By- Comedian and socialite MAI TT Murata has claimed she was blocked from contacting Tinashe Maphosa after demanding a divorce.
She also accused Tinashe of sleeping with one of her close friends.
Following her demands, Tinashe, through his legal team, is said to have served her with a warning to take down all negative posts, from her social media platforms, which tarnish his image.
Mai TT was also blocked from contacting Tinashe and ordered to stop live videos talking about him.
She was also warned not to mention his name for 24 hours.
Tinashe is also claiming an undisclosed amount of money.
Mai TT said she was not moved by all the warnings since she wants her money and divorce, and will continue to display her bitterness.
In an interview yesterday, after her Facebook Live talking about her present challenges with Tinashe, she said:
“After my wedding, I was booked to be an MC at a wedding in Victoria Falls in April.
“I left home only to come and find out that Tinashe had left. I then discovered that my money was missing. He admitted to taking US$30 000 from my house.
“That US$30 000 was meant for a cooperative and he has not yet paid back my money.”
She added: “Tinashe is now sending summons, with warnings and threats. He thinks that will stop me from asking for my money.
“Even blocking me will not stop me from asking for my money back.
“All I am asking of him is to sign divorce papers and give me back my money, then I stay out of his life.” H Metro

By- Police in Harare have blocked a Robert Gabriel Mugabe Memorial gig set for Zimbabwe Grounds tomorrow.

Former Zanu PF youth leader Jim Kunaka had organised the gala under the Robert Gabriel Mugabe Legacy Movement he fronts.

Kunaka wrote a letter to the police on 12 September notifying them to hold the gala in terms of the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act [Chapter 11:23].
In response to Kunaka, Officer Commanding Police Harare South District, Chief Superintendent, M Majojo, said the gala has not been approved. He wrote:
Reference is made to your letter dated 12 September 2022… In the letter, you notified to hold a Robert Gabriel Mugabe memorial gala at Zimbabwe Grounds, Highfield, Harare from the 17th to the 18th of September 2022 from 1700 to 0600 hours.
May you be advised that the notice to hold a Robert Gabriel Mugabe memorial gala is not approved

By- The leader of the MDC-T, Douglas Mwonzora, on Thursday recalled Bulawayo Ward Three councillor, Tinashe Kambarami, who was a former City of Bulawayo Deputy Mayor.

Kambarami recently won a High Court battle reinstating him as a councillor and argued that the court order also applied to his reinstatement as the city’s Deputy Mayor.

This set him on a collision course with the incumbent, Ward One councillor Mlandu Ncube who refused to vacate the post.

On Thursday, the Minister of Local Government and Public Works, July Moyo wrote to the city’s Town Clerk, Christopher Dube informing the local authority of Kambarami’s recall. Part of the letter reads:

I wish to inform you that I am in receipt of a letter from the Movement Democratic Change stating that Councillor Tinashe Kambarami of ward three has ceased to be a member of the Party.

In terms of Section 278(1) of the Constitution of Zimbabwe as read with Section 129(1)(k), his ward is now vacant. Please advise Zimbabwe Electoral Commission accordingly.

The MDC-T has recalled dozens of councillors since the March 2020 Supreme Court ruling which nullified Nelson Chamisa’s appointment as MDC-T deputy president by the late Morgan Tsvangirai in 2016. | The Sunday News

By A Correspondent- Local content creators have been urged to create sector specific content and widen their reach as a way of monetising their work.

This was said by the Director General of POTRAZ Dr Kalisto Machengete at a 2 day engagement workshop currently underway in Kadoma.

The workshop, is being attended by over 50 content creators affiliated under their umbrella body, the Zimbabwe Online Content Creators (ZOCC).

Said Dr Machengete:

“Content creation brings about new opportunities for local content  hosting and  creating  local internet  traffic.  

We ought to replace google  servers with local servers as we move towards the hosting of local content locally. 

We have so much good content created by Zimbabweans with millions  of hits,  but all this content is  hosted internationally, yet there is provision to do so locally.

On another note, there is need to create sector specific local content for the different sectors such as education, health, tourism, mining. 
Because content creators may not be experts in these fields, how are they going to generate the relevant content? These are some of the questions we should be thinking of.”

Tinashe Sambiri|CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa is expected to address thousands of party supporters at Kondo Business Centre, Chipinge West on Saturday.

According to CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Ostallos Siziba, the victory celebration rally will be attended by thousands of party supporters in and around Chipinge.

