By-Police in Binga have announced the discovery of two men who were found dead with struggle marks near Junamina Primary School in Binga on Wednesday.

The unidentified had been dumped in a pit near the school grounds.

“The ZRP is investigating circumstances surrounding two murder cases in which the bodies of two men were found dumped in a pit near the school grounds at Junamina Primary School, Binga, on 27/04/22.

“Struggle marks and a trail of bloodstains that led to the pit were observed at the crime scene,” police said on their official Twitter account.
Meanwhile, police have arrested a Nkayi man for murder.
“In another case, on 27/04/22, Police in Nkayi arrested Qubekhani Nyathi (42) in connection with a murder case in which he fatally assaulted Mirriam Ncube (69) at Mbangiso Village in Singwangombe area,” said the police.

By- A 27-year-old man who led a gang of seven others on a spree of armed robberies around Beitbridge district has been jailed for 50 years by a local regional court.

Conscious Gumbo of Mawale village under Chief Matibe was convicted on five counts of armed robbery when he appeared before Mr Innocent Bepura wednesday.

The accused and his accomplices used firearms, machetes, and knobkerries to subdue their victims mainly motorists.

His accomplices, Handson Tawanda Mhlanga (26), Philemon Chezani (24), and Brian Mudau (26) were each slapped with 12 years’ imprisonment, while one Thembani Ncube (20) was jailed for 20 years.

Two others, Life Shumba (30) and Nyashadzashe Shoko (20) were acquitted after a full trial.
A warrant of arrest was also issued against a 17-year-old juvenile who disappeared after securing bail.
All the accused persons are from the Beitbridge district.
Prosecuting Mr Cloudios Karinga said the gang along with two others still at large and acting in common purpose went on an armed robbery spree between 2020 and last year targeting motorists.

He said the gang pounced on the victims around Beitbridge town and the major highway leading to Masvingo.
The court heard that in one of the incidents, the accused persons attacked a motorist, Simon Zvarivadza on December 24, 2020, at the Joko area 60km along the Beitbridge to Masvingo road.
Armed with machetes, an unknown firearm and knobkerries, they took cash, USD300, two cellphones, and various groceries from a man they saw relieving himself by the roadside.
Mr Karinga said the men drove to Mawale where they shared the loot and later burnt the vehicle after discovering that it had a tracking device.
He said on February 1 last year, using the same method, Gumbo and crew attacked Musa Juwandu and stole US$600, a Huawei Y6 and Huawei Y7 cellphone both worth R5000 and went away.
The state said on February 14 2021 the gang robbed one Carlos Zvidza of a Toyota corolla, R750, and a cellphone in Beitbridge town. They had found the man in his vehicle with his girlfriend.

The prosecutor added that the accused continued with the reign of terror and attacked four more people using the same method and stole money, cellphones, and vehicles they would later dump.
They ran out of luck when Gumbo was arrested on July 3 for following thorough police investigations, and he later led the police to the rest of the gang members.

By- Zanu PF ministers could have looted over a million dollars that were fundraised by President Emmerson Mnangagwa towards the National Soccer team players’ welfare in Cairo.

A letter to Sports minister Kirsty Coventry by legislator Omega Sibanda, which has been leaked to NewsDay Sport, shows that at least US$1.2 million of the US$1.5m raised, could not be accounted for.

This comes after the country’s sports regulator, the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) suspended the Zifa executive committee led by Felton Kamambo over allegations of misappropriation of public funds and sweeping under the carpet allegations of sexual harassment of female referees.
They are also accused of refusing to account for the funds that the association received for the 2019 Afcon finals. Kamambo, who has had his mandate and that of two others revoked over the issue, refutes the allegations.
The letter was written on April 19, four days before Saturday’s emergency general meeting (EGM) which booted out Kamambo. Sibanda wrote:
The only public funds that remain not acquitted are those fundraised with the help of HE (His Excellency) President Mnangagwa in 2019 for the Egypt Afcon. Over US$1 500 000 was raised from that and only US$216 000 according to the Zifa Afcon acquittal (see annexure M, N, O of the Zifa untold story document for proof of this acquittal even that was given to the SRC at the time by Zifa) was paid by the committee directly to players and not through Zifa accounts.
This is where, in my view, where you should ask the SRC or the (fundraising) committee where the rest of the money, more than US$1.3 million went. It is of public importance that such information be shared because that remains the only outstanding unacquitted public funds channelled to football (by the government) but such was not under Zifa, but a committee established and composed of several ministers.
If the public gets wind of such, it will be damaging to the ministry and not to Zifa. The same Zifa Board acting out of maturity that is now being publicly attacked, chose to keep quiet realising those that make up the committee and how such might have been abused by certain elements for political expediency. To this extent you have never heard them defending themselves that maybe SRC allegations of public funds must be directed to Hon Kazembe’s committee fearing the damage such will bring to senior government officials. Your SRC seems, however, eager to force this board’s hand to divulge such details. The question is who is this SRC serving? Are they really serving the government and HE (His Excellency)’s interests or something else?
Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe led the fundraising committee and flew to Egypt where he personally handed the money to players.
Sibanda warned Coventry that:
i). she could have been misled by SRC on the reasons and the procedure when suspending the Zifa board.
ii). if she fails to handle this ZIFA wrangle, she risks tarnishing her image and that of the ruling Zanu PF party.
Last week, Coventry appeared before a Parliamentary Committee on Sports where she gave her blessing to Kamambo’s suspension. She also said the government has been financially supporting Kamambo’s board since he took office.
Sibanda disputes the allegations saying that he saw documentation and audited accounts of Zifa which show that ZIFA under Kamambo only received US$53 000 from the government in 2019 which it fully acquitted at the time and the entire amount was paid to players.

Sibanda said the Zifa EGM that was held at the weekend against Fifa’s advice and the association’s statutes, has no force.

By-Leader of South Africa’s biggest opposition political party, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema has challenged Zimbabweans in South Africa to go home and vote in 2023 harmonised elections in order to remove Zanu PF from power.

Malema, who has always been vocal against xenophobia and anti-migrant sentiments targeting Africans, said Zimbabweans had a civic duty to participate in their elections so that they deliver a progressive government to change their fortunes.

