Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens’ Coalition for Change has accused the Zimbabwe Republic Police of failing to take a firm position on the abduction of Moreblessing Ali.

The ZRP has released a statement literally defending Zanu PF bosses implicated in the abduction of Moreblessing.

In a statement, CCC called for the immediate release of Moreblessing.

WE CONDEMN THE ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE OF MOREBLESSING ALI

Ms Moreblessing Ali (47 years of age) is a strong member of the Citizens’ Coalition for Change who is a community leader in Ward 21, Chitungwiza North. She is the mother of two children and has been involved in various community-building activities.

On the night of the 24th of May 2022, it is reported by an eyewitness who knows Moreblessing Ali well that she was seized and forcibly shoved into a motor vehicle by Pius Jambo who is a member of Zanu PF. It is alleged that he is the half-brother of Simba Chisango, who is a Zanu PF leader in the Nyatsime area. They are both known for using violence and terror in the community.

Moreblessing Ali’s family was informed of the enforced disappearance on the 25th of May 2022 whereupon an official police report was made at Makoni Police Station by the CCC. The team that had been deployed to handle the police report and assist with investigations on behalf of the movement was subsequently referred to DisPol Mashonaland East where a further report was made under reference number 5048384.

On Saturday, the 28th of May 2022, a team of hundreds of citizens led by CCC MPs, councillors and community leaders conducted a search party for Moreblessing Ali throughout the Nyatsime area. Regrettably, the search was not successful. Continued contact with the Police has revealed that the chief suspect, Pius Jambo, is also on the run for other criminal offences. According to information in the possession of the CCC investigation team, Jambo is allegedly facing charges of murder and fraud. Today, further investigations have revealed that chief suspect, Jambo, is in hiding in Hurungwe.

A team has been dispatched to conduct a further search for him there while the investigation into the whereabouts of Moreblessing Ali continue.

We condemn the continued disregard of the rule of law by Zanu PF, the flagrant use of violence, the abuse of fundamental human rights and the escalation of political violence against our members.

Zanu PF has a long record of using enforced disappearances as a tool to spread terror with society. The insecurity and fear generated by these despicable acts is not limited to close relatives but also affects communities beyond that which is directly affected. The examples of Rai Dzamara, Joana Mamombe, Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova, to mention a few, prove this beyond any doubt. Enforced disappearances have no place in a constitutional democracy.

We call for the Zimbabwe Republic Police to honour their constitutional mandate set out in section 219 of the Constitution to protect and secure the lives of all Zimbabweans and investigate this matter in a non-partisan manner. We call upon any person who has knowledge about the whereabouts of Moreblessing Ali to get in touch with Hon Godfrey Sithole (CCC) on 0774558997 or any leader of the CCC to ensure that Moreblessing Ali is found and returned safely to her family.

Fadzayi Mahere National Spokesperson

This is complete bull crap Paul Nyathi. Pius Jamba is a well known ZANU PF thug here in Chitungwiza. He is half brother to Simba Chisango and they have been working hand in gloves to terrorise innocent citizens in Nyatsime. There are several pending reports and cases before the pic.twitter.com/kamPGaUmSH

— HON Job Wiwa Sikhala (@JobSikhala1) May 30, 2022

is embarrassing and a clear demonstration that u protect perpetrators of violence. It is a pathetic lie to suggest that it was a love affair conflict when it was clear political violence. We live and stay here in Chitungwiza. Hatiudzirwe. Don't lie to the nation. It purely

— HON Job Wiwa Sikhala (@JobSikhala1) May 30, 2022

Can you imagine that most of the people who enumerated in the Zim 2022 Census haven't been paid yet up until now!

After all that effort, what is wrong with this government? They say it's a payroll glitch. It's been a month now. We all know Census is well and fully funded!!??? pic.twitter.com/eemSGzhWj3

— Sir. Muhlwa (@Fewbrix) May 30, 2022

By A Correspondent- A 23 year old Harare woman arrested on allegations of smuggling sex toys (dildos) and selling some to schoolchildren was granted bail on Monday after spending 15 days in jail.

Ayanda Unity Mponda was released on ZWL$30 000 bail by High Court judge Justice Esther Muremba.

She was also ordered to report to the police twice weekly.

A magistrate had denied Mponda bail saying she was a danger to society. She was arrested on 15 May.

Mponda, who is represented by Harare lawyer Zorodzai Dumbura, denies charges she sold her toys to children.

She is being charged for violating provisions of the Customs and Excise Act and exposing children to pornographic material.

By A Correspondent- Top economist Eddie Cross Monday gave a gloomy image of Zimbabwe’s battered economy but maintained dollarising it will destroy the country’s re-industrialisation drive.

Speaking to NewZimbabwe.com Monday, Cross said although the country’s inflation rate was “worryingly” on the increase, the much-preferred US dollar was not Zimbabwe’s solution to its economic crisis.

“We face very considerable difficulties at the moment, and I am afraid recent actions by government have not helped,” said Cross about President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s decision to temporarily suspend banks’ lending.

The government’s measure led to huge losses by business and worsened exchange rate disparities.

“The inflation continues to grow, very worryingly, very rapidly. The parallel marketing rate continues to depreciate, it is approaching ZW$500 now.

“I do not think we should dollarise. I will go the other way. We are not going to dollarise, it is government policy and I concur with that view.

“If you go to any of our neighbouring countries such as South Africa, the Rand is used, Zambia uses its Kwacha, in Botswana they use their Pula, and in Mozambique they use the Mozambican Metical. These countries use their own currencies and do not use the United States Dollar (USD).   

“We need to use our own currency and that is the key to maintaining our productive sector. If we dollarise, we destroy our competitiveness,” Cross added.

His comments will however not be well received by civil servants who have been threatening to go on industrial action if government does not award them salaries in the more table US dollar.

Their Zimbabwe dollar wages have been eroded by massive inflation, with most of them getting about ZW$19 000, an equivalent of less than US$50 at the prevailing black-market rate.

Zimbabwe’s inflation stands at 244%, ahead of war-torn Ukraine and Syria; and on top of economist Steve Hanke’s global rankings.

Cross said Zimbabwe’s fundamentals supported the use of the Zimbabwe dollar, further referring to Finance Mthuli Ncube’s surplus.

Without clarifying, he blamed the current crisis on how the country was trading its foreign currency.

Said Cross:

“There is nothing wrong with the economy, the fundamentals are sound here, we have a balance payment surplus, we have a surplus in our budget accounts and there is no reason for the country to be in this situation.

