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.

A physical fight between Energy Chisora and Proterge Kwangware resulted in a police dog  biting the latter’s privates.

The Beitbridge man is lucky to be alive after he was mauled by the  dog which bit his private parts last Thursday.

Police did not send to hospital the badly injured Proterge Kwangware despite the law stating he should be treated for dog bites even if the police dog is vaccinated.

The incident happened a few months after the Zimbabwe Republic Police paid a whopping $2 million to another Beitbridge resident, who was mauled by dogs in 2021.

For Kwangware, a known habitual criminal, what started as a public fight between him and one Energy Chisora in Dulivhadzimo Township ended with an entire Beitbridge Urban Police Station hunting him down in a mission to avenge.

Kwangware was having an altercation with a friend identified as Bright Mapfumo when an off-duty policeman Chisora in his civilian attire, who appeared just as a passerby, started filming with his mobile phone.

Agitated by the action Kwangware slapped Chisora who retaliated and the two started exchanging blows.

Chisora hit Kwangware with a stone but he realised he was on the receiving end and sprinted to his car with Kwangware hot on his heels.

Sensing a further beating Chisora then produced his police identity card and Kwangware let go and the fight ended.

Some four days later Kwangware said he was in bed with his wife when police kicked open his door and unleashed their dog, which mauled him all over body and his manhood.

“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,” Kwangware told resident magistrate Takudzwa Gwazemba as he successfully applied for bail on Friday.

“It bit me all over and they failed to control it. I held it’s jaws apart to avoid further harm.”

Prosecutor Pithey Magumula had opposed bail saying Kwangware was likely to commit other offences since he had a pending case and had just finished a community service sentence.

He faces an assault charge for allegedly beating his friend and malicious damage to property for allegedly damaging Chisora’s car during their fight.

But Gwazemba ruled that he will be admitted to $10 000 to allow him treatment he was denied by police.

Kwangware was asked to come back to court on June 14. Standard

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.”

Tinashe Sambiri|Controversial philanthropist Susan Mutami has threatened to spill the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s bedroom secrets.

Mutami claims she knows the “smell of Mnangagwa’s emitted wind.”

According to Mutami, Mnangagwa has dementia.

“@CCCZimbabwe
and defend your vote.
One thing
@edmnangagwa
is scared of is people power. That coup wouldn’t have succeeded if it wasn’t for the citizen
As someone who once looked after the elderly and someone who knows
@edmnangagwa
personally, the man needs help. He has dementia Stage 1 going to stage 2 now and is a bit aggressive. I urge u all to send this man into retirement and vote for
@nelsonchamisa

@ZANUPF_Official
demonized my projects that I was doing for the needy in the community because I was upstaging Auxillia Mnangagwa w my charity work and they made up all sorts of lies trying to ruin me bt God looks after his children. In 2023…

@nelsonchamisa
I’m on standby to help u recover all the loot including the private jet that was bought using the citizens money and is a name of a proxy. I was told where some of the money is stashed. I help becoz I know what it’s like to have nothing at all.

People u need to understand that in 2023 he’s going to unleash more violence and a lot of people are going to lose their lives. He’s a Taliban, and I can go as far as 2002 where he gave an instruction to have Chebundo killed in a house fire which he narrowly escaped,” Mutami said.

Tinashe Sambiri|The economy is not run on experiments, CCC vice president Hon Tendai Biti has said.

According to Hon Biti, the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa is worse than Robert Mugabe.

“Through SI118A of 2022 , Mr Mnangwagwa has issued a Presidential Decree in terms of the Presidential Powers(Temporal Measures)Act Cap 10:20.Despite his short tenure Mr Mnangwagwa s decrees are almost as equal to Mr Mugabe s decrees over his 38 year tenure,” Hon Biti wrote on Twitter.

He added:

“Truth is economies are not run on coercion & threats. They are not run on ill thought kick & hope praxis.They are not run on experiments that reflect deep contempt for any theory or philosophy .They are run on clarity , consistency and clear strategic & theoretical trajectory.

