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

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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

NyikaInovakwaNeveneVayo

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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.

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.

Tinashe Sambiri|CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa is a man of the people.

He freely mixed and mingled with mourners at the burial of legendary CCC percussionist Tarusenga Chekerwa in Bikita on Wednesday.

CCC youth assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma described President Chamisa as a humble and selfless character.

“This is what we mean when we say @nelsonchamisa is the People’s President.

Mixing and mingling with citizens freely. Sekuru Mnangagwa will never do that.

He has wronged citizens & is very afraid of them! Dictators are afraid of their own shadows!

RegisterToVoteZW.”

Tinashe Sambiri|CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa is a man of the people.

He freely mixed and mingled with mourners at the burial of legendary CCC percussionist Tarusenga Chekerwa in Bikita on Wednesday.

CCC youth assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma described President Chamisa as a humble and selfless character.

“This is what we mean when we say @nelsonchamisa is the People’s President.

Mixing and mingling with citizens freely. Sekuru Mnangagwa will never do that.

He has wronged citizens & is very afraid of them! Dictators are afraid of their own shadows!

RegisterToVoteZW.”

RESULTS for the Zanu-PF Central Committee elections which were held across the country yesterday had by last night started trickling in with no major surprises recorded in the southern provinces with Professor Mthuli Ncube and Colonel (Rtd) Tshinga Dube getting the nod in Bulawayo.
Each of Zanu-PF Bulawayo Province’s five districts held elections as the party readies itself for its national congress which will be held in Harare later this month. Prof Ncube and Col (Rtd) Dube were joined by Cde Mlungisi Moyo in the District Co-ordinating Committee 1 (DCC-1) who garnered 52 votes to see off the challenges of Cdes Joshua Malinga, Caleb Sengu, Emmanuel Kanjoma, Josephine Danda and Matelia Matunha.

Eulysses Nowedza was elected from the Women’s Quota to represent DCC-1 in the Central Committee.

In DCC-5, Cdes Charles Chiponda, Elifasi Mashaba and Constance Ndlovu were all elected unanimously while in DCC-2 Cdes Godwin Mugumba, Mabutho Moyo and Elphas Tshuma made the cut. With its women’s quota, DCC-2 elected struggle stalwart, Senator Molly Ndlovu.

Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Minister of State, Cde Judith Ncube was elected from DCC-3 along with Cdes Joseph Tshuma and Ebbi Dube who was elected from the women’s quota. DCC-4 delegates elected Cdes Obert Msindo, and David Ndlovu while Esnath Moyo was elected from the women’s quota. Cdes Malinga, Kanjoma and Anna Moyo after losing their bids for the Central Committee seats automatically became members of the National Consultative Assembly (NCA).

In Matabeleland North six districts took to the polls as there were no elections in Umguza District where the party’s Secretary for Administration Dr Obert Mpofu among others sailed through unopposed. In Lupane Cde Leonard Moyo shrugged off challenges from Cdes Collen Ndebele, Girls Ndlovu, Shadreck Mazibisa and Khiwa Ndlovu. In the women’s quota, Cde Marl Nkomo won after a run-off that came after there was a tie between her and Cde Sithembubuhle Moyo when they each got 21 votes. The other candidate, Cde Gladys Ncube had got just a single vote while the other ballot paper was spoilt from the 44 votes that were cast by the women’s league.

In Bubi five candidates jostled for the posts with Cde Nqabayezwe Maphosa winning with 98 votes with Cde Irene Khuphe getting the women’s quota after clinching 20 votes. In Hwange Advocate Jacob Mudenda and Cde Fathi Mpofu retained the Central Committee seats after clinching high votes.

In Midlands’s Gweru District, Cdes Wellington Magura, Bongani Rukanda and Nugget Manyima were declared winners while results from other districts were yet to be confirmed. In Gwanda District the Central Committee elections were held at the Gwanda District Club. Voting started at around 11am and continued well throughout the day. Gunning for the Central Committee seats were Cdes Abedinico Ncube, Madodana Sibanda, Alma Mkhwebu, George Mlilo, Trynos Nkomo, Andrew Ndlovu and Section Ncube.

(DCC-1): Col (Rtd) Tshinga Dube, Prof Mthuli Ncube, Cde Mlungisi Moyo, Cde Eulysses Nowedza. (DCC-2): Cde Godwin Mugumba, Cde Mabutho Moyo, Cde Elphas Tshuma, Cde Molly Ndlovu. (DCC-3): Cde Judith Ncube, Cde Joseph Tshuma, Cde Ebbi Dube. (DCC-4): Cde Obert Msindo, Alderman David Ndlovu, Cde Esnath Moyo. (DCC-5): Cde Charles Chiponda, Cde Elifasi Mashaba, Cde Constance Ndlovu.

