Urgent attention should be paid to electoral reforms on voter registration, transparency of the voter’s roll, and the right of political parties to freely campaign, Professor Welshman Ncube has said.

Prof Ncube, a senior leader in the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), said Zimbabwe should put its attention on these pressing problems, as only a few months are left until dates for the 2023 national elections are set.

His remarks follow the CCC’s unveiling of the Pre-Election Pact on Electoral Reforms (PREPARE), which calls for electoral reforms before next year’s elections.

“As provided in the constitution, voter registration must be continuously accessible to people. This thing of saying that outside the outreach programme, you can only register at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) offices like in Bulawayo is wholly unacceptable. It means people have no effective access to voter registration,” he said, lamenting the lack of transparency in the entire electoral process.

Prof Ncube noted that despite talk on the delimitation of constituencies, the process was still not implemented.

“So far it has been opaque. There’s been no transparency, time is running out and the things that should be done publicly have not been done,” lamented the law expert.

He cited how the media coverage was still unfair despite the constitution and Electoral Act having adequate law for both private and public media to fairly cover elections.

“We know the state media is far off the legal imperatives of what it should be doing,” said Prof Ncube.

The constitutional law expert bemoaned how the security apparatus, particularly the police, exhibited questionable behaviour yet the law specified how their conduct should be.

“The law is never followed,” said Prof Ncube.

“The role of the police must be neutral and keep the peace but it’s not happening”

The CCC leader claimed there was widespread abuse of legislation that requires police to be notified of meetings.

“Police have been insisting over the years that the obligation to notify them is in fact a different obligation altogether, that it is an obligation to apply for their permission, not the law. All of these things need to be attended to,” he said.

The CCC leader also decried how the law was inadequate when it came to the counting and transmission of election results, particularly for the presidential election as opposed to the local and parliamentary elections.

“People ought to see results that came from polling stations, see the collation of results at a particular ward, constituency, province in real life so that there is no contestation over the actual result,” he said, bemoaning how Zimbabwe continuously moved from cycle to cycle of disputed elections.

“The moment you have disputed elections you will have legitimacy issues. If ever you are a government where the majority of people don’t believe it is there by virtue of their sovereign right or that they put that government there, that government will never have the moral and political authority to lead effectively. Hence you continue to have the characteristics of a failed state, a failed economy, politics and a failed everything.”

Prof Ncube cautioned that if some of these issues are not resolved ahead of the 2023 elections, Zimbabwe would have “a palpably unfair and unfree election.”

“No one will be convinced about the outcome and resultantly the government is never going to be able to change the fortune of the country,” he said.

“So it is important for all parties to recognise that it might be late but there is an urgent need for genuine sincere dialogue over some of these issues. It is important to talk about these things, time is of the essence.”

The CCC leader acknowledged the ruling Zanu-PF party would always be reluctant to engage in genuine electoral reforms “because they have never been a democratic party.”

“They have never accepted the sovereign right of people to select a government of their choice. They believe that by virtue of their participation in the liberation struggle, people have obligation to vote for them but people don’t vote for them,” he said, noting how Zanu-PF resorted to violence against people as retribution for rejecting them.

“This is why you saw the signs all over the country, the construction of no-go areas in the rural areas. They believe that they own the electorate and no one else other than them should have access and those who exercise their sovereignty then get visited by violence in order.”

Prof Ncube emphasised that resorting to violence, threats and withdrawal of government services in order to coerce people to hold a particular political opinion or vote in a certain way was undemocratic.

“As CCC, we must continue to prepare and overwhelm Zanu-PF in an election, notwithstanding the absence of electoral reforms and machinations they will engage in order to defeat the sovereign right of people to elect a government of their choice,” he said.

-CITE

Government has reportedly stopped issuing clearance letters for nurses in a bid to frustrate them from leaving the country for greener pastures.

This follows mass resignations that have hit the country’s public hospitals as health professionals migrate abroad for better salaries and working conditions.

In March, government doubled application fees for nurses’ confirmation letters and certificates from US$150 to US$300.

Official figures show that last year alone Zimbabwe lost nearly 1 800 nurses, mainly to Britain. That’s more than 10% of all the nurses working in public hospitals.

An email sent to a nurses’ union leader from the United Kingdom Nursing and Midwifery Council seen by NewsDay, revealed that the government was blocking nurses wishing to travel abroad.

“We have received notification that the Zimbabwe government has taken a decision to withhold issuing verification of qualification and character for its nurses who wish to join our register,” the letter read.

“In response to this, we are currently exploring ways in which we support applicants including alternative options where possible and whether they will provide the same assurance as verification from the nursing council.”

Health ministry spokesperson Donald Mujiri directed questions to Health Service Board chairperson Paulinus Sikhosana, who said he was not the right person to comment on the issue.

“My department doesn’t deal with that issue.  You can call the ministry secretary,” Sikhosana also said.

A health expert, who requested anonymity, said although nurses were prepared to pay for verification letters, government had refused to budge.

“A lot of nurses have paid for their verification letters, but nothing is happening, they are not being approved. Government is continuously taking people’s money but not approving the qualifications. We are urgently asking the government to answer all this. We need dialogue,” the nurse said.

“This is a very serious issue where the Ministry of Health risks international isolation. The email was sent by the UK government and this will cascade to other European countries and this is not good. Verification of qualifications is supposed to be done by the Nurses’ Council but the current administration changed it. It said it wanted to approve, which is, therefore, not its duty according to an Act of Parliament. So it is violating the law.”

-Newsday

Media houses should provide equal coverage to all political parties in line with the Second Republic’s mantra of leaving no one behind, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa has said.

Addressing multi-stakeholders including political parties and media personnel from various media organisations during a Media and Elections Reporting Workshop here in Kadoma this morning, Minister Mutsvangwa said the media had a paramount duty of disseminating information to the public.

She said the Government’s policy is for the media, particularly state media to communicate information regardless of political affiliation adding that a media blackout on political parties is an editor’s decision.

The media was challenged to communicate information that was not divisive but that which promotes peace and tolerance.

Citizens for Coalition Change (CCC) secretary general, Mr Charlton Hwende implored the media to report fairly.

In his remarks, Zanu-PF’s Information and Publicity Secretary, Christopher Mutsvangwa said the revolutionary party was advocating for peaceful polls during the 2023 harmonised elections.

MDC Alliance’s Paulina Mupariwa requested for a media that would report freely and professionally.

The workshop organised by Zimbabwe Institute is open to political parties that have representatives in parliament.

Mashonaland West Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Mary Mliswa-Chikoka and Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Deputy Minister, Kindness Paradza are also in attendance.

-State Media

Elections watchdog, Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN), has endorsed the recently held by-elections in Mberengwa and Nyanga as credible.

The verdict flies in the face of main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) claims that the outcome was not a reflection of the people’s will due to violence and intimidation.

Over the weekend, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) conducted by elections in Mberengwa and Nyanga to fill the vacant seats.

Opposition party, CCC fared dismally as they were walloped in the two elections by Zanu-PF.

In the aftermath of the rural district elections, CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere rang alarm bells over the plebiscites, alleging violence and intimidation of voters in the build up to polling day.

“We’ve consistently said that each by-election is a dry run for 2023. We’re keenly aware of the assisted voting, political violence, banning of CCC meetings and voter intimidation that took place in Mberengwa and Nyanga. Zanu-PF will never win a free and fair election in Zimbabwe.

