By A Correspondent- Goromonzi West Member of Parliament Energy Mutodi says CCC leader Nelson Chamisa is gaining popularity over ZANU PF because the ruling party is refusing to embrace young people.
Posting on Twitter, Mutodi said:
“Nelson Chamisa is gaining popularity because the ZANU PF old guard is fighting its own young men & women. My passionate plea is for ZANU PF to embrace its young people, take in new ideas and remain in power beyond 2023.”
His tweet irked ZANU PF Patriots who said Mutodi was speaking on his own behalf.
It’s a lie that Chamisa is gaining popularity.Vanhu ngavarege kuti zvavari ku feeler ndizvo zviri kuitika out there. Elections are coming in a few days time, that will be a better measure.” ZANU PF Patriots responded.
Award-winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono said Mutodi’s statements represented the views of young people in ZANU PF.
“It is important to understand that Energy is not speaking for himself. He is speaking on behalf of a young constituency in ZANU-PF that knows the reality on the ground. The top 8 in ZANU-PF represent the past, and they up against Chamisa whose group represents the future.” Said Chin’ono.
By A Correspondent- About 18 000 jobs will be lost if the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, which seeks to regulate operations of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), is passed into law in its current form.
The PVO Amendment Bill was gazetted in 2021 and will amend the Private Voluntary Organisations Act.
Civic society organisations (CSOs), human rights groups and critics have condemned the Bill as an attack on democracy, with the clergy warning that it would disrupt charity and humanitarian services offered by churches.
Government has argued that with recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – a global watchdog against money-laundering and terrorist financing.
But the latest report commissioned by the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum in collaboration with the Southern Defenders and Accountability Lab titled: Punching Holes Into a Fragile Economy – The Possible Economic Impact of the Private Organisations Amendment Bill gazetted in November 2021, warned that about 18 000 jobs in the NGO sector would be lost if the Bill is passed into law.
This would also likely affect hundreds thousands of people who survive through salaries of people employed in the NGO sector.
“The 2019 Labour Force and Child Labour Survey (LFCLS) by Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStats) revealed that the NGO sector in the country employed 1,2% of the total workforce, translating to an aggregate figure of 17 643 formal jobs. Any disruptions of the activities of NGOs could threaten these jobs as well as thousands of livelihoods,” the NGO Forum warned.
The proposed law would have the effect of criminalising the work of CSOs in the country by proposing harsh penalties, including jail time of up to one year for NGO registration framework-related perceived offences.
It would also give the Public Service minister power to interfere with operations of CSOs, demand their sources of foreign funding, and the right to oversee choices of trustees to run the affairs of PVOs.
“This is quite significant considering the huge employment related challenges the country has been facing for a long time. NGOs have also played an important role in developing the country’s human resource base through carrying out a number of capacity-building activities and programmes,” the NGO Forum added.
“Disruptions of activities of NGOs could threaten these jobs as well as thousands of livelihoods. NGOs also contribute significantly towards foreign currency receipts in the country. According to the 2022 Monetary Policy Statement, NGOs are the third biggest earners of foreign currency after export proceeds and diaspora remittances. Total foreign currency receipts from NGOs rose by 50,5% from US$647,8 million in 2020 to US$975,16 million in 2021.”
The human rights activists said the country was also heavily reliant on the NGO sector for financial support to the health, education, social protection, and water and sanitation sectors, as well as food aid.
“Owing to the huge financing gap in productivity-enhancing and poverty-reducing sectors of the economy, strong partnerships with NGOs and other not-for-profit organisations such as trade unions will strengthen the implementation of the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) as well as the attainment of the country’s vision 2030.”
A survey carried out by NGOs revealed that their contribution to tax revenues ranged from US$4 000 to US$35 000 per month depending on the size of the NGO.
Parliament is currently gathering public views on the Bill and members of the public throughout the country have been rejecting the proposed law.
Yesterday, Bulawayo residents warned that if operations of NGOs are disrupted, citizens in need of food aid and surviving on humanitarian support would starve.
Bulawayo resident Helen Ndlovu said at a public hearing in the city: “NGOs have been assisting everyone in need of food aid, but the government has been distributing food favouring members of the ruling party. NGOs must operate freely. Government agricultural inputs are also given to Zanu-PF card-carrying members only.”
Yield Trust representative Antony Chiwota said: “If the government assumes control of NGOs, people in the rural areas will starve. The government must let PVOs do their job. The PVO Amendment Bill also has a clause that prevents NGOs from political lobbying; however, it fails to clarify what political lobbying is. People cannot stay away from political lobbying because politics affects everyone.”
The Bill has already been rebuked by the United Nations, whose special rapporteur on the rights to freedom and peaceful assembly and of association Clement Nyaletsossi Voule, recently said it would gravely affect civic
space.
Last month, the European Union renewed sanctions on Zimbabwe citing the PVO Amendment Bill as one of the oppressive pieces of legislation which exposed that the country was not improving its democratic principles.-newsday
By A Correspondent- Two people died on the spot in a road accident which occurred just outside Bulawayo, along the Beitbridge Highway this Wednesday evening.
The accident occurred after the driver of a Toyota Fortuner who escaped unhurt, lost control of the vehicle before encroaching onto the opposite lane resulting in a head-on collision with a Honda Fit.
Police details who attended the scene confirmed the accident, saying names of the deceased will be released after their next of kin have been informed.-ZBC
By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has printed 594 300 ballots for the forthcoming National Assembly and local authorities’ by-elections scheduled for March 26.
ZEC chief elections officer, Mr Utloile Silaigwana, made the announcement on Wednesday.
The ballots for the National Assembly were printed by Fidelity Printers and Refiners while those for local authorities were printed by Printflow. Mr Silaigwana said:
A total of 870 550 National Assembly ballot paper and fifty 723 750 local authority ballot papers have been printed for the conduct of the by-elections.
He added that a contingency of 6.99 per cent had been added to the ballots printed for the National Assembly by-elections while a 6.71 per cent contingency had been added to the ballots printed for local authority by-elections.
A total of 813 659 people were registered to vote for National Assembly elections while 678 260 were registered for local authorities’ by-elections.
The ballot papers were printed in books of 50 each.
There are 28 vacant National Assembly seats and 122 for local authorities.
The bulk of vacancies resulted from recalls of opposition MDC Alliance members by MDC-T and some who died or redeployed.
At least 16 political parties will contest the by-elections.
The ruling ZANU PF, Citizen Coalition for Change and MDC-Alliance, All People’s Party, Democratic Opposition Party, Federation of African State, Free Zimbabwe Congress, Labour, Economists and African Democrats, MA’AT Zimbabwe, Movement for Democratic Change Alliance, New Patriotic Front, Patriotic Zimbabweans, Republican Party of Zimbabwe, United Democratic Alliance, United Zimbabwe Alliance, Zimbabwe African People’s Union and Zimbabwe Labour Party, will contest in the elections.
By A Correspondent- Police in Bindura have been accused of refusing to take a criminal complaint by a Citizens Coalition for Change election candidate whose house was burnt down last Saturday, allegedly by a Zanu PF-linked vigilante group.
Oswell Shambare of Guwa Village returned to Rutope Police Base on Monday, now in the company of the party’s secretary general Charlton Hwende and other officials, but officers allegedly abandoned the station.
The CCC says Shambare lost three bicycles, food meant for his mother’s memorial, clothes and blankets in the arson attack on Saturday night. He was sleeping inside the bedroom hut at the time of the attack.
Shambare is the party’s Ward 18 candidate in a by-election scheduled for March 26.
Maureen Kademaunga, the CCC social welfare secretary, said: “The house was burnt after Zanu PF elements sent threats of unspecified punishment to Shambare for holding a CCC meeting at his homestead.
“The candidate who was sleeping in the house escaped death by a whisker after he woke up to flames with the roof on fire and voices outside threatening to burn him to death.
“Attempts to report a case of arson were unsuccessful after police at Rutope Police Base refused to take the case. Today again, the leadership led by secretary general Hwende, myself, our secretary for rural strategy Happymore Chidziva, Murwisi Zwizwai and Gilbert Kagodora attempted to make a report at the station but the police officers led by Constable Kamonere deserted the police station after refusing to entertain us.”
The CCC said it was concerned by the “inaction of institutions mandated to promote peace.”
“The CCC condemns the rise of election related violence propagated by groups linked to Zanu PF. We appeal to the police to uphold the violated person’s right to an effective remedy, and to investigate all cases of violence with impartiality and without undue political influence,” Kademaunga said.
By A Correspondent- Freedom Of Rights Under Sovereign (FORUS) President Manyara Irene Muyenziwa spent the whole of yesterday, Inernational Women’s Day at the courts in Bulawayo fighting the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (MOPA) which many Zimbabweans describe as oppressive.
Said the FORUS in a statement:
“President Muyenziwa, who has always been on the side of the majority, is fighting to advance the right to personal security, freedom to demonstrate and petition, freedom of conscience, freedom of expression, or other pertinent rights and freedoms that are outlined in Chapter 4 of our Constitution which the MOPA curtails.
The MOPA curtails freedom in the vicinity of Parliament and courts of law, the introduction of civil liability in respect of convenors which is not favorable to the people of Zimbabwe.
The Government of Zimbabwe gazetted the Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill (MOPB) on 19 April 2019. The bill seeks to repeal and replace the Public Order and Security Act [Chapter 11:17].
There has been a public outcry over the MOPA’s provisions, with several legal experts and opposition politicians saying the proposed legislation is a regurgitation of the oppressive Public Order and Security Act (POSA).
This has prompted President Manyara to stand with the people of Zimbabwe in fighting MOPA.
President Muyenziwa will continue fighting until the people of Zimbabwe get the much needed freedom.”
By A Correspondent- Primary and Secondary Education ministry yesterday urged parents to exercise their powers and rights by voting against any proposed increases they felt were unjustified.
This was said by the ministry spokesperson Taungana Ndoro in response to questions from NewsDay about private schools that astronomically increased fees.
“The ministry takes into consideration an agreed position between the parents and the school.
If the parents of that private school vote for a figure that they do not want and the school authorities approach the ministry for approval, there is nothing more we can do,” Ndoro said.
“But if parents refuse to vote for the fees figure, it will not be binding.
Parents have power to determine tuition fees.
Parents should know that they have the choice not to vote for any of the options that are given and even propose their own options based on the budget and development plans that are there.”
Some of the private schools which parents say charge astronomical fees are the Dominican Convent which charges $180 000, Girls College $345 000, Christian Brothers College US$1 300, Whitestone US$1 350, and SOS US$600, which is also payable in local currency at the bank rate.
Carmel is charging US$800, Centenary US$850, Montessori US$600 and US$50 for levy, Amazon charges US$500, Petra Senior $264 000, Petra Junior is $176 000, Midlands Christian College’s fees range from US$858 to US$1 408 for day scholars and US$1 624 to US$3 872 for boarders.-statemedia
By A Correspondent- The government yesterday said Zimbabweans must use public transporter, Zupco to escape high fuel prices after announcing another hike and warning of weekly increases.
Yesterday, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) increased fuel prices for the second time in five days, with petrol going up from US$1,51 per litre to US$1,67 and diesel from US$1,44 per litre to US$1,68.
Addressing the media, Energy minister Soda Zhemu said people should use Zupco buses to travel to work.
“We are all affected, but if we can have the (fuel) those that can afford can always continue to be (driving), but this is a time to make critical decisions, not to be travelling unnecessarily, and we can also maybe use Zupco buses that the government has provided,” Zhemu said.
“Let’s park our vehicles for now, that is an encouragement, yes, because the government has already gone ahead of this situation that we are into currently by providing these buses. Let us make use of the Zupco buses to and from our work stations in the interim while we watch what is happening on the international arena.”
However, Zupco yesterday issued a statement, saying it was unable to provide transport services due to delays in fuel deliveries to its depots.
The estimated vehicle population in the country was 1,4 million as at the first quarter of 2018, according to the latest available statistics.
Zhemu said the Russian invasion of Ukraine was causing global oil prices to rise.
Russia contributes about 12% to global oil supplies.
“The objective is to ensure that oil companies remain viable, which would in turn
ensure that the local market continues to receive adequate fuel supply,” Zhemu said.
“To that end, petroleum process reviews shall be done on a weekly basis to preserve the process of the products in line with the situation obtaining on the international markets.”
“Zimbabwe currently prices fuel on the basis of the M-1 methodology that was adopted in 2019. The methodology uses the average free on board (FOB) price in the preceding month to set the price for the following month, which according to the law mandates a review to be done by the 5th day of the month.
“With the sharp increases in fuel prices on the international market, the use of the M-1 is no longer sustainable, as the resulting FOB prices would lag too much behind and fail to reflect the actual market performance. This would threaten security of fuel supply on the market, with oil companies withholding release of product and suspending fuel imports, as they would not replace traded stocks,” Zhemu said.
Following announcement of fuel price increases yesterday, the parallel market exchange rate reportedly jumped to US$1:$270 from $250, with dealers warning of further fall of the Zimdollar in the coming days.
An increase in the parallel exchange will likely force businesses to raise prices of goods and services, in addition to increases forced by fuel price spikes.
While the price of oil is causing fuel prices to spike globally, in Zimbabwe, they are determined mostly by taxes impose by government.
These include FOB charges, freight, duty, the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration road levy, carbon tax, debt redemption, strategic reserve levy, and storage.
Other charges are handling, clearing agency fees, financing cost, inland bridging cost, storage and handling costs and secondary transport costs.
After all these charges are taken into account, Zera allows fuel operators to put a maximum of six to 10 US cents per litre of fuel.
Energy deputy minister Magna Mudyiwa was grilled in Parliament over the fuel price increases by MPs.