“All roads lead to Chipinge this Saturday
Be there,” Siziba said in a short statement on Facebook.

On the detention of CCC members, Siziba said:

“Only 3 000 signatures to get to the 25K mark for this important petition by Zimbabwe’s Tsitsi dangarembwa
Please sign and add your voice to the demand to free Hon Job Sikhala and the Nyatsime 16.”

15 September 2022

United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA) joins Zimbabwe and the rest of the World in commemorating International Day of Democracy.

Established through a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in 2007 encouraging governments to strengthen and implement policies and measures that consolidate democracy, the day is celebrated annually on 15 September.

International Day of Democracy serves as an opportunity for us to reflect and take stock of our journey in fulfilling the basic tenets of democracy.

The day, also gives Zimbabwean office bearers and citizens the platform to reflect and renew their commitment to build equal, accountable, stronger and healthier societies where everyone is protected, respected and empowered to realise their maximum potential for development.

Our party values International Day of Democracy and we celebrate the end of colonial rule in 1980 which returned the power and control into the hands of those elected by the people.

The recognition that women are equal players politically is also appreciated and out party values the role of women as voters and political office bearers.

As we look back on this important day our party believes that while progress has been made to ensure adherence to a democratic system of rule, more needs to be done to ensure that citizens realise the full benefits of a democratic state.

Equally important is the role of youths where we believe that Zimbabwe’s young people will have the deciding vote in the 2023 general elections.

Our youths must realise that they are the drivers of change in our nation. They must know that change will come but this will only possible if they participate fully as voters and candidates.

Section 67 of our Constitution sets out political rights for every citizens stating that every Zimbabwean has the right to make political choices freely.

It also guarantees every Zimbabwean equal rights to fully participate in elections as candidates.

On this International Day of Democracy, UZA calls on leaders in governments or outside to support and invest in open societies where different opinion is embraced and where, freedom of expression is guaranteed.

Our party supports a politically plural Zimbabwe espousing constructive engagement of all political parties in good governance.

This is why as UZA, we don’t spend time denigrating other political parties.

We are a different Party with a clear mandate to unite Zimbabweans and build our country.

Our country has been ruined by politics of division for the past two decades.

On this day, we are also calling on the existing political parties to desist from creating divisions in our nation and ensure inclusive democracy where every citizen’s political rights are protected and guaranteed.

UZA comes at a time where Zimbabwe is in dire need of a new leadership with a unitary approach to politics.

We do not tolerate any form of discrimination.

In a Democracy, state institutions and the other arms of government will be independent espousing the basic tenets of human rights.

When voted into office, we are going to safeguard the independence of the judiciary and the separation of powers to ensure that all citizens are equal before the laws of country.

Democracy has to be exercised to every citizen in our country as a way of propelling the developmental agenda.

By A Correspondent- A Greater Light Covenant Ministries overseer left the Harare Civil Court in shame when he lost his bid for a peace order.

He is being accused of sending love messages to a church member.

The matter came to light when overseer, Jonathan Nhundu, and Apostle Herbert Paul, both applied for peace orders against two church members, Tongesai Kanyongo and Margaret Muroto.

The court heard that Tongesai and Margaret were allegedly disturbing their peace. Magistrate Rutendo Machingura granted Apostle Herbert’s peace order against Margaret and Tongesai.

They must be stopped from coming to our church.

“For the past three weeks, Tongesai and Margaret have been disturbing the peace of the church,” said Apostle Herbert.

The two had a misunderstanding with the church’s overseer, Jonathan Nhundu, and they couldn’t settle the matter amicably because peace is not an option for these two.

They have been coming to my church demanding everyone’s attention and causing confusion,” Apostle Herbert said.

However, overseer Jonathan failed to convince magistrate Machingura, and his application was dismissed.

 During the hearing, Tongesai and Margaret denied causing confusion in the church.

“Sometime last week, I went there and was welcomed by his wife who said I could no longer be the secretary and I was shocked,” Margaret said.

Tongesai said: “I saw love messages in my wife’s phone with the overseer asking my wife out, but she refused.

The apostle admitted to me that Jonathan was the one paying his rentals so he ordered me to stop talking about the issue.

-HMetro

This is Chief Magistrate, Faith Mushure who in court 14 yesterday, at 11.48hrs, while heeding the State prosecutor Michael Reza, passed a ruling to proceed with a case already found to have a multiplicity of irregurarities, against the abducted CCC trio: Joana, Cecilia, Netsai

By-President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s former aide Owen Mudha Ncube has targeted the opposition CCC leader Nelson Chamisa.