Truth is economies function on the basis of confidence & the social contract .Economies function on legitimacy. Thanks to incompetence ,inconsistency & total lack of confidence the Zimbabwe economy is in tatters . The country needs a major paradigm.A new beginning.”

Tinashe Sambiri|Controversial philanthropist Susan Mutami has threatened to spill the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s bedroom secrets.

Mutami claims she knows the “smell of Mnangagwa’s emitted wind.”

According to Mutami, Mnangagwa has dementia.

“@CCCZimbabwe
and defend your vote.
One thing
@edmnangagwa
is scared of is people power. That coup wouldn’t have succeeded if it wasn’t for the citizen
As someone who once looked after the elderly and someone who knows
@edmnangagwa
personally, the man needs help. He has dementia Stage 1 going to stage 2 now and is a bit aggressive. I urge u all to send this man into retirement and vote for
@nelsonchamisa

@ZANUPF_Official
demonized my projects that I was doing for the needy in the community because I was upstaging Auxillia Mnangagwa w my charity work and they made up all sorts of lies trying to ruin me bt God looks after his children. In 2023…

@nelsonchamisa
I’m on standby to help u recover all the loot including the private jet that was bought using the citizens money and is a name of a proxy. I was told where some of the money is stashed. I help becoz I know what it’s like to have nothing at all.

People u need to understand that in 2023 he’s going to unleash more violence and a lot of people are going to lose their lives. He’s a Taliban, and I can go as far as 2002 where he gave an instruction to have Chebundo killed in a house fire which he narrowly escaped,” Mutami said.

Tinashe Sambiri| The
song Muringei Chamisa has taken the social media by storm.

The powerful song is dedicated to CCC Chief Change Champion President Nelson Chamisa.

The gist of the song is a passionate appeal to God for President Chamisa’s protection as the yellow revolution spreads to all parts of the country.

The Zanu PF regime is desperate to disrupt CCC programmes across the country.

Last year President Chamisa survived assassination attempts in Chiredzi and Mutare during community engagement programmes.

Clifford Hlatywayo CCC Diaspora Affairs Secretary wrote on Twitter:
This is for the Change Champion in Chief, the People’s Choice President
@nelsonchamisa

Good morning Cde President.

Muringe Chamisa Muringe song by yours truly

FakaPressure

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.”

I was greatly saddened by the passing on this week of MDC-T vice chairperson and former co-Minister of Home Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Giles Mutseyekwa, following a short illness. His demise has robbed our country of a long-time serving member of the opposition who was mature and believed in his cause. He embraced dialogue as a way of moving our nation forward post elections. Through his party and party leadership, Government was able to rally Zimbabweans across the political divide to focus on national development.

In recognition of his contribution to consensus politics, I have seen it fit to extend a State-assisted funeral to the late departed.
On behalf of the Party, Zanu PF, Government, and indeed on my behalf, I wish to express my heartfelt condolences to the Mutseyekwa family, especially to his wife and the children, who have lost a loving husband and father. May they draw solace from the knowledge that they are not alone during this their dark hour of grief as the Nation mourns with them.

May his dear soul rest in eternal peace.

By Maxwel Teedzai- In a recent telephone interview with NMWUZ – National Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe President Kurebwa Javangwe Nomboka, the Government of Zimbabwe has been urged to review it’s ‘reckless ambition’ in light of the Second Republic’s NDS1 – National Development Strategy 1 (January 2021- December 2025), which Nomboka said lacked ‘reality fiscal solutions’ in easing the plight of the already impoverished workers in Zimbabwe.

“We’re not happy firstly with the recent move made by the Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube, the RBZ – Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Govérnor – Mr John Mangudya and Permanent Secretary for Finance and Economic Development George Guvamatanga in a press statement where the Finance Ministry has effected sharp increments in interest rates charged on all bank loans”.

The new lending rate means that mine workers who were servicing their loans will be adversely affected as the move will erode thier meagre wage which has been failing to rescue them from the steep slopes of abject poverty. 

Meanwhile workers are disgruntled at this move which only caters for the concerns of the employer while the wage dispute between NEC – National Employment Council and mine workers in Zimbabwe remains unresolved for the past two decades.

