By- The police have blocked Zanu PF activists from staging a demonstration against Buhera South Member of Parliament Joseph Chinotimba.

Zanu PF activists, Wednesday, had planned to march to the party’s Buhera district offices at Murambinda growth point but were blocked by the police.

Chinotimba angered Zanu PF activists after a leaked video circulated on social media platforms in which he alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was planning to remove him from Parliament.

The outspoken MP made the remarks while addressing party supporters in Muchini village, Ward 29 in Buhera South. Chinotimba 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.

On Monday, a Zanu PF youth group calling itself the Zimbabwe Revolutionary and Patriotic Youth Network wrote a letter on Monday demanding an explanation from Chinotimba. They accused him of undermining the President.

The letter was written by the group’s secretary for external affairs, Tendai Nyikadzino and addressed to newly-elected Zanu PF youth leader John Paradza.

Zanu PF Manicaland provincial leadership led by Mike Madiro reportedly ordered the police to block the demonstration.

However, Madiro refused to comment to NewsDay on the matter while Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Manicaland Province Inspector Nobert Muzondo said he was not aware of the demonstration.

Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens’ Coalition For Change leader President Nelson Chamisa says he is well aware of Zanu PF machinations to destroy the yellow movement.

Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s fading Zanu PF party is wary of losing the 2023 polls following the deepening social and economic unrest.

On Friday President Chamisa wrote on his official Facebook page:

“KEEP THEM GUESSING & TOSSING, STEWING & ROASTING! THROW THEM OFF BALANCE…

Remember they infiltrate, manipulate and capture using 4 things…1.Structures 2.internal Processes 3.Law-fare 4.Ambitious/hungry characters.

Be so unpredictable so they can do nothing but assume.#NewGreat”

By- Basic commodities such as cooking oil have virtually disappeared from shop shelves as the monthly food basket shot to $120 000.

The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) yesterday said a family of five now required $120 000 a month to survive, up from $98 000 in April as the local currency tumbles and prices of basics and services skyrocket.

“The monthly bread basket for a family of six now stands at $120 834. The rise in the prices has been influenced by speculation where consumers created shortages as they hoarded commodities following the announcement of the bank lending ban by President Emmerson Mnangagwa,” CCZ spokesperson Christopher Kamba said.
The majority of workers in the private and public sectors are earning less than half
the figure, with civil servants now pushing for United States dollar salaries.
“This created artificial shortages and when the demand is high, the price will always go up. The economic measure put in place by the government to allow citizens to import goods and services will not necessarily see the price of the family basket going down, but it will stabilise the prices of basic commodities,” Kamba added.
Government has put in place measures aimed at stabilising the economy, including allowing ordinary citizens to import basic commodities.

However, Oil Expressers Association of Zimbabwe (OEAZ) chairperson Busisa Moyo said acute shortages of cooking oil were likely to persist for a very long time.
The OEAZ is a grouping of seven producers who supply 95% of the country’s edible oils.
“The shortages have been exacerbated by shortage of crude oil on the international market. The other thing is that the farmers are still harvesting their grains, so there is also a shortage of inputs,” Moyo said.

“However, the main reason is shortage of foreign currency. We have been saying the auction system is not working.”
Confederation of Retailers Association of Zimbabwe president Denford Mutashu said: “There is a general global shortage of cooking oil arising from the geopolitical impact of the Russia-Ukraine war as supply chains have been disrupted. We ought to invest locally and reduce the dependency.”
The shortages of basics evoke bad memories of 2008 when shop shelves were empty when the country was hit by record breaking hyperinflation of 500 billion percent.
Inflation is currently racing away and is at 94% as of last month.
Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Development minister Anxious Masuka in January said Zimbabwe was importing between 55 000 and
65 000 tonnes of crude sunflower oil from South Africa annually.
National Consumer Rights Association co-ordinator Effie Ncube said government needed to adopt a stronger currency to protect consumers from over pricing and price disparities.
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By-CCC President Nelson Chamisa has revealed the source of his wisdom.

He said his wisdom comes from the elderly who have seen it all in life.

Chamisa revealed this week in Masvingo when he was attending the burial of Innocent Chagonda’s father.

Posted Chamisa on twitter:

The best classroom in the world is the sayings and words of the elders. Wisdom is acquired, not taught!

By-Citizens Coalition for Change President Nelson Chamisa said he will keep Zanu PF guessing how his party will choose candidates for the 2023 elections.

Chamisa said this Friday, responding to recent stories claiming that Zanu PF wanted CCC to hold primary elections and use the chance to infiltrate the movement.

CCC has since announced that it would not hold primary elections but would have leaders chosen by the communities.

Posted Chamisa on Twitter:

KEEP THEM GUESSING & TOSSING, STEWING & ROASTING! THROW THEM OFF BALANCE…Remember they infiltrate, manipulate and capture using 4 things..1.Structures 2.internal Processes 3.Law-fare 4.Ambitious/hungry characters. Be so unpredictable so they can do nothing but assume.

Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens’ Coalition For Change leader President Nelson Chamisa says he is well aware of Zanu PF machinations to destroy the yellow movement.

Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s fading Zanu PF party is wary of losing the 2023 polls following the deepening social and economic unrest.

On Friday President Chamisa wrote on his official Facebook page:

“KEEP THEM GUESSING & TOSSING, STEWING & ROASTING! THROW THEM OFF BALANCE…

Remember they infiltrate, manipulate and capture using 4 things…1.Structures 2.internal Processes 3.Law-fare 4.Ambitious/hungry characters.

Be so unpredictable so they can do nothing but assume.#NewGreat”

By A Correspondent- Karoi acting town secretary Tongai Namisala has been charged with criminal abuse of office alongside housing director Admire Jimu following their arrest by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC).

Namisala and Jimu appeared before Karoi magistrate Moreblessing Makate who remanded them out of custody on $50 000 and $20 000 respectively.

It is also alleged that sometime in 2019 an advert for the sale of industrial stand number 2381 was placed in the local newspaper.

According to the Karoi town housing policy, the stand was supposed to be sold through a tender process.

However, Namisala went on to acquire Industrial stand number 2381 without going to tender.

In May 2020, Namisala paid $12 678.75 for the industrial stand.

According to the State, Namisala, being the substantive director of finance when he acquired the stand, acted unprocedurally as the stand was supposed to be sold through a tender process.

Namisala is also accused of acquiring a number of commercial stands in 2010 under questionable circumstances.