“We are not trading our foreign currency properly, if we did so, Zimbabwe would be a different country quickly.”

Cross, a former MDC legislator, said time was up for the old and the young should now take over reigns of the economy as has happened in other developing countries.

“A lot of change is needed in the business sector, but it is to do with the young people.

“The main change I see in the business sector is terrific, I want the young generation to take control of the economy, It is their time. My time is finished.  

“The new generation needs to stand up and take the lead. It happened in China and Rwanda and soon you will see the results.” Cross said.

By A Correspondent- Heavily indebted State power utility Zesa Holdings has incurred a fresh US$43,5 million debt under a public private partnerships (PPP) with one of its major customers, Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco).

Disco is a sister company to Afrochine, and is currently establishing a mega steel production and value-addition project in Manhize, Mvuma where its first steel production is expected in September 2023.

The new debt adds to the more than US$37 million legacy debt owed to the power utility by various entities.

Zesa’s indebtedness brings into question the issue of viability at a time when its going concern status has been questioned due to its ballooning debt.

Most of its operational costs are largely due to antiquated equipment. Latest reports state that Zesa owes creditors more than $15 billion.

During a signing ceremony for the facility which is under the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), Zesa’s energy distributing arm, ZETDC managing director Howard Choga said a transmission line would be set up from Kwekwe, Sherwood substation to Manhize in Chivu where Disco’s steel project is based.

“The project was approved by Cabinet a fortnight ago…in three years, Disco will require 500MW,” he said.

“I would like to assure the nation that we are up to the task,” Choga added.

Disco representative Wilfred Motsi said the powerline got the greenlight from environmental authorities after an impact assessment on the project was carried out. He also said the Lands ministry identified land to resettle farmers who may be affected by the powerline.

All the equipment for the project is already in place, Motsi said.

“It’s not just a key enabler for our project but a model that will benefit the Zimbabwean economy,” Motsi added.

Disco will require 40% of the power in the initial stages.

When fully operational, Disco’s project requires 500MW and is set to be the largest power-consuming project in the country which is generating just about 1  700MW.

Disco’s steel plant has capacity to produce more than 1,2 million tonnes of steel annually. Last year, Afrochine said the steel plant would sit on 2 000 hectares. This will comprise a 1,5km long and 600 metre wide processing plant and mines.

Altogether the operation will turn over at least US$1,5 billion per annum.

Afrochine, Zimbabwe’s largest chrome smelting operation is a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Tsingshan Holdings, which accounts for 25% of global steel production.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- A teacher in Zaka District, Masvingo Province, is one of the four suspected members of a syndicate remanded in prison last week over copper cables theft.

Olivia Muchekeza, a teacher at Gumbu Primary School in Zaka, and her alleged accomplices were arrested on allegations of stealing 30.5kgs of four core armoured cables and 26.5kgs of copper rewinds.

Muchekeza’s lawyer Tafadzwa Mbwachena of Ruvengo Maboke and Partners argued that she was not part of the syndicate.

Mbwachena told magistrate Ritaiswe Silaigwana that Muchekeza only provided space for storage of the cables after being asked by the key suspect.

Muchekeza appeared in court last week on Wednesday and was remanded to 4 June 2022.

The State led by Tarisai Muvengi is opposing bail arguing that the charges faced by the four are serious and they could abscond if granted bail.

However, Mbwachena argued that Muchekeza was unlikely to abscond as she was gainfully employed as a teacher.

He also submitted that his client owns a house at number 16205 Gwara Street, Runyararo West and therefore has more to lose if she absconds.

Muchekeza’s co-accused are Fanuel Moyo, Kenneth Makotose and Bernad Mufanebadza.

Muvengi told the court that on 22 May 2022, police received a tip-off that the alleged syndicate was involved in copper theft.

Following investigations, police found the accused persons loading cables in a Toyota Honda Fit parked outside Muchekeza’s house.

Mbwachena is also representing the other three suspects and he made bail arguments for Moyo and Makotose and will make representations for Mufanebadza at a later stage.

Mbwachena submitted that Makotose, who is a taxi driver did not know anything about the alleged theft.

He said Makotose was only asked by Mufanebadza to provide transport for undisclosed luggage.

He further argued that Moyo who is employed as a security guard by Shynetime was called by Mufanebadza to assist in carrying the heavy sacks.

By A Correspondent- Kudakwashe Mahachi, accompanied by his wife, Rose Tatenda Mahachi, finally visited his child at Mpilo Central Hospital on Sunday after his lawyers secured a court order.

The minor was admitted to the hospital on 19 April with third-degree burns.

Mahachi is alleged to have deliberately scalded his four-year-old son with hot water in South Africa before he smuggled him to Zimbabwe.

He denies the allegations and has engaged a law firm, Tanaka Law Chambers to clear his name.

In an interview with B-Metro, Mahachi’s lawyer, Nkosiyabo Sibanda, of Tanaka Law Chambers confirmed that his client visited his son. He said:

Yes, we went to Mpilo Hospital yesterday and father and son had a healthy conversation.

The child requested goodies from his father. That is all I can say for now.

Mahachi’s ex-wife, Maritha Ndlovu, who is the mother of the minor, confirmed that Mahaachi and his wife visited the child. She said:

He came with his wife after they produced a court order and the hospital allowed them to see the child.

I kept out of their way because the law has to be respected, but the visit traumatised my child because he was not comfortable and he cried throughout the night. Calming him was a struggle.

-BMetro

By- Zanu PF has ululated the alleged defection of the wife of CCC Binga North legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda, to the ruling party.

Zanu PF claims that Memory wrote a letter to the party leadership in Matabeleland North province, saying that she Zanu PF’s progressive development policies lured her.

The state media reports that Zanu PF Matabeleland North provincial chairman, Richard Moyo, confirmed receiving a letter from Mrs Sibanda.

“Yes I received a letter from Honourable Sibanda’s wife Memory requesting to join the ruling party, Zanu PF.
“We are going to invite her to our Provincial Co-ordinating Committee meeting where she will renounce her CCC membership card and regalia. She is welcome to join her party of choice,” said Moyo.

By-President Emmerson Mnangagwa has conferred national hero status on the late Major General Godfrey Chanakira following further consultations.

In a statement, the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Dr Misheck Sibanda, said Major General Chanakira was declared a national hero after further consultation and has since been granted a State-assisted funeral.

Burial arrangements for Chanakira will be announced in due course.