“As a ministry, we are ensuring that the country has enough fuel and we are monitoring the situation,” she said.
Finance deputy minister Clemence Chiduwa said: “We will use a whole government approach to look at all the issues that are part of the pricing models for fuel. The easiest approach is to come up with a raft of subsidies.”
“Right now the budget has no room to manoeuvre we cannot subsidise and it’s something that we have to relook and say given the situation that is on the ground what is it that we can do to cushion our people.”-newsday
By A Correspondent- Police yesterday appealed for information in connection with an armed robbery and murder case in which a 31-year-old woman was shot dead by an unknown male suspect in Waterfalls, Harare, in the early hours of yesterday.
In a statement, police said: “The suspect, who was armed with an unidentified pistol while covering his face with a balaclava mask, stormed into a house in Uplands, Waterfalls, through an unlocked door and attacked the three occupants while demanding cash.”
“The complaints surrendered US$60, Itel and Huawei cellphones.”
It is alleged that the suspect kept on demanding cash while assaulting a woman aged 31, whom he later shot in the head, killing her instantly
Police recovered two 9mm cartridges at the house.
“The police have intensified investigations onto this matter with a view of arresting the suspect and ensure the law takes its course.”
Godfrey Kanyenze has dismissed claims that sanctions are the biggest albatross to Zimbabwe’s economy, opting to put the blame on government mismanagement.
The remarks, premiered in the academic’s new book released last week titled, “Leaving so many behind-The Link between Politics and the Economy of Zimbabwe”, come shortly after the renewal of the economic sanctions by the European Union and the United States.
Reacting to the sanctions renewal, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube slammed the development, arguing that sanctions have cost Zimbabwe US$42 billion since their inception, a blame which the book criticises.
“Blaming everything on sanctions is a step too far in that it fails to take into account other critical factors that may simultaneously impact the economy and the various groups affected,” Kanyenze said.
“When the various measures and sanctions were imposed since December 2001, the economy was already in crisis, with the government having defaulted on its arrears repayment in 1999 resulting in the International Financial Inflows (IFIs) withdrawing their financial support,” he said.
In fact, he said in the book, by the time the sanctions were imposed, Zimbabwe was already in a serious and economic crisis, which began in the late 1990s.
The book underscores that the unprecedented economic rebound during the GNU period, even in the midst of continued existence of sanctions and restrictive measures contradicts the sanctions blame game.
“Post GNU era marked the return of fiscal indiscipline and fratricidal factional fights put paid to the recovery and returned the economy to a performance below the average Sub-Saharan Africa and world economy, suggesting the importance of non-sanctions factors in explaining the poor performance,” argues Kanyenze.
The book points out that even though ZIDERA mandates US officials on the boards of the IFIs to block any support to Zimbabwe, they have not been called upon to do so.
He said while Zimbabwe had a negative trade balance with the rest of the world between 2006 and 2018, it enjoyed a positive trade balance with the EU during the period. Zimbabwe enjoyed a trade surplus with the USA during the period 2000-2008 with the exception of 2007.
From a chronological sequencing of events, the book said the sanction measures at best, exacerbated a crisis that was already rapidly unravelling, and were in response to the deteriorating governance, rule of law, human rights and economic management scenario.
“However, denialism on the part of the Zimbabwean state on the existence of a crisis imposes a hurdle on the way forward.
“There is therefore a need for more analysis on the different understandings of the Zimbabwean crisis and the political and institutional constraints at national, regional and international levels,” the book added.
By A Correspondent- Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa will this weekend take his campaign to Beitbridge as he drums up support ahead of the March 26 by-elections.
CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere yesterday confirmed that Chamisa will address a rally at Dulivhadzimo Stadium.
“It is confirmed,” Mahere told a local publication yesterday.
Although there are no parliamentary candidates in Beitbridge, CCC will canvass for support for its local government candidates for urban wards 4 and 5.
Beitbridge’s inaugural mayor Morgan Ncube and former finance committee chairperson Granger Nyoni will contest on behalf of the party.
They will lock horns with Ncube and Nyoni were recalled by the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T. Chamisa last visited Beitbridge prior to 2018 elections.
At the weekend, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is expected to address a rally in Mutare, while Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri will address a rally in Karoi on Sunday.-Newsday
By A Correspondent- A child (8) who was knocked down by akombi in Magwegwe while trying to cross the road died at Mpilo hospital.
Bulawayo Police Spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube said the juvenile was run over by a commuter omnibus.
“A driver of a Nissan Caravan knocked down a juvenile at Magwegwe that had disembarked from an unknown motor vehicle and was intending to cross the road,” he said.
As a result of the accident she sustained various injuries, including head injuries and was ferried to Mpilo hospital where she died on admission.”
Ncube added that the driver is facing charges of culpable homicide.
The ZRP is concerned as most accidents that happen in the western suburbs are attributed to human error.
Speeding and inattention have been noted as the prevalent cause of road accidents
Dear Harare City council
I am one traumatised citizen, What is the story behind all the traffic lights that are not working???? Corner 2nd street and Tongogara has become one black spot.
Being a resident within that area has made me witness accidents on a daily basis, Can you imagine every night hearing the screeching of tyres and the booming sound of cars. When I say EVERY DAY I mean on a DAILY BASIS.
Today around 6am I had to wake up to a combie that had been hit and overturned ichitsimbirira munhu who was seated on the front, munhu asara akarembera atoita breath their last breath. Ndibaba vemumwe munhu vabva kumba vachiti varikuenda kubasa, this was more than heartbreaking.
I see it as premature death, yes we have reckless drivers no doubt but had the traffic light been working this could have been avoided. I am more than scared to drive worse at night because of what I witness every day.
2nd and Tongogara is one place that our top officials move past every other day. Accidents are being recorded on a daily basis,
why is it not of any concern to you City officials.
CHINOMBONYANYA KUREMA, KUNETSA FOR YOU TO GIVE CITIZENS JUST THIS BASIC AND IMPORTANT SERVICE CHII, Mari muchidyorera henyu.
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feeling emotional.
By a Correspondent- A Zanu PF faction that opposes Emmerson Mnangagwa, G40, says it would support the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change President Nelson Chamisa to take over power in 2023.
One of the G40 bosses, Walter Mzembi posted on his Twitter handle this week:
Zanu PF hates G40 to the extent it wouldn’t care less about handing over power to
but on that we shall converge as G40 was never about partisanship but generational transfer of power , so sisonke!
Statement on the victimization of Mrs Mutsikira by ZANUPF member Mrs Mazanhi for supporting LEAD.
According to the law of Zimbabwe no citizen has got the right to evict another citizen without three months notice and also without a valid reason.
We are disgruntled and publicly complaining against ZEC which has failed previously to resolve issues of politically motivated violence, intimidation and harrassment by Zanupf supporters in Epworth Constituency. Mrs Mazanhi and colleagues have spent the past week intimidating and insulting Mrs Mutsikira a LEAD member and forcing her to vacate the rented accommodation for have a different political affiliation by supporting LEAD.
We are in women’s month where we are supposed to recognize our worth as women and help each other fight violence, harassment and abuse against each other yet other women are at the forefront of abusing fellow women.
It is sad that women choose to fight other women to settle political scores which they do not even understand.
LEAD is a party that is advances a non violent and tolerance agenda. We stand for no violence and in this case we have a citizen whose rights are being violated because of her political preferances and affiliation.
This is a democratic state hence that is the last thing that we expect in a democratic country.
We hereby ask ZRP to protect vulnerable members of the society who fear going to report the harrassment cases because of polarization.
We condemn any form of violence and continue to preach a message of peace, love and hope.
EVERJOY CHIDINDI
LEAD PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON
By-The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has appealed to members of the public who might have information on the armed robbery and murder that happened in Waterfalls this Wednesday in which a 31-year-old woman was shot dead.
In a statement, police said the victim was shot in the head:
The Zimbabwe Republic Police is appealing to the public to assist with information in connection with an Armed Robbery and Murder cases in which a 31-year-old woman was shot dead by an unknown male suspect in Waterfalls, Harare on 9th March 2022 at around 0100 hours.
The suspect, who was armed with an unidentified pistol while covering his face with a balaclava mask, stormed a house in Uplands, Waterfalls through an unlocked door and attacked the three occupants while demanding cash.
The complainants surrendered US$60-00, Itel 16 and Huawei cellphones, however, the suspect kept on demanding for more cash while assaulting one of the complainants, a woman aged 78, all over the body with a stick. The victim tried to stop the suspect resulting in the suspect drawing a pistol before shooting her once on the head and she died instantly.
Police recovered two 9mm cartridges in the passage of the complainants’ house.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has intensified investigations on this matter with a view of arresting the suspect and ensure that the law will take its course.
(NYATHI. P) Assistant Commissioner
Senior Staff Officer (Press, Public and Int. Relations)
to the Commissioner-General of Police
Police General Headquarters
Two people died on the spot in a road accident which occurred just outside Bulawayo, along the Beitbridge Highway this Wednesday evening.
The accident occurred after the driver of a Toyota Fortuner who escaped unhurt, lost control of the vehicle before encroaching onto the opposite lane resulting in a head-on collision with a Honda Fit.
Police details who attended the scene confirmed the accident, saying names of the deceased will be released after their next of kin have been informed.-ZBC
By- The Central Vehicle Registry (CRV) is in the process of changing the driver’s license metal disc to a plastic disc by the end of June 2022.
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development announced the intended move this Wednesday.
In a statement, the ministry of transport the old metal disc technology is now outdated:
@MinistryofTID CVR is in the process of moving from the old metal disc to a new plastic disc. The old metal disc technology and equipment is now obsolete.
The proposed new disc is compliant with the COMESA, EAC and SADC Tripartite region. We urge our valued citizens to bear with us in our transition from the old to the new SADC compliant driver’s license disc. This process is expected to be completed by end of June 2022.
This is happening when accessing a metal disc is still a problem at CVR as those who passed their test in 2018 are yet to get their metal driver’s license discs.
The department is currently in the process of producing discs for learners who passed their tests in August 2018.
Most of the raw materials, which include metal photo plates, a special dye, a fixer and a developer, are all purchased in the United States.
The old manual machine that is used in the production process can only produce 48 driver’s licence discs at one go and frequently breaks down.
The government also has a huge backlog of number plates.
Malawian top-flight league giants Mighty Wanderers are reportedly courting Norman Mapeza with a view of appointing the Zimbabwean gaffer as their head coach.
According to a daily newspaper in that country, The Nation, Wanderers have made initial contacts with Mapeza’s camp but nothing tangible has come up.
The club has also approached another Zimbabwean coach Rahman Gumbo but suspended the negotiations.
Gumbo is contracted to Botswana Premier League side Sua Flamingos, while Mapeza is with FC Platinum in the Castle Lager Premiership.
An unnamed source told the publication: “They [Wanderers] have already held talks with Gumbo, but the negotiations were put on hold as he is contracted to Botswana top league side Sua Flamingoes until next year.
“The other one is Mapeza. They have also reached out to him, but there has been nothing concrete this far.”
Wanderers are cross-town rivals of Nyasa Big Bullets, who are coached by Zimbabwean mentor Callisto Pasuwa.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Tinashe Sambiri|A bold Shurugwi woman was last week arrested for challenging her husband’s suspension from work.
The teacher, Jefta Chida was suspended for protesting at poor living conditions.
Zanu PF also accuses Chida of campaigning for President Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens’ Coalition For Change.
“I’m in Shurugwi in the Games area kwandanzwa kuti a Geography teacher at Games school was suspended from work being accused of participating in the teachers’ strike .
The name of the teacher is Mr Jefter Chida.
Chida is also accused of holding CCC meetings at the school at night.
After the suspension, Mr Chida’s wife, Maria Mapfumo (48) confronted ZANU PF chairperson Bernard Dangi ndokumutaurira kuti imi vanhu vezanu naPresident wenyu muri mhondi munoda kutouraya murume wangu.Maria was arrested and spent a night in cells.
She was released after paying a fine of $3000 rtgs.Sithabile Zungula presided over the case last week,” a senior CCC member said on Tuesday.
Real Madrid looked down and out against Paris Saint-Germain at half time of their Champions League last-16 second-leg tie at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night, but a second-half hat-trick by Karim Benzema has sent Los Blancos into the quarter-finals.
Kylian Mbappe scored a first-half goal to give PSG a 2-0 lead on aggregate, following his stoppage-time winner in the first leg, but the Benzema-inspired Real Madrid came back in the second 45 minutes to flip the tie on its head.
Real Madrid initially came out all guns blazing at the start of the match as they looked to grab an early goal, but PSG were causing a threat on the counter-attack, particularly through Mbappe.
The French forward, who received a warm reception from the Bernabeu crowd, forced Courtois into two low saves inside the opening 13 minutes, and then Neymar had an attempt that was comfortably dealt with almost 10 minutes later.
Benzema had the first good chance for Real Madrid to score, as Lionel Messi’s tackle on Luka Modric saw the ball land at the feet of Los Blancos’ No.9, who sent a curling effort towards the far post from 25 yards out that was tipped around the post by the outstretched Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Then, PSG went into another gear. First, Messi’s dinked effort over Courtois was slightly overhit and then cleared by Nacho Fernandez at the back post, and then Mbappe got the ball in the back of the net in the 34th minute, but Nuno Mendes was narrowly offside when he received the ball.
Five minutes later, though, PSG took the lead. Having won the ball back inside their own half, Neymar played a first-time ball in behind the Real Madrid defence for Mbappe, who sized up David Alaba and then made it look like he was going towards the far post, but instead he went near and beat Courtois. That made it 1-0 to PSG and 2-0 on aggregate.