Jimu is also accused of criminal abuse of office.

It is alleged on April 25, Jimu wrote a letter to the housing director directing that stand number 7892 Flamboyant infill be allocated to Tawanda Madondo.

It is alleged on the same day, Madondo paid $ 100 000 to the council before he was even allocated the stand.

He paid another $100 000 on April 26.

The housing director however refused to authorise the sale of the stand citing unprocedural issues.

Madondo was then allocated the stand without the knowledge of Mujuruki

Investigations by ZACC led to their arrest.-newsday

By A Correspondent- Security at Borrowdale Brooke has blocked Gokwe-Nembudziya MP Justice Mayor Wadyajena’s construction workers from entering the estate.

This came a day after the High Court granted the Zanu-PF lawmaker full access to the residence.

Wadyajena approached the High Court after he was denied full access to the residence, including having his vehicle tags deactivated and being forced to use the visitors entrance.

He has written to lawyers representing Borrowdale Estate Residents Association, Mangezi, Nleya and Partners, protesting over the decision to bar his construction workers from entering the premises.

“The barring of our client’s construction workers is unlawful as our client is in full compliance with the estate’s architectural and planning regulations,” Wadyajena’s lawyers Machingura Legal Practitioners wrote.

If your client insists on the contrary, then we challenge your client to the strictest proof of its claim. We also challenge your client to produce our client’s master file kept at the estate association offices within 24 hours hereof so that its contents are inspected and the duly approved plans, submitted several years back, are uplifted.”

Wadyajena threatened to approach the High Court if his construction workers were denied entrance to the premises within 24 hours.

“Further, in the event that our client’s building contractors are not allowed to enter the estate and continue with their work within 24 hours hereof, our client shall approach the High Court on an urgent basis, seeking appropriate relief,” the lawyers wrote.

“The cost thereof, and any financial prejudice our client may suffer as a result of yours’ unlawful conduct, will no doubt be for your client’s account. Be warned accordingly.”

Wadyajena is at loggerheads with the residents association after he was reprimanded for disorderly conduct and making noise with his vehicles at night, disturbing the peace of other residents.-newsday

By A Correspondent- Convicted child rapist Munyaradzi Kereke is heading back to court to hear his appeal against sentence and conviction at the Supreme Court.

The former Bikita West Member of Parliament and adviser to former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono is serving a 10-year jail sentence after four were conditionally set aside.

Kereke was accused of raping his 11-year-old niece at gunpoint.

NewsDay gathers that his record is now with the High Court for inspection. The victim’s lawyer Charles Warara has already inspected the record, and signed it.

This was after the High Court Registrar sent an invitation to both parties to inspect the record on May 9 this year.

They were given a 10-day deadline to inspect and sign it.

He was granted $500 000 bail by Supreme Court judge Justice Mwayera in August 2021 pending appeal following his conviction in 2016 by Harare magistrate Noel Mupeiwa.

Kereke was found guilty of raping his niece, but was acquitted on the other count of indecent assault purportedly committed against his older
niece.

Kereke denied the offence saying the lower court erred and misdirected itself on several grounds he proposed in the notice of appeal he filed before the High Court.

But Warara proved that Kereke raped the minor at gunpoint and she did not tell anyone about it.

Kereke’s legal battle had many twists and turns until he was convicted after his case had been parked for six years at the Prosecutor-General’s Office.

His case was a landmark case to be privately prosecuted.

Kereke’s case had to proceed through private prosecution after the then Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana refused to prosecute him, claiming there was no evidence linking him to the offence.

By A Correspondent- MDC-T officials in Bulawayo Province are not happy with the removal of Larney Maho who was nominated as the MDC Alliance public relations person in Parliament.

Senior party member Alex Gumede told Southern Eye that Maho’s removal and the imposition of another candidate by some top officials were unprocedural.

Said Gumede:

Party president Douglas Mwonzora sent an envoy to Bulawayo to deal with the matter.

However, the team was told lies and misled. The top leadership should learn to respect the electorate and supporters.

If they ignore this issue we will demonstrate until they resolve the matter.

We are currently writing a petition and we are going to hand it over to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, the MDC Alliance and the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission.

By A Correspondent- A Zimbabwean nursing couple based in the United Kingdom has established a recruitment agency targeting Zimbabwe’s health workers.

Mqondisi and Shine Ndebele established a recruitment agency, “GoodNews For Life” targeting Zimbabweans from Bulawayo and Matabeleland region in particular.

They registered their organisation with the National Health Services (NHS), which handles health workers’ employment issues in the UK.

Shine, who is the company’s chief executive officer, said Zimbabwean health workers have over the years fallen prey to fraudsters. She said:

My husband and I are nurses and we came here last year. While I came to the UK on a spousal visa, meaning I didn’t face many challenges as my husband was already here, his experiences are what prompted us to start this company.

He spent almost a year trying to get a reputable organisation to bring him here, which causes a lot of desperation.

So from those experiences, we realised that there is a gap that exists that can be exploited.

So, we decided to set up our own agency. Most of the recruitment agencies are not run by Zimbabweans and this is part of the problem that we want to address.

She urged her compatriots to exercise due diligence before migrating to other countries for economic opportunities to avoid being exploited by human traffickers.

Said, Shine:

If someone is offered a job, they should make sure they thoroughly check if the company that is offering them employment opportunities is in existence, is registered and all the necessary information.

These days through information communication technology it is easier to conduct background checks on organisations for their authenticity.

There is no need to rush, people have to be patient because as a result of the pressure of seeing others leaving some people end up being desperate and falling into wrong hands.

We have heard of cases where people end up getting into trouble while trying to seek employment outside the country.

She said they will be recruiting nurses, social workers, radiographers, scientists and health care assistants in line with the NHS expectations.

By A Correspondent-  Kadoma businessman linked to the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has been given the nod by the courts to return to his rented shop after he was evicted for supporting the opposition.

Nicholas Marufu recently filed an application for spoliation against a Kadoma businesswoman Memory Simango at the Kadoma Magistrates Court after Simango evicted him from the butchery for his links with the CCC party.

Marufu then sought a court order to compel her to allow him access to the shop and refrigerators.

He cited Simango and the messenger of court as respondents.

The court granted the application and ruled that Simango should immediately, upon receiving the interim order, restore Marufu’s access to the shop for full operation pending her application to oppose the ruling.