Harare City Council clinics have a shortfall of at least 300 nurses, crippling health delivery services in the capital as more health workers continue to quit their jobs over poor pay.
Mayor Jacob Mafume exposed the dire crisis facing Harare clinics and revealed that the local authority required a staff complement of around 600 nurses but only had less than half the required figure.

“We are supposed to be operating with over 600 health personnel but we have half of that. This is because there is a brain drain to government. We are losing our workers to government because it is paying its workers better than us,” Mafume told journalists during a press conference on Thursday.

“This is because of the United States dollar component. There is also a brain drain out of the country. Majority of our health personnel have left the country to look for greener pastures.”

There are no exact statistics on the number of health professionals that left the country in 2021, but the Zimbabwe Nurses Association (Zina) put the figure at just over 2000.

A nurse aide recruitment craze has also hit the country, with many nationals scrambling to get the certificate in the hope of making it to the United Kingdom in search of a better life.

Mafume’s media address followed a petition by the Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) after a woman gave birth in a toilet at Glenview polyclinic due to negligence by health personnel.

Mafume said the council was investigating the matter.

CHRA programmes manager Reuben Akili said: “The Glenview issue is a tip of the iceberg. There is gross negligence and abuse of human rights at council clinics. The matter should be dealt with urgency.

“We implore the local authority to honour its pledges to investigate the allegations raised by the residents. Corruption, negligence and criminal abuse of office has resulted in the loss of lives and it should be stopped forthwith.” -Standard

As results started trickling in last night, some Zanu PF bigwigs including former Health minister David Parirenyatwa, politburo member Tendai Chirau and ex-wife of ruling party deputy president Kembo Mohadi, Tambudzani fell by the wayside in chaotic central committee elections held yesterday.
The polls were marred by reports of vote buying with ICT minister Jenfan Muswere arriving at a polling station in Manicaland with a truck full of bicycles in what was seen as an attempt to buy votes.

Parirenyatwa and Lillian Zemura were defeated by David Mugomeza in Murewa district.

In Beitbridge, Mohadi and Ambassador Aaron Maboyi fell by the wayside in the polls.

Although returning officer Zanu PF provincial member Ntombiyakhe Ndlovu did not disclose official results, excited participants said former Beitbridge Mayor Showa Moyo had bagged the women’s quota slot ahead of Mohadi.

Mohadi’s supporters disputed the results.

“Results will be released from the province but all I can tell you is that all went well and it was indeed peaceful,” Ndlovu said.

Zanu PF insiders said war veteran Mazibisa Ngwenya beat three other candidates for the Beitbridge East slot while sitting proportional representative MP for Beitbridge Metrine Mudau brushed aside a challenge by Maboyi.

In Wedza district, former Transport Deputy minister Michael Madanha and his Foreign Affairs ministry counterpart David Musabayana lost.

They protested saying the elections were rigged.

Madanha was defeated by Esther Gwatidzo while Musabayana lost to Bertha Choto.

Madanha is a former Wedza South MP and former Zimbabwe National Road Authority (Zinara) board chairperson while Musabayana is the current Wedza North MP.

Chirau, a politburo member, was outpolled in Harare by Mavis Gumbo.

In Hurungwe North, the elections had to be postponed after former finance deputy minister Terence Mukupe caused a scene at Karoi Country Club where voting was taking place.

There was chaos as two of his bouncers including an election agent were chased away from the venue with one of them forced to delete videos and photos that he had taken.

Mukupe was contesting against former deputy minister and MP Reuben Marumahoko. There were ugly scenes from drunken youths who claimed there was vote buying ahead of the elections.

Some voters were booked at local hotels and guest houses around the farming town of Karoi amid claims that they were given cash and mobile phones among other goodies.

Close allies of the late Robert Mugabe such as Sydney Sekeramayi and Webster Shamu were however celebrating after winning.

Sekeramayi was uncontested in Marondera while Shamu won in Chegutu West.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s close ally and controversial socialite Mike Chimombe won in Chinhoyi after he outpolled Charles Mutisi and Alderman Simbarashe Kanzou.

Chimombe is out of custody on $56 000 bail for fraud charges.

In Makonde, deputy information minister Kindness Paradza won uncontested after Phineas Makumbe withdrew citing “unethical and dirty politics”

“I Phineas Makumbe do hereby withdraw my candidature for the central committee elections for Makonde district owing to the unethical and dirty politics being exhibited by my opponent Kindness Paradza” Makumbe wrote in his withdrawal letter.