The former CIO minister said Chamisa and his party were enemies of the state.

Mudha told Zanu PF supporters at a Gweru inter-district meeting that party members should block Chamisa.
He said:
Our President (Emmerson Mnangagwa) has won the 2023 presidential election. Only Zanu PF must rule this country, not the opposition because liberation fighters sacrificed for this country.
… The enemy is not in our party. The enemy is the CCC, led by Nelson Chamisa.
CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Siziba said that it clearly shows that Zanu PF is only focused on power retention and not addressing the plight of citizens. Said Siziba:
For the former minister Mudha to say, this shows the level at which the country is in dire need of leadership.
The words are a clear sign that the centre is failing to hold. It is a clear sign that Zanu PF is focusing on power retention instead of addressing the welfare of our people.
Zanu PF is failing to address the plight of teachers and other public workers, students are failing to access education because of its failed policies.
-NewsDay

By-Gokwe-Kana MP and former State Security minister Owen Mudha Ncube said the opposition CCC leader Nelson Chamisa and his party were enemies of the state.

Mudha told Zanu PF supporters at a Gweru inter-district meeting that party members should block Chamisa.
He said:
Our President (Emmerson Mnangagwa) has won the 2023 presidential election. It is only Zanu PF which must rule this country not the opposition because liberation fighters sacrificed for this country.
… The enemy is not in our party. The enemy is the CCC led by Nelson Chamisa.
CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Siziba said that it clearly shows that Zanu PF is only focused on power retention and not addressing the plight of citizens. Said Siziba:
For the former minister Mudha to say this shows the level at which the country is in dire need of leadership.
The words are a clear sign that the centre is failing to hold. It is a clear sign that Zanu PF is focusing on power retention instead of addressing the welfare of our people.
Zanu PF is failing to address the plight of teachers and other public workers, students are failing to access education because of its failed policies.
-NewsDay

By- Some Zimbabweans going back home from South Africa said they were being blocked from crossing the Beitbridge border by border guards.

These people said the guards demanded valid documents from Zimbabweans to return home.

An online portal, GroundUp, reports that these people would eventually cross the border through unofficial routes.

An informal trader who spoke to GroundUp said she had decided to return home due to xenophobia in South Africa. She said:

I cannot stand the current wave of vigilantism in South Africa. The only possible option is to go back home to Zimbabwe.

The wave [of xenophobia] seems to be spreading to all provinces. It’s better I leave before this life-threatening situation is upon us.

She said she used to travel home almost every two weeks to visit her two children.

But since 2011, as the situation in Zimbabwe continued to deteriorate, she decided to stay in South Africa and run her informal business.

She said wants to return home but cannot do so under the new border rules. She said:

We are ordered to go back to South Africa, but if we go back, we risk being arrested. We are really stuck.

South Africa recently introduced 200 armed Border Management Authority (BMA) guards in Musina, Limpopo.

The guards are deployed at five “identified vulnerable parts” of the border and work with members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

Meanwhile, 178 000 Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders will be deemed illegal migrants in South Africa if they fail to regularise their stay in the country before the expiry of the six-month extension on 30 June 2023.

The ZEP permit was to expire at the end of December 2022 before it was extended by another six months but many families are still opting to voluntarily return to Zimbabwe.

By-MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has heaped praises on Zanu PF, saying that the opposition should kneel to the ruling party for electoral reforms

Mwonzora, who was in Bulawayo Wednesday, said political and electoral reforms in the country would only come through dialoguing with Zanu PF.

Addressing journalists at the Bulawayo Media Centre , Mwonzora said:

Our position as a party is that we cannot avoid dialogue in order to achieve key reforms.

The reality we have to live with is that ZANU PF enjoys a supermajority in Parliament, and they have been the majority since 2013.

If we are to go via dialogue, it means that we agree and what we would have agreed will then be processed through Parliament.

If we are to amend the Electoral Act, for example, we need to agree and cooperate with legislators from across the political spectrum.

Mwonzora said in the history of Zimbabwe, key political reforms have come through dialogue and he cited the Lancaster House agreement of 1979 which brought about the majority rule in the country and the 1987 Unity Accord which brought an end to Gukurahundi. He said:

This is what happened throughout the history of the country. In 1979, the issue of majority rule was a key political reform, and it came via dialogue.

The disturbances in Matabeleland after independence were stopped via dialogue which led to the signing of the Unity Accord between the warring parties.