There was a feeling around the Bernabeu going into the half-time break that perhaps the tie was now beyond Real Madrid, and that was the same in the early part of the second half, too. In fact, Mbappe even scored another goal in the 54th minute, taking the ball around Courtois before firing into the empty net, but he was a yard or so offside.
Benzema’s hat-trick
But, in the 61st minute, everything changed. Donnarumma was dawdling on the ball and panicked when pressed by Benzema, which led him to pass the ball straight to Vinicius, who returned it to the Frenchman. Benzema then made no mistake in firing into the back of the net.
The hope around the Bernabeu was returning after that goal, and 15 minutes later Benzema scored again. The excellent Luka Modric won the ball back on the edge of his own box and launched a one-man counter-attack, getting past several PSG players before picking out Vinicius, who quickly gave it back to the Croatian. Modric had the awareness to then find Benzema, whose shot deflected off of Marquinhos and went past Donnarumma. Suddenly, Real Madrid were 2-1 ahead on the night and had drawn the tie level.
What came next was pure chaos. Real Madrid pressed PSG immediately from the kick-off and what ended up happening was that the ball went as far back as Marquinhos, whose loose pass went straight to Benzema, who hit a first-time shot into the back of the net. The scoreline now read 3-1 to Real Madrid.- www.marca.com
Some Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party members in Bulawayo’s Ward 8 have expressed concern over the choice of the by-election candidate, Edwin Ndlovu, as the seat had been reserved for a female candidate.
Ndlovu is facing five rival candidates for the council seat and opposition from his own party members.
rs in Bulawayo’s Ward 8 have expressed concern over the choice of the by-election candidate, Edwin Ndlovu, as the seat had been reserved for a female candidate.
Ndlovu is facing five rival candidates for the council seat and opposition from his own party members.
His candidature apparently sparked anger among party members who told CITE that the ward was supposed to have been assigned to a female candidate.
The local authority seat in Ward 8 fell vacant after the death of councillor, Ronia Mudara in July 2020 and the then MDC Alliance provincial executive and resolved to field a female candidate in the ward.
“In a ward or a constituency where there is a female candidate and in case of a vacancy thereof, the replacement must be a woman to continue empowering women. This is part of a resolution of the National Council in order to increase female representation,” said the party members who requested anonymity as they were not cleared to talk to the press.
Out of the seven local authority candidates, CCC fielded two female candidates Lillian Mlilo in Ward 12 and Concilia Mlalazi in Ward 18.
The aggrieved party members said the policy was meant to drive women’s participation but selfish individuals had bypassed that.
“We have millennium goals that speak to equal representation and we as a party had agreed that the ward should allow women only but this was scuttled by (secretary-general Charlton) Hwende.”
Reached for comment, CCC Bulawayo provincial spokesperson, Swithern Chirowodza, said the party was new and yet to develop policies on several issues, so this resolution fell to the side.
“We are CCC and a new party that is yet to have a convention to craft policies and guidelines. We are yellow and red so don’t take me back to MDC Alliance,” he said.
Another grievance cited against Ndlovu is that he does not stay in the ward, therefore will be divorced from the day-to-day issues.
However, Ndlovu said that issue does not arise as he is a ratepayer, who owns a shop in the same ward.
Ndlovu added that he also “pays bills for my parents who stay in Ward 8 and if there are sewer bursts next to the house, I am also affected as I contribute money towards fixtures.”
Ward 8 covers Barbourfields, Mzilikazi, Nguboyenja, Thorngrove Infill including Burombo Flats.
Ndlovu is up against five other candidates who are Loveness Nomsa Ndlovu – Zanu PF, Bekezela Ncube – ZAPU, Tafara Gandare – United Democratic Alliance (UDA), Rosa Ndlovu – MDC Alliance plus three independents namely Taurai Mashizhe, Albert Moyo and Tobias Nyamhlambanje. – CITE
The Castle Lager Premiership will continue this weekend with a full round of fixtures in Matchday 7.
On Saturday, CAPS United will be looking to build from last week’s emphatic victory when they face Bulawayo City at Barbourfields Stadium.
Harare City will host Chicken Inn in the capital, while Black Rhinos welcome FC Platinum in Mutare.
Dynamos will entertain Tenax on the following day at the National Sports Stadium, and Highlanders will be looking to bounce back to winning ways when they host Herentals at Emagumeni.
ZTN will broadcast two matches in Round 7.
Matchday 7 Fixtures:
Saturday 12 March
Bulawayo City vs CAPS United (Barbourfields Stadium)
Harare City vs Chicken Inn (NSS – Live on ZTN)
Black Rhinos vs FC Platinum (Sakubva Stadium)
Ngezi Platinum Stars vs Cranborne Bullets (Baobab Stadium)
ZPC Kariba vs Bulawayo Chiefs (Nyamhunga Stadium)
Sunday 13 March
Dynamos vs Tenax CS (NSS – Live on ZTN)
Highlanders vs Herentals (Barbourfields Stadium)
WhaWha vs Yadah (Ascot Stadium)
Manica Diamonds vs Triangle United (Sakubva Stadium)
*Kick-off is at 3 pm CAT for all the games.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Only about 3 600 voters in Matabeleland South Province were registered to vote during the just-ended Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) blitz.
Lack of sufficient information on the voter registration and identity documents as well as general voter apathy in general has been cited as among the reasons for the low numbers.
It has been previously reported that Matabeleland region has the least number of registered voters countrywide, a development that could eventually result in the loss of constituencies ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections if the trend doesn’t change.
According to statistics released by Zec recently, Bulawayo has the lowest number of registered voters with 254 630 followed by Matabeleland South with 259 689 registered voters and Matabeleland North standing at 335 851.
The region, which is least represented in Parliament, has 38 parliamentary seats out of 210 constituencies. Bulawayo has 12, Matabeleland South and Matabeleland North each have 13.
The remainder of the seats are spread across the seven other provinces outside the Matabeleland region. Matabeleland South provincial elections officer Mr Rabson Nyoni said the low numbers presented a challenge for the province.
“About 3 600 voters were registered in Matabeleland South Province and that’s about what we registered last time. The numbers are really low and they don’t assist in addressing the kind of challenges we’re seeking to address at the moment in terms of the requirements of delimitation.
We would have expected to have more numbers from our people but unfortunately, we didn’t get the numbers,” said Mr Nyoni.
Turning to the next voter registration blitz in April, Mr Nyoni said efforts will be made to engage stakeholders so that more people are deployed on the ground to assist with voter registration.
“We need to motivate our people because the youths in particular don’t seem to understand how voter registration works to address some of their needs.
At times you get to a community and find a youth making a comment like ‘ngiyabakhawulisa’. They think there is someone they are fixing, but we’re trying to educate them so that they realise they’re also being disadvantaged by not registering to vote.
They think they’re disadvantageous to some other people yet they’re also disadvantageous to themselves. We’re getting into the second phase of the voter registration exercise aware of this and we’ll try to capacitate our voter educators to convince the constituents of the youth to come forward and register to vote,” said Mr Nyoni.
He said organisations that deal with the youths would also be roped in to help increase the numbers. “It’s mostly the youth who are not coming forward to register to vote and we need to change this,” said Mr Nyoni.
Commenting on voter apathy, political analyst Mr Tedious Ncube said the trend was reflective of a much bigger problem.
“Voter registration is not a regional project, it is a national project. However, voter registration in Matabeleland becomes key in that it will actively mobilise people to take part in decision making.
Of late we have witnessed apathy in terms of voter registration, which is reflective of a much bigger problem. The much bigger problem in this case is participation in politics, the economy and every facet of our political, social and economic system,” said Mr Ncube.
He said if people can be mobilised to register to vote, there’s a likelihood that they may be interested in participating in the economy and political processes.
“If we can succeed in getting people to register to vote, it may be the starting point of getting everyone to participate because once people are interested in voting, there’s a likelihood that they may be interested in participating in the economy and political processes.
Of late, we’ve seen that in terms of Zec figures, Matabeleland is lagging behind. That apathy may be true even in other instances,” said Mr Ncube. The mobile voter registration is being rolled out in two phases — February 1 to 28 and April 11 to 30.
The exercise is also expected to give members of the public an opportunity to inspect the voters’ roll. -Chronicle
Tinashe Sambiri|The Citizens’ Coalition For Change government will not remove top cops and military personnel from office, President Nelson Chamisa has said.
Addressing thousands of CCC supporters at Mkoba Stadium on Sunday, President Chamisa said his government will trim the number of government ministries for efficiency.
“We will not have governors, our government will ensure that governance is put to the people, we can’t have everything being done in Harare, we want to make sure Gweru is our administrative capital, Harare our commercial capital and Bulawayo our industrial hub.
Government is not an industry, it is not supposed to be a space where you come for cars, money and jobs for the boys — no. Our government will be lean, 12 to 13 ministers only and no deputies,” said President Chamisa.
“Those in government who fear that they will lose their jobs, don’t worry, fear not because we are not after removing the head, but we want to change the haircut, we are after the politicians and not government workers.
I know that the security forces are scared to lose their jobs in the event that CCC becomes government. But they should not be scared. It is corrupt Zanu PF leaders who we want to remove and arrest in the new government,” he added.
“This time I assure you, there will be no rigging, I now have eyes in Zec, I am being briefed about their every move and even if they want to rig, we will know in advance and act to avert it.”
A Hwange man has been arrested for allegedly fatally stabbing his former wife he accused of using ‘‘ulunyoka’’ on him so that he could not have sex with other women.
Jonathan Mabhena of Lower Colliery accused his ex-wife, Ms Gertrude Ngwenya of bewitching him resulting in him suffering from erectile dysfunction.
Last month Mabhena armed himself with a home-made knife which he allegedly used to fatally stab Ms Ngwenya.
Mabhena was not asked to plead to murder when he appeared before Hwange magistrate Ms Aeiline Munamati yesterday.
He was remanded in custody and advised to apply for bail at the High Court.
Prosecuting, Ms Kudzanai Mudzamiri said the accused armed himself with a kitchen knife and went to the deceased’s home where he attacked her.
“On 8 February at 10AM the accused went to the deceased’s place of residence at Number 4 and knocked on the door. The now deceased and her boyfriend came out and the accused took her to a nearby bush where a misunderstanding ensued,” said Ms Mudzamiri.
The court was told that Mabhena accused Ms Ngwenya of bewitching him resulting in him suffering erectile dysfunction.
Mabhena allegedly stabbed the now deceased several times with a kitchen knife on the chest, neck, arm and abdomen.
She died on the spot. A report was made to the police leading to the arrest of Mabhena. -Chronicle
Tinashe Sambiri|The Citizens’ Coalition For Change government will not remove top cops and military personnel from office, President Nelson Chamisa has said.
Addressing thousands of CCC supporters at Mkoba Stadium on Sunday, President Chamisa said his government will trim the number of government ministries for efficiency.
“We will not have governors, our government will ensure that governance is put to the people, we can’t have everything being done in Harare, we want to make sure Gweru is our administrative capital, Harare our commercial capital and Bulawayo our industrial hub.
Government is not an industry, it is not supposed to be a space where you come for cars, money and jobs for the boys — no. Our government will be lean, 12 to 13 ministers only and no deputies,” said President Chamisa.
“Those in government who fear that they will lose their jobs, don’t worry, fear not because we are not after removing the head, but we want to change the haircut, we are after the politicians and not government workers.
I know that the security forces are scared to lose their jobs in the event that CCC becomes government. But they should not be scared. It is corrupt Zanu PF leaders who we want to remove and arrest in the new government,” he added.
“This time I assure you, there will be no rigging, I now have eyes in Zec, I am being briefed about their every move and even if they want to rig, we will know in advance and act to avert it.”
A 20 year old Zimbabwean man, Tinashe Kampira has been convicted of murdering a solicitor in Sheffield, along with 3 other accomplices.
The four were yesterday found guilty of their involvement in the murder of a solicitor, Khurm Javed in Sheffield.
Tinashe Kampira, 20, and another man, name withheld for legal reasons, were convicted of murder, while two brothers, Saydul Mohamed, 22, and Sohidul Mohamed, 24, both of The Greenway, have been found guilty of assisting an offender.
All four men had been on trial at Sheffield Crown Court since 17 January.
The court heard how Police were called to Clough Road, Sheffield at 9.40pm on Saturday 10 April to reports that a man had been shot. Mr Javed, 30, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem concluded that he died of a gunshot wound.
Police and paramedics attended the scene and Khurm, aged 30, was found with a series of serious bullet and stab wounds. He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
A murder investigation was launched and following extensive enquiries, officers identified Kampira and the other man as the two involved in the shooting.
Using all available tactics, the police were also able to determine that Saydul and Sohidul Mohamed had been involved in assisting one of the offenders in fleeing to Berkshire following the incident.
The defendant who cannot be named handed himself in to police on 26 April, and was arrested and charged with murder. Kampira was arrested from his home address on 11 May and later charged.
Detective Chief Inspector Mick Hakin, who led the investigation, said: “The trial into Khurm’s death has experienced significant challenges over an extended period of time, and despite this, Khurm’s family have been exemplary in their patience and attitude in support of the investigation.
“Not only has Khurm very sadly lost his life as a result of this senseless act, but his family, including his wife and two children, have been left distraught and will have to live with the consequences of these men’s actions for the rest of their lives.
“The investigation team have worked tirelessly in what have been some of the most challenging circumstances that I have encountered, in relation to both the investigation itself and the trial process.
“While the verdict is a welcome conclusion to the trial, there will be no celebrations by the family, only satisfaction that justice has prevailed and the individuals responsible for Khurm’s death have brought to justice.
“I would like to once again reiterate my condolences to Khurm’s family.”