“That’s why we’re rejecting all the adjustments made by the Finance Minister and we’re expecting the concerns of mine workers to be addressed first before touching on banking regime fiscal adjustments which are going to deal a severe low on the proletariate in Zimbabwe”.

Apparently, Professor Mthuli had said the increament in lending rates were targeted at stopping speculative borrowing. Central Bank’s MPC – Monetary Policy Committee noted at the just ended weekend that interest rates would be increased to levels in line with the rate of inflation.

Nomboka has also registered further displeasure adding, “Secondly, the restoration of the multi-currency regime is a welcome development but is consequently a negative blow to mine workers since using the Interbank rate will further fuel ‘upwards’ the already acuted prices of basic commodities while good money will be subsequently chased away as long as the Rtgs$ remains legal tender in Zimbabwe – thus Govérnment must do the right thing by scrapping it off and allow a new multi-currency regime without the Rtgs$ and the Bond Note to bankroll”.

Professor Mthuli Ncube on Monday outlined new Government measures to tackle the worsening economic crisis which has seen inflation soaring at 191 percent – and is among the highest in the world. 

Consequently, the Zimbabwe Dollar has been backlashing against the US Dollar.

Where the Interbank rate has been profered, inflation rate has simultaneously skyrocketed to very high levels, a development which has scared-away investors and caused indigenous businesses to close shop.

“Mr Mthuli must quickly come up with an economic stimulant that will (within a short period of time) revamp business in Zimbabwe and must not create solutions that contradict recovery of our economy while increasing the burden being borne generally by local businesses ( both small and big), the informal sector and mine workers and pensioners in particular”.

The new economic measures introduced by the Finance Minister might be erosive to the gains the Seconding Republic was beginning to realize in thier quest to create an upper middle income society by 2030.

“We are therefore urging the Finance Minister to consider introducing subsidies for basic commodities, and fuel as practical measure to cushion workers from the pressure caused by high cost of living against the bedrock of a wage bill which is way down below the PDL – Poverty Datum Line. And it is sad to note that the increase in lending rates is not only affecting workers but employers as well who are heavily relying on excessive borrowing from financial institutions”. 

With these new measures on board, employers are left with no option but to redirect their financial burden upon the workers who will end up pocketing nothing at the end of thier sweating.

“All companies use loans and other credit facilities. The over 200 percent interest rate is highest in the world and will simply make employers take from workers and pensioners.

And some will reduce production and while many workers will be forced to resign or go on retrenchment. It’s total madness”!

Consistent with the collective aspirations and determination of the people of Zimbabwe to achieve an Empowered and Prosperous Upper Middle-Income Society by 2030, the Second Republic launched Vision 2030 to chart a new transformative and inclusive development agenda.

Some economists have since argued that the NDS programme does not have interactive linkages in its national development pillars. 

Thus the Government of Zimbabwe ought to take drastic measures to ensure cohesion of the economic blueprint before it metamorphosises into a self-defeating creature which might ultimately harm rather than revive the economy. Interactive pillars such as strengthening of the foundations of economic growth, the revitalizing of the private sector, improving of the quality of life and strengthening good governance and security should therefore be among Government’s highest priorities.

Mthuli Ncube has since banned US Dollar sales discounts and declared use of interbank rate for pricing is now law in Zimbabwe

BINDURA Magistrate Ruramai Chitumbura on Friday 1 July 2022 ended the two-day detention of three Institute for Young Women’s Development (IYWD) team members, who were arrested by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers for allegedly convening an unsanctioned meeting.

The three IYWD team members namely Sandra Zenda, Kudakwashe Munemo and
Onai Chitakunye were arrested by ZRP officers on Wednesday 29 July 2022 and detained at Bindura Police Station before they were charged with contravening section 7(1)(b) as read with section 5 of the
Maintenance of Peace and Order (MOPO) Act .

Zenda, Munemo and Chitakunye, who were represented by Idirashe Chikomba, Tinashe Chinopfukutwa and Blessing Nyamaropa of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, were accused of convening a meeting which was attended by 80 people on 29 June 2022 at Mayfair Lodge in Bindura, without giving notice in writing to Chief Superintendent Gladman Chiparaushe, the ZRP Officer Commanding Bindura District, for approval.

