Tinashe Sambiri| Fearless CCC youth leader Netsai Marova has bemoaned the blatant abuse of women by Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.

Below is Netsai’s touching poem

Tinashe Sambiri| The Zimbabwe Republic Police has banned the use of hand held spikes following a public outcry.

Police are accused of throwing spikes at moving vehicles resulting in accidents.

Scores of people have lost their lives due to ZRP ineptitude.

ZBC News reported on Friday morning:

“BREAKING: The Zimbabwe Republic Police has with immediate effect banned the use of hand held spikes by Police officers whilst performing traffic enforcement duties throughout the country.”

A 12-year-old boy tragically lost his life by drowning while swimming in a pool in Warren Park on Tuesday.

Warren Park residents said the boy’s death was the second drowning in six months.

The boy, Yusof Chikepe, a Grade 7 pupil, was in the company of four other pupils when he drowned.

Family spokesperson, Nyembesi Chikepe, said the family lost a talented boy who was brilliant in school. She said:

We have lost a brilliant boy. He had a love for agriculture and was brilliant in school.

Residents who came to the scene of the tragedy appealed to the Harare City Council to close the pits. Said one resident:

We have been calling for the closing of the pits for some time but it has all been in vain.

We are losing young lives in circumstances that can be avoided.

This is the second incident within six months and it’s so disheartening.

We monitor our children asi vana vanonzvenga voenda ikoko (but the kids slip away and go to the pool).

-H-Metro

Tinashe Sambiri| The Zimbabwe Republic Police has banned the use of hand held spikes following a public outcry.

Police are accused of throwing spikes at moving vehicles resulting in accidents.

Scores of people have lost their lives due to ZRP ineptitude.

ZBC News reported on Friday morning:

“BREAKING: The Zimbabwe Republic Police has with immediate effect banned the use of hand held spikes by Police officers whilst performing traffic enforcement duties throughout the country.”

Tinashe Sambiri| Fearless CCC youth leader Netsai Marova has bemoaned the blatant abuse of women by Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.

Below is Netsai’s touching poem

Tinashe Sambiri| Fearless CCC youth leader Netsai Marova has bemoaned the blatant abuse of women by Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration.

Below is Netsai’s touching poem

FIX THE ECONOMY – HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CCC ALTERNATIVE
The illegal and grossly irrational economic measures announced by Mr Mnangagwa on 7 May 2022 point to an economy that has imploded.

As the alternative and a government-in-waiting, we wish to put forward an alternative CCC economic policy approach which will solve the nation’s economic crisis at its root.

Rethinking the economy
The CCC will offer a break from the present predatory order and a bridge that will accelerate the transformation and make Zimbabwe a stable, democratic and development-focused, modern nation.

We will reshape Zimbabwe through the creation of a shared vision and a sustainable transitional framework that will be the foundation of transforming the structure of our economy, eliminating poverty and enabling the pursuit of sustained, equitable and shared growth.

The new economic framework will be underpinned by a new governance culture and the creation of a consensus state.

Core features of the new governance culture will include respect for the rule of law and constitutionalism, building strong, independent institutions, devolution and equal development, the creation of a rights-based society, eliminating corruption, infrastructure transformation and the development and urbanization of rural areas.

Restoring confidence
The social contract between the state and citizens in Zimbabwe has broken down.

There is a lack of confidence or trust in the State, government and public institutions.

The lack of confidence finds expression in the thriving parallel market, acute hyperinflation which officially stands at 96% year on year, although economic experts have said it is much higher, in the region of 265%.

This is partly because the State and its institutions are corrupt and inefficient.

The lack of confidence and trust in the State and the failure of the State to meet its social obligations to the citizens has resulted in the majority of citizens operating outside the ambit of the State.

Poverty has compounded these problems. The World Bank reports that 49% of the Zimbabwean population lives in extreme poverty.

A CCC government will restore confidence in the government through ethical leadership, the creation of a consensus state where there is wide consultation with key stakeholders before policies are created or changed, the building of a shared and inclusive society and the creation of an economic environment that promotes opportunities for widespread prosperity, especially for the ordinary citizen.

Anchoring the economy on the democratic developmental state model
In addressing the economic challenges faced by Zimbabwe, the CCC accepts that tough decisions will have to be made.

In this regard, the ability of our Government to widely consult and negotiate with local partners will be key.

We will build the capacities of strategic state entities to ensure that they can effectively implement economic policies.

As we have learnt from other successful developmental models e.g. Estonia, we recognize that policy trade-offs will be essential.

Pillars of CCC economic framework
Under a CCC government, the economy will be anchored on macro-economic stability, fiscal discipline, resolution of the debt crisis, financial service sector reform, pension reform and social protection, currency reform, industrialization and alteration of the accumulation model, rationalization of the land reform program including securing land tenure for those who hold agricultural land, agro-industrial transformation, mining sector reform including beneficiation, job creation and formalization of the economy.

Zimbabwe Emergency Economic Rescue Program

Since the end of the GNU in August 2013, Zanu PF has pushed the economy into a state of disequilibrium and dislocation through ballooning debt, fiscal deficits, rampant and uncontrollable expenditure and stagnation.

Correcting the wrongs of Zanu PF’s flawed economic policy is a necessary pre-condition to moving forward.

In this regard, upon assuming office, a CCC government will embark on a short-term stabilization agenda upon which our economic recovery program will be anchored.

This will entail restoring macroeconomic stability and fiscal consolidation. Given the current budget deficit, fiscal adjustments will be necessary.