Speaking at a Freedom Day celebrations event in Tshwane Wednesday, the EFF leader assured Zimbabweans the country would always provide a home to them but pleaded for them to go back to Zimbabwe and vote for change.
“Zanu PF has destroyed what was a promising land for Zimbabwe and the current leader of Zimbabwe (Emmerson Mnangagwa) is as clueless as the South African leader (Cyril Ramaphosa). They are the same like they are twins. So, to the people of Zimbabwe, we want to make a plea, please when you are here, don’t worry, you are at home but when there are elections at home go there in your numbers and vote,” he called out.
“Remove that nonsense that is happening in Zimbabwe and come back if you want to come back. You cannot just fold your hands. The people of Zimbabwe must rise here in South Africa and go to vote for a proper government in Zimbabwe.”
Malema emphasised that solving the Zimbabwe crisis required civic collective action.
“Let’s help each other so that there is a proper government in Zimbabwe and will bring a proper government in South Africa, we become one big happy family,” he said to applause.
“Let’s not be comfortable and think no, ‘all is well, as long as we are in South Africa.’”
He urged Zimbabweans to remember that voting was their part in delivering a better Zimbabwe.
“Let’s not forget that as Zimbabweans we have a duty at home to deliver a progressive government that will respect human rights, that will make sure the economy of Zimbabwe grows, make sure it defeats poverty and unemployment,” Malema said.
“A progressive and developing Zimbabwe is a solution to the problems of South Africa so we want to help Africans who are helping themselves.
The firebrand leader argued that once South Africans are done with xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals, such as Nigerians and Zimbabweans, their anger will turn to small tribes within the country such as the Shangaan people.
He said once foreign nationals are out of South Africa, depending on the province, locals would start blaming other tribes for the unemployment crisis.
Malema used the example of telling Zulu people to go back to KwaZulu Natal and Xhosa people to return to the Eastern Cape, noting that poverty, hunger and inequality would remain, as forcing foreign nationals out of the country will not solve the country’s unemployment crisis. CITE

By- The Adv Maselela Teffo, who was arrested inside the court has accused the Police Minister Bheki Cele of causing his arrest.

Adv Teffo is representing four of the five accused in the Senzo Meyiwa case.

Teffo was arrested by police inside the high court in Pretoria in full view of journalists who took pictures and footage of the drama.
After lunch time, his instructing attorney who only wanted to be identified as TT Thobane alerted the court that he had received strange calls that made him fear for his life. Thobane told the court that he had information about a pending arrest of his senior.
Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela then adjourned the court proceedings, postponing the matter to May 30. But just minutes after the judge left, an officer who was not in uniform arrived and alerted Teffo about his arrest.
Adv Zandile Mshololo for accused number five in the matter, said no one knew why Teffo was being arrested. “The arresting officer is telling us that it is for failure to appear in court. But we do not know what matter is he being arrested for,” Mshololo said.
Police handcuffed Teffo right in the courtroom where he had spent the better part of the day drilling Sgt Thabo Mosia about what he found on the crime scene in the early hours of the morning after Meyiwa had been arrested.

Teffo is expected to be taken to the Hillbrow police station before his court appearance. “It is because I’m doing Senzo’s case,” Teffo said as he was taken down to the cells.
Teffo has been the centre of attention since Meyiwa trial began. His questioning has been criticised by the state and Maumela. On Thursday, Maumela reprimanded him together with prosecutor George Baloyi about the “problematic” manner in which the trial has gone so far.

-Sowetan

By- A Marondera woman has appeared in court for allegedly selling Zimbabwean women into slavery in Oman.

Several women are reportedly living a nightmare in Oman after they were promised a life-changing job opportunity in the United Arab Emirates with fully paid flights and visas to Dubai, its most modern capital.

Destination Dubai turned out to be Oman, the rich emirates’ south-east neighbour, and the lucrative jobs promised turned into a life of slavery and exploitation.
Farisisai Mupeti, of Rusike Phase 3 in Marondera, briefly appeared before Harare Magistrate Yeukai Dzuda on 22 April and was not asked to plead.
Mupeti was remanded in custody to June 1 and advised to apply to the High Court for bail.

The National Prosecuting Authority alleged that sometime in November 2021, Mupeti made false representations to one Mirriam Zihumo acting in connivance with one Lincell Allimonis, who is still at large and is believed to be in Oman. The prosecution said:
Her accomplice Allimos went on to send Zihumo air tickets and a VISA
Zihumo first knew something was wrong when her air tickets, written in Arabic, showed the destination as Oman, and not Dubai.
Mupeti, it is alleged, processed a fake medical examination report and polymerase chain reaction test for Zihumo.
When Zihumo landed in Oman, her apprehension only heightened when her passport was taken away by men acting in connivance with Mupeti, the charges say.
She was “sold” to a man who would be her “employer.” The prosecution added:
She was denied food, worked around the clock, and was kept indoors for three months.
Zihumo only managed to return home after lying to the man holding her that she had a wedding planned in Zimbabwe and that her family had bought her the tickets.
Mupeti allegedly used the same trick on Isabel Mushoriwa who was subjected to abuse for three weeks and only escaped after lying that her mother had died. Alleged the prosecution:
She even stated that if she failed to attend her mother’s burial in Zimbabwe, she will suffer from a mental illness.
The “employer” allegedly demanded to see the burial order before releasing her. He also wanted her family to buy a return ticket, which they did to secure her freedom.
Mupeti is charged with violating the Trafficking in Persons Act.

On Tuesday, Zimbabwe’s cabinet approved the principles of the Trafficking in Persons (Amendment) Bill which will offer more support to victims of trafficking by obligating the state to repatriate them and also provide counselling services.

-Zimlive

By- Adv Maselela Teffo, who is representing four of the five accused in the Senzo Meyiwa case, has been arrested.

In dramatic turn of events, Teffo was arrested by police inside the high court in Pretoria in full view of journalists who took pictures and footage of the drama.
After lunch time, his instructing attorney who only wanted to be identified as TT Thobane alerted the court that he had received strange calls that made him fear for his life. Thobane told the court that he had information about a pending arrest of his senior.
Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela then adjourned the court proceedings, postponing the matter to May 30. But just minutes after the judge left, an officer who was not in uniform arrived and alerted Teffo about his arrest.
Adv Zandile Mshololo for accused number five in the matter, said no one knew why Teffo was being arrested. “The arresting officer is telling us that it is for failure to appear in court. But we do not know what matter is he being arrested for,” Mshololo said.
Police handcuffed Teffo right in the courtroom where he had spent the better part of the day drilling Sgt Thabo Mosia about what he found on the crime scene in the early hours of the morning after Meyiwa had been arrested.

Teffo is expected to be taken to the Hillbrow police station before his court appearance. “It is because I’m doing Senzo’s case,” Teffo said as he was taken down to the cells.
Teffo has been the centre of attention since Meyiwa trial began. His questioning has been criticised by the state and Maumela. On Thursday, Maumela reprimanded him together with prosecutor George Baloyi about the “problematic” manner in which the trial has gone so far.

-Sowetan

By A Correspondent- Activist Robson Chere has opened up on his abduction ordeal at the hands of state security agents.

He said:

27 April remains a bad day for me. 3 years ago (in 2019) I was abducted together with Jessica Dury, Munyaradzi Ndawana and Precious Ndlovu in Greystone Park by 4 men in plain clothes.

They used a white Toyota Rav 4 Reg # ADL 7066. Yesterday (27 April 2022) I was abducted by 2 men in plain clothes. They used a white Nissan NP 300 Reg # ABT 7760. I was later handed over to the police at Guruve Central where I was illegally detained for hours.