Dr Sibanda added that President Mnangagwa also conferred provincial hero status to Christopher Kuruneri, while Chief Denis Ndlovu Nhlamba of Garanyemba area in Gwanda was granted a State-assisted funeral.

Kuruneri, a former Finance Minister and Zanu PF legislator for Mount Darwin East, died in South Africa at the weekend, while Chief Nhlamba passed on at the United Bulawayo Hospitals on Saturday.

President Mnangagwa also conferred provincial hero status to Francis Komboni Gondo and Charles Savanhu.

Meanwhile, Vice President General Dr Constantino Chiwenga will represent President Mnangagwa at the funeral of the late Chief Nhlamba.

By- The Douglas Mwonzora led MDC-T councillor and acting Harare Mayor Stewart Mutizwa has authenticated the condemned Pomona dumpsite project.

Mutizwa was part of a Zanu PF government delegation led by the Minister of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa, who toured the Pomona dumpsite on Monday.

“The way this deal is structured will see the council paying its equity of US$22 000 a year, but the energy deal will benefit government and the city on a profit-based arrangement,” Mutizwa told reporters at the site.

The dump deal will prejudice the capital city and residents of millions of dollars.

By-Zanu PF has responded to the abduction of a CCC member who was forced to disappear by its notorious Beatrice member at the weekend.

In its response to a police statement confirming that one Pius Jambo was responsible for the missing of Ali, Zanu PF director of information, Tafadzwa Mugwadi said:

Nyadzi dzinokunda rufu Thank you 

@PoliceZimbabwe

. How about arresting all those known elements with verified Twitter accounts who were spreading falsehoods? People must pay the price for lying and spreading falsehoods against the state!!

Nyadzi dzinokunda rufu

Thank you @PoliceZimbabwe. How about arresting all those known elements with verified twitter accounts who were spreading falsehoods?

People must pay the price for lying and spreading falsehoods against the state!! pic.twitter.com/WeHu22atEV

— Hon. Tafadzwa Mugwadi (@TafadzwaMugwadi) May 30, 2022

By – CCC Binga North Member of Parliament, Prince Dubeko Sibanda has joined Zanu PF.

Memory joined ZANU PF on Monday, day after Nelson Chamisa addressed a thank you rally in the district.

Zanu PF social media accounts flooded the internet with pictures of the welcome ceremony that was presided over by Zanu PF Hwange District Chair, Mathew Muleya and attended by a host of party members.

Sibanda and his wife have been having been having marital issues which have dragged them to court.
In January Memory accused her husband of verbal and emotional abuse coupled with several threats of physical abuse.
The threats culminated in threats to kill her and his mother-in-law with an axe after the latter and their children had forced their way into the couple’scouple’s bedroom upon hearing her scream for help as Sibanda strangled her then picked an axe and threatened to axe her to death.

Chinese owned Sunny Yi Feng which specialises in manufacturing tiles has been accused of abandoning workers who get injured at work without giving them compensation.

Some of the workers who died in workplace accidents had their families neglected without any support.

ZimEye caught up with a number of former workers who narrated horrendous stories of how they were abused, injured and dumped despite the fact that their injuries left them unable to work anywhere in the future

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By- Zanu PF female candidates eyeing top women’s league posts are allegedly scared to challenge Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa due to her alleged close links to President. Emerson Mnangagwa

Senator Mutsvangwa is the current women’s league secretary for administration.

The ruling party’s women’s league will hold its elective conference from June 23 to 26.

Each province is required to submit four candidates ahead of the national women’s league conference scheduled for next month.
Women in the party angling for top posts in Manicaland province are said to have withdrawn from the race at the last minute, resulting in Mutsvangwa being uncontested for the top post.

NewsDay reports:
Candidates chickened out from contesting Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa because she is very powerful and is close to Mnangagwa. They felt that contesting against her will be viewed as confronting number one (Mnangagwa).
Another source said Oppah Muchinguri had fielded candidates to contest against Mutsvangwa as they have ambitions to participate in the elections.
Muchinguri had reportedly fielded Pamela Razembe and Lucia Chitura who both failed to make it to the top four.

In Manicaland province, Alice Mutindori, who was the national women’s league political commissar, also failed to make it to the top four.
Other candidates, who made it included Ivy Mhlanga, Theresa Nyapokoto and Kerenia Chimuso.
In Harare province, Betty Kaseke reportedly clinched the number one slot, followed by former Women Affairs minister Nyasha Chikwinya.

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By A Correspondent- Manyame Leisure Park Centre owner, Nancy Mutsvairo launched the inaugural Woman of Dignity “Mambokadzi Ndiwe” at the weekend.

Mambokadzi Ndiwe brings together women from southern Africa to share ideas and skills on ideal African homes and families under different regional cultures and traditions.

The event was launched in Chitungwiza at a colourful ceremony, with former ZBC radio DJ Elizabeth Chengeta, the mistress of ceremonies. Said Chengeta:

Mambokadzi Ndiwe has given women from all walks of life a platform to meet, and share ideas on how women can enhance or help in the development of the family, country and continent, the importance of nutrition to our health, the dynamics of the cultures by showcasing different African designs, traditional foods which have the First Lady Dr Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa’s thrust of prioritising the eating of traditional foods so that we have healthy families and nation.

Participants came from Malawi, South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Christine Matizha, who is the founder of Miss Rural Heritage Zimbabwe and president of Multi-talented Youth Association was the guest of honour.

In her speech, Matizha implored women to support one another instead of pulling each other down.

Women who attended the event shared ideas on how to cook African food. For example, a lady from Musana shared how to cook pumpkin leaves.

A woman from South Africa shared different methods on how to cook mopane worms with peanut butter.

She also shared a recipe for cooking mice and crickets, saying these taste “excellent and much better than beef”.

By- The Douglas Mwonzora led MDC-T councillor and acting Harare Mayor Stewart Mutizwa has authenticated the condemned Pomona dumpsite project.

Mutizwa was part of a Zanu PF government delegation led by the Minister of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa, who toured the Pomona dumpsite on Monday.

“The way this deal is structured will see the council paying its equity of US$22 000 a year, but the energy deal will benefit government and the city on a profit-based arrangement,” Mutizwa told reporters at the site he said.

The dump deal will prejudice the capital city and residents of millions of dollars.

By-The Nelson Chamisa led CCC has a great chance of feasting on the deepening divisions in Zanu PF in the next elections.

Zanu PF president Emmerson Mnangagwa at the weekend admitted that his party was being torn apart by divisions .

