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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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
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
Emmerson Mnangagwa assigns own wife a ministerial post in ZANU PF; fails to spell out the Susan Mutami accused 'lover', Kenneth Musanhi's full name while also promoting him. pic.twitter.com/GQdRQ9Nxjh
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.
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 .
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.”
Emmerson Mnangagwa assigns own wife a ministerial post in ZANU PF; fails to spell out the Susan Mutami accused 'lover', Kenneth Musanhi's full name while also promoting him. pic.twitter.com/GQdRQ9Nxjh
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
…“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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This is the behavior of Tapiwa Masenda, @ZANUPF_Official Youth Chair for Mash West. He beat up this Chinese guy but has not been arrested despite @PoliceZimbabwe knowing about it. The Chinese have their issues but it doesn't warrant this kind of behaviour. pic.twitter.com/VV6gSGeRjj
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
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
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.
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
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.”
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 .
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
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.
1/1 End All Displacements in Independent Zimbabwe On Saturday 17 December, on my way from Harare to Mutare in the company of Hon. Fungai Nhaitai, we came across some families scattered by the roadside in Headlands. They were living in plastic shelters. pic.twitter.com/SpUs0pbbNS
1/2 After passing two such makeshift settlements, we stopped at the third at Mufusire to investigate. We spoke to a man & a woman. The man said he moved to this area in 1984 with his parents after Gvt had set aside the area for resettlement & had organized them into cooperatives
1/3 But recently one Samuel Matonga came and told them he had an offer letter from Ministry of Lands to take over the entire area. Days back Matonga claimed to have obtained a court order to evict them and a sheriff was sent to evict them to transport them to the roadside.
1/4 We explained that what was happening to them was wrong & unconstitutional. We talked of many rights that had been violated- Right to shelter, right 2 live in a healthy environment, right to clean water, women's rights, right to food and right to life itself,
1/5 adding that these rights are inseparable and indivisible. When I spoke of Children's rights, the man we were speaking to said his son had died the previous day in this make shift shelter and buried him same day as they could not mourn him by the road side.
1/6 He suspected the boy had died due to drinking unsafe water, adding that he was also suffering from a suspected case of diarrhea. He also said the previous night 3 women had given birth in the plastic shelters. We promised to take up the issue with authorities in Mutare.
1/7 Y/day we went to see the Manicaland Min. of State for Provincial Affairs & Devolution, Hon. N Matsikenyere. At first she wasn't there as she was attending the First Lady who was touring the City. Later we got a call from her secretary informing us the Minister had returned.
1/8 We introduced ourselves and thanked her for welcoming us. We then described the horror we saw in Headlands and expressed our shock and profound sadness that Zimbabweans were reduced to squatters in their own country, 42 years after independence.
1/9 The Minister said the matter had been brought to her attention and she had exchanged some messages with the Minister of Lands over the matter. After a lengthy chat the Minister said the offer letter must be withdrawn and she promised to escalate the matter.
1/10 She asked us to check with her office 28th of Dec & we will do just that. I hope the matter will be resolved before Xmas. I also shared with my struggle friend Katherine Hughes-Fraitekh who promptly decided to divert her Xmas gift from her brother towards these families.
1/11 I will buy some food today and take it to Headlands for delivery with Hon Fungai Nhaitai (He is not a Member of Parliament but an honorable member of our https://t.co/TKMcZDir1J's high time we give this title to deserving people!)
1/12 By the way I was told this area has some sort of an MP who answers to the name Chris Chingosho but he has not visited these distressed families. I did not bother to ask which party he belongs to. Bottom line is he is useless.
1/13 Arbitrary displacements, usually driven by greed and callousness (having the heart in the wrong place), are dehumanizing, unconstitutional and against the values and objectives of our liberation struggle.
1/14 No Zimbabwean citizen must be made homeless or landless just to satisfy the greed of an individual. Let us unite in fighting against displacements
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
Harare mayor @JMafume gives Uebert Angel another chance to prove he doesn't want to steal the title deeds of Gwanzura Stadium. HOW MUST TIME MUST THE 'PROPHET' BE GIVEN, 1, 2 or 3 MONTHS? pic.twitter.com/ZMoUdbqjzZ
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
A 17-year-old boy from Mazwi Village, under Headman Chizungu allegedly stabbed his neighbour on the chest with a knife for dating his niece. Assistant Inspector Fungai Ngawagare, the acting Midlands Provincial Police spokesperson confirmed the matter to The Mirror.