People can argue about the content of the Unity Accord itself and whether one party won more than the other, but that is beside the point at this point and time.

The fact of the matter is that the Accord came via dialogue.

Mwonzora also cited the talks between ZANU PF and the two MDC formations facilitated by SADC in 2008 which culminated in the signing of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) and the formation of the Government of Unity (GNU) in 2009. | New Ziana

By- The United States government has slapped the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s Deputy Commissioner for Administration, Stephen Mutamba, with sanctions.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said Mutamba is undermining Zimbabwe’s democratic processes and institutions. 

It said:

Over the past two years, Mutamba has taken actions that threaten and undermine legitimate political parties that oppose the policies of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party.

In 2020, Mutamba supported Zimbabwe security services’ use of pressure and intimidation on prominent opposition figures. Also in 2020, Mutamba supported the uneven enforcement of a COVID-related curfew, encouraging security forces to limit opposition activities and did not allow for foreign national officials located in Zimbabwe to meet with Zimbabwean opposition parties or civil society groups.

In 2021, Mutamba advocated that vote tallies not be displayed outside polling locations and that international observers should not be allowed to monitor the 2023 elections.

The implications of the designation

All Mutamba’s property and interests in property located in the United States have been blocked. OFAC said:

As a result of today’s designation, all property and interests in property of these persons located in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC.

In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, 50 per cent or more in the aggregate by one or more of such persons are also blocked.

All transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of blocked or designated persons are prohibited, unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC, or otherwise exempt.

These prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any blocked person and the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.

By-People and corporates which rendered services to comedian “Mai Titi” for her wedding are now haunting her for failing to settle her debts.

Mai Titi had a flamboyant wedding with her US-based boyfriend Tinashe Maphosa where she splashed up to US$100 000 back in April.

So extravagant was the wedding ceremony that Mai Titi invited South African songbird, Kelly Khumalo to serenade guests.

However, it later turned out that she did not fork the whole amount from her own pocket. According to the comedienne, she had borrowed some of the money in anticipation that her husband would reimburse as agreed.

Alas, after the wedding, Maphosa did not honour his word, which led to Mai Titi’s public meltdown where she was demanding money from him to pay back their creditors.

The public spat soon degenerated and the two had to call it quits just four months into their union.
In a move to signify a new chapter, Mai Titi last week burnt her expensive wedding gown which she initially said was worth US$4 000 before changing goal posts to a whopping US$6 000.
Many found her actions insensible considering the fact that there was once a Go Fund Me campaign to help pull her out of debt.
Now, just a few days after burning the dress, Mai Titi has revealed that people she owe money are on her case after they spotted her looking glamorous at the recently held Miss Zimbabwe Beauty Contest 2022.

By- The U.S. government has slapped the Zimbabwe Republic Police’s Deputy Commissioner for Administration, Stephen Mutamba, with sanctions.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said Mutamba had been punished for his role in undermining Zimbabwe’s democratic processes and institutions. 

It said:

Over the past two years, Mutamba has taken actions that threaten and undermine legitimate political parties that oppose the policies of the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party.

In 2020, Mutamba supported Zimbabwe security services’ use of pressure and intimidation on prominent opposition figures. Also in 2020, Mutamba supported the uneven enforcement of a COVID-related curfew, encouraging security forces to limit opposition activities and did not allow for foreign national officials located in Zimbabwe to meet with Zimbabwean opposition parties or civil society groups.

In 2021, Mutamba advocated that vote tallies not be displayed outside polling locations and that international observers should not be allowed to monitor the 2023 elections.

The implications of the designation

All Mutamba’s property and interests in property located in the United States have been blocked. OFAC said:

As a result of today’s designation, all property and interests in property of these persons located in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC.

In addition, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, 50 per cent or more in the aggregate by one or more of such persons are also blocked.

All transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of blocked or designated persons are prohibited, unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC, or otherwise exempt.

These prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any blocked person and the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.

Why was Mutamba designated by OFAC?

By- South African border guards at Beitbridge border post are blocking Zimbabweans without passports from going back home.

These people said the guards demanded valid documents from Zimbabweans to return home.

An online portal, GroundUp, reports that these people would eventually cross the border through unofficial routes.

An informal trader who spoke to GroundUp said she had decided to return home due to xenophobia in South Africa. She said:

I cannot stand the current wave of vigilantism in South Africa. The only possible option is to go back home to Zimbabwe.