Fiscal adjustments will be achieved through a number of measures including fiscal consolidation by, inter alia, the pursuit of a primary balance and restoration of balanced budgeting, rationalization of expenditure and improving the expenditure mix, building capacity on revenue management and strengthening public finance management systems, taking measures to reduce debt and improving debt management to reduce the risk of inflationary pressures, crowding out of private sector activity and continued liquidity shortages, expediting State-Owned Enterprise reform, rationalization of the public service and the elimination of ghost workers to reduce the employment cost to 30% of total expenditure, expansion of the revenue base through increased productivity and expansion of the economy, for the short to medium term – scrapping the bond note and strengthening the multiple currency regime, Central Bank Reform including the urgent audit of RBZ assets and liabilities, export promotion, narrowing the current account and rationalizing the capital account, accelerating ease of doing business reforms and promoting policy coherence.

Financial Sector Reform
Upon assuming office, a CCC Government will immediately embark on a process to transform Zimbabwe into an attractive financial services centre adopting models similar to Mauritius and Botswana. We will create a vibrant venture capital sector to assist entrepreneurs.

The CCC will introduce policies and incentives to attract international capital into the local venture capital sector with an emphasis on creating new businesses in key areas such as tech, manufacturing, agro-processing, and mining beneficiation, among others.

We will strengthen the existing development banks and institutions through recapitalization programs, bringing back international development finance institutions.

The CCC will implement broad measures to strengthen oversight over the financial services sector by establishing an independent body, separate from the Central Bank to supervise financial institutions.

We will seek amendments to the Banking Act to enhance good corporate governance and strengthen corrective measures and stop measures that prejudice depositors.

Currency Reform
Zimbabwe has an ongoing currency crisis that is adversely affecting the economy and resulting in irrational outcomes such as multi-tier pricing and a multi-tier foreign exchange rate. To resolve this, the CCC will adopt both short and long term measures.

In the short term, the CCC will immediately scrap the bond note, return to the multiple-currency regime, rationalize the capital account, increase productivity, and grow the national GDP in order to build substantive reserves for the country.

We will also ring-fence USD bank balances to protect depositors against any further shocks.

The CCC recognizes that in the long term, it is not sustainable for Zimbabwe to continue to use a basket of multiple currencies as legal tender.

We are alive to the fact that the USD does exacerbate the challenges of high-cost structures as well as adversely affect Zimbabwe’s exports.

In the long term, we believe a complete solution to the Zimbabwean currency crisis lies in a currency model built on regional integration.

Central Bank Reform
The CCC will amend Banking legislation to establish an independent Central Bank with a governor, a single deputy governor and a strong monetary policy committee.

We will ensure that the Central Bank sticks to its core function of monetary policy as well as the management of the national payments system.

The CCC will enact legislation that prevents the central government from borrowing from the Central Bank and put an end to murky debt assumptions by the citizens.

Restoring savings
A CCC Government will restore a savings culture in the country. We will create an environment that protects the interests of savers.

Citizens must not face punitive measures from the financial system which makes them averse to savings.

In this regard, we will implement measures to promote financial inclusion including for the rural economy, establish a credible Credit Reference Bureau, restore the operation of savings accounts and promote savings instruments including paid-up permanent shares and other savings paper to ensure that savings are at least 25% of the national GDP, monitor fee charges and lending rates to avoid arbitrage and usurious rates, restore mortgage finance facilities, return consumer lending and credit finance.

Fiscal Reforms
Fiscal consolidation is one of the most urgent and critical elements of stabilizing the Zimbabwean economy.

In this regard, a CCC government will reintroduce balanced budgeting to limit the exposure of the Government to the Central Bank, rationalize the public service, suspend all costly quasi-fiscal activities, rationalize Government expenditure, build capacity on budget management, expand the revenue base through measures to improve productivity and introduce a citizen portal for feedback on public services.

Conclusion -a CCC Government will create economic opportunities for all
The CCC will promote a market-led, entrepreneurial society that is socially just and inclusive.

This includes policy formulation that will deliberately take into account those who have previously had unequal access to opportunities by reason of gender, ethnicity, region, race and other points of disadvantage.

We will do this mindful of the fact that creating opportunities requires the construction of a stable and growing economy.

This also requires the state to ensure that there is adequate housing, a sustainable and clean environment, food and the realization of all socio-economic rights that will improve the daily life of all citizens.

Fadzayi Mahere
National Spokesperson

Tinashe Sambiri | Police details watched as Zanu PF thugs stoned CCC councillor Lovemore Maiko in Chitungwiza.

This was said by CCC vice chairperson Hon Job Sikhala.

Hon Sikhala also dismissed Mr Mnangagwa’s voodoo economics.

“The effects of voodoo economics by Mnangagwa.

Zimbabwe needs new leaders,” said Hon Sikhala.

“The person u c being attacked by ZANU PF thugs is our Ward 7 Cllr Lovemore Maiko during the by election campaign.

This is what we hv bn exposed 2 throughout the period of by elections.

@ZECzim
&
@PoliceZimbabwe
were collaborating with this thuggery.

Police were present,” added Hon Sikhala.

By A Correspondent | The six men on trial for the murder of Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi have been granted bail.

A Randburg magistrate announced the case is now postponed to the 7th July for further investigations.

Announced the magistrate: “Based on the evidence presented by the Defense yesterday pertaining to the identification parade taking into account that crimes of this nature are dependant on the identification of the perpetrators, it is this court’s finding that exceptional circumstances have been placed before the court, that permits the applicant’s release on bail.

“Therefore the court will set an amount of bail that the applicants can afford, taking into account that the applicants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

“Further that, the purpose of bail is to secure the attendance of the applicants in court to stand trial. In the results, bail is fixed in the amounts of R3,000 each…”

The commissioner General of Police has noted with concern allegations that some police officers are using hand held spikes whilst trying to stop some errant motorists evading checkpoints and general enforcement of road rules and regulations in the country.