It is alleged that Khulekani Sibanda stabbed Best Madhuveko (23) of the same village on December 14, 2022 at around 6 pm. According to a statement by the Police, Madhuveko and his brother Partson (17) passed by Sibanda’s homestead on their way from the grinding mill. Sibanda started accusing Madhuveko of dating his niece and a misunderstanding then ensued.
Sibanda withdrew an okapi knife from his pocket and stabbed Madhuveko once on the chest and fled the scene. Madhuveko fell on the ground and was rushed to Masase Hospital by his mother Sinikiwe Nyoni (42). He was pronounced dead upon arrival.
“The suspect is still at large. We are appealing to members of the public with information which may lead to the arrest of Sibanda to report at their nearest Police station. The Police are urging members of the public to respect the sanctity of life,” said Assistant Inspector Ngawagare.— Masvingo Mirror
The ever shifting govt of Zimbabwe has reversed its own kombi ban , barely 2 years after nationalising the entire local transport business. The announcement was made in the following Gazette.
A clerk at Highfield Farm in Norton, which is part of Gushungo Holdings owned by the family of the late President Robert Mugabe, has appeared in court on allegations of stealing farm equipment, including a wheel mounted water pump, metal cold room, cultivator frame, pivot and irrigation pipes all worth more than US$100 000.
Gerald Mupatsi was yesterday not asked to plead to the charges when he appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi charged with theft.
According to the State, Mupatsi was responsible for receiving goods into the stores through completion of goods received and issuing out goods through completion of goods out notes on the back of supporting documents.
It is alleged that Mupatsi then stole a combine harvester head trailer at John O’ Groats workshop, Highfield Farm and sold it to Mark Deza of Capensis Farm, Norton for US$1 400.
The court heard that the price, which Mupatsi sold the trailer for was below the reserve price of US$3 500, which was pegged during an auction held in February 2022.
On April 19, 2022, Mupatsi, acting in connivance with Jabulani Dumbura, who has already appeared in court on similar allegations, sold the trailer and failed to receipt the transaction in the company receipt book, as per normal procedure.
Instead, the duo allegedly recorded the sale transaction on Goods Out Receipt number 05459, which resulted in the said head trailer being driven out of the farm the following day.
Gushungo Holdings was prejudiced of US$3 500.
The court also heard that on April 28, Mupatsi and Dumbura allegedly stole a wheel mounted water pump, Lot 58 8 after instructing farm workers to remove it from the auction yard.
They allegedly took it to one Mutanga of Damofalls.
They also allegedly issued a Goods Out Note number 05463, which purported that the pump was going for repairs, although the pump was not faulty.
The pump was worth US$35 000, according to the State.
Mupatsi and Dumbura are also alleged to have teamed up with Farai Jemwa, who is still at large, and stole a metal cold room, cultivator frame, pivot pipes, irrigation, pipes and other components of centre pivot from Highfield Farm and sold them to one Choto, James and Mumanyi.
The items were valued at US$70 000, according to the State.
The offences came to light when Collins Matongo, a police officer working for the Mugabe family, made a visit to the farm on May 16, 2022 and found the items missing. – state media
A teacher from a primary school in Gokwe South in the Midlands is on the run following a spate of allegations of sexual assault and abuse of pupils.
Midlands provincial education director Mr Jameson Machimbira confirmed reports had been received and were being investigated.
Exposed…teacher with child
The teacher was exposed when one of the photos he had taken with one of the victims was published on social media. The pictures have since gone viral on social media.
In one of the pictures, the teacher is seen fondling a girl’s breasts while in the other, the girl is sitting on his lap. It could not be ascertained where exactly the pictures were taken.
Mr Machimbira said the teacher disappeared soon after some of the assaulted and abused pupils reported him to the police.
The adult in the picture was confirmed to be a teacher at the primary school where one of the learners in the picture attended school.
“This is highly criminal and the case is under investigation and I am waiting for the report,” he said.
Mr Machimbira said although the authorities suspect that there may be several other cases, they are only investigating two cases that were brought to their attention.
“There are two issues here, one is a criminal offence while the other has to do with professional conduct.
“Police have since launched a manhunt for the teacher who is now on the run,” he said.
Mr Machimbira said the ministry was also conducting its own investigations with the teacher likely to face a disciplinary action.
According to sources, the teacher is accused of sexually assaulting and abusing the learners by having sexual intercourse with them resulting in some of the girls falling pregnant.
He is also accused of fondling pupils’ breasts, touching their buttocks and private parts.-state media
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.”