This regime has no shame. No amount of abductions, torture or arrests can deter us. Much thanks for the solidarity and support, the pressure that you put contributed to my release.

All hands on the deck.

The fight continues unabated!

By A Correspondent- Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said he is impressed by the volumes of locally-produced goods showcased at this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF).

He made the remarks as he officially opened the ZITF International Business Conference before he toured various stands where he was impressed by the increase in locally-produced products at the exhibition. He said:

What was more interesting is that there is no place that has been left empty. In the past years you would find some places empty. The most interesting part is that we are now on 75 percent of locally produced goods. This means that we are growing and selling Zimbabwe. Yes we can buy but what is more important is that we are producing.

We have realised that the ZITF is a bridging gap between us companies and the public. People come and get to appreciate the works that we are doing and from there it is a positive move as people will understand that something is being done in the country.

ZITF is a platform to exhibit and learn at the same time we have managed to improve from last year’s exhibition as we saw what was in the market. We are confident that we will grow our client and use ZITF as a bridge to other investment opportunities from delegates that we have had discussions with.

Small to medium enterprises say the engagements undertaken at the ongoing trade showcase will help them broaden their clientele base.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to officially open the ZITF on Friday.

By A Correspondent- The Mayor of Bulawayo Solomon Madlala Mguni has sent his condolence message mourning the death of the award winning comedian Clive Chigubhu who succumbed to cancer.

In a statement Mguni said, “The City of Bulawayo have learnt with sadness of the passing on of comedian Clive Chigubhu.  Our greatest sympathy goes to the Chigubhu family, the arts industry, Bulawayo, and the nation at large. We mourn and celebrate the life of the talented and illustrious son of the City of Kings.”

Mguni added that Bulawayo’s creative industry is poorer after the death of Chigubu.  

The City is bereft of the talent lost especially in the Comedy industry. Chigubhu also known for his catch phrase Yeee Yeee will be solely missed. The city’s creative arts sector is poor without him.”

Meanwhile, Umahlekisa Comedy Club will be holding a special comedy night on Friday which is a special dedication to the late Chigubu.

Umahlekisa founder Ntando Moyo posted on Facebook that, “Laughter is the best medicine, while we grieve the loss of our Colleague we also Celebrate His life the best way we know how in the way he would have wanted . The show continues tomorrow with a special tribute to Clive.

“We will also have a donations booth at the show for those that want to contribute in any way with the assistance of Mzoe Seven Emma Nxumalo . You can also get in touch with them for your contributions.”

By A Correspondent- A Harare magistrate yesterday acceded to former Cabinet minister Priscah Mupfumira’s request to stop her trial until an earlier ruling dismissing her application for discharge is reviewed.

Mupfumira is facing a charge of criminal abuse of office. The former minister, who is being represented by Admire Rubaya, filed an application at the High Court seeking a review of magistrate Ngoni Nduna’s ruling dismissing her application for discharge at the close of the State case.

Mupfumira’s co-accused Barnabas Matongera was acquitted of the charges.

n granting the application for stay of proceedings, Nduna said the review application would enable both parties, including him to determine if there was a prima facie case.

“The review taken by the accused is a clear opportunity for the State and it will serve a dual purpose. There are questions which the review can answer and l will allow the postponement to a time the review will be determined,” Nduna ruled.

The matter was then postponed to June 29 pending the determination of the review.

The State alleges that Mupfumira and Matongera gave instructions to National Social Security Authority (Nssa) to proceed with a housing project named Mzenya Off-Take without complying with tender procedures and approval by the Nssa board.

By A Correspondent- High Court judge, Justice David Foroma, has caged a Bindura man, Brian Chikanya, 20 years for murdering his girlfriend in cold blood over infidelity allegations.

Chikanya killed his girlfriend, Sarah Munhu, on the night of August 10, 2017, in an event which left the Ushongani community shocked.

Munhu’s body was found lying by the roadside the following morning, with several fractures, confirming the brutal attack she succumbed to.

She was also found wearing Chikanya’s underwear, with indications that he had been intimate with her before the attack.

In passing sentence, Foroma said Chikanya’s actions cannot be justified under any circumstances.

“What aggravates the offence is that the accused sought to conceal the crime by taking the corpse to the roadside, where it was found the following morning by a passer-by.

“Every person has a right to the God given gift of life, which the constitution of this country considers to be a fundamental right. Courts have an obligation  to protect every person’s right, and will always guard jealously the said.

“A message should be sent to the offender and any like minded, that violence, in this day and age of civilised human behaviour, will not be tolerated, no matter the circumstances.

“Crimes of passion are occurring much too often and are evidence of domestic violence, which courts will always frown upon, “he said.

During the trial, it emerged that Chikanya was having an affair with Munhu but her children were not aware and regarded him as their uncle.

On the fateful day, Chikanya even went with Munhu’s son to do some menial jobs before he passed through her home that evening.

Munhu later went to his house and footprints showed that she never left the hut alive.

An altercation arose while they were in bed, resulting in Chikanya fatally assaulting her.

After killing her, he cleaned the house and took the soiled blankets to his kitchen, trying to conceal the offence.

During the night, he carried Munhu’s corpse and left it by the roadside.

The following morning he pretended not to be privy to the on goings.

He went to Munhu’s homestead and took her children to the scene without disclosing what had happened.

The children only got to know that their mother had passed on when they got to the scene.

An alert police officer attending the scene, Constable Mangidza, of Munhenga Police Station, managed to pick signs that he was involved in the murder of Munhu.

She then asked him to accompany the children to the police station to give their statements, saying this was convenient because he was the one who brought them to the scene.

Munhenga alerted her colleagues, who then arrested Chikanya upon his arrival at the police station with Munhu’s children.

It was established that he killed Munhu using a chisel, hammer and a wooden stool.-NewZim

By A Correspondent- Minister of Defence Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has warned that opposition parties that are backed by the Western powers will not take over power in Zimbabwe.

Writing on Twitter, Kashiri said, “We fought for our land, we fought for our sovereignty. No Imperialist-backed puppet opposition party shall ever take away what we fought for. Never.”

Earlier, the Minister had urged all Zimbabweans to support ZANU PF and President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

“All smart Zimbabweans should rally behind Zanu PF and our visionary leader President Mnangagwa. Our country is achieving rapid socio-economic transformation underpinned by sound and people-oriented policies. We are very lucky to have a listening and peace loving President.” She said.

The country is gearing up for harmonised elections to be held next year.

By A Correspondent- The Ministry of Health and Child Care has reported that cases of malaria have been on the decrease in 2022 compared to 2021.

A reduction of 47,9% of malaria cases was noted in the first week of 2022 second quarter as compared to the same period in 2021 with Malaria deaths over the same period going down from 48 the previous year to 26 in 2022.

The Ministry of Health and Child Care says it is working hard in order to meet the Global Malaria Strategy 2030 targets which are to:

a). to reduce Malaria case incidence by at least 90%,

b). reduce the Malaria mortality rate by at least 90%,

c). eliminate malaria in at least 35 countries as well as prevent a resurgence of Malaria in all countries that are malaria-free.

