CONDOLENCE MESSAGE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, DR E.D. MNANGAGWA, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF AMBASSADOR ANDREW HAMA MTETWA, HARARE, 4TH JULY, 2022

I learnt with deep grief and a sense of loss the passing on yesterday morning of one of our veteran ambassadors in the foreign service, Ambassador Andrew Hama Mtetwa.

An eminent scholar and historian, the late Ambassador Mtetwa belonged to the pioneering crop of black Zimbabweans who joined the civil service in the early years of our Independence in the 80s.

They were our change agents upon whom we relied to transform a predominantly white minority-dominated civil service in order to give it a new look reflecting the majority dispensation under the First Republic. In the case of the late departed, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an Under Secretary and rose through the ranks to ultimately head the Ministry as permanent secretary. In that capacity, he played a critical role in shaping and defining our country’s foreign policy. He will be remembered for his diligence and hard work as one of our longest-serving career diplomats who advanced and defended our national interests at the various stations he served as our ambassador, including at the African Union. On retirement from the diplomatic service, he continued to share the knowledge he had acquired in the foreign service as a lecturer in diplomacy at the then Zimbabwe Defence College, now National Defence University. At the time of his demise, he had just been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Zimbabwe Foreign Service Institute. Our Nation is all the poorer with his passing on.

In recognition of his long, outstanding and loyal service to Zimbabwe, I have granted the late Ambassador a State-assisted funeral.

On behalf of Government, and indeed on my behalf, I wish to express my sincere condolences to the Mtetwa Family following the loss of the dear departed. May they take comfort from the knowledge that their loss is shared by our Nation in whose service he gave his utmost.
May his dear soul rest in eternal peace.

E.D. Mnangagwa President of the Republic of Zimbabwe.

DEPARTMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS Office of the President and Cabinet

A Khami Prison inmate has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly axed another inmate, police confirmed.

The inmate, Giant Moyo (45), used an axe against another inmate after they had quarrelled during supper on Thursday last week. The injured inmate, Nqobizitha Ndlovu (39) was taken to Mpilo Central Hospital where he received medical treatment for injuries sustained. He remains in serious condition.

The two reportedly quarrelled over an issue yet to be established with Moyo picking up an axe used to cut firewood and striking Ndlovu once on the head where he sustained a deep cut. A report was made to the police and Moyo is still being held at Khami Prison. Bulawayo Province Police deputy spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the incident.

United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH)
Meanwhile, police in the province are investigating a suicide by hanging that occurred in Entumbane on 27 June where a 37-year-old Kelvin Magenende who was employed as a laboratory technician at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) was discovered by his nine-year-old son hanging from a roof truss.

The boy informed a neighbour who advised him to go to the police where a report was made.

At the scene, police found a suicide note in which the deceased professed his love for his wife and asked her to look after their two children since he had “failed to cope with the situation.”–Chronicle

CONDOLENCE MESSAGE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, DR E.D. MNANGAGWA, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF AMBASSADOR ANDREW HAMA MTETWA, HARARE, 4TH JULY, 2022

I learnt with deep grief and a sense of loss the passing on yesterday morning of one of our veteran ambassadors in the foreign service, Ambassador Andrew Hama Mtetwa.

An eminent scholar and historian, the late Ambassador Mtetwa belonged to the pioneering crop of black Zimbabweans who joined the civil service in the early years of our Independence in the 80s.

They were our change agents upon whom we relied to transform a predominantly white minority-dominated civil service in order to give it a new look reflecting the majority dispensation under the First Republic. In the case of the late departed, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an Under Secretary and rose through the ranks to ultimately head the Ministry as permanent secretary. In that capacity, he played a critical role in shaping and defining our country’s foreign policy. He will be remembered for his diligence and hard work as one of our longest-serving career diplomats who advanced and defended our national interests at the various stations he served as our ambassador, including at the African Union. On retirement from the diplomatic service, he continued to share the knowledge he had acquired in the foreign service as a lecturer in diplomacy at the then Zimbabwe Defence College, now National Defence University. At the time of his demise, he had just been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Zimbabwe Foreign Service Institute. Our Nation is all the poorer with his passing on.

In recognition of his long, outstanding and loyal service to Zimbabwe, I have granted the late Ambassador a State-assisted funeral.

On behalf of Government, and indeed on my behalf, I wish to express my sincere condolences to the Mtetwa Family following the loss of the dear departed. May they take comfort from the knowledge that their loss is shared by our Nation in whose service he gave his utmost.
May his dear soul rest in eternal peace.

E.D. Mnangagwa President of the Republic of Zimbabwe.

DEPARTMENT OF PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS Office of the President and Cabinet

During Rhodesia, Air Zimbabwe conducted 50 flights per week between Harare and Bulawayo, today there is only 1 flight per day | ED IS BUILDING or DESTROYING THE COUNTRY? pic.twitter.com/hin7bF41oz

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) July 5, 2022

One of national hero Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri’s children has hauled her siblings to the High Court demanding that they undergo DNA test to ascertain whether they are his biological off-springs before they benefit from his estate.

Tanaka Musvamhiri wants Rufaro Stephanie Shiri and Tawanda Zulu to undergo DNA tests to ascertain whether they were the late hero’s biological children before they benefitted from the estate.

Musvamhiri wants the two to visit National Blood Services of Zimbabwe within seven days.

In summons prepared by Mr Arshiel Mugiya of Mugiya and Muvhami Law Chambers and filed at High Court, Musvamhiri claims that she has since undertaken the DNA test and it was proved that she was the late national hero’s biological child.

She also claims that the late Air Chief Marshal Shiri disowned the two before his death and also left them in his will.

Musvamhiri cited executor of the estate Sobusa Gula Ndebele, Tatenda Shiri, Cynthia Shiri and the Master of the High Court as other defendants.

“The 2nd and 3rd (Rufaro Stephanie Shiri and Tawanda Zulu) defendants are compelled within 7 days from the day that this order is granted to submit themselves at National Blood Services of Zimbabwe in order for blood samples to be extracted from them and undergo DNA tests to verify whether or not they were related to the late Perrance Benjamin Chikerema Shiri,” reads part of the summons.

Musvamhiri, in her founding affidavit claimed that the late Air Marshal Shiri acknowledged in his will that Tatenda Shiri and Cynthia Shiri were his biological children.

“The late Perrence Benjamin Chikerema Shiri died on 29 day of July 2020 and in his will listed 4 and 5 defendants as his biological children and beneficiaries to his estate, the plaintiff (Musvamhiri), 2nd and 3rd defendant were not listed as children born by the deceased in the will.

“The plaintiff underwent DNA test by comparing her blood samples with that of her uncle Whiteford Chikerema, a brother and sibling of the deceased and the results confirmed that indeed she is related to the brother of the deceased, thereby confirming that she is the biological daughter of the deceased.

“The second and third defendants are also claiming to be the biological children of the deceased and have listed their names with the first Defendant (estate executor) and the sixth (Master of High Court) defendant as beneficiaries of the Estate late Perrance Benjamin Chikerema Shiri,” she said.

Musvamhiri said in her affidavit that other relatives were also questioning the Rufaro Stephanie Shiri and Tawanda Zulu statuses.

She said Rufaro and Tawanda were refusing to undergo the DNA tests.

“The authenticity and claims of the 2nd and 3rd defendants are being disputed not only by the Plaintiff but other close relatives of the deceased and the deceased in his lifetime disowned the 2nd and 3rd defendants as his biological children

“The 2nd and 3rd defendants have refused in family meetings to undergo these DNA tests insisting that they are children of the deceased even though such claims are being disputed and are questionable and open to doubt,” she said.

Musvamhiri said Rufaro and Tawanda were already enjoying the fruits of the estate, as they are in occupation of some immovable properties and cars that belonged to the estate.

She said she is willing to under-go another DNA test together with the Rufaro and Tawanda in order to bring finality to the question of who should not benefit from the estate.- State Media

Tinashe Sambiri|CCC has a mandate to safeguard the expectations and promises of the liberation struggle, President Nelson Chamisa has said.