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.
by 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.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka assist for first goal
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 as tomorrow Manchester City will face the EFL champions Liverpool who are looking to defend their crown won from the previous season.
As if the economy destructive grabbing of white owned farms was not enough, ZANU PF President, Emmerson Mnangagwa has today begun claiming the Kazungula Bridge belongs to Zimbabwe, saying it’s built on Zim soil. The @TheVoiceBW reports that Zim minister of Lands, Water Dev, Jongwe Masuka is demanding that the bridge was built in Zim. Does this make sense @GeorgeCharamba2?
Emmerson Mnangagwa today began claiming the Kazungula Bridge belongs to Zimbabwe, saying it's built on Zim soil. The @TheVoiceBW reports that Zim minister of Lands, Water Dev, Jongwe Masuka is demanding that the bridge was built in Zim. Does this make sense @GeorgeCharamba2 ? pic.twitter.com/QeJ0V5QeXS
A man from Seke Village who rapəd his best friend’s wife twice without protecti0n has been sentenced to an effective 18 years in jail.
Travolta Gijimani (37) was convicted on two counts of rapə after a full trial by Chitungwiza regional magistrate Mr Clever Tsikwa. Mr Tsikwa slapped him with a 10-year prison term for each charge and suspended two years on condition of good behaviour, but ordered the sentences to run consecutively.
Prosecutor, Ms Pamela Dzinduwa, told the court that in September this year, Gijimani and his wife visited the complainant’s house and asked her to take care of their children since they were travelling to their rural home.
She agreed and went to their house to be with the children. But Gijimani returned on another day at around 7:30am when his children had gone to school and the complainant, who is aged 24, was sleeping in the spare bedroom.
She said she saw Gijimani entering the room holding a kitchen knife demanding ƨəx from her, but she refused.
However, he rapəd her and threatened to kill her with the knife if she ever disclosed the matter to anyone.
He then returned to his rural home where he had left his wife. On the second count, Ms Dzinduwa proved to the court that in October, the complainant’s husband sent Gijimani US$25 to give to his wife, who is the complainant.
After handing over the money to his friend’s wife, Gijimani rapəd her again, without protecti0n. A report was later made leading to Gijimani’s arrest.
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.
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
Harare mayor @JMafume gives Uebert Angel another chance to prove he doesn't want to steal the title deeds of Gwanzura Stadium. HOW MUST TIME MUST THE 'PROPHET' BE GIVEN, 1, 2 or 3 MONTHS? pic.twitter.com/ZMoUdbqjzZ
By- Arts deputy minister, Tino Machakaire, has mobilized top Zimbabwe musicians to perform in his Wedza village in Mashonaland East province on Christmas day.
Machakaire, a close vice President Constantino Chiwenga, ally and hails from the same rural home with Chiwenga has hired big names, including Alick Macheso and Jah Preizer, to perform his sponsored X-mas gig.
Justifying this personally organized gig on his Facebook page, Machaire said he wanted to fulfil his childhood dreams of attending a live musical show.
Below is what he wrote:
No matter where you go, remember the road that leads you home.” Growing up in rural Wedza, it was always my desire to attend a live show. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond my control, I was never afforded that opportunity. This is why every year, I strive to give back to the people in my constituency and bring to them the artists they love and yearn to see performing live. This is also an opportunity for those with varying talents to showcase them and potentially get scouted. Initially, I had thought to book an international artist and we had engaged their management. Upon reflection however, I realized that it would be better to engage and empower our local artists. These are the people we spend all our time with, they have the same stories as us and speak the same language as us. What does it benefit us or the local arts industry to fork out thousands of dollars to outsiders. It is better we empower our own with that same money. It is in that vein of thought that I invite you all to the annual Wedza Arts Festival 2022. It is bigger and better and 100% local. Come with your friends and family and enjoy purely Zimbabwean entertainment for free. I hope to see you all on Sunday, 25 December 2022.
By- A pro-President grouping calling themselves Vendors4ED in Bulawayo is forcing vendors to pay for space to sell their wares.
A CCC Senator revealed this for Bulawayo Tsepiso Mpofu in a WhatsApp exchange with one of the space barons.
In the chat, Mpofu accused the ZANU PF-linked activists of stealing from poor vendors and bringing people from outside Bulawayo to trade in the city. She said audio circulating on social media:
These space barons are bringing people from Masvingo and registering them as voters in Bulawayo as Zanu PF has been struggling to get enough votes in Bulawayo since 2000.