Mnangagwa said this would affecte the party’s performance in the 2023 general elections.

Addressing supporters while commissioning three boreholes in Glen View, Harare Mnangagwa blasted party members who he alleged were using money to get positions in the party.

The Presidential Borehole Drilling Scheme is being supported by Prevail International chief executive, Temper Tungwarara.

It will also be implemented in Chitungwiza as Zanu PF tries to woo urban votes ahead of general elections next year.
Mnangagwa said Zanu PF Harare provincial chairperson Goodwills Masimirembwa was struggling to contain factionalism in the province.
“Here in Harare, there is a lot of factionalism. Masimirembwa is struggling to contain factionalism in the province, and we don’t want that in the party. Zanu PF does not belong to individuals,” he said.
“If you want to be promoted, work hard and we don’t want people who use money to get positions in the party. We are also against land barons. If you are caught on the wrong side of the law, you will be arrested. We will continue to rule this country as we have two-thirds majority in Parliament and nothing will stop us from ruling this country.”
Currently, Zanu PF members are jostling for positions ahead of the 2023 elections.
The party’s women’s league members are also having a go at each other ahead of their conference next month.
In Buhera South, outspoken MP Joseph Chinotimba is feeling the heat after party supporters organised a demonstration to unseat him early this month, accusing him of denigrating Mnangagwa.
Chinotimba, who was a fervent supporter of the late former President Robert Mugabe, courted the ire of Zanu PF activists after a video leaked onto social media platforms in which he accused Mnangagwa of plotting to remove him from his constituency in favour of a local businessman, Ngonidzashe Mudekunye.
The demonstrations, however, fizzled out after police cordoned off the area and reports surfaced that Chinotimba had apologised to Mnangagwa.
Masimirembwa told NewsDay that factionalism would not be tolerated in the party.
“What his Excellency President Emmerson Mnangagwa said was very clear that factionalism will not be tolerated in the party, and we are going to ensure that it ends. We will move as a united party. Factionalism is going to be a thing of the past,” Masimirembwa said.
In his Saturday address, Mnangagwa also blasted some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for “working with Western countries to destabilise the country”.
“We need to have food security in the country as you can see that we have initiated various government irrigation schemes. The second republic has brought a lot of changes in the country and we are creating employment for a lot of youths in various sectors,” he said.
“As a country, we are making sure that we have food security because we are constructing a lot of dams. You can never suppress our country because we are a united front. We are aware of NGOs that are being used by the Americans to destabilise the country.” Newsday

By-The Police have confirmed that CCC party member Moreblessing Ali was abducted.

Ali was abducted at the weekend in Beatrice, her home area.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police said one Pius Jambo, a notorious Zanu PF activist in Beatrice, was responsible for Ali’s disappearance.

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By- Female Zanu PF candidates eyeing the party’s top women’s league posts are allegedly scared to challenge Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa due to her alleged close links to President. Emerson Mnangagwa

Senator Mutsvangwa is the current women’s league secretary for administration.

The ruling party’s women’s league will hold its elective conference from June 23 to 26.

Each province is required to submit four candidates ahead of the national women’s league conference scheduled for next month.
Women in the party angling for top posts in Manicaland province are said to have withdrawn from the race at the last minute, resulting in Mutsvangwa being uncontested for the top post.

NewsDay reports:
Candidates chickened out from contesting Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa because she is very powerful and is close to Mnangagwa. They felt that contesting against her will be viewed as confronting number one (Mnangagwa).
Another source said Oppah Muchinguri had fielded candidates to contest against Mutsvangwa as they have ambitions to participate in the elections.
Muchinguri had reportedly fielded Pamela Razembe and Lucia Chitura who both failed to make it to the top four.

In Manicaland province, Alice Mutindori, who was the national women’s league political commissar, also failed to make it to the top four.
Other candidates, who made it included Ivy Mhlanga, Theresa Nyapokoto and Kerenia Chimuso.
In Harare province, Betty Kaseke reportedly clinched the number one slot, followed by former Women Affairs minister Nyasha Chikwinya.

By-The CCC deputy chairman, Job Sikhala, has named and shamed a Zanu PF activist who abducted his party member Moreblessing Ali.

Ali was abducted at the weekend in Beatrice, her home area.
The abductor, who has also been identified by the Zimbabwe Republic Police as Pius Jambo, is a notorious Zanu PF activist in Beatrice.

Sikhala said that the police should not only issue a statement but arrest Jambo.

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By-The Zimbabwe Republic Police said the missing CCC member Moreblessing Ali was abducted by her boyfriend.

In a statement Monday, ZRP named the alleged Ali’s abductor as Pius Jambo, a well-known Zanu PF activist in Beatrice.

ZRP, in its statement, could not show their intention to arrest him.

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By-Zanu PF sympathiser and House of Assembly speaker Jacob Mudenda said the Constitution should be amended to allow people in the diaspora to vote.

He has become the first senior official in the ruling Zanu PF party to push that agenda as the party has previously said it will only consider allowing the citizens in the diaspora to vote if western powers remove the sanctions they imposed on Zimbabwe at the turn of the millennium.

Speaking while addressing legislators and other stakeholders at a workshop on the Electoral Amendment Bill in Kariba on Sunday, Mudenda said: 

Amendments to the Electoral Act should clearly specify the procedures and mechanisms for registration and voting for citizens in the diaspora.

The regulatory body (Zec) can play a role through robust political voter education. However, ultimately the conduct of political parties themselves will determine a positive outcome because they wield an enormous influence on their supporters. Currently, there are no enforcement provisions on the code of conduct and the political parties continue to violate the code with impunity.

ZEC should be empowered through the Electoral Act to censure, or even disqualify political parties or candidates that act with impunity during the electoral processes. There is need to amend the Constitution to encapsulate the diaspora vote.

NewsDay further quotes Mudenda as expressing concern over the protection of the secrecy of the ballot.

He suggested:

a). the amendment to the law could include hashing of some fields like identity number, date of birth, and the voter’s address which should lead to the generation of scanned copies from the printed copy. 

b). the closure of the voters roll should have reasonable timelines which should be provided for in the Electoral Law.

c). the withdrawal of contesting candidates – the law should provide for the timeframe regarding the withdrawal in relation to parliamentary and local authority elections. 

d). the electoral law should define the scope of who qualifies for postal voting in a more elastic manner.

Meanwhile, ZESN has stated that about 83.52% of Zimbabweans are ignorant of the constituency delimitation exercise because Electoral Act provisions do not allow citizens’ participation.