Zanu PF has monopolized and corrupted the liberation war ideology over the past four decades.

“DEFENDING & SAFEGUARDING THE VALUES OF THE LIBERATION STRUGGLE…We will give true meaning to the liberation idea,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

He added:
“LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE WASTED IN QUARRELS, HURTS, FIGHTS, DIVISIONS AND VIOLATIONS OF EACH OTHER.
LOVE beautifies human life.

PEACE illuminates human existence.
FREEDOM unleashes human ingenuity & creativity.
TOLERANCE rewards human diversity.”

Below is a state media printspit accusing the Public Service Association (PSA), Mrs Cecilia Alexandra and the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Unions (ZCPSTU), Mr David Dzatsunga of being too compromised to lead discussions on Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS).

In the article, the Herald, which never covered the massive looting at the institution that led to its grounding since 1999, bases the accusations on persons it determines are: “insiders.”

The Herald says the leaders are heavily implicated in chaos and maladministration bedevilling the organisation.

State Media: Mrs Alexandra is vice-chairperson of Premier Service Medical Investments, a subsidiary of PSMAS, while Mr Dzatsunga is a committee member on the PSMAS board.

The duo, together with the rest of the other board members stand accused of siphoning money from PSMAS and PSMI respectively through unconventional means and have reportedly colluded with other senior executives to create additional structures beyond the medical aid organisation’s board.

Premier Service Holding Company (PSHC), said the insiders, is an illegally constituted entity as evidenced by its absence from the PSMAS financials in the 2020 and 2021 annual report.

They added that the absence of its financials since its inception in 2019 is a clear indication that this entity was not properly constituted in accordance with the 2015 AGM resolution.

The PSHC is being used to divert members’ funds into other non-core medical activities such as the formation of Claydust — a mining company — and Premier Service Microfinance Company.

According to the deed of trust document, the power to appoint or remove the board of directors will rest with the Holding Company, a scenario which will render other governance structures useless.

“The company shall, in consultation with the Board of Trustees manage the affiliates for an agreed fee between it and the individual affiliates, exercise control of all affiliates including but not limited to, appointing and removing their boards of directors, receive dividend and/ or surplus as the case may be, from all affiliates, render such administrative services as are necessary for the smooth functioning of the Trust,” reads an extract from the deed document.

The deed of trust, as provided in the aborted AGM pack, also clearly spells out that the current board (the Bvirindi board), shall remain in office for a renewable period of three years from the date of registration of Deed of Trust. This obviously is the main reason why this current board is fighting viciously against Government scrutiny.

The Trust comprises of five members who are supposed to have been voted for by members during the cancelled AGM but oddly, no name nor profile of potential candidates were shared even to date.

The holding company will report to a board, appointed by the Board of Trustees. The Holding Company will then appoint board members for the rest of the other entities namely: PSMAS, PSMI, PSMAS (Zambia), Premier Service Microfinance and Claydust.

Members will no longer have power to vote for board members as is the current set up.

Apart from posing governance risks, the introduction of this layer of governance is coming with costs to fund new boards to be appointed by the Holding Company, further straining members’ contributions.

PSMAS board chairman, Dr Bvirindi, PSMI board chairman Colonel Wellington Tutisa and her vice Mrs Alexandra, have further been accused of enjoying benefits way beyond those spelt out in best corporate governance practices.

According to the insiders at PSMI, Mrs Alexandra received a Mercedes Benz E300 (registration number provided).

This vehicle, the insiders elaborated, is being used by his son George Khowa who works in the properties and facilities department. The vehicle is serviced by PSMI, despite the fact that Mr Khowa receives monthly allowances at AA rates to cater for any service expenses he may incur for using his personal vehicle for work-related assignments.

Colonel Tutisa also got a Toyota Fortuner (registration number provided), while at PSMAS, Dr Bvirindi got a Toyota Hilux 2018 Revo Rocco (registration number provided).

The insiders claim that for these and other reasons, the outgoing board will continue defending the establishment of these additional structures.

“This is the reason why they are defending this structure because they know they are set to benefit personally. Their interests have nothing to do with the entire membership but individual greediness. They have been milking the society in board fees and allowances all along and in some instances claiming what is not due to them and they want to continue doing the same without anyone questioning them,” said the insiders.

Defending the board’s position to create other structures beyond PSMAS Board last week, Mrs Alexandra said PSMAS had “grown”.

“Government doesn’t want us to set up a Trust. As you can see, PSMAS has grown. It has properties, it has hospitals, it has a lot of things so it is not just like those other organisations,” said Mrs Alexandra.

Mr Dzatsunga concurred with Alexandra arguing that Government wanted to take over PSMAS, an allegation Government has since dismissed.

Instead, Government has challenged PSMAS to conduct a forensic audit to ascertain utilisation of funds disbursed so far.-Herald

Tinashe Sambiri|Torture and intimidation of perceived Zanu PF opponents will not stop the people’s struggle.

This was said by CCC deputy spokesperson, Gift Ostallos Siziba.

Siziba condemned the arrest of CCC organising secretary Hon Amos Chibaya.

Hon Chibaya was arrested on Monday morning for allegedly ocnvening a meeting in April without seeking police approval.

“We are witnessing a pattern of unrelenting assault on the Citizens movement after the arrest of Hon Sikhala, Hon Sithole and 11 others.

The State is in panic mode and has resorted to its fascist default mode of using fear, torture arrest and killing as weapons against the opposition.

It’s going to get darker before dawn and we will forge ahead until Zimbabwe is free,” said Siziba.

In a statement on Monday, CCC Namibia condemned the arrest of Hon Chibaya.

Citizens Coalition for Change Namibia castigates the arbitrary arrest of the vibrant International Organiser, Hon Amos Chibaya.

04 July 2022

Citizens who subscribe to the able leadership of President Advocate Nelson Chamisa castigate the perpetual torture, intimidation, and gross violations of human freedoms in Zimbabwe. It is quite infuriating to receive the sad and frustrating news about the illegal arrest of the organic Organiser Hon Amos Chibaya today in Gweru.

Our message to Mr. Emmerson is very clear! No amount of arbitrary arrests and long pre-trial detentions shall deter change champions from mobilizing citizens to register to vote in 2023. It is now imperative to change champions to amplify their revolutionary voices against the selective application of the law by the desperate and clueless regime.

The people of Zimbabwe must rise to the occasion demanding the immediate release of Hon Amos Chibaya, Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala, Godfrey Sithole, The Nyatsime 13, and The Chimanimani 3 who are enduring incarceration for all of us.

We also hear that Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala is not feeling well at Chikurubi Maximum Prison where he is unconstitutionally detained for demanding justice for Moreblessing Ali. Namibia district urges ZANU-PF to release all prisoners of conscience. Hon Amos Chibaya was arrested facing charges of convening an illegal meeting sometime in April, this is an attempt to silence him. Citizens should peacefully pent up their outrage by advocating for the unconditional release of our change champions. Citizens in Namibia wish Hon Sikhala a quick recovery so that he can continue fighting for freedom in the fatherland.

Discharge our innocent ambassadors for socioeconomic transfiguration who are suffering to usher in a New Great Zimbabwe where the rule of law and constitutionalism will be guaranteed. We shall continue to put political and diplomatic pressure on the satanic regime to free our change champions. Amos Chibaya, Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala, Godfrey Sithole, and all prisoners of conscience are innocent. The regime is panicking that is why they are trying to close the democratic space ahead of the 2023 harmonized elections.

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Robson Ruhanya

2 Mashwede Holdings employees were yesterday convicted of stealing fuel coupons worth nearly US$17 000 and faking an armed robbery to cover up.
Edson Mashamhanda, who was a book-keeper and Ernest Nevanji Madanhire an ICT officer, were convicted of fraud by Harare magistrate Mrs Evelyn Mashavirakure after a full trial.

They are expected back in court today for their submissions in mitigation and sentence.

