect succumbed to injuries sustained in the shoot-out with How Mine’s security manager during the heist.

The manager, a former CID Homicide officer reportedly showed his prowess as he shot two of the suspects with the now deceased hit on the spine.

The suspect reportedly died a week later in South Africa.

Police arrested three of the 13 and later connected some of them to four similar forays that occurred in the city.

The gang was fingered in heists at two financial institutions, a fruit and vegetable wholesale and a grocery shop between May and October.

In total, the gang reportedly got away with US$858 000 and R508 000 in five raids within four months. – Sunday News

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5 Perish In Head-on Collision

FIVE people died on the spot yesterday when a Toyota Hilux was involved in a head-on collision with a Nissan Magnite at the 379km peg along the Harare-Bulawayo Road.

The accident occurred around 5pm.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident.

“The ZRP reports a fatal road traffic accident which occurred on December 19, 2022 at around 5pm at 379 km peg along Harare-Bulawayo Road where five people died on the spot.

“A D4D Toyota Hilux vehicle with one passenger on board was involved in a head on collision with a Nissan Magnite vehicle which had five passengers on board. The bodies of the deceased were taken to United Bulawayo Hospital mortuary,” he said.

On the same day, six people died while seven others were injured when a Honda Fit was involved in a head-on collision with a Toyota double cab at the 111 km peg along Harare- Bulawayo Road.

The accident occurred around 10am.

“The ZRP reports a fatal road traffic accident which occurred on December 19, 2022 at around 10am at the 111 km peg along Harare- Bulawayo Road in which six people died while seven others were injured.

“A Honda Fit Vehicle with eight passengers on board was involved in a head on collision with a Toyota KZ Double cab vehicle which had three passengers on board. Four people died on the spot while two others died on the way to the hospital,” Asst Comm Nyathi said.

The bodies of the victims were taken to Chegutu District Hospital Mortuary for post mortem, while the injured are admitted at the same hospital.

— Herald

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Mnangagwa Feigning Concern About National Unity- President Chamisa

Tinashe Sambiri|CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has pointed out that Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa lacks sincerity in terms of fostering national unity.

Despite killing, arresting and torturing political rivals, Mr Mnangagwa insists the so called second republic has transformed the lives of many.

According to President Chamisa, the persecution of citizens by the regime is a mockery of national unity tenets.

Below is President Chamisa’s Unity Day statement:

WE THE CITIZENS, yearn for real unity based on equality, tolerance, justice & freedom.This was the vision of our founding leaders,such Dr Joshua Nkomo,who made sacrifices to bring us together. Today on Unity Day,we recommit ourselves to building a new, great, united Zimbabwe.

MAKING ZIMBABWE A WINNING NATION…We will unite all Zimbabweans across politics,race &tribe.Unity wins peace &prosperity for nations.Unity thrives nations.There can never be true unity without true dialogue &love.We need each other.Unity is good for us all &for a thriving economy.

Unity doesn’t manipulate or rig elections.Unity doesn’t imprison or persecute political competitors.Unity is not unjust or unequal.Unity is neither violent nor terrorist.Unity is not violence or vengeance.

Unity is not hateful or vindictive.Unity is love and forgiveness #FreeWiwa

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Man Caught In Bed With Another Man’s Wife

…“Desire violently grabbed Tendayi and slapped him thunderously before kicking him several times all over the body.” ….

A man from Paddonhurst in Bulawayo will live to rue the day he was busted getting cozy with his co-tenant’s wife on his fellow lodger’s matrimonial bed.
This was after the enraged co-tenant allegedly battered him before shoving a huge vibrator deep into his behind and turning it on.

As he was writhing in pain, his assailant spiked his manhood with a thorn.

As a result of the alleged torture, Tendayi Gowero soiled himself.

It is reported that Desire Moyo (28) unexpectedly returned home from Beitbridge at around 8:30PM and found Gowero sitting with his wife Patience Siko Ncube on his matrimonial bed.

A source close to the incident said: “Desire violently grabbed Tendayi and slapped him thunderously before kicking him several times all over the body.”

In a towering rage, he yanked off Tendayi’s pair of trousers and underwear and slammed a vibrator into his behind.

His two other co-tenants tried to restrain Desire but he threatened to stab them with a knife.

He even chased after one of the co-tenants but he could not catch him.

To add salt to injury, the source said Desire returned to his bedroom and found his still naked victim groaning in agony and he pierced his manhood with a thorn.

“He buried a thorn into his manhood and told Tendayi, who was screaming his lungs out and was just gasping like a dying fish, it was punishment for sitting with his wife on his matrimonial bed,” said the source.

“The pain became too much but by then, he was just moaning as the vibrator still buzzed away in his butt. Tendayi soiled himself. He bled and suffered a swollen face and buttocks.”

As Desire continued torturing Tendayi, one of the tenants rushed to Kumalo Police Station and reported the incident.

The source said cops attended the scene and found two used condoms and a pink vibrator in the house.

Desire is in police custody.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident and discouraged members of the public from resorting to violence when they have disputes.

“We would like to discourage members of the public from resorting to violence. They should engage police, relatives or pastors to solve the dispute amicably,” he said.