We are not going to stand in akimbo whilst ZANU PF elements abduct, torture, assault and maim ordinary citizens for supporting the people's movement, @CCCZimbabwe. No one has monopoly of violence! If Moreblessing Ali is not released, we will take our anger to ED doorstep! pic.twitter.com/ZO1TGci0Vd

— Stephen Sarkozy Chuma ?? (@chumasteve) May 30, 2022

By- Zanu PF female candidates eyeing top women’s league posts are allegedly scared to challenge Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa due to her alleged close links to President. Emerson Mnangagwa

Senator Mutsvangwa is the current women’s league secretary for administration.

The ruling party’s women’s league will hold its elective conference from June 23 to 26.

Each province is required to submit four candidates ahead of the national women’s league conference scheduled for next month.
Women in the party angling for top posts in Manicaland province are said to have withdrawn from the race at the last minute, resulting in Mutsvangwa being uncontested for the top post.

NewsDay reports:
Candidates chickened out from contesting Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa because she is very powerful and is close to Mnangagwa. They felt that contesting against her will be viewed as confronting number one (Mnangagwa).
Another source said Oppah Muchinguri had fielded candidates to contest against Mutsvangwa as they have ambitions to participate in the elections.
Muchinguri had reportedly fielded Pamela Razembe and Lucia Chitura who both failed to make it to the top four.

In Manicaland province, Alice Mutindori, who was the national women’s league political commissar, also failed to make it to the top four.
Other candidates, who made it included Ivy Mhlanga, Theresa Nyapokoto and Kerenia Chimuso.
In Harare province, Betty Kaseke reportedly clinched the number one slot, followed by former Women Affairs minister Nyasha Chikwinya.

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I've just talked to Simba Chisango who allegedly kidnapped Moreblesing Ali. He confirmed to me that he is a ZANU leader, but denied being involved in the abduction, but said his name has been cited because his missing nephew is named. I gave him 1 hour to produce Moreblessing.

— Simba Chikanza (@schikanza) May 30, 2022

This was after he had told me: "it was just a fight at a pub…"

He also added saying that: "we could later find out that she is now out, it was just a private affair, and they were just fighting each other over a love affair…"

— Simba Chikanza (@schikanza) May 30, 2022

By A Correspondent- ZANU PF secretary for administration, Obert Mpofu has said victims of the Gukurahundi killings do need development, not a reminder of their painful history.

Gukurahundi is a term used to refer to killings in Matabeleland and Midlands in the 1980s which resulted in the death of an estimated 20 000 people.

It was carried out by the North Korean trained 5th Brigade which was an elite regiment of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces. Gukurahundi is derived from a Shona language term which loosely translates to “the early rain which washes away the chaff before the spring rains”.

The nation has so far failed to find an everlasting solution to the issue with the Unity Accord signed by Zimbabwe’s two major nationalist movements namely the Zimbabwe African People’s Union led by Joshua Nkomo and the Zimbabwe African National Union led by Robert Mugabe only managing the situation thus far.

Speaking in Jotsholo on Saturday, 28 May 2022 at the burial of a traditional leader, Chief Vusumuzi Khumalo Mabhikwa of Lupane, Mpofu said everyone talking about Gukurahundi was not a nation-builder. He said:

… abantu kabafuni ukuti babe lokuKhunjuzwa izinto ezibuhlungu bafuni intuthuko besiya phambili [people don’t want to be reminded of painful things, they want development going forward.]

Others say truth, justice and reconciliation is the only solution to the matter.

By A Correspondent- Acting prosecutor general Nelson Mutsonziwa has been reported to  the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) by a Harare businessman on allegations of destroying a docket in a case involving a land dispute.

Mutsonziwa, who was the deputy public prosecutor (DPP) during the then attorney general (AG) Johannes Tomana’s term allegedly requested the docket in 2014, which is now missing from the registry.

Chemist Siziba had reported Harare fellow businessman Craig John William Danckwerts to the police after he sold 300 hectares of land to him before allegedly filing fraudulent forms at the Registrar of Deeds offices purporting to be still the owner of the land.

According to the police investigations after concluding the property transfer deal with Siziba, Danckwerts caused the businessman’s arrest after accusing him of stealing his property.

The land in question, located near Harare International Airport, is identified in court documents as Lots 4 and 5 of Arlington Estate measuring 200,0347 and 104,0809 hectares respectively.

The State alleges that sometime in December 1998, Siziba, through his firm Hawkhope Investments purchased the entire share capital of Danckwerts’ two firms trading as Nyland Enterprises and Great-Insight Investments.

Both firms fell under Danckwerts’ holding company Danbro Holdings.

On August 25, 1999, it is alleged Danckwerts alongside one Paul Rijk Peacey, resigned as directors of the two firms leading to Siziba, Margret Siziba and Bernadette Sekai Veteranwa assuming control of the two firms as the new directors.

However, sometime between 2011 and 2012, Danckwerts turned against Siziba, and caused his arrest after accusing him of stealing his firms.

But police investigations revealed that Danckwerts had allegedly submitted a fraudulent form to the Registrar of Companies between February 2011 and May 2012 purporting to be still a director of the firms at the centre of the controversy.

Danckwerts allegedly appointed former Mashonaland East Zanu-PF provincial chairperson Ray Kaukonde, Jeremy Brooke and one Samson as directors.

Kaukonde and Samson later resigned.

According to Siziba, Danckwerts was being represented by Mutsonziwa’s relative the late Arthur Mutsonziwa of Atherstone and Cook legal practitioners.

The matter also spilled into the High Court and all the records are still missing.

Siziba’s lawyer Munyaradzi Bwanya in a letter copied to the police commissioner general Godwin Matanga, Zacc, Special Anti-Corruption Unit, speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, chief Secretary to the president and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda chronicled the events leading to the docket disappearing from the registry.

It was alleged that when Danckwerts’s trial was about to kick off before magistrate Sandra Mupindu in 2014, one Mubhawana from the AGs office entered the courtroom requesting the docket on behalf of Mutsonziwa.

“We are also advised that you (Mutsonziwa), acting in your capacity as (Michael) Reza’s superior, personally requested that the docket be brought to you for review and the trial be temporarily stopped.

“This was advised to the court, the witnesses and the complainant at the time.

“Thereafter you summoned our client (Siziba) to your office and ordered him to withdraw the case against the accused (Danckwerts) and threatened to send him to prison,” Bwanya said in the letter.