The State led by Mr Moses Mapanga told the court that the two were first offenders with no records of previous convictions.

Mr Mapanga proved during trial that in March 2020, Mashwede Holdings fuel coupons printer, Laptime Design and Print, printed 40 000 petrol coupons which were collected by Madanhire.

Madanhire then hooked up with Mashamhanda and hatched a plan to dupe their employer. On March 11, 2020 Mashamhanda declared to the accounts department that he had received 17 000 litres worth of petrol coupons from Madanhire.

On March 24, Madanhire sold another 6 000 litres of fuel coupons for US$7 500, which he acknowledged receipt and Mashamhanda deducted US$600 as commission and handed him US$6 900. No funds were remitted to the company, which owned the coupons, and recorded into Mashwede’s books.

April 4, 2020, an armed robber pounced on Mashwede Holdings’ premises where money and fuel coupons and other property was stolen.

Mashamhanda and Madanhire, then decided to report that the coupons they had taken earlier, the 17 000 litres, would be added to those coupons stolen by the robbers, taking the total to 23 000 litres had been stolen.

Mashwede Holdings carried out a stock reconciliation to establish how many coupons had been stolen and revealed that Mashamhanda was in custody of 11 240 litres of fuel coupons.

Out of caution, Mashwede Holdings notified fuel attendants not to accept fuel coupons stolen during the robbery.

On April 8, 2020 a client David Clinton went to Mashwede service station to redeem fuel coupons purchased from Madanhire on March 24, 2020, well before the robbery.

Further investigations at Mashwede Holdings revealed that the two had failed to declare fuel coupons worth 3 000 litres tat were collected from the printers

It was also revealed that they had sold 6 000 litres worth of fuel coupons to David Clinton’s companies with 3 000 litres having not been declared.

On March 23, 2020 Mashamhanda received US$2 050 from Muvengwa Changamire from the sale of fuel coupons from previous debtors.

Mashamhanda only recorded the money in Muvengwa Changamire’s debtors’ book, failed to record it in the company books and converted the proceeds to his own use.

He received US$1 000 cash from Changamire from sale of 1 000 litres of fuel coupons, which money he converted to own use. About 760 litres sold at US$1,15 a litre and redeemed well before the robbery was not recorded and they were valued at US$874.

Further investigations revealed that the company had been defrauded of a total of US$16 850. Herald

Tinashe Sambiri|
Outspoken Zimbabwean philanthropist Susan Mutami has said Emmerson Mnangagwa is a sex pervert.

Last week Mutami revealed Mnangagwa’s bedroom secrets.

According to the controversial businesswoman, Mnangagwa is originally from the Republic of Zambia.

“Honai macitizens zvanga zvatomubata ari pa parade anga akutoda kukecha mwana wevaridzi…

@HHichilema
please be prepared to welcome ur citizen
@edmnangagwa
w all his wives and children back home in 2023. Zimbabweans have had enough and there’s no need to send someone to pick him up. Temba Mliswa will carry his bags for him and accompany him to Mumbwa village…

… Zambians are good people and I know the actions of one is not a true reflection of the whole loving nation of Zambia. Zimbabweans are finally going to take their country back and you can have ur son of the soil,” Mutami postulated.

Tinashe Sambiri| CCC Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma has called for the immediate release of Hon Job Sikhala, Hon Godfrey Sithole and Nyatsime party members.

Chuma called for mass protests at the presecution of opposition activists.

“The only way to stop a paranoid regime is to hit the streets!

Even the worst of dictators are afraid of mass action.

We, the citizens can stop this madness,” said Chuma.

Change Radio says Hon Sikhala is not feeling well in prison…

Freddy Michael Masarirevu :
Today , in the company of Hon Daniel Molokele & Adv Nkomo, we visited Hon Job Sikhala at Chikurubhi -Visibly, his health has deteriorated and he complained of chest pain – He has been sleeping on the cold floor and his moral is evidently ‘dying’. He appreciates all your messages

Source : https://twitter.com/freddyMM93/status/1543203608660942849?t=WJfitsaq86gPMD-VEwnlXw&s=19

Tinashe Sambiri|CCC has a mandate to safeguard the expectations and promises of the liberation struggle, President Nelson Chamisa has said.

Zanu PF has monopolized and corrupted the liberation war ideology over the past four decades.

“DEFENDING & SAFEGUARDING THE VALUES OF THE LIBERATION STRUGGLE…We will give true meaning to the liberation idea,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

He added:
“LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE WASTED IN QUARRELS, HURTS, FIGHTS, DIVISIONS AND VIOLATIONS OF EACH OTHER.
LOVE beautifies human life.

PEACE illuminates human existence.
FREEDOM unleashes human ingenuity & creativity.
TOLERANCE rewards human diversity.”

By A Correspondent| Cotton Farmers have piled more misery on the underfire COTTCO boss Maxmore Njanji after petitioning the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) complaining over his alleged abuse of office.

In a letter to ZACC gleaned by ZimEye, Cotton Farmers said they were concerned that the company has not paid them for cotton produce delivered 18 months ago while Njanji affords to splash funds on personal political projects.

“It is a matter of public record, Madam Chair that payments to Cotton farmers have been painfully slow and in some instances made in form of barter trade. We have been sending our Cotton to COTTCO religiously but we have not been paid for the Cotton in over 18 months but Cottco Managers can afford to splash funds on personal political projects,” reads part of the Cotton farmers letter.

The Cotton farmers accused Njanji of using his seniority at the parastatal to grab 2200 knapsack sprayers, 300 bicycles and 20 motorbikes which he distributed to people aligned to him.

“We understand and appreciate the work done by President and we appreciate the Cotton farming inputs are being used for personal political ambitions and are being distributed to those who are aligned to Njanji,” further reads the petition.

Njanji and Cottco Managing Director, one Manamike were arrested last week and were due to appear in court on charges of abuse of office.

Citizens should resist the gross abuse of traditional leaders, CCC Namibia posits!

03 July 2022

Citizens Coalition for Change Namibia urges Zimbabweans to wake up and smell the coffee. We cannot continue watching ZANU-PF thugs terrorizing our poor villagers and traditional leaders. These archaic models of intimidation and gross abuse of human rights across the breadths and lengths of Zimbabwe should be resisted now!

We are quite aware that the liberation war agenda was One-Man-One-Vote. Citizens must demand freedom of expression and should be allowed to vote freely without persecution by prosecution. We are demanding free, fair, and credible elections that are unfettered. Heads Man and Village Heads are not instruments of the Harare Regime, ZANU-PF must desist from frog-marching citizens to their rallies. The sinking and the stinking regime should start to respect the rule of law and constitutionalism in the motherland. Our successive elections have presented astronomical figures for assisted voters, especially in rural areas.

Citizens in Namibia encourage change champions across the globe to amplify their voices against the ongoing rural and urban intimidation, torture, and arbitrary arrests of social transformers led by Advocate President Nelson Chamisa. It is our revolutionary obligation to solicit freedoms and independence by choosing leaders who can put the economy on a sounder footing. Right now we have the Nyatsime 13, who are rotting in jail for demanding justice for the butchered Citizens Coalition for Change activist, Moreblessing Ali. We demand their unconditional release, their denial of bail is an abuse of the 2013 Constitution.

Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala, Godfrey Sithole, and other prisoners of conscience did not commit a crime but are being punished for advocating for justice. Citizens should not allow this to continue as we move forward toward 2023 harmonized elections. ZANU-PF should not be allowed to continue with its old tactics of political violence before, during, and after elections. The recent by-elections claimed many revolutionary souls in the names of Mboneni Ncube, Nyasha Zhambe, Langelihle Dube, Chinembiri and Moreblessing Ali only to mention but a few, may their souls rest in power.

The capture of state institutions by the desperate regime must be resisted without delay. Let’s organize or risk a humiliating setback, as usual, the abuse of traditional leaders and villagers should be stopped now before our people are put on mute. We resolved that 2022 be a year of Citizens Action for Change! We need to act for comprehensive reforms toward the 2023 elections. The vibrant party should look into the solutions to curb ZANU-PF political violence as indicated by the recent by-elections where many lost their lives with some surviving with severe injuries. Shall we continue like this change champions?