When contacted for comment Patience said she was not at liberty to speak to the Press.

“I’m in a bad state at the moment and I can’t give you a comment,” she said tersely. —B Metro

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ZNA Soldier Smashes Wife Into Wall Until Totally Unconscious

A senior member of the Zimbabwe National Army Colonel Chance Mkhwananzi has appeared in court facing charges of assaulting his wife after he accused her of cheating on him with a worker at the couple’s mine.

Colonel Chance Mkhwananzi

So furious was Mkhwananzi that he slammed his wife head first into a wall and she fell unconscious.

Mkhwananzi appeared before Western Commonage Court magistrate Jeconia Prince Ncube where he pleaded guilty to physical abuse charge as defined in section 3 (1) (a) as read with section 4 (1) of the Domestic Violence Act chapter 5:16.

He may have been spared jail agony when he was fined $25 000, payable by 1 January next year. If he fails to pay, he will be jailed for four months.

In arriving at the sentence the magistrate took into consideration the fact that Mkhwananzi was a first- time offender and that a non-custodial sentence like community service was also not appropriate for him since he would be needed at work.

The court heard that while Mkhwananzi was with his wife and children at their home in Gwabalanda suburb, his wife received a phone call from one of their mine workers named Arnold Sibanda.

Mkhwananzi got suspicious and accused his wife of cheating on him with Sibanda.

The court heard a misunderstanding ensued between the two parties and at the height of the dispute Mkhwananzi punched his wife several times.

As if that was not enough he went on to smash her head against the wall. As a result of the savage attack his wife bled profusely and became unconscious. —B Metro

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ZIFA Unity Cup Final Cancelled

The proposed Unity Cup clash between old foes Highlanders and Dynamos, scheduled for today, will not take place.

Bosso and DeMbare were set to renew their rivalry at Babourfields Stadium as the county celebrates Unity Day.

However, it appears the eagerly-awaited clash never existed from the onset.

Energy company Sakunda Holdings, according to some claims, was set to bankroll the latest installment of the ‘Battle of Zimbabwe’.

They (Sakunda) however, distanced themselves from it.

Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) acting Chief Executive Officer Xolisani Gwesela, reiterated all week that the country’s football governing body was not aware of the match.

Dynamos players trained for the clash all week, under the watchful eye of recently-appointed head coach Hebert Maruwa.

So serious were DeMbare’s preparations for the planned match that nimble-footed winger Tanaka Chidhobha was even told by the Maruwa-led technical team to cut his hair if he wanted to travel to Bulawayo for it, to which he obliged.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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Tragedy As 3 Children Drown In Pit

THREE children drowned in a water logged pit left open by sand poachers in Mayambara Village in Seke yesterday.

Blessing Ndhlala, 15, a Form 2 student, Stephen Masaure, 12, (Grade 6) and Queentine Madamombe, 9, (Grade 3) were in the company of their grandmother, Mavis Nzara, 68, when they met their fate.

Gogo Mavis told H-Metro that they were looking for firewood near Hunyani River.

“We were looking for firewood along the river bank when the children went to the pit,” said Gogo Mavis.

“Pavandisiya ndafunga kuti varikunotsvaga makavi. One of them shouted for help, and when I rushed there, I found them struggling, and I tried in vain to rescue them.

“I don’t know why they never went to swim in the shallow water. They just went into the pit for a reason I do not know,” said Gogo Mavis.

Scores of Mayambara villagers rushed to the open pit, but it was too late as the three students had already drowned.

— HMetro

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Manchester United Dismiss Burnley

Isheanesu Mutyambizi| With many football tournaments resuming after the ending of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, all eyes were back onto the Carabao Cup/EFL Cup today as premier league giants Manchester United were hosting Burnley Football Club in the round of 16 stages to decide who will proceed to the quarterfinals.
Manchester United was by far the better side of the two in the first half, with Alejandro Garnacho of United almost scoring in the game’s early minutes. In this match, most world cup players who represented their respective countries in the latter stages of the world cup were present except for United defenders Raphael Varane and Laturo Martinez, as both were recently playing in the world cup final.
Manchester United finally got their first goal from Christian Eriksen from an amazing assist by Aaron Wan-Bissaka to make the score line 1-0 to the host. Burnley who is having a terrific season in the second tier of British football looked out of place the whole game and in the second half, their woes were worsened as Marcus Rashford scored United’s second goal to put the game out of reach for the visitors.
With a winning start to the second half of the season, we await to see whom United might face in the last eight.

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SA Police Round-Up 1000 Criminals

By-Police in South Africa have arrested over 1 000 wanted suspects during a roadblock.

The arrests were effected in Pretoria West on Thursday morning.
It’s part of an O Kae Molao operation.
Gauteng Police Commissioner Elias Mawela told eNCA that he’s pleased with today’s progress.
Mawela says that they have recovered two stolen vehicles during the operation.
The commissioner also says that they have arrested 77 undocumented persons. The nationalities of the arrested people were not disclosed.