“The docket has not been returned to Harare magistrates criminal court since March 2014 with the result that the criminal case against Danckwerts is effectively stayed without explanation, our client is left to wonder…”

“Your conduct naturally raises suspicions that you were in breach and continue to be in breach of your constitutional duties and in which case, your continued occupation of that office is not in the public or national interest.”

The lawyer said Mutsonziwa must avail the docket tomorrow before threatening to file criminal abuse of office charges.

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By A Correspondent- Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda has said the Zimbabwean Constitution should be amended to allow people in the diaspora to vote.

He has become the first senior official in the ruling ZANU PF party to push that agenda as the party has previously said it will only consider allowing the citizens in the diaspora to vote if western powers remove the sanctions they imposed on Zimbabwe at the turn of the millennium.

Speaking while addressing legislators and other stakeholders at a workshop on the Electoral Amendment Bill in Kariba on Sunday, Mudenda said:

Amendments to the Electoral Act should clearly specify the procedures and mechanisms for registration and voting for citizens in the diaspora.

The regulatory body (ZEC) can play a role through robust political voter education. However, ultimately the conduct of political parties themselves will determine a positive outcome because they wield an enormous influence on their supporters. Currently, there are no enforcement provisions on the code of conduct and the political parties continue to violate the code with impunity.

ZEC should be empowered through the Electoral Act to censure, or even disqualify political parties or candidates that act with impunity during the electoral processes. There is need to amend the Constitution to encapsulate the diaspora vote.

NewsDay further quotes Mudenda as expressing concern over the protection of the secrecy of the ballot.

He suggested:

a). the amendment to the law could include hashing of some fields like identity number, date of birth, and the voter’s address which should lead to the generation of scanned copies from the printed copy.

b). the closure of the voters roll should have reasonable timelines which should be provided for in the Electoral Law.

c). the withdrawal of contesting candidates – the law should provide for the timeframe regarding the withdrawal in relation to parliamentary and local authority elections.

d). the electoral law should define the scope of who qualifies for postal voting in a more elastic manner.

Meanwhile, ZESN has stated that about 83.52% of Zimbabweans are ignorant of the constituency delimitation exercise because Electoral Act provisions do not allow citizens’ participation.

By-After the remains of Maxwell Chimwamurombe, which had earlier been jointly buried with the body of a pauper following a mix up by Doves Funeral Services (DFS) 14 months ago, were finally interred at his rural home yesterday.The remains were initially buried at Granville Cemetery in Harare in a bizarre incident that shocked the nation.
Citing Covid-19 regulations which barred body viewing back then, the funeral service concern buried a coffin that was stuffed with body bags and plastics instead of Maxwell’s remains.
Yesterday, a sombre atmosphere engulfed Matoropito Village under Chief Katerere in Nyanga as mourners gathered to pay their last respects.
Friends and relatives sobbed when Doves Funeral Services finally delivered the correct remains confirmed through Deoxyribonucleic Acid tests (DNA).
Addressing mourners as her brother’s coffin was being lowered into the grave, the late Maxwell’s sister — Memory Chimwamurombe — who was the policyholder said: “Finally my brother is at peace, his spirit has rested, and it’s been a long journey. Whatever happened I will now leave it to God.”
Community leaders who spoke to The Sunday Mail said the funeral assurance company had disrespected them by not sending a representative to address mourners.
Matoropito Village Headman, Mr Joseph Chitambara, said the company had inflicted more pain on the community which expected the funeral services provider to shed light on the mistakes that caused the initial burial boob.
“We thought they would send someone to at least give a word of comfort to the bereaved family, instead they dispatched a driver. “Everyone here is not happy. As traditional leaders, we had issues we needed to iron out with them before burial.”
However, the Chimwamurombe family acknowledged that Doves Funeral Services provided the coffin and some of the food at the funeral. Family spokesperson Mr Adam Chimwamurombe said he was at peace that Maxwell could finally rest.
“We are glad that he can now finally rest, we have had challenges and some friction with Doves when we were trying to reach common ground.
“The negotiations took long, and after such an experience we just concluded that we needed to let our relative rest after one year and two months,” he said.
He said the family had cleared all outstanding issues with the funeral services company.
Doves Funeral Services spokesperson Mr Innocent Tshuma said the company remained apologetic to the Chimwamurombe family.
“This has been a very difficult time for the Chimwamurombe family. In the spirit of Ubuntu, as Doves, we pray the laying to rest of their loved one, Maxwell, will begin the process of closure and healing,” he said in a text message.
Maxwell drowned in the flooded Nyamombe River in Nyanga in March last year and his body could not be found for weeks.
When it was discovered, it was at an advanced state of decomposition and some of his body parts were scattered on the riverbank.
The remains were reportedly collected in a plastic bag and sent to Harare.
Strangely, the undertaker who was to take the body for burial left with the coffin only containing blankets and body bags.
Some workers at Doves Funeral Services later discovered their slip-up, but instead of informing the family, the funeral parlour buried Maxwell’s remains at Granville Cemetery in Harare, inside a coffin containing the body of a pauper.
Doves faces two counts of fraud . Investigations into the matter are understood to be still ongoing. Sunday Mail

By- CCC president Nelson Chamisa has pulled thousands in Kwekwe.

Chamisa addressed a rally in Kwekwe on Sunday after his successful Binga rally.

In Kwekwe, Chamisa said they would defeat Zanu PF in next year’s elections despite the ruling party’s violent behaviour.

Posted CCC:

Unsurprisingly, the architects of violence, an expression of lack of political appeal, deployed a plethora of shenanigans, to intimidate citizens from attending the rally. Citizens defied & expressed the same bravery which saw CCC defeating ZanuPF in the past by-elections.

By- Suspected Zanu PF thugs have attacked three members of the CCC in Kwekwe.

CCC announced this on Twitter Sunday:

Three (3) people were injured after the Zanu PF thugs attacked our members soon after today’s Kwekwe victory celebration rally. We continue to condemn any violent behaviour by members of Zanu PF, particularly those from the Midlands province. The perpetrators must face justice

By- The Zimbabwean government has deployed soldiers and other state security organs to raid and seize grain from individuals, farmers and other players even at roadblocks and deliver it to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB).

The Standard reports that Lands and Agriculture ministry permanent secretary John Bhasera last week raised concern over low deliveries to the GMB before calling on the parastatal to engage state security services to raid players suspected to be hoarding maize.