The Ministry of Health and Child Care is also conducting house spraying in all the 10 Provinces of Zimbabwe as well as providing protective bed nets to places with outbreaks as a way to curb Malaria and meet the Global Malaria Strategy 2030.

Mrs Fortunate Manjoro, Ministry of Health’s Social Behavior Change Communications urges the public to be aware of the Malaria signs and symptoms so that in the event that they experience the symptoms they should seek treatment. She said:

We urge the public to know the Malaria signs and symptoms that include fever, headache, general body pains, hot and cold spells, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite. Anyone experiencing these signs and symptoms should go for testing for malaria, delays in seeking treatment for malaria leads to severe diseases which may lead to deaths.

The Ministry of Health and Child Care urges pregnant women in high to moderate malaria transmission areas to book early and receive tablets to prevent malaria monthly till they deliver.

The Health Ministry, through the Weekly Surveillance Report, notes that Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East and Manicaland Provinces are recording the highest cases of Malaria accounting for 77% of the total (3066) case recorded so far in April 2022.

The cumulative number of Cases, in 2022 (Week1-12) is as follows:

i). Manicaland 5 891,

ii). Mashonaland Central 5824,

iii). Mashonaland East 3941,

iv). Masvingo 2323,

v). Mash West 734,

vi). Matabeleland North 369,

vii). Matabeleland South 203,

viii). Midlands 138,

ix). Harare 57 and

x). Bulawayo 16.

By A Correspondent- Farisisai Mupeti, of Rusike Phase 3 in Marondera, briefly appeared before Harare Magistrate Yeukai Dzuda on 22 April and was not asked to plead.

Mupeti was remanded in custody to June 1 and advised to apply to the High Court for bail.

The National Prosecuting Authority alleged that sometime in November 2021, Mupeti made false representations to one Mirriam Zihumo acting in connivance with one Lincell Allimonis, who is still at large and is believed to be in Oman. The prosecution said:

Her accomplice Allimos went on to send Zihumo air tickets and a VISA

Zihumo first knew something was wrong when her air tickets, written in Arabic, showed the destination as Oman, and not Dubai.

Mupeti, it is alleged, processed a fake medical examination report and polymerase chain reaction test for Zihumo.

When Zihumo landed in Oman, her apprehension only heightened when her passport was taken away by men acting in connivance with Mupeti, the charges say.

She was “sold” to a man who would be her “employer.” The prosecution added:

She was denied food, worked around the clock, and was kept indoors for three months.

Zihumo only managed to return home after lying to the man holding her that she had a wedding planned in Zimbabwe and that her family had bought her the tickets.

Mupeti allegedly used the same trick on Isabel Mushoriwa who was subjected to abuse for three weeks and only escaped after lying that her mother had died. Alleged the prosecution:

She even stated that if she failed to attend her mother’s burial in Zimbabwe, she will suffer from a mental illness.

The “employer” allegedly demanded to see the burial order before releasing her. He also wanted her family to buy a return ticket, which they did to secure her freedom.

Mupeti is charged with violating the Trafficking in Persons Act.

On Tuesday, Zimbabwe’s cabinet approved the principles of the Trafficking in Persons (Amendment) Bill which will offer more support to victims of trafficking by obligating the state to repatriate them and also provide counselling services.

By A Correspondent- The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has urged Zimbabweans to wear black clothes on Friday to mourn the high cost of living that has pushed many into extreme poverty.

ARTUZ president, Obert Masaraure, this Wednesday said teachers are preparing for a radical approach in fighting for better salaries. He said:

We will put on black regalia to mark black Friday, mourning extreme poverty in the country, the collapsing economy and demand a solution to the salary crisis and smooth opening of schools.

Black Friday will mark the “death” of our country’s economy. Schools are set to open next week yet prices of fuel, bread and other basic commodities have gone up in the context of stagnant paltry salaries that workers earn. Our teachers and the broad working class are now in deep poverty.

On this Friday we are inviting the working class to wear black in mourning the extreme poverty, marking the death of our economy. Black Friday will be held ahead of the May Day celebrations as we prepare a radical fight to demand better wages for workers in Zimbabwe.

He added that there will be no marches saying holding placards and wearing black will be enough.

Schools are scheduled to open for the second term on May 3.

Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) secretary-general Japhet Moyo said there was nothing to celebrate on Workers Day given the poor working conditions in both the public and private sectors.

By- A Marondera woman has appeared in court for allegedly selling Zimbabwean women into slavery in Oman.

Several women are reportedly living a nightmare in Oman after they were promised a life-changing job opportunity in the United Arab Emirates with fully paid flights and visas to Dubai, its most modern capital.

Destination Dubai turned out to be Oman, the rich emirates’ south-east neighbour, and the lucrative jobs promised turned into a life of slavery and exploitation.
Farisisai Mupeti, of Rusike Phase 3 in Marondera, briefly appeared before Harare Magistrate Yeukai Dzuda on 22 April and was not asked to plead.
Mupeti was remanded in custody to June 1 and advised to apply to the High Court for bail.

The National Prosecuting Authority alleged that sometime in November 2021, Mupeti made false representations to one Mirriam Zihumo acting in connivance with one Lincell Allimonis, who is still at large and is believed to be in Oman. The prosecution said:
Her accomplice Allimos went on to send Zihumo air tickets and a VISA
Zihumo first knew something was wrong when her air tickets, written in Arabic, showed the destination as Oman, and not Dubai.
Mupeti, it is alleged, processed a fake medical examination report and polymerase chain reaction test for Zihumo.
When Zihumo landed in Oman, her apprehension only heightened when her passport was taken away by men acting in connivance with Mupeti, the charges say.
She was “sold” to a man who would be her “employer.” The prosecution added:
She was denied food, worked around the clock, and was kept indoors for three months.
Zihumo only managed to return home after lying to the man holding her that she had a wedding planned in Zimbabwe and that her family had bought her the tickets.
Mupeti allegedly used the same trick on Isabel Mushoriwa who was subjected to abuse for three weeks and only escaped after lying that her mother had died. Alleged the prosecution:
She even stated that if she failed to attend her mother’s burial in Zimbabwe, she will suffer from a mental illness.
The “employer” allegedly demanded to see the burial order before releasing her. He also wanted her family to buy a return ticket, which they did to secure her freedom.
Mupeti is charged with violating the Trafficking in Persons Act.

On Tuesday, Zimbabwe’s cabinet approved the principles of the Trafficking in Persons (Amendment) Bill which will offer more support to victims of trafficking by obligating the state to repatriate them and also provide counselling services.

-Zimlive

By- The Nelson chamisa led CCC said it will dump the useless local currency and adopt the US dollar if voted to rule the country in 2023.