The wave [of xenophobia] seems to be spreading to all provinces. It’s better I leave before this life-threatening situation is upon us.

She said she used to travel home almost every two weeks to visit her two children.

But since 2011, as the situation in Zimbabwe continued to deteriorate, she decided to stay in South Africa and run her informal business.

She said wants to return home but cannot do so under the new border rules. She said:

We are ordered to go back to South Africa, but if we go back, we risk being arrested. We are really stuck.

South Africa recently introduced 200 armed Border Management Authority (BMA) guards in Musina, Limpopo.

The guards are deployed at five “identified vulnerable parts” of the border and work with members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

Meanwhile, 178 000 Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders will be deemed illegal migrants in South Africa if they fail to regularise their stay in the country before the expiry of the six-month extension on 30 June 2023.

The ZEP permit was to expire at the end of December 2022 before it was extended by another six months but many families are still opting to voluntarily return to Zimbabwe.

BY-MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has heaped praises on Zanu PF, saying that the opposition should kneel to the ruling party for electoral reforms

Mwonzora, who was in Bulawayo Wednesday, said political and electoral reforms in the country would only come through dialoguing with Zanu PF.

Addressing journalists at the Bulawayo Media Centre , Mwonzora said:

Our position as a party is that we cannot avoid dialogue in order to achieve key reforms.

The reality we have to live with is that ZANU PF enjoys a supermajority in Parliament, and they have been the majority since 2013.

If we are to go via dialogue, it means that we agree and what we would have agreed will then be processed through Parliament.

If we are to amend the Electoral Act, for example, we need to agree and cooperate with legislators from across the political spectrum.

Mwonzora said in the history of Zimbabwe, key political reforms have come through dialogue and he cited the Lancaster House agreement of 1979 which brought about the majority rule in the country and the 1987 Unity Accord which brought an end to Gukurahundi. He said:

This is what happened throughout the history of the country. In 1979, the issue of majority rule was a key political reform, and it came via dialogue.

The disturbances in Matabeleland after independence were stopped via dialogue which led to the signing of the Unity Accord between the warring parties.

People can argue about the content of the Unity Accord itself and whether one party won more than the other, but that is beside the point at this point and time.

The fact of the matter is that the Accord came via dialogue.

Mwonzora also cited the talks between ZANU PF and the two MDC formations facilitated by SADC in 2008 which culminated in the signing of the Global Political Agreement (GPA) and the formation of the Government of Unity (GNU) in 2009. | New Ziana

By- CCC deputy chairman Job Sikhala and his counterpart Godfrey Sithole’s lawyers yesterday fumed over the continued refusal by the courts to grant the politician bail.

This comes after the magistrates’ court turned down yet another application for bail.

The two have been in detention since June charged with incitement to violence alongside 13 other CCC activists following violent skirmishes at the funeral of murdered opposition activist Moreblessing Ali in Nyatsime, Chitungwiza.

Their lawyers Jeremiah Bhamu and Beatrice Mtetwa, told magistrate Taurai Manuwere that it was clear their clients were never going to get a favourable ruling.
“The history of the matter against the accused persons revealed that no matter what application was made, the court dismissed it. It is pointless to continue knocking on the doors when it is clear the doors will never be opened to them and in the circumstances, we are left with no solution, but to simply follow the court because there is no justice that will be served through these courts,” Bhamu said.
“All avenues have been closed to achieve justice. We, therefore, return to court on the appointed date not because we will get justice, but simply because the law requires us to come to court. We are asking the State and court to restore a sense of justice and begin to apply justice regardless of the accused person’s offence.”
Bhamu said it was clear that the State and the court were colluding to deny their clients bail.
Mtetwa had applied for the court to order the State to provide a clear date for the purpose of furnishing them with the State papers for their clients. Manuwere then asked for an adjournment.
After adjournment, prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti asked for the postponement of the matter to September 28, but this was vehemently opposed by Bhamu.
Mutsokoti said September 28 was an interim date given that the matters were yet to be allocated to judicial officers since they were in an anti-corruption court.
Manuwere then postponed the matter to September 28.
-Newsday

By- Some Zimbabweans leaving South Africa said they were being blocked from crossing the Beitbridge border by border guards.

These people said the guards demanded valid documents from Zimbabweans to return home.

An online portal, GroundUp, reports that these people would eventually cross the border through unofficial routes.

An informal trader who spoke to GroundUp said she had decided to return home due to xenophobia in South Africa. She said:

I cannot stand the current wave of vigilantism in South Africa. The only possible option is to go back home to Zimbabwe.