“We’ve begun our post-mortem review of these elections to examine how to sharpen our response to electoral manipulation in these areas. We have a model of how to win rural elections that has worked in places like Binga and Bulilima which we are scaling across the country

“As we work on the heavy lifting to ensure a big win in 2023, we continue to push hard for electoral reforms as we strengthen our mass mobilisation programme. We must register to vote, turn out to vote in our millions and defend the vote so we win Zimbabwe for change in 2023,” said Fazayi Mahere in a series of twitter posts.

The opposition has on numerous occasions accused ruling party of manipulating election results in its favour.

Recently the party launched a blueprint titled Pre-Election Pact on Electoral Reforms (PREPARE) which contains electoral reforms demands ahead of 2023 elections.

However, ZESN ruled the Mberengwa and Nyanga by elections as free and fair without any irregularities, casting doubts on the claims by CCC.

“Campaigns for the by-elections were mostly political rallies, door-to-door as well as the distribution of flyers and posters. There were no incidents of violence or intimidation that were reported in both wards.

“The polling day political environment was generally peaceful with no instances of political tensions and violence being reported.

“Both Zanu-PF and CCC deployed party agents to track the polling process at all the polling stations ZESN observed and visited by the roving team.

“ZESN commends the two political parties for the comprehensive deployment of party agents to monitor the voting process on polling day. This affords them an opportunity for first hand observation of the process, enabling them to authoritatively comment on all processes,” said ZESN in a statement.

An investigation by the Public Accounts Committee (Pac) into the controversial awarding of a laptops and desktop computers tender to companies that overcharged Parliament was yesterday postponed due to lack of quorum by Members of Parliament.

Yesterday’s meeting was supposed to grill members of the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe for alleged breach of procurement processes by the committee.

“We were supposed to hear from the Ministry of Finance as well as suppliers of those tenders, unfortunately due to some unforeseen circumstances we were hoping that members of the committee would be around, but we have decided that we may have to postpone this hearing to next Monday so that the members will all be here,” Pac acting chairperson Edwin Mushoriwa said.

Pac is investigating a case where Parliament authorised a tender for the supply of 173 laptops valued at US$9 200 each, but were deemed over-priced by the Finance ministry.

Leaked official documents show that Blinart Investments P/L won the tender to supply Parliament with 173 laptops for US$1 602 755, 77, translating to US$9 200 per gadget. Another company, Mid-End Computers and Hardware, won a tender to supply 79 desktop computers to Parliament, pricing its gadgets at above US$3 000 for a single machine.

The controversial tender was cancelled by Parliament after a public outcry over the flawed tender process. -Newsday

A Harare man appeared in court on fresh charges of allegedly trespassing at the State House and impersonating a peace officer.

Nigel Ngoni Rubatsito appeared before Magistrate Dennis Mangosi and he was remanded to October 24.

Rubatsiro was not asked to plead. The court heard that, on July 17 last year at the wee hours of the morning Rubatsiro went to State House at corner Josiah Tongogara and Seventh Street and upon arrival he approached the security personnel and misrepresented to him that he was a member of Central Intelligence who had come for duty.

Rubatsiro demanded entrance into the premises and he failed to produce any identification and the security details identified him as the one who had previously tried to gain entrance into the State house on July 16.

The court said that the accused had no lawful right to commit this offense. -Herald

State Media – High Court Judge Erica Ndewere last week had her appeal against the High Court decision ordering her to surrender her operational vehicle flopped after the matter was struck off the roll.
The Judicial Services Commission (JSC) wanted to seize Ndewere’s service vehicle after she was fired from the bench for gross incompetence.

High Court judge Justice Samuel Deme had ordered Ndewere to surrender the vehicle to the Sheriff for safety until her application contesting her dismissal from the bench was concluded.

Deme also directed the Sheriff to seize the Mercedes Benz vehicle if Ndewere refuses to voluntarily surrender it.

The JSC had sought a High Court authority to repossess the vehicle following her dismissal.

But Ndewere appealed against Deme’s ruling at the Supreme Court, but a three judge-panel of Justices Antonio Guvava, Nicholas Mathonsi and Felistus Chatukuta unanimously agreed to have the appeal struck off the roll.

In her court papers, Ndewere argued that she was entitled to purchase the vehicle in terms of her employment contract.

Ndewere argued that her colleagues who were allocated vehicles on the same day with her have been allowed to purchase their cars.

Ndewere was removed from the bench by President Mnangagwa on June 17 2021 over misconduct allegations.

She, however, had retained possession of the Mercedes Benz E300 registration number ADY 474, which is registered in the name of the Master of the High Court, a former department of the JSC.

Her request to purchase the Land Rover was granted on April 9, 2021. But the JSC demanded the return of the Mercedes Benz on April 19 2022, and Ndewere allegedly refused to do so.

Ndewere insisted that she was entitled to purchase the vehicle, arguing that the JSC was not the owner of the vehicle, but the office of the President.

She also argued that the request by the JSC was done unlawfully. Herald

DISCORD has rocked the Zanu PF party in Mashonaland East province, with reports of divisions in the provincial executive.

This paper is reliably informed that some top party officials have accused the provincial leadership of heavy-handedness and making wrong decisions on crucial matters.

Provincial chairperson Daniel Garwe, on Thursday, told a provincial co-ordinating committee in Marondera that he is aware of a plot to oust him.

“Let me take this opportunity to tell you that I am aware of the plots against me. I hear that some are mulling to sign a petition against me, but that will not work. I will not stop executing my duties and campaigning for President Emmerson Mnangagwa,” Garwe said.

At the same meeting, party official Jerry Gotora told the gathering that Garwe was voted into power and could only be removed by the same process.

“Chairman (Garwe), you should not be worried about that (petition). You were voted into power by us, and you can leave that position through the same process. You are the chairman continue with your work,” Gotora said.

In the past few months, Garwe announced the suspension of two district co-ordinating committee DCC chairpersons, Alfred Pedzisa (Chikomba) and Israel Maliki (Murewa), accusing them of incompetence and insubordination.

Maliki, who has since been replaced by Murewa DCC secretary for education Wellington Kademeteme is yet to appear before a disciplinary hearing.

Provincial disciplinary committee chairperson Kudzai Majuru yesterday confirmed the suspension of Maliki but could not divulge more details.

“I confirm that he was suspended and is set to appear before a disciplinary hearing,” Majuru said.

Pedzisa was suspended at an inter-district meeting held at Sadza Growth Point before being replaced by Transport minister and Chikomba Central legislator Felix Mhona.

Mhona is also the provincial secretary for administration.

Pedzisa has since appeared before a disciplinary hearing and is waiting for the verdict.

The sacking of Maliki and Pedzisa has brought discomfort within party members with reports that more DCC chairpersons are set to be suspended.

— NewsDay

A 29-year-old PC Royal Casino manager last week appeared in court on allegations of rap_ing a female employee in the company’s toilet after threatening her that she would lose her employment contract.

Aldo Tucia of number 562 Borrowdale Brooke, Harare, was facing rap_e charges when he appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai Muchuchuti.

He was remanded out of custody.

The court heard that sometime in April, the complainant got an employment contract at PC Royal Casino in Greystone Park, Harare, where Tuci is the manager but during that time the operators of the company were not yet instituted as the company was not yet open.

