Tinashe Sambiri| Citizens’ Coalition For Change leader President Nelson Chamisa says the country’s independence has been overshadowed by the suffering of citizens.
President Chamisa has said the nation’s is celebrating “paper and flag independence.”
The Citizens’ Coalition For Change leader also bemoaned the sad plight of liberation war veterans.
ZAPU president Sibangilizwe Nkomo said the opposition party will not celebrate the country’s 42nd independence anniversary this Monday but will be in mourning “the death of our collective dignity”.
This year’s Independence Day celebrations will be held at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo.
It will be the first time that the event has been hosted by the country’s second-largest city since the attainment of independence in 1980.
In his independence message, Nkomo, who is also the son of the late nationalist and former vice president, Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo, said the party will be mourning the loss of lives before and after independence. Nkomo said:
ZAPU will be mourning than celebrating on Monday 18th of April 2022. We are mourning the women who die giving birth in our hospitals due to a lack of care and medicinal support. We are mourning the looting of our granite by the Chinese in Mutoko.
We are mourning the lives of compatriots murdered in neighbouring countries.
We are mourning the looting of our gold from Kwekwe and Gwanda.
We are mourning the endemic corruption, where the Anti-corruption agency has become corrupt itself.
Nkomo said ZAPU will be running a #iamceleblackit hashtag campaign on social media, to encourage Zimbabweans, not to celebrate independence.
He called upon every Zimbabwean to wear a black top, doek or armband as an act of mourning all heroes, living and the departed, who sacrificed their lives for nothing. He added:
Barely two years after this historic moment, the new regime embarked on an orgy of violence against our supporters and members, resulting in the loss of over 20 000 lives in a genocide known today as Gukurahundi.
I am 64 years old now, and together with millions of my compatriots, have, for more than four decades, been subjected to living with the painful reality that the dream of a prosperous Zimbabwe, as proclaimed on the 18th of April 1980, was not only deferred but hijacked and ruined by merciless individuals organized under a political party called ZANU PF.
Meanwhile, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has invited all opposition parties to attend this year’s celebrations, which will be held at Barbourfields stadium.
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SAKUNDA Holdings has added more excitement to this afternoon’s Independence Trophy final clash between Dynamos and Highlanders, pouring US$60 000 in bonuses.
The perennial rivals face off at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo today, with the blockbuster clash concluding the Independence Day festivities.
Sakunda Holdings, which is the principal sponsor of the two clubs, has set aside bonuses for the match, with winners and excelling players set to be richly rewarded.
The winning team is set to walk away with a cool US$30 000, in addition to the $6 million they will receive from the organisers.
The losers will get a US$9 000 consolation.
Players who will shine the brightest today are also set to be well rewarded, with huge amounts set aside for individual prizes.
There are US$1 500 cash prizes each for Man of the Match, top goal scorer and the goalkeeper who will manage to keep a clean sheet.
Members of the technical team are also set to walk away with good monies should they guide their team to victory today.
A US$2 250 carrot has been dangled to the winning coach, while his assistants will share US$6 000.
The two teams previously missed out on the incentives that were pledged by Sakunda Holdings in the build-up to today’s clash.
The Independence Day celebrations, which are normally held in Harare, broke with tradition this year and will for the first time be held outside of the capital city.
Organisers of the event, for the third time in a row, picked Dynamos and Highlanders to entertain guests.
Independence Trophy bonuses breakdown
Top goal scorer: US$ 1500
Clean sheet: US$ 1500
Man of the Match: US$1500
Winning squad: US$ 30 000
Winning coach: US$ 2250
Winning assistant coaches: US$6 000
Winning team doctor: US$1 500
Winning assistant medics: US$2 250
Winning team manager:
US$1 500
Winning technical assistants: US$2 250
Losing team: US$9 000
-Newsday
After confirming that his party will be represented at the 42nd Independence day celebrations, CCC leader Nelson Chamisa has lived up to hid word as a party member who seem to be Charlton Hwende was spotted inside the venue of the commemorations being presided over by President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
A CCC Representative was sitting next to NCA leader Professor Lovemore Madhuku and other political party leaders under the POLAD platform.
Below is the picture from Bulawayo;
By A Correspondent- Tilbury Primary School in Chimanimani lost four of its pupils in the St Charles Lwanga High School bus accident that occurred along the Jopa-Skyline Road last week.
38 people died when the driver of a bus carrying 105 members of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) on their annual Easter pilgrimage in Bikita lost control of the vehicle before it careered into a deep ravine.
Three Tilbury Primary School pupils from the same class died in the accident, which also claimed another pupil from a different class.
The deceased pupils’ teacher, Hardwork Makamanzi, told NewZimbabwe.com that the tragedy has psychologically and mentally affected the other children in the class. He said:
I lost three of my students, two girls and one boy, in the Chipinge accident. I am so hurt and devastated by the incident. It is not easy to lose your loved students in such a gruesome manner.
It will take a long time for the remaining students to come to terms with what happened to their classmates.
It will be very hard for the students to accept that someone who used to sit close to him or her is no more.
Surely, it will not be easy for me and the students when schools open for the second term.
As the death toll continues to rise, there are chances that more students from other surrounding schools in the area might also have been victims of the accident.
Social media was awash with a report that a South African woman named Cynthia Majola aged 22 was arrested for not sending nudes to her boyfriend as well as failing to visit him despite being given money for transport, data and airtime.
The story is fake as no credible news platform has carried it. A simple Google check of Cynthia Majola did not reveal anything credible with a news site from Malawi carrying the story.
VERDICT- The story is fake.
Below is the circulating fake news story;
SOUTH AFRICA – Police arrested a 22 year old woman, Cynthia Majola for not sending nudes to her boyfriend and failing to visit him after he gave her money for transport, data and airtime.
Patrick Chauke, a 64 year old ANC Ward Councillor met Cynthia Majola on Facebook. She promised to visit him if he give her money for transport.
She also promised to send him nudes if he give her money for airtime/ data. Patrick deposited R3 500 for her transport from Cape Town to Giyani. After that she blocked him.
Patrick’s sister managed to track her down and discovered that she is from Soshanguve. Police were alerted and an arrest was made.
By A Correspondent| Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will today send representatives to attend the 42nd Independence day celebrations being held in the second largest city of Bulawayo.
In a statement, CCC said independence day belongs to everyone while urging citizens to participate.
“Whereas there are political differences, there is no debate about our honor, respect and acknowledgement of all national institutions, organs, events and programs,” said CCC.
“Accordingly, we assert that we are going to be represented at all key national events. National events and state institutions are far greater than any political party or sectarian interests,” the party said.
By A Correspondent- Zimbabwe telecommunications tycoon and philanthropist Strive Masiyiwa’s daughter Elizabeth Tanya was recently kicked out of a restaurant.
Elizabeth Tanya Masiyiwa who was recently appointed to the board of directors of Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited recently became a victim of racism.
Taking to Twitter, Elizabeth revealed that she got kicked out of a restaurant because she is black. Elizabeth did not divulge more on where this incident happened.
Elizabeth Masiyiwa’s post prompted some tweeps to share their encounter with racism.
Her post also attracted mixed reactions on the TL as some tweeps pushed her to divulge more details on the incident and to name and shame the restaurant. Other tweeps on the other hand opined that she should have told the owner that her father is a billionaire and business mogul or better yet she should just buy the restaurant.
Stella Grooves
WAIT, WHAAAAAT? Please name & Shame! Yes, this still happens in 2022 HOWEVER, by not identifying the place you are enabling bad behaviour and that should not be allowed to happen. This is truly sad & am sorry you went through that
Reason Ben
It would have made more sence if you had named and shame the restaurant for correctional measuresbin future. Manje apa hapana zvawaita n hapana zvazvonobetsera its just likes and retweets which changes nothing
Abraham
You didn’t tell ‘em that your dad is a friend to Obama and bill gates
Tengfei
Sorry…. Though It’s funny how money can take one places but it doesn’t guarantee one will be accepted in those places because of the money they have. 3/5th of a man I think that’s the phrase.
Julie Askana
Buy that restaurant! Ask @elonmusk how to deal with such matters, he will school u that being a major share holder in that restaurant is the only way u can change those policies.
It’s a pleasure for Zimbabwe to celebrate its 42nd Independence Day. Live Up Zimbabwe live Up
As we celebrate this year’s Independence in agony we must also remember that we have surpassed the biblical long term of agonie, which is 40years. We are in the second 40year long term of the same sufferation under the same Authorities since 1980.
Independence is now worse than useless in Zimbabwe. It’s just a calendar holiday without meaning in the hearts of Citizens. Citizens have fled their country and spread all over the World looking for greener pastures or running away from their Monster Authorities and be refugees there. Today we cry foul over xenophobic attacks on our citizens abroad with some victims getting state assisted funeral treatment as we saw in the Elvis Nyathi case. The State must also assure the citizens of state assisted life.
After all Xenophobia and Zanuphobia are one and the same evil.
1;Xenophobia is war against foreigners. 2;Zanuphobia is war against political opponents within Zimbabwe’s borders.
Operation Dudula in Mzansi and Al-Shabab in Zimbabwe must be condemned and disbanded with the seriousness they deserve. Zanuphobia has got victims like Mboneni Ncube and Kelvin Tinashe Choto: innocent souls that did no wrong to Authorities. May their souls rest in peace.
The second 40year long term must be filled with joy and prosperity. Not zvekungoti rambai makashinga without progress.
Salute
Julius Choto
By A Correspondent- The leader of Johane Marange Apostolic Church, High Priest St Noah Taguta Momberume has died.
He died yesterday afternoon and believed to be in his 90s.
Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution Nokuthula Matsikenyere confirmed.
“I have been informed by the Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Mr Edgars Seenza, that Highest Priest Noah Taguta is no more.
The DDC (District Development Coordinator) Mutare advised that he died around lunch time,” said Cde Matsikenyere.
Mr Seenza told The Herald last night that he was still to get finer details regarding Mutumwa Taguta’s death.
“I also received the same message, but I am yet to receive finer details. I have no contacts within the family,” he said.
High Priest Taguta was known for championing development in Bocha, Marange where his church commands the highest number of followers.
President Mnangagwa once visited High Priest Taguta’s shrine in 2018 where he officially launched the construction of a state-of-the-art sports centre and stadium at St Noah College in Bocha, Marange.
By Own Correspondent| Revellers at Jasen Mphepo Little Theatre were left clamoring for more from Sulumani Chimbetu on Friday.
The Dendera Kings band had a great day in office as fans were taken down the memory lane with yesteryear hits from the late Simon Chimbetu that include Mudzimai Wangu, Dai Ndakadzidza and Dzandipedza Mafuta.
The ZPCS brand ambassador also belted most of his hit tracks Alice Mbewe, Nyuchi Yanditendera and Phone Yangu.
But it was Nyuchi Yanditendera that sent fans into frenzy as Suluman mimicked the late Soul Jah Luv’s voice that one would think the Zimdancehall chanter had ‘resurrected’.
Then there was Knowledge Nkoma who strummed both the lead and rhythm guitar much to the amusement of veteran music producer Clive Mono Mukundu.
“This is magic, Knowle is doing big work there playing the lead and rhythm guitars at once is no mean task,” said Mono.
He also lauded bassist Moffat for his huge ‘stage presence’.
Then there was also the moment when BaGari from Utakataka express was handed the lead guitar and he stole the show.Fans could not resist the prowess exhibited by BaGari.
Speaking after the show, Carlton Muparutsa, Sulu’s manager was excited about the new fans they met.
“I am very excited that our debut show at this venue has gifted us with new fans and I am confident the next show will be a full house,” said Muparutsa.
The venue proprietor, Jasen Mphepo, was also delighted with hosting Sulu.
“Its our pleasure to have Sulu performing here and we want to make this joint popular for showgoers. ”
Most revellers have commended the ambiance here, “Mphepo confided in this reporter.
The businessman, who claimed to have seeded a US$300 000 Bentley Continental to Prophet Uebert Angel nine years ago, is the same man today being accused of allegedly abusing his lover Monica Gadu.
The businessman Ndabazinengi and his lover, Gadu, 30 have since fell out despite siring one child together.
Gadu claims she has been a victim of abuse, allegedly inflicted by Shava, who has allegedly been threatening to withdraw all the financial support, exposing the woman and her baby to the possibility of being thrown out of the house they are renting.
Recently, Gadu posted their photographs, and that of their one-year-old baby, into the inbox of Shava’s wife, Eurita.
She said she was protesting over unpaid rentals and lack of support and described Shava as abusive.
“It is better for me to suffer with my child than to continue living in silence while being physically and emotionally abused by Shava,” said Monica.
“I have approached the police several times about being assaulted, but the cases die because of threats that I would lose financial support.
“Ndofa nekurohwa nekuda mari here yandinopihwa nemuseredzero asi ini ndakabereka mwana naye?
“I have some photographs of my buttocks and face bruised and he warns me about taking the matter to law enforcement agencies, or anyone in authority, and threatens to kill me.
“For how long will I live and die silently for the sake of money and a marriage which he does not want to introduce to his legal wife?
“It is true that I posted some photographs and messages between me and him to his wife Eurita for her to understand my plight.”
She has since lodged another police report against Shava under RRB 5011895 at Rhodesville Police Station over the threats she received after H-Metro published their story last week.
“Shava sent threatening messages following the publication of his story and I decided to lodge a police report fearing for my life,” said Monica.
“He threatened to come and deal with me and return to South Africa where he would reside forever.“It is better for me to have peace of mind than to be emotionally and physically abused for the sake of being supported financially,” she said.
Shava denied harassing Gadu but conceded there were some challenges in their relationship.
“Ndewangu mukadzi wemusikanzwa uyo asi zvaarikutaura ndezvekunyepa nekuti ndakatobhadhara mari yerent ye mwedzi miviri,” said Shava.
“There are some issues behind her claim of lack of support which she does not want to tell.
“She has not been faithful and I never assaulted her as alleged, but she is hiding the real issues.
“I do not have one house in Harare, for her to struggle for accommodation, even her Greendale rented house is paid up.
“She is after fighting me because she sent some photographs of me with her and the child to my wife’s Facebook account, exposing me, and I do not know why she is doing this.”
However, it has since emerged that Shava is the same businessman who dragged Prophet Angel to court over a US$300 000 Bentley Continental he claimed to have seeded to the Spirit Embassy leader.
In June 2015, the case collapsed after High Court judge, Justice November Mtshiya, confirmed Prophet Angel’s sale of the vehicle to another local businessman, after dismissing Shava’s application, to repossess the vehicle, with costs.
Shava did not appear in court for the judgment.
He had claimed he donated the car to Angel after being promised his blessings with increase three-fold.
However, this did not happen, as promised.
“Whereupon, after reading documents filed of record and hearing counsel (Angel’s lawyer, Advocate Webster Chinamora), it is ordered that plaintiff (Shava) being in default, claim is dismissed with costs,” read the judge’s order.
In the court papers, Prophet Angel disputed that Shava was the owner of the vehicle, as he claimed.
“The Respondent (Shava) was never the owner of the motor vehicle. The motor vehicle was owned by one Anderson Tagara whose name appears on the registration book,” said Prophet Angel.
“Further, the motor vehicle was purchased from Anderson Tagara by Benjamin Mudzanire — the Applicant’s (Prophet Angel) brother and there is an agreement of sale to that effect.”
-State Media
By-Noah Taguta, the leader of Johane Marange Apostolic Church, has died.
Taguta died on Sunday afternoon and is believed to have been in his 90s.
The Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs and Devolution Nokuthula Matsikenyere confirmed Taguta’s death.
She said:
I have been informed by the Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Mr Edgars Seenza, that Highest Priest Noah Taguta is no more.
The DDC (District Development Coordinator) Mutare advised that he died around lunchtime.
Seenza told The Herald on Sunday night that he was still to get more details regarding Taguta’s death.
The Johane Marange Apostolic Church, which has the largest number of mapostori (white garment) followers in Marange, is notorious for child marriages.
Last year, a 15-year-old girl, Anna Machaya, died during childbirth at the Marange shrine in Bocha and was allegedly buried in a secret place.
The man responsible for the pregnancy, Hatirarami Momberume, coincidentally shares the same surname as the late Mutumwa Noah Taguta Momberume, though it is not known whether the two are related or not.