The interim court order dated May 11 states: “A rule nisi returnable to the court sitting at Kadoma on May 27, matter may be heard calling upon respondent to show cause if any, why a final order should not be made that the first respondent (Simango) be, and is hereby ordered to allow applicant and his agents possession and undisturbed occupation, use of the refrigerators, butchery and shed at Tandara Shops, Prison Turnoff, Ingezi, Kadoma.”

The court further stated that Simango be ordered to allow applicant access to utilities essential to run his business. She was also ordered to meet the costs of the suit.

The interim court order noted that the landlady should remove any impediments that may hinder Marufu’s access to the shop and utilities and remove padlocks from the refrigerators.

It further stated that if she defied the order, the messenger of court would be ordered to enlist the services of a locksmith and a welder to use force to remove all impediments to allow Marufu to operate.

Simango should respond to the ruling by May 27. However, on Wednesday, Marufu said she had already complied with the interim order.

“Sanity has finally prevailed; Simango has complied with the court order. She is no longer preventing me from operating,” Marufu said.

He said the problem started on April 23 when CCC supporters were seen buying meat from his butchery while wearing party regalia. Following the incident Marufu was then given notice to vacate the property.

Simango, however, disputed Marufu’s claims, accusing him, instead, of being a bad tenant.

“He has not been paying rent for four months. He is supposed to pay US$50, but is failing to do so. People also complained that the business premises were being used for political gatherings.

“I called him to discuss the matter, but he failed to turn up. I later locked the fridge at the shop hoping that he would come to meet me so that we could talk, but he did not. He, instead, shamelessly went to the shop and broke the fridge lock. He is a problem. Worse still, he has no butchery or shop licence; he rides on mine,” Simango said.-newsday

By A Correspondent- Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ) was recently forced to raise its workers’ salaries after the workers set unripe sugarcane on fire after salary negotiations reached a deadlock.

According to The NewsHawks, plantations in Area 1 and 2 with various sections including 2, 9 and 13 saw several unripe sugarcane fields being torched between 3 and 4 May.

The company had to harvest the burnt unripe sugarcane which was eight-month-old. Under normal circumstances, sugarcane is harvested after 12 months

Just two days after the fire, THZ called a meeting with three unions representing the workers and it raised the salaries of all workers by 73.8%. The increase was backdated to 1 April this year.

The lowest-paid worker in grade A1 is now getting a monthly salary of ZW$54 000 and the highest-paid worker in grade B5 is now getting ZW$126 997.69.

THZ signed an agreement signed with the Zimbabwe Sugar Milling Industry Employers’ Association, Zimbabwe Sugar Milling Industry Workers’ Union (ZISMIWU), Sugar Production and Milling Industry Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (SPAMWUZ), Sugar Milling and Allied Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe and the National Employment Council for the Zimbabwe sugar milling industry on 6 May 2022.

SPAMWUZ secretary-general Adonia Mutero confirmed the agreement to The NewsHawks. He said:

I can confirm that the employer agreed to increase our wages by 73.8%, which is way below what we were expecting.

Our situation was worsened by the removal of the foreign currency component from our salaries.

We were receiving part of our salaries in foreign currency for two or three years but that was removed late last year and the employer is saying it removed it after a directive from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.

We are aware that some of the sugarcane plantations in Triangle were torched, but as unions, we cannot tell the identities of the assailants, but truly speaking workers were angry.

We will continue lobbying for better pay which will allow us to live a decent life since the current salaries will see most of the workers living in poverty.

The NewsHawks reported a senior THZ employee as saying the company was offering ZW$37 000 for the lowest grade but later settled for ZW$54 000 after the unexpected fires.

Said the official:

The company acted quickly after the fires but they wanted to play down the issue as if the fire was targeting ripe fields which were ready for harvesting.

I can tell you that fire tenders were mobilised in a bid to put out the fire, but surprisingly they called unions for the continuation of the negotiations where they offered more than what they were offering.

This increment is nothing because we are now only getting the local currency.

At its peak, Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe had 19 000 employees, making it the country’s single biggest employer outside the government.

By A Correspondent- Thirty-three (33) schools in Manicaland Province recorded a zero per cent pass rate during the 2021 Ordinary Level ZIMSEC examination.

This was actually an improvement as forty-five (45) secondary schools in the province recorded a zero per cent pass rate in 2020.

Manicaland Deputy Provincial Education Director (Secondary Schools), Charles Muganhu said most of the schools with a zero per cent pass rate are satellite schools. He said:

It is a complicated matter – we have 33 secondary schools with a zero per cent pass rate, and as a result, a comprehensive approach is needed to evaluate the situation and intervene so as to eradicate the zero per cent pass-rate cancer.

Most of the affected schools are satellite schools. They are still upcoming and are confronted with serious infrastructural and operational challenges.

Some of them are not yet registered and do not have substantive administrative structures which means that they are manned by ordinary teachers.

This is unacceptable because parents are not getting the expected returns on their investments after a four-year cycle.

Muganhu said the onset of COVID-19 contributed to pupils’ poor performance as they lagged behind due to lost learning time during the national lockdowns. Said Muganhu:

We are visiting each of these schools to see how best we can help them and ultimately eradicate the zero per cent pass rate. We cannot prescribe a one-size-fits-all solution if we are to increase our pass rate.

In fact, our vision as a ministry is zero tolerance for zero per cent pass rates. It means that as a ministry we must provide quality, relevant and wholesome education which makes sure that all our learners pass, and there is no school that should record a zero per cent pass rate.

After the tour, we will then implement befitting strategies to eradicate the zero per cent pass rate.

We expect our teachers to put extra tutorial support, learners to pull up their socks and commit to studying, while parents play their part at home to ensure that every child excels.

By-Citizens Coalition for Change President Nelson Chamisa said he will keep Zanu PF guessing how his party will choose candidates for the 2023 elections.

Chamisa said this Friday, responding to recent stories claiming that Zanu PF wanted CCC to hold primary elections and use the chance to infiltrate the movement.

CCC has since announced that it would not hold primary elections but would have leaders chosen by the communities.

Posted Chamisa on Twitter:

KEEP THEM GUESSING & TOSSING, STEWING & ROASTING! THROW THEM OFF BALANCE…Remember they infiltrate, manipulate and capture using 4 things..1.Structures 2.internal Processes 3.Law-fare 4.Ambitious/hungry characters. Be so unpredictable so they can do nothing but assume.

By-Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe said that the most effective way to deal with corruption is for members of the public to stop paying bribes.