As of such, the company was on the verge of making some final touches, preparing to fully operate the business.

The court heard that on June 30, Tuci invited the complainant to their workplace advising her to report there and not to advise anyone from their workplace or come with anyone.

Upon arrival, the complainant met Tuci who was in the company of his friends and he ordered her to prepare tea.

After the complainant visited the toilet and allegations are that Tuci followed her. When Tuci noticed that the complainant had noticed him, he eventually told her that he wanted to be intimate with her, upon which he got into the toilet and locked the door.

Tuci alleged that he wanted the s_3xual favour so that she would not lose her employment.

It is alleged that Tuci started f0ndling the complainant before rap_ing her.

A report was made leading Tuci’s arrest.

— Herald

A 29-year-old PC Royal Casino manager last week appeared in court on allegations of rap_ing a female employee in the company’s toilet after threatening her that she would lose her employment contract.

Aldo Tucia of number 562 Borrowdale Brooke, Harare, was facing rap_e charges when he appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai Muchuchuti.

He was remanded out of custody.

The court heard that sometime in April, the complainant got an employment contract at PC Royal Casino in Greystone Park, Harare, where Tuci is the manager but during that time the operators of the company were not yet instituted as the company was not yet open.

As of such, the company was on the verge of making some final touches, preparing to fully operate the business.

The court heard that on June 30, Tuci invited the complainant to their workplace advising her to report there and not to advise anyone from their workplace or come with anyone.

Upon arrival, the complainant met Tuci who was in the company of his friends and he ordered her to prepare tea.

After the complainant visited the toilet and allegations are that Tuci followed her. When Tuci noticed that the complainant had noticed him, he eventually told her that he wanted to be intimate with her, upon which he got into the toilet and locked the door.

Tuci alleged that he wanted the s_3xual favour so that she would not lose her employment.

It is alleged that Tuci started f0ndling the complainant before rap_ing her.

A report was made leading Tuci’s arrest.

— Herald

By A Correspondent| National Constitutional Assembly leader party Lovemore Madhuku said his party was working to ensure that Zanu-PF did not win in the upcoming election.

In an interview with a local daily, Madhuku said his party had put in place strategies to ensure Zanu PF does not win next year’s elections.

“We have put in place so many strategies to ensure that we achieve that. But obviously, we will not disclose our strategies,” Madhuku said.

This followed claims by the ruling party that it was being infiltrated by opposition members.

“You also have those who have been disqualified because there (was) additional information to the point that  probably they are not in good standing in terms of their activities and some who might not really (be) moving with us, who might probably be Zanu-PF during day and opposition during the night. So, there are cases like that where you need experts to assist us to make a better assessment,” Bimha said at a Press conference on Friday ahead of the party’s central committee elections that were held on Saturday.

DISCORD has rocked the Zanu PF party in Mashonaland East province, with reports of divisions in the provincial executive.

This paper is reliably informed that some top party officials have accused the provincial leadership of heavy-handedness and making wrong decisions on crucial matters.

Provincial chairperson Daniel Garwe, on Thursday, told a provincial co-ordinating committee in Marondera that he is aware of a plot to oust him.

“Let me take this opportunity to tell you that I am aware of the plots against me. I hear that some are mulling to sign a petition against me, but that will not work. I will not stop executing my duties and campaigning for President Emmerson Mnangagwa,” Garwe said.

At the same meeting, party official Jerry Gotora told the gathering that Garwe was voted into power and could only be removed by the same process.

“Chairman (Garwe), you should not be worried about that (petition). You were voted into power by us, and you can leave that position through the same process. You are the chairman continue with your work,” Gotora said.

In the past few months, Garwe announced the suspension of two district co-ordinating committee DCC chairpersons, Alfred Pedzisa (Chikomba) and Israel Maliki (Murewa), accusing them of incompetence and insubordination.

Maliki, who has since been replaced by Murewa DCC secretary for education Wellington Kademeteme is yet to appear before a disciplinary hearing.

Provincial disciplinary committee chairperson Kudzai Majuru yesterday confirmed the suspension of Maliki but could not divulge more details.

“I confirm that he was suspended and is set to appear before a disciplinary hearing,” Majuru said.

Pedzisa was suspended at an inter-district meeting held at Sadza Growth Point before being replaced by Transport minister and Chikomba Central legislator Felix Mhona.

Mhona is also the provincial secretary for administration.

Pedzisa has since appeared before a disciplinary hearing and is waiting for the verdict.

The sacking of Maliki and Pedzisa has brought discomfort within party members with reports that more DCC chairpersons are set to be suspended.

— NewsDay

A fourth-year student at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) was killed by a haulage truck on Friday while walking near the campus’s main entrance.

Talent Chari and her friend from the same institution were walking from the university along Harare-Chirundu Highway when a haulage truck veered off the road and hit her.

Neither the Mashonaland Central provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Margaret Chitove nor CUT’s acting director of communications and public relations Gifford Chikuya could immediately confirm the incident.

However, some witnesses claimed that the now-deceased student was smashed by the truck’s trailer and died instantly after she had saved her friend from being killed by the same truck.

Student Representative Council (SRC) secretary of external affairs, information and publicity Regis Muzambi confirmed the accident.

She was hit by a haulage truck en route to Zambia near New Greens Building along the Harare-Chirundu highway.

Her body was taken to Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital mortuary for postmortem.

Muzambi said the other student was rushed to Chinhoyi hospital in critical condition.- NewsDay

By Gift Ostallos Siziba

Today we presented ourselves in Mashonaland East

Rural areas are our strategic focus.

We will do every necessary to traverse the countryside with the message of Hope, the message of Change.

We will keep laying a solid foundation for our victory and a democratic breakthrough.

It is possible.

We pitched a tent yesterday in rural Masvingo to embark on political education and orientation program.

We sang songs after a day of massive exchange of information, tactics and interventions to the local questions of the day

As Sankara would say- ‘a soldier without ideological orientation is a potential criminal’

To deploy our Champions for work to be done- we educate them.

Rural areas are very important to us if we are to win Zimbabwe for Change.

Today we move to the next destination.

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Zimbabwean journalist Godwin Mangudya was yesterday allegedly assaulted by members of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and ruling Zanu PF activists in the Harare’s Kuwadzana suburb, while covering the party’s Central Committee elections.

Mangudya alerted MISA Zimbabwe that he was assaulted by members of the ruling party and CIO despite formally identifying himself and producing his duly constitutionally-accredited Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) press card.

In a statement, The Zimbabwe chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa said he was detained for more than an hour, while the Zanu PF activists continuously agitated to further assault him.

MISA Zimbabwe said CIO agents and Zanu PF security personnel confiscated his mobile phones and reset the gadgets leading to the journalist losing both his personal and work-related information.

The previous day, Mangudya, was among the journalists who attended a press briefing at the Zanu PF headquarters in Harare, addressed by both the party’s spokesperson, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa, and political commissar, Mike Bimha.

ZANU PF invited members of the media to cover its activities country-wide.

Meanwhile, during the entire ordeal, Mangudya requested the CIO and party activists to reach out to the party’s spokesperson and commissar for them to confirm that journalists had indeed been invited to cover the activities of the party, but that was all in vain.