By-Citizens Coalition for Change President Nelson Chamisa has encouraged his supporters to attend independence celebrations throughout the country.
In a statement, CCC national spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the party reverences all who fought for the attainment of the country’s independence from white minority rule. Below is the statement in full:
THE LIBERATION PROMISE IS OUR GENERATIONAL MANDATE
On the 18th of April 2022, we celebrate 42 years of independence. We honour and commemorate this important day as we mark and look to the sacrifices made by our forebears who fought on our behalf for the liberation of our country.
The liberation struggle was anchored on the fight for freedom, dignity, the people’s sovereign will and self-determination.
Independence means freedom, the pursuit of happiness, national pride and national dignity.
We acknowledge that, although we attained our independence in 1980, we are yet to be fully free and fully independent.
This entails the holding of free and fair elections and the upholding of fundamental rights and freedoms of the citizens.
As a citizens’ movement, we acknowledge the effort and sacrifices of our liberation heroes, war veterans, war collaborators and citizens, living and departed, who contributed to the attainment of the liberation of our nation from colonial rule.
Whereas there are political differences, there is no debate about our honour, respect and acknowledgement of all national institutions, organs, events and programs.
Our loyalty to Zimbabwe and our loyalty to the country is absolute as a marker of the preservation of our history, legacy and identity as a people.
Independence Day belongs to us all as Zimbabwean citizens. For this reason, we encourage all citizens to participate in such important national processes and events without tainting them with partisan conduct.
We do so for our country and for our collective being as a people.
Accordingly, we assert that we are going to be represented at all key national events.
National events and state institutions are far greater than any political party or sectarian interests.
The liberation promise is our generational mandate.
Fadzayi Mahere
National Spokesperson
By-Citizens Coalition for Change President Nelson Chamisa has challenged Zanu PF against personalising national independence celebrations.
CCC instead encouraged its supporters and members countrywide to attend Independence Day celebrations organised by the Zanu PF-led Government in their respective areas.
In a statement, CCC national spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the party reverences all who fought for the attainment of the country’s independence from white minority rule. Below is the statement in full:
THE LIBERATION PROMISE IS OUR GENERATIONAL MANDATE
On the 18th of April 2022, we celebrate 42 years of independence. We honour and commemorate this important day as we mark and look to the sacrifices made by our forebears who fought on our behalf for the liberation of our country.
The liberation struggle was anchored on the fight for freedom, dignity, the people’s sovereign will and self-determination.
Independence means freedom, the pursuit of happiness, national pride and national dignity.
We acknowledge that, although we attained our independence in 1980, we are yet to be fully free and fully independent.
This entails the holding of free and fair elections and the upholding of fundamental rights and freedoms of the citizens.
As a citizens’ movement, we acknowledge the effort and sacrifices of our liberation heroes, war veterans, war collaborators and citizens, living and departed, who contributed to the attainment of the liberation of our nation from colonial rule.
Whereas there are political differences, there is no debate about our honour, respect and acknowledgement of all national institutions, organs, events and programs.
Our loyalty to Zimbabwe and our loyalty to the country is absolute as a marker of the preservation of our history, legacy and identity as a people.
Independence Day belongs to us all as Zimbabwean citizens. For this reason, we encourage all citizens to participate in such important national processes and events without tainting them with partisan conduct.
We do so for our country and for our collective being as a people.
Accordingly, we assert that we are going to be represented at all key national events.
National events and state institutions are far greater than any political party or sectarian interests.
The liberation promise is our generational mandate.
Fadzayi Mahere
National Spokesperson
“Happy Independence Day Zimbabwe!
“42 years ago, our nation found our freedom. Let us never forget the sacrifices our forefathers made in pursuit of a better Zimbabwe!
??????, ” Zimbabwe’s coup leader Emmerson Mnangagwa announced on Monday. DO YOU AGREE WITH HIM?
There was confusion at the weekend when Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube announced a new duty on imported vehicles to be charged at half of it, 50% value in bond notes. The full state media brief is as follows:
Fifty percent of duty on car imports will now be paid in local currency, according to the new regulations, in a move expected to promote and support the strength of the Zimbabwe dollar.
In a Government Gazette published on Friday, Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube said half of import duty payable will now be paid in foreign currency and the balance in local currency at the prevailing official auction rate.
The Government departments, will however continue paying 100 percent duty in local currency, at the prevailing rates. Zimbabweans are huge importers of pre-owned cars and have spent several billions of US dollars on the vehicles over the past decade.
The new measures are in addition to others rolled out by the Government in February this year meant to encourage the wider use of the Zimbabwe dollar.
Among the measures introduced in February this year, miners are paying 50 percent of royalties in local currency while exporters are taxed 40 percent of export receipts in domestic currency.
Minister Ncube said the measures reflected the Government’s commitment to promote the wider use of the Zimbabwe dollar and to continuously strengthen the economy so as to build long-lasting macro-economic stability.
In June 2019, Zimbabwe removed the multiple currency regime introduced in 2009 after the value of the previous domestic currency was severely eroded due to devastating hyperinflation, which soared to a record 500 billion percent in 2008 according to the IMF.
But in March 2020, the Government allowed people with free funds to use their foreign currency to pay for goods and services, alongside domestic currency consisting of the electronic Real Time Gross Settlement dollar, bond notes and bond coins.
Economists say while the Government has been rolling out measures aimed at encouraging the use of local currency, a medium-to-long term road map, driven by improved local production and the elimination of distortions was critical.
“The strength of the local currency is derived from productivity capacity,” economist Professor Gift Mugano said. “Piecemeal approach is not sustainable.” We need to produce more and deal with distortions which are causing havoc on our currency.
“A well consulted plan centred on production is needed to achieve sustainable sanity.”
He said a medium to long roadmap towards complete dedollarisation should entail debt removal, the use of single currency to eliminate distortions, current account and surpluses. –Herald
By- President Emmerson Mnangagwa nephews appeared in court on Saturday charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery and possession of illegal firearms.
Tawanda Munangagwa, 36, a squadron leader in the Air Force of Zimbabwe at Manyame, and Vengai Munangagwa, 45, who is alleged to be a Central Intelligence Organisation spy, were not asked to plead during a brief appearance before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi.
Mangosi remanded the duo in custody to April 29 after advising them to apply for bail at the High Court.
George Manokore, for the prosecution, told the court that police got information that the two brothers were planning to commit armed robbery at 5 Overlaw Farm in Kadoma.
On April 14, police detectives got on the tail of the two men as they drove in a white Nissan Hardbody along Samora Machel Avenue. When they noticed they were being followed, Vengai allegedly drove at high speed on the Bulawayo highway leading to a high-speed chase.
They were arrested at a roadblock in Norton and a search of the vehicle turned up an AK47 rifle loaded with 30 rounds of ammunition. Police also recovered a Tokarev pistol during a search of Tawanda’s home at 21 Retreat Farm in Waterfalls on April 15. He allegedly told police the gun which was hidden between a mattress and base of a bed belonged to Vengai.
Prosecutors say both men are not firearm licence holders.
Vengai and Tawanda are the sons of one of President Mnangagwa’s brothers. The “u” in their surname is a common misspelling of their family name by officials at the Civil Registry.
The Zimbabwe National Army – responding to a surge in armed robberies committed by soldiers – has publicly warned that those found guilty will receive “exemplary sentences.” Standard
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Tinashe Sambiri|Zimbabwe needs true independence, President Nelson Chamisa has said.
Easter is a period of physical and spiritual revival, according to President Chamisa.
In a statement on Sunday, President Chamisa Chamisa said :
“RESURRECTION MEANS REVIVAL!He is risen.
The Cross is our Crown & HOPE.The Lord Jesus overcame death,sin & all darkness.May we be revived spiritually & physically,individually & as a nation.
Let there be true freedom & independence in ZIMBABWE
Let ZIMBABWE arise!Happy Easter Sunday.”
Tinashe Sambiri|Police on Saturday arrested Citizens’ Coalition For Change members for conducting a door- to -door campaign programme in Mutare.
According to CCC Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma, 14 party members were arrested in Dangamvura- Chikanga Constituency, ward 16.
“Breaking News 14 Citizens Coalition for Change members were taken by Zimbabwe Republic Police officers during the door to door campaign in ward 16 Dangamvura -Chikanga Constituency, now they are stationed at Mutare Central police station,” Chuma wrote on Twitter.
“We expect the Zimbabwe Republic Police to be professional in the execution expected constitutional obligations,” added Chuma.
Tinashe Sambiri|Police on Saturday arrested Citizens’ Coalition For Change members for conducting a door- to -door campaign programme in Mutare.
According to CCC Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma, 14 party members were arrested in Dangamvura- Chikanga Constituency, ward 16.
“Breaking News 14 Citizens Coalition for Change members were taken by Zimbabwe Republic Police officers during the door to door campaign in ward 16 Dangamvura -Chikanga Constituency, now they are stationed at Mutare Central police station,” Chuma wrote on Twitter.
“We expect the Zimbabwe Republic Police to be professional in the execution expected constitutional obligations,” added Chuma.
Dynamos coach Tonderai Ndiraya has announced a twenty-one man squad to face Highlanders in the 2022 Independence Trophy final.
The invitational match is part of the 42nd Independence Day celebrations and will take place on 18 April at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo. President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to be in attendance.
The Glamour Boys arrived in Bulawayo on Friday and held their first training on Saturday morning at Luveve Stadium.
Here is the Dynamos squad for the match:
Taimon Mvula, Prince Tafiremutsa, Partson Jaure, Godknows Murwira, Frank Makarati, Emmanuel Jalai, Tinotenda Muringai, Arnold Mawadza, Sylvester Appiah, Ralph Kawondera, Shadreck Nyahwa, Trevor Mavunga, Tinashe Makanda, Evans Katema, Junior Makunike, Bill Antinio, Issa Sadiki, Emmanuel Paga, Keith Murera, Brandon Mpofu, Stephen Chatikobo.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Health Talk
With Sandra Sadziwa
Ovarian cysts are solid or fluid-filled pockets in or on your ovary.
They’re common, especially in women who are pregnant or who haven’t gone through qmenopause yet. Most of the time, they’re painless and harmless.
You might get one every month as part of your menstrual cycle and never know it. They usually go away on their own without treatment.
A cyst becomes a problem when it doesn’t go away or gets bigger. It can become painful.
There’s also the possibility of cancer, but it’s rare. The chances go up as you get older.
Ovarian Cyst Symptoms
Most ovarian cysts are small and don’t cause any problems.
When there are symptoms, you might have pressure, bloating, swelling, or pain in one side of your lower belly.
This pain may be sharp or dull, and it can come and go.
Sudden, severe belly pain
Pain with fever and throwing up
Dizziness, weakness, or feeling faint
Fast breathing
These things could mean your cyst has caused the ovary to twist.
Ovarian Cyst Causes
Most cysts are “functional.”
They’re a part of your monthly cycle.
Types of Cysts Follicle cyst.
Your ovaries usually release one egg each month. It grows inside a tiny sac called a follicle.
When th HBe egg is ready, the follicle breaks open and releases it.
If the sac doesn’t open, it causes a follicle cyst. These often go away in 1 to 3 months.
Corpus luteum cyst.
Once the egg is released, the empty follicle usually shrinks and helps get ready for the next egg.
It becomes a cyst when it closes back up and fluid collects inside. It may go away in a few weeks. But it may bleed or cause pain as it grows.
Others are nonfunctional. In some women, their ovaries make a lot of small cysts.
This condition is called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
It can make it hard to get pregnant. Other nonfunctional cysts may be caused by cancer.
Ovarian Cyst Risk Factors
Things that may make you more likely to get ovarian cysts include:
Hormonal problems. Taking the fertility drug to help you ovulate can increase your risk of cysts.
Pregnancy
The cyst that forms during ovulation may stay on your ovary after you get pregnant and throughout your pregnancy.
Endometriosis. Cells that usually line the inside of your uterus grow outside it.
These wayward cells can attach to your ovary and cause a cyst to grow.
A severe pelvic infection. If this spreads to your ovaries, it can cause cysts there.
A previous ovarian cyst. If you’ve had at least one ovarian cyst before, you’re more likely to get others
Ovarian Cyst Complications
Some women can have unusual complications with ovarian cysts. Your doctor might pick these up during a pelvic exam, so it’s important to get regular checkups.
Ovarian torsion. If cysts grow large, they can make the ovary move and twist.
This twisting (ovarian torsion) is very painful.
Rupture.
Cysts can break open, causing severe pain and bleeding, especially if the cysts are large. Vaginal sex and other activities can make a rupture more likely.
A ruptured cyst sometimes heals on its own, but often, it’s a medical emergency.
Infected ovarian cyst. An ovarian cyst can develop in response to a pelvic infection, forming an abscess. If the abscess bursts, dangerous bacteria can spread through your body.
Ovarian Cyst Treatment
Most cysts go away on their own. Your doctor may suggest watching and waiting for changes.
Your doctor can give you medicine for pain. They might also prescribe birth control pills.
The hormones in the pills won’t make the cysts go away, but they can help prevent new ones.
Some ovarian cysts need surgery. That includes those that are large, don’t go away, or cause symptoms.
You could also need surgery if you’re near menopause, because cysts are more likely to be cancerous.
Depending on your case, the surgeon may take just the cyst or the entire ovary.
There are different types of surgery:
Laparoscopy is for smaller cysts. The doctor makes a tiny cut above or below your bellybutton.
A small tool with a camera allows your doctor to see inside, and a different tool removes the cyst or ovary. You probably won’t have to stay in hi the hospital overnight.
Laparotomy is for cysts that may be cancerous. It is done with a bigger cut in the belly.
*Mrs. Sandra Sadziwa is a senior nurse working at private medical facility in Harare.
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United Family International Church (UFIC) founder and leader Emmanuel Makandiwa said that Zimbabweans should not expect President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government to create jobs for them.
Addressing a church service in Chitungwiza on Saturday which was also attended by Mnangagwa, first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Makandiwa said the Government’s role is to create an environment for individuals to prosper. He said:
It is never the responsibility of the Government to create jobs for you. The creation of an environment is their responsibility so that you and I prosper and we have that opportunity in Zimbabwe.
There is something wrong with a citizen who keeps complaining and shifting blame.”- Pindula News
A fight erupted at Mugodhi Apostolic Faith Church headquarters in Wedza, Mashonaland East on Friday as the battle for the control of the sect rages on.
The sect has been embroiled in bitter wars following the death of leader and founder Thadeu Mugodhi in 2019.
In 2019, one Tonny Sigauke who claimed to be the rightful heir, according to the church constitution, dragged the late Mugodhi’s son Washington to court for clinging on to the throne.
Sigauke also filed another application stating that Aaron Munodawafa was the substantive bishop of the church with him as the deputy.
In September, 2021, High Court judge Justice Esther Muremba ruled Sigauke does not have authority to represent the church while Washington’s appointment was declared null and void.
Since then, the fight for the control of the church between Washington and Munodawafa has been raging.
On Friday, church members wielding, iron bars and stones clashed as they sought to take control of the shrine for the annual passover service.
Both camps were recently given access to the church buildings pending a court outcome on the legitimate leader of the shrine.
The spokesperson of Munodawafa camp, Reverend Mike Mukarati said the fight started after they were denied access to the church building to conduct morning prayers.
“We gathered together as a group and moved to enter the building.
“They hired hooligans, some with dreadlocks calling themselves security from Washington’s camp and denied us access.
“Suddenly, they started throwing stones, sharp objects, and logs into a crowded congregation injuring more than 20, some seriously.
“We retreated when we realised there were bound to be fatalities.
“Police arrived 30 minutes later and statements were taken and the injured were rushed to St Mary’s hospital in Wedza.”
Mugodhi and Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Simon Chazovachi were not available for comment yesterday.
A few months ago, violent clashes occurred at the same shrine during a gathering known as Synod resulting in malicious damage to property including the church building.
More than 15 congregants were arrested and charged with assault among other charges.
Washington had brought bouncers to block the Munodawafa faction, but they were overpowered by the congregants who went on a rampage destroying church property.
The bouncers had their hands tied and assaulted before police were called to quell the violence.
The factions are both claiming total control of the perceived holy ground – The Standard
United Family International Church (UFIC) founder and leader Emmanuel Makandiwa said that Zimbabweans should not expect President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government to create jobs for them.