Victor Morrison, who had also been arrested together with the trio, was released on 30 June 2022 after he paid a fine for allegedly failing to display registration number plates on a vehicle. Morrison was also charged with contravening section 7(1)(b) of MOPO Act. He was advised by ZRP officers that he would be summoned to appear in court
if the State intends to proceed with prosecuting him.

On Friday 1 July 2022, Magistrate Chitumbura set the trio free after
granting them ZWL10 000 each and ordering them to continue residing at
their given residential addresses and not to interfere with witnesses until the matter is finalised. They return to court on 15 July 2022.

Zenda, Munemo, Chitakunye and Morrison join dozens of people, who in recent years have been targeted by ZRP while exercising their freedom of association and assembly and accused of contravening MOPO Act.

Health workers at Gokwe North District Hospital have expressed anger over authorities’ failure to disburse COVID-19 funds, three weeks after the government deposited the funds into the district hospital’s account.

The funds are meant for those who took part in the COVID-19 vaccination blitz which was done in two parts.

The first group took part in the programme in March and received their allowances for seven days after a month.

The second blitz took part in early May but they are yet to receive their allowances.

With the runaway inflation, the healthcare workers are worried that their money has been rendered valueless.

The authorities are putting blame on poor network connectivity in the district for their failure to disburse the funds.

However, the beneficiaries are blaming the authorities for not having a plan B, for example, buying data or travelling to areas with good internet connectivity like Gokwe Town centre.

Meanwhile, other district hospitals like Zvishavane paid their workers about three weeks ago.

They were given US$120 per day which will be converted using the interbank rate of the day.

Gokwe North District is notorious for late payments of its staff after they take part in various programmes.

Last year, COVID-19 funds were only disbursed after complaints from the staff.

The health workers have also complained over the government’s penchant to pay workers in instalments.- Pindula News

Maxillo and oral-facial surgeon Dr Wayne Manana on Thursday rejected assertions that he was instructed to produce a second medical report on the woman who was allegedly assaulted by Marry Mubaiwa.
Testifying in Mubaiwa’s trial for assault, Dr Manana told the court that he only produced the medical report after Ms Delight Munyoro visited his clinic for the second time seeking medical attention.

He was negating suggestions by Mubaiwa’s lawyer, Ms Beatrice Mtetwa, during cross-examination, that he was instructed by his superiors to produce another medical report that suited the prosecution case.

“We do reports after we have seen a patient,” he said.

“There is the stamp from our clinic at Parirenyatwa. When these patients come, we see them with students from the school. These are actual teaching cases where we move around with the students and do the actual things.”

Dr Manana said there was no incentive and he could not see any reason to write a second report.

He made it clear that the medical staff did not receive instructions from anyone as they were the custodians of patients that visited the clinic.

They keep files of patients, which they often refer to when the patients visit the clinic for medication, said Dr Manana.

The State — led by Mrs Netsai Mushayabasa — closed its case after Dr Manana testified as the last witness.

Mubaiwa, through Ms Mtetwa, indicated that she will apply for her discharge at the close of the State case.

She said she will file a written application on July 14, with the State expected to respond to the application within two weeks of receiving her application.

Harare regional magistrate, Mrs Learnmore Mapiye, will deliver her ruling on July 27.

The State alleges that on January 28, 2020 at around midday, Ms Munyoro went to Hellenic Primary School in Borrowdale, Harare to collect the son of Mubaiwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga.

While Ms Munyoro remained seated in the car, the driver Batsirai Furukiya went to collect the child.

The court heard that while Furukiya was walking back with the child, Mubaiwa followed him to the car and accused Ms Munyoro of telling her children not to talk to her and quizzed her on why she was doing so.

Ms Munyoro denied Mubaiwa’s accusation.

Mubaiwa allegedly shouted at Ms Munyoro saying: “Uri muroyi and handichengeterwe vana vangu nemuroyi”, meaning “you are a witch I cannot allow a witch to take care of my children”.

Ms Munyoro allegedly remained quiet while seated in the car.