Speaking in the Senate on Thursday, Kazembe admitted that corruption was pervasive within the Zimbabwe Republic Police but unwittingly blamed the public for abetting corruption in the police force by paying bribes. Said Kazembe:
Yes, corruption is indeed a scourge and it’s totally unacceptable. I do admit that we do have some rogue cops amongst the police.
Not every cop is corrupt but definitely yes, that issue is there and it’s a challenge.
It’s illegal and it should be dealt with. There is no way one person can be corrupt by themselves, it takes two or more to corrupt.
This then points to citizens – we are aiding corruption; police cannot corrupt themselves.
If they are corrupt, it’s because they are being paid by us. If we all take collective action and say we don’t want corruption, it will end today. Nobody will offer a bribe to the police.
The latest Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ) national bribe payers index study for 2021 ranked ZRP as the country’s most corrupt government department.
-Zimlive

By-CCC President Nelson Chamisa said that he was aware of Zanu PF’s infiltration tactics.

Chamisa said this Friday, responding to recent stories claiming that Zanu PF wanted CCC to hold primary elections ahead of the 2023 elections and use the chance to infiltrate the movement.

CCC has since announced that it would not hold primary elections but would have leaders chosen by the communities.

Posted Chamisa on Twitter:

KEEP THEM GUESSING & TOSSING, STEWING & ROASTING! THROW THEM OFF BALANCE…Remember they infiltrate, manipulate and capture using 4 things..1.Structures 2.internal Processes 3.Law-fare 4.Ambitious/hungry characters. Be so unpredictable so they can do nothing but assume.

By-The family of a deceased 46-year-old woman is demanding answers from Nyaradzo Funeral Services after her body was found with a sliced lip and disfigured nose.

The deceased woman, Patricia Mhizha (46), of Zvishavane, died last Saturday.

Mhizha’s burial was delayed after her family realised, upon collection of her body from Nyaradzo, that it had a sliced lower lip and a disfigured nose.

Patricia’s twin brother, Patrick Mhizha, told ZimLive that his sister had battled heart disease for 14 years until her death. He said:

They cut her lip off and it’s sad because I’m the one who attended to my sister when she died.

We identified her and her body was intact before Nyaradzo took her remains to Harare.

Nyaradzo called us on Sunday informing us that the body had arrived safely and that we should bring blankets and clothes for the dressing.

On Monday this week, at the Nyaradzo Herbert Chitepo branch, I was asked to verify an unusual defect on the corpse after my cousins had gone in first.

I was shocked to see my sister had her lip cut off and nose disfigured.

I asked them about it and the driver who took the body from Zvishavane denied knowing anything saying the corpse was transported in that state.

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner, Paul Nyathi, confirmed receipt of a report from the bereaved family. He said:

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has received a report involving a corpse at a funeral parlour, which is currently under investigation.

As police, we are appealing to members of the public and the media to allow the current enquiry process to proceed smoothly before meeting any conclusion.

Meanwhile, Nyaradzo Group released a statement on Tuesday saying the body was referred into its care from a hospital mortuary in Zvishavane on Sunday. Read the statement:

On the 15th day of May 2022, we transferred into our care, from a Government hospital mortuary in Zvishavane, the body of one female deceased who had passed on at a private medical centre in Zvishavane, albeit with lower lip and nose lacerations.

Collaborative efforts are underway between ourselves, her family, the place of initial care, the police as well as the forensic pathology unit to ascertain the facts of this.

We would like to reassure our clients, and the public at large, that we appreciate their concern wherein such sensitive matters occur, and affirm our commitment to following all procedural requirements applicable to issues of this nature, to the satisfaction of all parties concerned.

We remain committed to providing professional end-of-life services, attending to each and every client’s needs in order to ensure a dignified send-off for our dear departed.

More: ZimLive; H-Metro

By- The police have blocked Zanu PF activists from staging a demonstration against Buhera South Member of Parliament Joseph Chinotimba.

Zanu PF activists, Wednesday, had planned to march to the party’s Buhera district offices at Murambinda growth point but were blocked by the police.

Chinotimba angered Zanu PF activists after a leaked video circulated on social media platforms in which he alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was planning to remove him from Parliament.

The outspoken MP made the remarks while addressing party supporters in Muchini village, Ward 29 in Buhera South. Chinotimba 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.

On Monday, a Zanu PF youth group calling itself the Zimbabwe Revolutionary and Patriotic Youth Network wrote a letter on Monday demanding an explanation from Chinotimba. They accused him of undermining the President.

The letter was written by the group’s secretary for external affairs, Tendai Nyikadzino and addressed to newly-elected Zanu PF youth leader John Paradza.

Zanu PF Manicaland provincial leadership led by Mike Madiro reportedly ordered the police to block the demonstration.

However, Madiro refused to comment to NewsDay on the matter while Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Manicaland Province Inspector Nobert Muzondo said he was not aware of the demonstration.

By- Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial political commissar Ruth Shelton has died.

Shelton succumbed to kidney failure on Wednesday.

Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial secretary for information and publicity, Archie Chiponda, said:

Bulawayo province has suffered a great loss of our provincial commissar Ruth Shelton.

In fact, Zanu PF countrywide has suffered a great loss of a dedicated and vibrant cadre.

She is somebody who served at provincial level both as a youth and now in the main wing.

The party both provincially and country wide will really feel this loss of a hard-working commissar. She was a good politician and good person.

Ruth was known for her vibrancy, honesty and ever having a smile on her face hence her nickname vatete vemsangano.

No one in Zanu PF particularly in Bulawayo and probably countrywide would say they didn’t know her.

Mourners are gathered at 13409 Pumula South. Shelton is survived by her daughter.

More: The Sunday News

By A Correspondent- Former Presidential guard commander Anselem Sanyatwe and his wife Chido have reported a case of cyber bullying.

This came out after a Nyanga district man appeared in court for allegedly harassing the two in a WhatsApp chat group.

Raymond Chari (39) from Ruwangwe, Nyanga, appeared before Mutare magistrate Perseverance Makala yesterday facing charges of cyberbullying and harassment as defined in the Data Protection Act.

He was granted $20 000 bail.
However, Chari, who was represented by lawyer Leonard Chigadza of Chigadza and Associates, is denying the charges.
Prosecutor Thurston Mubvumbi told the court that on May 14, Chari used unprintable words in a WhatsApp chat group insulting Chido and her husband.
They made a police report at Nyanga Police Station leading to his arrest.
Sanyatwe, a former Presidential guard commander, is the current Zimbabwean ambassador to Tanzania.
During August 1, 2018, post-election violence, he was the tactical commander of the force deployed to shoot opposition members protesting for the release of the July 31, 2018 elections. Sanyatwa’s troop killed six people on that day.