Addressing a church service in Chitungwiza on Saturday which was also attended by Mnangagwa, first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Makandiwa said the Government’s role is to create an environment for individuals to prosper. He said:
It is never the responsibility of the Government to create jobs for you. The creation of an environment is their responsibility so that you and I prosper and we have that opportunity in Zimbabwe.
“There is something wrong with a citizen who keeps complaining and shifting blame.”- Pindula News
A fight erupted at Mugodhi Apostolic Faith Church headquarters in Wedza, Mashonaland East on Friday as the battle for the control of the sect rages on.
The sect has been embroiled in bitter wars following the death of leader and founder Thadeu Mugodhi in 2019.
In 2019, one Tonny Sigauke who claimed to be the rightful heir, according to the church constitution, dragged the late Mugodhi’s son Washington to court for clinging on to the throne.
Sigauke also filed another application stating that Aaron Munodawafa was the substantive bishop of the church with him as the deputy.
In September, 2021, High Court judge Justice Esther Muremba ruled Sigauke does not have authority to represent the church while Washington’s appointment was declared null and void.
Since then, the fight for the control of the church between Washington and Munodawafa has been raging.
On Friday, church members wielding, iron bars and stones clashed as they sought to take control of the shrine for the annual passover service.
Both camps were recently given access to the church buildings pending a court outcome on the legitimate leader of the shrine.
The spokesperson of Munodawafa camp, Reverend Mike Mukarati said the fight started after they were denied access to the church building to conduct morning prayers.
“We gathered together as a group and moved to enter the building.
“They hired hooligans, some with dreadlocks calling themselves security from Washington’s camp and denied us access.
“Suddenly, they started throwing stones, sharp objects, and logs into a crowded congregation injuring more than 20, some seriously.
“We retreated when we realised there were bound to be fatalities.
“Police arrived 30 minutes later and statements were taken and the injured were rushed to St Mary’s hospital in Wedza.”
Mugodhi and Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Simon Chazovachi were not available for comment yesterday.
A few months ago, violent clashes occurred at the same shrine during a gathering known as Synod resulting in malicious damage to property including the church building.
More than 15 congregants were arrested and charged with assault among other charges.
Washington had brought bouncers to block the Munodawafa faction, but they were overpowered by the congregants who went on a rampage destroying church property.
The bouncers had their hands tied and assaulted before police were called to quell the violence.
The factions are both claiming total control of the perceived holy ground – The Standard
Below are comments by former Harare mayor, Mayor Ben Manyenyeni over tomorrow’s Emmerson Mnangagwa run Independence celebrations | We are reading the story that opposition “leaders” have been invited to this year’s Independence Day celebrations.
On many occasions it has been a platform for ripping the country apart with partisan rhetoric
Presenting one nation when clearly there is no such unity voids the day and the invitation.
For five mayoral years I attended, lonely, as “one-ari-ega” opposition face at these events.
I would only sigh with relief at the end of the events – if no toxicity was spewed.
But, however, in that tour of duty experience I met some real compatriots – warmly and sincerely – sharing oneness and brotherhood at such occasions.
I think the GNU days also had such positives.
Yellow has been banned in Parliament
Then there would be safety and security issues for yellow leaders and supporters.
Former Black Rhinos player Nigel Muchadeyi has died.
He was 28.
The midfielder played for Rhinos in the Premier Soccer League and when the team was in Division One in 2016.
Details surrounding Muchadeyi’s death are still sketchy at this moment but club Secretary General Colonel Edward Mutukwa confirmed the news.
“It is with deep sadness that the entire Black Rhinos FC family has received the death of Nigel ‘Majabvi’ Muchadeyi,” Mutukwa said.
“A fine footballer who played an instrumental role in making sure Black Rhinos FC was promoted from Division 1 into the Premier League in 2016. This was after our ZNA flagship team was at relegated into the Division 1 league in 2015.
“It is unfortunate that the young man passed away at critical time in his life and career. So sad indeed, MHDSREP, we say zorora murugare.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Dynamos coach Tonderai Ndiraya has announced a twenty-one man squad to face Highlanders in the 2022 Independence Trophy final.
The invitational match is part of the 42nd Independence Day celebrations and will take place on 18 April at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo. President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to be in attendance.
The Glamour Boys arrived in Bulawayo on Friday and held their first training on Saturday morning at Luveve Stadium.
Here is the Dynamos squad for the match:
Taimon Mvula, Prince Tafiremutsa, Partson Jaure, Godknows Murwira, Frank Makarati, Emmanuel Jalai, Tinotenda Muringai, Arnold Mawadza, Sylvester Appiah, Ralph Kawondera, Shadreck Nyahwa, Trevor Mavunga, Tinashe Makanda, Evans Katema, Junior Makunike, Bill Antinio, Issa Sadiki, Emmanuel Paga, Keith Murera, Brandon Mpofu, Stephen Chatikobo.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Tinashe Sambiri|Zimbabwe needs true independence, President Nelson Chamisa has said.
Easter is a period of physical and spiritual revival, according to President Chamisa.
In a statement on Sunday, President Chamisa Chamisa said :
“RESURRECTION MEANS REVIVAL!He is risen.
The Cross is our Crown & HOPE.The Lord Jesus overcame death,sin & all darkness.May we be revived spiritually & physically,individually & as a nation.
Let there be true freedom & independence in ZIMBABWE
Let ZIMBABWE arise!Happy Easter Sunday.”
Tinashe Sambiri|Police on Saturday arrested Citizens’ Coalition For Change members for conducting a door- to -door campaign programme in Mutare.
According to CCC Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma, 14 party members were arrested in Dangamvura- Chikanga Constituency, ward 16.
“Breaking News 14 Citizens Coalition for Change members were taken by Zimbabwe Republic Police officers during the door to door campaign in ward 16 Dangamvura -Chikanga Constituency, now they are stationed at Mutare Central police station,” Chuma wrote on Twitter.
“We expect the Zimbabwe Republic Police to be professional in the execution expected constitutional obligations,” added Chuma.
Health Talk
With Sandra Sadziwa
Ovarian cysts are solid or fluid-filled pockets in or on your ovary.
They’re common, especially in women who are pregnant or who haven’t gone through qmenopause yet. Most of the time, they’re painless and harmless.
You might get one every month as part of your menstrual cycle and never know it. They usually go away on their own without treatment.
A cyst becomes a problem when it doesn’t go away or gets bigger. It can become painful.
There’s also the possibility of cancer, but it’s rare. The chances go up as you get older.
Ovarian Cyst Symptoms
Most ovarian cysts are small and don’t cause any problems.
When there are symptoms, you might have pressure, bloating, swelling, or pain in one side of your lower belly.
This pain may be sharp or dull, and it can come and go.
Sudden, severe belly pain
Pain with fever and throwing up
Dizziness, weakness, or feeling faint
Fast breathing
These things could mean your cyst has caused the ovary to twist.
Ovarian Cyst Causes
Most cysts are “functional.”
They’re a part of your monthly cycle.
Types of Cysts Follicle cyst.
Your ovaries usually release one egg each month. It grows inside a tiny sac called a follicle.
When th HBe egg is ready, the follicle breaks open and releases it.
If the sac doesn’t open, it causes a follicle cyst. These often go away in 1 to 3 months.
Corpus luteum cyst.
Once the egg is released, the empty follicle usually shrinks and helps get ready for the next egg.
It becomes a cyst when it closes back up and fluid collects inside. It may go away in a few weeks. But it may bleed or cause pain as it grows.
Others are nonfunctional. In some women, their ovaries make a lot of small cysts.
This condition is called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
It can make it hard to get pregnant. Other nonfunctional cysts may be caused by cancer.
Ovarian Cyst Risk Factors
Things that may make you more likely to get ovarian cysts include:
Hormonal problems. Taking the fertility drug to help you ovulate can increase your risk of cysts.
Pregnancy
The cyst that forms during ovulation may stay on your ovary after you get pregnant and throughout your pregnancy.
Endometriosis. Cells that usually line the inside of your uterus grow outside it.
These wayward cells can attach to your ovary and cause a cyst to grow.
A severe pelvic infection. If this spreads to your ovaries, it can cause cysts there.
A previous ovarian cyst. If you’ve had at least one ovarian cyst before, you’re more likely to get others
Ovarian Cyst Complications
Some women can have unusual complications with ovarian cysts. Your doctor might pick these up during a pelvic exam, so it’s important to get regular checkups.
Ovarian torsion. If cysts grow large, they can make the ovary move and twist.
This twisting (ovarian torsion) is very painful.
Rupture.
Cysts can break open, causing severe pain and bleeding, especially if the cysts are large. Vaginal sex and other activities can make a rupture more likely.
A ruptured cyst sometimes heals on its own, but often, it’s a medical emergency.
Infected ovarian cyst. An ovarian cyst can develop in response to a pelvic infection, forming an abscess. If the abscess bursts, dangerous bacteria can spread through your body.
Ovarian Cyst Treatment
Most cysts go away on their own. Your doctor may suggest watching and waiting for changes.
Your doctor can give you medicine for pain. They might also prescribe birth control pills.
The hormones in the pills won’t make the cysts go away, but they can help prevent new ones.
Some ovarian cysts need surgery. That includes those that are large, don’t go away, or cause symptoms.
You could also need surgery if you’re near menopause, because cysts are more likely to be cancerous.
Depending on your case, the surgeon may take just the cyst or the entire ovary.
There are different types of surgery:
Laparoscopy is for smaller cysts. The doctor makes a tiny cut above or below your bellybutton.
A small tool with a camera allows your doctor to see inside, and a different tool removes the cyst or ovary. You probably won’t have to stay in hi the hospital overnight.
Laparotomy is for cysts that may be cancerous. It is done with a bigger cut in the belly.
*Mrs. Sandra Sadziwa is a senior nurse working at private medical facility in Harare.
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Tinashe Sambiri|Police on Saturday arrested Citizens’ Coalition For Change members for conducting a door- to -door campaign programme in Mutare.
According to CCC Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma, 14 party members were arrested in Dangamvura- Chikanga Constituency, ward 16.
“Breaking News 14 Citizens Coalition for Change members were taken by Zimbabwe Republic Police officers during the door to door campaign in ward 16 Dangamvura -Chikanga Constituency, now they are stationed at Mutare Central police station,” Chuma wrote on Twitter.
“We expect the Zimbabwe Republic Police to be professional in the execution expected constitutional obligations,” added Chuma.
Nhlanhla “Lux” Mohlauhi (also Dlamini) has been churning up anti-foreigner sentiment and bursting into people’s homes like a vigilante, instilling fear and panic in refugee and immigrant communities.
Mohlauhi found his 15 seconds of fame on 13 July 2021 after posting a video of himself on Facebook when the riots and looting that had gripped KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng had spread to Soweto.
“Defend the township economy and the elephant at the centre, which is Maponya Mall … They will never breach the mall, it will be over my dead body; this can be my last day…” he declared.
The post caught fire. Mohlauhi was cast as a township warrior, a hero of eKasi, a fresh young guard, at last, rising to take a stand against looters, criminals and lawlessness.
But a month earlier Mohlauhi had been making sparks with a “clean-up” project in Soweto aimed at shutting down businesses run by foreign shop owners that his group deemed illegal. Mohlauhi was at the helm of the group organised under the banner of Operation Dudula (“beat back” in isiZulu).
Mohlauhi has since lapped up the limelight of television and radio interviews, and his ever-growing social media followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, but has played a cat-and-mouse game over the past five months with Daily Maverick journalists who have been trying to interview him about the increasingly violent actions triggered by Operation Dudula’s anti-foreigner rhetoric and raids.
The current surge of xenophobic hatred led to the murder of Zimbabwean gardener and father of four, Elvis Nyathi (43) on 8 April. Nyathi was killed in Diepsloot by a mob going door to door demanding to see visas. They drove him out from his hiding place, beat him and burnt his body.
The feast of low-hanging fruit
Operation Dudula’s tactics have been to work as a mob, demanding that people produce documents to prove their identity and legal status in the country. Those who cannot comply are detained by the mob, supposedly to hand over to police for deportation.
Operation Dudula has in the past 10 months become a fast-growing movement. It bills itself as a group of citizens with a mission to “Put South Africans first. Only legal immigrants in SA”.
It has shown signs of significant growth in the past few months with branches being established across Joburg, but it’s also known to bus supporters in to gatherings. During its launch in Jeppestown on 19 March, the group descended on four companies: Hersol Laboratories, BMG, Disappeared Anodes and Sharp Centre. They also targeted restaurants in Maboneng and demanded that these companies only employ South Africans.
The movement is marked by loose organisational and membership structures as well as high social media visibility and activity – two elements that supercharge proliferation and replication.
The movement has muscle in the form of the Put South Africa First campaign, which includes the Alexandra Dudula Movement, the All Truck Drivers Foundation and the disbanded MKMVA – the uMkhonto weSizwe Military Veterans Association.
Then there’s also an open invitation to the feasting table groaning with the lowest of low-hanging fruits: open season to take aim at a failing ANC government and blaming the day-to-day realities of joblessness, scarce resources being spread even more thinly, soaring crime and a drug dependency crisis on undocumented foreigners.
Operation Dudula’s rapid rise to prominence off the back of outsiders as scapegoats has to be framed within the fallout of Covid-19 deaths and lockdown. The Social Economic Rights Institute (SERI) noted in February: “The devastating impact of the pandemic in the past two years has seen people from all walks of life being pushed into poverty. The informal sector continues to face the harsh reality of economic and political woes.
“In recent weeks the informal sector, which was the hardest hit by the prolonged lockdown compounded by policy neglect, is now being subjected to unlawful, discriminatory, and politically motivated conduct orchestrated by some political parties under the pretext of protecting employment for vulnerable South Africans.”
Operation Dudula’s promise that “now it’s the turn for South Africans to eat” has driven up its Facebook member numbers. Its public membership groups on the platform have just a few hundred members but it’s in the private groups that the action happens: these groups each have tens of thousands of members. A request to join any one of these groups returns a warning by Facebook that content on the group violates its community standards.
Slippery Mohlauhi backpedals
Publicly, Mohlauhi seems at pains to say “that they are fighting crime and operating within the boundary of the law”. So he would be best placed to explain why content on Operation Dudula’s Facebook groups would be considered offensive. He could also answer and clear up the gossip, red flags and gaps in his story that have been swirling since he started making headlines and becoming a trending hashtag.
Alas – but not unexpectedly – he once again backpedalled since initially agreeing to an interview with DM168 on 29 March.
His response in that Tuesday telephone conversation was: “From Friday I’m available, my darling, I’m just waiting for my legal team to fly in and my green light is from 3pm – call me on Friday morning and we can meet at the Soweto Parliament.”
Let’s pause here…
The cracks widen
Mohlauhi never took a call that Friday and has not responded to interview requests since. Saying yes to us would mean answering questions about cracks in his stories that were lapped up by media when he first started giving interviews.
There was no “legal team flying in” for him. He had already been released on bail after being arrested and charged in the Roodepoort Magistrates’ Court on 28 March for housebreaking with intention to steal and for malicious damage to property. The incident occurred when Mohlauhi and some of his followers apparently broke away from an Operation Dudula march that had a police escort.
This breakaway group apparently targeted the home of a man called Victor Ramarafe whom they alleged to be a drug dealer. They allegedly stormed and ransacked Ramarafe’s home.
Ramarafe is a known EFF supporter. Police confirmed that no drugs were found and maintained that they were not conducting the raid alongside Operation Dudula. Mohlauhi is expected back in court on 27 May.
Mohlauhi had, till his court appearance, gone by the surname Dlamini, never bothering to make the correction – another discrepancy, or deflection. During the brief court appearance he asked to address the court. Bizarrely it was to make an apology for being dressed casually. He was wearing a black tracksuit top.
Back to his telephone conversation comment of meeting at the “Soweto Parliament” – no satellite navigation device, no Google Maps, not even a good ol’ street address would provide a location for the Soweto Parliament. It’s because it doesn’t physically exist. Just like Mohlauhi’s Young Peoples (sic) Government of South Africa. They are just names; constructs in his imagination and on Facebook pages. It has no mandate, no governance structures, no elections or nominations, not even a telephone number that works.