The wave [of xenophobia] seems to be spreading to all provinces. It’s better I leave before this life-threatening situation is upon us.

She said she used to travel home almost every two weeks to visit her two children.

But since 2011, as the situation in Zimbabwe continued to deteriorate, she decided to stay in South Africa and run her informal business.

She said wants to return home but cannot do so under the new border rules. She said:

We are ordered to go back to South Africa, but if we go back, we risk being arrested. We are really stuck.

South Africa recently introduced 200 armed Border Management Authority (BMA) guards in Musina, Limpopo.

The guards are deployed at five “identified vulnerable parts” of the border and work with members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).

Meanwhile, 178 000 Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders will be deemed illegal migrants in South Africa if they fail to regularise their stay in the country before the expiry of the six-month extension on 30 June 2023.

The ZEP permit was to expire at the end of December 2022 before it was extended by another six months but many families are still opting to voluntarily return to Zimbabwe.

By Farai D Hove | The state owned Sunday Mail paper has confirmed a ZimEye expose that Emmerson Mnangagwa is not at all attending British Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.

At the time government spokesperson Nick Mangwana was dismissing a fake letter purporting that Mnangagwa has been blocked for attending, ZimEye grilled the Perm Sec on why he is failing to further explain that Mnangagwa’s itinerary does not include London.

The state owned paper has since confirmed the ZimEye expose’ revealing that Mnangagwa is not at all flying in for the funeral. He will be represented by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commissioner, Kudzai Shava’s father, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Frederick Shava.

Shava will represent Mnangagwa at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London next week, the paper reports.

Mnangagwa will not be able to attend.

Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet (Presidential Communications) Mr George Charamba was quoted saying: “The Foreign Minister (Shava) is attending for the President, who is scheduled to leave for United Nations General Assembly on the day.”

Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, which is expected to be attended more than 192 Heads of State and Government from around the world, will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday.

Lawyers representing Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole yesterday appeared to throw in the towel after the magistrates court turned down yet another application for bail.

The two have been in detention since June charged with incitement to violence alongside 13 other CCC activists following violent skirmishes at the funeral of murdered opposition activist Moreblessing Ali in Nyatsime, Chitungwiza.

Their lawyers Jeremiah Bhamu and Beatrice Mtetwa, told magistrate Taurai Manuwere that it was clear their clients were never going to get a favourable ruling.

“The history of the matter against the accused persons revealed that no matter what application was made, the court dismissed it. It is pointless to continue knocking on the doors when it is clear the doors will never be opened to them and in the circumstances, we are left with no solution, but to simply follow the court because there is no justice that will be served through these courts,” Bhamu said.

“All avenues have been closed to achieve justice. We, therefore, return to court on the appointed date not because we will get justice, but simply because the law requires us to come to court. We are asking the State and court to restore a sense of justice and begin to apply justice regardless of the accused person’s offence.”

Bhamu said it was clear that the State and the court were colluding to deny their clients bail.

Mtetwa had applied for the court to order the State to provide a clear date for the purpose of furnishing them with the State papers for their clients. Manuwere then asked for an adjournment.

After adjournment, prosecutor Lancelot Mutsokoti asked for the postponement of the matter to September 28, but this was vehemently opposed by Bhamu.

Mutsokoti said September 28 was an interim date given that the matters were yet to be allocated to judicial officers since they were in an anti-corruption court.

Manuwere then postponed the matter to September 28.

By-Five armed robbers Tuesday hit CBZ Bank’s Fife Street branch in Bulawayo and got away with US$70 000 amid concerns over an increase in armed robberies countrywide.

Zanu PF abuses CBZ to fund its campaign activities.