These allegations have resulted in varied views from the public including parliamentarians.

In this regard, the Commissioner General of Police has with immediate effect banned the use of hand held spikes by any Police Officers whilst performing traffic enforcement duties throughout the country. Any police officer who will defy this directive will be arrested and face both criminal and stern disciplinary action. No police officer will be allowed to move around whilst openly holding or carrying spikes under the guise of traffic enforcement.

Police commanders at various levels have been ordered to ensure that this directive is strictly complied with, by police officers. The Zimbabwe Republic Police will only stick to the use of standard and approved spikes as the norm where these are strategically used at conventional road blocks and checkpoints.

The spikes are laid down on the ground with certified specification to assist police officers to control motorists who will try to evade roadblocks by driving through the roadblocks or sideways and in the process pose as a danger to other motorists, the general public and police officers.

The police also appeals to drivers to stop whenever directed to do so by police officers on the roads. We have observed that in major cities such as Harare and Bulawayo some kombis and pirate taxis especially those with no number plates do not stop at police roadblocks or police checkpoints. This makes it difficult for police officers to either arrest or trace them to account for their illegal activities.

On the other hand, the police has noted with concern that there are some public service vehicles and pirate taxis who get involved in road traffic accidents or openly go through red robots and later on claim they were running away from police officers or spike has been thrown at them. In most cases initial enquiries have revealed that they will be trying to cover up for their criminal conduct.

In the same vein, the police urges all public service vehicles operators to seriously introspect on the manner they are conducting their operations in the country and genuinely assist in the maintenance of law and order on the roads. The recent pronouncement by His Excellency President ED Mnangagwa on the operations of public service vehicles should be a guide on the need to ensure that PSV drivers and crew are strictly adhering to the laws of the country.

Therefore there is no need for transport operators to put money first at the expense of the travelling public. It is a fact that law and order and business go hand in hand. This means that public service operators should be beacons of peace and law and order in all their activities.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police is ready to work with relevant arms of government and other stakeholders to ensure that road safety is prioritized by all motorists.

By A Correspondent| A United Kingdom based Zimbabwean designer and entrepreneur has been nominated for a prestigious national award for her work to support fashion designers and models in the industry.

Chiedza Ziyambe has been nominated for The Entrepreneur of Excellence Award at this year’s National Diversity Awards.

The award recognises individuals who have created a viable business, showcasing entrepreneurship and innovation.

Chiedza said: “Not only am I passionate about fashion, I am equally passionate about community development and empowering upcoming designers because they have so much to contribute to this ever growing industry.

“It is an honour to be recognised by such a prestigious organisation for the work being done in the communities I serve. My team and I are always striving to create innovative and smarter solutions to build a more sustainable future, while empowering both women and men around us to embrace their talent, their beauty, and their individuality.”

As an advocate for fashion designers, Chiedza launched Zimbabwe Fashion Showcase (ZFS) in 2015, a tradeshow that brought together designers, creatives, and fashion lovers in the UK and from around the world, to celebrate African designers and African fashion. The objective of ZFS was to highlight and give emerging designers a platform that showcased their talent and skill. Through this platform, several designers have gone on to launch reputable fashion careers both locally and internationally.

As an extension of her work in the fashion industry, Chiedza acquired the pageant rights for Miss World Zimbabwe UK, a platform created to recognise aspiring Zimbabwean women who have a passion for modelling, and a desire to contribute meaningfully to their communities through charitable work.

Committed to sustainable and ethical luxury fashion, Chiedza saw a gap in the market to create luxurious and quality lingerie for the curvier woman. And in 2019, launched Miss Chii. Through Miss Chii, Chiedza continues to promote, celebrate, and empower women of all shapes and sizes by helping them discover the beauty within themselves. The company has launched three lines with a fourth currently in production.

The National Diversity Awards receives over 60,000 nominations and votes annually.

Paul Sesay, Founder and CEO of The National Diversity Awards, said: “As we enter our 11th awards season, The National Diversity Awards prepare to welcome a host of outstanding role models and charities to our family. We look to those who represent progress, spirit, and resilience, and I cannot wait to learn about the wonderful work being carried out this year”.

Nominations and voting close on 20 May.

The shortlisted nominees will attend a blacktie awards ceremony in September at the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral when the winners will be announced.

A 12-year-old boy tragically lost his life by drowning while swimming in a pool in Warren Park on Tuesday.

Warren Park residents said the boy’s death was the second drowning in six months.

The boy, Yusof Chikepe, a Grade 7 pupil, was in the company of four other pupils when he drowned.

Family spokesperson, Nyembesi Chikepe, said the family lost a talented boy who was brilliant in school. She said:

We have lost a brilliant boy. He had a love for agriculture and was brilliant in school.

Residents who came to the scene of the tragedy appealed to the Harare City Council to close the pits. Said one resident:

We have been calling for the closing of the pits for some time but it has all been in vain.

We are losing young lives in circumstances that can be avoided.

This is the second incident within six months and it’s so disheartening.

We monitor our children asi vana vanonzvenga voenda ikoko (but the kids slip away and go to the pool).

-H-Metro

Below is Hon Tendai Biti’s presentation on Twitter:

The regime has announced a potpourri of contradictory, self-defeating, punitive & vindictive measures with the intended aim of stopping or reversing the dramatic & rambunctious free fall of the Zimbabwean $ &the consequential inflationary spike experienced in the last two weeks.

Truth is the measures are I’ll think & reflective of a paranoid moribund incompetent regime that believes everything & everyone is an enemy & a saboteurs regime that blames everyone except itself for the humongous mess it has plunged Zim into a regime that sees shadows everywhere

The dramatic fall of the exchange rate stems from the introduction of the Zim$ when the necessary preconditions were absent. It stems from a huge mismatch between supply & demand. It stems from the failure of the Dutch auction system. It stems from a huge budget deficit monetized through the printing of money.