His wife is a Zanu-PF Nyanga North Member of Parliament.

By Sofia Mapuranga- Homophobia rhetoric against LGBTIs is still prevalent in Zimbabwe and there is need to sensitise communities to unlearn these sentiments.

The late former president Robert Mugabe is on record publicly attacking LGBTIs describing them as worse than dogs.

Gays and Lesbians Zimbabwe (GALZ) programs director Sam Matsikure said stigma and discrimination instigated by community leaders had ripple effects on the lives of LGBTIs.

“The homophobia is still there and communities refer to the hate speech said by their leaders who shape opinion.

More needs to be done to sensitise communities to become tolerant and accept and co-exist with LGBTIs .”

According to GALZ, an association of LGBTI people in Zimbabwe established in 1990 to serve the needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community , greater acknowledgement of sexual and gender diversity promotes and protects human rights.

Said the organisation in a statement on International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on May 17:

“There is need for implementing tangible action towards inclusivity of all citizens regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression and sexual characteristics in civic processes.

Our plea is that government must ensure healthcare that is inclusive, adequate and affirming of all gender identities.

We also call on government to guarantee law enforcement that is dynamic and constantly learning for the avoidance of brutality over the sexuality of private citizens.”

The organisation also called for non-punitive laws based on the principles enshrined in the Bill of Rights.

“We ask for the revision of the Criminal Code and explicit repeal of the backward Sodomy law.

These few asks call for engagement with the communities in question to ensure their needs are met as citizens of Zimbabwe. Only then will the hard-won democracy espouse the spirit of the Constitution, and represent rights.

GALZ’s vision is “a just society that promotes and protects human rights of LGBTI people as equal citizens in Zimbabwe.

By A Correspondent- A local Primary school teacher, Progress Ziweya, Wednesday appeared in court after she allegedly assaulted her nine-year-old student before expelling her from the school.

Ziweya (38) appeared before Harare Magistrate, Yeukai Dzuda, charged with assault, and was remanded out of custody to June 20 on free bail.

It is alleged that on May 10 this year, the victim and her classmate had an altercation.

The court heard the victim’s colleague threw her pen outside the window.

The victim went outside to get her pen and when she got back, Ziweya started assaulting her with a wooden stick on her elbows and palms until she was helpless.

Ziweya started kicking her all over the body with heels while she lay on the ground.

Ziweya allegedly ordered the student to get her belongings and never return until the end of the school term.

She complied and went outside of the classroom until dismissal time.

When she got home, the victim narrated the ordeal to her mother and the matter was reported to the police, leading Ziweya’s arrest.

Anesu Chirenje represented the state.

-newzim

Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens’ Coalition For Change leader President Nelson Chamisa was in Dewende, Gutu on Wednesday for Sekuru Ernest Vengesai Chagonda’s final send-off.

Speaking at the funeral, President Chamisa described Sekuru Chagonda as pillar of wisdom and strength.

” We have lost a pillar of wisdom, strength and inspiration.

His legacy will be upon us forever,” said President Chamisa.

“At Rasa, Dewende in Gutu laying to rest Sekuru Chagonda. RIP Legend of legends,” posted on Twitter.

Also watch video below CCC Masvingo Youth leader Bernard Chimwango speaks at Sekuru Chagonda burial.

By-The family of a deceased 46-year-old woman is demanding answers from Nyaradzo Funeral Services after her body was found with a sliced lip and disfigured nose.

The deceased woman, Patricia Mhizha (46), of Zvishavane, died last Saturday.

Mhizha’s burial was delayed after her family realised, upon collection of her body from Nyaradzo, that it had a sliced lower lip and a disfigured nose.

Patricia’s twin brother, Patrick Mhizha, told ZimLive that his sister had battled heart disease for 14 years until her death. He said:

They cut her lip off and it’s sad because I’m the one who attended to my sister when she died.

We identified her and her body was intact before Nyaradzo took her remains to Harare.

Nyaradzo called us on Sunday informing us that the body had arrived safely and that we should bring blankets and clothes for the dressing.

On Monday this week, at the Nyaradzo Herbert Chitepo branch, I was asked to verify an unusual defect on the corpse after my cousins had gone in first.

I was shocked to see my sister had her lip cut off and nose disfigured.

I asked them about it and the driver who took the body from Zvishavane denied knowing anything saying the corpse was transported in that state.

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner, Paul Nyathi, confirmed receipt of a report from the bereaved family. He said:

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has received a report involving a corpse at a funeral parlour, which is currently under investigation.

As police, we are appealing to members of the public and the media to allow the current enquiry process to proceed smoothly before meeting any conclusion.

Meanwhile, Nyaradzo Group released a statement on Tuesday saying the body was referred into its care from a hospital mortuary in Zvishavane on Sunday. Read the statement:

On the 15th day of May 2022, we transferred into our care, from a Government hospital mortuary in Zvishavane, the body of one female deceased who had passed on at a private medical centre in Zvishavane, albeit with lower lip and nose lacerations.

Collaborative efforts are underway between ourselves, her family, the place of initial care, the police as well as the forensic pathology unit to ascertain the facts of this.

We would like to reassure our clients, and the public at large, that we appreciate their concern wherein such sensitive matters occur, and affirm our commitment to following all procedural requirements applicable to issues of this nature, to the satisfaction of all parties concerned.

We remain committed to providing professional end-of-life services, attending to each and every client’s needs in order to ensure a dignified send-off for our dear departed.

More: ZimLive; H-Metro

By- Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial political commissar Ruth Shelton has died.

Shelton succumbed to kidney failure on Wednesday.

Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial secretary for information and publicity, Archie Chiponda, said:

Bulawayo province has suffered a great loss of our provincial commissar Ruth Shelton.

In fact, Zanu PF countrywide has suffered a great loss of a dedicated and vibrant cadre.

She is somebody who served at provincial level both as a youth and now in the main wing.

The party both provincially and country wide will really feel this loss of a hard-working commissar. She was a good politician and good person.

Ruth was known for her vibrancy, honesty and ever having a smile on her face hence her nickname vatete vemsangano.