The robbery, which occurred around midday, comes a month after armed robbers raided a Mukuru branch in the city centre and got away with more than US$100 000.
The branch is situated along 10th Avenue between Fife Street and George Silundika Street.
The branch mostly services clients who will be receiving money from international financial agents.
When a Chronicle news crew visited the scene yesterday at around 2PM, there was a heavy police presence outside the bank with detectives carrying out investigations.
The bank was also no longer allowing clients inside the banking hall and people were withdrawing cash using the automated teller machine (ATM).
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the armed robbery, saying investigations were on course.
“Yes, we are conducting investigations after five armed robbers raided a local financial institution and got away with US$70 000. The five suspects masqueraded as genuine customers and queued just like everyone else in the banking hall,” he said.
“When they were about to be served, they then pounced on the bank manager and got away with the money.”
Asst Comm Nyathi said on their way out the suspects jammed the exit door before escaping.
“No arrests have been made so far and we are appealing to members of the public who might have information that could lead to the arrest of the suspects to report to any nearest police station,” said the police spokesperson.
City residents who spoke to the news crew said the increase in armed robberies is becoming an issue of concern.
Mr Blessing Nyani, a vendor operating at corner 10th Avenue and Fife Street, said he was shocked upon discovering that the bank had been robbed.
“To tell you the truth we didn’t know what had transpired. We only got to learn about the robbery when we saw armed police officers at the scene and that’s when we were told that the bank had been robbed,” he said.
“This is something that is very worrying to us as residents. Just recently, Mukuru was raided and surely, we are no longer safe consider the rate at which these robberies are happening.”
Another resident, who declined to be named, said he initially wanted to enter the banking hall before he was told that it was now a crime scene.
“I was surprised because there was nothing that pointed to the fact that a robbery had happened. From what I have gathered this thing happened so quickly and most people did not see or suspect anything,” he said.
“I would like to commend the bank for handling this issue in a very professional way. We understand that this was a traumatic experience, but they kept serving us through the ATM.”
The incident follows last month’s raid of another financial institution where four gun-wielding robbers got away with a total of US$100 000 and R500 000 after intercepting a cash-in-transit Safeguard vehicle outside a money transfer agent in the city centre.
Armed robbers last month raided Mukuru branch along 13th Avenue, between Lobengula and Herbert Chitepo Street.
Following an increase in armed robbery cases, President Mnangagwa last month issued an amnesty to all members of the public who are in possession of unregistered firearms and ammunition to surrender them to the Zimbabwe Republic Police.
The amnesty which started on August 8 will run until the end of this month.
By Monday, 412 guns had been surrendered to the police. Chronicle

By-South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said that expired Zimbabwean exemption permit (ZEP) holders who do not apply to be in the country legally would be punished if they remain in SA after the grace period runs out.

Motsoaledi said this on Tuesday when he appeared in parliament to provide an update on the ZEP process underway.

 He said:

The ball is in their court, not in the government’s court. We will deal with them the same way we deal with someone who is in the country illegally and overstayed. There is punishment for that.

Motsoaledi explained that there are two applications the Department of Home Affairs is expecting from expired Zimbabwean exemption permit (ZEP) holders. He said:

There are two applications we are expecting from Zimbabweans, namely the visa in terms of the Immigration Act and an application for a waiver where an applicant may say these are their circumstances and they ask for a waiver from what the government has directed them to do.

We realised that work needed experts because it is a special dispensation, so I appointed a team of six, including three officials who were dealing with the reviewing of permits and three senior councils from the private sector.

They have had several meetings to outline how the work is going to be done so there is a common understanding and they follow similar standards when they start working.

Motsoaledi insisted that the South African government was not targetting Zimbabweans. He said:

I know people say we are only targeting Zimbabweans, but the Basotho permit is expiring at the end of December 2023.

The Zimbabwean permits expired in December 2021. This is because they were issued at different times.

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By-President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was in Kenya Tuesday, is now in Luanda, Angola, to attend the inauguration of AngolaPresident, João Lourenço today.

Mnangagwa was in Kenya for the swearing-in of William Ruto as that country’s President.

Foreign Affairs Minister Frederick Shava is accompanying Mnangagwa.

By-Comedian and socialite “Mai Titi is now regretting borrowing for her April wedding with the US-based gold-digger Tinashe Maphosa.

This comes after people whom she borrowed are now haunting her over unpaid debts.

Mai Titi had a flamboyant wedding with Maphosa where she splashed up to US$100 000.

So extravagant was the wedding ceremony that Mai Titi invited South African songbird, Kelly Khumalo to serenade guests.

However, it later turned out that she did not fork out the whole amount from her own pocket. According to the comedienne, she had borrowed some of the money in anticipation that her husband would reimburse as agreed.

Alas, after the wedding, Maphosa did not honour his word, which led to Mai Titi’s public meltdown where she was demanding money from him to pay back their creditors.

The public spat soon degenerated and the two had to call it quits just four months into their union.
In a move to signify a new chapter, Mai Titi last week burnt her expensive wedding gown which she initially said was worth US$4 000 before changing goal posts to a whopping US$6 000.
Many found her actions insensible considering the fact that there was once a Go Fund Me campaign to help pull her out of debt.
Now, just a few days after burning the dress, Mai Titi has revealed that people she owe money are on her case after they spotted her looking glamorous at the recently held Miss Zimbabwe Beauty Contest 2022.