In response, the space baron said they will allocate space to vendors whether Bulawayo City Council likes it or not. He said:
We are vendors for Economic Development (ED). If we allocate people stands here, we do not choose whether one is ZANU PF or not.
We do not seek permission, but we simply tell you that we are doing this and that, whether you say you do not want it, we do not care at all.
Mpofu on Tuesday told Southern Eye she was now being threatened by Vendors4ED who are demanding that she should show them the person who is collecting money from the vendors.
She added that ZANU PF should not politicise vending as vendors are trying to make ends meet.
ZANU PF Bulawayo provincial spokesperson Archibold Chiponda refuted the allegations made by Mpofu. He said:
Can she provide us with names and details of the people doing this or some evidence? Politics is a numbers game.
If we were to bring people from Masvingo to come and vote in Bulawayo, how do you think ZANU PF as a party in Masvingo will feel?
Of course, we will be reducing their votes in Masvingo, and what senator Mpofu is saying does not make sense.
Deputy mayor Mlandu Ncube backed Mpofu’s claims, saying the space barons are sabotaging the City of Bulawayo. Said Ncube:
That is what has been happening along 5th Avenue. That is what those hooligans are doing, claiming that they were sent to do so. But soon council will remove them regardless of political affiliation.
They must understand that Bulawayo voters are smart voters, and they are worried whenever they see people sabotaging the council’s vision to develop a smart city.
By- Over 3000 villagers who benefited from the land reform are facing eviction from a Chegutu farm by the government.
According to reports, the government wants these farmers to pave the way for a platinum mining project the government intends to embark on.
The Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN) has since urged the government to respect the land rights of the beneficiaries of the land reform programme.
In a statement on Tuesday, ZiLAN called on the government to consult the farmers and agree on appropriate compensation measures with them before they are relocated. Said the group: The Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network (ZiLAN), in its traditional Annual Policy meeting held on the 24th of November 2022, deliberated on various policy issues and their implications on smallholder farmers. As a network working with smallholder farmers in pursuit of land rights and the advancement of socio-economic status noted a disturbing trend of threats of evictions and /or actual evictions of smallholder farmers in communal and resettlement areas to pave way for investments in various forms. Information received from smallholder farmers across the country points out that in most cases the affected communities are excluded or inadequately consulted while in some cases farmers have been displaced without receiving commensurate compensation. … From our ongoing engagements with key stakeholders involved, the community in question has not been adequately consulted with regard to the development. As we monitor the situation closely, it is our firm belief that this development infringes on the fundamental rights and freedoms of people as set out in Section 72 of the Zimbabwe Constitution. While cognisant of the fact that development will always result in the inevitable loss of land by communities, the network calls for the following to ensure that the land rights of people are protected and upheld; we therefore implore that; due diligence, due process, transparency and accountability be followed in all land matters that have the potential to affect livelihoods. … In cases of eviction, compensation should be agreed on and honored through inclusive processes for the benefit of all parties concerned. Respect for people’s cultural and spiritual practices be upheld. Compensation should not only be about resettlement but restitution.
By-Chief Gwesela of Zhombe in Midlands Province has appealed to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to intensify patrols in his area following an upsurge in armed robberies.
The traditional leader told Southern Eye that communities in his area are living in fear of armed robbers who were targeting shops.
He said unidentified armed robbers recently used explosives to blow up two shops at Zhombe East business centre before stealing goods. He said:
We are living in fear of yet-to-be-identified armed robbers who are pouncing on shops and stealing goods.
We have reported the robbery cases to the police and our hope is that they will soon be nabbed and taken to the courts to answer for their bad deeds.
Chief Gwesela said people in the Midlands province now feel their safety is no longer guaranteed.
By- Former G-40 senior member Shadreck Mashayamombe has retired from active politics.
Mashayamombe, who has been in self-imposed exile in South Africa since 2018, announced this to NewsDay.
It is true, I decided to take a break from politics. I now want to concentrate on my business and farming.
I now want to concentrate on business. I have been away from home since 2018 and the political landscape has changed.
It is time for me to hang my boots and concentrate on business.
He was reportedly a pivotal member of the G40, a ZANU PF faction that was opposed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa taking over from the late former president Robert Mugabe before the November 2017 military coup.
Mashayamombe was reportedly abducted, tortured, and robbed of US$50 000 by army assailants during the coup.
In December 2017, Mashayamombe’s house was raided by suspected ZANU PF activists who assaulted his brother, leaving him badly injured.