Philip Chiyangwa won in Zvimba South while Marian Chombo was elected in Zvimba North.

Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi was uncontested in Zvimba West while former CIO operative Francis Mukwangwariri emerged victorious in Zvimba East.

In Matabeleland, logistical challenges affected the elections as voting in areas such as Hwange and Binga started after 3pm, an hour before the deadline.

Reports said Zanu PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu and his wife Sikhanyisiwe Mpofu won in Umguza. Sikhanyisiwe was unopposed.

In Harare, a tense atmosphere engulfed the polling areas as Zanu PF candidates battled it out for Central Committee positions.

The voting process was delayed in all Harare’s six votes with counting going into the night.

At Stodart Hall in Mbare, visibly drunk youths caused chaos after their preferred candidate one Gijima had been contested. The youths wanted to beat up other contestants for contesting Gijima.

Zanu PF’s Harare team leader Maybe Mbowa said the delay was caused by meticulous verification by the electoral college.

“We are still counting the votes because there was a slight delay. Everything went on well,” Mbowa said.

The Central Committee is Zanu PF’s supreme decision making body in-between congresses. Yesterday’s elections were held weeks away from the party’s elective congress. —Standard

Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa is being forced to “sneak” into some parts of rural areas for safety reasons following previous attempts on his life by suspected Zanu PF activists and state agents.
Hundreds of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters in Bikita were on Wednesday stunned to see Chamisa showing up unexpectedly in Nhodovari village, in Makuvaza ward 5, to attend the burial of staunch party member Langton Musavhaya who had passed away on Monday.

Upon hearing of the presence of Chamisa in the area, scores of party supporters from distant villages descended on the village to join the funeral at the Musavhaya homestead after Chamisa’s arrival.

Local CCC leaders who spoke to The Standard said Chamisa’s visit had not been publicised to avoid possible violent clashes that have accompanied most of his rural visits since last year.

“Chamisa’s visits here have of late been violently disrupted by Zanu PF activists and it has necessitated that ways be found to avoid this and allow him to visit us without fearing for his life and without his followers being attacked,” a local party leader who refused to be named said.

“The visit had to be made secret because of what had been happening in the past. There is no doubt that if the visit had been publicised, Zanu PF would have tried to stop president Chamisa from passing through.

“This is one of our many strategies to make sure that victory is certain come 2023, despite various obstacles.”

The CCC leader had to call off the rally after top Zanu PF officials took over the venue claiming they had booked it for their rally.

CCC spokesperson Gift Siziba said the secrecy in Chamisa’s itinerary was meant to protect him following several assassination attempts on his life.

“Given the surge in the cases of politically motivated violence against the CCC and clear assassination attempts on the president, there is need to put in place plans that ensure the safety of the President,” Siziba said.

“CCC rallies have been marred by Zanu PF violence. We have seen roadblocks being manned by Zanu PF to block our president from passing through. It is against this background that we have seen it prudent that the itinerary of the principal be accessible only to those that are cleared.

“Of course, there are freedoms that everyone should enjoy but those freedoms have been violated on several occasions. We have to have in place measures to ensure that we meet the citizens.”

Countless rallies set to be addressed by Chamisa have been violently disrupted by Zanu PF party activists and suspected state security agents since last year, with his motorcade often attacked.

Last month in Gokwe scores of opposition supporters and journalists from the private media were severely assaulted at illegal roadblocks mounted by Zanu PF supporters.

Chamisa was scheduled to address a campaign rally later on the day to drum up support for the party’s Gokwe-Kabuyuni parliamentary by-election candidate Costin Muguti.

But Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa rubbished CCC claims that the ruling party was sabotaging Chamisa’s campaign rallies.

“These are utter lies. Why is he not attacked here in Harare? What CCC doesn’t know is that nothing succeeds like success itself. President (Emmerson Mnangagwa) vatiza nechimuti (The President is winning the race. That is why there is all this much whining. We are competing and cannot be campaigning for our rivals,” Mutsvangwa said.

Efforts to get a comment from police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi were in vain as his mobile number was not reachable.

Addressing mourners at the Bikita funeral wake last week Chamisa called for peace ahead of the 2023 elections and said the late Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe had endorsed him to take the presidency.

“CCC is the party of choice. Even the late former president realised that Zanu PF had nothing to offer and ordered people to vote for me,” Chamisa said.

After he was deposed in a military coup in 2017, Mugabe said he would vote for Chamisa ahead of the 2018 elections to spite his long-time allies in Zanu PF who ousted him in a de facto coup.