In a memo to the GMB chief executive officer Rockie Mutenha dated May 24, 2022, John Bhasera said only 5000 metric tonnes (MT) has been delivered to GMB out of an estimated 30 000 MT. Bhasera said:

You are, therefore, required to operationalise the provisions of Statutory Instrument (SI) 145/19 in order to prevent and avert the side marketing of grain with immediate effect.

This includes but is not limited to conducting grain busting operations at various non GMB depots, as well as the setting up of permit inspections at various points such as roadblocks.

You are also encouraged to ride on our partnerships with members of the Joint Operations Command in the execution of this important task.

The government gazetted SI 145 in 2019 banning the buying and selling of corn between private individuals and companies, making the GMB the sole buyer and seller of maize in the country.

Humanitarian agencies have warned that more than five million Zimbabweans may face starvation despite millions having been spent on command agriculture to boost security.

Zimbabwe needs an estimated 2.2 million tonnes of maize annually, with 1.8 million earmarked for human consumption.

Last week, the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) said it had purchased 400 000 tonnes of maize from Malawi and Zambia worth US$100 million in the wake of the poor harvests.

Tinashe Sambiri|Binga area has been neglected for decades by the Zanu regime, CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has said.

President Chamisa addressed thousands of CCC at the party’s victory celebration rally in Binga.

Binga community has atrocious roads, just like all rural areas in the country.

“BINGA IS SO UNDERDEVELOPED, FORGOTTEN & NEGLECTED.

The roads are vicious and bad.Just like all other rural areas in Zimbabwe..bad roads,no networks,no schools, no hospitals & poverty everywhere. But the people are loving.

The MPs are trying their best. My heart is just sore. Let’s fix it. A New Great ZIMBABWE loading,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

CCC also posted on Twitter:

“Binga is one of the forgotten districts in the country despite its leading treasures in tourism & wildlife resources. The Change Champion in Chief
@nelsonchamisa
pledged to transform
the local people’s lives through a Sustainable & Modernisation Agenda for Real Transformation.”

?Binga is one of the forgotten districts in the country despite its leading treasures in tourism & wildlife resources. The Change Champion in Chief @nelsonchamisa pledged to transform
the local people’s lives through a Sustainable & Modernisation Agenda for Real Transformation. pic.twitter.com/RHQPreiklq

— Citizens' Coalition for Change (@CCCZimbabwe) May 28, 2022

Tinashe Sambiri|Binga area has been neglected for decades by the Zanu regime, CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has said.

President Chamisa addressed thousands of CCC at the party’s victory celebration rally in Binga.

Binga community has atrocious roads, just like all rural areas in the country.

“BINGA IS SO UNDERDEVELOPED, FORGOTTEN & NEGLECTED.

The roads are vicious and bad.Just like all other rural areas in Zimbabwe..bad roads,no networks,no schools, no hospitals & poverty everywhere. But the people are loving.

The MPs are trying their best. My heart is just sore. Let’s fix it. A New Great ZIMBABWE loading,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

CCC also posted on Twitter:

“Binga is one of the forgotten districts in the country despite its leading treasures in tourism & wildlife resources. The Change Champion in Chief
@nelsonchamisa
pledged to transform
the local people’s lives through a Sustainable & Modernisation Agenda for Real Transformation.”

?Binga is one of the forgotten districts in the country despite its leading treasures in tourism & wildlife resources. The Change Champion in Chief @nelsonchamisa pledged to transform
the local people’s lives through a Sustainable & Modernisation Agenda for Real Transformation. pic.twitter.com/RHQPreiklq

— Citizens' Coalition for Change (@CCCZimbabwe) May 28, 2022

The government of Zimbabwe has poured cold water on plans by the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to initiate a DStv channel ahead of the 2023 polls.

NewsDay Zimbabwe reports quotes CCC secretary-general Chalton Hwende as lobbying citizens to launch an alternative television station on DStv, a Sub-Saharan Africa direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice. Hwende said during a Twitter space discussion:

To launch a truly independent channel on DStv channel you need monthly fees of around US$8 000.

“Let’s do it Zimbabwe — we are left with only 12 months before the election, and so we need US$96 000 and we free the airwaves.”

In response to Hwende’s remarks, Information ministry secretary Nick Mangwana there will be no channel. He said:

“Political parties can’t be given a broadcasting licence in Zimbabwe. The agreement with MultiChoice is that they can only carry licensed broadcasters in our jurisdiction. So guys the US$96 000 is your money, you can give it if you wish, but there will be no channel.”

Private media players in the country have been struggling to get broadcasting licences, while critics say those who got licences are sympathetic to the ruling ZANU PF party.

The CCC party, led by Nelson Chamisa has often accused the State media, particularly ZBC, of bias in favour of ZANU PF.

Section 155 of the Constitution compels State media to provide all political parties and candidates contesting an election fair and equal access to electronic and print media, both public and private.

Zanu PF political commissar Mike Bimha recently advised CCC to use social media to reach out to its supporters because ZBC was not the only campaign platform.

Lawyer Tawanda Mapuranga said although political parties were not allowed to run broadcasting stations, the government was obligated to ensure the independence of the public media.

The European Union election observer mission in 2018 urged the government to reform the State-owned media to fully guarantee their independence and impartiality to enhance the credibility of polls.- Pindula News/ Newsday Zimbabwe

Tinashe Sambiri|Binga area has been neglected for decades by the Zanu regime, CCC leader President Nelson Chamisa has said.

President Chamisa addressed thousands of CCC at the party’s victory celebration rally in Binga.

Binga community has atrocious roads, just like all rural areas in the country.

“BINGA IS SO UNDERDEVELOPED, FORGOTTEN & NEGLECTED.

The roads are vicious and bad.Just like all other rural areas in Zimbabwe..bad roads,no networks,no schools, no hospitals & poverty everywhere. But the people are loving.

The MPs are trying their best. My heart is just sore. Let’s fix it. A New Great ZIMBABWE loading,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

CCC also posted on Twitter:

“Binga is one of the forgotten districts in the country despite its leading treasures in tourism & wildlife resources. The Change Champion in Chief
@nelsonchamisa
pledged to transform
the local people’s lives through a Sustainable & Modernisation Agenda for Real Transformation.”

?Binga is one of the forgotten districts in the country despite its leading treasures in tourism & wildlife resources. The Change Champion in Chief @nelsonchamisa pledged to transform
the local people’s lives through a Sustainable & Modernisation Agenda for Real Transformation. pic.twitter.com/RHQPreiklq

— Citizens' Coalition for Change (@CCCZimbabwe) May 28, 2022

By A Correspondent- Treasury has promulgated new regulations to operationalise the Government’s directive on tighter conditions for the trading of stocks on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE).