It stems from corruption & the billions of Zim$ being pummeled into the system from illegal deals Given this only full & unmitigated re-dollarization provides a short term solution. Anything else, including the regime’s new measure, is an absolute joke and a sheer worst of time.

Policymaking must never be allowed to be anecdotal or a product of beer hall diatribe. The new measures smack of that.

Broad sweeping statements & conclusions are made without evidence & data. Major decisions are made without analysing the legalities of the measures or their consequences on the macro or micro level.

We have always argued that this is the worst government in the history of governments & the latest measures prove that.

The key points of the new measures are as follows a) continuation of the Dutch auction system. b)Suspension of all lending by Banks. c) Suspension of major services by stockbrokers. d) Increase in Capital Gains to 40% from 20 % on shares sold in less than 270 days e) 2 % levy on US$ cash withdrawals above a $1000. f) Increase in IMMT tax on US$ transactions to 4 % & 2% on Zim $ g) Retailers & businesses allowed to charge in US$ on a willing buyer willing seller exchange rate regime. h) US$ taxes to the government now to be paid on the willing buyer willing seller exchange rate regime.

We now await the legal instruments necessary to effect the above measures. Save to say that massive litigation is inevitable. For instance, it is blatantly unlawful to ban banks from lending when it is their core business. The new taxes & proposed civil penalties are unlawful.

The truth of the matter is that Zimbabwe deserves better. It deserves new leadership. Sure, #NgaapindeHakeMukomana

5 people were killed when a toyota wish crashed into a haulage truck on the Mazowe, Harare road.

Though police were not available for comment, an eyewitness, Mr Brian Jonga confirmed the accident.

“I can confirm that five people have died on the spot after a speeding Toyota Wish travelling along Mazowe-Bindura road crashed under a haulage trailer.

“The Toyota Wish was pirating and other motorists confirmed that the driver was speeding,” said Jonga.- state media

A 12-year-old boy tragically lost his life by drowning while swimming in a pool in Warren Park on Tuesday.

Warren Park residents said the boy’s death was the second drowning in six months.

The boy, Yusof Chikepe, a Grade 7 pupil, was in the company of four other pupils when he drowned.

Family spokesperson, Nyembesi Chikepe, said the family lost a talented boy who was brilliant in school. She said:

We have lost a brilliant boy. He had a love for agriculture and was brilliant in school.

Residents who came to the scene of the tragedy appealed to the Harare City Council to close the pits. Said one resident:

We have been calling for the closing of the pits for some time but it has all been in vain.

We are losing young lives in circumstances that can be avoided.

This is the second incident within six months and it’s so disheartening.

We monitor our children asi vana vanonzvenga voenda ikoko (but the kids slip away and go to the pool).

-H-Metro

Dozens of villagers near Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo Airbase in Chegutu were on Tuesday allegedly assaulted by soldiers reportedly searching for a machete gangster who had assaulted their colleague.

According to pictures seen by NewsDay, the assaulted villagers sustained injuries on their faces, heads, legs and hands.

Some of the assault victims received medical attention at Chegutu General Hospital, according to a medical report in possession of NewsDay.

Contacted for comment, Air Force of Zimbabwe spokesperson Squadron leader Donovan Muroyiwa said he was yet to receive the report, but said an investigation had already been launched to ascertain the claims.

Villagers said the soldiers stormed their homes at around 11pm, inquiring the whereabouts of a machete gangster who had allegedly been involved in an altercation with their colleague.

The soldiers, reportedly armed with guns and knobkerries, damaged doors to gain entry to villagers’ houses. They also stormed a homestead where villagers were attending a funeral and harassed mourners.

“They were beating everyone who professed ignorance of the whereabouts of the alleged gangster,” one villager said, adding they were now living in fear.

“It was around 11pm when a loud bang at the door woke me up. At first, I thought they were thieves until I saw soldiers clad in uniform. They accused us of hiding their suspect.”

Another villager said: “I saw two truckloads of soldiers, who were dropping off at various homesteads, interrogating and assaulting villagers over the whereabouts of a man who injured a soldier with a knife.

“I witnessed the altercation between the soldier and the man. They had a misunderstanding over a woman while drinking beer at a local bar.”

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said he had not yet received the report.

In December, a soldier shot and killed five people at a shopping centre in Mhondoro after a misunderstanding with a villager.

-Newsday

Tinashe Sambiri| President Nelson Chamisa announced on Thursday morning that his Twitter account is set to clock 1 million followers.

The CCC leader’s popularity is rising with each passing day.

On Thursday President Chamisa wrote on Twitter:

“WE’RE ALMOST A ONE MILLION!!We have been joined by 150 000 new followers since January jumping from our 850 000 mark.

THANK YOU FAMILY FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT.

YOU ROCK!! WE ARE ABOUT TO MAKE HISTORY! #fakapressure #Godisinit.”

Tinashe Sambiri | Controversial politician Killer Zivhu has sensationally claimed that the Zanu PF leader Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa will rule until 2034.

In an unprecedented level of bootlicking, Zivhu described Mnangagwa as an invincible political figure.

“Kupopota pa Tweeter hakubvisi ED, vanomuvhotera vari busy kuzvishandira ivo ne Nyika yavo, chavanongoziva kuti ED pfee chete.

ED , ED, ED, ED, wosonesa hembe yako neya Mai kana baba, nokuti ndiye President kusvika 2034

Manga muchizviziva here kuti half ye CCC ndeye Zanu pf , the guys are on a mission, MDC -A yanga ine more than half, vakadzoka vose kumusha, vose vamuri kuti ndevenyu pano ingori Zanu pf yega yega chete, movata mushe vamwe vangu , Zanu pf is everywhere mu CCC

ED will vacates State House in July 2034, this is final nothing will happen , even America or Britain can not stop this, shandayi naye dzungu harishandi, munosvika pakufa muchingoukura guys,” Zivhu boasted.