Mugabe told reporters at his mansion in Harare that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government was unconstitutional and that ED ruled by the gun.

“He (Mugabe) said his people turned against him. They removed him against his will …. Nomatter what they do, this time around our victory is certain,” Chamisa said.

“The late Mudhara Bhuradha was an advocate for peace and harmony. People should not hate each other because of their political differences,” Chamisa said.

“People tend to forget about humanity and focus on their political differences. Love one another. Do not hate each other. Unite as one. No one should have violent actions against another person. Young people should contribute to the development of the country and desist from violent insurrections.”

The country’s elections have been marred by political violence.

The run-up to the March by-elections this year were also characterised by political violence that claimed the life of an opposition CCC activist in Kwekwe.

Human rights’ watchdogs in their surveys have listed Zanu PF as the main perpetrators of political violence, a charge the ruling party denies.- Standard

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A PRISON officer stationed at Little Kraal Farm in Nyazura pumped three bullets into his head with a service rifle and died instantly following a wrangle with his wife over his alleged affair with a Form Three student.

Kenneth Mawonga (38) was found in a pool of blood by his workmates who had rushed to the scene after hearing gunshots.

Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services’ public relations officer for Manicaland, Chief Correctional Officer Liberty Mhlanga confirmed the incident.

He, however, could not divulge more details, saying investigations are underway to ascertain the cause of the suicide.

“We confirm the regrettable incident, but investigations into the cause of the suicide are in progress,” he said.

However, homicide detectives handling the case revealed that Mawonga had a misunderstanding with his wife over his alleged affair with an under-age school girl.

Following Mawonga’s death, detectives went through his cellphone chats and discovered that he was at loggerheads with his wife over the alleged affair.

Further investigations saw detectives talking to the late Mawonga’s wife, Sharon Paimupindu (31), and she also revealed the couple had spoken about the extra marital affair.

“These are just assumptions of what could have caused the suicide basing on the cellphone conversations. We want to really dig deep into the matter and find out what happened,” said a detective who requested anonymity.

It is alleged that on September 29, Mawonga commenced duty in the morning and was deployed to do perimetre checks around prisoners’ cells.

At around lunch hour, he requested to change guard points with another officer, Tanaka Willard Matsaru, saying he did not want to continue working at the guard point he had been deployed.

Matsaru had been deployed at the Corner Post and was armed with a loaded service pistol.
Matsaru agreed to exchange guard points and handed over his service pistol to Mawonga.

Mawonga took over at the Corner Post until late in the afternoon when gunshots were heard.

An alarm was raised, resulting in all prison officers combing the area to establish what had transpired.

Upon checking the Corner Post guard room, the officers stumbled upon their colleague’s dead body.

A nurse who was summoned to attend the scene confirmed his death.

The matter was reported to the police.

Detectives who attended the scene discovered that Mawonga had wounds on his head, below the chin and on the left nostril.

Spent cartridges were picked from the underside of his chin.

The rifle in question was also recovered.

However, Paimupindu was not readily available for a comment as her mobile phone was not reachable.

— Manica Post

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.

Tinashe Sambiri|CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa is a man of the people.

He freely mixed and mingled with mourners at the burial of legendary CCC percussionist Tarusenga Chekerwa in Bikita on Wednesday.

CCC youth assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma described President Chamisa as a humble and selfless character.

“This is what we mean when we say @nelsonchamisa is the People’s President.

Mixing and mingling with citizens freely. Sekuru Mnangagwa will never do that.

He has wronged citizens & is very afraid of them! Dictators are afraid of their own shadows!

RegisterToVoteZW.”

HARARE – Zanu PF activist Sybeth Musengezi has vowed the weekend arson attack that damaged his home and also destroyed property will not deter him from seeking justice in his court challenge against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s legitimacy.

Musengezi and his family escaped what he believes was an arson attack by suspected state agents at his Sandton home in Harare Saturday.

Neighbours pitched in to help the defiant activist put out the inferno, which had destroyed property worth US$ 8 500, excluding the damage on the house.

A Toyota Vitz, a 5000-litre water tank, two beds, blankets, electrical appliances, and clothes were among the items destroyed in the fire.

Musengezi claimed the incident was staged to intimidate him against challenging Mnangagwa’s legitimacy as Zanu PF leader.

The activist says he will not dump his challenge despite signs of risks against his life.

“This attack has actually strengthened my resolve to fight on and I now believe I have a strong case; otherwise I would not have been facing these attacks if it was a simple matter.

“My family is still traumatised. Imagine kids watching as thugs attempt to burn them alive. They are extremely terrified.