“MISA Zimbabwe notes with very great concern the continued perpetration of violence against journalists by political party activists, security personnel, and members of the national security. This violence against journalists undertaking their constitutional mandate is an assault on the supreme law of the land as provided for under Section 61 of the Constitution which protects media freedom. Sadly, these unpunished crimes against journalists, come at a time when the entire world is commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists.

“We, therefore, call the on the police to conduct thorough investigations and hold the perpetrators accountable. As MISA Zimbabwe, we are now very worried by this upsurge in the number of criminal attacks against journalists as Zimbabwe moves towards its elections next year. The role of journalists in covering political parties’ activities is to allow the public to access reliable information and make informed decisions and choices.”

MISA Zimbabwe urged all stakeholders to unite and speak with one voice in calling for an end to “these criminal acts against journalists and ensure that media workers are protected to perform their constitutionally guaranteed duties without fear and risk to their personal security. Journalism is Not a Crime!”- VOA

Zimbabwean journalist Godwin Mangudya was yesterday allegedly assaulted by members of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) and ruling Zanu PF activists in the Harare’s Kuwadzana suburb, while covering the party’s Central Committee elections.

Mangudya alerted MISA Zimbabwe that he was assaulted by members of the ruling party and CIO despite formally identifying himself and producing his duly constitutionally-accredited Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) press card.

In a statement, The Zimbabwe chapter of the Media Institute of Southern Africa said he was detained for more than an hour, while the Zanu PF activists continuously agitated to further assault him.

MISA Zimbabwe said CIO agents and Zanu PF security personnel confiscated his mobile phones and reset the gadgets leading to the journalist losing both his personal and work-related information.

The previous day, Mangudya, was among the journalists who attended a press briefing at the Zanu PF headquarters in Harare, addressed by both the party’s spokesperson, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa, and political commissar, Mike Bimha.

ZANU PF invited members of the media to cover its activities country-wide.

Meanwhile, during the entire ordeal, Mangudya requested the CIO and party activists to reach out to the party’s spokesperson and commissar for them to confirm that journalists had indeed been invited to cover the activities of the party, but that was all in vain.

“MISA Zimbabwe notes with very great concern the continued perpetration of violence against journalists by political party activists, security personnel, and members of the national security. This violence against journalists undertaking their constitutional mandate is an assault on the supreme law of the land as provided for under Section 61 of the Constitution which protects media freedom. Sadly, these unpunished crimes against journalists, come at a time when the entire world is commemorating the 10th Anniversary of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists.

“We, therefore, call the on the police to conduct thorough investigations and hold the perpetrators accountable. As MISA Zimbabwe, we are now very worried by this upsurge in the number of criminal attacks against journalists as Zimbabwe moves towards its elections next year. The role of journalists in covering political parties’ activities is to allow the public to access reliable information and make informed decisions and choices.”

MISA Zimbabwe urged all stakeholders to unite and speak with one voice in calling for an end to “these criminal acts against journalists and ensure that media workers are protected to perform their constitutionally guaranteed duties without fear and risk to their personal security. Journalism is Not a Crime!”- VOA

By A Correspondent

CCC change champion Richard Pamire has embarked on a massive voter registration campaign in Kuwadzana East, Harare.

Speaking to ZimEye.com on Sunday, Pamire said he was determined to contribute to the citizens victory in a massive way.

Pamire takes young people to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ( ZEC) for voter registration every Tuesday.

“We take young people to ZEC for voter registration every Tuesday. We are following President Nelson Chamisa’s six million votes initiative.

We want to make sure that all young people in Kuwadzana East Constituency are involved in electoral processes,” said Pamire.

“On Thursdays and Thursdays there are teams that move around the constituency encouraging people to register to vote.These teams also identify challenges faced by residents – for example transport problems.

Big numbers cannot be rigged, victory is certain.

We are determined to fight for freedom from Zanu PF bondage,” added Pamire.

Statement: IThemba For Girls Trust joins the world in commemorating The International Day of the Girl-Child with the theme “Our time is now-our rights, our future”. The day was established to highlight injustices and challenges that girls continue to face throughout the world. The vulnerability of girls continues to increase as their safe space is shrinking with a rise in sexual abuse, in schools, homes, churches and anywhere in the communities.

In Zimbabwe, the vulnerability of girls has been increasing ever since the Covid-19 lockdown. Many parts of Zimbabwe especially in the rural communities have experienced increasing cases of Child Marriages, Teenage Pregnancies and girls dropping out of school. Those who continue going to school experience “Period Poverty”. Some of the factors that promote such is the increasing poverty at household level due to continued economic problems in the country. Informal mining activities in the rural communities have contributed immensely to teenage pregnancies and some religious sectors promote child marriages. Household poverty reduces access to clean sanitary pads and as a survival strategy they either use unhygienic methods to control the flow (which might have long terms effects on their health) or they stay at home during menstruation days (which negatively affects their academic attainment). Teenage pregnancies pose a health risk to the young bodies that are not mature enough to deliver safely. With our poor health delivery systems and some religious sectors that do not
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allow members to seek for medical attention, reports of girls dying at childbirth have been increasing which is worrisome as very little response is coming from the government.

As our theme this year says “Our time is now-our rights, our future” it is clear the future of girls lies in the completion of their education. Therefore, they should receive enough support for them to complete their education. Which means Girls Rights have to be respected through Ending Child Marriages, implementing The New Education Act which allows pregnant girls to continue attending school and girls accessing sanitary pads, Menstrual Health Management (MHM) and Hygiene Education that will help dignify their menstruation.

We would like to appeal to the government to put in place measures that are going to increase the security and protection of girls. Religious Sectors that promote child marriages should be banned and perpetrators brought to book. Communities should proactively create safe environments for girls. The government introduced a policy for Free Sanitary Pads in schools and even budgets for such, but the disbursement policy is not clear. Up to now we do not know which schools qualify for such help, when and how it’s done. But what we know is that girls remain faced with “Period Poverty” and in dire need of assistance.

It is only through promoting the education for girls that we can end Child Marriages and promote community development that is likely to reduce generational poverty.

By Tafadzwa Muranganwa| A number of indigenous churches worship under trees and open spaces which has turned off many young congregants, President of Council for Churches in Africa(CCA) has noted.

Speaking at the Zion Apostolic Faith Ministries gathering in Lilfordia ,Zvimba East ,CCC founder Bishop Dr Rocky Moyo urged indigenous churches to embrace modernisation and invest in church infrastructure.

“Let’s have our own church buildings, we are in the 21st century and our young folks are deserting us because they can’t stand being exposed to the vagaries of weather because we worship under trees,”Dr Rocky Moyo challenged.

He further said indigenous churches should take a leaf from yester year churches like Roman Catholic and Anglican which built schools and hospitals.

“Look how churches like Roman Catholic and Anglican boasts of schools and hospitals .Nothing can stop us to build our own, we just need to be organised ,”he added.

The CCA leader pledged to support the Zion Apostolic Faith Ministries to honour their late founding leader Tirivangani Mudhimbo Chademana by building a school named after him.

“It will be ideal to have a school named after your late founder Tirivangani Mudhimbo Chademana and as Council for Churches in Africa(CCA) we are willing to render support so that his legacy lives on ,”he pledged.

The late Tirivangani Mudhimbo Chademana died in 2019 and currently his son ,Philemon ,is the interim leader of the church as he awaits bestowment.

The church was delighted that Ernest Ruzayi , councillor for Ward 25 ,Zvimba East constituency where the church is headquartered said he was ready to assist it to acquire a stand for the school.