Tinashe Sambiri| President Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens’ Coalition For Change says the nation is fed up with Zanu PF lies.

CCC has dismissed the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s economic recovery plan arguing the regime does not have the capacity to do anything positive.

Addressing a media briefing in Harare on Wednesday, CCC spokesperson Advocate Fadzayi Mahere accused Mr Mnangagwa of throwing constitutional principles out of the window.

CCC argues Mr Mnangagwa’s “illegal regime” is clueless.

Tinashe Sambiri| President Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens’ Coalition For Change says the nation is fed up with Zanu PF lies.

CCC has dismissed the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s economic recovery plan arguing the regime does not have the capacity to do anything positive.

Addressing a media briefing in Harare on Wednesday, CCC spokesperson Advocate Fadzayi Mahere accused Mr Mnangagwa of throwing constitutional principles out of the window.

CCC argues Mr Mnangagwa’s “illegal regime” is clueless.

A shop owner in Kelvin industrial site in Bulawayo is counting her lucky stars after unidentified people kidnapped her and drained her blood for suspected ritual purposes.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident yesterday.

Ncube told Southern Eye that the female shop owner was offered a lift by four females in a Honda Fit vehicle.

The women then drove the lady to a secluded bushy area where they injected her with an unknown substance which rendered her unconscious.

While she was unconscious they allegedly drained blood from her.

“The kidnappers then drove along Gwanda Road and dumped the victim at the 15km peg after Kensington. She reported the matter to the police.

“She was then taken to United Bulawayo Hospitals for medical help,” he said.

Ncube said they discovered that the woman had marks all over her body. Police suspect her blood could have been drained for ritual purposes.

“Police are still looking for the suspects. We urge members of the public to utilise public transport and shun boarding private taxis,” he said. Newsday

Tinashe Sambiri|The Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa is described by many as a ruthless character.

In a video clip recorded by ZBC News, Mr Mnangagwa is heard instructing school kids to “manufacture guns and helicopters to bomb enemies”

Analysts say Mr Mnangagwa is a man who rules by the bullet.

Tinashe Sambiri| President Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens’ Coalition For Change says the nation is fed up with Zanu PF lies.

CCC has dismissed the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s economic recovery plan arguing the regime does not have the capacity to do anything positive.

Addressing a media briefing in Harare on Wednesday, CCC spokesperson Advocate Fadzayi Mahere accused Mr Mnangagwa of throwing constitutional principles out of the window.

CCC argues Mr Mnangagwa’s “illegal regime” is clueless.

Tinashe Sambiri| President Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens’ Coalition For Change says the nation is fed up with Zanu PF lies.

CCC has dismissed the Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa’s economic recovery plan arguing the regime does not have the capacity to do anything positive.

Addressing a media briefing in Harare on Wednesday, CCC spokesperson Advocate Fadzayi Mahere accused Mr Mnangagwa of throwing constitutional principles out of the window.

CCC argues Mr Mnangagwa’s “illegal regime” is clueless.

Tinashe Sambiri | Controversial politician Killer Zivhu has sensationally claimed that the Zanu PF leader Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa will rule until 2034.

In an unprecedented level of bootlicking, Zivhu described Mnangagwa as an invincible political figure.

“Kupopota pa Tweeter hakubvisi ED, vanomuvhotera vari busy kuzvishandira ivo ne Nyika yavo, chavanongoziva kuti ED pfee chete.

ED , ED, ED, ED, wosonesa hembe yako neya Mai kana baba, nokuti ndiye President kusvika 2034

Manga muchizviziva here kuti half ye CCC ndeye Zanu pf , the guys are on a mission, MDC -A yanga ine more than half, vakadzoka vose kumusha, vose vamuri kuti ndevenyu pano ingori Zanu pf yega yega chete, movata mushe vamwe vangu , Zanu pf is everywhere mu CCC

ED will vacates State House in July 2034, this is final nothing will happen , even America or Britain can not stop this, shandayi naye dzungu harishandi, munosvika pakufa muchingoukura guys,” Zivhu boasted.

Tinashe Sambiri | Controversial politician Killer Zivhu has sensationally claimed that the Zanu PF leader Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa will rule until 2034.

In an unprecedented level of bootlicking, Zivhu described Mnangagwa as an invincible political figure.

“Kupopota pa Tweeter hakubvisi ED, vanomuvhotera vari busy kuzvishandira ivo ne Nyika yavo, chavanongoziva kuti ED pfee chete.

ED , ED, ED, ED, wosonesa hembe yako neya Mai kana baba, nokuti ndiye President kusvika 2034

Manga muchizviziva here kuti half ye CCC ndeye Zanu pf , the guys are on a mission, MDC -A yanga ine more than half, vakadzoka vose kumusha, vose vamuri kuti ndevenyu pano ingori Zanu pf yega yega chete, movata mushe vamwe vangu , Zanu pf is everywhere mu CCC

ED will vacates State House in July 2034, this is final nothing will happen , even America or Britain can not stop this, shandayi naye dzungu harishandi, munosvika pakufa muchingoukura guys,” Zivhu boasted.

Residents of Borrowdale Brooke are not happy with the conduct of Gokwe-Nembudziya MP, Justice Mayor Wadyajena (Zanu-PF) after he allegedly spent more than three hours making noise with his sports car in the affluent suburb.

Borrowdale Brooke Golf Estate Chairman, Shingi Munyeza has written a letter of disapproval to Wadyajena after residents were reportedly woken up with terrified pets yelping because of the noise.