Following today’s verdict, the family of Khurm said in a statement: “We, the family of Khurm Javed, are satisfied that today justice has been served upon the murderers of our beloved Khurm and those who chose to help them.
“Khurm was a much-loved husband, father, son, brother and friend. His untimely death has devastated us all and his presence and love can never be replaced. Those that knew Khurm will know this to be true. He stood for what is right and had an enormous sense of community and family.
“We would like to thank the witnesses for their bravery and willingness to give evidence, the police prosecution team, the court and the QCs who presented the case – and also the jury for passing a guilty verdict.
“We would also like to thank the community from the Madina Masjid Mosque on Wolseley Road and St Mary’s Church on St Mary’s Gate, Sheffield, for their continued support and combined efforts in conducting both a memorial service and funeral for Khurm.
“Khurm will live on in our hearts forever and the verdicts delivered today go some way to help us process the events which took him from us.
“We now ask for privacy in the hope that we can attempt to move forward as a family.”
The two men charged with murder will appear before Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday 17 March for sentencing. A date is still to be fixed for the sentencing of Saydul and Sohidul Mohamed.
During the trial, Atif Mohammed, 20, of Sharrow Lane, who was also facing a murder charge, was found not guilty and acquitted.- Sheffield/SouthYorksPolice.
Tinashe Sambiri |In the footage below Godfrey Karembera, popularly known as Madzibaba VeShanduko encourages citizens to register to vote.
Karembera, who hails from Guruve is a permanent feature at President Nelson Chamisa’s rallies.
Madzibaba blames the Zanu PF regime regime for killing citizens softly.
Watch video below:
Tinashe Sambiri|Enigmatic politician Killer Zivhu, who is fighting for recognition, has claimed that the Zanu PF leader Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa is a true patriot.
Political observers say Zivhu is an enigma following his inconsistency.
In his latest tweets, Zivhu describes Mr Mnangagwa as a veteran freedom fighter who nearly lost his life fighting for independence.
“President ED wakatambura murume uyu, akapotsa afira muBikita nguva ye Hondo, akatongerwa kufa namabhunu. Akatiza nemusango 2017 achida kuurayiwa. Nguva yaMugabe waigona kutaura zita rake wakasununguka kana uchiti corner R Mugage yeimwe road chete. But ED munotuka pamadiro wani,” Zivhu claimed.
“I respect Nick Mangwana for this, 1 he doesn’t block people chero mukatukaseyi, 2 mukati wareva nhemha anoona zvirinani kuramba achidziwedzera, panevamwe vanochinja chinja kana vanyepa,3 no matter what people say , he supports his boss to the fullest,he is loyal and consistency,” added Zivhu.
Tinashe Sambiri|Unruly Zanu PF supporters abducted Citizens’ Coalition For Change aspiring candidate for ward 26, Highfield West on Tuesday.
According to CCC spokesperson, Advocate Fadzayi Mahere, Max
Dutuma was forcibly taken by Zanu PF hooligans who also seized his vehicle.
Dutuma was attacked while conducting a door- to- door campaign programme in Highfield.
“MAX DUTUMA, CCC candidate for Ward 26 (Highfield West) Max Dutuma has been forcibly taken by Zanu PF youths.
His car has been hijacked by them.
He was in Gazaland at the time they took him against his will,” Advocate Mahere wrote on Facebook.
CCC official Happymore Chidziva said:
“Cllr Maxwell Dutuma has been severely attacked at Gazaland.
We will however not fold our hands until peace takes centre stage.”
8 March 2023
CCC Masvingo Youth Change Champions recognize Women’s Day
Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana
The Citizens Coalition for Change Youth Champions for Masvingo Province would like recognize and respect the Women s Day commemorations. It is even in our culture that women or our mothers deserve much respect and honour. Thus any disrespectful ness may lead one into mental madness known as “kutanda botso”. I know wonder why we have such sayings as kusina mai hakuendwi. It is the love , care ,patience and endurance in a woman that makes us all to live a happy life.
Turning to the Zimbabwean sunk economy, its very pity that women suffer most from this double bedded burden. Women strive to fend for the families as well as do the day to day household chores also not forgetting the maternal birth role they play. Therefore politicians must wake up from their deep slumber if not ignorance to empower women and fully address the economic situation to lessen women burden. ZANU pf has failed this and only CCC bears our hope.
As youth we also suffer such hardships as unemployment and also sidelined from financial opportunities, we therefore side in women’s corner to uplift each other. Let the girl child,women pastors,women political leaders, feminists and entire mothers of this world be appreciated and continue to be supported and in cooperated in leadership and developmental avenues.
Thumps up Mai Kore our VP, Thabitha Khumalo our Chairperson ,Women’s Assembly Chairlady Hon Mugidho and all other women leaders ,your efforts will forever be cherished and hope the fruits of the struggle will be ripe in 2023 as we enter Cannan with our President Champion in Chief Advocate Nelson Chamisa.
Timoth Muswere
CCC Masvingo Youth Champions Spokesperson
By- Zanu PF leadership in Mashonaland East province has blocked the planned eviction of scores of families from Mlanje Estates which is at the centre of an ownership wrangle between Godfrey Gonese and former farmworkers.
Mlanje Estates, also known as Lowveld Leather, is home to hundreds of families, mainly former workers of Eagle Tanning.
Eagle Tanning produces leather products and suppliers boots to both the Zimbabwe Republic Police and Zimbabwe National Army.
The farm wrangle started after the return of Gonese who claims to be the owner of the estate.
Gonese had ordered the families to leave the farm and demanded rentals from teachers occupying houses at both Eagle Tanning primary and secondary schools. He is also reportedly demanding rentals from workers who use company houses.
The victims had to appeal for assistance from the Zanu PF leadership after people reportedly sent by Gonese slashed their maize crop in a bid to force them out.
At the weekend, a high-powered delegation led by provincial chairperson Daniel Garwe descended on the farm and told victims to stay put.
Addressing scores of people at Eagle Tanning Primary School, Garwe said the party would look into how Gonese got the estate.
“We are here to tell you that you are not going anywhere. Your leaders told us that you are being harassed, having your maize fields slashed as well as teachers made to pay rentals. This must stop immediately. This farm is your home and no one will chase you from here.
“The school belongs to the government and no teacher should pay rent. We are going to look into this issue thoroughly and scrutinise how Gonese got to own the land,” Garwe, who is also National Housing and Social Amenities minister, said.
Efforts to get a comment from Gonese were fruitless yesterday as he was not picking calls or responding to messages sent to him.
The meeting was, however, attended by Gonese’s two children and workers.
Eagle Tanning primary and secondary schools were established in 1979 by Belmont Leather to cater for employees’ children as well as those from nearby communities.
The schools were handed over to the government in 1981 through the Marondera Rural District Council.
The farm and factory were taken over by indigenous businesspeople in 1987, who leased the shoe-making factory to an Italian investor.
Garwe was accompanied by Zanu PF provincial secretary for security Lawrence Katsiru, provincial secretary for business liaison Godwin Tavaziva, provincial youth league boss Isaac Tasikani and war veterans, among others.
Zanu PF is also eyeing to retain the seat in the area in the March 26 by-elections. The seat fell vacant following the death of Patrick Chidhakwa (Zanu PF).
-Newsday
By- Citizens Coalition for Change council candidate for Highfield West was Tuesday reportedly forcibly taken by Zanu youths.
The party said Maxwell Dutuma was assaulted by “Zanu PF thugs with another of our youth members.”
In a statement,CCC said: ALERT MAX DUTUMA, CCC candidate for Ward 26 (Highfield West) Max Dutuma has been forcibly taken by Zanu PF youths. His car has been hijacked by them. He was in Gazaland at the time they took him against his will.
Instead of the perpetrators being arrested, he was detained at Machipisa Police Station. #StopPoliticalViolence
By- A Gokwe man who was terrorising the community of Lupane, robbing them of their property at knife point has been sentenced to 14 months in jail.
Admire Moyo (24) from Chief Musala area in Gokwe has a number of robbery cases he committed in Gwayi and Jotsholo where he would pounce on unsuspecting individuals and rob them of their property.
In October last year he was sentenced to 30 months in jail by a Lupane court for a case of aggravated robbery of which six months of the sentence were suspended on condition of good behaviour within five years.
Moyo appeared again before Hwange magistrate Ms Barbara Phiri last week for a case of robbery he committed in October last year.
The magistrate slapped him with 14 months in prison before suspending one month on condition that he restitutes the complainant.
Prosecuting, Miss Nomusa Maseko said the complainant is Ms Rimelda Ncube (29) of Gwayi compound and is a vendor at Gwayi business centre.
“On the 18th day of October 2021 at around 8pm, the accused person followed the complainant from behind as she walked home from Gwayi shops. When the complainant reached the old Gwayi river bridge Moyo outpaced her and walked fast ahead of her. As soon as he crossed the bridge, he made a U-turn and approached the complainant while holding a knife which he used to threaten her,” said Miss Maseko.
The court was told that Moyo demanded money while threatening to stab Ms Ncube, who out of fear took out a purse from her handbag intending to surrender it to Moyo.
Instead, Moyo snatched the handbag and fled from the scene with cash and cellphone among other items inside.
Moyo was arrested the following day in Jotsholo for another case of robbery that is yet to be tried, and the complainant’s cellphone and cash was recovered from him.
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By- Controversial preacher Passion Java said he was not bothered by a petition trying to get him deported from the United States.
Through his spokesperson Boss Lashan, Java, said there was very little on the case to worry him.
Godfrey Kurauone, a political activist, has been leading the campaign with an online petition.
This is a petty issue that we would not want to dwell on. I would rather not comment about it,” said
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo was also reported to have signed the petition.
However, statements on social media, which have been widely distributed, appear to suggest Chivayo has distanced himself from the plot.
“The US will never deport a millionaire because random people signed a petition, I am a strong Zanu PF supporter and I side with all ED loyalists,” Chivayo is said to have clarified.
The petition, which Kurauone raised, has received mixed reactions on social media.
“The State Department of the United States, through its Secretary of State, has the power to begin the process of revoking Mr. Passion Java’s permanent resident status,” reads part of the petition.
By- Britain said it made no apology for deporting foreign criminals, including Zimbabweans and made sure that those it deported did not need protection and were not at risk on their return.
Responding to a question in the House of Commons on whether the United Kingdom had assessed the potential of suspending deportation of Zimbabweans in view of the violence against political opposition supporters, junior Minister for Justice and Home Affairs, Tom Pursglove said Britain was removing criminals who were abusing its hospitality by committing crimes.
A number of Zimbabweans were deported last week but the only one, Joram Nechironga, made headlines after he was removed from the bus heading to Heathrow Airport after his lawyers said he would be persecuted if he returned to Zimbabwe.
Nechironga left Zimbabwe in 2001 and joined the British army and served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Q &A:
Patrick Grady Scottish National Party, Glasgow North: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of suspending the deportation flight to Zimbabwe scheduled for 2 March 2022 in the context of violence against political opposition supporters in that country in recent days.
Tom Pursglove Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice and Home Office): We make no apology for seeking to remove those with no right to remain in the UK and foreign criminals. That is why we regularly operate charter flights to different countries – to remove foreign criminals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes here, and those who have no right to be in a country, but refuse to leave voluntarily.
Individuals are only returned to their country of origin where claims have been unsuccessful, and the Home Office and, where applicable, the Courts deem it is safe to do so, with a safe route of return. By definition, those persons do not need protection and are not at risk on return.
We are monitoring the situation there, working with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Our general assessment of risk for political opponents to the government remains set out in our published country policy and information note of September 2021.
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The Citizens Coalition for Change has claimed that its council candidate for Highfield West was Tuesday forcibly taken by Zanu youths.
The party said Maxwell Dutuma was assaulted by “Zanu PF thugs with another of our youth members.”
In a statement,CCC said: ALERT MAX DUTUMA, CCC candidate for Ward 26 (Highfield West) Max Dutuma has been forcibly taken by Zanu PF youths. His car has been hijacked by them. He was in Gazaland at the time they took him against his will.
Instead of the perpetrators being arrested, he was detained at Machipisa Police Station. #StopPoliticalViolence
By-The Zimbabwe National Army has sentenced three of its members to each 15 years imprisonment after they were convicted of armed robbery, theft and unlawful entry.
The trio, Lance Corporal Ndlovu Fortune and Privates Manyanga Ratiel and Masase Kainos who were all serving with 4 Infantry Brigade in Masvingo, committed armed robbery, unlawful entry and theft cases in and around Masvingo between January and July 2021.
The three pleaded guilty to the charges at the General Court Marshal sitting in Bulawayo last week.
In a statement yesterday, ZNA director Public Relations Colonel Alphios Makotore said the organisation will not be deter from bringing rogue elements to book.
“As the military justice and deterrent sentences against rogue elements of the force continue to be dispensed, Lance Corporal Ndlovu Fortune and privates Manyanga Ratiel and Masase Kainos were on 5 March 2022, sentenced to 15 years imprisonment each by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Court Martial,” reads part of the statement.
“The Zimbabwe National Army has warned that any of its members caught on the wrong side of the law will face the full wrath of the law.”
He said Ndlovu was reduced in rank to private before all three were discharged from the ZNA with ignomity.
Early this year, the ZNA again sentenced Corporal Dzimbanhete Tatenda and Trooper Munesi Wilfred to 40 years after they pleaded guilty to the charges of armed robbery which they committed on November 15, 2021 at Surrey Farm near Marondera.
-Herald
As soon as ZANU PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa landed in Kenya, he was advised to follow the Kenyan path of handing over power to the opposition.
Meeting President Kenyatta, Mnangagwa announced saying to him, “my brother and friend, thank you for the warmest of welcomes.