CCC posted on Twitter:

A CCC govt will take crucial steps to relieve our country from the status quo of stumbling from one crisis to another. We’ll dollarise the economy as the 1st major step. #RegisterToVoteZW #6MillionVotes

By-Five people have been burnt beyond recognition after being involved in a road accident along Masvingo-Mbalabala Road.

The horror crash occurred on Tuesday afternoon.

According to police, a Toyota Mark X from Masvingo collided with a Toyota Corrolla which was coming from the opposite direction.

-ZBC

By- The Nelson Chamisa led Citizens Coalition for Change its much talked about elective congress would cost US$2 Million

The party’s interim secretary-general, Chalton Hwende said that the opposition party cannot hold an elective congress before 2023 harmonised elections because it doesn’t have the funds for the event.

This comes barely a week after CCC interim deputy spokesperson, Gift Siziba claimed they will not hold a congress because they feared infiltration by Zanu PF and State security agents.

However, Hwende said CCC doesn’t have the huge sums of money needed to hold a congress as well as for election campaigns. Said Hwende:

The two biggest cost centres in a political party are: 1. Congress 2. General Elections.

There is no sane party that holds both events in the same year because to have a congress for CCC you need US$2 million and an election, a minimum of US$150 million. Politics is a very expensive game.

We are less than 12 months before an election, and the three critical priority areas are 1. Voter registration 2 Candidates selection and polling agents training 3. Fundraising.

More: NewZimbabwe.com

By-Four men from Epworth allegedly broke into a United Methodist Church pastor’s house in Dema and allegedly gang-raped her.

The accused persons are Ronald Mambo (32), Palace Gwinhi (30), Tinashe Nyamayaro (34) and Cuthbert Homakoma (32).

They appeared before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Mr Clever Tsikwa facing two counts of robbery and rape.

They pleaded not guilty.

The trial is expected to continue on May 4 with the complainant giving her account.

Prosecuting, Ms Trinity Nyandebvu told the court that on September 16,last year at around 11pm, the accused persons forcefully opened the complainant’s door and threatened to assault her with iron bars and knobkerries if she made any noise.

They demanded valuables and they ransacked the house and robbed her of US$250 cash, an Acer laptop, two Tecno cellphones, a car battery, five blankets, exhaust sealer and groceries among other things.

The accused persons in association ordered the complainant to drink a sour substance from a wild cat container and the complainant felt weak.

Homakoma then forcefully raped the complainant twice without using protection.
The complainant made a report to the police and was referred to the hospital where she was medically examined.
The court further heard that on December 8,2021, information was received to the effect that Mambo and Gwinhi were arrested on other charges.
After thorough questioning the two implicated the other two accomplices leading to their arrest.
Then on December 9 the four accused persons were placed on a formal identification parade and the complainant positively identified accused four (Homakoma) as the one who raped her on the day in question.
The identification parade was recorded by a static camera and the photos of the identification parade can be produced as evidence in court.
Meanwhile, on third count the complainant is Angella Makumire aged 23. The allegations are that on September 26,2021 at around 0001hours, the four accused persons hatched a plan to rob the complainant.
They broke into the complainant’s tuckshop armed with iron bars and knobkerries and threatened to assault her if she failed to comply with their demands.
They took away US$250 cash,32 inch television,a cellphone and some groceries.She made a police report leading to the acussed persons arrest.
Only the television set was recovered. Herald

By- Police have launched an operation targeting pirate taxis and illegal kombis (mushikashika) and illegal vendors.

The operation will also target unregistered cars, street kids controlling traffic and vendors at intersections.

In a statement, Harare Province Deputy Provincial Police Spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Webster Dzvova said:

The Zimbabwe Republic Police, Harare Province, will conduct an operation to restore sanity and decongest the Harare Central Business District and greater Harare.

The operation will include our stakeholders, including ZINARA, VID, Ruwa Local Board, Chitungwiza Town Council, Epworth Local Board, Harare City Council and the Department of Social Welfare.

The operation will be conducted in all Harare Police districts.

Asst Insp Dzvova said Mushikashika vehicles are contributing to congestion during peak hours in Harare’s central business district. He said:

As Harare Province, we are worried about the congestion during peak hours, and a number of criminal cases emanating from these mushikashikas, and non-ZUPCO commuter omnibuses and buses.

He also warned members of the public against boarding Mushikashika as they may fall prey to robbers. Said Asst Insp Dzvova:

A number of robberies, rape and theft cases have occurred in which victims fall prey to these illegal transporters who misrepresent themselves as transporters, through mushikashika.

We have declared war against these mushikashikas.

We will continuously impound the mushikashika and arrest the drivers. We, hereby, appeal to commuters to avoid mushikashika. Only ZUPCO buses and omnibuses are allowed to operate.

Those with private vehicles are encouraged and warned against picking up strangers as passengers as they may end up being robbed of their motor vehicles.

Motorists should adhere to the rules and regulations of the road like stopping at traffic lights.

More: H-Metro

By- A butchery operator, in Kadoma has been kicked out of his rented shop for supporting the CCC party.

Nicholas Marufu claimed that he had been evicted from rented premises at Tandara Shopping Centre in Kadoma for allegedly hosting Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists.“The problem started after CCC supporters were seen buying meat from my butchery while wearing party regalia on April 23. After that, Memory Simango gave me notice to vacate the property by the end of the month,” Marufu said.
Simango owns the premises.
“She had verbally given me notice to terminate the lease, but I told her I was not accepting the termination of the lease agreement on political grounds.”
However, Simango dismissed Marufu’s claims, accusing him of being a bad tenant.
“In fact, he must be negotiating with me because he has not been paying rent for four months. Marufu is supposed to pay US$50 as rent, but he is failing. I was away last week and I was phoned by people asking me if I knew anything about the political meeting being held at the shop and I said I was not aware,” Simango said.
“They said it was not safe and right for business premises to be used for political gatherings. I called him to discuss, 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 just a problem and worse he has no butchery or shop licence, he rides on mine.”
In a written response to Simango, Marufu said he wanted compensation for improvements to the premise.
“I need full compensation for those developments. I also need a full calendar year notice for such termination of lease. I agreed on a five-year lease agreement with you when I commenced operation on these premises,” Marufu wrote to Simango.
“Take note, during the COVID-19 lockdowns, I continued paying rentals although I was not operating. The rent I was paying was for future business operations. It is not fair to evict me on political grounds less than six months after we resumed operations. Newsday

By- Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), leader Julious Malema has challenged Zimbabweans living in Africa should go home and vote out Zanu PF in the 2023 elections.

Malema said Zimbabweans should not feel too comfortable in South Africa but should know that a prosperous Zimbabwe is a solution to the problems of South Africa.

Speaking at the Freedom Day celebration in Tshwane on Wednesday, the former ANC youth leader said President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa are equally clueless.

 Said Malema:

Mnangagwa is as clueless as (Cyril) Ramaphosa. They are Siamese twins. We are making a plea to all Zimbabweans living in South Africa that when you are here you are home and feel at home.

When they are elections go and vote and remove that nonsense and come back if you want.