“This land is under the Ministry of Lands and what I can do is to facilitate for you to get a stand for the school by simply writing a letter to the ministry, “said the councilor who is also a proud owner of Afrobank Group of Schools.

Speaking at the same event ,CCA vice president Bishop Lameck Chitope urged the congregants to register to vote.

“Let us remind each other that we need to register to vote , it’s our democratic right to do so as congregants ,”Chitope urged.

Meanwhile, the Council for Churches in Africa will be conducting a workshop from 11-14 of this month to help out indigenous churches to put in place succession policies that will be backed by church constitutions.

“I am inviting some of your church leaders to a workshop we will be conducting from the 11-14th of October which will be on succession policy .There is the need to make sure your succession is laid out in the constitution so we avoid the feuds that arise when a church leader dies,”announced CCA leader who was flanked by his wife, Prophetess Faith Moyo who heads the Women Fellowship.

The interdenominational organisation is also involved in a number of philanthropic works of assisting vulnerable groups like orphans and widows with food relief and income-generating programmes.

Tinashe Sambiri|A Citizens Coalition for Change ( CCC) councillor died in a road accident at the weekend.

Councillor Kavhuru from Mutasa North, ward 6, died on the way to hospital after being involved in a terrible crash.

This was announced by CCC in a short statement:

“Sad news Manicaland Mutasa North ward 6 CCC Councillor Kavhuru died on his way to hospital after being involved in an accident.”

High Court Judge Justice Evangelista Kabasa has stopped the arbitrary eviction of more than 100 villagers in Hwange, which was meant to pave way for the establishment of a motor-racing course and which could have displaced them from their ancestral land and ruin their livelihoods.

Stelix Civils had been granted a lease agreement by Hwange Rural District Council and was allocated land for the purposes of developing a Formula One grade motor racing course and proceeded to fence off 500 hectares of land in an area which villagers of villagers of Chibode, Kachecheti and Nemananga wards use as grazing area for their livestock.

The motor racing course was to be constructed on land that the villagers use as grazing land and also use to sustain their livelihoods.

In the application, the villagers argued that their livelihoods would be affected as a result of the development of the racing course and they would not be able to survive in their villages.

The villagers argued that they were not consulted and were not offered alternative land and hence Stelix Civils’ conduct amounts to arbitrary eviction, which violates provisions of section 74 of the Constitution.

After being aggrieved by the decision of Hwange Rural District Council, the more than 100 villagers in three villages of Chibobe, Kachechete and Nemangwe engaged Josephat Tshuma of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, who on 16 November 2021 filed an application at Bulawayo High Court to review the decision by Hwange Rural District Council to allocate 500 hectares of land to Stelix Civils as the proposed project was taking away a large chunk of their communal land and effectively taking over their grazing area.

On 15 September 2022, Justice Kabasa ruled that the decision made by the local authority to allocate 500 hectares of land to Stelix Civils was unlawful.

The High Court Judge stated that Hwange Rural District Council had no authority to allocate land to Stelix Civils to establish a racing course.

Accordingly, Justice Kabasa set aside Hwange Rural District Council’s decision to grant a lease agreement to Stelix Civils for the construction of a racing course and declared that any actions and conduct that had been taken by the local authority following the granting of a lease agreement to Stelix Civils, are invalid.

Tinashe Sambiri|CCC official Charlton Hwende says the party will romp to victory in the Matobo ward 2 by-election.

The by-election is scheduled for October 22.Sindiso Ngwenya will represent CCC.

Hwende appealed for morale and corporate support for Ngwenya as she represents citizens.

“On 22 October we are going to defeat ZanuPF again in Matobo Ward 2.

Our candidate requires more Posters and Flyers.

Citizens who want to assist DM me so that I can link you with our Campaign Team in Matobo #RegisterToVoteZW #Nyatsime16,” Hwende said in a statement on Twitter.

ZANU PF CHIREDZI NORTH CONSTITUENCY – THANK YOU RALLY

Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s speech at Zanu PF Rally :

We came here after having been invited by Chairman for Masvingo Province to meet you. I want yo thank you for coming here for me to see you. Cde Mavhenyengwa invited me here to Chiredzi the Constituency which had more votes. I’m happy to see the mass, l am happy to see that you are strong. Us as leaders tagutsikana kuti kuno kuChiredzi kune musvo wemusangano.

I heard that here people who were removed from their land still do not have permits. I promise you that you will be given your permits soon.

Here in Masvingo there is a history. During the war there were many land mines. In our Government we don’t forget the struggle you went through. I’m happy to see your patriotism towards your Party and Government. We are forced to do whatever you want. I urge you all to be united in everything you do with ZANU PF.
Kuno ku Chiredzi muri musvo we ZANU PF.

I heard the Minister appreciating the Mwenezi factory that l opened here in Masvingo Province. I heard that you want us to open a guava factory. You are blessed here. ZANU PF is delivering tangable results in agriculture, minning, education to mention a few. ZANU PF ishumbayamuka. Nyika inovakwa igotongwa nevene vayo. Nyika yedu ndeyedu kukapisa tozvitonga kukaita maguta tozvitonga tikaita madiridziro tinenge tichizvitonga.

Musangano we ZANU PF ndewe vanhu.
All these years of independence we were not able to grow wheat we imported wheat from Ukraine. We started to grow more wheat wen the Ukraine stated war with Russia.

Tavakukwanisa kurima gorosi rinotikwanira. Takarova zhara neshamhu
I urge you all farmers to grow more crops.

We should work very hard as a nation for us to have more yields. Let us work hard. The issue of cotton that l heard as a Government we gave cotton seeds for free to farmers now we have found a way for us government to control the Cottco. We bought 40 rigs for the drilling of boreholes in each and every village.

We are pursuing rural modern development. We were given 800million US Dollars by President Paul Kagame for the provision of electricity in the rural areas. Rwanda President Kagame pursued rural modern Development which we are also pursuing. In Mashonaland East we constructed Muchekeranwa dam.

The people who were displaced to pave way for the construction of the dam have been lifted from poverty to prosperity through irrigation schemes brought by Government. So if you are given programs here they benefit you. Agriculture lift people from poverty to prosperity. Here you have lithium in Bikita minerals which is going to bring a lot of revenue for the country.

You have gold in Renco mine, Chrome, asbestos all these despite that we have sanctions imposed on us. We are building a cyber city in Harare. Two months ago the first phase started and this will add 300 Megawatts to the national grid.

We had issues of fuel but we resolved it now people no longer need to queue for fuel. We introduced issue of devolution funds over and 50 billion is coming to provinces for devolution funds in the next budget. We have 16 languages in this country each and every language is now published and is equally important. We recognise that there is no language which is important than the other.

We used to import fertilizer but the youths managed to manufacture our own fertilizer having realised that we have all the required raw materials here. l was in Manhize on Friday for the launch of Manhize Iron and Steel plant which will employ over 6000 people. It is a billion dollar project. From the first of October vanochera gold ne platinum vakubhadhara ma royalties using their minerals isu toisa ku Reserve Bank.

We are now going to have reserves in minerals for our future generations. Brick upon brick gold upon gold lithium upon lithium silver upon silver tichichengeta.
We are rehabilitating roads and constructing dams this is done through the Second Republic. Toda runyararo kubatana nekuwirirana. We will have our general elections next year we want them to be done in peace. We want our young girls and boys to make money not to engage in violence. We came with 60 tonnes of maize 60 tonnes of AN fertilizer 60 tonnes of compound D grease 3 tonnes Knap sacks among other items.