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Mnangagwa Insults Gukurahundi Victims

By-Zanu PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa has repeated that Zimbabwe remains a unitary state and ruled out possibilities of declaring Matabeleland a Mthwakazi state.

In his Unity Day statement, Mnangagwa said there was no room for divisions, hatred, and yet another ethnic conflict among Zimbabweans.

ZBC News cites him as saying: 

Through the historic show of leadership and vision by our founding fathers, our nation escaped the baneful cycle of lost independence conflict. We take pride in the fact that the agreement was homegrown with our two liberation movements, namely the Zimbabwe African National Union, ZANU and the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union, ZAPU, putting aside their differences for the greater national good. Let us always remain mindful that we are a unitary state, with many languages, tribes and cultures, united under one national flag and national anthem. There is no room for division, hatred or conflicts.

In our diversity is our collective strength and resources to resolve questions and challenges of the day. Together we must equally tap into the vast opportunities that are presenting themselves across all sectors of the economy. Today, we, therefore, celebrate our diversity and take pride in our unity as one people.

The construction of dams, energy, health and education infrastructure is ultimately for the benefit of all Zimbabweans. This is the national character trait and unity which must be entrenched as we concertedly develop, modernise and industrialise our country for a higher quality of life for all people.

He added that Zimbabwe needs peace as 2023 elections approach. 

Mnangagwa said elections should never be an excuse or pretext for political conflict, disturbances hate speech or disharmony. 

He said unity, patriotism, loyalty and love for Zimbabwe should always be the guiding beacon for Zimbabweans, no matter the season of times.

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Kenyans Regret Voting For Ruto

By- Kenyans have said life during William Ruto’s first 100 days has been tough and different from what they expected.

  Ruto won the contested August 9 elections.

After his election, he cast himself as a champion for the downtrodden, vowing to create jobs and tackle a cost-of-living crisis that has left many Kenyans struggling to put food on the table.

Kenyan shop attendant Winnie Wanjiru Mwaura was brimming with hope when she signed up to be an election agent for William Ruto during the August 9 polls and was elated when he became president.

But barely 100 days after the rags-to-riches businessman took office on September 13, the 21-year-old wants nothing to do with him. The first-time voter told the Nation:

Life has only become worse under him.

More pain for Kenyans in new Ruto, IMF loan deal

When Ruto (56) came to power, he slashed food and fuel subsidies introduced by his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta arguing that the interventions had “not borne any fruit.”

Their removal was a request from the International Monetary Fund, a major lender to the East African economic powerhouse. 

Business analysts including Ken Gichinga, chief economist at business analytics firm Mentoria Economics say the move to remove the fuel subsidy was not very strategic as it has led to a slower economy, rising inflation and higher interest rates.

The Central Bank of Kenya raised interest rates by a cumulative 1.75 per cent in 2022, while inflation soared to a five-year high of 9.6 per cent in October.

Even Ruto’s pet project, the 50-billion-shilling ($408-million) “hustler fund”, has sparked controversy, with some accusing him of abandoning promises to make the credit scheme interest-free.

The fund, launched last month, will offer personal loans of up to 50 000 Kenyan shillings, with interest charged at eight per cent a year, lower than the rate of inflation.

Borrowers have already complained of difficulty in getting loans higher than 1 000 Kenyan shillings approved, despite the fund’s stated objective of boosting financial access for the country’s poorest citizens.

Ruto, who marked his one-hundredth day on the job on Thursday, also failed or neglected to deliver on his campaign pledge to achieve gender parity in his cabinet, naming just seven women to his 22-member team.

Despite a “disappointing” start, however, Manyora, who supported Ruto’s opponent Raila Odinga during the polls, said it was too early to dismiss the president and his team.

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Male Thigh Vendors Invade Mnangagwa Home Town

By-The National Aids Council (NAC) has said that they are worried by the emergency of male sex workers in Kwekwe.

NAC co-ordinator for Kwekwe urban, Ms Fadzai Mudondo said there was a need to engage them so that they do not contract sexually transmitted infections and suffer in silence.

She made the remarks while speaking during a stakeholder meeting in Kwekwe recently. The Chronicle cites her as saying:

We have noticed a significant increase in the male sex workers although they are not willing to open up. Most of them are bisexual and some gay while some prefer women only.

We started engaging some of them with the hope of creating peer educators so that they can get access to our services and even medical services.

Unfortunately, we are not getting a positive response, but we will continue engaging them.

The male sex workers usually target elderly sex-starved women as well as widowed women.

Ms Mudondo said their female counterparts are forthcoming and by the third quarter of 2022, about 64 female sex workers were accessing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) ) which can reduce one’s chance of getting HIV from sex or injection drug use.

Regarding the HIV/Aids situation in Kwekwe urban, Ms Mudondo said there was a decline in both prevalence and incidence rates.

Mining towns and their floating population of artisanal miners tend to have higher rates and attract more commercial sex workers.

The Midlands province is rich in mineral resources, a situation that has seen an influx of artisanal miners who are high spenders thereby attracting the attention of commercial sex workers.

According to NAC, Midlands has an estimated 7 000 commercial sex workers with about 2 500 based in Shurugwi, although the cities of Gweru and Kwekwe attract large numbers.