The people of Zimbabwe must rise and go to vote for a proper government in Zimbabwe.

Let’s help each other so that we become one big happy family.

When they are elections go and vote and remove that nonsense and come back if you want.

The people of Zimbabwe must rise and go to vote for a proper government in Zimbabwe.

Let’s help each other so that we become one big happy family.

More: Bulawayo24

By-The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator to Zimbabwe, Edward Kallon, has urged the Government to create a conducive environment that allows Zimbabweans who have emigrated to return home and contribute to the development of the country.

Kallon also implored western countries to remove targeted sanctions that they imposed on Zimbabwe at the turn of the millennium.

Kallon made the remarks while speaking at a media briefing in Bulawayo on Tuesday 26 April on the backdrop of the International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace, celebrated annually on April 24

He said Zimbabwe should address human rights abuses and ensure free fair credible elections, among other things. Said Kallon:

I don’t think any Zimbabwean wants to go to another country and I would end by also encouraging the government to make sure they have an enabling environment facilitated for Zimbabweans to come back and rebuild this beautiful country.

You have the human resources, brilliant Zimbabweans who have common interests and natural endowment.

You need foreign direct investment but it is not going to come in the volumes required to push this country forward if sanctions are in place.

That’s why we are saying review sanctions. We call on the government to address human rights abuses, ensure free fair credible elections, open up civic space and encourage civic participation.

I’m sure Zimbabwe will be the Zimbabwe it used to be, a country so strategic with an endowment that it can make its people live a very, very comfortable life.

In response, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Nick Mangwana deplored xenophobia, saying Zimbabwe is ready to assist its nationals in South Africa. Said Mangwana:

It’s really sad (that) we at this stage of African solidarity, unity, multilateral approach and borderlessness, I would say the affairs and situation where Africans are discriminated against by Africans.

It’s tragic that these xenophobia sentiments are being whipped and in some cases politicians.

Should there be any of our nationals who want any other type of support they should approach our embassy in South Africa and they will arrange to give the support that is needed.

Earlier this month, Zimbabwean Elvis Nyathi was brutally murdered by a mob in Diepsloot, Johannesburg, for not having a passport.

South Africans blame foreigners for the high levels of crime and unemployment in that country.

More: CITE

By- The Nelson Chamisa led Citizens Coalition for Change has said it was too broke to hold an elective congress before the 2023 elections.

The party’s interim secretary-general, Chalton Hwende said that the opposition party cannot hold an elective congress before 2023 harmonised elections because it doesn’t have the funds for the event.

This comes barely a week after CCC interim deputy spokesperson, Gift Siziba claimed they will not hold a congress because they feared infiltration by Zanu PF and State security agents.

However, Hwende said CCC doesn’t have the huge sums of money needed to hold a congress as well as for election campaigns. Said Hwende:

The two biggest cost centres in a political party are: 1. Congress 2. General Elections.

There is no sane party that holds both events in the same year because to have a congress for CCC you need US$2 million and an election, a minimum of US$150 million. Politics is a very expensive game.

We are less than 12 months before an election, and the three critical priority areas are 1. Voter registration 2 Candidates selection and polling agents training 3. Fundraising.

More: NewZimbabwe.com

By- The regional coordinator of Operation Dudula in Rustenburg, Rollance Mabula, said that their members were patriotic, and not xenophobic.

The anti-migrant group was expected to launch its North West branch in Rustenburg on Wednesday.

The vigilante-like group claims it is targeting drug dens, unregistered businesses and undocumented foreign nationals who they accuse of engaging in criminal activities and stealing jobs from South Africans. Said Mabula:
We are having a problem with illegal immigrants occupying job positions that are supposed to be occupied by South Africans.
How should I feel when I see people from out of this country coming to make our children prostitutes here?
Members of Operation Dudula sing songs that have derogatory lyrics to refer to foreigners but Mabula insists the group is not xenophobic.
Operation Dudula members arrive at the Rustenburg bus rank (Image
Operation Dudula has been blamed for the death of Zimbabwean Elvis Nyathi who was lynched by a mob in Diepsloot, a township in Johannesburg earlier this month.

By- The Nelson Chamisa led Citizens Coalition for Change has said that they needed US$2 Million for them to hold an elective congress.

The party’s interim secretary-general, Chalton Hwende said that the opposition party cannot hold an elective congress before 2023 harmonised elections because it doesn’t have the funds for the event.

This comes barely a week after CCC interim deputy spokesperson, Gift Siziba claimed they will not hold a congress because they feared infiltration by Zanu PF and State security agents.

However, Hwende said CCC doesn’t have the huge sums of money needed to hold a congress as well as for election campaigns. Said Hwende:

The two biggest cost centres in a political party are: 1. Congress 2. General Elections.

There is no sane party that holds both events in the same year because to have a congress for CCC you need US$2 million and an election, a minimum of US$150 million. Politics is a very expensive game.

We are less than 12 months before an election, and the three critical priority areas are 1. Voter registration 2 Candidates selection and polling agents training 3. Fundraising.

More: NewZimbabwe.com

Tinashe Sambiri|Unity is key to development in Africa, Citizens’ Coalition For Change leader President Nelson Chamisa has said.

According to President Chamisa, Africans are one big family.

“HAPPY FREEDOM DAY MZANSI.

May the nation build on the solid foundations that exist and continue to shine on the African soil.

We stand together united and indivisible for Africa’s greatness.We are ONE Africa with a shared history and a common destiny.Let freedom ring in Africa,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

On the formation of CCC President Chamisa said:

“IT’S A TOTAL SHIFT ON EVERYTHING!!Don’t miss it. We are not our past!!
A total shift in leadership culture, manners and values.

A total shift in structure.
A total shift in strategy.
A total shift in politics, policies and programs. Let’s Go!!#fakapressure.”

By A Correspondent- A United Methodist Church pastor was allegedly robbed, drugged and gang-raped by four men from Epworth who had broken into her house in Dema in September 2021.

The accused persons are Ronald Mambo (32), Palace Gwinhi (30), Tinashe Nyamayaro (34) and Cuthbert Homakoma (32).

The suspects pleaded not guilty when they appeared before Chitungwiza regional magistrate Clever Tsikwa facing two counts of robbery and rape.

The trial is expected to continue on 4 May with the complainant giving her account.

Prosecutor Trinity Nyandebvu alleged that on 16 September 2021, at around 11 pm, the accused persons broke into the complainant’s house.

They reportedly threatened to assault her with iron bars and knobkerries if she tried to call for help.

It is further alleged that the assailants demanded valuables and they ransacked the house and robbed the complainant of US$250 cash.

The suspects also stole an Acer laptop, two Tecno cellphones, a car battery, five blankets, an exhaust sealer and groceries among other things.

The four men then ordered the complainant to drink a sour substance from a wild cat container and the complainant felt weak.

Homakoma allegedly forcefully raped the complainant twice without using protection.

The court further heard that the complainant made a report to the police and was referred to the hospital where she was medically examined.