Grateful to MP for Chiredzi North Cde Roy Bhila Biller Code for this mass mobilisation.

It’s the same flag and symbol and authority and same national anthem which we march forward with remembering those who died for this country during the war of liberation. This country is our heritage for our sons and daughter and grandkids. This is our country the Zimbabwe we live and fought for its our own. Those who want to help us should do so under our terms and not their terms.

Zimbabwe is a peace loving country the call for and support for the removal and immediate end to illegal sanctions is commendable.

Zimbabwe is an enemy to non and a friend to all we have created an environment that Zimbabwe is open for business and that nyika inovakwa nevene vayo igotongwa nevene vayo

Let us all take a collective responsibility that we remain a peaceful nation as our Harmonised general elections are next year we are saying no to violence and no to illegal sanctions.

I thank you all for coming

ZIM1

NyikaInovakwaNeveneVayo

ZIM1

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ZANU PF CHIREDZI NORTH CONSTITUENCY – THANK YOU RALLY

Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s speech at Zanu PF Rally :

We came here after having been invited by Chairman for Masvingo Province to meet you. I want yo thank you for coming here for me to see you. Cde Mavhenyengwa invited me here to Chiredzi the Constituency which had more votes. I’m happy to see the mass, l am happy to see that you are strong. Us as leaders tagutsikana kuti kuno kuChiredzi kune musvo wemusangano.

I heard that here people who were removed from their land still do not have permits. I promise you that you will be given your permits soon.

Here in Masvingo there is a history. During the war there were many land mines. In our Government we don’t forget the struggle you went through. I’m happy to see your patriotism towards your Party and Government. We are forced to do whatever you want. I urge you all to be united in everything you do with ZANU PF.
Kuno ku Chiredzi muri musvo we ZANU PF.

I heard the Minister appreciating the Mwenezi factory that l opened here in Masvingo Province. I heard that you want us to open a guava factory. You are blessed here. ZANU PF is delivering tangable results in agriculture, minning, education to mention a few. ZANU PF ishumbayamuka. Nyika inovakwa igotongwa nevene vayo. Nyika yedu ndeyedu kukapisa tozvitonga kukaita maguta tozvitonga tikaita madiridziro tinenge tichizvitonga.

Musangano we ZANU PF ndewe vanhu.
All these years of independence we were not able to grow wheat we imported wheat from Ukraine. We started to grow more wheat wen the Ukraine stated war with Russia.

Tavakukwanisa kurima gorosi rinotikwanira. Takarova zhara neshamhu
I urge you all farmers to grow more crops.

We should work very hard as a nation for us to have more yields. Let us work hard. The issue of cotton that l heard as a Government we gave cotton seeds for free to farmers now we have found a way for us government to control the Cottco. We bought 40 rigs for the drilling of boreholes in each and every village.

We are pursuing rural modern development. We were given 800million US Dollars by President Paul Kagame for the provision of electricity in the rural areas. Rwanda President Kagame pursued rural modern Development which we are also pursuing. In Mashonaland East we constructed Muchekeranwa dam.

The people who were displaced to pave way for the construction of the dam have been lifted from poverty to prosperity through irrigation schemes brought by Government. So if you are given programs here they benefit you. Agriculture lift people from poverty to prosperity. Here you have lithium in Bikita minerals which is going to bring a lot of revenue for the country.

You have gold in Renco mine, Chrome, asbestos all these despite that we have sanctions imposed on us. We are building a cyber city in Harare. Two months ago the first phase started and this will add 300 Megawatts to the national grid.

We had issues of fuel but we resolved it now people no longer need to queue for fuel. We introduced issue of devolution funds over and 50 billion is coming to provinces for devolution funds in the next budget. We have 16 languages in this country each and every language is now published and is equally important. We recognise that there is no language which is important than the other.

We used to import fertilizer but the youths managed to manufacture our own fertilizer having realised that we have all the required raw materials here. l was in Manhize on Friday for the launch of Manhize Iron and Steel plant which will employ over 6000 people. It is a billion dollar project. From the first of October vanochera gold ne platinum vakubhadhara ma royalties using their minerals isu toisa ku Reserve Bank.

We are now going to have reserves in minerals for our future generations. Brick upon brick gold upon gold lithium upon lithium silver upon silver tichichengeta.
We are rehabilitating roads and constructing dams this is done through the Second Republic. Toda runyararo kubatana nekuwirirana. We will have our general elections next year we want them to be done in peace. We want our young girls and boys to make money not to engage in violence. We came with 60 tonnes of maize 60 tonnes of AN fertilizer 60 tonnes of compound D grease 3 tonnes Knap sacks among other items.

Grateful to MP for Chiredzi North Cde Roy Bhila Biller Code for this mass mobilisation.

It’s the same flag and symbol and authority and same national anthem which we march forward with remembering those who died for this country during the war of liberation. This country is our heritage for our sons and daughter and grandkids. This is our country the Zimbabwe we live and fought for its our own. Those who want to help us should do so under our terms and not their terms.

Zimbabwe is a peace loving country the call for and support for the removal and immediate end to illegal sanctions is commendable.

Zimbabwe is an enemy to non and a friend to all we have created an environment that Zimbabwe is open for business and that nyika inovakwa nevene vayo igotongwa nevene vayo

Let us all take a collective responsibility that we remain a peaceful nation as our Harmonised general elections are next year we are saying no to violence and no to illegal sanctions.

I thank you all for coming

ZIM1

NyikaInovakwaNeveneVayo

ZIM1

NyikaInovakwaNeveneVayo

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CCC change champion Richard Pamire has embarked on a massive voter registration campaign in Kuwadzana East, Harare.

Speaking to ZimEye.com on Sunday, Pamire said he was determined to contribute to the citizens victory in a massive way.

Pamire takes young people to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ( ZEC) for voter registration every Tuesday.

“We take young people to ZEC for voter registration every Tuesday. We are following President Nelson Chamisa’s six million votes initiative.

We want to make sure that all young people in Kuwadzana East Constituency are involved in electoral processes,” said Pamire.

“On Thursdays and Thursdays there are teams that move around the constituency encouraging people to register to vote.These teams also identify challenges faced by residents – for example transport problems.

Big numbers cannot be rigged, victory is certain.

We are determined to fight for freedom from Zanu PF bondage,” added Pamire.

By A Correspondent

CCC change champion Richard Pamire has embarked on a massive voter registration campaign in Kuwadzana East, Harare.

Speaking to ZimEye.com on Sunday, Pamire said he was determined to contribute to the citizens victory in a massive way.

Pamire takes young people to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ( ZEC) for voter registration every Tuesday.

“We take young people to ZEC for voter registration every Tuesday. We are following President Nelson Chamisa’s six million votes initiative.

We want to make sure that all young people in Kuwadzana East Constituency are involved in electoral processes,” said Pamire.

“On Thursdays and Thursdays there are teams that move around the constituency encouraging people to register to vote.These teams also identify challenges faced by residents – for example transport problems.

Big numbers cannot be rigged, victory is certain.

We are determined to fight for freedom from Zanu PF bondage,” added Pamire.