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Sevilla Terminate Isco Contract

Sevilla have terminated midfielder Isco’s contract by mutual consent just 4 months after joining as a free agent from Real Madrid.

The midfielder made 19 official appearances for the club, scoring one goal and assisting three.

His deal was supposed to run until 2024 after signing a two-year-contract.

But a publicly frosty relationship with director of football Monchi and poor form have led to a pre-mature contract termination.

In a statement, the club said: “Sevilla FC have reached an agreement with Isco Alarcón to terminate his contract. The midfielder joined the club last summer on a free after his spell at Real Madrid.

“Isco made 19 appearances for Sevilla FC, with 12 in LaLiga Santander, six in the UEFA Champions League and one in the Copa del Rey. His solitary goal came against FC Copenhagen, while he also added three assists

“The club would like to wish Isco the very best of luck for the future.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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No Dynamos, Highlanders Unity Day Cup Clash

The proposed Unity Cup clash between old foes Highlanders and Dynamos, scheduled for today, will not take place.

Bosso and DeMbare were set to renew their rivalry at Babourfields Stadium as the county celebrates Unity Day.

However, it appears the eagerly-awaited clash never existed from the onset.

Energy company Sakunda Holdings, according to some claims, was set to bankroll the latest installment of the ‘Battle of Zimbabwe’.

They (Sakunda) however, distanced themselves from it.

Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) acting Chief Executive Officer Xolisani Gwesela, reiterated all week that the country’s football governing body was not aware of the match.

Dynamos players trained for the clash all week, under the watchful eye of recently-appointed head coach Hebert Maruwa.

So serious were DeMbare’s preparations for the planned match that nimble-footed winger Tanaka Chidhobha was even told by the Maruwa-led technical team to cut his hair if he wanted to travel to Bulawayo for it, to which he obliged.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe

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Risks Of Poor Sanitation

Urgent action is needed globally and locally to achieve safe and sustainably managed water, sanitation and hygiene for all in order to prevent devastating impacts on the health of millions of people.

Findings from WHO and UN-Water’s Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (GLAAS) report show that acceleration is needed in many countries to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6 – water and sanitation for all by 2030.

While 45% of countries are on track to achieve their nationally-defined drinking-water coverage targets, only 25% of countries are on track to achieve their national sanitation targets. Less than a third of countries reported to have sufficient human resources required to carry out key drinking-water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) functions.

The GLAAS 2022 report, which details the latest status of WASH systems in more than 120 countries, is the largest data collection from the greatest number of countries to date.

While there has been an increase in WASH budgets in some countries, a large number–over 75% of countries reported insufficient funding to implement their WASH plans and strategies.

“We are facing an urgent crisis: poor access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene claim millions of lives each year, while the increasing frequency and intensity of climate-related extreme weather events continue to hamper the delivery of safe WASH services,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “We call on governments and development partners to strengthen WASH systems and dramatically increase investment to extend access to safely managed drinking water and sanitation services to all by 2030, beginning with the most vulnerable.”

The GLAAS data show, however, that most WASH policies and plans do not address risks of climate change to WASH services, nor the climate resilience of WASH technologies and management systems. Just over two thirds of countries have measures in WASH policies to reach populations disproportionately affected by climate change. However, only about one third monitor progress or allocate explicit funding to these populations.

“The world is seriously off-track to achieve SDG 6 on water and sanitation for all, by 2030. This leaves billions of people dangerously exposed to infectious diseases, especially in the aftermath of disasters, including climate related events,” said Gilbert F. Houngbo, Chair of UN-Water and Director General of the International Labour Organization. “The new data from GLAAS will inform the voluntary commitments the international community will make at the UN 2023 Water Conference in March, helping us target the most vulnerable communities and solve the global water and sanitation crisis.”

Urgency and opportunities
Dire consequences of climate change and extreme weather events bring more attention to the issues, underlining an urgent need for a whole-of-society approach and global cooperation to act together. The GLAAS 2022 report shows that countries making progress demonstrated high level of political commitment and investments in improving safe WASH systems.

With the GLAAS 2022 report, WHO and UN-Water call on all governments and stakeholders to scale up support for WASH service delivery, through strengthened governance, financing, monitoring, regulation, and capacity development.

The report sets the scene for action ahead of a historic water and sanitation meeting planned in 2023. For the first time in 50 years, the global community—through the United Nations—will review progress and make firm commitments to renew action on water and sanitation with global leaders.

The UN 2023 Water Conference – formally known as the 2023 Conference for the Midterm Comprehensive Review of Implementation of the UN Decade for Action on Water and Sanitation (2018-2028) – will take place at UN Headquarters in New York, 22-24 March 2023.

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Release Job Sikhala, President Chamisa Tells Mnangagwa

Tinashe Sambiri|CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has pointed out that Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa lacks sincerity in terms of fostering national unity.

Despite killing, arresting and torturing political rivals, Mr Mnangagwa insists the so called second republic has transformed the lives of many.

According to President Chamisa, the persecution of citizens by the regime is a mockery of national unity tenets.