Meanwhile, on 8 December 2021, Mambo and Gwinhi were arrested on other charges and after interrogation, they implicated the other two accomplices leading to their arrest.

On 9 December 2021, the four accused persons were placed on a formal identification parade which was recorded by a static camera.-statemedia

The complainant positively identified Homakoma as the one who raped her on the day in question.

By A Correspondent- In a bizzare development, a recent guest on Tilda Live Zim (Zvinotyisa) confessed he was responsible for the death of his parents, wife, kids, several relatives, neighbours and workmates.

The man was a farmworker in Glendale and he thought of finding favours from his employers and gain power and wealth.

He then approached a certain sangoma who gave him some muthi and other things he would use to achieve his goal.

He said things were working out perfectly well at first but after some time misfortunes started happening in his family.

From the man’s narration, it appears it was a case of rituals that went wrong and he could not open up to his family.

He said his only option was to kill his father first and he made him collapse after he did certain rituals on a grave.

His mother’s death came soon after his father’s demise, followed by his other two siblings leaving him and his other sister.

He also confessed to being responsible for the death of other farm workers.

He said he became jealous whenever their employer appeared to be showing favours to others and this led him to perform rituals against them as well.

According to the man, he killed his wife and four kids

By A Correspondent- Veteran gospel singer Dr Deborah Fraser, who is now using a wheelchair for mobility, has pleaded with South Africa to pray for her because of her illness.

Dr Deborah Fraser (56) has had diabetes for many years now and she revealed that this could be why she is now in a wheelchair. From February to March 2021, she was hospitalised after falling ill on her way to a gig at Klerksdorp in the North West.

I was unconscious, even the artists that came there said I should be transported to hospital. I still cannot walk. I think it’s because I was in bed for a long time, but I don’t know for sure. It’s stressful to live a life that you’re not used to. I’m asking for love, I’m asking for prayers.

The gospel doyen shed more light on her immobility:

I went to different doctors and they said it does happen and it’s just a matter of time, so I am waiting for that. It will take time for me to go back to walking. If there isn’t a major problem. They have to check it thoroughly. If nobody is supporting me and I don’t walk slow, I fall. Even the way you place me on a couch, you need to be careful. I can’t walk alone and can’t try to walk because I lose direction. When I have to go to the left I go to the right and vice versa. I get dizzy

Dr Fraser said despite being in the wheelchair, she would not drop the microphone and stop singing. She added that her voice and hands are not affected, so she will continue singing.

Watch her speak about her condition earlier this month.

By A Correspondent- Five people were burnt beyond recognition after being involved in a road accident along Masvingo-Mbalabala Road on Tuesday afternoon.

According to police, a Toyota Mark X from Masvingo collided with a Toyota Corrolla which was coming from the opposite direction.

The accident happened a few hours after another horrific accident killed 6 people in Bulawayo where a kombi crashed against at haulage truck and another one which happened in Harare where 2 people perished after a Honda fit was crashed by a train.

More details follow.

By A Correspondent- Zimpapers Television Network (ZTN) journalist Robert Mukondiwa has bemoaned the sorry state of cancer treatment in Zimbabwe following the death of stand-up comedian Clive Chigubhu from the disease.

Chigubhu passed away on Wednesday, 27 April around 5 AM after he was diagnosed with Diffuse Large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), a type of cancer.

DLBCL is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), a cancer of the lymphatic system.

Mukondiwa also lost his mother to the disease after she failed to get treatment at local hospitals.

In a post on his Facebook page, Mukondiwa said Chigubhu, just like thousands of dead Zimbabweans, died nowhere near a radiotherapy machine. He wrote:

t begins with a C. It isn’t Clive or Chigubu. It’s cancer. That he was in pain and couldn’t get medical attention should never escape our minds.

That he had been booked for an appointment and arrived to see the place closed should be scandalous to ‘normal’ people in ‘normal’ circumstances. Early detection where no interventions exist doesn’t save lives, its a death sentence.

That he fell ill and could only see the ENT (ear, nose and throat specialist) on a Friday because they are available one day a week should anger you….but it doesn’t. Because death by cancer is not a priority.

Medical equipment to give cancer patients a fighting chance is not important is it? Clive has just made his final joke and it’s that our health system (system indeed) is itself a joke. But nobody is laughing. His death won’t move anyone into action.

He’s not a priority. He’s just another young Zimbabwean whose life has been cut short by cancer. He has ceased to be Clive and become a statistic. Another brick in the wall. I’d planned to see him on Thursday.

To me he was not just another Zimbabwean comedian. He was the best in the business by a country mile. Now he has dropped the mic in the cruelest fashion and his most sadistic joke. He leaves a 5 year old girl confused at being fatherless.

Now it is a funeral that I’ll have to attend. And like thousands of dead Zimbabweans he died nowhere near a radiotherapy machine.

An accident of geography found him being born in our piece of the world and like millions dead from cancer before him, we let him down.

Clive; forgive us!

By A Correspondent- The recent increase in mealie meal prices by 50% has irked consumers across Zimbabwe who are saying it has become unaffordable due to poor incomes they are earning while most of them are not formally employed.

The mealie meal retail price increase saw a 10kg bag of roller meal going up from $1 099  to $1 665, equivalent to US$11,10 according to the official exchange rate.

Most consumers said they do not have stable jobs and have huge families

Save Mlambo said the government must review mealie meal prices as a basic commodity as many families are starving due to unreasonable prices.

Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) chairman Tafadzwa Musarara said the decision to hike prices came after the Grain Marketing Board (GMB)  increased the price of white maize by 50%  from $50 000 to $75 000 per metric tonne.

“The new price structures will further push ailing Zimbabweans into deep hardship, considering that many are still earning salaries that are way below the Total Consumption Poverty Lines, amid research findings establishing that 49% of the country’s population is living in extreme poverty,” Musarara said

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed an accident that occurred in Bulawayo after a commuter Omnibus (kombi) collided with a haulage truck Tuesday morning.

 Six people were killed and 11 others hospitalised.

The kombi was coming from Pumula South carrying commuters when it collided with the moving heavy goods truck at the intersection of Khami Road and Masiyephambili, close to the Nkulumane Complex.

National police spokesman Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said:

The ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident which occurred at the intersection of Masiyephambili and Khami Road today at 5AM where six people died while 11 others were injured.

A non-Zupco Toyota Hiace kombi with 17 occupants went through a red robot (traffic light) and rammed into a moving truck before it was trapped between the horse and trailer and dragged for about 30 metres.

The kombi landed on its roof.

Six people were already dead when the Bulawayo Fire Brigade arrived at the scene at 5.55 AM, 10 minutes after getting the call, a spokesman said.  The spokesman said:

The Brigade extricated the trapped and the commuter omnibus was turned to stand on its wheels using a winch.

Three ambulances ferried the injured to Mpilo Central Hospital.