When he appeared before a commission of inquiry into the August 1, 2018 shootings led by former South African President Kgalema Motlanthe, Mashayamombe reportedly broke down as he narrated his ordeal.
In the 2018 general elections, Mashayamombe contested for the Harare South seat but narrowly lost to ZANU PF’s Tongai Mnangagwa after the party fielded double candidates. | NewsDay
By James Gwati-French’s football star, Kylian Mbappe’s father, said that his son’s talent could have been eroded if he had accepted to pay a bribe to the Cameroon Football Federation.
The French football star’s father, who did not mention the name of the CFF official who solicited a bribe for Kylian to play for the Cameroon National team, said corruption was killing football in Africa.
Below are Mr Mbappe’s comments posted on https://www.facebook.com/FULsportmail:
“At first, I wanted my son to play for Cameroon but, someone at the Cameroon Football Federation charged a sum of money that I didn’t have to make him play. The French didn’t charge anything.” Can you now see how terrible corruption has affected Africa! Imagine all the stars African nations would have had if they didn’t ask players to bring money before selecting them to play. I am ashamed! Don’t ever blame any player of African origin for playing for and European nation. Embolo was asked for bribe but he didn’t have money so he went to play for Switzerland and then he scored against Cameroon and Africans came out to curse him! For refusing to pay bribe! I can beat my chest and tell you if Ronaldo and Messi were in Nigeria they would be hawking because obviously no one would let them play for Nigeria. We have lost many big names due to corruption in Africa. Until we stop corruption in football trust me: AFRICAN COUNTRY WILL EVER WIN THE WORLD CUP
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 .
Dynamos defender Tinotenda Muringai has reportedly attracted interest from foreign clubs.
The youngster is reportedly wanted by Mozambique champions, UD Songo, whom he impressed during trials soon after the completion of the domestic campaign last month.
According to NewsDay, Dynamos spokesperson Tinashe Farawo confirmed the interest but refused to name the club.
Muringai’s handlers also confirmed to the publication that they received an offer from a Mozambican club, but they are still weighing their options.
The handlers said the left-back has also attracted interest from European.
“We have received offers from teams in the southern African region. But we are keeping our options open because we also have some offers from Europe.
He is a very talented player and everyone can see that he is now ripe for a move to Europe. The priority is to send him to Europe, but if that fails, then we can look for potential suitors in the region and other parts of Africa,” one of his handlers told NewsDay.
Warriors prospect Micheal Ndiweni has been training with Newcastle United senior squad.
The teenager was invited to the squad along with a few other Academy young stars. He has been appearing in the match day squad for the friendly matches played during the 2022 FIFA World Cup break.
The call-up is not the first one for Ndiweni since Eddie Howe took over the senior squad in November last year.
The 19-year-old, who signed his first professional contract at the Magpies, trained with the team in the pre-season.
The youngster was born in England to Zimbabwean parents and is eligible to play for Zimbabwe. His father coaches youth football in Newcastle.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has broken his silence on his future after reports emerged linking him with taking over the Brazilian national team.
The South Americans are searching for a new coach following the resignation of Tite after the team’s elimination from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in the quarterfinals.
Ancelotti has been mooted as a possible successor and recent reports suggested that he may be tempted to leave Madrid in order to become the next coach of Brazil.
However, the Italian gaffer has poured cold water on any exit talk, insisting that his intention is to remain at the Santiago Bernabeu until his long-term contract expires in 2024
The former Juventus boss told Radio Anch’io Sport, as cited by Goal.com: “Coaching Brazil? I don’t know what will happen in the future, I live in the moment. I’m older and I feel good in Madrid, we still have many goals to achieve.
“There is time to think about the future. I have a contract that ends in 2024 and if Real Madrid don’t get rid of me, I won’t move.”
Meanwhile, Ancelotti’s Real Madrid will resume their season on 30 December, as they look to regain the LaLiga top spot, where Barcelona sit two points ahead.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Dynamos board met President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the State House in Harare on Monday.
The board was led by chairman Bernard Marriott and club patron Webster Shamu.
Dembare said the meeting discussed the future of local.
A statement by the Harare giants said: “Club management met HE President ED Mnangagwa today at the state house to discuss the future of local football.”
The meeting follows after former and current players formed Footballers 4ED, an organisation showing support for President Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF.
The organisation was formed in Bulawayo last week and will accommodate all footballers across the country.
The initiative is also seeking to address the issues affecting local players.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