“Right now, we are working on long-term security measures to ensure the family’s safety,” he said.

In his court challenge, Musengezi claims Mnangagwa was improperly elevated to becoming Zanu PF first secretary in violation of the ruling party’s constitution, following the shock military assisted coup against late former President Robert Mugabe November 2017.

Since November last year, Musengezi says his civil, structural engineering, and construction businesses have faced numerous threats by suspected state agents targeting him and his clients.

“Threats have always been there since November last year. Death threats, threats of being arrested or beaten up.

“I have had my clients being threatened not to renew my contracts or pay me my dues.

“I’ve taken some of the cases to court, but the clients are under strict orders not to pay me a single cent,” said Musengezi.

Only a few brave party activists, Musengezi says, support his bold decision to challenge Mnangagwa’s legitimacy, while the majority of them no longer want to be associated with him for fear of being victimized.

A 25-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday in Harare Central Business District (CBD) after he was found selling a firearm.

A police report says the police got a tip-off that Tanaka Rujuwa was in possession of a gun.

“On 05/10/22, Police in Harare swiftly reacted to a tip-off and arrested Tanaka Rujuwa (25) at Markert Square Bus Terminus for possession of an unregistered Plainsman 175 Pistol and a Mossberg round. The suspect was arrested while selling the firearm for US$1 500,” the police said.

The arrest comes a week after the expiry of the Presidential Amnesty on Voluntary Surrender of Firearms and compliance with the police verification exercise.

545 firearms were surrendered as of 29 September 2022 under the amnesty.

Amnesty was announced against the backdrop of an increase in crimes such as armed robberies and other forms of crimes of passion.

Illegal possession of firearms is a violation of section 4(4)(b) of the Firearms Act and may attract a jail sentence of about 24 months, depending on the circumstances.

Zimbabweans have never been silent accomplices of their oppression with citizens expressing their grievances through cultural artefacts, a South Africa based academic has said.

Speaking after receiving a prize for his book, Cultural Texts of Resistance in Zimbabwe, Professor Rodwell Makombe described the country’s struggle against oppression as ‘discursive’ whilst emphasising that the masses had embedded resistance in their everyday activities.

Makombe, a lecturer at the University of the Free State, said contrary to the widespread assumptions that Zimbabweans were docile and accomplices to Zanu-PF oppressive rule, his book questioned this notion whilst providing a glimpse into the forms of resistance that continue to exist in the country.

“I wanted to show that Zimbabweans have never been silent accomplices of their oppression. I see oppression not only as physical, but also as discursive,” said Makombe.

“When one looks at the Zimbabwean Netscape since 2000, it has been awash with resistance, opposition, frustration, anger, disappointment, and cynicism. To understand resistance, we have to look at the things that people do and imply every day.

“In other words, Zimbabwean cultural artefacts such as music, whether chimurenga, sungura or gospel, are in many ways the music of resistance against the poverty, family disintegration, hunger, death, and political bigotry that have proliferated in the context of the economic crisis”, he said.

According to Makombe, resistance to tyranny and dictatorship in a constantly growing oppressive society manifests beyond physical protests and riots but through everyday cultural expressions.

“The same can be said about cartoons, memes, and social media posts of the post-2000 period. They all articulate a general sense of disgruntlement and disappointment with the political situation. One point the book makes is that resistance should not only be restricted to offline activities, but it should also include digital resistance,” he said.

Makumbe scooped the 2021 University of Free State (UFS) Book Prize for distinguished scholarship which recognises outstanding research-based publications by academics who produce original books of an international standard.

The book was published by the American publisher Rowman and Littlefield in October 2021 and looks at discursive resistance which is expressed through cultural art forms such as songs, memes, cartoons, and jokes that reflect on and contest hegemonic narratives promoted by the ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe.

“This is my first book, and when I saw the application call, I said to myself, ‘give it a try’. I am currently working on a monograph on the post-coloniality of everyday life in post-Mugabe Zimbabwe, with a specific focus on social media humour and satire. The book should be ready for publication sometime in 2023,” said Makombe.

Makombe, is an Associate Professor in the Department of English on the Qwaqwa Campus, University of the Free State.

Election watchdogs have expressed concern over plans by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to go ahead with the delimitation exercise without availing the voters roll.

Zec yesterday released its delimitation roadmap showing that the exercise will be completed by December ahead of the 2023 elections.

Election Resource Centre programmes manager Solomon Bobosibunu said it was worrying that the voters roll had not been made public ahead of the critical exercise  of redrawing electoral boundaries.