No one in Zanu PF particularly in Bulawayo and probably countrywide would say they didn’t know her.

Mourners are gathered at 13409 Pumula South. Shelton is survived by her daughter.

More: The Sunday News

By A Correspondent- Former military commander Anselem Sanyatwe and his wife Chido are claiming to have been cyber-bullied.

This came out after a Nyanga district man appeared in court for allegedly harassing the two in a WhatsApp chat group.

Raymond Chari (39) from Ruwangwe, Nyanga, appeared before Mutare magistrate Perseverance Makala yesterday facing charges of cyberbullying and harassment as defined in the Data Protection Act.

He was granted $20 000 bail.
However, Chari, who was represented by lawyer Leonard Chigadza of Chigadza and Associates, is denying the charges.
Prosecutor Thurston Mubvumbi told the court that on May 14, Chari used unprintable words in a WhatsApp chat group insulting Chido and her husband.
They made a police report at Nyanga Police Station leading to his arrest.
Sanyatwe, a former Presidential guard commander, is the current Zimbabwean ambassador to Tanzania.
During August 1, 2018, post-election violence, he was the tactical commander of the force deployed to shoot opposition members protesting for the release of the July 31, 2018 elections. Sanyatwa’s troop killed six people on that day.

His wife is a Zanu-PF Nyanga North Member of Parliament.

Tinashe Sambiri|Tough-talking CCC deputy chairperson Hon Job Sikhala has said Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa must resign with immediate effect as he has failed to run the country.

Sikhala, affectionately known as Wiwa, described Mr Mnangagwa and his ilk as a “curse to the nation.”

“Stand up and be counted.
Zimbabwe is going to be
It not only John Mangudya and Mthuli Ncube who must go, it is the entire system from Mnangagwa and his ZANU PF who should go.

They are a curse to our nation,” declared Hon Sikhala.

Also watch video below elderly man shows Mr Mnangagwa the red card :

Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens’ Coalition For Change leader President Nelson Chamisa was in Dewende, Gutu on Wednesday for Sekuru Ernest Vengesai Chagonda’s final send-off.

Speaking at the funeral, President Chamisa described Sekuru Chagonda as pillar of wisdom and strength.

” We have lost a pillar of wisdom, strength and inspiration.

His legacy will be upon us forever,” said President Chamisa.

“At Rasa, Dewende in Gutu laying to rest Sekuru Chagonda. RIP Legend of legends,” posted on Twitter.

Also watch video below CCC Masvingo Youth leader Bernard Chimwango speaks at Sekuru Chagonda burial.

By A Correspondent| Professor Jonathan Moyo has mocked President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying each day he spends in office is proving to be costly to the country as he is unpresidential.

Mnangagwa has never ceased to amaze and give his opponents something to talk about through a series of blunders and diplomatic mistakes including appearing in a video drunk or being pictured with dubious personalities including Passion Java, Uebert Angel among others.

Posting on Twitter,Professor Moyo said everyone can now see that Mnangagwa is not presidential material.

“He’s a lot of things, some of which are unspeakably ugly, but one thing that everyone can now see beyond any doubt is that he is not presidential material; he is far from it, such that every day that goes by with him in that office is an unrecoverable loss to Zimbabwe’s recovery,” said Moyo.

He's a lot of things, some of which are unspeakably ugly, but one thing that everyone can now see beyond any doubt is that he is not presidential material; he is far from it, such that every day that goes by with him in that office is an unrecoverable loss to Zimbabwe's recovery! pic.twitter.com/3Ft2GsrpYs

— Prof Jonathan Moyo (@ProfJNMoyo) May 19, 2022

By A Correspondent- The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has urged teachers’ unions to desist from embarking on industrial action to force the Government to address their grievances.

Unions representing teachers are reportedly planning a full-blown strike in protest over deductions of huge amounts from the salaries of educators who went on strike in February.

Thousands of teachers refused to report for duty when schools opened for the first term on 7 February citing incapacitation.

Primary and Secondary Education communications and advocacy director Taungana Ndoro told NewsDay that a strike by teachers will further disrupt learning in schools following disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus. Ndoro said:

We can’t afford to have another disruption from a job action after all those disruptions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The issues should be resolved amicably.

The ministry does not encourage strikes to resolve the teachers’ concerns. The education system should thrive and it only thrives when children are learning in schools.

The teachers have their representatives who can sit down with the government and talk about their grievances.

There is a need for collaborative efforts to ensure that learners recover all the learning time lost during lockdowns.

In 2021, the Government announced that it was adopting the no-work no-pay policy after teachers went on strike.

This means that the Government will make deductions from the salaries of teachers who fail to report for duty without justification.

Public Service Commission (PSC) Permanent Secretary Jonathan Wutawunashe confirmed the deductions effected this month.

Zimbabwe Teachers Association (ZIMTA) chief executive officer Sifiso Ndlovu said that the PSC deducted between $11 000 and $17 000 from teachers.

Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said that the PSC deducted up to $20 000 from the teachers’ salaries.-newsday

By A Correspondent- Government has courted the ire of teachers after it reportedly deducted huge amounts from salaries of educators who went on strike when schools reopened last year.

NewsDay understands that some teachers got as little as $2 after the deductions.

The development has triggered anger among teachers, who are now planning a full-blown strike in protest over the deductions, which they said were in violation of the Constitution and labour laws.

Public Service minister Paul Mavima only said: “The issue of the deducted funds is purely an administrative issue. I deal with policy issues, so the Public Service Commission (PSC) is better placed to respond to your questions.”

Government last year announced that it was adopting the no-work no-pay policy after teachers went on strike to demand pre-2018 United States dollar salaries or its equivalent at the interbank rate.

Thousands of teachers were also suspended.

Efforts to get a comment from PSC secretary Jonathan Wutawashe were in vain as he was not taking calls.

Unions, however, accused government of victimising the educators for exercising their constitutional right to engage in job action demanding better salaries and improved working conditions.

Government has failed to provide payslips to civil servants for the past two months to enable them to see what has been deducted and why.

Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said the teachers would challenge the no-work no-pay policy.

“We are not aware of the modalities that were used by the government as it deducted different funds on the teachers who were on strike during the same day,” he said.

“Government deducted up to $20 000 from the teachers’ salaries. I know of a teacher in Warren Park who got $2 as his salary. The issue will not go unchallenged. We are in the process of filing a paper against the act.”