“Kenya and Zimbabwe stand side by side. We are working towards a prosperous and bountiful Africa! ??”
Analyst Julius Sai Mutyambizi said Mnangagwa must learn from Kenyatta who recently announced intention to hand over to the current opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa’s equivalent. Mutyambizi said in full:
Very great Your Excellency Not only Kenya but the rest of the world. Zimbabwe has no business alienating anyone including the West and the the emerging East. But Uhuru also did something that you personally owe your own compatriots. When leadership was demanded Uhuru remembered his parents’ role as the prime enablers of the postcolonial state of Kenya. Uhuru realised his previous wayward ways and Odinga’s previous wayward ways.
He saw that Kenya benefited nothing from his violent past. Uhuru chose Kenya and its people ahead of friendships and his Party. President when ZANU PF turned against you and were ready to move on without you, with some even jostling to replace you as the Party’s VP, Zimbabweans, especially the Opposition and the army chose you. Dabengwa, Biti Tsvangirai, Chamisa and many others stood by you and mobilised their support and the international community not AGAINST you but for you. You became President with the promise of taking Zimbabwe forward, by changing the political culture. President you haven’t lived to that, words must match deeds and there should be tolerance. Perpetrators of violence both from your Party and the Opposition should be arrested and candidates encouraging violence should be disqualified. As a liberator you fought to bring democracy to Zimbabwe not ZANU PF to Zimbabwe. You’re a Zimbabwean liberation icon not a ZANU PF liberation icon. Your victory is not guaranteed by ZANU PF’s victory but the victory of democracy. You cannot be a good man outside Zimbabwe and a bad person in your country and expect to earn respect. Uhuru yes, but it’s Zimbabweans who matter more including the respect of your Opposition.
By Dr Masimba Mavaza | Chamisa and his team have been excited and celebrating the large crowds which have attended their town rallies. What escapes his mind is that not even 5% of the crowd that claps and cheers for him will vote for him on the basis of what they hear at a rally. Because they have heard nothing. Chamisa creates jokes and composes songs on the stage. The masses want real issues. Matters of bread and milk.
Ahead of the 2022 bi-elections for parliamentary and local government polls when CCC candidates and their excitable and excited leader held whirlwind tours and addressed massive gatherings across cities and towns his audiences scaled buildings, walls and hoardings to get a glimpse of the rising national wind blower. They listened to him with rapt attention, cheering out of turn, breaking into rapturous applause at his sharp jibes against the incumbent ZANU PF government. The crowds just went wild with Chamisa’s appearance on the podium. Did that reflect his influence over the people? Most certainly NOT. Did that mean the CCC would win? Well, NO. Did that mean all the candidates he was campaigning for in each of those rallies would win comfortably? Not really.
CCC honestly believe that a very significant number of people are convinced that the maturity of the Presidency-of Zimbabwe really doesn’t matter. Many see it simply as a popularity contest along the lines of a television reality show, where the viewers get to vote someone ‘off’ the show every fifth year. Taking that example a step further, People believe, many view the candidates as simply the face and talking head of their own group of people, kind of like the head of the “cool kids” in elementary school.
Chamisa talks about crowd size at his rallies, but big events don’t always translate to election victories. Candidates can be blinded to the state of their campaign by rallies with large crowds
It’s the most deceptive sign in politics.
Every five years, a presidential candidate gazes out over a vast crowd and convinces themselves the State House is there for the taking.
In 2022 the By-election candidate drawing the biggest and loudest crowds is Chamisa.
But size is not always a barometer of a campaign’s destiny. CCC knows better.
In fact, extrapolating electoral prospects from the size of rally crowds is often a misleading metric for evidence, look no further than the campaigns of MDC all the past elections. Chamisa thrilled thousands of people in mega-rallies in 2018!and the crowd became serious during voting and Chamisa lost.
Yet every election, candidates and aides, seeking silver linings when beset by bad polls, indulge the wishful thought that bulging rallies will mean a stampede at the ballot box.
Rallies are all about fun, festivity and funds and have little or almost no impact on the voting choices of people. A massive, bustling public meeting is not indicative of a candidate’s bright prospects. It merely means that the local organization of the party is robust or that the party/candidate has adequate funds to mobilize the local electorate to show up for a few hours in their support. The rally’s strength or success has no bearing whatsoever on how those same voters will vote. Because the choices are not dependent on what they hear at the rally but on what has been driven home through the campaign and of course on other factors like a promising leader at the helm of the party, connect with the local leadership, caste or community equations and the like.
During the primaries, massive crowds did, in fact, translate to votes. Chamisa lost to Mwonzora when they fought for the secretary general’s post at their elective congress. Despite the popularity Chamisa had at the congress he still lost.
Often, they tout that mystical, yet unquantifiable, political commodity.
“Momentum’s a word from physics that got hijacked by journalists and political operatives to sound scientific,” said Sam Wang, a professor of neuroscience who runs Princeton University’s Election Consortium. “What it means is — ‘I am excited by where I am today, I am excited by what is happening.'”
CHAMISA’s supporters are putting their faith in boots on the ground at his rallies.
This energy you are seeing in Chamisa’s rallies is why the polls mean nothing. This is a turnout election and the energy is behind registration to vote.
But history shows, that for all its faults, polling is a better predictor of electoral success in a broad electorate, than crowd size.
Still, it’s not impossible that the multitudes is a sign the grassroots uprising will confound conventional wisdom yet again. There is an exception to every rule.
St the same time Mnangagwa’s mega rallies in 2018 did turn out to be an indicator of strength and surprising competitiveness in towns where he once had a crowd of 100.000. people He ended up losing towns by a whisker but peeled rural areas out of the Chamisa’s column.
Our elections have come down to “our side” against the others, and very little attention is paid at all to the actual ramifications of political philosophy or policy. Chamisa’s failure to get in the office is a perfect example of this disconnect from reality.
We do not believe the majority of voters who gather at CCC rallies grasp even a very basic understanding of what practical policies the CCC was actually advocating, at all.
Furthermore, a significant portion of the electorate will attempt to validate their own preference between the candidates by strenuously extolling the negatives of the opposing side’s candidate. Very rarely out here on social media did we see posts that promoted the things a candidate wanted to do that his supporters thought were right, but rather the focus always seemed to be how wrong everything the other guy wanted to do was. This fact belies a very real ignorance as to what the presidency is all about, and a woefully inadequate understanding among the populace of how our system is supposed to work.
Very little, if any, practical political or policy discussion ever came up at all Chamisa actually told the electorate that he has no policy or ideology.
So where does this leave us? We do know the electorate will lean on the side of maturity which Chamisa terribly misses.
All too frequently, on any given day during the campaign, you could ask any avid supporter of Chamisa what it was that he had done or said in his 22 years career in Politics that earned him the support of his followers.
We do not wish for Mature good leaders to fail, and certainly not for our country to failing. People must continue to pay attention as best as they can, wading through the daily nonsense that passes for news and information in an effort to stay on top of things hoping that people will keep buying his stories.
Just a few months into this new CCC administration, things do not look good at all. With no disrespect or insult to the CCC. but so far it does not appear to me that any kind of cohesive, forward thinking, focused theme or approach is coming forth out of his rallies. It seem to be a ship adrift without a rudder or a captain at the helm no ideology no commitment
history shows us time and time again that a party without purpose, without direction and or leadership, is a party headed for very real trouble.Back in the early years after Independence, people were keen to listen to their leaders but hardly had the opportunity. Speeches by the prime minister or president trickled in on the radio on special occasions like Independence Day and Republic Day or in case of an emergency. There was no way of seeing or listening to them up close like we do in the age of social media. But because the communication was so restricted and the platforms so limited, leaders as well as voters took public rallies far more seriously. Leaders were careful about what they projected before the audience. They weighed their words, knowing they would be held accountable for their statements. It was also their primary image-building exercise and hence they were cautious not to make irresponsible statements, unlike leaders today who have the luxury of explaining their bloopers during speeches at rallies and public meetings by tweeting or posting on Facebook or issuing a press statement.
Rallies have also lost their appeal as the communication gap between the voter and the candidate stands bridged today. Voters get to interact directly with their leaders on Twitter and Facebook and through live interactive videos across platforms. Technology has enabled the voter to reach out directly to the topmost leaders in the country, who have learned to use social media platforms to their advantage. While young and old alike use smartphones today and are connected with the larger community through popular platforms like WhatsApp, Facebook and YouTube, in several households where the elderly are not familiar with technology, they depend on second-hand information from the youth in the family. The youth influence decision-making by relaying trends and moods they pick up through social media.
Every time the leader follows someone on Twitter, he also manages to reach out to that entire community, region or profession. It appears as though he has a direct connect with the masses and this portrays him as a people’s person. Social media has effectively rendered public rallies redundant because the leaders have several other channels of communication that are more personal and intimate. The impersonal nature of public rallies does not help in creating any connect with the
Moreover, not all rallies can be held on a Sunday or a holiday and elections are scheduled such that they do not happen around festivals. On working days it is next to impossible to get people in the metros to skip work and turn up for a rally during the day.Their vote
are held in the evenings, by when people are tired after a hard day’s work, especially with all the big city commute. Even in smaller towns, it is very difficult to mobilize voters on a working day. In the summers, crowds get restless during the long wait ahead of a leader’s arrival at the rally and the organizers are only too eager to tell you about the anxiety they go through while holding the people back. Yet politicians love their moment in front of a massive gathering. Rallies also help political parties amplify their campaigns, especially those around known leaders or popular national leaders. It gives them good publicity, value for money I would say, as news channels are keen to livecast speeches from rallies of key leaders.
The opposition is making their case should they lose the elections they will argue that it has been rigged. They will wood-wink the people with the masses who graced their rallies.
They would want the people to believe that rallies reflected votes and this they should be the barometer of election results.
It is common world wide that masses at rallies have nothing to do with the people who will actually cast the vote.
So do mot be petrified by the excitable yellowsians. Their bubble is like the fire fuelled by paper it will soon die down. But for ZANU PF the bubble is real.
Tinashe Sambiri|A bold Shurugwi woman was last week arrested for challenging her husband’s suspension from work.
The teacher, Jefta Chida was suspended for protesting at poor living conditions.
Zanu PF also accuses Chida of campaigning for President Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens’ Coalition For Change.
“I’m in Shurugwi in the Games area kwandanzwa kuti a Geography teacher at Games school was suspended from work being accused of participating in the teachers’ strike .
The name of the teacher is Mr Jefter Chida.
Chida is also accused of holding CCC meetings at the school at night.
After the suspension, Mr Chida’s wife, Maria Mapfumo (48) confronted ZANU PF chairperson Bernard Dangi ndokumutaurira kuti imi vanhu vezanu naPresident wenyu muri mhondi munoda kutouraya murume wangu.Maria was arrested and spent a night in cells.
She was released after paying a fine of $3000 rtgs.Sithabile Zungula presided over the case last week,” a senior CCC member said on Tuesday.
The Harare City Council (HCC) will not lease Rufaro Stadium to Dynamos after the municipality decided against giving control of the venue to one club.
The Glamour Boys, backed by their principal sponsors Sakunda Holdings, applied to get the iconic facility on a long-term basis.
The HCC initially agreed to lease the stadium but according to a latest claim, the deal will not happen.
The council now wants to partner with corporates in upgrading the ground in exchange for naming rights.
HCC spokesperson, Michael Chideme revealed the news on The Couch show as cited by the Herald.
He said: “It’s very clear here, as a council, we are saying we have only three football stadiums, that is Rufaro, Gwanzura and Dzivarasekwa. If we can lease these stadiums to only three clubs for example, where will the other teams play?
“These clubs are coming through some companies and we are saying those companies should come directly to us (for partnerships).”
He added: “Those companies should come and discuss with us so that if they are to spruce up the stadiums, they will do so to the benefit of everyone because look, it is not only the supporters of one team who buy from a certain company. So we are saying those partnerships should benefit everyone in a way.
“It will be in the best interest of these companies to benefit the whole community. Besides, these stadiums are what we also use, as council, as collateral when we want to borrow money from different organisations. If we give away our collateral, it means we are shooting ourselves in the foot, so to say.”
The development sees the HCC making a u-turn on selling their stadiums’ naming rights.
Eight years ago, the municipality refused a USD10m deal with Savanna Tobacco for Rufaro Stadium.
The council also turned away an approach from another private investor who wanted to renovate the venue to modern standards in exchange of naming rights.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Real Madrid host Paris Saint-German in a potentially-explosive Champions League Round 16 second led clash at the Santiago Bernabeu, with all eyes on Kylian Mbappe.
The 23-year old French sensation, whose solitary late strike gave Paris a 1-0 first leg advantage, has been named in the match day squad despite suffering a foot injury in training last week.
He is a long time admirer of the 13-time European champions and has for years, wanted to move to the Bernabeu.
He even handed in a transfer request last year, wanting to leave Paris for Real, but it didn’t happen.
He posses arguably the biggest threat despite Paris having 7-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi, and Brazilian star Neymar, on their ranks.
Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti however warned that the Frenchman, who tops Madrid’s wishlist in the summer, isn’t the only threat possessed by PSG tonight.
“We have a plan not only for Mbappe, but also for Neymar, Messi and all of PSG’s top players,” the Italian said yesterday.
“The plan is to play as a block, with the ball and without the ball, to put in intensity, to endure the 90 minutes, and to play a complete game,” he added.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has called twenty players in the preliminary squad for the two international friendlies in Europe this month.
South Africa will play against Guinea on Friday, 25 March, in Belgium and France on Tuesday, 29 March in Lille.
Broos has included only four foreign-based players – Fagrie Lakay, Percy Tau, Lyle Foster and Bongokuhle Hlongwane.