“In as far as voter education is concerned we are still worried that Zec has not made the voters roll public as the requirement of the law. We are not asking this out of the blue, it’s as per the provisions of the Electoral Act,” Bobosibunu said.

Zimbabwe Election Support Network acting executive director Ellen Dingani said: “By way of update it’s good, but we also want a two-way process whereby the commission engages civil society and political parties to explain some of the issues it mentioned. “

Zimbabwe Elections Advocacy Trust director Ignatius Sadziwa urged Zec to be transparent when conducting the delimitation exercise.

“The exercise needs to be painstakingly executed. However, the commission must improve on consultations so that the process passes credibility and legitimacy tests,” Sadziwa said.

Zec chief elections officer Utoile Silaigwana referred NewsDay to the commission’s spokesperson, Jasper Mangwana, who was not picking calls.

In the roadmap, Zec said it would use provincial and district maps with topological features such as mountains, rivers, roads, communication lines, settlements and different types of land use to demarcate constituency boundaries.

-Newsday

Residents Association of Victoria Falls on Tuesday frogmarched Town Clerk, Ronnie Dube, out of his office after he was suspended for alleged abuse of office.

The association mobilised residents to physically remove Dube from his Council office following his suspension by the Mayor.

“Today, we stormed Council premises and locked Ronnie Dube’s office and put a key blocker.

“Dube is under investigation by ZACC for corruption and illegal Council deals.

“After we left, some Council security personnel tried to remove the key blocker, but failed.

“It seems Ronnie wants to hide all evidence, but the police have warned that any security guard who removes the key blocker will be arrested,” said a source.

In the suspension letter, Dube is accused of five counts of alleged incompetence.

“On May 26, you wrote a letter to Jackberry Investment instructing them to make a payment towards one-month rentals into City Council Account number 4572-033912-202 held at ZB Bank to the tune of ZW$8 251 522.65.

“There is no Council resolution to allocate the brewery to the said investor.

“The purported lease being drawn in the same letter is illegal. You acted ultra vires your express and/or implied terms and conditions of service.

“On February 25, you unilaterally allocated the Council dumpsite to Greenline Africa, in partnership with Mosi oa Tunya Waste and Landfill (Pvt) Ltd without a Council resolution.

“In your letter dated February 25, you stated that management had no authority to lease out the said dumpsite/landfill site or sewerage pond area.

“You acted outside the scope of your mandate and powers by usurping Council powers.”

Added the letter:

“On August 4, as the Town Clerk of the City of Victoria Falls, you caused the transfer of US$84 000 from a Council account.

“There was no cause for this transfer.

“Council neither authorised such nor does it have an agreement with you authorising the transfer of the said money.

“This is theft of trust property.

“In June, 2022, you misrepresented to Council a proposal arising from the tender to sell stand number 8300. The purpose of selling land, through the tender system is to get the competitive maximum value available on the open market.

“You misled Council to award the tender to Zambezi Properties, whose bid of US$4.2 million was lower than the highest bid of US$5.7 million.

“You failed to discharge your duties diligently and effectively in line with the express or implied conditions of your contract of employment.

“In your capacity as Town Clerk, you have failed to solve perennial service delivery challenges, namely water shortages.”

-H Metro

A PRISON officer stationed at Little Kraal Farm in Nyazura pumped three bullets into his head with a service rifle and died instantly following a wrangle with his wife over his alleged affair with a Form Three student.

Kenneth Mawonga (38) was found in a pool of blood by his workmates who had rushed to the scene after hearing gunshots.

Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services’ public relations officer for Manicaland, Chief Correctional Officer Liberty Mhlanga confirmed the incident.

He, however, could not divulge more details, saying investigations are underway to ascertain the cause of the suicide.

“We confirm the regrettable incident, but investigations into the cause of the suicide are in progress,” he said.

However, homicide detectives handling the case revealed that Mawonga had a misunderstanding with his wife over his alleged affair with an under-age school girl.

Following Mawonga’s death, detectives went through his cellphone chats and discovered that he was at loggerheads with his wife over the alleged affair.

Further investigations saw detectives talking to the late Mawonga’s wife, Sharon Paimupindu (31), and she also revealed the couple had spoken about the extra marital affair.

“These are just assumptions of what could have caused the suicide basing on the cellphone conversations. We want to really dig deep into the matter and find out what happened,” said a detective who requested anonymity.

It is alleged that on September 29, Mawonga commenced duty in the morning and was deployed to do perimetre checks around prisoners’ cells.

At around lunch hour, he requested to change guard points with another officer, Tanaka Willard Matsaru, saying he did not want to continue working at the guard point he had been deployed.