Below is President Chamisa’s Unity Day statement:

WE THE CITIZENS, yearn for real unity based on equality, tolerance, justice & freedom.This was the vision of our founding leaders,such Dr Joshua Nkomo,who made sacrifices to bring us together. Today on Unity Day,we recommit ourselves to building a new, great, united Zimbabwe.

MAKING ZIMBABWE A WINNING NATION…We will unite all Zimbabweans across politics,race &tribe.Unity wins peace &prosperity for nations.Unity thrives nations.There can never be true unity without true dialogue &love.We need each other.Unity is good for us all &for a thriving economy.

Unity doesn’t manipulate or rig elections.Unity doesn’t imprison or persecute political competitors.Unity is not unjust or unequal.Unity is neither violent nor terrorist.Unity is not violence or vengeance.

Unity is not hateful or vindictive.Unity is love and forgiveness #FreeWiwa

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“Arrest Chiwenga For Inciting Violence”

Tinashe Sambiri|CCC spokesperson Advocate Fadzayi Mahere has condemned the prolonged detention of Hon Job Sikhala.

The judgement in Hon Sikhala’s bail application has been reserved.

This means Hon Sikhala has spent 190 days in prison.

Advocate Mahere has called for the immediate release of Wiwa, arguing Zanu PF murderers are walking scot- free.

In a statement CCC said :

“COURT UPDATE: Judgment in the bail appeal of Hon Sikhala has been reserved. We continue to lead a campaign for his immediate release. Sikhala is innocent.

He has been jailed without trial for 190 days for a crime he did not commit.”

https://fb.watch/hyJ48XnWau/
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Massive Empowerment Programme For Miners On Cards

Business Correspondent| Three Wingers Enterprises is planning to introduce training and empowerment lessons for miners.

The company says miners are losing thousands of dollars due to lack of proper knowledge in the field.

According to the company, artisanal miners need to equipped with essential knowledge as well.

See statement below:

In response to high rise in people investing in mining losing thousands of dollars because of lack of knowledge and experience in the difference between Artisanal mining we are in process of developing any institution that will address that .

By 1 giving theory to specific small scale Mining areas.
2 give practical lessons on scale Mining
3 give small scale Mining management especially finance management.

4 Teach to raise funds and identify all key finance leakage points.
5 introduce you to mining compliance
6 train you in different mining environments and familiarize with small scale Mining agreements and loopholes firsthand and many more.

How

By providing accommodation inside a mine

Giving out theory lectures and practical lessons.
Introduce you to key players in the industry.

Later on plans
To establish fund in partnership with banks for students who concentrate and spend time at the mine to guarantee for loan.
To establish an online assistance through our digital network.

N.B for existence mines cyanide process assistance is taking shape from building tanks up to first elution for those with dump .

For more information

Call /WhatsApp 0774028830 for more

Facebook: Gold Mining Consultancy Zimbabwe

Website: https://www.threewingersenterprises.com

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National Unity: Mnangagwa Lacks Sincerity – President Chamisa

Tinashe Sambiri|CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has pointed out that Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa lacks sincerity in terms of fostering national unity.

Despite killing, arresting and torturing political rivals, Mr Mnangagwa insists the so called second republic has transformed the lives of many.

According to President Chamisa, the persecution of citizens by the regime is a mockery of national unity tenets.

Below is President Chamisa’s Unity Day statement:

WE THE CITIZENS, yearn for real unity based on equality, tolerance, justice & freedom.This was the vision of our founding leaders,such Dr Joshua Nkomo,who made sacrifices to bring us together. Today on Unity Day,we recommit ourselves to building a new, great, united Zimbabwe.

MAKING ZIMBABWE A WINNING NATION…We will unite all Zimbabweans across politics,race &tribe.Unity wins peace &prosperity for nations.Unity thrives nations.There can never be true unity without true dialogue &love.We need each other.Unity is good for us all &for a thriving economy.

Unity doesn’t manipulate or rig elections.Unity doesn’t imprison or persecute political competitors.Unity is not unjust or unequal.Unity is neither violent nor terrorist.Unity is not violence or vengeance.

Unity is not hateful or vindictive.Unity is love and forgiveness #FreeWiwa

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BREAKING: 2 Women Shot Dead Inside Harare Bound Bus In SA

TWO WOMEN WERE SHOT DEAD INSIDE A HARARE-BOUND BUS

The South African Police Service in Bela-Bela report they have opened two counts of murder, attempted murder and armed robbery after two women were shot dead and the other injured whilst travelling in a bus in the early hours of Thursday morning, 22 December 2022.

Three suspects apparently boarded a Harare-bound bus at Bosman in Pretoria, pretending to be passengers. The bus belonging to Copperbelt Bus Comapany, reportedly left Pretoria just after 01:00 this morning. As it passed Mantsole weigh bridge along the N1 road, one of the suspects allegedly produced a firearm and shot through the front windscreen, forcing the driver to pull over. The other suspects shot three women, instantly killing two and critically injuring the other.

All other passengers were then ordered to disembark and lie on the ground. They were thereafter robbed of their belongings, including cash, cellphones and passports. The suspects were thereafter allegedly picked up by another motor vehicle that was apparently following the bus.