Kombis are banned from carrying commuters, except for those registered with monopoly transporter ZUPCO, but the government’s failing public transport system forces many to use “mshika-shika” – unlicenced transporters to get to work.

By A Correspondent- One person dies while seven others among them five family members from Cowdray Park cheated death by a whisker when a Toyota Vitz collided head on with their Mazda Familia at a 70km peg along Harare- Bulawayo road.

Bulawayo City Council Acting Chief fire officer Lynos Phiri confirmed the accident.

“The driver of the Toyota Vitz, Hove Mackerel (31) from Mpopoma died on the spot after he was found trapped inside his car. Five out of the seven people that were injured are Mushevedzi family members from Cowdray park but had no injuries sustained, while details of the two more victims were not yet obtained and were all conveyed to Mpilo hospital,” Phiri said.

He said one vehicle might have encroached on the line of the oncoming traffic and collided head on resulting in serious damage.

Phiri said the vehicles were thrown to the sides of the road as a result of the impact, indicating that ages of the Mushevedzi family members varied between 3 to 32 years.

By- Two armed robbers have been shot dead by the police in Kadoma.

In a statement, ZRP said the shootout occurred after police reacted to a report of an armed robbery that occurred at Innez Mine in Kadoma.

Reads the statement :
The ZRP confirms a shooting incident which occurred at James area, Patchway, Kadoma Tuesday at about 0800 hours between Police detectives and eight armed robbery suspects.
Following a robbery incident which occurred at Innez Mine, Kadoma on 25/04/22 at 2300 hours, the Police crack team on armed robbery intercepted the suspect’s Nissan Caravan vehicle (AFH6988) which was used during the robbery and flagged it stop. The suspects tried to attack police officers with machetes and a shootout ensued resulting in the arrest of three suspects.
Two of the suspects later died upon admission at Kadoma General Hospital due to the injuries sustained during the shootout. The gang is linked to a series of armed robbery cases which occurred in Kadoma, Norton and Chegutu.
The police did not specify if the robbers had other weapons besides machetes.
It is also not clear if the suspects had managed to get away with anything from the Mine.

By A Correspondent- Clements Momberume, the brother of the late Johane Marange Apostolic church leader Noah Taguta has been granted an interim interdict barring the sect from using the sacred burial shrine in Mafararikwa Village, Mutare where Taguta was buried.

The legal challenge could result in the exhumation of his remains from the sacred Chinyamukumba Mountain in Marange.

Momberume was granted a prohibitory order by Mutare High Court last Wednesday.

He filed the application through his lawyers, Maunga Maanda and Associates, under case number 353/22, on the basis of the separation of family and religious affairs.

The order was filed and awarded last week Wednesday, which is on the same day Taguta was buried at the church’s shrine, amid squabbles between church leaders and Momberume who also runs a splinter group dubbed the Johane Marange (Simon Branch).

The first and second respondent includes Saratiel Taguta and Titos Taguta respectively, brothers to the late High Priest.

Mutare magistrate, Langton Carter, granted an interim relief order and further hearing on the matter is set for April 29. Reads the order:

The 1st and 2nd respondents, their agents or proxies, are barred from interfering with the gravesite of the late Johane Muchabaya Momberume at the southwestern side of Chinyamukumba Mountain Range in Taguta Village, Headman Mafararikwa, Chief Marange.

Pending the return of this matter, the 1st and 2nd respondents, their agents and proxies be,  and are hereby barred from pointing, marking, preparing for burial site of the late Johane Machabaya Momberume, which is at the south-western side of Chinyamukumba Mountain Range in Taguta Village, Headman Mafararikwa, Chief Marange.

The interim order further barred respondents from burying Noah Taguta at the sacred summit of the Chinyamukumba Mountain Range.

The Johane Marange sect violated the interim order, as in the past, where it went against a number of court orders by Momberume, a direct sibling of the late Johane Marange Momberume, who was the founder of the apostolic sect.

There has been a longstanding brotherly feud between late Noah and Momberume.

By- A Kadoma butchery operator, has been evicted for supporting the CCC party.

Nicholas Marufu claimed that he had been evicted from rented premises at Tandara Shopping Centre in Kadoma for allegedly hosting Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists.“The problem started after CCC supporters were seen buying meat from my butchery while wearing party regalia on April 23. After that, Memory Simango gave me notice to vacate the property by the end of the month,” Marufu said.
Simango owns the premises.
“She had verbally given me notice to terminate the lease, but I told her I was not accepting the termination of the lease agreement on political grounds.”
However, Simango dismissed Marufu’s claims, accusing him of being a bad tenant.
“In fact, he must be negotiating with me because he has not been paying rent for four months. Marufu is supposed to pay US$50 as rent, but he is failing. I was away last week and I was phoned by people asking me if I knew anything about the political meeting being held at the shop and I said I was not aware,” Simango said.
“They said it was not safe and right for business premises to be used for political gatherings. I called him to discuss, 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 just a problem and worse he has no butchery or shop licence, he rides on mine.”
In a written response to Simango, Marufu said he wanted compensation for improvements to the premise.
“I need full compensation for those developments. I also need a full calendar year notice for such termination of lease. I agreed on a five-year lease agreement with you when I commenced operation on these premises,” Marufu wrote to Simango.
“Take note, during the COVID-19 lockdowns, I continued paying rentals although I was not operating. The rent I was paying was for future business operations. It is not fair to evict me on political grounds less than six months after we resumed operations. Newsday

By- The Citizens Coalition for Change opposition political party has intensified its voter registration blits spreading the programme to the rural areas.

The Nelson Chamisa led party announced this on its tweeter account:

The 2nd voter registration blitz is currently on until the 30th of April 2022. Carry your ID & proof of residence to get registered to vote. The mobile centres will open from 0700 to 1730hrs. Visit your nearest voter registration centres.

By- Citizen Coalition for Change President, Nelson Chamisa, said his government would introduce a new political culture after winning the 2023 elections.

Chamisa posted this on his Tweeter account:

IT’S A TOTAL SHIFT ON EVERYTHING!!Don’t miss it. We are not our past!! A total shift in leadership culture, manners and values. A total shift in structure. A total shift in strategy. A total shift in politics, policies and programs. Let’s Go!!#fakapressure

By- The Zimbabwe dollar has continued to lose value against the US dollar on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe forex auction market.

Yesterday the weighted average fell to US$1: 159.3482 ZWL$ from US$1: ZWL$155.1419 which was reported by the RBZ on 20 April.

In total, US$30.4 million was allotted this week, with the bulk of the allotment going to raw materials followed by machinery and equipment, the same as last week.

920 bids were received on the Small to Medium enterprises forex auction, with 869 accepted and 51 disqualified. The total number of bids allotted was869.

On the main forex auction, a total of 428 bids were received, 392 were accepted and 36 were disqualified. The total number of bids allotted was 392.

The RBZ said bids with overdue CDIs, outstanding Bills of Entry (BOEs), and those with sufficient FCA balances were also disqualified.

Some bids were also allotted on a pro-rata basis.