Knocking at the door of privilege
It brings his story to a “rewind moment”, back to Mohlauhi’s childhood and school days, and then to a life lived mostly through social media curation and fantasy. There’s deep tragedy here too of how opportunities from his school days led him to the edge of the promised land of money, privilege and a life outside the township grind.
Even sadder perhaps is that he is a casualty of being torn between two worlds in a fractured society – growing up neither fully of Soweto nor fully of Sandton. He has said in a radio interview on KayaFM: “I was forced into two worlds, so you felt you had to adapt.”
On one hand it’s made him a crafty chameleon. When he was invited to Ethiopia in January he framed his message as ‘fighting colonial forces” and “standing up for our motherland Africa – we can’t leave here like other people”. He cosied up to Namibia’s youngest parliamentarian Patience Masua and posted photos with her as “young African leaders uniting” on Facebook.
But on home turf he sticks to the “Put South Africa First” line. Pushed on this inconsistency his go-to response is that it’s not a fight against foreigners but a fight against undocumented foreigners.
It’s a false distinction, of course. When a foreigner is attacked they will not be able to hold back vigilantes and mobs while they try to produce paperwork.
The schoolboy vs the man today
Mohlauhi grew up in Soweto between split households in Dube and Meadowlands. He has gone on record as saying his dad was a struggle hero and gangster, forced to rob banks to fund the struggle. He never names him.
He grew up sporty and after getting into public model C schools, including at Jeppe Boys High, he earned a sports scholarship to the upscale Catholic private boys school St David’s Marist Inanda in Johannesburg, where he matriculated in 2005.
An old schoolmate, who spoke to DM168 anonymously, can’t reconcile that the “likeable guy with the polished Sandton accent [which he now drops depending on his audience] who hung out in the library” is the person who’s “controversial and putting out anti-foreigner rhetoric”.
Social media fantasy
This schoolmate said the “Lux” persona emerged years after school, in the years when Instagram started becoming a thing. In his very first Instagram post in March 2015, Mohlauhi flashes a blingy timepiece, sports dark shades and a pin-on pilot’s badge. He hashtagged something about promoting his company “Native Airways”.
In the following posts he starts quoting himself in professionally designed logos that feature the Soweto cooling towers, the words “Soweto Airport” and an airplane. Then there’s an endless scroll of him in great outfits posing in private jets, sometimes with a Macbook conveniently in view; shirtless, brushing down a racehorse; on a golf course; or cruising top-down in imported cars. He also seeks out photo ops across his social media platforms with everyone from beauty queens to politicians, among them Miss South Africa 2020 Shudufhadzo Musida, former president Kgalema Motlanthe, Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke and billionaire investor Rob Hersov.
His more recent posts are of him in camo fatigues and he has posted curious military or defence-themed posts on his Facebook. The most mind-boggling is a video in a garage gym where he’s in camo gear running on a treadmill with an automatic rifle that he aims into an imaginary battlefield.
Mohlauhi was a member of the Naturena Community Policing Forum’s patrol group in about 2019. Deputy chairperson of the CPF Naturena Crime Forum Nceba Ndube praised Mohlauhi.
“We invited him, he came and he helped a lot with our recruitment drives and he also contributed about R10,000 to our forum,” said Ndube.
Ndube said in Naturena they battle crimes that include drug dealing, especially in crystal meth, cable theft and housebreaking.
“These people we are arresting are undocumented foreigners and they are coming to cripple our country. So for me personally, not as the CPF, I support what Nhlanhla is doing 100%,” he said.
Bills and bail as the courts catch up
But building Mohlauhi’s brand has come with a price tag and, allegedly, also unpaid bills.
Mohlauhi is being sued to the tune of R600,000 by an events and promotions company called Vertex Events. According to lawyer Muyeyeka Bazuka Mhango of Bazuka & Company, the matter relates to an outstanding debt for promotions work done for Mohlauhi that dates back to 2015. Mhango said they expect to file papers in the Johannesburg High Court within the next fortnight.
“My client has tried for years to get their money … It’s a matter for the high court because of the large amount of money involved,” Mhango said.
And just this week it emerged that, on 13 February, Mohlauhi was handed a “caution and discharge” notice. Essentially he has been convicted for failure to appear in court in September 2019 in connection with a common assault case in which he is alleged to have attacked a tenant who hadn’t paid rent to his mother on time.
He must now appear in court on 3 May for the common assault charge or face another fine or jail time.
Clipped wings
Mohlauhi has 10 companies registered under his name, but none trade today.
His schoolmate summed it up: “The bursary kids had it tough; they were at school with these rich Sandton kids so the black kids generally hung around with each other. There wasn’t any nastiness towards them but maybe the school made him aspire for wealth … seeing wealth was all around him and he didn’t have it.”
When he was 28 years old Mohlauhi was interviewed for a “Black Excellence” Q&A in Bona magazine, published in March 2015. Mohlauhi told the publication that he studied politics at the University of Johannesburg and became an ANC youth league secretary on campus. But he “got bored” and dropped out.
He claimed to have convinced the Chinese embassy in Pretoria to accept his proposal to “teach sports development” in the country in exchange for being able to study in China. He was 19 and without any qualifications in sports development, but he said they agreed and he left for China. Within a year he was back in South Africa.
At that point he turned his attention to “studying” golf through the Professional Golfing Association. That career choice didn’t stick either because he moved on to register Native Airways. He claimed in that Q&A to have qualified as a pilot but said in another interview this year that his licence lapsed.
There are many non-starts, outright fails and almost desperate curation in the contradictions that make up the story of Mohlauhi. Operation Dudula represents a restart, perhaps also a meal ticket. Or maybe there’s a political springboard or a shot at stretching out his 15 minutes of fame a little bit more.
Bankrolling xenophobia
Mohlauhi has insisted that Operation Dudula is not funded by anyone, just individual members who contribute a few rands towards communal transport to get to marches and operations. There are also T-shirt sales.
But he has blipped on the radar of many political parties. He’s found himself in the crosshairs of the EFF and he readily goads Julius Malema on public platforms. Outside the Johannesburg Central Police Station when he was arrested in March he said to TV cameras: “Julius wants to hold on to power. When a strong man is speaking and people are listening better he is jealous … he hates our progress.”
But Mohlauhi has friends in Action SA and in the Patriotic Alliance. Herman Mashaba, interviewed on Radio702 at the time Mohlauhi was arrested, said he admired what Operation Dudula does but warned them not to take the law into their own hands.
“It hurts me to see this young man in jail today while the real criminals are sitting in Parliament and Cabinet,” the Action SA leader said. He also laughed off suggestions that he is the money behind Operation Dudula.
Meanwhile Kenny Kunene, deputy president of the Patriotic Alliance, said to DM168: “I would love for Nhlanhla Lux to be a member of the Patriotic Alliance, to be a leader so we can appoint him as minister of foreign affairs and he can finish where Dr Aaron Motsoaledi cannot go because of the limitation of his party. Nhlanhla can deal decisively with this issue of illegal immigration.”
Kunene was in court on 28 March and was ready to pay Mohlauhi’s bail, but he said Mohlauhi’s mother paid as the R1,500 bail “was trivial”.
Kunene did not want to disclose amounts but said: “I have assisted here and there … I am not only supporting Nhlanhla but I have also assisted in other incidents where leaders of PA and other Operation Dudula members were arrested. We are supporting each other because we have got the same patriotic goal to put South Africa first.” DM168
Additional reporting by Bheki Simelane.
This story first appeared in the weekly Daily Maverick 168 newspaper
By A Correspondent- A fight erupted at Mugodhi Apostolic Faith Church headquarters in Wedza, Mashonaland East on Friday as the battle for the control of the sect rages on.
The sect has been embroiled in bitter wars following the death of leader and founder Thadeu Mugodhi in 2019.
In 2019, one Tonny Sigauke who claimed to be the rightful heir, according to the church constitution, dragged the late Mugodhi’s son Washington to court for clinging on to the throne.
Sigauke also filed another application stating that Aaron Munodawafa was the substantive bishop of the church with him as the deputy.
In September, 2021, High Court judge Justice Esther Muremba ruled Sigauke does not have authority to represent the church while Washington’s appointment was declared null and void.
Since then, the fight for the control of the church between Washington and Munodawafa has been raging.
On Friday, church members wielding, iron bars and stones clashed as they sought to take control of the shrine for the annual passover service.
Both camps were recently given access to the church buildings pending a court outcome on the legitimate leader of the shrine.
The spokesperson of Munodawafa camp, Reverend Mike Mukarati said the fight started after they were denied access to the church building to conduct morning prayers.
“We gathered together as a group and moved to enter the building.
“They hired hooligans, some with dreadlocks calling themselves security from Washington’s camp and denied us access.
“Suddenly, they started throwing stones, sharp objects, and logs into a crowded congregation injuring more than 20, some seriously.
“We retreated when we realised there were bound to be fatalities.
“Police arrived 30 minutes later and statements were taken and the injured were rushed to St Mary’s hospital in Wedza.”
Mugodhi and Mashonaland East provincial police spokesperson Simon Chazovachi were not available for comment yesterday.
A few months ago, violent clashes occurred at the same shrine during a gathering known as Synod resulting in malicious damage to property including the church building.
More than 15 congregants were arrested and charged with assault among other charges.
Washington had brought bouncers to block the Munodawafa faction, but they were overpowered by the congregants who went on a rampage destroying church property.
The bouncers had their hands tied and assaulted before police were called to quell the violence.
The factions are both claiming total control of the perceived holy ground.-standard
By A Correspondent- A little known Diplomatic Intelligence Movement (DIM) political party President Ashley Zhou has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a dialogue on youth involvement in Zimbabwean politics.
He also want to discuss about British and American compensation to Zimbabwe.
He said his party was formed to push for the amendment of the constitution so as to introduce a Prime Minister’s office to be known as the Head of Government combined Operations General of the Defence , Police, Prison services and Prime Minister.
In his letter to the president Zhou said youth should understand that people died for the liberation of this country hence it is a prerogative to protect,defend the independence and territorial integrity of this country.
“Mr president ,I draw inspiration from your famous words “Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo”,in addition to that,in our meeting more ways will be discussed on how to make youth more patriotic to their country,” said Zhou.
Zhou said the 1924,1961,1965 and 1969 constitution were the most discriminatory laws by foreign countries as they used to it ill treat Zimbabwean s and Britain has the obligation to compensate Zimbabwe.
He said these laws include the Land apportioning act of 1930, the Native, Husbandry act of 1951 and the law , order (maintenance) act of 1960 were bad to the native citizens.
ED is yet to respond top his petition.
AmaZulu King MisuZulu KaZwelithini said he was shocked by the extent of the damage caused by the heavy rains that induced floods and mudslides in KwaZulu-Natal Province.
The king visited the area of Tshelimnyama, west of Durban, with billionaire businessman Patrice Motsepe and KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala.
The AmaZulu King expressed shock over the scale of the devastation caused by the floods and also thanked the Motsepe Foundation for its financial donation to people affected by the natural disaster. He said:
We are all shocked by the storms. We are in pain. As we speak, there are still missing people.
These rains showed us that it has damaged a lot of infrastructure, and even businesses have been affected.
However, I am happy that Motsepe Foundation has come on board to help us.
It is not the first time the foundation reaching out to us.
The Motsepe Foundation donated R30 million to assist families affected by the floods. Said Motsepe:
We came here today to make a humble donation of R30 million from the Motsepe Foundation to help our people.
There was a meeting that took place earlier and after that we visited many places in the province and you can see that many of our people are suffering because of the way the flood has impacted and affected their lives.
Nearly 400 people have been confirmed dead following the floods, with thousands more displaced after their homes were washed away by flash floods and mudslides.
The Department of Human Settlements said around 4 000 homes have been completely destroyed by the floods in KZN, with Tshelimnyama having been one of the areas most affected.
By A Correspondent- Zimdancehall musician Seh Calaz, real name Tawanda Mumanyi, has defended United Family International Church (UFIC) founder and leader Emmanuel Makandiwa for inviting President Emmerson Mnangagwa to his church service on Saturday afternoon.
Mnangagwa, the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga attended a church service at the UFIC International Easter Conference on Saturday in Chitungwiza.
However, Seh Calaz says Makandiwa’s critics should just leave him alone as he has the right to freedom of association. In a post on his Facebook page, the musician said:
Mamukaseiko vatendi.
The way vanhu yavari kutsoma and shaming vana vaPapaManu and his UFI mahorror, inoita tione kuti isu as Zimbabweans we are not ready and hatibvume kuti we can support different teams and still be friends and family, chese chaunopikisana nacho chinofanha kutotukirirwa chobvachadhakwa? if it was you, President voti varikuuya kuchurch kwako wairamba here?
Muchurch ndeme vatsvene chute here,Ok whats wrong with the President going to church, Mukuru havafanirwe kuenda kuchurch here? Mangani ma church avakaenda, iyoyi yanyatsoitasei?
Handina pandaona PapaManu vachiita slogan, hapana chakaipa kana chekunyeba chataura pane zvaarikuonawo zvichiitwa nehurumende, zvekuzoti todya road here zvava zvako, maida PapaManu vatange kutaura matambudziko emuunyika, neparikukanganiswa nehurumende mukelaz. here? ,
CHINOMBONZI CHURCH CHIIKO? ukanzwa anoti i lost respect and handichada kutonzwa mharidzo yake hahahah regedza zvako unenge wagara usingaterere, PapaManu vakasarudza bato ravada nderavo choice ndeyavo vane right yacho.handiyo democracy yatoda here, yatochemera?
PapaManu mharidzo yavo ndinoida inondikomborera zvekuti dhuuu, ende izvozvo hazvichinjwe nema political views avo, Siyai vana vaPapa, besides haurase or kutuka baba vakakubereka nekuti vaita mumwe mudzimai. lvai ne Sunday yakanaka.
By Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo- Few days ago, the Standard Chartered bank closed all it’s branches in Zimbabwe, except a few remaining as they wind up their 120 year journey in the southern African nation.
This came as a surprise, a big blow not only to business , but vehemently a wake up call to our leadership in Zimbabwe. Surprisingly, the CEO of the bank appeared in Zambia with President Hichilema, announcing a 40 million deal, occupying a designated building as it’s main Headquarters.
We need to reflect as a nation, and see where we have gone wrong, and offer strategic home grown solutions around the current trajectory. This was a big blow to our country, considering job losses, foreign direct investment, revenue, the negative sentiments around the leadership, and the PR stance around ” Zimbabwe is open for business mantra”.
What picture does it give to few potential investors who are willing to come and partner with Zimbabwe? I thought I can give few cents advice to the current trajectory. We had by elections recently, and what was the conclusion of those who are willing to do business with Zimbabwe?
What about the debt obligation? Have we managed to repay the creditors? Recently, the Finance Ministry revealed that our debt stands at 19 Billion, and as moved from 14 Billion, and this means we have managed to borrow 5 billion without Parliamentary approval? How then do we report back to people about this obligation?
We don’t have a proper financial report concerning the debt obligation. How was the money used? Any form of agreements signed for acquiring the new debt? Do we have any proper debt restructuring framework?
According to Financial Analysts, every Zimbabwean has a debt burden of $14 000 which must be paid in future.
We need to focus on the following :
1. *Human rights obligation*
We need to have a clean record, to attract new investors, and those who are trying to market our country will not have any hurdles around Zim agenda.
We need to have proper human rights records, and we must show the world that we have changed the way we do business, before we sell this Zimbabwe is open for business mantra. Literally, we have a duty to practice what we preach, and it will be a waste of resources to go and knock doors in foreign lands, with blood on our hands.
2. *Debt obligation*
The procedure is before we borrow funds from any international creditors, we must seek permission from Parliament, and there must be legislative processes and back up to approve the loans.
Surprisingly, the Finance Minister announced recently, we have a debt obligation of 19 billion, no explanation was given on how we have arrived on that figure. This will be a thorn in the flesh for investors, citizens, development partners and many other stakeholders how we managed to accrue to such a figure.
*Business Model to run Zim*
We need a proper business model to run Zimbabwe. Who is carrying feasibility studies around our projects across all sectors of the economy? Are we doing the right thing? What are we getting from minerals we have in Zimbabwe?
Those who are purported to be new investors, do have the proper skills, proper record to do business with Zimbabwe? Are we not mortgaging our country to dubious investors? What are we getting from our raw materials? Are we not exporting both labour, raw materials and semi- finished products to foreign lands?