Prominent journalist Hopewell Chin’ono said that a senior ZANU-PF figure said Wadyajena’s conduct is damaging the party’s name.

In his letter to Wadyajena, Munyeza said the parliamentarian is entitled to have the type of car which makes the noise he wants but he should not ignore community rules as set out in the Borrowdale Brooke Home Owners Association Rule Book. The letter read:

I would like to bring to your attention that the residents of the Borrowdale Brooke Estate were offended and violated by the noise you were making when you drove around the Brooke in the early hours of the morning between midnight and lam on 11th May 2022.

We appreciate that you are entitled to have the type of car which makes the noise you want but to make that noise that woke up many of the Brooke residents is insensitive and disregards the community rules as set out in the Borrowdale Brooke Home Owners Association Rule Book, Clause 3.3. “The volume of music, electronic instruments, entertainment or activity of domestic employees should be at such level as not to cause a nuisance to any other residents”.

I have reached out to you over the past two months because of your violation of a number of rules and the residents’ outcry on other issues such as the violation of Clause Clause 2.2. : The speed limit within the estate shall be 40 kph and road signs displaying this limit will be placed in and around the road system.

It has become imperative and urgent that we meet so we can resolve these matters amicably in line with our rules and regulations.

Please contact me so that we can meet to resolve this untenable situation that you have created amongst the residents in the Brooke.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), in a bid to stem the spiralling parallel market rates for the United States (US) dollar, has threatened to name and shame individuals who have borrowed large sums of money from banks.

On Tuesday, the local currency fell against the US dollar, trading at around $400 to the US dollar on the parallel market, while it is trading at around $280 on the interbank market.

Last week, President Emmerson Mnangagwa was forced to hurriedly announce measures aimed at stabilising the economy, which included suspension of lending by banks.

In a statement yesterday, the RBZ accused people who borrowed from banks of manipulating the official interbank market.

“In the wake of manipulation of the exchange rate by some borrowers of large amounts to the detriment of consumers, the bank reserves the right to publish the names of significant borrowers across the banking sector in the public interest,” read the statement.

Since 2020, the central bank has, to no avail, put in place several measures to halt the rapid depreciation of the local currency.

Last year, government embarked on a name and shame operation targeting companies and individuals accused of fuelling the galloping foreign currency parallel exchange rate.

It also introduced Statutory Instrument 127 of 2021 which prohibited business operators from charging above the official exchange rate and empowered authorities to punish those who refused to accept the local currency.

Analysts scoffed at the RBZ decision saying it would cripple the already ailing economy.

Economist Gift Mugano said: “It just shows they have run out of ideas. Borrowing money from a bank is a normal business transaction. There is nothing shameful about borrowing money from the bank, because it is legal. One is entitled to borrow as much money as he or she wants as long as they will be able to pay back. It is worrisome when policymakers come up with such policies. Unless they amend the Banking Act, which allows people to borrow money from the bank, there will be nothing wrong with borrowing money from the bank. But amending the Banking Act is as good as shutting down the economy.”

Lawyer Alex Magaisa said: “You want to ‘name and shame’ persons for ‘significant borrowing’, something that is wholly legal? When has ‘significant borrowing’ been an offence? If you know persons who have taken advantage of, and abused your rigged forex auction system, go ahead and take regulatory action. The source of manipulation of the exchange rate is you the RBZ and Finance ministry who created, and have maintained a rigged forex auction system that has plenty of room for arbitrage. Those with access to cheap forex, your elite mates, are taking advantage of the gap you created.”

-Newsday

Senior Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers have instructed junior officers to avoid being photographed in situations that display their poverty.

In a leaked internal memo dated 7 May, police chiefs said that officers who are pictured using unconventional forms of transport would be acting irresponsibly.

This comes after police officers have been photographed while riding scotch carts and travelling in Honda fit boots. Read the memo in part:

It has come to the notice of this command that officers are taken pictures whilst commuting in scotch carts, back of trucks laden with vegetables and on top of buses whilst in police uniform. These pictures are broadcast on social media.

The memo came from “DCG Admin” – believed to refer to Deputy Commissioner General in charge of Administration, Stephen Mutamba.

He warned police officers who are pictured in such situations that they face disciplinary action. The memo read:

May this type of behaviour which is irresponsible be discouraged as it is not in keeping with good taste and propriety.

Such conduct is some form of gross indiscipline and a breach of the law. Those that will be identified will face disciplinary action.

The memo was addressed to middle-rank police officers in charge of police stations across the country.

It directed them to “lecture their officers on the proper conduct of uniformed police officers”, adding:

Commanders at all levels should take this warning seriously as it will certainly have implications on their ability to supervise their subordinates.

Zimbabwe’s police officers are poorly paid and poorly equipped and this forces them to travel in public buses and commuter omnibuses.

At times, they ride on the back of trucks or ask well-wishers for free transport to move from one place to another.

Outspoken Zanu-PF legislator Joseph Chinotimba (Buhera South) has stirred controversy in the ruling party circles following a leaked video of him claiming that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was scheming to get rid of him as Member of Parliament.

Chinotimba made the remarks in a three-minute video seen by NewsDay. In the video, he is seen addressing Zanu supporters in Muchini village, ward 29, Buhera South constituency.

Chinotimba claimed that there were people who were being sent by Mnangagwa to decampaign him to ensure he does not retain the seat in the 2023 elections.

“The word of God was preached here and people were liberated… and there are people who are saying that Chinotimba should die.  I did not elect myself to this position.  It’s you who elected me and l did not impose myself to the position, what have I failed to do so that I (should) be removed (from) my position?” he said.