Mubaiwa then allegedly struck Ms Munyoro once on her left cheek using the back of her left hand, leaving her with a cut. —-Herald

A Group of female sperm harvesters is on the loose in Bulawayo after three women reportedly drugged and sexually assaulted a man who they had given a lift, with police warning the public not to accept free rides from strangers.

In the past, there have been reports of women who allegedly pounce on hitchhikers and later collect their sperms reportedly for ritual purposes.

Last month, three women allegedly kidnapped and took turns sexually assaulting a 21-year-old man in Harare. The trio gave a lift to the man, along Samora Machel Avenue, before injecting him with an unknown substance. They then took turns raping him and collecting his semen.

In Bulawayo, 2016, three women allegedly abducted a man from Cowdray Park and forced him to have sex with them before taking away his semen.

The suspected sperm harvesters were said to be driving a white Toyota Cresta.

In 2011, three Gweru women were arrested after being intercepted at a road-block with 31 used condoms containing semen.

The three, Rosemary Chakwizira, 24, Sophie Nhokwara, 26, and Netsai Nhokwara, 24, all of Mkoba Village Four, faced 17 counts of aggravated indecent assault but were acquitted due to lack of evidence.

Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube, said on Monday evening, three unknown women allegedly waylaid a 26-year-old man from Pumula South suburb into their car after asking him for directions.

“Police in Bulawayo are investigating a case of aggravated indecent assault whereby a male adult aged 26 of Pumula South was sexually abused by three unknown female adults,” he said.

“Circumstances are that on the 27th of June 2022 at around 1900 hours the complainant was walking along an unnamed tarred road in Old Pumula, Bulawayo when he was stopped by one unknown female adult who was driving a blue Honda Fit (registration number unknown). “The driver asked the complainant for directions to reach Ashy’s Sports Bar, Pumula South, Bulawayo. The complainant offered to accompany the accused person since he was also going in the same direction,” said Insp Ncube.

He said the man entered the car and saw two more female occupants who were seated in the back passenger seat.

“The two female accused persons made the complainant sit in the middle and asked him what he was drinking. The complainant showed the accused person opaque beer, which he had poured into a water bottle,” said Insp Ncube. “The accused persons offered the complainant a glass of beer, which he failed to identify from its taste and he drank it once,” said Insp Ncube.

He said after gulping the drink the man lost consciousness and woke up on a bed with the three women naked.

“The complainant became unconscious after drinking the beer and only gained consciousness when he was lying on a bed in a house somewhere with one female accused person standing naked beside the bed but he cannot remember the place.

“The accused person undressed the complainant who then lost consciousness again,” said Insp Ncube.

He said the man woke up the next morning, dumped near Robert Sinyoka Primary School.

“The complainant gained consciousness on 28 June 2022 at around 05:45 hours and he found himself lying by the roadside near Robert Sinyoka Primary School, Pumula, Bulawayo.

“The complainant discovered some whitish substance on his stomach while passing urine and he suspected that the accused persons might have had sexual intercourse with him without his consent while he was in their custody,” said Insp Ncube.

He said on the same day at around 10AM, the man narrated the ordeal to his aunt who then accompanied him to the police station where he made a report.

Insp Ncube urged members of the public to help with information that will lead to the arrest of the women.

“We urge public members not to entertain and accept free rides from strangers. We appeal to the members of the public with information that may lead to the arrest of the accused persons to report to the nearest police station,” he said.

The rape of men is viewed as something hard to believe, as many in society cannot comprehend how a man can be erect and ejaculate under duress.

Traditionalists say it is possible for men to be raped and these women might be using the sperm for ritual purposes such as getting rich.

Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association president, Mr George Kandiero, said the victim will be in a semi-conscious but sexually aroused state.

“They give the men aphrodisiacs and after that one will be semi-paralysed and at the same time you are very aroused,” he said.

Then they do as they wish with the person. The way of extraction is part of the ritual for them to get their desired results. They either use the semen for money rituals or even to fix certain men or to lure them. There’s muthi, as they mix it with semen and bathe with it,” said Mr Kandiero.

He said the victims need to be spiritually cleansed.