The team will assemble a day before departure and then travel to Paris on Monday, 21 March.
Goalkeepers:
Brandon Petersen, Bruce Bvuma (Chiefs) and Veli Mothwa (AmaZulu)
Defenders:
Nyiko Mobbie (Sekhukhune United), Terrence Mashego (CT City), Nkosinathi Sibisi (Arrows), Veluyeke Zulu (Chippa), Rushine De Reuck, Lyle Lakay, Khuliso Mudau, Rivaldo Coetzee (all Sundowns), Bandile Shandu (Pirates), Athenkosi Mcaba (Stellenbosch), Siyanda Xulu (unattached)
Midfielders:
Sbonelo Cele (Arrows), Pule Mmodi (Arrows), Ethan Brooks (TS Galaxy), Keagan Dolly (Chiefs), Teboho Mokoena (Sundowns), Goodman Mosele (Pirates), Thabang Monare (Pirates)
Strikers:
Evidence Makgopa (Baroka), Victor Letsoalo (Royal AM), Mduduzi Mdantsane (CT City), Fagrie Lakay (Pyramids), Percy Tau (Al Ahly), Lyle Foster (Westerlo), Bongokuhle Hlongwane (Minnesota United)- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
SuperSport United Kaitano Tembo has bemoaned how the absence of fans at stadiums has affected the quality of football in South Africa.
The supporters have remained banned from attending matches since the start of the pandemic in 2020.
And according to Tembo, this has affected the consistency of football teams.
“The game is not the same without fans,” said Tembo, as cited by IOL. “Since the pandemic started, it has been difficult.
“This is also why there is a lack of consistency in terms of performances. Fans bring drive to the players which adds motivation.
“We’d really appreciate it if our fans can come back and start watching us. The game is not the same without them.”- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Tinashe Sambiri|The Citizens’ Coalition For Change government will not remove top cops and military personnel from office, President Nelson Chamisa has said.
Addressing thousands of CCC supporters at Mkoba Stadium on Sunday, President Chamisa said his government will trim the number of government ministries for efficiency.
“We will not have governors, our government will ensure that governance is put to the people, we can’t have everything being done in Harare, we want to make sure Gweru is our administrative capital, Harare our commercial capital and Bulawayo our industrial hub.
Government is not an industry, it is not supposed to be a space where you come for cars, money and jobs for the boys — no. Our government will be lean, 12 to 13 ministers only and no deputies,” said President Chamisa.
“Those in government who fear that they will lose their jobs, don’t worry, fear not because we are not after removing the head, but we want to change the haircut, we are after the politicians and not government workers.
I know that the security forces are scared to lose their jobs in the event that CCC becomes government. But they should not be scared. It is corrupt Zanu PF leaders who we want to remove and arrest in the new government,” he added.
“This time I assure you, there will be no rigging, I now have eyes in Zec, I am being briefed about their every move and even if they want to rig, we will know in advance and act to avert it.”
Tinashe Sambiri|A bold Shurugwi woman was last week arrested for challenging her husband’s suspension from work.
The teacher, Jefta Chida was suspended for protesting at poor living conditions.
Zanu PF also accuses Chida of campaigning for President Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens’ Coalition For Change.
“I’m in Shurugwi in the Games area kwandanzwa kuti a Geography teacher at Games school was suspended from work being accused of participating in the teachers’ strike .
The name of the teacher is Mr Jefter Chida.
Chida is also accused of holding CCC meetings at the school at night.
After the suspension, Mr Chida’s wife, Maria Mapfumo (48) confronted ZANU PF chairperson Bernard Dangi ndokumutaurira kuti imi vanhu vezanu naPresident wenyu muri mhondi munoda kutouraya murume wangu.Maria was arrested and spent a night in cells.
She was released after paying a fine of $3000 rtgs.Sithabile Zungula presided over the case last week,” a senior CCC member said on Tuesday.
World Obesity Day 2022 – Accelerating action to stop obesity
4 March 2022 News
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More than 1 billion people worldwide are obese – 650 million adults, 340 million adolescents and 39 million children. This number is still increasing. WHO estimates that by 2025, approximately 167 million people – adults and children – will become less healthy because they are overweight or obese.
On the occasion of World Obesity Day 2022, WHO is urging countries to do more to reverse this predictable and preventable health crisis.
Obesity is a disease impacting most body systems. It affects the heart, liver, kidneys, joints, and reproductive system. It leads to a range of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke, various forms of cancer, as well as mental health issues. People with obesity are also three times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19.
The key to preventing obesity is to act early, ideally even before a baby is conceived. Good nutrition in pregnancy, followed by exclusive breastfeeding until the age of 6 months and continued breastfeeding until 2 years and beyond, is best for all infants and young children.
At the same time, countries need to work together to create a better food environment so that everyone can access and afford a healthy diet. Effective steps include restricting the marketing to children of food and drinks high in fats, sugar and salt, taxing sugary drinks, and providing better access to affordable, healthy food. Cities and towns need to make space for safe walking, cycling, and recreation, and schools need to help households teach children healthy habits from early on.
WHO is responding to the global obesity crisis on many fronts. This includes monitoring global trends and prevalence, the development of a broad range of guidance addressing the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity, and providing implementation support and guidance for countries.
Following a request from Member States, the WHO secretariat is developing an acceleration action plan to stop obesity, tackle the epidemic in high burden countries and catalyse global action. The plan will be discussed at the 76 World Health Assembly to be held in May 2022.
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Tinashe Sambiri |In the footage below Godfrey Karembera, popularly known as Madzibaba VeShanduko encourages citizens to register to vote.
Karembera, who hails from Guruve is a permanent feature at President Nelson Chamisa’s rallies.
Madzibaba blames the Zanu PF regime regime for killing citizens softly.
Watch video below:
Tinashe Sambiri|Unruly Zanu PF supporters abducted Citizens’ Coalition For Change aspiring candidate for ward 26, Highfield West on Tuesday.
According to CCC spokesperson, Advocate Fadzayi Mahere, Max
Dutuma was forcibly taken by Zanu PF hooligans who also seized his vehicle.
Dutuma was attacked while conducting a door- to- door campaign programme in Highfield.
“MAX DUTUMA, CCC candidate for Ward 26 (Highfield West) Max Dutuma has been forcibly taken by Zanu PF youths.
His car has been hijacked by them.
He was in Gazaland at the time they took him against his will,” Advocate Mahere wrote on Facebook.
CCC official Happymore Chidziva said:
“Cllr Maxwell Dutuma has been severely attacked at Gazaland.
We will however not fold our hands until peace takes centre stage.”
Tinashe Sambiri|A bold Shurugwi woman was last week arrested for challenging her husband’s suspension from work.
The teacher, Jefta Chida was suspended for protesting at poor living conditions.
Zanu PF also accuses Chida of campaigning for President Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens’ Coalition For Change.
“I’m in Shurugwi in the Games area kwandanzwa kuti a Geography teacher at Games school was suspended from work being accused of participating in the teachers’ strike .
The name of the teacher is Mr Jefter Chida.
Chida is also accused of holding CCC meetings at the school at night.
After the suspension, Mr Chida’s wife, Maria Mapfumo (48) confronted ZANU PF chairperson Bernard Dangi ndokumutaurira kuti imi vanhu vezanu naPresident wenyu muri mhondi munoda kutouraya murume wangu.Maria was arrested and spent a night in cells.
She was released after paying a fine of $3000 rtgs.Sithabile Zungula presided over the case last week,” a senior CCC member said on Tuesday.
Tinashe Sambiri|Enigmatic politician Killer Zivhu, who is fighting for recognition, has claimed that the Zanu PF leader Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa is a true patriot.
Political observers say Zivhu is an enigma following his inconsistency.
In his latest tweets, Zivhu describes Mr Mnangagwa as a veteran freedom fighter who nearly lost his life fighting for independence.
“President ED wakatambura murume uyu, akapotsa afira muBikita nguva ye Hondo, akatongerwa kufa namabhunu. Akatiza nemusango 2017 achida kuurayiwa. Nguva yaMugabe waigona kutaura zita rake wakasununguka kana uchiti corner R Mugage yeimwe road chete. But ED munotuka pamadiro wani,” Zivhu claimed.
“I respect Nick Mangwana for this, 1 he doesn’t block people chero mukatukaseyi, 2 mukati wareva nhemha anoona zvirinani kuramba achidziwedzera, panevamwe vanochinja chinja kana vanyepa,3 no matter what people say , he supports his boss to the fullest,he is loyal and consistency,” added Zivhu.
By A Correspondent- Political analyst Eldred Masunungure has said the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has never been fair in executing its duties and responsibilities.
His remarks come as ZEC has strongly castigated opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa over his claims the electoral body was plotting to rig the upcoming Parliamentary and municipal by-elections in favour of Zanu PF.
Masunungure, a Political Science lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) said the electoral body has a history of being partisan.
NewZimbabwe.com quotes him as saying:
Believe it or not, but if one can go and trace the history it is clear that Zec has never been fair in doing its work. Zec should be above all political parties and not be controlled by a certain political party. It is up to Zec to ensure that it is not perpetually accused of pushing a certain political party’s agenda.
To: The President of Zimbabwe and First Secretary of ZanuPF Cde Emmerson D. Mnangagwa
CC: President of All People’s Party Peter Ndlovu •
President of Citizens Coalition for Change Nelson Chamisa
• President of Democratic Opposition Party
• President of Movement for Democratic Change Alliance Douglas Mwonzora
• President of Federation of African State Party
• President of Free Zimbabwe Congress Joseph Busha
•President of MA’AT Zimbabwe Pepukai Begede
• President of New Patriotic Front Engineer Peter Munyanduri
• President of Patriotic Zimbabweans Charles Muchineripi-Mutama
• President of Republican Party Kwanele Hlabangana
• President of United Democratic Alliance Daniel Shumba
• President of United Zimbabwe Alliance Elisabeth Valerio
• President of Zimbabwe Labour Party Langton Machoko
From : The President of Labour Economists and Afrikan Democrats Linda T. Masarira
Date : 9 March 2022
RE: Ending intolerance and political violence in Zimbabwe’s political economy
Humble greetings to you esteemed leaders of Political Parties in Zimbabwe. I am sure we are all in agreement that we desire conditions that are conducive to free, fair and credible elections and a climate of tolerance in which we can all campaign freely without fear or favour, coercion or intimidation as enshrined in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission Code of Conduct for all Political Parties and candidates.
It is with sadness that I write to all of you reminding you that we all have an obligation to reprimand our followers from engaging in politically motivated violence.
Naturally, the followers follow the tone of their leaders and their actions are subject to mimicry of their own leadership. The past two weeks have recorded a sharp increase of political violence and one life has already been lost.
The resurgence of violence in some constituencies having by elections is a major cause of concern as it a violation of the Electoral Code of Conduct.
Having different political opinions doesn’t make us enemies, having different political preferences shouldn’t make us foes.
We should all thrive to unite in our diversity in our quest to develop Zimbabwe by being the first Peace Ambassadors in the political organizations we lead.
We are in the 21st century, we should all leave a legacy of being the leaders that ended political violence in Zimbabwe by nurturing a conducive environment for tolerance, peace, harmony and democracy to prevail.
LEAD has not been spared of political violence as we continue to be attacked, insulted and harassed particularly in Epworth Constituency.
The LEAD candidate for ward 7 Masvingo urban has also been a victim of political violence from both CCC and Zanupf supporters. Everyday in the media, we are reading of unending reports of political violence which is totally unacceptable in a multiparty democracy like Zimbabwe.
In 2018 most political parties signed a peace pledge and pledged to restrain their supporters from engaging in political violence. We can never end political violence by name-calling and insulting opponents at rallies, it just entrenches intolerance and violence.
Let me remind you that we must all promote conditions that are conducive to free, fair and democratic elections. Once a life is lost it can never be reincarnated.
As leaders we need to respect Section 48 of the constitution of Zimbabwe which enshrined every Zimbabweans Right to Life and section 58 which enshrines the Right to Freedom of Assembly and Association.
No one has a monopoly on leadership and no one amongst all of us is more Zimbabwean than the other. Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa we therefore request that we have an all Presidents meeting with all ZEC officials and make a commitment to the people of Zimbabwe as the leaders participating in the by elections to ensure that we end any form of political violence.
We need a sincere show cause to end political violence from the highest office of the land. We all want peaceful elections with uncontested results. ZEC has also not been serious about handling complaints of political violence,
I note LEAD still has a pending complaint which hasn’t been actioned as the other party did not attend the hearing last week and little effort was made by ZEC to call the other party to the hearing. ZEC is failing to play it’s role fully and that is a major cause of concern which needs to be deliberated by all stakeholders involved.
With your indulgence, esteemed Presidents, I am requesting for a meeting of all political party leaders, ZEC and NPRC to dialogue on the following;
1. Take a public oath for upholding Violence Free elections and denouncing all forms of electoral violence.
2. The possibility of an urgent electoral amendment bill which enshrines stiff penalties for any individual or political party that incites and perpetrated political violence
3. Banning of political parties that thrive on political violence to coerce votes through intimidation.
4. Finding a sustainable and immediate solution to end political violence.
5. Encourage collectively on the importance of nurturing peace to ensure sustainable human development of all Zimbabweans.
We all have a responsibility to protect, foster peaceful, just and inclusive societies. Elections are just an event where citizens choose a leaders of their choice.
Violence leads to loss of life, property and social cohesion.
#TogetherWeCan end political violence united in our diversity.
8 March 2023
CCC Masvingo Youth Change Champions recognize Women’s Day
Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana
The Citizens Coalition for Change Youth Champions for Masvingo Province would like recognize and respect the Women s Day commemorations. It is even in our culture that women or our mothers deserve much respect and honour. Thus any disrespectful ness may lead one into mental madness known as “kutanda botso”. I know wonder why we have such sayings as kusina mai hakuendwi. It is the love , care ,patience and endurance in a woman that makes us all to live a happy life.