A fourth-year student at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) was killed by a haulage truck on Friday while walking near the campus’s main entrance.

Talent Chari and her friend from the same institution were walking from the university along Harare-Chirundu Highway when a haulage truck veered off the road and hit her.

Neither the Mashonaland Central provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Margaret Chitove nor CUT’s acting director of communications and public relations Gifford Chikuya could immediately confirm the incident.

However, some witnesses claimed that the now-deceased student was smashed by the truck’s trailer and died instantly after she had saved her friend from being killed by the same truck.

Student Representative Council (SRC) secretary of external affairs, information and publicity Regis Muzambi confirmed the accident.

She was hit by a haulage truck en route to Zambia near New Greens Building along the Harare-Chirundu highway.

Her body was taken to Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital mortuary for postmortem.

Muzambi said the other student was rushed to Chinhoyi hospital in critical condition.- NewsDay

Jailed former Labour and Social Welfare Minister Petronella Kagonye said she has gained weight in prison and is writing a book on prayer which she plans to release “soon.”

Kagonye, who is incarcerated at the Chikurubi Female Prison, on Thursday told The Herald that she is fulfilling her calling as a pastor during her imprisonment. She said:

I only discovered the other side of me when l got inside here. I am actually a pastor. I went to Bible college but l never thought l would practice what I learnt. The moment l came here, l got that opportunity.

And I am writing a book which l will publish as soon as l am released. It is about prayer. I have made a lot of friends here and I have added some weight.

… l am clocking four months now inside Chikurubi Female Prison and I have learnt quite a lot.

It’s actually a community on its own with new experiences and the good thing is, for everything that happened, God has a reason and purpose.

… When you are inside here, what else can you do other than worship? I have been teaching others how to pray because l realised that there were quite a number of things that were missing.

Others have the desire to worship but the how part remains a challenge. That is why I am mainly focusing on writing a book on prayer.

Kagonye was convicted in June for diverting to her own use, 20 computers which had been donated through her by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) to benefit schools in her Goromonzi South constituency in 2018.

She was sentenced to 36 months with 12 of these set aside for five years on condition of good behaviour.

A further eight months were set aside on condition she restitutes US$10 000, the cost of the stolen laptops.- Pindula News

Jailed former Labour and Social Welfare Minister Petronella Kagonye said she has gained weight in prison and is writing a book on prayer which she plans to release “soon.”

Kagonye, who is incarcerated at the Chikurubi Female Prison, on Thursday told The Herald that she is fulfilling her calling as a pastor during her imprisonment. She said:

I only discovered the other side of me when l got inside here. I am actually a pastor. I went to Bible college but l never thought l would practice what I learnt. The moment l came here, l got that opportunity.

And I am writing a book which l will publish as soon as l am released. It is about prayer. I have made a lot of friends here and I have added some weight.

… l am clocking four months now inside Chikurubi Female Prison and I have learnt quite a lot.

It’s actually a community on its own with new experiences and the good thing is, for everything that happened, God has a reason and purpose.

… When you are inside here, what else can you do other than worship? I have been teaching others how to pray because l realised that there were quite a number of things that were missing.

Others have the desire to worship but the how part remains a challenge. That is why I am mainly focusing on writing a book on prayer.

Kagonye was convicted in June for diverting to her own use, 20 computers which had been donated through her by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) to benefit schools in her Goromonzi South constituency in 2018.

She was sentenced to 36 months with 12 of these set aside for five years on condition of good behaviour.

A further eight months were set aside on condition she restitutes US$10 000, the cost of the stolen laptops.- Pindula News

ZANU PF CHIREDZI NORTH CONSTITUENCY – THANK YOU RALLY

Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s speech at Zanu PF Rally :

We came here after having been invited by Chairman for Masvingo Province to meet you. I want yo thank you for coming here for me to see you. Cde Mavhenyengwa invited me here to Chiredzi the Constituency which had more votes. I’m happy to see the mass, l am happy to see that you are strong. Us as leaders tagutsikana kuti kuno kuChiredzi kune musvo wemusangano.

I heard that here people who were removed from their land still do not have permits. I promise you that you will be given your permits soon.

Here in Masvingo there is a history. During the war there were many land mines. In our Government we don’t forget the struggle you went through. I’m happy to see your patriotism towards your Party and Government. We are forced to do whatever you want. I urge you all to be united in everything you do with ZANU PF.
Kuno ku Chiredzi muri musvo we ZANU PF.

I heard the Minister appreciating the Mwenezi factory that l opened here in Masvingo Province. I heard that you want us to open a guava factory. You are blessed here. ZANU PF is delivering tangable results in agriculture, minning, education to mention a few. ZANU PF ishumbayamuka. Nyika inovakwa igotongwa nevene vayo. Nyika yedu ndeyedu kukapisa tozvitonga kukaita maguta tozvitonga tikaita madiridziro tinenge tichizvitonga.

Musangano we ZANU PF ndewe vanhu.
All these years of independence we were not able to grow wheat we imported wheat from Ukraine. We started to grow more wheat wen the Ukraine stated war with Russia.

Tavakukwanisa kurima gorosi rinotikwanira. Takarova zhara neshamhu
I urge you all farmers to grow more crops.

We should work very hard as a nation for us to have more yields. Let us work hard. The issue of cotton that l heard as a Government we gave cotton seeds for free to farmers now we have found a way for us government to control the Cottco. We bought 40 rigs for the drilling of boreholes in each and every village.

We are pursuing rural modern development. We were given 800million US Dollars by President Paul Kagame for the provision of electricity in the rural areas. Rwanda President Kagame pursued rural modern Development which we are also pursuing. In Mashonaland East we constructed Muchekeranwa dam.

The people who were displaced to pave way for the construction of the dam have been lifted from poverty to prosperity through irrigation schemes brought by Government. So if you are given programs here they benefit you. Agriculture lift people from poverty to prosperity. Here you have lithium in Bikita minerals which is going to bring a lot of revenue for the country.

You have gold in Renco mine, Chrome, asbestos all these despite that we have sanctions imposed on us. We are building a cyber city in Harare. Two months ago the first phase started and this will add 300 Megawatts to the national grid.

We had issues of fuel but we resolved it now people no longer need to queue for fuel. We introduced issue of devolution funds over and 50 billion is coming to provinces for devolution funds in the next budget. We have 16 languages in this country each and every language is now published and is equally important. We recognise that there is no language which is important than the other.

We used to import fertilizer but the youths managed to manufacture our own fertilizer having realised that we have all the required raw materials here. l was in Manhize on Friday for the launch of Manhize Iron and Steel plant which will employ over 6000 people. It is a billion dollar project. From the first of October vanochera gold ne platinum vakubhadhara ma royalties using their minerals isu toisa ku Reserve Bank.

We are now going to have reserves in minerals for our future generations. Brick upon brick gold upon gold lithium upon lithium silver upon silver tichichengeta.
We are rehabilitating roads and constructing dams this is done through the Second Republic. Toda runyararo kubatana nekuwirirana. We will have our general elections next year we want them to be done in peace. We want our young girls and boys to make money not to engage in violence. We came with 60 tonnes of maize 60 tonnes of AN fertilizer 60 tonnes of compound D grease 3 tonnes Knap sacks among other items.

Grateful to MP for Chiredzi North Cde Roy Bhila Biller Code for this mass mobilisation.