The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has ordered that the suspects be hunted down and brought to book.

Anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of the suspects may contact Captain Dana Smith on 081 577 4383, the crime stop number 086001011 or send the message via MySAPSApp.

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Roadside Christmas For Evicted Headlands Families

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Uebert Angel Gets Another Chance To Prove He Doesn’t Want To Steal Gwanzura Stadium Title Deeds

By Farai D Hove | The controversial preacher Uebert angel has been granted another chance to prove that he does not want to deprive the municipality of Harare of its ownership of Gwanzura Stadium.

Uebert Angel

Angel was recently accused of making dodgy donations to the city for the purpose of tactfully robbing Harare residents of the property built with their hard earned money.

Angel last year claimed he has donated USD50,000 for the stadium’s improvements and yet the only noticeable development has been 2 small toilets of a standard not expected at any stadium property. VIDEO BELOW

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Ending Violence Against Women Can Save $1.5 Trillion A Year

By Commonwealth Secretary-General, The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC | As we head towards the end of the year, many of us will soon be surrounded by our family and friends sitting around dinner tables as we celebrate the festive season. Looking around the table and reflecting on the fact that, on average, every third woman you see will have experienced sexual or physical abuse at some point in their lives.

Baroness Patricia Scotland, KC

This violence is not a remote act happening in other people’s homes, it lives all around an uninvited guest at the table. It thrives on secrecy, infiltrating homes, communities and workplaces. Yet we are nowhere near an appropriate global response that addresses the scale of this problem. If we are serious about tackling this issue, we cannot continue down the same path, or we will rob ourselves and women around the world of the future and life they deserve.

Violence against women and girls is not only one of the most pervasive human rights violations, but it also has significant economic costs. And this is proven, the global economy loses $1.5 trillion every year due to the consequences of violence against women, ranging from money spent in hospitals or on law enforcement through to the income lost when victims miss work.

Experience shows us that these alarming figures tend to rise during crises. We recently witnessed an up to 300 per cent increase in domestic violence during the pandemic. Encouragingly, many governments and organisations took robust measures to stem the rising tide of violence. But as the pandemic recedes, the attention towards ending violence is fading with it. We are sleepwalking back into our old ways and failed practices, which the pandemic has demonstrated as ineffective, exposing too many women to men’s violence.

We know violence can be prevented. Studies show that investing in preventive solutions generates multiple returns, yet the continuing economic cost of violence demonstrates that most of our resources go towards intervening after the abuse has happened rather than preventing it from occurring in the first place. This is a much more costly approach, particularly at a time when global growth is slowing sharply, which is escalating poverty and hurting public spending on social services. If we resort to business as usual, the cascading effects will expose more women to violence while shrinking revenues will hinder the capacity of social services to adequately support victims.

This week, as we observe the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence campaign, we have an opportunity to commit to a fundamental shift, one that puts the prevention of violence and the inequalities that enable it, at the core of our collective efforts. Doing so is both a moral imperative and smart economics. Countries could use the resources saved through prevention to invest in achieving greater gender equality and make a bold step forward to achieving their commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals.

In the Commonwealth, we are working with our 56 member countries to accelerate efforts towards addressing violence against women and girls with a focus on prevention. In particular, we developed a pioneering tool that makes a strong economic case for addressing violence by measuring how a country loses when it does not act to prevent it. The tool helps countries measure the full extent of the issue, analyse the data and provide cost-effective solutions to improve the overall response to ending violence.

Recently our work in Seychelles revealed for the first time that the country loses 4.6 per cent of its gross domestic product to violence against women and girls. It further outlined system-wide responses to tackle violence, including through policies to safeguard victims, improve women’s financial independence and promote non-judgemental frontline services. We have since been supporting Seychelles in implementing multi-agency measures, including a new domestic violence act, designed to prevent and respond to violence.

While violence in itself is enough reason to act, knowing the accompanying economic cost offers a powerful argument to propel governments, businesses and individuals into further action. It demonstrates that when an act of violence occurs, we all lose, and emphasises that ending it is in everyone’s interest. We urge countries to consider measuring the economic cost of violence as an annual exercise to evaluate the efficacy of their action and build on the findings to strengthen their response towards eliminating this violation.

We also need to remember that this is men’s violence, and we need to involve them in the prevention and intervention efforts as active allies. In this regard, we are complementing our policy response with steadfast advocacy. Armed with an array of easy-to-use advocacy resources, our Commonwealth Says NO MORE campaign takes a culturally sensitive, bottom-up approach towards engaging individuals, communities and businesses in raising awareness against gender-based violence, involving grassroots leaders to counter harmful social norms and training bystanders to effectively intervene.

Therefore, any intervention will be in vain if it is not backed up by decisive action from everyone, starting from making our homes safe, to our communities, to our workplaces and to our countries. Now is not a time to sideline this issue. Now, more than ever, is a time for a smart, targeted global response to violence against women and girls that puts out the wildfire of violence and sows the seeds of lasting peace for all. And if not now, when?