Matsaru had been deployed at the Corner Post and was armed with a loaded service pistol.
Matsaru agreed to exchange guard points and handed over his service pistol to Mawonga.

Mawonga took over at the Corner Post until late in the afternoon when gunshots were heard.

An alarm was raised, resulting in all prison officers combing the area to establish what had transpired.

Upon checking the Corner Post guard room, the officers stumbled upon their colleague’s dead body.

A nurse who was summoned to attend the scene confirmed his death.

The matter was reported to the police.

Detectives who attended the scene discovered that Mawonga had wounds on his head, below the chin and on the left nostril.

Spent cartridges were picked from the underside of his chin.

The rifle in question was also recovered.

However, Paimupindu was not readily available for a comment as her mobile phone was not reachable.

— Manica Post

A manager at Grills Feed company which is situated in Kelvin West industrial area in Bulawayo was allegedly battered and stripped naked before he was robbed of his cash and his Honda Fit car after he was caught with his girlfriend in his car.

The incident happened on Friday last week at around 7pm.

Hebert Gorekore (47) stays in Pumula East suburb and on the day in question he visited his lover named Sikhangele Ndlovu in Nkulumane suburb and they sat in his car. While they were in the car two males confronted them and smashed a car window.

“They smashed the driver’s side window with a stone and instructed him to alight from the car as they threatened to kill him. As he opened the driver’s door his girlfriend bolted out of the car and fled leaving him at the mercy of the robbers,” a source said.

They ordered him to lie on the ground and to remove his clothes.

“He removed all of his clothes and remained naked. They kicked him and slapped him all over the body while questioning him about what he was doing with his lover in the car but he could not explain as they rained blows on him,” said the source.

He managed to free himself and had to dig deep and summoned his athletic abilities to survive the vicious attack.

“The robbers took his clothes and a wallet which contained US$2 and a national identity card and drove off in his car,” said the source. Hebert reported the incident to the police.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident. He warned members of the public against parking outside homes in the evening, pointing out that they risked being robbed and attacked.

Hebert begged this reporter not to write the story as he said it would tarnish his reputation and when he was pressed further for a comment he said: “There is nothing I can do. You can write whatever you want to write.” -B Metro

World Teachers’ Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is an international day held annually on October 5. Established in 1994, it commemorates the …

Teachers are a source of inspiration & changemakers in their own right.

This #WorldTeachersDay, we celebrate Zimbabwean teachers who are doing their best in extremely difficult conditions.

In the #NewZimbabwe, funding the education sector will be a national priority. The dignity of the teaching profession will be restored.- CCC

While some sections of society denounce polygamy as an archaic practice that is not suitable for modern lifestyles, the BaTonga community of Binga believe it cultivates family unity and reduces incidents of domestic violence while suppressing HIV infections.
They claim polygamy reduces spinsterhood as there are more women than men in the country.

For that service, they want the Government to pay them.

Due to the preservation of culture, the BaTonga community in Binga District, Matabeleland North has one of the country’s low HIV infection rates which stands at five percent against the national average of 11 percent.

Following the outbreak of HIV, health experts championed monogamy as a measure to reduce infections.

But for the BaTonga people from Binga, the continued practice of polygamy among other cultural practices seems to have saved them from the HIV scourge.

The BaTonga believe that while citizens strive for monogamous marriages, there is evidence that these relationships are failing and hence contributing to high divorce cases.

Instead, the BaTonga have embraced polygamy as part of their lifestyle.

Saturday Chronicle caught up with some polygamous men in the Siachilaba area, under Chief Siachilaba, who backed the cultural practice saying it has kept families together.

A father of nine, Mr Nelson Munkuli said polygamy comes naturally in the BaTonga community as most of them were born in polygamous families.

Mr Munkuli is married to two women and is looking for a third one.

“My father had seven wives and 35 children if I’m not mistaken. So, I’m planning to marry another wife just to follow in my father’s footsteps. So far, I have nine children and one of my wives is pregnant and I expect another child soon,” said Mr Munkuli.

“I’m inspired by my late father, so that is why I’m saying I want to have at least three wives. I’m cognisant that having more wives comes with more responsibility. We are living in different timelines from my father’s generation.

“Unlike in the past where education was not prioritised, I have to send all my children to school, so that is why I want to limit my wives to three.”

He said one of his wives is his late brother’s widow, but to guard against HIV infections, they both tested for HIV and were declared free of the virus.

Mr Munkuli said by marrying his late brother’s wife, he is also taking care of his sibling’s children as his and doing so is key in cementing relations.

He said being fair to all his wives was key to strengthening family ties.