What are we getting from Belarusians in exchange of buses ? What are the implications of these deals? We have more than 85 minerals in Zimbabwe, and are we utilizing these resources in a proper manner?
Recently, there were oil discoveries in Muzarabani area, and are we deploying strategic thinking, research and development on these areas of study? We need to invest in research and development, and the findings must be made Public, so that independent thinkers can put their input on our findings.
4. *Policy clarity*
Leadership must clear all inconsistencies regarding policy matters. Conflicting statements around policy matters is a blow to those who want to do business with Zimbabwe. We need a proper policy direction in all critical sectors of the economy, mining, Agriculture, Tourism, Industry/manufacturing, education, health etc. We need a Strategic investment conference to deal with gaps around investment opportunities.
5. *Cutting expenditure*
We have a bloated cabinet. We have more than 25 Ministers, deputy Ministers which may not even be necessary. Cabinet must be trimmed to 15 or the least to 18. We must do away with deputy Ministers. We can make use of permanent secretaries, or principal directors in line ministries. The resources can be channeled to health and education sector
6. *Reduce foreign missions*
We have too many embassies around the globe. There is need for Foreign Affairs Ministry to restructure the foreign mission, and remain with Strategic embassies. We have a huge bill around funding foreign missions, and some of these embassies have gone for months without salaries.
8. *Advisory council must be trimmed to five people*
President Mnangagwa has over 25 advisors, and this is a burden to the fiscus. It means every advisor needs perks, salary, allowances and can this be a sustainable development considering that our national treasury is bleeding, and hospitals have gone for months without drugs? Medical personnel needs decent salaries and proper housing plan?
9. *PR team around Presidency*
The team around those managing Presidency are not doing a good job . We have a low – weight approach around Presidency. During Mugabe’s era, State House was a special place, and we could not witness what we are seeing today. I’m not sure if there is a proper vetting process being done , before meeting His Excellency. The recent Dubai expo meeting was not done properly, more Economic players would have been invited, and private sector would have played a key role on advisory, and it could have made a lot of sense with the involvement on business.
10. *2023 elections will be a litmus test*
We have a burden as a nation ahead of harmonized polls in 2023. Potential investors, development partners, regional bodies, international community and creditors are sitting on the fence to either endorse or discredit the polls. We need to pay attention to key areas around the anticipated polls.
Last but not least, are we doing the right thing to preserve our integrity as a nation? Do we have proper Strategic Thinking around the current trajectory? Do we have the necessary personnel around Strategic key areas of governance? I suggest, we may need a reshuffle of ideas , and deploy strategy.
*Dr Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo is the Head of Zimbabwe Institute of Strategic Thinking – ZIST, *and can be contacted at [email protected]*
By Fanuel Chinowaita- Zimbabwe Republic Police have arrested Citizens Coalition for Change members in ward 16, Dangamvura Chikanga Constituency for conducting a door to door campaign.
Those who are arrested are Chipo Chabvaneyi, Memory Kujeke, Jestina Changorora, Dadirai Wachi, Lina Makore, Gladys Chando, Conilia Mandiringa, Tsamwai Bonyongwe, Natalie Tsaukai, Melania Mpoga, Rosemary Muradzikwa, Elizabeth Si thole, Jefrey Nyamana and Zanele Sibanda.
They are now at Mutare Central and the charges are not yet laid against them.
Speaking to CCC Dangamvura Chikanga Organising Secretary John Nyamhoka, he said charges are not laid.
“Our members have been arrestec in Chikanga near TM. They are now at Mutare Central Station and the charges are not laid.
“They are trying to buy time so that they can spend the whole Easter Holiday inside the police. There is no democracy at all”, said Nyamhoka.
Meanwhile, lawyers Innocent Gonese and Simon Chabuka are representing them.
By A Correspondent
A Masvingo conman who calls himself Prophet Rushiri is being accused of raping young girls and seducing married women.
Rushiri made headlines last year after he took away someone’s wife and a Toyota Funcago. It is believed that the couple assisted Rushiri with transport and the “prophet” snatched the married woman.
There are also many people who are complaining about Rushiri’s style called nyama yese inodyiwa which means (every lady is good for sex).
Masvingo residents said they want Mr rapist Rushiri to be arrested as he is affecting young kids with a deadly STI .
“I was once a member of this conmen (Rushiri) , later on I found out he was sleeping with my under age daughter and muroora wangu, vatete nemuroora.Those days ndichiri kuita tsvakurudzo izere ndipo ndakanzwa nyaya yekuti vari kuvatazve nemuridzi wemunhu aivapa mota
I think the police must arrest him on that car issue,ikozvino vana dzava nherera Rushiri akaputsa musha nekuda kwenhomba yake yebonde” said one lady who used to be Rushiri’s follower for years.
By A Correspondent- The opposition CCC has encouraged its supporters and members countrywide to attend Independence Day celebrations organised by the ZANU PF-led Government in their respective areas.
In a statement, CCC national spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the party reverences all who fought for the attainment of the country’s independence from white minority rule. Below is the statement in full:
THE LIBERATION PROMISE IS OUR GENERATIONAL MANDATE
On the 18th of April 2022, we celebrate 42 years of independence. We honour and commemorate this important day as we mark and look to the sacrifices made by our forebears who fought on our behalf for the liberation of our country.
The liberation struggle was anchored on the fight for freedom, dignity, the people’s sovereign will and self-determination.
Independence means freedom, the pursuit of happiness, national pride and national dignity.
We acknowledge that, although we attained our independence in 1980, we are yet to be fully free and fully independent.
This entails the holding of free and fair elections and the upholding of fundamental rights and freedoms of the citizens.
As a citizens’ movement, we acknowledge the effort and sacrifices of our liberation heroes, war veterans, war collaborators and citizens, living and departed, who contributed to the attainment of the liberation of our nation from colonial rule.
Whereas there are political differences, there is no debate about our honour, respect and acknowledgement of all national institutions, organs, events and programs.
Our loyalty to Zimbabwe and our loyalty to the country is absolute as a marker of the preservation of our history, legacy and identity as a people.
Independence Day belongs to us all as Zimbabwean citizens. For this reason, we encourage all citizens to participate in such important national processes and events without tainting them with partisan conduct.
We do so for our country and for our collective being as a people.
Accordingly, we assert that we are going to be represented at all key national events.
National events and state institutions are far greater than any political party or sectarian interests.
The liberation promise is our generational mandate.
Fadzayi Mahere
National Spokesperson
By A Correspondent- An inmate at Bulawayo Prison has appeared before a magistrate for an alleged act of misconduct after he ejaculated between the thighs of a fellow intimate while they were asleep.
Brendon Moyo (24) of Njube appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Nomasiko Ndlovu last week.
He was charged with indecent assault as defined in section 67 of the criminal law codification and reform act chapter 9:23.
Moyo was, however, acquitted after he argued that he did not intentionally do the misconduct as it was a result of a wet dream.
Magistrate Ndlovu ruled that there was no evidence that Moyo inserted his privates between the thighs of the fellow inmate intentionally.
She said wet dreams happen when someone is asleep and not aware of what is happening to them and therefore, it might be possible that the accused’s act was not intentional.
Prosecutor Siphiwe Mhlanga said the incident happened on 11 November last year when the accused had allegedly invited a new inmate in Cell 7 to come to sleep next to him as the other side was crowded.
It was further alleged that during the night the inmate felt Moyo touch the lower part of his waist and he ignored him thinking it was a matter of overcrowding.
Around 3 AM, Moyo allegedly inserted his privates between the new inmate’s legs and ejaculated.
The inmate told other inmates who informed a prison officer leading to Moyo’s arrest.
By A Correspondent- A move to award soldiers a 37% pay increase at a time when the government is silent about reviewing civil servants salaries has drawn fire from some teachers’ unions, who say it exposed double standards.
According to Defence ministry correspondence, soldiers received a salary increment effective April 1.
Their allowances would also be reviewed according to grades.
This is not the first time uniformed officers have received salary increments ahead of their colleagues within the public service.
The local currency has been sliding in value in recent weeks, as inflation gallops, sparking an increase in prices of goods and services.
According to the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe, an average urban family now needs over $90 000 a month as of March to survive.
The soldiers’ salary review was forced by inflationary pressures, the ministry’s circular says.
“Be advised that the following deliberations have been made between Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), Defence Forces Service Commission (FSC), Ministry of Defence (MOD) and war veterans and Treasury, the DFSC has approved part of the implementation of the military concept and related allowance for colonels and below,” the circular reads in part.
In 2020, there was a widespread outcry from ordinary civil servants over an increment awarded exclusively to the men in uniform.
Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri and army spokesperson Alphios Makotore said welfare issues for soldiers were confidential before demanding questions in writing.
By- President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has awarded soldiers a 37% pay increase.
This comes at a time when the government is silent about reviewing civil servants’ salaries.
According to Defence ministry correspondence, soldiers received a salary increment effective April 1.
Their allowances would also be reviewed according to grades.
This is not the first time uniformed officers have received salary increments ahead of their colleagues within the public service.
The local currency has been sliding in value in recent weeks, as inflation gallops, sparking an increase in prices of goods and services.
According to the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe, an average urban family now needs over $90 000 a month as of March to survive.
The soldiers’ salary review was forced by inflationary pressures, the ministry’s circular says.
“Be advised that the following deliberations have been made between Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), Defence Forces Service Commission (FSC), Ministry of Defence (MOD) and war veterans and Treasury, the DFSC has approved part of the implementation of the military concept and related allowance for colonels and below,” the circular reads in part.
In 2020, there was a widespread outcry from ordinary civil servants over an increment awarded exclusively to the men in uniform.
Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri and army spokesperson Alphios Makotore said welfare issues for soldiers were confidential before demanding questions in writing.
“You may have to send your questions in writing. Security and defence matters cannot be discussed over the phone,” Muchinguri said yesterday.
On Friday, Makotore said: “Issues of salaries are confidential and we are going to respond on Monday.
“Send the questions in writing and we put it on record.”
On Thursday, MDC Alliance legislator Peter Moyo told Parliament that the government’s failure to adequately remunerate soldiers was pushing them into crime.
In March, three soldiers were each sentenced to 15 years behind bars after being convicted of armed robbery, theft and unlawful entry by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces general court martial.
However, teacher unions could not hide their anger over the alleged unfair treatment they are getting from their employer.
“The government is very aware that the military plays a key role to preserve power and we don’t care about who is in power.
“What we need is food on the table and that can be done by improving the welfare of the teachers,” Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe president Obert Masaraure said.
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe president Takavafira Zhou added: “The government has never taken us seriously.”
Teachers are at loggerheads with the government over poor working conditions.
Last year, there were reports that junior soldiers were sent on forced re-training in Hwange as punishment for demanding a salary increase during an ostensibly no-holds-barred meeting. Standard
By- Two people have been killed and 14 others seriously injured in a Stallion Cruise bus.
The bus rammed into a haulage truck in the Masenyane area along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway in early Sunda.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Officer Commanding Lupane District, Chief Inspector Laxmore Dube, said the accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Dube said the Stallion Cruise bus crashed into the haulage which was carrying coal.
The injured were all taken to the nearby St Luke’s Hospital in Lupane, while the bodies of the deceased were retrieved from the wreckage.
Chief Inspector Dube said police are conducting investigations to gather facts surrounding the fatal accident.
He warned motorists to avoid night driving if possible and to carry danger warning signs in the event of breakdowns.
The accident occurred just a few after days after another bus accident claimed the lives of 37 Zion Christian Church (ZCC) members in Chimanimani.
The overloaded St Charles Lwanga High School bus had 106 ZCC congregants on board from Chimanimani East’s Tilbury Estate, who were travelling to an Easter pilgrimage at Mbungo Estates shrine, Masvingo.
The accident occurred five kilometres from Jopa turn-off along the Chimanimani-Chipinge highway just after midnight on Thursday.
The bus reportedly lost brakes before it veered off the winding road near the Chimanimani-Chipinge boundary and careered into a deep ravine.
By A Correspondent- Traditional healers (n’angas) and apostolic healers are among the perpetrators of sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) against women and girls with disabilities.
This was said by Public Service and Social Development, director of disability affairs Christine Peta in an interview with NewZimbabwe.com. Said Peta:
It is a growing problem that needs to be nipped because women with disabilities are being sexually abused by apostolic sect healers and traditional healers.
There is a huge problem here in Zimbabwe of women and girls with disabilities facing (SGBV).
We are seeing prophets from the apostolic sect telling women with mantle disabilities that if they want to be healed they should sleep with them.
I heard from the spirit that it is the only way to heal you and make you whole again without disability.
Peta said the healers sexually abuse disabled women and girls on the pretext that they will be healed if they consent to sexual intercourse with them. She said:
If you want to get out of the wheelchair you should sleep with me, this is happening in the apostolic sect and traditional healers.
In our research, we have found that the healing process at these places is shrouded in SGBV.
Women Coalition of Zimbabwe (WiCoZ) national coordinator Sally Dura said:
As WiCoZ, we will engage traditional healers and faith-based organisations in coming up with ways of tackling SGBV against women and girls.
By- United Family International Church (UFIC) founder and leader Emmanuel Makandiwa has defended Zanu PF for its failure to create employment.
The self-styled prophet said that Zimbabweans should not expect President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government to create jobs for them.
Addressing a church service in Chitungwiza on Saturday Makandiwa said the Government’s role is to create an environment for individuals to prosper. He said:
It is never the responsibility of the Government to create jobs for you. The creation of an environment is their responsibility so that you and I prosper and we have that opportunity in Zimbabwe.
There is something wrong with a citizen who keeps complaining and shifting blame.
The church service was attended by Mnangagwa, his wife Auxillia and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga,
By- The Citizens Coalition for Change leader, Nelson Chamisa has challenged Zanu PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa to call for a 2023 election roadmap indaba.
Posting on Twitter, Chamisa said a 2023 election roadmap dialogue would help avoid the holding of another contested Presidential poll.
Posted Chamisa:
It’s about 60 weeks to the 2023 general election. Any dialogue must be about reforms & the road to 2023, not a GNU. As Zimbabweans, we must find each other to avoid yet another disputed election & all its undesired consequences. We need a Pre-Elections Pact on Reforms (PREPARE).
Whoever Wins an undisputed mandate in 2023 must then unite the nation, form a credible inclusive Team ZIMBABWE & deliver prosperity and happiness.
Chamisa said the five years after the next elections should be about nation-building and the transformation of the economy, instead of unending politicking.
By- Former Deputy Prime minister and MDC-T vice president Thokozani Khupe says she was no longer interested in contesting for any position when Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) holds its congress.
This comes after Khupe last week officially joined CCC ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections amid fierce resistance from some quarters in the newly-formed party whose entire leadership is on an interim basis pending an elective congress.
Speaking through her spokesperson Ntando Ndlovu, Khupe told the Daily News yesterday that she was content with being just a card-carrying member of the CCC.
“Khupe’s current pre-occupation, like every party member, is for CCC to capture State power and form the next government next year so that all Zimbabweans can get a better life, a decent living and salaries, proper healthcare, quality education and decent employment,” Ndlovu said.
“She is not in this new movement for a position. She will, however, play her part like every ordinary citizen in organising and mobilising around the programme of change. Khupe, therefore, refuses to be diverted by rumour mongers and gatekeepers who are hell bent on projecting her as a power hungry politician.”
He said Khupe, together with her former supporters, were now officially CCC members after her unveiling last weekend before the new party’s interim leader Nelson Chamisa with whom she had been at war over the control of the MDC since the death of its founding president Morgan Tsvangirai in February 2018.
Chamisa was last weekend forced to intervene after angry party youth bayed for her blood, barring her from attending a provincial assembly meeting held at McDonald Hall in Mzilikazi suburb in Bulawayo, accusing her of being a Zanu PF surrogate.
Khupe, who showed up at the event upon Chamisa’s arrival, was greeted with obscene shouts from the youths who vowed not to let her be part of the meeting.
“Khupe you are not welcome here. All along you were dining and wining with (President Emmerson) Mnangagwa, busy plotting the destruction of our party.
“You even recalled our members from Parliament, who are some of the leaders you want to meet today. Are you not ashamed of what you did?” shouted one of the people who attacked the former deputy prime minister.