How are we going to counter the culture of assisted voters with professionals and literate villagers compelled to be assisted , in the case of Mutasa Central Ward 15? We need to device mechanisms to address this rigging. Action is needed directly to put an abrupt end to the absolete rigging machinations. The video below is a testament to ZANU-PF’s craving to continue with repression to silence the voice of dissent.

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Citizens Coalition for Change Namibia
Rundu Branch Interim Spokesperson
Robson Ruhanya

Tinashe Sambiri|Torture and intimidation of perceived Zanu PF opponents will not stop the people’s struggle.

This was said by CCC deputy spokesperson, Gift Ostallos Siziba.

Siziba condemned the arrest of CCC organising secretary Hon Amos Chibaya.

Hon Chibaya was arrested on Monday morning for allegedly ocnvening a meeting in April without seeking police approval.

“We are witnessing a pattern of unrelenting assault on the Citizens movement after the arrest of Hon Sikhala, Hon Sithole and 11 others.

The State is in panic mode and has resorted to its fascist default mode of using fear, torture arrest and killing as weapons against the opposition.

It’s going to get darker before dawn and we will forge ahead until Zimbabwe is free,” said Siziba.

In a statement on Monday, CCC Namibia condemned the arrest of Hon Chibaya.

Citizens Coalition for Change Namibia castigates the arbitrary arrest of the vibrant International Organiser, Hon Amos Chibaya.

04 July 2022

Citizens who subscribe to the able leadership of President Advocate Nelson Chamisa castigate the perpetual torture, intimidation, and gross violations of human freedoms in Zimbabwe. It is quite infuriating to receive the sad and frustrating news about the illegal arrest of the organic Organiser Hon Amos Chibaya today in Gweru.

Our message to Mr. Emmerson is very clear! No amount of arbitrary arrests and long pre-trial detentions shall deter change champions from mobilizing citizens to register to vote in 2023. It is now imperative to change champions to amplify their revolutionary voices against the selective application of the law by the desperate and clueless regime.

The people of Zimbabwe must rise to the occasion demanding the immediate release of Hon Amos Chibaya, Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala, Godfrey Sithole, The Nyatsime 13, and The Chimanimani 3 who are enduring incarceration for all of us.

We also hear that Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala is not feeling well at Chikurubi Maximum Prison where he is unconstitutionally detained for demanding justice for Moreblessing Ali. Namibia district urges ZANU-PF to release all prisoners of conscience. Hon Amos Chibaya was arrested facing charges of convening an illegal meeting sometime in April, this is an attempt to silence him. Citizens should peacefully pent up their outrage by advocating for the unconditional release of our change champions. Citizens in Namibia wish Hon Sikhala a quick recovery so that he can continue fighting for freedom in the fatherland.

Discharge our innocent ambassadors for socioeconomic transfiguration who are suffering to usher in a New Great Zimbabwe where the rule of law and constitutionalism will be guaranteed. We shall continue to put political and diplomatic pressure on the satanic regime to free our change champions. Amos Chibaya, Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala, Godfrey Sithole, and all prisoners of conscience are innocent. The regime is panicking that is why they are trying to close the democratic space ahead of the 2023 harmonized elections.

FreeAmosChibaya

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FreeTheNyatsime13

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ZANUPFMUSTGO

Citizens Coalition for Change Namibia
Rundu Branch Interim Spokesperson
Robson Ruhanya

Citizens should resist the gross abuse of traditional leaders, CCC Namibia posits!

03 July 2022

Citizens Coalition for Change Namibia urges Zimbabweans to wake up and smell the coffee. We cannot continue watching ZANU-PF thugs terrorizing our poor villagers and traditional leaders. These archaic models of intimidation and gross abuse of human rights across the breadths and lengths of Zimbabwe should be resisted now!

We are quite aware that the liberation war agenda was One-Man-One-Vote. Citizens must demand freedom of expression and should be allowed to vote freely without persecution by prosecution. We are demanding free, fair, and credible elections that are unfettered. Heads Man and Village Heads are not instruments of the Harare Regime, ZANU-PF must desist from frog-marching citizens to their rallies. The sinking and the stinking regime should start to respect the rule of law and constitutionalism in the motherland. Our successive elections have presented astronomical figures for assisted voters, especially in rural areas.

Citizens in Namibia encourage change champions across the globe to amplify their voices against the ongoing rural and urban intimidation, torture, and arbitrary arrests of social transformers led by Advocate President Nelson Chamisa. It is our revolutionary obligation to solicit freedoms and independence by choosing leaders who can put the economy on a sounder footing. Right now we have the Nyatsime 13, who are rotting in jail for demanding justice for the butchered Citizens Coalition for Change activist, Moreblessing Ali. We demand their unconditional release, their denial of bail is an abuse of the 2013 Constitution.

Hon Job Saro Wiwa Sikhala, Godfrey Sithole, and other prisoners of conscience did not commit a crime but are being punished for advocating for justice. Citizens should not allow this to continue as we move forward toward 2023 harmonized elections. ZANU-PF should not be allowed to continue with its old tactics of political violence before, during, and after elections. The recent by-elections claimed many revolutionary souls in the names of Mboneni Ncube, Nyasha Zhambe, Langelihle Dube, Chinembiri and Moreblessing Ali only to mention but a few, may their souls rest in power.

The capture of state institutions by the desperate regime must be resisted without delay. Let’s organize or risk a humiliating setback, as usual, the abuse of traditional leaders and villagers should be stopped now before our people are put on mute. We resolved that 2022 be a year of Citizens Action for Change! We need to act for comprehensive reforms toward the 2023 elections. The vibrant party should look into the solutions to curb ZANU-PF political violence as indicated by the recent by-elections where many lost their lives with some surviving with severe injuries. Shall we continue like this change champions?

How are we going to counter the culture of assisted voters with professionals and literate villagers compelled to be assisted , in the case of Mutasa Central Ward 15? We need to device mechanisms to address this rigging. Action is needed directly to put an abrupt end to the absolete rigging machinations. The video below is a testament to ZANU-PF’s craving to continue with repression to silence the voice of dissent.

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Tinashe Sambiri|CCC has a mandate to safeguard the expectations and promises of the liberation struggle, President Nelson Chamisa has said.

Zanu PF has monopolized and corrupted the liberation war ideology over the past four decades.

“DEFENDING & SAFEGUARDING THE VALUES OF THE LIBERATION STRUGGLE…We will give true meaning to the liberation idea,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

He added:
“LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO BE WASTED IN QUARRELS, HURTS, FIGHTS, DIVISIONS AND VIOLATIONS OF EACH OTHER.
LOVE beautifies human life.

PEACE illuminates human existence.
FREEDOM unleashes human ingenuity & creativity.
TOLERANCE rewards human diversity.”

Tinashe Sambiri| CCC Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma has called for the immediate release of Hon Job Sikhala, Hon Godfrey Sithole and Nyatsime party members.

Chuma called for mass protests at the presecution of opposition activists.

“The only way to stop a paranoid regime is to hit the streets!

Even the worst of dictators are afraid of mass action.

We, the citizens can stop this madness,” said Chuma.

Change Radio says Hon Sikhala is not feeling well in prison…

Freddy Michael Masarirevu :
Today , in the company of Hon Daniel Molokele & Adv Nkomo, we visited Hon Job Sikhala at Chikurubhi -Visibly, his health has deteriorated and he complained of chest pain – He has been sleeping on the cold floor and his moral is evidently ‘dying’. He appreciates all your messages

Source : https://twitter.com/freddyMM93/status/1543203608660942849?t=WJfitsaq86gPMD-VEwnlXw&s=19

VIDEO: Watch and Listen To MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora's Dream pic.twitter.com/N3YCRrvYm4

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) July 2, 2022

MASVINGO – A Zanu PF youth officer’s decomposing body was found in a room at Dewure Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development Camp in Gutu where he died during sex with a married woman.