By James Gwati-Zanu PF has absorbed the Emmanuel Makandiwa-led United Family International Church (UFIC) and converted it into its 2023 campaign agent.

On Sunday, Zanu PF national Political Commissar Mike Bimha and his wife were at Makandiwa’s Church in Chitungwiza.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa instructed Bimha to visit Makandiwa’s church frequently.

In his address, the coerced Makandiwa said that Zanu PF was developing the nation.
He said:
You highlighted something which is very crucial, Dr Bimha that we have managed to stretch as a nation in terms of development.
However, not much is being said concerning the developments taking place and we are behind in terms of marketing ourselves globally. There is a lot that has to be known about us.
… As men of God, we need to deal with the cloud that hovers around this country because if it is not removed, the citizens will remain under that cloud.
There is need for prayer to be raised so that people can begin to appreciate good things.
In his address, Bimha urged UFIC as well as other churches to continue praying for peace and unity in the country. He said:
Unity is what we seek from Prophet Makandiwa and your church, and we ask you to pray for us. It is through your prayers that we are still living in peace. Other countries have wars every time.
Peace does not just come, it’s through your prayers. You might pray silently without making any noise about it, but we know that you pray for this country Prophet Makandiwa.
Bimha also told the congregants that the government values the role of the churches in the country and the national constitution recognises freedom of worship. |

By-People and corporates that rendered services to comedian “Mai Titi”s wedding are now haunting her over unpaid debts.

Mai Titi had a flamboyant wedding with her US-based boyfriend Tinashe Maphosa where she splashed up to US$100 000 back in April.

So extravagant was the wedding ceremony that Mai Titi invited South African songbird, Kelly Khumalo to serenade guests.

However, it later turned out that she did not fork the whole amount from her own pocket. According to the comedienne, she had borrowed some of the money in anticipation that her husband would reimburse as agreed.

Alas, after the wedding, Maphosa did not honour his word, which led to Mai Titi’s public meltdown where she was demanding money from him to pay back their creditors.

The public spat soon degenerated and the two had to call it quits just four months into their union.
In a move to signify a new chapter, Mai Titi last week burnt her expensive wedding gown which she initially said was worth US$4 000 before changing goal posts to a whopping US$6 000.
Many found her actions insensible considering the fact that there was once a Go Fund Me campaign to help pull her out of debt.
Now, just a few days after burning the dress, Mai Titi has revealed that people she owe money are on her case after they spotted her looking glamorous at the recently held Miss Zimbabwe Beauty Contest 2022.

By-South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said that expired Zimbabwean exemption permit (ZEP) holders who do not apply to be in the country legally would be punished if they remain in SA after the grace period runs out.

Motsoaledi said this on Tuesday when he appeared in parliament to provide an update on the ZEP process underway.

 He said:

The ball is in their court, not in the government’s court. We will deal with them the same way we deal with someone who is in the country illegally and overstayed. There is punishment for that.

Motsoaledi explained that there are two applications the Department of Home Affairs is expecting from expired Zimbabwean exemption permit (ZEP) holders. He said:

There are two applications we are expecting from Zimbabweans, namely the visa in terms of the Immigration Act and an application for a waiver where an applicant may say these are their circumstances and they ask for a waiver from what the government has directed them to do.

We realised that work needed experts because it is a special dispensation, so I appointed a team of six, including three officials who were dealing with the reviewing of permits and three senior councils from the private sector.

They have had several meetings to outline how the work is going to be done so there is a common understanding and they follow similar standards when they start working.

Motsoaledi insisted that the South African government was not targetting Zimbabweans. He said:

I know people say we are only targeting Zimbabweans, but the Basotho permit is expiring at the end of December 2023.

The Zimbabwean permits expired in December 2021. This is because they were issued at different times.

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By James Gwati-Controversial preacher Emmanuel Makandiwa is now holding sermons praising Zanu PF ahead of the next year’s elections.

This Sunday, Makandiwa resumed such sermons and said the Zanu PF government was a heaven blessing.

Here is what he said and posted by his followers:

During Sunday Service at UFIC Chitungwiza Basilica Prophet Makandiwa reminded the nation that Pres 

@edmnangagwa

 ‘s govt came into existence because of prayer. God saved the Pres after food poisoning for a divine purpose and further said that Pres ED is like the biblical Cyrus