“I have put electricity in most areas in my constituency and I have not stopped… now Mnangagwa wants to send his people to remove me. This country was fought for by war veterans.”

Chinotimba confirmed the recording when contacted for comment yesterday, but said it was taken out of context.

“I am aware of the video and many people have called me over the video and my words have been twisted. I have told people to listen to it carefully, I want you to also listen to it,” he said.

“In the video, I was saying that there are people who are claiming to have been sent by Mnangagwa. That is what I was saying. I support my President.”

In 2018, some war veterans in Manicaland accused Chinotimba of exhibiting G40 traits.

-Newsday

THE Public Accounts Committee (Pac) has called on the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) and police to investigate the abuse of US$89 million COVID-19 relief funds by government officials.

The committee also recommended a forensic audit to recover millions of dollars after tabling in Parliament on Tuesday its report on the abuse of the COVID-19 funds.

“The committee’s recommendations to the ministries and those issues referred to Zacc and Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) should be taken seriously. Generally, the committee was concerned about the laxity in maintaining records,” part the report presented by proportional representation MP Memory Mbondiah
read.

“Sadly, ministries in general could not provide ready answers to the committee’s questions. Equally disturbing is the fact that despite ministry officials’ undertakings to submit the required information within mutually agreed timeframes, this was not complied with leaving the committee with no option, but to finalise this report without the information sought.”

The committee analysed Auditor-General Mildred Chiri’s 2021 report which exposed gross irregularities and theft of COVID-19 donations.

According to the committee, the Public Service ministry failed to account for funds and resources, including COVID-19 donations such as fuel that they received.

“On whether the ministry had recovered any money out of the improper payments made through issuance of duplicate NetOne lines, the accounting officer indicated that they had not yet recovered any, but they were waiting for COVID-19 restrictions to be relaxed before sending their internal auditors,” Mbondiah said.

“The explanation from the ministry was not satisfactory… the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare should institute the process of recovering improperly paid allowances from the beneficiaries.”

COVID-19 allowances were supposed to be paid to small-to-medium enterprises and vulnerable persons including people with disabilities, the elderly and chronically ill.

-Newsday

The Econet Victoria Falls Marathon returns to the sporting calendar this year, with close to 5 000 runners expected to participate at this year’s event on July 03, 2022.

Announcing the marathon this week, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe – the title sponsors of the popular marathon – said this year’s event will be held physically in the iconic resort town.

“We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for this year’s Econet Victoria Falls marathon, and to let the public know that this year’s event will be back to full capacity,” said Econet spokesperson Mr Fungai Mandiveyi early this week.

The marathon experienced a two year-haitus due to the coronavirus pandemic. But Mr Mandiveyi said his company looked forward to welcoming back both regular and new runners to this year’s marathon.

“We look forward to welcoming back familiar and new athelets to this year’s event, which will be run under the theme ‘Run the Big Three’”.

He said veteran athletes will battle it out along the ‘Elephant Route’, the full 42 kilometres (km) marathon, while the ‘Leopard Route’ will be for those participating in the 21km half marathon. The 7.5km ‘Lion Route’ will be the popular fun run, which often attracts whole families, along with some first-time runners.

“We are excited that once again there will be something for everyone at this year’s marathon; for serious and veteran atheletes as well as for family and friends out to have some fun and a healthy good time at the seventh wonder of the world,” said Mr Mandiveyi, adding that there would also be up to US25,000 worth of prizes to be won.

On race day, it is now the tradition to have Zumba dance classes and a variety of fun and entertainment for the entire family, including face painting for children.

Econet, which is a big proponent of health and wellness, has been sponsoring the Vic Falls since 2009.

The event, which started in 2006, was last held physically in 2019, when it attracted a field of over 3 500 participants from more than 40 nationalities around the world, making one of the biggest and most anticipated events on the global running calendar.

Mr Mandiveyi said he hoped the public would take advantage of the uniqueness of the Econet Victoria Falls marathon and plan now to participate.

“The event is clearly like no other from a racing point of view as no other race will take you on a route that starts by running over the Vic Fall iron bridge, through the spray and thunder of the Victoria Falls, cutting through a world heritage site, and having the chance to see big game – such as elephant and buffaloes, along the marathon route.” 

He said this would be in addition to the opportunity, once in Victoria Falls, for visitors and runners to take game viewing safaris, go on boat cruises on the mighty Zambezi, do white water rafting and much more.

Mr Mandiveyi said to participate in this year’s marathon – which is also a qualifying race for this years Comrades Marathon – runners should register on www.vicfallsmarathon.com and pay using EcoCash, MasterCard or Visa Card. 

For local (Zimbabwean) atheletes, the 7.5km Lion route attracts a fee of US$5, the 21km Leopard route costs US$10, while the 42km Elephant route requires US$15 for one to participate in it. Athletes from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region will pay US$5 for the Lion route, US$30 for the Leopard route and US$40 for the Elephant route.

At the same time international participants will pay US$10, US$50 and US$60 respectively for the three races.

Mesnwhile, Wild Frontiers, the Organisers of the Econet Victoria falls Marathon, called on all athletes and staff at the event to be sure to adhere to COVID-19 protocols as set out by Zimbabwe Government during the time of the event. These including social distancing (when not in active participation), the wearing of face masks, physical distancing and hand sanitising.

“We are encouraging all athletes to have been vaccinated, while those not fully vaccinated will be required to produce a negative COVID-19 test result taken 48 hours before the marathon,” the organisers said.

Registration entries to the Victoria Falls Marathon close on June 13, 2022, or earlier, if full capacity is reached before that date.

THE number of registered voters as of April 30 has dropped by 10 448 compared to the 2018 figures, a trend analysts said was disturbing.