Justice Garainesu Mawadze at the High Court in Masvingo was told that Pretty Mbikiza (33) ran away after realising that Owen Munyanyi (36) was dead after a steamy sex encounter on May 10, 2021. 

The State charged Mbikiza with the murder of her boyfriend Munyanyi. Justice Mawadze after hearing the case however, acquitted her and agreed with her evidence that Munyanyi suddenly felt hot after sex and died immediately afterwards.

It is the State case that Munyanyi and Mbikiza are both married and they stayed in the same village at Noodle Farm, Gutu. Meanwhile Munyanyi was a youth officer who was stationed at the Ministry of Transport Camp located near Dewure River in Gutu.

Mbikiza and her husband used to do piece jobs at Munyanyi’s homestead because he had the means as he was gainfully employed. The court was told that Mbikiza was a friend to Munyanyi’s sister-in-law (brother’s wife) Ratidzai Munyanyi and the latter enticed Mbikiza to fall in love with Munyanyi for financial gain.

Mbikiza told the court that she eventually agreed after a lot of persuasion from Ratidzai who became the go-between who regularly provided a room for the two to have sex at her homestead. All communication between Mbikiza and Munyanyi went through Ratidzai because the former could not communicate directly with Mbikiza as she shared her phone with her husband.

On the fateful day Ratidzai convinced the lovebirds to have more days to themselves and they boarded a bus and went to Dewure where Munyanyi worked. Mbikiza left home on the guise that she was visiting her aunt in Mushayavanhu, Gutu. At Dewure they went to Dewure Business Center which is close to the camp and spend a few hours before they went to the camp.

On arrival they immediately engaged in sex but after a steamy encounter both of them started feeling ‘very hot’. The accused rushed to get a bucket and bathed to cool herself. The deceased asked for the wet towel to place on his chest but died as he was pressing hard the towel on him.

Confused, Mbikiza left immediately and called Ratidzai about what had happened and Ratidzai pressured her not to tell anyone. 

The body was discovered a week later and a postmortem by Dr Godfrey Zimbwa of Masvingo Provincial Hospital established that Munyanyi suffered internal bleeding before he died and hence suspected foul play. Munyanyi was buried and Police later picked information that the deceased was last seen at the business center with a woman.

They arrested Mbikiza who was ‘singing’ in court and said everything that happened despite Ratidzai remaining evasive.

Justice Mawadze saw no motive for Mbikiza to kill her boyfriend and described her as a credible source who said everything that happened. He however, said that this was a complex case.https://masvingomirror.com/

FIFA has announced that semi-automated offside technology will be used at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar starting on 21 November.

The limb-tracking system-based technology will speed up decision-making around marginal offside calls, easing pressure on the VAR.

The semi-automated offside system was developed with various partners, including Adidas, the Working Group for Innovation Excellence and other technology providers.

The new system relies on unique cameras attached to the roofs of stadiums and creates a 3D animated skeleton of players through 29 data points for each player. The feed is assessed 50 times per second to ensure decisions are correct.

Adidas’ official match ball for Qatar 2022 will have an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor that aids the camera feed. This sensor, positioned in the centre of the ball, sends ball data to the video operation room 500 times per second, allowing a precise detection of the kick point.

If an attacking player is offside, the tracking system alerts the VAR operator within half a second to validate the proposed decision by manually checking the automatically selected kick point and the automatically created offside line.

After validation, the centre referee receives a message and can blow if he agrees the attacker was interfering with the play.

The 3D animation from the feed will then be shown on the giant screens in the stadium and will also be available to FIFA’s broadcast partners for TV and stream feed.

The workflow of semi-automated offside technology and the connected ball technology have been successfully trialled at numerous test events and live at FIFA tournaments, including the FIFA Arab Cup 2021 and the FIFA Club World Cup 2021.- Soccer 24 Zimbabwe

Tinashe Sambiri|Overzealous police details attacked University of Zimbabwe students on Friday as Zanu PF- aligned ZICOSU lost elections at the country’s leading centre of learning.

CCC spokesperson Advocate Fadzayi Mahere condemned the harassment of innocent students by ZRP cops.

“We’ve received disturbing reports that violence broke out at the UZ yesterday after ZICOSU lost the election to ZINASU.

It is reported that armed Police beat up students. This is not the Zimbabwe we want. Students must be allowed to make choices without persecution,” Mahere wrote on Facebook.

CCC Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma wrote on Twitter:

“News we are receiving is that ZANU PF is terrorizing students at UZ.

With the imminent defeat of its baby organization, ZICOSU by
@Zinasuzim
in SRC elections, ZANU PF is threatening violence on students.

@AllanChipoyi
is ZINASU presidential candidate.”

By A Correspondent | The musician Holy Ten’s girlfriend, Kiki, was during the week, caught bribing voters for ZANU PF during the just ended SRC (student representative council) elections at the University of Zimbabwe, multiple reports confirm.

The “I’ve been acting like zvese zviriBho” co-singer, whose real name is Kimberley Richard, was one of those found engaged in the criminal toil of distributing food to 2,000 students so that they can vote for ZANU PF. In the end, ZANU PF’s ZICOSU only managed less than 1,000 votes. The nation’s largest students uninion, ZINASU’s Alan Chipoyi won the presidency with more than 2,000 votes.

I was gravely disappointed, l talked to her about her political consciousness and realized the emptiness anywhere its Sunday we pray for her kuti amuke

— Joseph Nyamayaro (@JosephNyamayaro) July 3, 2022

“I was disappointed to see Holy Ten’s girlfriend @kikie_x supporting ZANU-PF at UZ on Friday,” wrote ZINASU’s Legal Secretary Boris Muguti.

ZANU-PF brought 2 combis full of thugs to disrupt the voting process at UZ. They bought food for 2 000+ students but still they garnered less than 1K votes. Students are very conscious. They enjoyed their tax money and voted for a candidate of their choice. Vanhu vangwara! pic.twitter.com/wS8cKRE0rl

— Boris Muguti (@BorisCde) July 2, 2022

Muguti continued saying, “She worked tirelessly, distributed food and T-shirts encouraging students to vote for ZANU-PF(ZICOSU) candidates. Such artists should face the wrath of the citizens. Abasha regime enablers!”

ZimEye was at pains to get a comment from Kiki, real name Kimberley Richard, at the time of writing.

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A ZIMRA official has been stripped of his properties valued at US$1,1 million including plush mansions in Glen Lorne and Shawasha Hills in Harare, a flat and Mercedes Benz acquired through corrupt means by a Zimra official convicted of fraud in 2018 have now been forfeited to the State by the High Court.
This means Tapiwa Evans Chidemo is not only serving a jail term, but has lost the fortune he acquired when he diverted to his own use VAT refunds meant to be paid to Zimra clients through the Paynet system.

He will come out of jail with nothing.

The National Prosecuting Authority said it has disgorged Chidemo of ill-gotten wealth and with the latest court order, had taken the property belonging to Chidemo who was prosecuted and convicted for misappropriating a total of US$1 119 833,96 from Zimra.

Chidemo was charged with nine counts of fraud and one count of money laundering and found guilty of two counts of fraud and sentenced to six years imprisonment in 2018.

Out of that total, one year was suspended on condition of future good behaviour and another two years were suspended on condition he paid back everything that was stolen.

A precedent will be set when it is decided whether the forced seizure of the property on the application of the National Prosecuting Authority counts as the desired refund or whether Chidemo missed his chance to liquidate his assets and buy two years of freedom and so remains behind bars without the suspension but also without the money.

The suspension of part of a fraud or theft sentence on condition of repayment within a time limit was justified by the High Court judge who introduced it, with full backing from the Supreme Court on appeal, on the basis that if the money had been repaid before the trial this would be taken into account as mitigation when sentence was given.

By offering mitigation in advance, the judge was hoping that criminals would repay. The ruling has become a firm precedent, but this is the first time someone has lost property to a forfeiture order.