On her way into the venue, escorted by her aides, the CCC youth physically pushed her away while blocking her way in an incident that lasted for about 10 minutes.
Sensing danger, Khupe retreated into her vehicle before Chamisa and some party leaders came to her rescue.
Miffed by the violent behaviour of his party activists, Chamisa was forced to call them to order, describing the new movement as non-violent.
“I am not a leader of a violent community and I will never accept violence. This is why I left MDC to form a peaceful organisation with God fearing supporters,” he pleaded.
“I do not want this to resemble Mnangagwa’s organisation or even that of Mugabe. I am not happy with those youth who are blocking Khupe. I did not invite her, but she has the right as a citizen to be in this meeting,” Chamisa told the gathering.
— DailyNews
By- The Citizens Coalition for Change leader, Nelson Chamisa said the only dialogue he was interested in engaging with Zanu PF would be that of discussing about a clear 2023 election roadmap.
Posting on Twitter, Chamisa said a clear roadmap to 2023 elections is the only agenda he was interested to engage with Zanu PF
Chamisa posted: The last elections were soured by the killing of six unarmed civilians by soldiers in central Harare after Chamisa’s supporters protested against alleged vote-rigging.
Chamisa called for dialogue with the ruling Zanu PF to come up with an elections roadmap to avoid another disputed outcome in 2023.
Posted Chamisa:
It’s about 60 weeks to the 2023 general election. Any dialogue must be about reforms & the road to 2023, not a GNU. As Zimbabweans, we must find each other to avoid yet another disputed election & all its undesired consequences. We need a Pre-Elections Pact on Reforms (PREPARE).
Whoever Wins an undisputed mandate in 2023 must then unite the nation, form a credible inclusive Team ZIMBABWE & deliver prosperity and happiness.
Chamisa said the five years after the next elections should be about nation-building and the transformation of the economy, instead of unending politicking.
By- The Citizens Coalition leader, Nelson Chamisa has insisted that he won the 2018 Presidential polls.
Posting on his twitter account Chamisa refused to accept President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s victory in the 2018 elections.
The last elections were soured by the killing of six unarmed civilians by soldiers in central Harare after Chamisa’s supporters protested against alleged vote-rigging.
Chamisa called for dialogue with the ruling Zanu PF to come up with an elections roadmap to avoid another disputed outcome in 2023.
Posted Chamisa:
It’s about 60 weeks to the 2023 general election. Any dialogue must be about reforms & the road to 2023, not a GNU. As Zimbabweans, we must find each other to avoid yet another disputed election & all its undesired consequences. We need a Pre-Elections Pact on Reforms (PREPARE).
Whoever Wins an undisputed mandate in 2023 must then unite the nation, form a credible inclusive Team ZIMBABWE & deliver prosperity and happiness.
Chamisa said the five years after the next elections should be about nation-building and the transformation of the economy, instead of unending politicking.
By A Correspondent- The speeding St Charles Lwanga High School driver, whose bus lost brakes, veered off the road and rolled several times before landing over 200 metres down the steep, killing 36 people on the spot on Thursday night, has blamed lack of adequate roadside signage for the calamity.
The accident, which occurred 5km from Jopa turn-off along Chimanimani-Chipinge Road, saw the bus landing on its side after throwing out most of the passengers aboard.
The school bus was hired by ZCC members from Chimanimani East, Tilbury Estate, travelling to Mbungo Shrine for the Easter gathering in Masvingo.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed that 36 people died while 71 others sustained various injuries.
“Thirty-six people died on the spot when a St Charles Lwanga High School bus carrying Masvingo-bound ZCC church members was involved in an accident along Chipinge-Chimanimani road, 5km before Jopa turn-off.
Those who were seriously injured were taken to Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital (in Mutare) and others were admitted at Chipinge District Hospital. “The deceased were ferried to Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital mortuary,” said Asst Comm Nyathi.
However, the driver, Mhlanganisi Khumalo, who is employed elsewhere and is on a part-time job at St Charles Lwanga High School, blamed lack of adequate signage along the road for the accident.
Khumalo, who was actually on his third trip with the bus, said he thought he would get to a different terrain after the steep gradient, only to helplessly watch as the bus veered off the road after losing brakes.
“I lost brakes along the curves to the extent that I tried to go past the curve thinking that I would find better terrain so that I could reduce speed only to find out that we were still on a steep gradient.
By A Correspondent- Former Zanu PF activist, Jim Kunaka, says the ruling party risks losing the 2023 elections if it does not reform and deploy a new candidate to replace President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Speaking to the NewsHawks recently, Kunaka said ZANU PF is failing to reform itself and if the youths do not speak up, the old guard will destroy the former liberation movement. Said Kunaka:
If ZANU PF wants to win the 2023 elections, they should bring everybody who is outside back to the party without any condition and allow everyone to contest for any position of interest.
I last heard the President (Mnangagwa) say let bygones be bygones, but why are they not allowing those who are in exile to come back to the country, allow them back in the party, and allow them to contest?
Several former ZANU PF officials who allegedly belonged to the G40 faction were expelled from the party soon after the 2017 military coup that ended the then president Robert Mugabe’s long reign.
Those who went into exile fearing arrest include former ministers Saviour Kasukuwere, Jonathan Moyo, Walter Mzembi, Patrick Zhuwao and Godfrey Gandawa.
Kunaka believes ZANU PF’s top hierarchy has lost direction and the party has to bring in young people into the politburo to have a chance of winning future elections. He said:
The ruling party has to be intact to allow them to win the 2023 elections. These old men are tired.
They no longer think the economy is shrinking on daily basis and people are tired in this country.
Just imagine, you print a ZW$100 note and it doesn’t buy half a loaf of bread. Where are we going as a country?
ZANU PF has lost direction now. They can’t even follow what they fought for.
Look at the ZANU PF hierarchy now. All of them are in their 70s and 80s in the politburo.
ZANU PF is not reforming itself. Why not bring in fresh minds and young people into the politburo?
Kunaka together with some senior ZANU PF officials was ousted from the party at the ZANU PF 6th National People’s Congress in 2014 for alleged links with the Gamatox faction that had allegedly coalesced around then Vice President Joyce Mujuru.
24-YEAR-OLD man assaulted his mother and young brother with a broomstick after accusing them of using black magic on him.
The matter came to light on Wednesday at Bindura magistrates courts where Nyasha Sande appeared before magistrate Ruramai Chitumbura charged with assault.
The magistrate sentenced him to 10 months in prison three were suspended on condition of good behaviour the remaining seven were commuted to community service.
Prosecutor Victoria Choga told the court that on March 24 Sande came home late and saw his mother Netsai Chareka (52) and young brother Roy seated in the dining room watching television.
Nyasha accused the two of using his photographs in black magic and he picked a broom which he used to assault the two with.
His mother filed a police report leading to his arrest.
-Byo24
By Showbiz Reporter | It is a fact that the socialite, (Mnangagwa’s ambassador for Women) Mai Titi recently officially joined the ZANU PF murderous cult (video) which conducts depopulation programs, known in Shona as kuchekeresa (the European quivalent of ritual killings). It is also a fact as ZimEye further narrates, that Felistas Murata accepted membership into Mnangagwa’s grouping at a time when several of the ZANU PF leader’s military pilots and other officers were dying en masse in suspicious plane and other crashes.
Mnangagwa’s cult which upholds belief that all election winners must be converted into corpses(video), is currently in an operation to depopulate the opposition in a way it hopes, will help remove the sanctions put against Emmerson Mnangagwa and his close elite circuit.
The socialite who has since publicly associated her hundreds of thousands of supporters to the self boasting-genocide-criminal, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has under these circumstances been accused of more ritual associations, this time relating to her own pilot.
The male pilot crashed to his death soon after transporting her at her wedding last weekend.
Tatelicious Karigambe sensationally alleges Mai Titi's pilot was sacrificed. pic.twitter.com/xG4Rx7E0Ez
— ZimEye (@ZimEye) April 17, 2022
Speaking around the controversial Mnangagwa statements of sacrificing the majority of Zim citizens as a ritual (video), the Sweden based Tatelicious Karigambe has alleged saying Mai Titi sacrificed her chopper pilot.
Mnangagwa Says Election Winners Are Mere Corpses https://t.co/Ir5VeYLx6b pic.twitter.com/X0j2s6GfCE
— ZimEye (@ZimEye) April 21, 2021
Talelicious accused Mai Titi while saying colleague, Olinda Chapel should no be like her.
She said:
“That girl called Cynthia… there is nothing that was purchased [at the wedding].
“As for me no one can bind me down. Even here my bills were paid for. Right now will you hear about me? So don’t live a fake life. life doesn’t give you anything. Authentic life is just good, you see?
“And for you, Olinda you actually wanted to make headway with airoplane life, that plane that killed this one who got chekereswa’d? You know Olinda doesn’t have a fake life, but she stands to fight with Felistas who has a fake life. Olinda has money she takes there in UK from credit cards, but you drag yourself down, to compete with Felistas. Why don’t you stick to your level with the likes of Zodwa? Felistas is just like that, that’s how she entered Facebook using a fake life, the wedding of Obina which was fake, with Zizoe, with bananas; we are used to Felistas with fake life. We are used to it.
“Today if Felistas wakes up saying goodbye, she has an event [but it gets her nowhere]. Olinda don’t drag yourself, stay in your class. You have money, stick to the Zodwa level.”
Despite the enormous evidence, is it accurate to say she chekeresa’d (ritually sacrificed) the chopper pilot who flew her around at her wedding? Mai Titi was still to comment over these further damaging allegations at the time of going to print, as the female gangster, actor’s reputation of among other things, hiring bouncers to eliminate a Harare businesswoman, continued its linger. VIDEO BELOW
Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens’ Coalition For Change deputy chairperson Hon Job Sikhala has urged Zimbabweans travelling to their rural homes during Easter to spread the message of change.
The hard-hitting politician took a swipe at Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s “clueless” administration for totally abandoning suffering citizens.
According to Hon Sikhala, the Zanu PF regime does not care about the welfare of citizens.
“The CCC gvt will make sure that our people will be admitted into hospitals with dignified facilities.
This is a bus accident victim admitted at Chipinge hospital covered by torn, old and degrading blankets.
ZANU PF must go !!!
They are dogs and reptiles,” Hon Sikhala wrote on Twitter.
“I wish all of u dear Zimbabweans a safe, peaceful and happy Easter holiday.
I know we are all on our way to our villages to see our beloved ones. Don’t forget to share with relatives our difficulties as a nation caused by ZPF.
Shoko ngarifambe. Vhuserere kuvanhu,” he added.
By A Correspondent- Parents and guardians under the Our Zimbabwe campaign have petitioned Parliament to have the new curriculum suspended, saying it is expensive and its implementation was rushed.
The new curriculum was introduced in 2015 by the then education minister Lazarus Dokora but was resisted by parents and teachers.
Parents have been opposed to the National Pledge, which has since been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court, the Continuous Assessment Learning Activity (CALA), and projects.
Learners are asked to do many projects per term which are deemed too expensive. The petition, signed by over 10 000 parents, reads in part:
There was no adequate consultation with key stakeholders including teachers and parents.
The curriculum was rushed, it is important to consult key stakeholders before any policy is passed and for it to be meaningful and relevant.
The objectives of any curriculum cannot be achieved if it is not well planned and implemented.
While we agree with the fact that there is a need to modernise our education system in order to align it with global trends and modern technologies to enable our children to be fully participating members of the global community, this is not possible in our situation where we have obsolete education facilities and an unmotivated teaching fraternity.
Students, especially in rural communities, have no electricity, computers and internet access to meet most of the CALA requirements.
Zimbabwe Republic Police have arrested Citizens Coalition for Change members in ward 16, Dangamvura Chikanga Constituency for conducting a door to door campaign.
Those who are arrested are Chipo Chabvaneyi, Memory Kujeke, Jestina Changorora, Dadirai Wachi, Lina Makore, Gladys Chando, Conilia Mandiringa, Tsamwai Bonyongwe, Natalie Tsaukai, Melania Mpoga, Rosemary Muradzikwa, Elizabeth Sithole, Jefrey Nyamana and Zanele Sibanda.
They are now at Mutare Central and the charges are not yet laid against them.
Speaking to CCC Dangamvura Chikanga Organising Secretary John Nyamhoka, he said charges are not laid.
“Our members have been arrested in Chikanga near TM. They are now at Mutare Central Station and the charges are not laid.”
“They are trying to buy time so that they can spend the whole Easter Holiday inside the police.
There is no democracy at all”, said Nyamhoka.
Meanwhile, lawyers Innocent Gonese and Simon Chabuka are representing them.
Fifty-year-old Rudo Sithole from Manase village in Chimanimani was inconsolable as she waited to be served at a Nyaradzo funeral parlour in Mutare yesterday.
Sithole was waiting to collect the body of her husband, who died in a bus accident that claimed 37 lives in Chipinge in the early hours of Friday.
The accident occurred five kilometres from Jopa turn-off along Chimanimani-Chipinge highway just after midnight.
The St Charles Lwanga High School bus was carrying members of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) from Chimanimani East’s Tilbury Estate, who were travelling to an Easter pilgrimage at Mbungo Estates shrine, Masvingo.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said the bus which was overloaded with 106 passengers veered off the winding road near Chimanimani and hurtled into a deep ravine.
Yesterday police said 37 people had died and 70 others were injured.
“The police is still investigating the fatal road traffic accident, which occurred at the 5km peg along Jopa-Skyline Road, Chimanimani where 37 people died and 70 others injured,” police said.
“The ZRP wants to assure the nation that names of victims will be released once the identification process has been completed.”
Sithole, who lost her husband Wilbert Garikai (52), was distraught.
“On the day I had weird feelings, sadly when my husband was leaving he said we might not see him very soon and I did not take it seriously until I heard that they had been involved in an accident,” she said
“When I heard of the accident I started crying fearing for the worst, which was confirmed early in the morning by my relatives.
“He died on the spot.”
Noah Mchakubvura (39) lost a relative in the accident, while two other family members are admitted in hospital.
“I lost my brother’s son Delma and the mother of the now deceased Tsitsi Parara is admitted at Chipinge hospital while Dylan Muchakubvura (8) is admitted at Victoria Chitepo Hospital,” Muchakubvura said.
At Victoria Chitepo hospital in Mutare, families were lining up to see their injured relatives.
A survivor of the accident Thelman Kauyeza (39) who was admitted at Victoria Chitepo said he was travelling with his wife and two children and they all survived.
“The bus fell into a valley after the driver lost control,” he said.
Red Cross Manicaland provincial manager Munyaradzi Chikukwa yesterday said they were providing medical supplies and blankets as well as other interventions.
Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe road safety ambassador Emmanuel Machikwa said the bus was overloaded.
“They were travelling at night on a dangerous road, which is known for being covered with mist, and therefore visibility was compromised,” Machikwa said.
“On a road which is curved with steep descending, drivers depend more on brakes and it is not surprising that the brakes could have failed leading to the driver losing control of the bus.”
Zanu PF Chimanimani East MP Joshua Sacco said drivers should exercise extreme caution when driving in Chimanimani because of curved roads.–Standard
A move to award soldiers a 37% pay increase at a time when the government is silent about reviewing civil servants salaries has drawn fire from some teachers’ unions, who say it exposed double standards.
According to Defence ministry correspondence, soldiers received a salary increment effective April 1.
Their allowances would also be reviewed according to grades.
This is not the first time uniformed officers have received salary increments ahead of their colleagues within the public service.
The local currency has been sliding in value in recent weeks, as inflation gallops, sparking an increase in prices of goods and services.
According to the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe, an average urban family now needs over $90 000 a month as of March to survive.
The soldiers’ salary review was forced by inflationary pressures, the ministry’s circular says.
“Be advised that the following deliberations have been made between Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), Defence Forces Service Commission (FSC), Ministry of Defence (MOD) and war veterans and Treasury, the DFSC has approved part of the implementation of the military concept and related allowance for colonels and below,” the circular reads in part.
In 2020, there was a widespread outcry from ordinary civil servants over an increment awarded exclusively to the men in uniform.
Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri and army spokesperson Alphios Makotore said welfare issues for soldiers were confidential before demanding questions in writing.
“You may have to send your questions in writing. Security and defence matters cannot be discussed over the phone,” Muchinguri said yesterday.