The government recently said it had identified loopholes in sub-systems of the ZSE believed to be part of activities fuelling parallel market activities.

The Chronicle reports that deficiencies in the systems allowed clients to sell shares and transfer the proceeds to third parties for speculative trading in forex.

Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, issued Statutory Instrument (SI) 103A last week to operationalise policy measures to stymie speculative trading in the market, especially in the equities and currency markets. The SI reads:

Where a holder of a securities dealer’s licence receives funds in his or her trust account from a person (“non-client”) who is not registered with him or her as a client, the holder shall (whether or not the identity of the non-client is known to him or her) immediately report that fact to—the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and the relevant exchange.

In accordance with the instructions of the FIU— retain the funds pending forfeiture proceedings if the FIU informs the holder that there is a reasonable suspicion that the funds represent the proceeds of a serious offence as defined in the Money Laundering & Proceeds of Crime [Chapter 9:24]

Or return the funds to the non-client if the FIU informs the holder that there is no such suspicion as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (ii).

A holder of a securities dealer’s licence shall not transfer funds from one trading account to another (whether or not such funds are routed through the holder’s trust account, and whether or not the holder is instructed by any of his or her registered clients to do so), unless the transfer is to a trading account belonging to the same registered client

The move is aimed at clipping rogue brokers that were allegedly involved in third-party funding of accounts.

The new regulations also:

a). require that whenever money deposited in the trust account of a holder of a securities dealer’s licence becomes payable to any registered client, the holder shall pay the money within the trading and payment times prescribed by the relevant authority to the registered client entitled to it and to not any other person.

b). reviewed capital gains tax on shares held for a period not exceeding 270 days to 4 percent in line with the individual maximum marginal tax rate for Pay as You Earn (PAYE). It was previously pegged at 2 per cent and was seen as not deterrent enough to discourage speculative trading in shares.

c). maintained capital gains tax at 2 per cent for long term investors beyond 270 days.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed to deal with land barons who have been illegally parcelling residential and business stands to members of the public.
Is he sincere or its another election rhetoric?

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) May 29, 2022

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed to deal with land barons who have been illegally parcelling residential and business stands to members of the public.

The issue of land barons has been topical for years with reports saying they get protection from political elites who will be using the barons to solicit votes during elections.

Over the years, hundreds of families were left homeless after local government authorities razed down their houses that were allegedly built on undesignated sites or built on land that had been illegally acquired while some had not been approved by authorities.

The desperate home seekers lose both their hard-earned money and the land they would have bought.

Speaking while addressing residents of Glenview 3, a suburb in Harare, the president condemned land barons assuring residents that no one is above the law adding that those running illegal housing cooperatives will be brought to book.

By A Correspondent- Hunger pushed a 38-year old man to steal his aunt’s groceries using in her room using duplicate keys.

Simbarashe Jokonya was slapped with one year jail term by magistrate Samantha Dhlamini.

Prosecutor Shiella kudzai Maribha told the court that on April 20 Jokonya stormed into his aunt Nancy Ndowawa’s  room using duplicate keys and stole groceries and a gas tank.

He was spotted selling the stolen gas tank and admitted to the police that he had unlawful entered into his aunt’s room and stole.

Quizzed by the magistrate on why he committed the offense he told the magistrate that hunger pushed him to commit the crime.

“Your worship l committed the offense out of desperation and hunger, l wanted to feed my family things are tough out there l failed to secure a job,” lamented Jokonya.

By- One of the senior traditional leaders in Matabeleland South Province, Chief Nhlamba, born Denis Ndlovu of Garanyemba area in Gwanda District, has died.

He was 75.
In 2016, the chief said Zimbabwe would be doomed without President Robert Mugabe.

The state media reports that chief Nhlamba died at the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) in the early hours of yesterday (Saturday) after being transferred from Gwanda Provincial Hospital on Friday evening.

In a statement, Acting District Co-ordinator Mr Thulani Moyo said Chief Nhlamba who had been unwell for some time was referred to UBH for further management of his health but passed on in the early hours of yesterday. Said Moyo:
Chief Nhlamba of Garanyemba Communal lands has passed on.
He had been admitted to Gwanda Provincial Hospital but when his condition deteriorated, he was transferred to UBH where he could not make it.
Chief Nhlamba was appointed chief on 16 July 2010 by the Government and had served in that capacity for 12 years.
Moyo said burial arrangements will be announced in due course.

His death comes as another traditional leader, Chief Mabhikwa of Lupane District in Matabeleland North Province died in a traffic accident last Monday and was laid to rest yesterday at his homestead in Jotsholo.

By A Correspondent- A 53 year old Bindura man was hit and run by an unkwnon motor vehicle on Wednesday night and died upon admission at Bindura hospital.

Deputy police spokesperson Assistant Inspector  Naison Dhliwayo confirmed  the accident.

“I can confirm the death of John Mwanga of Chipindura High school, Bindura who died after he was hit by a dangerous motorist who fled the scene  after knocking him down,” Dhliwayo said.

Allegations are that Mwanga was walking along Bindura-Mount Darwin road around 22:00  hours when the accident occured.

He sustained a deep cut on the head and sustained a serious leg fracture.

Mwanga was picked by a Good Samaritan  Tinashe Matangira who rushed him to Bindura hospital  where he died upon admission.

Police is appealing for information which can lead to the arrest of the suspect.

By-Norton Lawmaker Temba Mliswa has suggested that President Emerson Mnangagwa retire the Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander, Philip Valerio Sibanda and appoint him the Vice President.

Mliswa posted on Twitter making the suggestion:

Hon Ndebele raised in Parliament the issue of the vacant Vice President seat. Isn’t this a disenfranchising of representation for the people of Matebeleland. The Unity Accord is clear about this position. Are there no candidates or what? Retire General PV Sibanda & make him VP!

The position of the second vice President fell vacant in March last year after Mnangagwa fired Kembo Mohadi for sleeping with female subordinates.

By A Correspondent- ZANU PF Gokwe-Kabuyuni MP, Hon Leonard Chikomba has died.

He was 67.

ZANU PF Midlands Provincial Chairperson, Senator Larry Mavima said Hon Chikomba died in a car accident this evening, some 20 kilometres from Chitekete on his way home from a party meeting in Gweru.