Chidemo was a shareholder of Armeline Investments, the vehicle used to buy his property portfolio.

In its statement, the authority said: “The High Court in a judgment delivered on June 29, 2022 upheld the NPA’s application to seize the property.”

The properties in the order are: Stand 215 Glen Lorne Township 8 measuring 4 517 square metres; stand 3036 Shawasha Hills, Glen Lorne; Mercedes Benz C Class 1997; and 2 500 ordinary shares of $2 in Derwent Lodge (Pvt) Ltd giving rights of occupation of flat number 19 Derwent situated at Number 9 Josiah Chinamano Avenue, said the NPA.- State Media

A Beitbridge man, Proterge Kwangware, narrowly escaped death after a police dog mauled his private parts.

Police officers did not send him to the hospital despite the law stating that people should be treated for dog bites even if the police dog is vaccinated.

The police officers apparently unleashed the dog on Kwangware last Thursday to avenge the assault of a policeman by the suspect.

The issue started as an altercation between Kwangware, a known habitual criminal, with a friend identified as Bright Mapfumo in Dulivhadzimo Township.

An off-duty policeman, Energy Chisora, who was clad in civilian attire, started filming the incident with his mobile phone.

This did not go down well with Kwangware who then slapped Chisora.

Chisora retaliated and the two started exchanging blows but after realising that he was losing the fistfight, the police officer fled to his car with Kwangware in hot pursuit.

Realising that he could be assaulted further, Chisora then produced his police identity card and Kwangware let go and the fight ended.

However, about four days later, police officers kicked open Kwangware’s door while he was in bed with his wife.

The officers unleashed their dog, which mauled him all over his body and his manhood.

Speaking before Beitbridge resident magistrate Takudzwa Gwazemba on Friday where he successfully applied for bail, Kwangware said:

I was in bed and did not resist. I was at their mercy but they let their dog have a go at me.

They failed to control it and it even bit my privates. It bit me all over and they failed to control it. I held its jaws apart to avoid further harm.

The State represented by Pithey Magumula had opposed bail saying Kwangware was likely to commit other offences.

Magumula brought to the court’s attention that Kwangware had a pending case and had just finished a community service sentence.

Kwangware faces an assault charge for allegedly beating his friend.

He was also charged with malicious damage to property for allegedly damaging Chisora’s car during their fight.

However, the magistrate granted the suspect $10 000 to allow him to receive the treatment he was denied by police.

Kwangware was asked to come back to court on 14 July.

• The Standard

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has altered the voters roll for various constituencies and wards in a move meant to correct errors.
This comes after a number of civic society groups and opposition political parties complained about anomalies on the voters roll.

In a Government Gazette dated July 1, Zec chief elections officer, Utoile Silaigwana said the alteration was meant to fix errors.

“It is hereby notified in terms of section 35(2) of the Electoral Act [Chapter 2:13], that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission has altered the voters roll for the constituencies and wards listed to correct errors contained therein …” Silaigwana said.

“By the means of this notice, notification is made to any voter whose name appears in the first schedule who may have an objection to the alteration/correction to lodge an objection at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Mahachi Quantum or at respective commission provincial and district offices to the inclusion of his or her name not later than seven days from the date of publication of this notice.”

Election Resource Centre (ERC) programmes manager Solomon Bobosibunu said they had been calling on Zec to update the voters roll regularly.

“The ERC has for long called on the voters roll to be updated regularly as one of the means to restore voters and stakeholders” confidence in Zimbabwean elections,” he said.

“The intention must be to achieve an almost up-to-date/current voters roll in line with the principle of currency of the roll. We welcome the development and would further call on Zec to share data.”

Meanwhile, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has proclaimed a by-election in the Gokwe-Kabuyuni constituency which became vacant following the death of Leonard Chikomba.

The nomination court will sit on July 22, while the election will be held on August 27, 2022. -Newsday

A Khami Prison inmate has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly axed another inmate, police confirmed.

The inmate, Giant Moyo (45), used an axe against another inmate after they had quarrelled during supper on Thursday last week. The injured inmate, Nqobizitha Ndlovu (39) was taken to Mpilo Central Hospital where he received medical treatment for injuries sustained. He remains in serious condition.

The two reportedly quarrelled over an issue yet to be established with Moyo picking up an axe used to cut firewood and striking Ndlovu once on the head where he sustained a deep cut. A report was made to the police and Moyo is still being held at Khami Prison. Bulawayo Province Police deputy spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Nomalanga Msebele confirmed the incident.

United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH)
Meanwhile, police in the province are investigating a suicide by hanging that occurred in Entumbane on 27 June where a 37-year-old Kelvin Magenende who was employed as a laboratory technician at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) was discovered by his nine-year-old son hanging from a roof truss.

The boy informed a neighbour who advised him to go to the police where a report was made.

At the scene, police found a suicide note in which the deceased professed his love for his wife and asked her to look after their two children since he had “failed to cope with the situation.”–Chronicle

A Beitbridge man, Proterge Kwangware, narrowly escaped death after a police dog mauled his private parts.

Police officers did not send him to the hospital despite the law stating that people should be treated for dog bites even if the police dog is vaccinated.

The police officers apparently unleashed the dog on Kwangware last Thursday to avenge the assault of a policeman by the suspect.

The issue started as an altercation between Kwangware, a known habitual criminal, with a friend identified as Bright Mapfumo in Dulivhadzimo Township.

An off-duty policeman, Energy Chisora, who was clad in civilian attire, started filming the incident with his mobile phone.

This did not go down well with Kwangware who then slapped Chisora.

Chisora retaliated and the two started exchanging blows but after realising that he was losing the fistfight, the police officer fled to his car with Kwangware in hot pursuit.

Realising that he could be assaulted further, Chisora then produced his police identity card and Kwangware let go and the fight ended.

However, about four days later, police officers kicked open Kwangware’s door while he was in bed with his wife.

The officers unleashed their dog, which mauled him all over his body and his manhood.

Speaking before Beitbridge resident magistrate Takudzwa Gwazemba on Friday where he successfully applied for bail, Kwangware said:

I was in bed and did not resist. I was at their mercy but they let their dog have a go at me.

They failed to control it and it even bit my privates. It bit me all over and they failed to control it. I held its jaws apart to avoid further harm.

The State represented by Pithey Magumula had opposed bail saying Kwangware was likely to commit other offences.

Magumula brought to the court’s attention that Kwangware had a pending case and had just finished a community service sentence.

Kwangware faces an assault charge for allegedly beating his friend.

He was also charged with malicious damage to property for allegedly damaging Chisora’s car during their fight.

However, the magistrate granted the suspect $10 000 to allow him to receive the treatment he was denied by police.

Kwangware was asked to come back to court on 14 July.

• The Standard

Zanu PF Youth Chairperson for Bumba District in Chimanimani, Nicholas Madzianike, who went missing two weeks ago has been found in Cashel, Chimanimani.

Madzianike went missing on the 19th of last month, amid fears that he could have been kidnapped.

In an interview with the ZBC News, Zimbabwe Republic Police National Spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said investigations into his disappearance are ongoing.

“The ZRP reports that the missing Zanu PF youth chairman for Bumba District in Chimanimani, Nicholas Madzianike, who went missing on 19 June this month, has been found this morning and is currently being interviewed by the police,” he said.

The disappearance of Madzianike had left his family and many people fearing for the worst, given the recent discovery of human remains suspected to be those of a St Mathias Tsonzo High school student, Livingstone Sunhwa who went missing six months ago. – ZBC

MASVINGO – A Zanu PF youth officer’s decomposing body was found in a room at Dewure Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development Camp in Gutu where he died during sex with a married woman.

Justice Garainesu Mawadze at the High Court in Masvingo was told that Pretty Mbikiza (33) ran away after realising that Owen Munyanyi (36) was dead after a steamy sex encounter on May 10, 2021. 