“Unfortunately for the victim, they need cleansing as this will affect them in bed as they won’t perform anymore and spiritually, you’re no longer okay. They need a diviner who will find out what happened to the victim as this is witchcraft,” said Mr Kandiero.

He said the sperm has to be taken by duress as the spells will not work if it is given up voluntarily.

Mr Kandiero said some women collect the sperm for rich people. -Chronicle

Tinashe Sambiri|Controversial philanthropist Susan Mutami has threatened to spill the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s bedroom secrets.

Mutami claims she knows the “smell of Mnangagwa’s emitted wind.”

According to Mutami, Mnangagwa has dementia.

“@CCCZimbabwe
and defend your vote.
One thing
@edmnangagwa
is scared of is people power. That coup wouldn’t have succeeded if it wasn’t for the citizen
As someone who once looked after the elderly and someone who knows
@edmnangagwa
personally, the man needs help. He has dementia Stage 1 going to stage 2 now and is a bit aggressive. I urge u all to send this man into retirement and vote for
@nelsonchamisa

@ZANUPF_Official
demonized my projects that I was doing for the needy in the community because I was upstaging Auxillia Mnangagwa w my charity work and they made up all sorts of lies trying to ruin me bt God looks after his children. In 2023…

@nelsonchamisa
I’m on standby to help u recover all the loot including the private jet that was bought using the citizens money and is a name of a proxy. I was told where some of the money is stashed. I help becoz I know what it’s like to have nothing at all.

People u need to understand that in 2023 he’s going to unleash more violence and a lot of people are going to lose their lives. He’s a Taliban, and I can go as far as 2002 where he gave an instruction to have Chebundo killed in a house fire which he narrowly escaped,” Mutami said.

Tinashe Sambiri|Controversial philanthropist Susan Mutami has threatened to spill the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s bedroom secrets.

Mutami claims she knows the “smell of Mnangagwa’s emitted wind.”

According to Mutami, Mnangagwa has dementia.

“@CCCZimbabwe
and defend your vote.
One thing
@edmnangagwa
is scared of is people power. That coup wouldn’t have succeeded if it wasn’t for the citizen
As someone who once looked after the elderly and someone who knows
@edmnangagwa
personally, the man needs help. He has dementia Stage 1 going to stage 2 now and is a bit aggressive. I urge u all to send this man into retirement and vote for
@nelsonchamisa

@ZANUPF_Official
demonized my projects that I was doing for the needy in the community because I was upstaging Auxillia Mnangagwa w my charity work and they made up all sorts of lies trying to ruin me bt God looks after his children. In 2023…

@nelsonchamisa
I’m on standby to help u recover all the loot including the private jet that was bought using the citizens money and is a name of a proxy. I was told where some of the money is stashed. I help becoz I know what it’s like to have nothing at all.

People u need to understand that in 2023 he’s going to unleash more violence and a lot of people are going to lose their lives. He’s a Taliban, and I can go as far as 2002 where he gave an instruction to have Chebundo killed in a house fire which he narrowly escaped,” Mutami said.

In a case of abuse of power by traditional leaders, a Gokwe woman had to travel 55 kilometres on foot to Chief Nemangwe’s place in her quest for justice after she was allegedly banished from her village after she turned down a local village head love proposal.

Writing for The Guiding Star, Perseverance Javangwe said the woman, identified as Mai Masvibiriri, was told to vacate her place by the headman in the village after she allegedly turned down the traditional leader’s love proposal.

The village head allegedly want to give the plot to his alleged girlfriend identified as Tunye Dhlana.

Mai Masvibiriri told the publication that she was given the place by the headman identified as Sabhuku Mupasiwa five years back when her husband was still alive but sick during that time.

Following her husband’s death last year, Headman Mupasiwa allegedly proposed love to her but she spurned the proposal.

This reportedly did not go down well with the traditional leader, prompting him to notify Masvibiriri that she should vacate the premises and find another place to live. Speaking to The Guding Star, Masvibiriri said:

When my husband fell sick we were given a place to stay. While there, my husband passed on and the headman advised that he be buried where we stay since it was his will.