Turning to the Zimbabwean sunk economy, its very pity that women suffer most from this double bedded burden. Women strive to fend for the families as well as do the day to day household chores also not forgetting the maternal birth role they play. Therefore politicians must wake up from their deep slumber if not ignorance to empower women and fully address the economic situation to lessen women burden. ZANU pf has failed this and only CCC bears our hope.
As youth we also suffer such hardships as unemployment and also sidelined from financial opportunities, we therefore side in women’s corner to uplift each other. Let the girl child,women pastors,women political leaders, feminists and entire mothers of this world be appreciated and continue to be supported and in cooperated in leadership and developmental avenues.
Thumps up Mai Kore our VP, Thabitha Khumalo our Chairperson ,Women’s Assembly Chairlady Hon Mugidho and all other women leaders ,your efforts will forever be cherished and hope the fruits of the struggle will be ripe in 2023 as we enter Cannan with our President Champion in Chief Advocate Nelson Chamisa.
Timoth Muswere
CCC Masvingo Youth Champions Spokesperson
By A Correspondent- The Zanu-PF leadership in Mashonaland East province has blocked the planned eviction of scores of families from Mlanje Estates which is at the centre of an ownership wrangle between Godfrey Gonese and former farm workers.
Mlanje Estates, also known as Lowveld Leather, is home to hundreds of families, mainly former workers of Eagle Tanning.
Eagle Tanning produces leather products and suppliers boots to both the Zimbabwe Republic Police and Zimbabwe National Army.
The farm wrangle started after the return of Gonese who claims to be the owner of the estate.
Gonese had ordered the families to leave the farm and demanded rentals from teachers occupying houses at both Eagle Tanning primary and secondary schools. He is also reportedly demanding rentals from workers who use company houses.
The victims had to appeal for assistance from the Zanu-PF leadership after people reportedly sent by Gonese slashed their maize crop in a bid to force them out.
At the weekend, a high-powered delegation led by provincial chairperson Daniel Garwe descended on the farm and told victims to stay put.
Addressing scores of people at Eagle Tanning Primary School, Garwe said the party would look into how Gonese got the estate.
We are here to tell you that you are not going anywhere. Your leaders told us that you are being harassed, having your maize fields slashed as well as teachers made to pay rentals. This must stop immediately. This farm is your home and no one will chase you from here.
“The school belongs to the government and no teacher should pay rent. We are going to look into this issue thoroughly and scrutinise how Gonese got to own the land,” Garwe, who is also National Housing and Social Amenities minister, said.
Efforts to get a comment from Gonese were fruitless yesterday as he was not picking calls or responding to messages sent to him.
The meeting was, however, attended by Gonese’s two children and workers.
Eagle Tanning primary and secondary schools were established in 1979 by Belmont Leather to cater for employees’ children as well as those from nearby communities.
The schools were handed over to the government in 1981 through the Marondera Rural District Council.
The farm and factory were taken over by indigenous businesspeople in 1987, who leased the shoe-making factory to an Italian investor.
Garwe was accompanied by Zanu-PF provincial secretary for security Lawrence Katsiru, provincial secretary for business liaison Godwin Tavaziva, provincial youth league boss Isaac Tasikani and war veterans, among others.
Zanu-PF is also eyeing to retain the seat in the area in the March 26 by-elections. The seat fell vacant following the death of Patrick Chidhakwa (Zanu-PF)
For Immediate Release
Press Statement
8 March 2022
The FORUS party joins Zimbabwe and the rest of the world in commemorating International Women’s Day.
The day, celebrated on the 8th of March, under the theme “Gender Equality Today For A Sustainable Tomorrow” aims at appreciating women and their social, economic, cultural and political contribution to the global developmental agenda including averting the climate crisis.
The FORUS party acknowledges that there is a vital link between gender, social equity and climate change, and that without gender equality today, a sustainable future, an equal future, remains out of reach.
We recognise that women and girls bear the burden of climate impacts and that the climate change challenges cements and amplifies existing gender inequalities.
The climate crisis has adverse negative impacts on women and girls’ lives and their livelihoods thus it is important to advance gender equality in all spheres and ensure a safe environment for all.
On this International Women’s Day, we believe that women should be supported socially, economically and politically since they are also essential to leading and driving change in climate adaption, mitigation and solutions.
Our party values women and their contribution to society and we envision a gender equal Zimbabwe that is free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination.
We believe that it is possible to attain a world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive where women are valued and celebrated.
This year’s commemorations are also special as we celebrate and appreciate the role of women and girls and their contributions to ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
We appreciate their leadership roles, ideas, innovations and activism that are changing our world for the better.
As FORUS, we will continue to lobby for political, social and economic reforms towards rebuilding a nation that offers equal opportunities to women and girls.
The lobbying shall also include aligning national legislation with the Constitution and replacing highly contentious Maintenance of Peace and Security Act (MOPA) to Constitutional provisions and aligning security powers with constitutional guarantees of fundamental freedoms that are recognised regionally and internationally.
Together we can forge women’s equality by making a difference through action that ensures that the future for girls and women is bright, equal, safe and rewarding.
Collectively we can all #BreakTheBias.
Statement Issued By: Manyara Irene Muyenziwa (FORUS PRESIDENT)
By A Correspondent- The Central Vehicle Registry (CVR) is in the process of changing the driver’s license metal disc to a plastic disc by end of June this year.
The development was announced by the ministry of transport via Twitter.
“CVR is in the process of moving from the old metal disc to a new plastic disc.The old metal disc technology and equipment is now absolute, reads the tweet.
“The proposed new disc is compliant with the COMESA, EAC and SADC Tripartite region.
We urge our valued citizens to bear with us in our transition from the old to the new SADC compliant driver’s license disc. This process is expected to be completed by end of June 2022.
Meanwhile, accessing a metal disc is still a problem at CVR as those who passed their test in 2018 are yet to get their metal driver’s license discs.
The department is currently in the process of producing discs for learners who passed their tests in August 2018.
Most of the raw materials, which include metal photo plates, a special dye, a fixer and a developer, are all purchased in the United States.
The old manual machine that is used in the production process can only produce 48 driver’s licence discs at one go and frequently breaks down.
By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) yesterday hit back at opposition Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa, saying its officials would not lose sleep over his “empty threats” meant to discredit the electoral management body.
Zec spokesperson Joyce Kazembe told NewsDay that Zec had endured worst threats than the vote-rigging allegations made by Chamisa.
“As Zec, we have had more serious threats than what the CCC leader Chamisa has been saying over and over,” Kazembe said.
“We have heard several times that the CCC have people now working within Zec, and we cannot dispute that because we don’t have the evidence. But Zec would not be threatened by CCC in any way. We will continue doing our work as per the Constitution of Zimbabwe.”
Chamisa told his supporters at a campaign rally in Gweru on Sunday that his party had devised strategies to counter Zec’s plot to rig the elections in favour of Zanu-PF.
Chamisa also claimed that his party had planted informers in the Zec secretariat who will help expose vote-rigging plans.
But Kazembe denied the allegations of rigging, but admitted that the voters’ roll which has been leaked to activists’ group Team Pachedu was a Zec draft document. She, however, claimed that the document had been tampered with to discredit the country’s electoral management system.
The activists’ group has poked holes on the roll and exposed several irregularities, including the illegal transfer of more than 170 000 voters from their wards, among other anomalies.
“The leaked voters’ roll was just a draft and not the final one because people were still registering and we have not yet released the actual voters roll at the moment. The citizens should wait for the final voters’ roll that will be published by Zec,” Kazembe said.
After the leaked voters’ roll, there were reports that Zec then fired members of staff at its information technology department.
CCC deputy spokesperson Gift Ostallos Siziba said Zec should correct all the glitches that electoral watchdogs like Team Pachedu have highlighted.
“It’s a clear indication that Zec manipulated the voters’ roll, but Zec is not a partisan organisation and it must never be controlled by Zanu-PF. We expect Zec to correct the anomalies within the voters roll. As the government-in-waiting, we have new strategies to expose Zec and more people are yet to be fired,” Siziba said.
Political analyst Eldred Masunungure said: “Believe it or not, but if one can go and trace the history it is clear that Zec has never been fair in doing its work. Zec should be above all political parties and not be controlled by a certain political party. It is up to Zec to ensure that it is not perpetually accused of pushing a certain political party’s agenda.”-newsday
By A Correspondent- Zimbabwe in the recent past recorded a surge in the number of COVID-19 admissions due to relaxed preventive measures.
During a post-Cabinet media briefing, Information and Publicity Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa, also stated that although there were reported COVID-19 cases in schools, they were not severe. Said the Senator:
During the week under review, the number of people in need of hospitalisation for Covid-19 increased and the bed occupancy rate increased from 2% last week to 3,2% this week.https://zero.pindula.co.zw/market/featured/?limit=4
A total of 81 new admissions were recorded during the week compared to 51 which occurred last week. No patient was admitted to the intensive care unit.
Contractors who were paid millions before doing any work on the Beitbridge border fence have been ordered to pay back the profits they made from the controversial project.
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) took Magwa Construction and Profteam CC to court in a bid to recover money from the R40-million Beitbridge border fence project.
In a judgment handed down on Tuesday, Special Tribunal Judge Lebogang Modiba said the biggest losers were the state and the public.
“The defendants (Magwa and Profteam) are divested of the profits earned from the contracts concluded under contract number H16/022 and HP14/075 between the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and [themselves].
“Within 30 days of this order, the defendants shall deliver audited statements and debatement of account reflecting their respective income and expenditure in the contracts, supported by such expert report(s) as are necessary in the circumstances,” Modiba said.
The SIU and Department of Public Works and Infrastructure were ordered to appoint a qualified expert to compile a report as to the reasonableness of the two companies’ expenses, and file it with the Special Tribunal.
Furthermore, the Special Tribunal ordered the companies to pay back profits earned within 30 days of submitting the income and expenditure report.
In the event of a dispute in profits, the parties have been ordered to approach the Special Tribunal for an appropriate order on supplemented papers as necessitated by the circumstances.
“They have been deprived of the variety of public, social and economic benefits that flow from a solid border track at the Beitbridge border and are saddled with a deficient border fence,” Modiba said.
The department’s national bid adjudication committee (NBAC) approved both bids for the project in March 2020.
On 18 March, the NBAC approved the appointment of Magwa Construction, to provide contractor services at a cost of R37 million.
The next day, Profteam CC’s appointment was approved to provide professional services at the cost of R3.2 million.
Magwa Construction got R21 million and ProfTeam CC just over R1.8 million in advance.
The fence that had been delivered to the department was easily scalable, poorly built and of low quality.
The SIU’s investigation uncovered several irregularities, including the pre-payment, after which the department was interdicted, prohibited and restrained by the Special Tribunal from making further payments pending the conclusion of the civil case.
The R40.4-million contracts were reviewed and set aside by agreement between the parties.
Previously, the firms also argued that the department’s representatives had told them that the project had ministerial and/or presidential approval.
They were banned from doing business with the state at one stage, but were later removed after approaching the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria
By A Correspondent- Police Commissioner-General, Godwin Matanga, is facing a 90-day jail term for contempt of court after being sued by property developer, Eddies Pfugari Properties (Pfugari), for failing to provide police details to escort the deputy sheriff to evict thousands of people who illegally occupied the company’s land in Whitecliff, Harare.
Matanga is being sued together with officer in charge at Dzivarasekwa Police Station Judith Tinarwo, who is listed as the first respondent.
The occupants illegally settled on land grabbed from Pfugari and are staring in the face of an eviction after President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government failed to compensate the company as earlier agreed.
Pfugari obtained an eviction order at the High Court a few years ago, but the government, through the local government ministry, prevented its implementation after committing to paying for the land.
After government reneged on the payment, the company was left with no option but seek the services of the sheriff of the High Court to implement the eviction.
Pfugari now wants the High Court to grant another order declaring Matanga and his subordinate to be in contempt of court.
They also want the court to ask them to provide the sheriff with sufficient manpower and equipment to enable peace to be maintained while the sheriff implements an earlier eviction order by the same court.
The company’s lawyers, Scanlen & Holderness, argued in the application that the police did not act in accordance with that High Court order despite several written requests.
The lawyers said this amounts to a will disregard of the court order by Matanga and Tinarwo.
Assistance was supposed to be rendered within ten days of judgment.
“Despite several written requests from the sheriff and the applicant for compliance with the court order, the first and second respondents deliberately withheld the assistance in wilful disregard of the court and ignored the letters from the sheriff and the applicant,” the court documents read.
“The applicant is frustrated by the delays in evicting the illegal occupiers. It continues to suffer financial prejudice as it is being deprived of its property,” the lawyers said.
“The applicant has no other remedy if the respondents maintain their refusal to carry out their constitutional duties but to comply with a specific order of this honourable court.”
“The applicant prays for an order declaring that the first and second respondent to comply with an order of this honourable court. Applicant also seeks an order committing the respondents to prison for a period of 90 days if they fail to provide the required assistance to the sheriff within ten days of the order being granted,” the lawyers said.
However, Matanga and Tinarwo have since filed their own answering affidavits denying any wilful violation of the court order.
“We have never been in wilful disregard of the order of the court as we were waiting for the head of sheriff services to revert back to us for the execution of the order since we had approached them twice on different occasions when they indicated that their office was not yet ready to execute the order as it wanted to issue a new notice of eviction to new occupants who have not been on site before,” the affidavit, seen by NewZimbabwe.com Tuesday, reads.