The State charged Mbikiza with the murder of her boyfriend Munyanyi. Justice Mawadze after hearing the case however, acquitted her and agreed with her evidence that Munyanyi suddenly felt hot after sex and died immediately afterwards.

It is the State case that Munyanyi and Mbikiza are both married and they stayed in the same village at Noodle Farm, Gutu. Meanwhile Munyanyi was a youth officer who was stationed at the Ministry of Transport Camp located near Dewure River in Gutu.

Mbikiza and her husband used to do piece jobs at Munyanyi’s homestead because he had the means as he was gainfully employed. The court was told that Mbikiza was a friend to Munyanyi’s sister-in-law (brother’s wife) Ratidzai Munyanyi and the latter enticed Mbikiza to fall in love with Munyanyi for financial gain.

Mbikiza told the court that she eventually agreed after a lot of persuasion from Ratidzai who became the go-between who regularly provided a room for the two to have sex at her homestead. All communication between Mbikiza and Munyanyi went through Ratidzai because the former could not communicate directly with Mbikiza as she shared her phone with her husband.

On the fateful day Ratidzai convinced the lovebirds to have more days to themselves and they boarded a bus and went to Dewure where Munyanyi worked. Mbikiza left home on the guise that she was visiting her aunt in Mushayavanhu, Gutu. At Dewure they went to Dewure Business Center which is close to the camp and spend a few hours before they went to the camp.

On arrival they immediately engaged in sex but after a steamy encounter both of them started feeling ‘very hot’. The accused rushed to get a bucket and bathed to cool herself. The deceased asked for the wet towel to place on his chest but died as he was pressing hard the towel on him.

Confused, Mbikiza left immediately and called Ratidzai about what had happened and Ratidzai pressured her not to tell anyone. 

The body was discovered a week later and a postmortem by Dr Godfrey Zimbwa of Masvingo Provincial Hospital established that Munyanyi suffered internal bleeding before he died and hence suspected foul play. Munyanyi was buried and Police later picked information that the deceased was last seen at the business center with a woman.

They arrested Mbikiza who was ‘singing’ in court and said everything that happened despite Ratidzai remaining evasive.

Justice Mawadze saw no motive for Mbikiza to kill her boyfriend and described her as a credible source who said everything that happened. He however, said that this was a complex case.https://masvingomirror.com/

This is an abridged version of Parliamentary proceedings with a bias towards matters specific to Norton and its representative.

There are some companies here that have been blacklisted but you still give them business, says member of Parliament @TembaMliswa pic.twitter.com/138SdUYvye

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) July 3, 2022

PARLIAMENT OF
ZIMBABWE
Tuesday, 21st June, 2022

The National Assembly met at a Quarter-past Two O’clock p.m.

Hon. T. Mliswa having stood to present a one-minute statement.
THE HON. SPEAKER:  You did not register with me Hon. Mliswa
HON. T. MLISWA:  That is very true.
THE HON. SPEAKER:  You want to take advantage of me by ambushing me.  You may proceed.
HON. T. MLISWA: Thank you Mr. Speaker Sir and good afternoon to you and colleague Members of Parliament.
I want to take this opportunity to thank the panellists at the APNAC Zimbabwe Chapter Capacity Workshop held in Bulawayo for their presentations which were exceptional, informative and certainly refreshing and educating…
THE HON. SPEAKER:  May I intervene?
HON. T. MLISWA: Yes.
THE HON. SPEAKER:  Please take your seat.  I thought this would come under your report.  We need a comprehensive report.
HON. T. MLISWA:  I seek your indulgence.  Yes, Sir.
THE HON. SPEAKER:  Incorporate this in your report.
HON. MLISWA:  Thank you Sir. I stand guided. 

  HON. T. MLISWA:  Thank you very much Mr. Speaker for allowing me to contribute to the motion moved by Hon. Tongofa, seconded by Hon. Chipato.  It is a very critical subject because the youth are the heart of the nation.  They must be given the priority and attention they deserve.  This report, as in Section 32 of the Constitution, talks about the recreational facilities and sporting facilities which are around and the Constitution is very clear.  The Constitution is very clear; it says ‘they must’. 

This is a must, so in a way, we have to be seen to be adhering to the Constitution so that we align with the SDGs of the world that we are part of.  Now, if we cannot respect our own Constitution, how then are we able to really be part of the global world because the global world requires you to follow the Constitution?  So, 32 is very clear.
We have looked at interact centres and the question here is, what is an interact centre?  I saw that the Chairman kept on talking about it.  I do not know if Members in their constituencies are privy to an interact centre.  What is an interact centre?  Interact means, of course talking. They are talking in terms of what, sport, drug rehabilitation, avoiding drugs, what is it?  Are they meeting to interact while drinking beer or what?  Is it where artistes can equally meet and so forth?

          So to me, it is a deeper situation, which requires a deep thought and analysis in terms of what needs to be done.  About 60% of the population and over is the youth but where are they in terms of many issues?  We heard of a fact finding mission where they went to a number of places and I do applaud them for doing that because when you go on the ground, you are able to see a true picture of what is on the ground and so forth.  They came to this House to report on the true picture, which in a way is a bit gloomy but again it is not their fault but there also has to be an aspect of certain authorities which control these areas. 

As the Chairperson, Hon. Tongofa was saying – he spoke about rural and urban authorities being key to the development of these areas and how serious they are in terms of doing that.  What are the councils doing in resolving that there must be recreational facilities in each ward, in each area, so that people participate?  You will see that the level of corruption has escalated to a point that people do not want even recreational facilities.  Recreational facility is taken away and there is residential development because people want to make money.

          Gweru Sports Club is a good example.  If I am not mistaken, they have resolved that it is turned into a residential place or some industrial place.  So where will people then participate in recreational facilities.  I used to play rugby at Gweru Sports Club.  There is tennis court, swimming and so forth.  In terms of the council, rather than raising enough funds to rehabilitate those facilities, they are busy in wanting to sell and resolutions are being made by corrupt people so that they make money. 

So, who has the youth at interest, when local authorities themselves are not setting aside money to be able to rehabilitate those facilities?  It is going to cost more to build a new facility but common sense would allow somebody to raise money and rehabilitate the facility, than allowing them to die and build another centre.

          The population of Zimbabwe has increased.  How many new recreational facilities outside those built by Rhodesia are there? All these country clubs you see; the recreations you see are a result of Rhodesia having realised that recreation was critical for a man and woman’s body.  It helps your mind.  It helps in a number of issues and so forth. 

So we must take stock and say how many recreational facilities have been built by local authorities with the land which is there. It is a Constitutional provision and who is against that Constitutional provision?  Where they have earmarked a school, they put housing there because they are making money.  On wetlands, they have done the same, they put housing.  You now see a scourge of drugs; who is responsible for these drugs?  It is the leaders of today, who have neglected their responsibilities to adhere to the provisions of the Constitution. 

          Why is the Portfolio Committee on Local Government not calling the councils to give a master plan?  When I got in as a legislator in Norton, I asked for the master plan of Norton.  It had been done; it has to be reviewed from time to time.  I implore all Members of Parliament to go to council and say can I see the master plan of this Constituency. 

The master plan is able to give a way forward in terms of all the schools, where are the recreations and with the population growing, are we able to absorb this population from a housing perspective; from social amenities, which are critical.  When I talk about social amenities, I am talking about health centres, schools, recreational facilities. For as long as you are a legislator here and you have not asked for a master plan then you are going blind. 

You must be able to ask for that and I asked for it.  I invited people from the University of Zimbabwe and now Norton has a master plan.  We have not yet reviewed the master plan.  When you see the master plan, where there is supposed to be a recreational facility and it is not there, you are able to say where is it?  Now you can bring in ZACC to be able to arrest people because the master plan is talking about a recreational facility but you have built houses.  So why do you build houses where it should be a recreational facility.