On Friday, Makotore said: “Issues of salaries are confidential and we are going to respond on Monday.
“Send the questions in writing and we put it on record.”
On Thursday, MDC Alliance legislator Peter Moyo told Parliament that the government’s failure to adequately remunerate soldiers was pushing them into crime.
In March, three soldiers were each sentenced to 15 years behind bars after being convicted of armed robbery, theft and unlawful entry by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces general court martial.
However, teacher unions could not hide their anger over the alleged unfair treatment they are getting from their employer.
“The government is very aware that the military plays a key role to preserve power and we don’t care about who is in power.
“What we need is food on the table and that can be done by improving the welfare of the teachers,” Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe president Obert Masaraure said.
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe president Takavafira Zhou added: “The government has never taken us seriously.”
Teachers are at loggerheads with the government over poor working conditions.
Last year, there were reports that junior soldiers were sent on forced re-training in Hwange as punishment for demanding a salary increase during an ostensibly no-holds-barred meeting. -Standard
Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens’ Coalition For Change deputy chairperson Hon Job Sikhala has urged Zimbabweans travelling to their rural homes during Easter to spread the message of change.
The hard-hitting politician took a swipe at Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s “clueless” administration for totally abandoning suffering citizens.
According to Hon Sikhala, the Zanu PF regime does not care about the welfare of citizens.
“The CCC gvt will make sure that our people will be admitted into hospitals with dignified facilities.
This is a bus accident victim admitted at Chipinge hospital covered by torn, old and degrading blankets.
ZANU PF must go !!!
They are dogs and reptiles,” Hon Sikhala wrote on Twitter.
“I wish all of u dear Zimbabweans a safe, peaceful and happy Easter holiday.
I know we are all on our way to our villages to see our beloved ones. Don’t forget to share with relatives our difficulties as a nation caused by ZPF.
Shoko ngarifambe. Vhuserere kuvanhu,” he added.
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has reviewed upwards prices of mealie-meal and flour, following the increase of maize and wheat prices.
The prices of mealie-meal and flour recently went up by 52 percent and 31 percent respectively. The price of a 10kg roller meal rose to $1 665 from $1 099, while flour rose to $215 000 per metric tonne from $164 523.
In a statement last week, GMAZ said prices of grain from Grain Marketing Board (GMB) went up. Commercial white maize price increased to $75 000 per tonne from $50 000 which translates to a 50 percent increase, while wheat rose by 17.8 percent to $66 000 per metric tonne from $56 000.
“These increments are substantial and millers cannot absorb them. At its urgent virtual meeting yesterday, the GMAZ Secretariat reported the following price movements; a)10kg roller meal to increase by 52 percent to ZWD1 665 from ZWD1 099. b)One tonne of wheat bread flour to increase by 31 percent to $ 215 000 from $ 164 523 per metric tonne. These price increments are with immediate effect,” read part of the statement.
GMAZ, however, said individual millers and wholesale/retailers were free to negotiate for price discounts.
It said the costs of packaging, labour, transport, electricity and imported wheat continue to militate against price stabilisation efforts.
“We assure the consuming public that our scientific computation model remains reasonable, justified and we have been restraintful in our cost accumulation.
“The milling industry remains most indebted to Ministries of Agriculture, Finance and Industry for the ongoing engagements which are aimed at achieving affordability and availability of our products,” added GMAZ.
The organisation said the continued increase in food prices globally was causing serious headwinds and Zimbabwe was not spared.
GMAZ justified their move by noting that similar price increases of maize meal and flour are also being experienced in other regional countries such as Botswana and South Africa. -Sunday News
By Gift Ostallos Siziba
Fellow Citizens, Blitz voter registration is ongoing. We urge fellow citizens to register as voters.
We have this golden opportunity to shape our collective destiny come 2023.
Let’s urge young people in communities to do this one patriotic duty and register as voters.
If your support the Citizens Coalition as led by President Nelson Chamisa our question to you is that ARE YOU A REGISTERED VOTER?
If your answer is No, we appeal to your conscience that please register to voter.
Tinashe Sambiri| Another Zimbabwean man was shot dead in Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday morning, it has emerged.
Former ZBC news anchor Evermore Sandati said her cousin Stephen Fenyengenye was shot in South Africa’s populous city.
Sandati posted on Facebook:
“My cousin brother Steven Fenyengenye shot dead in Joburg S A this morning Why Dear Lord?”
Last week Zimbabwean man
Elvis Nyathi was murdered in Diepsloot, Johannesburg.
Nyathi was stoned and burnt to death by a mob linked to Dudula.
Zimbabwe and Kenya will not be drawn into the same group in the 2023 Afcon Qualifiers.
The two countries were hit with suspensions by FIFA because of government interference in the running of their football associations.
CAF included them in the qualifying draw, but the teams will only participate in the competition if they meet FIFA’s demands two weeks before the games begin. If the bans are not lifted on time, only three teams will be involved in their groups, with the top two progressing to the finals.
To avoid a situation where the groups will end with just two participants, both Zimbabwe and Kenya will not be drawn together.
The Warriors are in Pot 3, while the East Africans are in Pot 2.
The draw ceremony will happen at SuperSport Studios in Jo’burg. – Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Health Talk
With Sandra Sadziwa
Ovarian cysts are solid or fluid-filled pockets in or on your ovary.
They’re common, especially in women who are pregnant or who haven’t gone through qmenopause yet. Most of the time, they’re painless and harmless.
You might get one every month as part of your menstrual cycle and never know it. They usually go away on their own without treatment.
A cyst becomes a problem when it doesn’t go away or gets bigger. It can become painful.
There’s also the possibility of cancer, but it’s rare. The chances go up as you get older.
Ovarian Cyst Symptoms
Most ovarian cysts are small and don’t cause any problems.
When there are symptoms, you might have pressure, bloating, swelling, or pain in one side of your lower belly.
This pain may be sharp or dull, and it can come and go.
Sudden, severe belly pain
Pain with fever and throwing up
Dizziness, weakness, or feeling faint
Fast breathing
These things could mean your cyst has caused the ovary to twist.
Ovarian Cyst Causes
Most cysts are “functional.”
They’re a part of your monthly cycle.
Types of Cysts Follicle cyst.
Your ovaries usually release one egg each month. It grows inside a tiny sac called a follicle.
When th HBe egg is ready, the follicle breaks open and releases it.
If the sac doesn’t open, it causes a follicle cyst. These often go away in 1 to 3 months.
Corpus luteum cyst.
Once the egg is released, the empty follicle usually shrinks and helps get ready for the next egg.
It becomes a cyst when it closes back up and fluid collects inside. It may go away in a few weeks. But it may bleed or cause pain as it grows.
Others are nonfunctional. In some women, their ovaries make a lot of small cysts.
This condition is called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
It can make it hard to get pregnant. Other nonfunctional cysts may be caused by cancer.
Ovarian Cyst Risk Factors
Things that may make you more likely to get ovarian cysts include:
Hormonal problems. Taking the fertility drug to help you ovulate can increase your risk of cysts.
Pregnancy
The cyst that forms during ovulation may stay on your ovary after you get pregnant and throughout your pregnancy.
Endometriosis. Cells that usually line the inside of your uterus grow outside it.
These wayward cells can attach to your ovary and cause a cyst to grow.
A severe pelvic infection. If this spreads to your ovaries, it can cause cysts there.
A previous ovarian cyst. If you’ve had at least one ovarian cyst before, you’re more likely to get others
Ovarian Cyst Complications
Some women can have unusual complications with ovarian cysts. Your doctor might pick these up during a pelvic exam, so it’s important to get regular checkups.
Ovarian torsion. If cysts grow large, they can make the ovary move and twist.
This twisting (ovarian torsion) is very painful.
Rupture.
Cysts can break open, causing severe pain and bleeding, especially if the cysts are large. Vaginal sex and other activities can make a rupture more likely.
A ruptured cyst sometimes heals on its own, but often, it’s a medical emergency.
Infected ovarian cyst. An ovarian cyst can develop in response to a pelvic infection, forming an abscess. If the abscess bursts, dangerous bacteria can spread through your body.
Ovarian Cyst Treatment
Most cysts go away on their own. Your doctor may suggest watching and waiting for changes.
Your doctor can give you medicine for pain. They might also prescribe birth control pills.
The hormones in the pills won’t make the cysts go away, but they can help prevent new ones.
Some ovarian cysts need surgery. That includes those that are large, don’t go away, or cause symptoms.
You could also need surgery if you’re near menopause, because cysts are more likely to be cancerous.
Depending on your case, the surgeon may take just the cyst or the entire ovary.
There are different types of surgery:
Laparoscopy is for smaller cysts. The doctor makes a tiny cut above or below your bellybutton.
A small tool with a camera allows your doctor to see inside, and a different tool removes the cyst or ovary. You probably won’t have to stay in hi the hospital overnight.
Laparotomy is for cysts that may be cancerous. It is done with a bigger cut in the belly.
*Mrs. Sandra Sadziwa is a senior nurse working at private medical facility in Harare.
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Information Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa, demanded for a helicopter ambulance to fly her dying granddaughter to a hospital, it has been said.
The popular ZANU PF activist, Kerina Mujati writes saying the development should be a lesson for her and other elites that they should invest in adequate healthcare for all.
The development comes after many ZANU PF supporters criticised investigative journalist Hopewell Chin’ono for highlighting the plight of the nation’s hospital facilities. One of them posted the picture of a cancer machine from India claiming contrary to Chin’ono’s claims, is from Harare’s Parirenyatwa Hospital.
Below is the unedited post by Mujati:
Monica Mutsvangwa in her speech explaining the death of her granddaughter, she told gathered mourners that she wanted a MARS Helicopter to airlift her granddaughter , unfortunately she was told there was no Helicopter or ordinary Ambulance available. Instead she got help from a mere Clinic at ZIMPlats for the others involved.
Monica you can be so arrogant with your borrowed power and looted riches yet you shall be haunted the rest of your life as you will be driving to your Farm at that Selous turnoff where your granddaughter’s life was taken will always be glaring back at you. As you needed a Helicopter which your power and money failed to provide in your desperate moment, may I kindly remind you to reflect on that as it is a reality that ordinary Zimbabweans live with each second as they cannot even get a paracetamol. I hope life has taught you something that death is invincible nomatter how rich, powerful or poor one can be. Handiti makati muri kutonga? Ndokutonga kwacho kweku shaya ma Ambulance asi Mwari akuratidza kuti ndiye Mutongi uye anotongera pachitororo kana ada hake, uye akakuratidza kuti mari ne power yauno funga kuti unayo izuda kumagumo tese tinoenda tisina chinhu. Kana waifunga kuti uka fona ku MARS ” it’s me Minister of Information Monica Mutsvangwa I need a Helicopter to airlift my granddaughter immediately” that would intimidate them ,Mwari akakuratidza kuti aiwa. That is the reality in Zimbabwe, moita propaganda shoma mogadzirisa nyika nekuti wakuziva kuti dying with dignity and no pain is very important. Ndatenda.
#cdesistermwenewazvo
Zimbabwe and Kenya will not be drawn into the same group in the 2023 Afcon Qualifiers.
The two countries were hit with suspensions by FIFA because of government interference in the running of their football associations.
CAF included them in the qualifying draw, but the teams will only participate in the competition if they meet FIFA’s demands two weeks before the games begin. If the bans are not lifted on time, only three teams will be involved in their groups, with the top two progressing to the finals.
To avoid a situation where the groups will end with just two participants, both Zimbabwe and Kenya will not be drawn together.
The Warriors are in Pot 3, while the East Africans are in Pot 2.
The draw ceremony will happen at SuperSport Studios in Jo’burg. – Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Nemanja Matic has announced that he will leave Manchester United at the end of the season.
He joined the Red Devils from Chelsea in 2017 and has made 183 appearances thus far. But due to limited game time this season, the Serb has now decided to find new home.
Matic, 33, whose current deal expires in 2023, announced the news on Instagram.
He said: “After a great deal of thought, I have decided that this season will be my last with Manchester United.
“I have informed the board, the manager and the players of my decision.
“It has been a huge honour and a privilege to play for this great club.
“A big thank you to the fans for their unwavering support.
“I will now give everything until the end of the season to help my teammates finish as strongly as possible.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Sabbath School Summary
By Dr Elder Masimba Mavaza
Cain and His Legacy
Lesson 3
Memory Text: “ ‘If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it’ ” (Genesis 4:7, NKJV).
INTRODUCTION.
In Genesis, what follow immediately after the Fall, and then the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden, are mainly births and deaths, all in fulfillment of God’s prophecies in the preceding chapter. As parallel chapters, Genesis 3 and 4 contain many common themes and words: descriptions of sin (Gen. 3:6-8; compare with Gen. 4:8), curses from the ’adamah, “ground” (Gen. 3:17; compare with Gen. 4:11), and expulsion (Gen. 3:24; compare with Gen. 4:12, 16).
The reason for these parallels is to highlight the fulfillment of what went on before, the prophecies and predictions that God had given to Adam and Eve after the Fall. The first event after Adam’s expulsion is full of hope; it is the birth of the first son, an event that Eve sees as the fulfillment of the promise that she heard in the Messianic prophecy (Gen. 3:15). That is, she thought he could be the promised Messiah. The next events—the crime of Cain, the crime of Lamech, the decreasing life span, and the increasing wickedness—are all fulfillments of the curse uttered in Genesis 3.
SABBATH: After the Fall, God did not come with angels to destroy Adam & Eve, nor did He desert them to face further ruin from the devil. Amid the sentence passed on the serpent & the results of sin man would reap, all hope was not lost for the pair. God promised a Messiah (Gen. 3:15). Prior to that, births & deaths is what followed after man left Eden (Gen. 3:6-8; 4:8; 3:17; 4:11; 3:24; 4:12, 16).
SUNDAY: The birth of Cain was the next event to occur after Adam & Eve’s expulsion from Eden. They joyfully welcomed Cain with the hope that he might be the Messiah (Gen. 4:1, 2; 3:15, DA, p. 31). Gen. 4:1 reads; “‘I have acquired a man, indeed the Lord Himself’”, in the Hebrew text. Eve spoke about the birth of Cain but was silent about Abel’s. Cain means “to acquire” & Abel; “vapor” (Ps. 62:9, 144:4).
MONDAY: The brothers’ profession not only explains their offerings to God but also their varied attitudes & mentalities. While Cain worked to “acquire” the fruit he produced, Abel worked to “keep” the sheep he received (Gen. 4:1-5, Heb. 11:4). Sin could only be forgiven by the cast of blood. Abel, unlike Cain obeyed God in His offerings. The two offerings were a show of faith & salvation in Christ (PP, p. 71).
TUESDAY: It is very unusual for a man to be consciously angry at God, but Cain not only defied His Maker but got angry at Him (Gen. 4:3-8, 1 John 3:12). He was jealous of Abel & thought God was unjust to him. God didn’t accuse Cain, He queried him for him to realize the reality of his sin. Then, God bid him to repent & receive pardon. God’s desire is to save fallen men (see James 1:14, 1 Cor. 10:13).
WEDNESDAY: Cain perpetuated the sin of his parents in Eden (Gen. 4:9-16). God’s question; “where are you?” echoes the link in their sins. Though Adam engaged in blame games, he did not deny his sin. But Cain denied his sin. In His 3rd query to Cain, God made Cain aware that He know his evil deeds (Gen. 4:10, 3:19). Abel’s blood on ground made it accursed. Yet, God protected the now refugee, Cain.
THURSDAY: If there’s something to glory about, it should be the name of God & not our shame. Lamech, the great-great-great grandson of Cain, chose to boast of his sins. It can be seen that while Cain is quiet on his crime & ask for mercy, Lamech put his sin in songs (Gen. 4:17-24). He began polygamy, a sin that will go on to affect many. Eve bore Seth, whose line Jesus would come (Gen. 5:3, 6:8; 6:2).
FRIDAY: Daily, moment by moment, “Enoch walked with God” till “God took him” (Gen. 5:22, 24). He had a special relationship with God. There’s no ground to suppose that there’s an immediate afterlife in Paradise for the righteous. Noah also walked with God, & he died like Adam & Methuselah. A special grace is not given any man. Enoch shared the gospel & was sought by many. He ministered to all men.
—Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 86 & Jude 14.