According to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), Zimbabwe’s total voter population currently stands at 5 685 258 compared to 5 695 706 in 2018. Females constitute 54% of the registered voters and males 46%.

Zec spokesperson Jasper Mangwana, in an interview with the NewsDay yesterday attributed the decline to the removal of deceased voters from the roll.

“Remember the commission is also removing deceased people, so many people have registered deaths with the Registrar-General’s office so that’s the other reason. Numbers increased due to COVID-19 deaths as well,” Mangwana said.

In January, Zec triggered a storm after it announced plans to remove 35 085 names of deceased voters from the votes roll, hardly two months after saying it had identified 22 000 deceased voters on the roll.

Critics accused Zec of “cooking” the figures ahead of the 2023 elections.

Recently, Zec said it registered 110 000 new voters in a voter registration blitz which ran from April 11 to 30.

The exercise was marred by widespread apathy, with civic electoral watchdogs complaining that prospective registrants did not have identity documents.

On Monday, Mangwana told delegates attending a political parties meeting hosted by 4-H Zimbabwe Foundation that Zec, resources permitting,  was contemplating another
blitz.

“We are fixing the gap as we are now approaching 2023. Voter registration has not stopped…

“What the commission will consider in the near future is to see if it can mobilise resources for another possible blitz if resources are there,” Mangwana said.

Analysts and electoral watchdogs expressed concern over voter registration apathy, saying it was caused by the relentless attacks on the credibility of Zec’s handling of elections.

“Obviously, some voters do not see the need to participate in an election which, according to opposition parties, has a predetermined outcome. Nonetheless, new voters were added but the net is still negative,” Kudzai Mutisi said.

Political analyst Kudakwashe Munemo called for an independent audit of the voters roll.

“It is very shocking considering that political parties and civil society organisations mobilised people to register to vote. There is need for an audit of the voters roll to ascertain whether the rate of people registering has been slower than the removal of the deceased, something which I thinks is incorrect,” Munemo said.

Heal Zimbabwe Trust programmes manager Edknowledge Mandikwaza said voter apathy would have a negative impact on the 2023 elections.

“Root causes to voter apathy, however, are multiple and diverse — voters are fatigued for participating in elections whose results are always contested and bring no change. They (voters) have been brutalised and see taking part in electoral politics as inviting violence and to worsen matters,” Mandikwaza said.

Zimbabwe Election Advocacy Trust’s Ignatius Sadziwa said: “Conventional voter registration methods are no longer yielding, thus we need a paradigm shift in our approaches and move in sync with international trends. There are over 1,5 million potential first-time voter registrants,” he said.

-Newsday

Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party yesterday accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of “shutting off” the country to business through chaotic anti-economic measures.

Addressing a Press conference in Harare yesterday, CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the cocktail of measures announced by Mnangagwa on Saturday had caused bloodbath in business corridors.

“His mantra when he got into power was ‘Zimbabwe is open for business’, but Mnangagwa has effectively closed the country for business. Most commercial actors have already warned that the lending freeze would hurt Zimbabwe’s already fragile economy,” Mahere said.

“Mnangagwa did not produce any facts or figures to justify the lending ban. This has created fresh uncertainty to the already uncertain economy.”

Mnangagwa on Saturday directed banks to stop lending, among other measures aimed at controlling the galloping exchange rate and arresting the continued fall of the local currency.

The stabilisation measures have attracted widespread criticism from business and industry, with legal experts saying they were a legal nullity.

“What Mnangagwa demonstrated is that he has no care whatsoever for the welfare of citizens. He is not in touch with the reality of commerce in Zimbabwe. What we need to solve the entirety of these problems is to ensure that we install a government that serves the people and not just a few,” Mahere said.

“The measures can be best described as an assault on trade, an assault on commerce which will obviously be felt the most by the ordinary citizen on the street.”

The outspoken opposition information tsar said through his Saturday nocturnal policies, Mnangagwa had usurped the Constitution.

“There is simply no law that allows even the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe to suspend all lending, to interfere with private contracts, to interfere with commerce to the point of hampering and halting all business activities,” Mahere said.

The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce has also shredded Mnangagwa’s economic stabilisation measures as unworkable.

-Newsday

Dozens of villagers near Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo Airbase in Chegutu were on Tuesday allegedly assaulted by soldiers reportedly searching for a machete gangster who had assaulted their collegue.
According to pictures seen by NewsDay, the assaulted villagers sustained injuries on their faces, heads, legs and hands.

Some of the assault victims received medical attention at Chegutu General Hospital, according to a medical report in possession of NewsDay.

Contacted for comment, Air Force of Zimbabwe spokesperson Squadron leader Donovan Muroyiwa said he was yet to receive the report, but said an investigation had already been launched to ascertain the claims.

Villagers said the soldiers stormed their homes at around 11pm, inquiring the whereabouts of a machete gangster who had allegedly been involved in an altercation with their colleague.

The soldiers, reportedly armed with guns and knobkerries, damaged doors to gain entry to villagers’ houses. They also stormed a homestead where villagers were attending a funeral and harassed mourners.

“They were beating everyone who professed ignorance of the whereabouts of the alleged gangster,” one villager said, adding they were now living in fear.

“It was around 11pm when a loud bang at the door woke me up. At first, I thought they were thieves until I saw soldiers clad in uniform. They accused us of hiding their suspect.”

Another villager said: “I saw two truckloads of soldiers, who were dropping off at various homesteads, interrogating and assaulting villagers over the whereabouts of a man who injured a soldier with a knife.

“I witnessed the altercation between the soldier and the man. They had a misunderstanding over a woman while drinking beer at a local bar.”

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said he had not yet received the report.

In December, a soldier shot and killed five people at a shopping centre in Mhondoro after a misunderstanding with a villager. —Newsday