          There is drug disheartening all over – vana vanotamba kupi?  Imi makakura muchitamba, ko vano tamba kupi?  Because Havana kwekutambira, vanoputa mbanje, vava kutora guka, vava kutora madrugs ese, mutoriro vari kutora.  Tozoti a, icourge yemadrugs. Without realising that recreation is important for them to interact and we knew when we were growing up kuti mwana ari kutamba kwakati.  Vana mai nana baba vaitoziva kuti mwana anotamba nanhingi nanhingi, bhora ropera odzoka kumba.  But today, how do you take stock of your children when they have no recreation facility that you can say, uku tinofanira kunge tichienda tichinovaona ikoko.  Not only that, those recreational facilities were monitored by experts in sport, child care, zvese, even vana kucreche vanenge vachionekwa kuti vari kutamba sei, mabhora ariko…
          THE TEMPORARY SPEAKER (HON. MUTOMBA): Hon. Mliswa, may you use one language please?

          HON. T. MLISWA: So, to me these were structured in such a way that you would get – there was food.  This is where you would give your son or daughter $1.  With $1 they would get food, drink, water, everything because the council would be able to subsidise.  That is the key word, it is able to subsidise because it is getting rate payers’ money and because they have to explain; for ratepayer money they have to come up with a good package.  To me that is not happening.  Not only that, those facilities are income generating facilities. 

Weddings were held there, churches can be there, conventions, my fellow colleagues who belong to political parties here, can do rallies there.  You can pay, they are not interested in which political party you belong.  What they are interested is in you paying your money. 

That money goes to council, it is able to now assist that club to sustain itself.  Without you ploughing back, it becomes a problem.  So there is now a way of having funding.  The balls are there.  Not only that, it has an effect on the national sporting agenda.  We are dismally performing in all sports, why, because there are no centres.  Cricket, if you go to the West Indies, they play cricket on the beach.  We have never heard that they sold the beach. There is Bryan Lara and Viv Richards, if you know of cricket. 

The great legends of cricket were playing on the beach.   That is how they learn cricket, that is in West Indies.  Where are we in terms of our own people?  You go to the rural areas, they go to the schools, you see them playing football.  Vofudza mombe, but varikutamba bhora, umwe arikunoona mombe and so on.  Sorry Mr. Speaker Sir, I need to come from time to time.  There are times when I go to English and then Shona but English becomes the key language.  So to me, we need to really understand all these issues. 

We spoke about the corporate social responsibility. Hon. Members here, you have got companies in your constituencies, how much are they contributing to the constituency in terms of corporate social responsibility?  How many clubs have they built, how many schools have they built, how many clinics have they built? Surely, there is no Member of Parliament who is excited about being given fuel to get around yet at the end of the day you are getting around – for what?

It is there in the Constitution, Section 13 (4) of the Constitution talks about your local resources being the ones that you used to empower your people.  Why are you not using that provision?  Surely, no one should come and tell you. We have the Constitution, we make laws, that is why people are saying Zimbabwe is good at making laws but they never implement the laws.  Section 13 (4), zvinhu zviri munzvimbo imomo hupfumi hwevanhu vari imomo, and that is it.  Go to every company and say how much are you putting into this area to grow?

          So, corporate social responsibility – they do it willy-nilly, they are not serious, they are fake companies who have not done anything to grow this country. 

They are taking out more than they are ploughing back.  In that aspect, I regret the suspension or the repeal of the Indigenisation Act which was 49% to the majority, 10% was to the locals, 10% to the workers, 31% was to the Sovereign Wealth Fund which in case of emergency, where there is COVID, can be utilised.   Today how much has the Sovereign Wealth Fund got?

          I am talking about laws which had been there which were good – were taken out; we were hoodwinked by the foreigners saying no, 41-59% is too much.  We relaxed it, how much foreign direct investment has come in after we repealed this?  It is our people who are poorer because we removed a law which empowered the people.

          The late former President R.G Mugabe was critical and was serious about the empowerment of the people, may his soul rest in peace.  We were given farms, he then said let us go for these companies, we did it.  He fought for this country to be empowered. 

          We have lost the economic emancipation of this country through wanting to appease the foreigners at the expense of our people. This is emotional.  How then do you explain to generations to come that the country is ours with nothing tangible? 

The youths are now abusing drugs.  We need to revisit our laws; we need to be serious if we are true legislators.  We need to stop being whipped at the demise of people suffering – they will not bring you back.  I pray that any leader or legislator who believes in being whipped and not representing the people, may God do what he has to do and may the ancestors of our country make you to suffer because when you were in power, you made people suffer.  You went before the people and said I will represent you.  Are you representing the people?

          The Khumalo, hockey stadium, state of the art, I am glad that the Chairman talked about it.  The reason, hockey is being played but Mr. Speaker Sir; why not use that as an international stadium for SADC tournaments?  You need to have a swimming pool to swim; you need to find a swimming pool.  So we do not need to be playing hockey for people to find a good hockey stadium here – that is state of the art.  I am glad that Bulawayo with the little resources it gets sets the example. 

They are marginalized in many ways but they have maintained it.  Go to Chitungwiza to the Aquatic Complex; go to the National Sports Stadium, avemarara but Bulawayo and the people of Matabeleland must be applauded for maintaining this stadium because it is totally opposite to what is happening in Harare and Chitungwiza.  Let it be put out there to the nation, to all countries as a stadium that they can come and be able to do that where they can visit the city of queens and kings where you will see the most beautiful women, light skinned, that is our country – that is important.

I want to also talk about the disabled; we have been talking about the disabled here and we talk about it when it suits us.  It is not on the agenda.  What have we done about the disabled? Where are the disabled people’s sporting facilities?

There must be a hockey stadium for the disabled, a football stadium for the disabled.  It is not a choice to be disabled; that is the way that God has made it. They are over a million 10 to 15% of the population.  Should we honestly remind each other that there must be a toilet, way, car for the disabled? Why are we letting God down? Which God do we pray to?

At Danhiko, you could show a lot about the former First Lady but I do not want to talk about the bad, she used to do something at Danhiko for sport.  So I am not about looking at what bad people do, I am different, I look at what good they do.  So who is sustaining those sporting activities there?  She used to do it and it was important from a national point of view, Danhiko would be there. 

The late President R.G. Mugabe would be there, pulled by the wife that these are our orphans, let us take care of them.  So, what are we doing now to ensure that the orphans are taken care of?  Right now, they are crying, there is no one to help them. 

You ladies are here, Women’s Caucus; why not caucus with the First Lady to continue with that programme?  Who is stopping you? You are being whipped again, you are afraid to talk to the First Lady?  If I speak, you say ah atuka vakuru!  No, I will keep on telling the truth; when things are not good, they are not good.  We will not mince our words.  The Executive must be able to act in terms of disbursement of money.

Finally, the information centres for Members of Parliament; those could be a conduit to doing a lot.  May it be a law that a Member of Parliament is given four hectares, not under any Hon. Member’s name but under Parliament so that anybody who goes into office, people make use of that area.  Four hectares are there, it is a centre   with everything, why are we not being given money for that? 

We have passed the budgets here, we have not received the information centres, and we are going towards the elections.  So whatever we have passed in this House, 30% has been disbursed, so how can you say you are a nation moving forward?

How can you curb corruption? Without resources, you are wasting time. We burn midnight candles here to pass the budget but 30% is given.  So, how can the Minister even come for a supplementary budget when he did not disburse all the moneys? 

          Corruption is on the rise because of 30% disbursement. Hon Porusingazi for example is given insufficient coupons to go to his constituency in Chipinge, he will be forced to ferry people along the way to supplement his fuel.  We are at a threat from a security point of view because of poverty, because of the non-delivery of the budget in this country. 

For as long as the budget we pass here, money is not disbursed on time, it is a problem and people will continue to suffer.  May those that were given the gift by God to say the truth, say the truth without fear or favour, may that spirit of people being true legislators speak and may that spirit of whipping and being intimidated come to end.  It is about time you get up and represent people.  I thank you.

On the motion of HON. MATAMISA, seconded by HON. TAKESHI, the House adjourned at Eleven Minutes past Five o’clock p.m.