The headman is now proposing love to me but I turned him dome. So because I refused, he is now saying I should leave my stand and find another place to stay in order to make way for his girlfriend.

Last year, his girlfriend came and marked a place just behind my house and built a foundation there. I then went and reported the issue at the Chief’s kraal.

But, before that, the headman reported the issue to Chief Ngomeni and I felt cheated because he did not do justice to the issue, so I went to Chief Nemangwe to report the case.

Chief Nemangwe advised the headman to find another place for his girlfriend, but when we returned the headman went against that.

I then called Chief Nemangwe who then sent his police officer who came and told me that considering I was given the place by the headman no one was supposed to remove me there.

The headman kept coming until one day he said “you are not supposed to be here, I told you to find another place.”

Now they keep reporting me to the police and if I go to the police, the headman does not show up for discussions on the issue.

When I went to Gokwe, the police said I should return home since he did not show up.

I have gone to Gokwe three times and they keep saying no one showed up and I always return home empty-handed.

On top of that, I have a challenge with transport expenses which I cannot afford.

This prompted the woman to travel to Chief Nemangwe’s court on foot through thickets, a distance of 55km.

However, Headman Mupasiwa refuted the allegations levelled against him saying he was cleared by the Chief in the matter and was advised to leave the two women to deal with the situation on their own.

The Guiding Star reported a source as saying Village Head Mupasiwa is a habitual womaniser and Mai Masvibiriri was being punished for refusing to bed the traditional leader. Said the source:

What l know about Village Head Mupasiwa is that he is adulterous, and also goes after widows in our societies.

Chief Nemangwe could not be reached for a comment on this issue as his mobile phone was unreachable.
-The Guiding Star

Tinashe Sambiri|The economy is not run on experiments, CCC vice president Hon Tendai Biti has said.

According to Hon Biti, the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa is worse than Robert Mugabe.

“Through SI118A of 2022 , Mr Mnangwagwa has issued a Presidential Decree in terms of the Presidential Powers(Temporal Measures)Act Cap 10:20.Despite his short tenure Mr Mnangwagwa s decrees are almost as equal to Mr Mugabe s decrees over his 38 year tenure,” Hon Biti wrote on Twitter.

He added:

“Truth is economies are not run on coercion & threats. They are not run on ill thought kick & hope praxis.They are not run on experiments that reflect deep contempt for any theory or philosophy .They are run on clarity , consistency and clear strategic & theoretical trajectory.

Truth is economies function on the basis of confidence & the social contract .Economies function on legitimacy. Thanks to incompetence ,inconsistency & total lack of confidence the Zimbabwe economy is in tatters . The country needs a major paradigm.A new beginning.”

Tinashe Sambiri|President Nelson Chamisa has described as illegal the detention of Hon Job Sikhala, Hon Godfrey Sithole and CCC members.

President Chamisa also denounced the presecution of citizens before trial.

“TOXIC POLITICS..It is settled law that one is innocent until proven guilty.

In Zimbabwe, it appears one is guilty until proven innocent.

The treatment of these Members of Parliament & others re:Nyatsime is not only illegal but vile, vindictive and outright persecution.#FreeThemAll,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter

Tinashe Sambiri|The economy is not run on experiments, CCC vice president Hon Tendai Biti has said.

According to Hon Biti, the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa is worse than Robert Mugabe.

“Through SI118A of 2022 , Mr Mnangwagwa has issued a Presidential Decree in terms of the Presidential Powers(Temporal Measures)Act Cap 10:20.Despite his short tenure Mr Mnangwagwa s decrees are almost as equal to Mr Mugabe s decrees over his 38 year tenure,” Hon Biti wrote on Twitter.

He added:

“Truth is economies are not run on coercion & threats. They are not run on ill thought kick & hope praxis.They are not run on experiments that reflect deep contempt for any theory or philosophy .They are run on clarity , consistency and clear strategic & theoretical trajectory.

Truth is economies function on the basis of confidence & the social contract .Economies function on legitimacy. Thanks to incompetence ,inconsistency & total lack of confidence the Zimbabwe economy is in tatters . The country needs a major paradigm.A new beginning.”