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Sikhala Likely To Spend Xmas In Prison

By-CCC deputy chairperson job Sikhala is likely to spend Christmas in remand prison after the High court Tuesday indefinitely reserved judgment on Sikhala’s bail application.

CCC interim secretary-general Chalton Hwende has condemned Sikhala’s continued detention, which is nearing 190 days now.

The opposition politician has been denied bail several times.
Sikhala appealed against the dismissal of his bail application at the High Court in a case where he is accused of inciting public violence.
But High Court Judge Justice Samuel Deme said he needs time to study previous judgments made against Sikhala.
According to Hwende, Sikhala’s bail application ruling was suspended indefinitely. Said Hwende:
Hon Job Sikhala’s bail application ruling was suspended indefinitely. Sadly our Judiciary is captured. Bail is a Constitutional right and Job is being punished by his political rivals who have captured the State and judiciary. This is no longer a legal matter but a political matter.
To expect a legal solution to a political problem in my view is wrong. We must examine the political options that we have as a people and exercise our rights to protect ourselves as citizens. This judiciary stole our victory they must not be allowed to steal our FREEDOM.
Sikhala’s co-accused, Chitungwiza North MP Godfrey Sithole (CCC) has since been granted bail.
Sikhala also faces a charge of obstructing the course of justice.

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“Prioritise Genuine Unity”: UZA

United Zimbabwe Alliance, Unity Day Statement

22 December 2022

UZA celebrates Unity Day, appreciating that this day is an important reflection of what it means to have unity as a foundation for development, prosperity, reconciliation and a peaceful Zimbabwe.

Celebrated every year, Unity Day is celebrated on December 22 as our nation commemorates the merger of two political parties, Zanu-PF and PF-Zapu on the same day in 1987.

The move by the then Zanu PF and PF-Zapu leaders, the late Robert Mugabe and Dr Joshua Nkomo to bury their differences and come together motivates all of us to value togetherness and make Zimbabwe a better place.

The peace accord was signed following the massacre of over 20,000 people in Matebeleland during Gukurahundi.

When Zimbabwe gained independence in 1980 and Zanu PF became the ruling party, ethnic and political differences between Zanu PF and PF-Zapu led to violence and civil unrest between 1983 and 1987.

On this important day on our Zimbabwean calendar, we remember and mourn Gukurahundi victims acknowledging that such atrocities have no place in our society going forward.

Our party appreciates the two leaders, former President Mugabe and Dr Nkomo for signing an agreement that ended the conflict in our country.

We salute them for burying the hatchet and shelving their differences in order to ensure that peace prevails.

As we join Zimbabwe in commemorating this day, our pledge is to promote and ensure that peace and unity prevails at home, in the communities and nationally for our citizens to realise their maximum potential.

Where there is peace, there is power and unity of purpose. A united nation conquers all.

When we unite in our various spheres, we embrace each other’s diversity, political differences, culture, language, race and beliefs.

This does not only provide for security and stability but it guarantees countless other benefits. Without unity, there is conflict and there is no growth or integrity. Unity is strength and it provides a constant source of positive motivation for development.

It promotes growth. We applaud political, community, business and church leaders who preach unity as it is an important bedrock underpinning social cohesion, stability and economic development.

UZA implores government to value and prioritize genuine unity ahead of political expediency and promote peace for the prosperity of our nation. United we stand but divided we fall.

Happy Unity Day

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Passengers Welcome Gvt Move

By A Correspondent- The Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has welcomed government move to allow commuter omnibus operators back on the road urging transport operators to adhere to road rules and regulations.

Said PAZ President Tafadzwa Goliati.

The move by government to allow commuter omnibuses back on the roads is welcome.

However, we call upon transport operators and their employees to exercise their operations in accordance to road rules and regulations.

We also advise them to exist within transport associations that are well regulated and these associations can take a leaf from Bulawayo and Harare City should also use this practical, effective and efficient blueprint.

Moving forward, these passenger service vehicles must have passenger liability cover, certificate of fitness, route authority ,rank disk and permits from the Ministry of Transport.

They must respect law enforcement agents and must comply with the law, they must appreciate that these are not the enemy.

As Passengers Association of Zimbabwe, we are going to work with all government and local authority bodies and insurance to ensure that there is compliance, whilst ensuring that errant kombis are brought to book.

We thank all key stakeholders, including the ZRP, Insurance Council of Zimbabwe, Ministries of Transport, Local Government and Public Works, and Health and Child Welfare and ZIPTO for their efforts and assistance towards sustaining passengers rights and safety.

PAZ INFO DESK

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The Success Doctor Coaches In SADC


By Earnest Adonai Mthimkhulu

Pictured Dr Ron Eccles during one of his sessions in New York.

The most revered business success specialist, Dr. Ron Eccles will be touring Zimbabwe and Zambia respectively while giving intensive business and life coaching lessons from the 18 to the 25th of January 2023.
The ‘Success Doctor’ as he is famously known in the United States of America’s business circles, will be a touring guest in a conference organized by Entrepreneur Valley in partnership with a Youth network Connect Consortium.

The American success specialist has been in the field for a period of years now with his book ‘The Unstoppable Christian Business: 7 steps to your 7 figure’ topping sales on Amazon in 2019 globally.