Keywords
PP- Patriarchs and Prophets
Seth- The name Seth is derived from the Hebrew verb ’ashit, “I will put” (Gen. 3:15), which introduces the Messianic prophecy.
“Sons of God”- refers to the line of Seth because they are designed to preserve the image of God (Gen. 5:1, 4; 6:2).
“Daughters of men”- A sharp contrast to the “sons of God” who has the image of God. It was through the “daughters of men” that the “sons of God” sinned (took wives for themselves; Gen. 6:2).
Cain- means “to acquire” something precious/powerful.
Abel- “Hebel” in Hebrew. It means “vapor” or “breath” (Ps. 62:9, 144:4).
Captions
SUNDAY- Cain and Abel
MONDAY- The Two Offerings
TUESDAY- The Crime
WEDNESDAY- The Punishment of Cain
THURSDAY- The Wickedness of Man
Discussion Questions
? Why did Cain kill his brother? Read the following comment by Elie Wiesel: “Why did he do it? Perhaps he wanted to remain alone: an only child and, after his parents’ death, the only man. Alone like God and perhaps alone in place of God. . . . Cain killed to become God. . . . Any man who takes himself for God ends up assassinating men.”—Messengers of God: Biblical Portraits and Legends (New York: Random House, 1976), p. 58. How can we be careful, even if we don’t commit murder, not to reflect the attitude of Cain?
? Compare the life span of antediluvians (Genesis 5) to that of the patriarchs. How would we explain this decreasing of the span of human life? How does this degeneration counter the premises of modern Darwinism?
EASTER is all about Repentance,Revival and Readiness in Christ.
Easter represents the death and resurrection of Master Jesus.
We celebrate God’s provision of mercy and grace for us all.May this Easter bring you blessings, joy,revival and renewed hope! Blessed Easter to you beloved!
JESUS CHRIST IN THE CENTER…
Everything revolves around HIM!!“Where they crucified Him, and two others with Him, one on either side, and Jesus in the center.”John 19:18
Advocate Nelson Chamisa
Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens’ Coalition For Change deputy chairperson Hon Job Sikhala has urged Zimbabweans travelling to their rural homes during Easter to spread the message of change.
The hard-hitting politician took a swipe at Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s “clueless” administration for totally abandoning suffering citizens.
According to Hon Sikhala, the Zanu PF regime does not care about the welfare of citizens.
“The CCC gvt will make sure that our people will be admitted into hospitals with dignified facilities.
This is a bus accident victim admitted at Chipinge hospital covered by torn, old and degrading blankets.
ZANU PF must go !!!
They are dogs and reptiles,” Hon Sikhala wrote on Twitter.
“I wish all of u dear Zimbabweans a safe, peaceful and happy Easter holiday.
I know we are all on our way to our villages to see our beloved ones. Don’t forget to share with relatives our difficulties as a nation caused by ZPF.
Shoko ngarifambe. Vhuserere kuvanhu,” he added.
Health Talk
With Sandra Sadziwa
Ovarian cysts are solid or fluid-filled pockets in or on your ovary.
They’re common, especially in women who are pregnant or who haven’t gone through qmenopause yet. Most of the time, they’re painless and harmless.
You might get one every month as part of your menstrual cycle and never know it. They usually go away on their own without treatment.
A cyst becomes a problem when it doesn’t go away or gets bigger. It can become painful.
There’s also the possibility of cancer, but it’s rare. The chances go up as you get older.
Ovarian Cyst Symptoms
Most ovarian cysts are small and don’t cause any problems.
When there are symptoms, you might have pressure, bloating, swelling, or pain in one side of your lower belly.
This pain may be sharp or dull, and it can come and go.
Sudden, severe belly pain
Pain with fever and throwing up
Dizziness, weakness, or feeling faint
Fast breathing
These things could mean your cyst has caused the ovary to twist.
Ovarian Cyst Causes
Most cysts are “functional.”
They’re a part of your monthly cycle.
Types of Cysts Follicle cyst.
Your ovaries usually release one egg each month. It grows inside a tiny sac called a follicle.
When th HBe egg is ready, the follicle breaks open and releases it.
If the sac doesn’t open, it causes a follicle cyst. These often go away in 1 to 3 months.
Corpus luteum cyst.
Once the egg is released, the empty follicle usually shrinks and helps get ready for the next egg.
It becomes a cyst when it closes back up and fluid collects inside. It may go away in a few weeks. But it may bleed or cause pain as it grows.
Others are nonfunctional. In some women, their ovaries make a lot of small cysts.
This condition is called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
It can make it hard to get pregnant. Other nonfunctional cysts may be caused by cancer.
Ovarian Cyst Risk Factors
Things that may make you more likely to get ovarian cysts include:
Hormonal problems. Taking the fertility drug to help you ovulate can increase your risk of cysts.
Pregnancy
The cyst that forms during ovulation may stay on your ovary after you get pregnant and throughout your pregnancy.
Endometriosis. Cells that usually line the inside of your uterus grow outside it.
These wayward cells can attach to your ovary and cause a cyst to grow.
A severe pelvic infection. If this spreads to your ovaries, it can cause cysts there.
A previous ovarian cyst. If you’ve had at least one ovarian cyst before, you’re more likely to get others
Ovarian Cyst Complications
Some women can have unusual complications with ovarian cysts. Your doctor might pick these up during a pelvic exam, so it’s important to get regular checkups.
Ovarian torsion. If cysts grow large, they can make the ovary move and twist.
This twisting (ovarian torsion) is very painful.
Rupture.
Cysts can break open, causing severe pain and bleeding, especially if the cysts are large. Vaginal sex and other activities can make a rupture more likely.
A ruptured cyst sometimes heals on its own, but often, it’s a medical emergency.
Infected ovarian cyst. An ovarian cyst can develop in response to a pelvic infection, forming an abscess. If the abscess bursts, dangerous bacteria can spread through your body.
Ovarian Cyst Treatment
Most cysts go away on their own. Your doctor may suggest watching and waiting for changes.
Your doctor can give you medicine for pain. They might also prescribe birth control pills.
The hormones in the pills won’t make the cysts go away, but they can help prevent new ones.
Some ovarian cysts need surgery. That includes those that are large, don’t go away, or cause symptoms.
You could also need surgery if you’re near menopause, because cysts are more likely to be cancerous.
Depending on your case, the surgeon may take just the cyst or the entire ovary.
There are different types of surgery:
Laparoscopy is for smaller cysts. The doctor makes a tiny cut above or below your bellybutton.
A small tool with a camera allows your doctor to see inside, and a different tool removes the cyst or ovary. You probably won’t have to stay in hi the hospital overnight.
Laparotomy is for cysts that may be cancerous. It is done with a bigger cut in the belly.
*Mrs. Sandra Sadziwa is a senior nurse working at private medical facility in Harare.
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Tinashe Sambiri| Another Zimbabwean man was shot dead in Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday morning, it has emerged.
Former ZBC news anchor Evermore Sandati said her cousin Stephen Fenyengenye was shot in South Africa’s populous city.
Sandati posted on Facebook:
“My cousin brother Steven Fenyengenye shot dead in Joburg S A this morning Why Dear Lord?”
Last week Zimbabwean man
Elvis Nyathi was murdered in Diepsloot, Johannesburg.
Nyathi was stoned and burnt to death by a mob linked to Dudula.
Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens’ Coalition For Change deputy chairperson Hon Job Sikhala has urged Zimbabweans travelling to their rural homes during Easter to spread the message of change.
The hard-hitting politician took a swipe at Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s “clueless” administration for totally abandoning suffering citizens.
According to Hon Sikhala, the Zanu PF regime does not care about the welfare of citizens.
“The CCC gvt will make sure that our people will be admitted into hospitals with dignified facilities.
This is a bus accident victim admitted at Chipinge hospital covered by torn, old and degrading blankets.
ZANU PF must go !!!
They are dogs and reptiles,” Hon Sikhala wrote on Twitter.
“I wish all of u dear Zimbabweans a safe, peaceful and happy Easter holiday.
I know we are all on our way to our villages to see our beloved ones. Don’t forget to share with relatives our difficulties as a nation caused by ZPF.
Shoko ngarifambe. Vhuserere kuvanhu,” he added.
by A Correspondent- United Families International Church (UFIC) founder and leader Emmanuel Makandiwa said he will not stop praising President Emmerson Mnangagwa for the developmental projects his government is carrying out throughout the country.
Makandiwa made the remarks during UFIC’s international Easter Conference in Chitungwiza on Saturday.
Mnangagwa, First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga attended the service.
The self-styled prophet claimed that Mnangagwa’s Government has managed to do a lot in a short space of time what is supposed to be achieved in 10 years. He said, as quoted by the ZANU PF Twitter page:
What is supposed to be achieved in 10 years, the government has managed to do a lot in a short space of time.
Even if you desist from campaigning let the work speak for you. I cannot look at such good roads and keep quiet.
My heart bleeds a lot when l look at the next generation drowning every single day in this situation on social media.
No one can convince your children sir that having access to a smartphone doesn’t mean you have smart thinking.
Sometimes we say things, having access to the internet does not mean you have the wisdom. I’m encouraging you to focus and look at what has been done.
If you tell me that 20 buses were coming l would feel like jumping. When you tell me that 5 000 are available for the transportation of people, that to me is a statement l don’t see prophetically. l have an eye that sees physically.
I’m already noticing changes. There is nothing that gives me hope than being in the dark and knowing that light is on my way.
Sooner or later this country will be able to see light whether the devil likes it or not.
Your ability your Excellency to be able to concentrate on your work and allow us to bark is God-given.
Not many can do that some of us will feel like pulling back but you keep focused.
I hear social media is not recognizing noticeable development you are making but we have eyes to see.
Makandiwa pledged to give his maximum support to Mnangagwa saying he delivered the country from the yoke of slavery. Said Makandiwa:
I see hope where we are going. We are going to give you maximum support. We are your children, when you fought the liberation struggle, for that period of time we thanked God.
In our slavery, you fought and God gave you something and that is the ability to speak.
You are quiet yet you fought for us and we can speak and we can’t fight. If l see a man like you, l can salute.
By A Correspondent- Former Zanu PF activist, Jim Kunaka, says the ruling party risks losing the 2023 elections if it does not reform and deploy a new candidate to replace President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Speaking to the NewsHawks recently, Kunaka said ZANU PF is failing to reform itself and if the youths do not speak up, the old guard will destroy the former liberation movement. Said Kunaka:
If ZANU PF wants to win the 2023 elections, they should bring everybody who is outside back to the party without any condition and allow everyone to contest for any position of interest.
I last heard the President (Mnangagwa) say let bygones be bygones, but why are they not allowing those who are in exile to come back to the country, allow them back in the party, and allow them to contest?
Several former ZANU PF officials who allegedly belonged to the G40 faction were expelled from the party soon after the 2017 military coup that ended the then president Robert Mugabe’s long reign.
Those who went into exile fearing arrest include former ministers Saviour Kasukuwere, Jonathan Moyo, Walter Mzembi, Patrick Zhuwao and Godfrey Gandawa.
Kunaka believes ZANU PF’s top hierarchy has lost direction and the party has to bring in young people into the politburo to have a chance of winning future elections. He said:
The ruling party has to be intact to allow them to win the 2023 elections. These old men are tired.
They no longer think the economy is shrinking on daily basis and people are tired in this country.
Just imagine, you print a ZW$100 note and it doesn’t buy half a loaf of bread. Where are we going as a country?
ZANU PF has lost direction now. They can’t even follow what they fought for.
Look at the ZANU PF hierarchy now. All of them are in their 70s and 80s in the politburo.
ZANU PF is not reforming itself. Why not bring in fresh minds and young people into the politburo?
Kunaka together with some senior ZANU PF officials was ousted from the party at the ZANU PF 6th National People’s Congress in 2014 for alleged links with the Gamatox faction that had allegedly coalesced around then Vice President Joyce Mujuru.
By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa, First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino Chiwenga on Saturday attended a church service at the United Families International Church (UFIC) International Easter Conference.
Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Nick Mangwana, said Mnangagwa was invited for the service by Emmanuel Makandiwa, the UFIC founder and leader.
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By A Correspondent- Parents and guardians under the Our Zimbabwe campaign have petitioned Parliament to have the new curriculum suspended, saying it is expensive and its implementation was rushed.
The new curriculum was introduced in 2015 by the then education minister Lazarus Dokora but was resisted by parents and teachers.
Parents have been opposed to the National Pledge, which has since been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court, the Continuous Assessment Learning Activity (CALA), and projects.
Learners are asked to do many projects per term which are deemed too expensive. The petition, signed by over 10 000 parents, reads in part:
There was no adequate consultation with key stakeholders including teachers and parents.
The curriculum was rushed, it is important to consult key stakeholders before any policy is passed and for it to be meaningful and relevant.
The objectives of any curriculum cannot be achieved if it is not well planned and implemented.
While we agree with the fact that there is a need to modernise our education system in order to align it with global trends and modern technologies to enable our children to be fully participating members of the global community, this is not possible in our situation where we have obsolete education facilities and an unmotivated teaching fraternity.
Students, especially in rural communities, have no electricity, computers and internet access to meet most of the CALA requirements.
By A Correspondent- The remains of Zimbabwean man Mbodazwe Banajo “Elvis” Nyathi, who was brutally murdered in South Africa last week on Wednesday arrived in the country accompanied by relatives and friends on Friday morning via the Beitbridge Border Post.
Nyathi (43) will be laid to rest at Umvutcha cemetery on Saturday after a church service to be held at Brethren In Christ Church in the New Lobengula suburb.
The government granted him a state-assisted funeral while South Africa based funeral insurance company Zororo-Pumulani pledged to repatriate his body at no cost.
Nyathi worked in Fourways, a Johannesburg Metropolitan suburb as a gardener twice a week where he was making R200 a day.
He was stoned and burnt to death by vigilantes in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa.
Nyathi originally hailed from Malaba, in Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province.
By A Correspondent- A Waterfalls man was dumped by his wife after he caught her with another man in his bedroom
Farai Munhongowarwa (37) of the Johanne Masowe yeChishanu Church pleaded with his wife Sophia Zanga (23) to stay, despite her shenanigans.
Sophia was caught between the sheets with a married builder, Farai Kaitano (29), who was assaulted while in his birthday suit.
He sustained head and leg injuries, but decided not to lodge a police report.
Munhongowarwa told H-Metro that it was his second time catching Sophia red-handed in their matrimonial bedroom.
Sophia confirmed the two incidents saying they were deliberate attempts to hurt her husband since she has lost affection for him.
“My wife has been seeing other men behind my back for some time,” said Munhongowarwa.
“I could not confront her, but decided to find better ways of catching her red-handed .
“Last month I caught her with another man and the lover ran away leaving his bicycle
“I took the bicycle to Waterfalls Police Station to avoid allegations of theft.
“I warned her over adultery since we go to church together and she showed remorse unaware that chakatobaya chikatyokera.”
He hatched a plan to expose her again.
“I am a security guard so I was on night duty and decided to return around 4am after informing my seniors about my intentions.
“That led me to finding my wife between the sheets with this man.
“My children are too young to be forced to live without both parents and for that reason, I felt it was better to forgive my wife and seek counselling.
“If I may find professional people to help my wife accept that I have forgiven her and urge her not to leave me. I will be happy.
“I love her. I love my children, I love my marriage.”
Sophia said she has already found alternative accommodation.
“Ini zvemurume uyu handichada saka kudanana nevamwe varume ndirikuzviitira kuti awore mwoyo asiyane neni,” said Sophia.
“I cannot explain the reasons, but the truth is that I no longer have affection for Farai and if he decides to take the children I do not mind as long they will be well looked after.
“Yes, I am still nursing one of the children, this will be a challenge for me to part ways with my children.
“The lover who left a bicycle is from Hatfield, but I have forgotten his name and this Kaitano is building for one of our neighbours and we both come from Murewa.
“I met him four days ago.”
Kaitano told H-Metro Sophia lied to him that she was single which is why he decided to spend a night with her at her house.
“I met Sophia four days ago and she gave in to my proposals and invited me to her house where I was caught by her husband,” said Kaitano.
“I was yet to have sex with Sophia when Farai and his brother arrived.
“They assaulted me all over my body and I sustained head and leg injuries.
“I did not lodge a police report against them, but if they continue visiting my workplace I will retaliate.” H Metro