It’s the same flag and symbol and authority and same national anthem which we march forward with remembering those who died for this country during the war of liberation. This country is our heritage for our sons and daughter and grandkids. This is our country the Zimbabwe we live and fought for its our own. Those who want to help us should do so under our terms and not their terms.

Zimbabwe is a peace loving country the call for and support for the removal and immediate end to illegal sanctions is commendable.

Zimbabwe is an enemy to non and a friend to all we have created an environment that Zimbabwe is open for business and that nyika inovakwa nevene vayo igotongwa nevene vayo

Let us all take a collective responsibility that we remain a peaceful nation as our Harmonised general elections are next year we are saying no to violence and no to illegal sanctions.

I thank you all for coming

ZIM1

NyikaInovakwaNeveneVayo

ZIM1

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Tinashe Sambiri|CCC official Charlton Hwende says the party will romp to victory in the Matobo ward 2 by-election.

The by-election is scheduled for October 22.Sindiso Ngwenya will represent CCC.

Hwende appealed for morale and corporate support for Ngwenya as she represents citizens.

“On 22 October we are going to defeat ZanuPF again in Matobo Ward 2.

Our candidate requires more Posters and Flyers.

Citizens who want to assist DM me so that I can link you with our Campaign Team in Matobo #RegisterToVoteZW #Nyatsime16,” Hwende said in a statement on Twitter.

By Showbiz Reporter | Owners of the Kowntry, the nation’s rulers, or better stated in Shona, the “vene vayos” might have stolen USD32 billion from the central bank, RBZ, but they have failed to pay their own hard working journalists a paltry few thousands of dollars, for a whole 5 month period.

These damming disclosures are revealed in letters the Zimbabwe Republic Broadcasting Corporation’s employees have written to the leader of ZANU PF Emmerson Mnangagwa.

It is totally dry out here at pocket Hill Highlands studios, where employees of the broadcaster wake up each morning to assemble news bulletins shaped for propaganda that they may not always agree with.

Vene vayo, is the Shona phrase meaning: ‘its rulers,” and all this comes at a time the debate rages on who is the real Vene Vayo, between the Born-In-Zambia ZANU PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa, and leadership predecessor, Ian Smith, who was born in Shurugwi, Zimbabwe, and who Mnangagwa calls a foreigner.

Under Smith, ZBC employees were well remunerated and the job was one of the most prestigious. 44years later, people are going without salaries for over half a year.

ZBC workers have since approached the self proclaimed Vene Vayo Mnangagwa and the letter reads:

Zbc is tired of reporting the same lies please go through this letter https://t.co/JK2iRSBJ5b pic.twitter.com/3gTPuKoJX7

— Robert (@RobertMaposa) October 8, 2022

By A Correspondent

CCC change champion Richard Pamire has embarked on a massive voter registration campaign in Kuwadzana East, Harare.

Speaking to ZimEye.com on Sunday, Pamire said he was determined to contribute to the citizens victory in a massive way.

Pamire takes young people to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ( ZEC) for voter registration every Tuesday.

“We take young people to ZEC for voter registration every Tuesday. We are following President Nelson Chamisa’s six million votes initiative.

We want to make sure that all young people in Kuwadzana East Constituency are involved in electoral processes,” said Pamire.

“On Thursdays and Thursdays there are teams that move around the constituency encouraging people to register to vote.These teams also identify challenges faced by residents – for example transport problems.

Big numbers cannot be rigged, victory is certain.

We are determined to fight for freedom from Zanu PF bondage,” added Pamire.

Zanu PF Chipinge heavyweight Enock Porusingazi has lost the party’s Central Committee elections to Dr Win Mlambo, Dorothy Mabika and one Faira.

Below are the full results

CC poll results chipinge

Main WingMunodawafa M 61Mapfumo S. 29

Faira J. 144

Khumbula Wilson 95

Mabika Dorothy 153

Mapumgwana T. 103

Mtetwa Evelyn. 16

Murire J. 27

Matamga T. 4

Mlambo Win. 169

Muzamana P. 16

Muteya M. 4

Porusingazi E. 62

Tondhlana S. 15

Mlambo W, Mabika D and Faira J have been duly elected.

Women’s Quota

Bhila Charity 55

Muposhi Gladys. 52

Charity Bhila has been duly elected

HARARE – A 15-year-old girl from Norton has died giving birth at a shrine of a white garment church sect in Bikita, her family said.

Nokutenda Hwaramba’s demise has the tragic echoes of the death, in July last year, of 14-year-old Anna Machaya while giving birth in Marange and that of 15-year-old Ferby Munyafi of Chiadzwa Village in Marange who died in January this year from excessive bleeding while delivering under the watch of a faith healer.

Nokutenda’s mother Loice Muparadziwo said she could not be with her daughter in her final moments on October 4 as she herself was hospitalised in Norton where she suffered a miscarriage.

“She got sick and would just fall as if possessed by evil spirits. Her father consulted prophets from his congregation and later took her to Bikita for more prayers. He left Nokutenda in the hands of the intercessors and she died while giving birth at the shrine,” Muparadziwo told H-Metro.

“The church doctrine did not allow us to take Nokutenda to a clinic, or hospital to give birth or for any medical treatment.”

Muparadziwo said Nokutenda was impregnated by a man identified only as Aaron, who was a neighbour in Norton. Aaron reportedly vanished when Nokutenda’s pregnancy came to light.
The latest shrine death of a young girl will shine a new spotlight on the sects’ practices, which have been condemned by the United Nations.

Following Anna’s death in July last year, the United Nations urged Zimbabwe’s government to do more to tackle the scourge of child marriages which are rampant at the shrines of the secretive sects.

By blocking access to professional health care, activists also say the churches’ leaders are denying the teenagers control over their own bodies.

Anna’s parents Edmore Machaya, 45, and Shy Mabika, 36, were jailed for nine months each – wholly suspended – for lying to detectives about her age in a bid to conceal that she was a child when they married her off to Hatirarami Momberume alias Evans Michael Momberume, a 25-year-old devotee of the Johane Marange apostolic sect who has been charged with her murder.

In the January 12, 2022, death of Ferby, police charged her “husband” 29-year-old Arthur Chitombo with having sexual relations with a minor.

On January 9, she started experiencing labour pains and was rushed to a faith healer in Mafararikwa Village, the headquarters of the Johane Marange sect in Marange, Manicaland.

Three days later, Ferby went into labour and bled profusely. She died with her unborn child.

Tinashe Sambiri| Suspected Zanu PF hooligans raided CCC Gutu East member Desire Tichazorwa’s house and vandalised a constituency campaign vehicle on Wednesday night.

Tichazorwa is managing projects that have been implemented by businessman and banker Gift Gonese in Gutu East Constituency.

Commenting on the attack, Tichazorwa blamed Zanu PF thugs for attempting to disrupt CCC programmes.

” I heard a loud noise last night and as I tried to collect what was taking place, the intruders smashed windows of our constituency vehicle and deflated its tyres.

Zanu PF is afraid of the impact we are making in Gutu East.

When I shouted at the thugs, they ran away. They had a calculated mission to vandalize the constituency car.

There is no doubt that Zanu PF thugs raided my house. We are proceeding with our projects despite the attack,” said Tichazorwa.

Gonese said the attack would not stop a series of projects he is running in the area.

” While we are not happy with what happened, there is no going back. Our wave of development is unstoppable,” said Gonese.