In an exclusive statement by the host network, the conference which is dubbed ‘Business Success Accelerator Conference’ will kick start in Harare on the 18th of January before proceeding to Bulawayo on the 20th and then Lusaka for the 23rd and 24th of the same month respectively.

‘The whole purpose is to create a mutual relationship with the international network, open an insight into international markets, particularly as conference delegates will be rubbing shoulders with both regional and international players in the field’, said Denver Louis the Convener of the conference.

‘It comes at a time when the global village is experimenting business after Covid 19 hit hard affecting everything hence the life coaching lessons, the business strategies shared and the networks created will help boost businesses and strengthen trade ties between African business and the west’ Denver added.

Rainbow Hotel will be the used as the Venue in Harare and Bulawayo while in Zambia the venues are yet to be confirmed but it will definitely be in Lusaka.

In Zambia, the business experts have already started showing interest in the summit with some big players scheduled to have online interviews with the success specialist prior the event as they gain insight into the conference.

While talking to Philemon Nyirenda one of the Conveners of the conference in a Facebook live session yesterday, Dr. Ron Eccles stated that he could not wait to get to Zambia and Zimbabwe and start engaging his audiences and wanted to create a strong network with local business players from Zambia and Zimbabwe as their markets are raw and there is hope for growth within their business sectors.

Dr Ron Eccles during one of his sessions in New York

The most revered business success specialist, Dr. Ron Eccles will be touring Zimbabwe and Zambia respectively while giving intensive business and life coaching lessons from the 18 to the 25th of January 2023.

The ‘Success Doctor’ as he is famously known in the United States of America’s business circles, will be a touring guest in a conference organized by Entrepreneur Valley in partnership with a Youth network Connect Consortium. 

The American success specialist has been in the field for a period of years now with his book ‘The Unstoppable Christian Business: 7 steps to your 7 figure’ topping sales on Amazon in 2019 globally.

In an exclusive statement by the host network, the conference which is dubbed ‘Business Success Accelerator Conference’ will kick start in Harare on the 18th of January before proceeding to Bulawayo on the 20th and then Lusaka for the 23rd and 24th of the same month respectively.

‘The whole purpose is to create a mutual relationship with the international network, open an insight into international markets, particularly as conference delegates will be rubbing shoulders with both regional and international players in the field’, said Denver Louis the Convener of the conference.

‘It comes at a time when the global village is experimenting business after Covid 19 hit hard affecting everything hence the life coaching lessons, the business strategies shared and the networks created will help boost businesses and strengthen trade ties between African business and the west’ Denver added.

Rainbow Hotel will be the used as the Venue in Harare and Bulawayo while in Zambia the venues are yet to be confirmed but it will definitely be in Lusaka.

In Zambia, the business experts have already started showing interest in the summit with some big players scheduled to have online interviews with the success specialist prior the event as they gain insight into the conference. 

While talking to Philemon Nyirenda one of the Conveners of the conference in a Facebook live session yesterday, Dr. Ron Eccles stated that he could not wait to get to Zambia and Zimbabwe and start engaging his audiences and wanted to create a strong network with local business players from Zambia and Zimbabwe as their markets are raw and there is hope for growth within their business sectors.

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COVID-19 Kills 12

Twelve people have died in Zimbabwe from Covid-19 this month up to Monday, as the infection remains active across the country, requiring people to be vaccinated and take precautions, including social distancing, sanitising, and wearing masks in buses, shops, offices and other indoor gatherings.
Speaking after yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa, said since the outbreak of Covid-19 in 2020 a total of 259 770 Zimbabweans had been infected, with 253 672 recoveries and 5 631 deaths. This gives a recovery rate of 98 percent with 467 active cases.

“A total of 211 new cases including six deaths were recorded during the week, compared to 203 recorded the previous week,” minister Mutsvangwa said.

“For the week under review, there were 28 new hospital admissions compared to 30 recorded the previous week. Cabinet advises that the small spike in the number of new cases and deaths recorded during the week is of concern and calls for the country to remain vigilant.

“Regarding the national vaccination programme, Cabinet wishes to inform the nation that a total of 6 581 530 first doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered, while 4 949 555 people have received their second dose, and 1 274 040 their third dose. It is highlighted that provincial task force teams should strengthen implementation of all Covid-19 public health and social measures with a focus to maximally protect citizens during the Christmas and New Year holidays.”

Members of the public who were not vaccinated were encouraged to take advantage of the present blitz to get vaccinated. While vaccination only reduces risk of infection, rather than preventing it totally, it does also help ensure that an infected person has far milder symptoms.

“In light of the upcoming festive season, Cabinet resolved on the following strategies in order to ensure that the pandemic is kept under check: that provincial teams strengthen their vaccination programme to protect citizens from severe disease and from death and that communities and individuals remain vigilant during this festive season and continue to protect themselves by getting fully vaccinated.”

People should wash hands with soap and running water, sanitise hands frequently, maintain social distancing and avoid crowded gatherings and wear face masks properly in public transport vehicles and indoor gatherings.-state media