Zimbabwe National Teachers Union chief executive Manuel Nyawo said: “What pains us most is that the deductions came as a shock and have left us poorer than before. We have written to seek clarification from the employer on why that move was taken outside our members’ knowledge. We are very bitter with the employer and we hope this is the first and last time we experience this worrisome and most painful development.”

The Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) also said it would “continue making noise” until government respected the teachers’ rights.

“We are very much alive to the concerns that have been raised by our members who did not get their salaries this month without any explanation from the employer,” Zimta secretary-general Goodwill Taderera said.

“As Zimta, we will not fold hands and watch. It is worrisome that in this case, PSC failed to follow the due process in charging members who it accused of misconduct.”

Primary and Secondary Education ministry spokesperson Taungana Ndoro said: “We can’t afford to have another disruption from a job action after all those disruptions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The issues should be resolved amicably. The ministry does not encourage strikes to resolve the teachers’ concerns. The education system should thrive and it only thrives when children are learning in schools.

“The teachers have their representatives who can sit down with government and talk about their grievances. There is a need for collaborative efforts to ensure that learners recover all the learning time lost during lockdowns.”-newsday

The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has threatened a full-blown strike by teachers after the Government deducted salaries from teachers.

According to various teachers’ unions, the Public Service Commission (PSC) deducted between $11 000 and $17 000 from teachers’ salaries.

ARTUZ also claimed that the Government hiked salaries for soldiers at a time it was deducting the earnings of teachers who failed to report for duty in February due to financial incapacitation. ARTUZ said:

The Government] increased salaries for soldiers but deducted salaries from [teachers]. This provocation will force teachers to go on strike.

The threats and implementation of no work no pay will not stop a full-blown strike. We have waited for a solution but this Government doesn’t care.

On Monday, the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) said other Government employees (presumably soldiers), had been paid $80 000 each while teachers’ salaries were deducted. PTUZ said:

Teachers have just been deflated by salaries ranging from RTGS$5k-19k four days after other government employees got circa $80k.

The discrimination is resident evil type… Clearly, education matters very little.

PSC Permanent Secretary Jonathan Wutawunashe confirmed the deductions. He said:

It is true that Government is serious about the no work no pay principle because it is the only one that is fair to those who show up at work.

There’s no justice and there is no logic in treating the civil servant who reports for duty the same way you treat the one who does not show up.

By A Correspondent- Former military commander Anselem Sanyatwe and his wife Chido have been victims of cyber bullying after a Nyanga district man reportedly harassed them in a WhatsApp chat group.

The man, Raymond Chari (39) from Ruwangwe, Nyanga, appeared before Mutare magistrate Perseverance Makala yesterday facing charges of cyber bullying and harassment as defined in the Data Protection Act.

He was granted $20 000 bail.

Chari, who was represented by lawyer Leornard Chigadza of Chigadza and Associates, is, however, denying the charges.

Prosecutor Thurston Mubvumbi told the court that on May 14, Chari used unprintable words in a WhatsApp chat group insulting Chido and her husband.

They made a police report at Nyanga Police Station leading to his arrest.

Sanyatwe, a former Presidential guard commander, is the current Zimbabwean ambassador to Tanzania.

During the August 1, 2018 post-election violence, he was the tactical commander of the force deployed to deal with demonstrations following the July 31, 2018 elections. Six people were killed.

His wife is Zanu-PF Nyanga North Member of Parliament.

By A Correspondent- Notorious Zanu-PF member and businessman, Mike Mhangura, has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for raping a Chinhoyi woman last December.

He will, however, spend an effective nine years in jail after regional magistrate, Ignatius Mugova, conditionally suspended three years.

Mhangura was convicted of raping a 38-year-old married woman whom he had offered a lift from the burial of a deceased party member.

The convict, from Gadzema township, Chinhoyi, owns several properties he inherited from his late mother, and is also a Chinhoyi Stars Football Club board member.

The complainant lives in Mapako Phase 1, Chinhoyi.

The state’s case, led by prosecutor Nyasha Sibesha, was that on November 25, 2021, around 6pm, Mhangura and his friends attended the same funeral as the complainant.

The court heard that following the burial proceedings held at Chemagamba Cemetery, he offered the woman a lift back to the deceased’s house in Mzari Suburb.

Mhangura then allegedly drove towards the industrial area and went to Down Town Liquor Wholesale, where his friends bought alcohol and proceeded to Zanu-PF Makonde District coordinating committee (DCC) vice chairman, Tapera Mutovido’s residence, where the funeral wake of his late wife was being held.

After dropping off his friends, Mhangura convinced the woman he would pass through her house enroute to Orange Groove Police Camp, where he was headed to.

He, however, diverted the route and started driving around with the woman until they reached Zuva Fuel Station, situated in the industrial area, where he assaulted her with open hands on her face several times, accusing her of refusing to disclose her name.

Mhangura then drove to Hillside, parked the vehicle at his shop and raped her once.

He then threatened the complainant with death, saying she had no power over him since he was a powerful politician.

The court also heard Mhangura ordered his victim not to shave her pubic hair, and not to have a love affair with another man.

The following morning, Mhangura went to the woman’s residence and had a brief conversation with her, which she managed to record on her cell phone.

Complainant disclosed her ordeal to her husband, children, nieces, and friends through audio recordings she posted on WhatsApp.

The matter was reported to ZRP Chemagamba, leading to Mhangura’s arrest.-newsday

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Sugar Association (ZSA) has dispelled fears of a looming shortage of sugar saying there are adequate stocks of all types of sugar within the country.

ZSA chairman Muchadeyi Masunda said that reports claiming that the country’s major sugar producer, Tongaat Hulett, has suspended production are false.  In a statement, Masunda said

The Zimbabwe Sugar Association is aware of misleading reports in the media stating that there is a looming shortage of sugar in the country due to the suspension of production by Tongaat Hulett, the country’s major sugar producer.

We wish to advise all our valued stakeholders that these reports are unfounded and incorrect.

There are adequate stocks of all types of sugar within the country following the successful resumption of the milling season in April 2022.

The sugar industry has been operating smoothly without any interruptions and does not expect any disturbances to sugarcane farming, sugar production or the distribution logistics which are currently in place.

We would like to assure our valued customers and stakeholders that the Zimbabwe Sugar Industry remains committed to producing enough sugar for the local market.

By- The police blocked Zanu PF activists from staging a demonstration against Buhera South Member of Parliament Joseph Chinotimba on Wednesday.