“For instance, I have a duty roster that I maintain with my wives. If I’m spending two days with one of them, I make sure that I spend two other days with the other wife. That timetable has to be strictly followed. I also have a separate hut which I sleep in especially when I don’t want to be with any of them. That room is important in the management of conflicts and all polygamous men have it,” he said.

“Even when I’m tired, I just resort to it because it is not good for a man to claim to be tired. When I buy groceries, I take everything to that room and that is where I share the goodies with my wives. Because, if you don’t do that and take the groceries to the bedroom of one of the wives, the other can be jealous and even think that you hide some of the things from her and that creates conflicts.”

Mr Munkuli said the Government should consider incentivising polygamous men as they were providing a service to the nation.

“As we speak there are more women than men in the country. So, can you imagine without polygamous men where will those other women find love? It is even better to be openly polygamous because some of these men who claim to be in monogamous relationships are the ones trapped in infidelity relationships. I think, the Government should consider rewarding polygamous men as they are assisting a lot of women,” said Mr Munkuli. Chronicle

Harare City Council has vowed that it would not pay US$3,5 million to Geogenix BV Limited after cancelling the much-publicised deal with the Netherlands-based company.

Last month, acting town clerk Phakamile Moyo wrote to Geogenix BV notifying them that the contract had been cancelled.

“Pursuant to the agreement entered between City of Harare and Geogenix BV, we advise that council resolve to terminate the contract in its sitting on the August 3, 2022,” read part of Moyo’s letter dated September 23, 2022.

Under the terms of the deal, any party which breaches the contract is supposed to pay US$3,5 million, but mayor Jacob Mafume said they would not pay a single dollar.

“We were never part of the deal from the onset and we continue not to be part of it. Cabinet is one that set and gave it a national status, so it’s a national project. As far as we are concerned, Harare City Council has never had capacity and it will never have capacity to pay a single cent. We know the law and we will defend our position,” Mafume said.

Efforts to get a comment from Geogenix BV local executive chairperson Delish Nguwaya were fruitless as he did not respond to text messages, or answer his mobile phone.

Under the deal, the local authority was supposed to pay US$22 000 per day or an estimated US$1 million a month to Geogenix BV.

In previous interviews, Nguwaya was adamant that the company was going ahead with the project besides Harare City Council terminating it.

Speaking during a tour recently, Nguwaya said nothing had changed and they were going ahead with the project to fulfil their contractual agreement with Harare City Council.

“Everything we are doing is above board. The problem we have is not with Harare City Council, but an individual, Harare mayor Jacob Mafume, who wants the deal to be renegotiated. He was not the mayor, but all the councillors agreed with the deal. We are going to forge ahead with the deal and if he wants to cancel it, the council will pay the stipulated US$3,5 million,” he said.–Newsday

SHURUGWI – Residents of Shurugwi have appealed to Government to intervene and stop dangerous mining activities in the Botorekwa escarpment that are destroying the highway and causing many fatal accidents.

The residents accused Chinese nationals and some locals of mining in the Boterekwa hills without due regard to the environment and the state of the highway.

Former Shurugwi Mayor, Bulle Madzitire said that the country was staring at an environmental disaster.

“The Chinese are looting daily and they have destroyed some of the mountains which were meant for tourist attraction. Where are we going as a country? Where are these minerals going and what is EMA doing because the environment has been destroyed?

“Our minerals are being looted yet we have water challenges, no sporting facilities and Peak Mine Stadium has collapsed,” said Madzitire.

The outcry followed a recent bus accident that resulted in the death of one woman. Residents said that the Emergence Road Rehabilitation Program (ERRP) should be used to rehabilitate the road which is in a bad state because of the illegal mining activities.
Midlands Police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed the recent accident in which Pardon Magoche was driving a Joma Bus with 42 passengers. When he reached the 40km peg, the bus rolled back and fell on its side. A woman who tried to jump out of the bus was trapped and died, 20 passengers sustained injuries and were ferried to Shurugwi District Hospital.

Midlands Mining Commissioner Tariro Ndlovu said miners in the Boterekwa area are issued with Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) certificates from EMA and their operations are guided by mining laws.
“Boterekwa is not a reserved place where people can complain about the mining activities carried there. There are so many mining claims which were pegged there just like what ZIMASCO was doing. All those mines in the Boterekwa area are legal and companies operating there are working within laws and regulations.

“There is EMA which is there to assess the activities and issue out Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) certificates. Residents should also not worry on what happen down stream since they claim that the miners use cyanide. The miners have been granted certificates after assessment,”said Ndlovu.

Efforts to get a comment from the Environment Management Agency (EMA) were futile.- Masvingo Mirror