The protestors had planned to march to the party’s Buhera district offices at Murambinda growth point but failed to do so after police blocked access to the area.

Chinotimba angered Zanu PF activists after a leaked video circulated on social media platforms in which he alleged that President Emmerson Mnangagwa was planning to remove him from Parliament.

The outspoken MP made the remarks while addressing party supporters in Muchini village, Ward 29 in Buhera South. Chinotimba 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.

On Monday, a Zanu PF youth group calling itself the Zimbabwe Revolutionary and Patriotic Youth Network wrote a letter on Monday demanding an explanation from Chinotimba. They accused him of undermining the President.

The letter was written by the group’s secretary for external affairs, Tendai Nyikadzino and addressed to newly-elected Zanu PF youth leader John Paradza.

Zanu PF Manicaland provincial leadership led by Mike Madiro reportedly ordered the police to block the demonstration.

However, Madiro refused to comment to NewsDay on the matter while Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesperson in Manicaland Province Inspector Nobert Muzondo said he was not aware of the demonstration.

By-The Police have said that murder cases involving family members and their close associates are rising.

 In a statement by the police national spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi, ZRP said the development was worrisome:

MURDER CASES INVOLVING FAMILY MEMBERS AND CLOSE ASSOCIATES

The Zimbabwe Republic Police has noted with concern cases of murder involving family members who include married couples, children, close associates and friends.

In one of the murder cases, which occurred on 09 May 2022 at Mlagisa Business Centre, Sipepa, Qhelani Tshabalala (36) fatally assaulted his wife Kujani Mudenda (32) with Mopani switches after an argument. The victim had followed her husband to the business centre where Mlambos Band was performing. The suspect is on the run.

In a related case, Christopher Museredza (36) committed suicide by drinking an unidentified poison after assaulting his wife Revai Gaison (35) to death on 12 May 2022 at Fairview Farm, Mazowe. Christopher Museredza had accused his wife of engaging in extramarital affairs.

In another case of murder which occurred on 12 May 2022 at Mativenga Village Masvingo, Trust Sinarawo (33) who is mentally challenged fatally stabbed his cousin, Wisdom Sinarawo (22) with a knife on the chest after the victim had pleaded with the suspect to stop shouting at them using obscene language.

Meanwhile, on 12 May 2022 at Chikerema Village Chasworth, Perai Mugure (41) assaulted his daughter Rutendorwashe Mugure (16) to death after she tried to refrain him from assaulting her mother Fungal Munzwa (42).

The Police implores traditional leaders who include village or kraal heads and chiefs to assist families and associates to resolve differences in a peaceful manner. Police officers will continue to conduct awareness campaigns by urging all stakeholders to respect the sanctity of human life.

(NYATHI. P) Assistant Commissioner Senior Staff Officer (Press and Public Relations) to the Commissioner-General of Police 

Police General Headquarters

By EYEWITNESS NEWS- Former City of Johannesburg mayor Mpho Moerane has died.

Moerane family spokesperson, Mike Maile, confirmed the death of Mpho Thursday afternoon.

“He sadly did not respond positively to treatment and with heavy hearts and deep sorrow, we confirm that we lost our beloved Mpho this afternoon. His passing has deeply pained us; let me add that he was certified dead 5:54 pm.”
His family and theAfrican National Congress ANC previously said he was in a serious but stable condition. He was involved in the accident last Monday night when he was travelling from Alexandra to his home in Mondeor, south of Joburg. Details surrounding the cause of the crash are still unclear at this stage.
An avid golfer and businessperson, Moerane was born in the famous Alexandra township. He started off as an electrician at Eskom until around 2006 and worked his way into the world of business and, ultimately, politics.
He had a short stint as mayor of Johannesburg between 1 October 2021 and 22 November 2021, succeeding Zimbabwean immigrant Jolidee Matongo who also died in a car crash. Moerane was in the running to become the ANC Johannesburg chairperson.
-EYEWITNESS NEWS

By- Three armed robbers pounced on a service station in Masvingo this Tuesday and got away with over US$24 000.

The police said the same robbers also attacked a shop attendant at the same complex and stole US$271 and cell phones.

Below is the ZRP statement detailing the incidences:
Police in Masvingo are investigating a robbery case which occurred on 17/05/22 at around 0300 hours at a service station and shopping complex at Bhuka.
Three unidentified suspects attacked the service station manager as well as two petrol attendants before stealing US$24 330 cash, a laptop and three cellphones.
The suspects went to a shop at the complex where they attacked the shop attendant and her boyfriend before stealing US$271 and four cellphones.
Anyone with information to contact ZRP Masvingo Operations on 0392 266778/ 262627 or National Complaints Desk on 0242703631 or report at any nearest Police Station.

By A Correspondent- All the seven bodies of the miners who had been trapped at Bux Mine in Gwanda have been retrieved.

It’s reported that the miners got trapped on Saturday in the 240-metre deep shaft.

The first body was retrieved on Tuesday morning. 

Speaking after the retrieval of the bodies, Cleopas Karima, the rescue team captain said the situation is not pleasant. He said:

It is a hard situation. Look the bodies have been in the water for a long time and the smell may not be pleasant and the sight of blood and flesh in the water, but there is nothing you can do. It is your job to rescue people.

After the retrieval of all the bodies, safety at mines is now the major talking point.

Philemon Mokoeli, Zimbabwe Miners Federation Secretary-General said:

It is unfortunate that most of the miners take safety issues for granted, and when we call meetings or workshops to teach them these things they don’t cooperate. We need to do more. We have been having these cases in the province, we have engaged the School of Mines to train miners on safety.

Preliminary results from the investigations into the accident that claimed the lives of the seven reveal an oversight on safety issues by the mine owners. Chief government mining engineer, Michael Munodawafa said:

In terms of the law, the equipment they are using should be commissioned by the chief government mining engineer and that did not happen because if it had happened, I would not have accepted a situation where they use the 8mm rope on a cork pan. 

Polite Kambamura, the Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Development said the incident is saddening and unfortunate.

Kambamura urged the community around to adhere to all safety standards to make sure that such things won’t happen in future.

Meanwhile, the police are still verifying the deceased’s identities.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- A Chitungwiza man committed suicide over a yet to be disclosed challenge.

The development was revealed by one Real Angel Pee who posted and said:

RIP @Kulpac Kudzai Paketi we have been robbed unit D…Kudzai committed suicide let’s all put an end to mutoriro guys our future generations ichazovei