They also accused the company of making the application out of malice saying: “We reiterate that we are ready to assist the sheriff upon invitation and not through an contempt of court order.”
8 March 2023
CCC Masvingo Youth Change Champions recognize Women’s Day
Ngaapinde Hake Mukomana
The Citizens Coalition for Change Youth Champions for Masvingo Province would like recognize and respect the Women s Day commemorations. It is even in our culture that women or our mothers deserve much respect and honour. Thus any disrespectful ness may lead one into mental madness known as “kutanda botso”. I know wonder why we have such sayings as kusina mai hakuendwi. It is the love , care ,patience and endurance in a woman that makes us all to live a happy life.
Turning to the Zimbabwean sunk economy, its very pity that women suffer most from this double bedded burden. Women strive to fend for the families as well as do the day to day household chores also not forgetting the maternal birth role they play. Therefore politicians must wake up from their deep slumber if not ignorance to empower women and fully address the economic situation to lessen women burden. ZANU pf has failed this and only CCC bears our hope.
As youth we also suffer such hardships as unemployment and also sidelined from financial opportunities, we therefore side in women’s corner to uplift each other. Let the girl child,women pastors,women political leaders, feminists and entire mothers of this world be appreciated and continue to be supported and in cooperated in leadership and developmental avenues.
Thumps up Mai Kore our VP, Thabitha Khumalo our Chairperson ,Women’s Assembly Chairlady Hon Mugidho and all other women leaders ,your efforts will forever be cherished and hope the fruits of the struggle will be ripe in 2023 as we enter Cannan with our President Champion in Chief Advocate Nelson Chamisa.
Timoth Muswere
CCC Masvingo Youth Champions Spokesperson
MDC T parliamentary candidate for Nkulumane constituency disqualified to vote on 26 March by election
9th March 2022
Wezhira Munya
MDC T led by Mwonzora’s Nkulumane constituency candidate Mr Mangena Gedion will not vote on 26th March 2022 by elections.
According to ZEC Bulawayo Provincial Election Officer Mr L. Ncube’s letter dated 2 March 2022 disqualifying Mangena , “…you are disqualified to vote in the forth by elections to be held on 26th March 2022 for Nkulumane constituency.”
(See attached letter from ZEC)
Mr Mangena is disqualified because, he transfered to reside in Nkulumane constituency “on 17 January 2022” after “nomination court closed on 8th January 2022”, reads ZEC letter to Mangena.
MDC T Bulawayo provincial member who refused to be named for fear of victimisation by Mwonzora and his faction said, “Mangena was imposed on Nkulumane as candidate. He is not a resident of Nkulumane. He is Mwonzora’s blue eyed boy.”
Mr Isaac Ncube of Nkulumane constituency said, “How can we vote for a candidate that will not vote for himself? This is an embarrassment.
26th March 2022 by elections has exposed MDC T led by Mwonzora as a party that was very unprepared. Firstly, MDC T failed to field candidates in 33 constituencies. Surprisingly, most recalls were trigged by MDC T and it’s ironic that, MDC T is failing to field candidates in areas they recalled elected representatives.
Secondary, MDC T rallies under Mwonzora leadership are experiencing lowest turn out since the formation of MDC in 1999. MDC T Mwonzora held a flopped star rally at Zororo grounds and 300 people attended. After Zororo grounds embarrassment MDC T Mwonzora resorted to hold its provincial star rallies in community halls with less than 100 sitting capacity such as Mkoba Hall in Gweru, Dombotombo hall in Marondera and Pelandaba in Bulawayo. However, MDC T failed to fill these halls.
Thirdly, most MDC T candidates lack campaigning resources but they have money from political funds.
Many political analysts predict that MDC T will not win one council seat and parliamentary seat.
By A Correspondent- Zimbabwe’s court-martial has sentenced three soldiers to 15 years in prison each for armed robbery, theft and unlawful entry.
In a statement, Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Alphios Makotore identified the trio as Lance Corporal Ndlovu Fortune and privates Manyanga Ratiel and Masase Kainos. We present the statement below:
As the military justice and deterrent sentences against rogue elements of the force continue to be dispensed, Lance Corporal Ndlovu Fortune and privates Manyanga Ratiel and Masase Kainos were on 05 March 2022 sentenced to 15 years imprisonment each by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Court Martial.
They were convicted of armed robbery, unlawful entry and theft after a fully contested trial before the General Court Martial seating in Bulawayo last week. They had all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The trio, who were all serving with 4 Infantry Brigade in Masvingo, committed armed robbery, unlawful entry and theft cases in and around Masvingo between January and July 2021. Ndlovu was reduced in rank to private before all three were discharged from the Zimbabwe National Army with ignominy, and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment each for the offences. The Zimbabwe National Army has warned that any of its members caught on the wrong side of the law will face the full wrath of the law.
By A Correspondent- A bold Shurugwi woman was last week arrested for challenging her husband’s suspension from work.
The teacher, Jefta Chida was suspended for protesting at poor living conditions.
Zanu PF also accuses Chida of campaigning for President Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens’ Coalition For Change.
“I’m in Shurugwi in the Games area kwandanzwa kuti a Geography teacher at Games school was suspended from work being accused of participating in the teachers’ strike .
The name of the teacher is Mr Jefter Chida.
Chida is also accused of holding CCC meetings at the school at night.
After the suspension, Mr Chida’s wife, Maria Mapfumo (48) confronted ZANU PF chairperson Bernard Dangi ndokumutaurira kuti imi vanhu vezanu naPresident wenyu muri mhondi munoda kutouraya murume wangu.Maria was arrested and spent a night in cells.
She was released after paying a fine of $3000 rtgs.Sithabile Zungula presided over the case last week,” a senior CCC member said on Tuesday.
The highly controversial Marriages Bill that protects men who have live-in-girlfriends was yesterday finally passed by the National Assembly following amendments made to the proposed law by Senate last month.
After the approval of the amendments by Senate last month, the Bill had to be returned to the National Assembly for it to consider the changes before it was sent to Emerson Mnangagwa for his assent.
The Bill was initially passed in the National Assembly in 2020 but was held up in Senate after traditional leaders objected to a clause that said that payment or non-payment of a bride price could not be regarded as a barrier in solemnising marriage between two consenting adults if they satisfied other requirements of the law.
But traditional leaders, led by Chiefs Council president Fortune Charumbira, argued that payment of bride price was a hallmark of marriage in customary unions.
There had been differences between the Government and traditional leaders on a clause related to lobola payment in customary unions and the powers of chiefs as marriage officers.
The new amendments allow marriage officers, who include traditional leaders solemnising customary unions in their own areas to ask parties to a marriage whether or not lobola has been paid.
The amendments also provide that a marriage officer in a customary union cannot solemnise unions where couples had stayed together for less than five years.
Under unregistered customary law unions, the amendments make it clear that a marriage officer to a proposed customary union can include questions about lobola among those required for establishing the identity and ages of the couple.
In these solemnisations of unregistered customary unions, the couples have to present an affidavit jointly sworn to by them to the effect that they have been living together as husband and wife for at least five years or more, and that they are not related to each other within any prohibited degree of kinship that is recognised by their community as an impediment to marriage between them.
There also have to be affidavits by two witnesses (of whom one witness must be a relative of the bridegroom and the other a relative of the bride) corroborating the fact that the proposed marriage partners have been living together as man and wife for five years or more and that they are not related to each other within the prescribed degree of kinship.
The period of five years referred to in this section shall not include any period during which either of the parties was below the age of eighteen years at the time that they purportedly began to live together as man and wife.
In 2020 Cabinet withdrew a clause in the Bill that provides for “civil partnership,” saying such a union was alien and not consistent with the country’s cultural and Christian values.
The new marriage law courted controversy, with various interpretations of it and questions as to whether it would not undermine the family unit and traditional marriage institution.
It was also construed that the new law would empower “small houses”, a colloquial term for extra-marital or unrecognised unions.
Commenting on the implications of the Clause, the late Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo said Cabinet resolved that it should not be seen as if it was condoning illegal activities.
“People who decide to have a commercial contractual arrangement which will be determined other than the laws of contract will be judged along those lines. I do not think it should be brought into the Marriages Act. Secondly Cabinet in its wisdom resolved that we must remain principled and in line so that we will not necessarily encourage illegal activities to take place by appearing as if we are legislating them,” said Minister Moyo.
He said the removal of the Clause would not affect rural communities where couples had lived together as husband and wife for several years without having their marriage registered.
The then Attorney General Prince Machaya said when two people decide to live together outside the law and expectation of society they should not expect protection from authorities because they did not accrue additional rights such as legitimately married persons.
He said it was only people who were legally married whose status at law should change and could enforce against each other upon dissolution of such union.
“There is nothing that the authorities or the State can do to protect them from what I can term the deliberateness of their own actions, they are aware of what they are doing and what those type of relationships are viewed by society, so people should not cry foul that they are not being protected,” said Adv Machaya.
He said the clause was being misunderstood and misinterpreted to create the impression that the law was recognising civil unions.
“It is not a recognised marriage, it was merely out of consideration of fairness that when these people move apart the one who is more economically empowered should not use that power to the detriment of another part, that was the sole purpose of referring it as a civil partnership,” said Adv Machaya, back then. – State Media/Additional Reporting
By- Zanu PF’s Mashonaland East provincial executive has suspended party official and UMAA Group of Colleges owner Cleopas Kundiona for failing to avail himself during party programmes.
Kundiona lost the ZANU PF primary elections to Ignatius Mateveke for the Marondera Central constituency which became vacant after the MDC-T recalled Caston Matewu (MDC Alliance).
Despite losing the primary poll to his rival, Kundiona was still expected to help campaign for him and fund his campaign.
In a letter dated 4 March 2022, ZANU PF provincial vice-chairperson Kudzai Majuru said:
You were seen in the constituency moving and campaigning for the MDC candidates and you failed to avail yourself for the party programmes without real cause.
By- Gokwe man is suspected to have murdered his wife before he committed suicide by drinking a pesticide.
Daniel Makuseni (42) of Katazo Village under Chief Simchembo in Gokwe reportedly killed his wife Ellen Gowo (39), whom he stayed with in Gokwe over yet to be known reasons.
Midlands Police Spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko confirmed that the couple had a long-standing dispute.
“The two stayed together as husband and wife in Gokwe and reportedly had a long-standing dispute. On 2 March around 1PM, the two left the home to go and search for network and they never returned,” said Inspector Mahoko.
This prompted the family and the community to launch a search for the two.
“On 3 March, Makuseni was found by his brother Isaiah whilst he was lying by the roadside with froth coming out of his mouth and a bottle of pesticide beside him,” said Inspector Mahoko.
He was rushed to Vumba Clinic where he was treated and referred to Gokwe Hospital for further management.
On 4 March, the body of Gowo was found in a bushy area by a passer-by and was taken to Gokwe Hospital for a postmortem.
The same day, Makuseni consumed another bottle of pesticide and died instantly.
Police reminded the public of the need to solve disputes amicably.
“We continue to urge the members of the public to find amicable ways of solving disputes. We also urge the public to always seek the intervention of a third part in cases of disputes to avoid unnecessary loss of life,” said Inspector Mahoko. Chronicle
Newsroom Africa correspondent Xolisani Ncube appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda yesterday charged with armed robbery and possession of firearms.
Ncube (35) was arrested last week after his relative Clever Mununudzi Nengomasha, alias Paul Simon Chitakura, a notorious armed robber, was found at his Waterfalls home in Harare.
Nengomasha was shot and injured during the raid at Ncube’s home. He is in hospital under police guard.
Ncube was remanded in custody to March 17 for trial date.
During the raid, police allegedly recovered two .22 Bruno rifles, a .357 Magnum revolver, a .38 Special Taurus revolver, a 7.65mm Vzor pistol and 10 x9x19mm rounds of ammunition.
Nengomasha, who was mostly residing in South Africa, was on the police most wanted list over a spate of armed robberies in Bulawayo and Harare.
The police raid on several Harare houses last week included searches at Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder Walter Magaya’s Mt Pleasant house for “criminal investigations”.
It later emerged that police were looking for Frank Mudimu whom they said was wanted for illegally dealing in firearms. -Newsday
By- Zanu PF’s Mashonaland East provincial executive has suspended party official and UMAA Group of Colleges owner Cleopas Kundiona for failing to avail himself during party programmes.
Kundiona lost the ZANU PF primary elections to Ignatius Mateveke for the Marondera Central constituency which became vacant after the MDC-T recalled Caston Matewu (MDC Alliance).
Despite losing the primary poll to his rival, Kundiona was still expected to help campaign for him and fund his campaign.
In a letter dated 4 March 2022, ZANU PF provincial vice-chairperson Kudzai Majuru said:
You were seen in the constituency moving and campaigning for the MDC candidates and you failed to avail yourself for the party programmes without real cause.
Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens Coalition For Change leader President Nelson Chamisa has bemoaned the lack of development in Matabeleland region.
The Zanu PF regime has neglected Bulawayo and Matabeleland region for years, according to President Chamisa.
He addressed more than 35 thousands CCC supporters at White City Stadium in Bulawayo at a campaign rally on Saturday.
Tinashe Sambiri| President Nelson Chamisa has described women as engines of social change.
Women make a difference in nations and communities, according to President Chamisa.
“Today is Intl Women’s Day (IWD), themed “gender equality today,for a sustainable tomorow”.
We salute the women everywhere making a difference in nations & communities.
Women are the engines of social change & economic development.
Happy Women’s Day to brave women across the globe,” the CCC leader wrote on Twitter.
Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens’ Coalition For Change( CCC) has implored women to register to vote in numbers.
According to a statement released by Barbara Gwangwara Tanyanyiwa on behalf of CCC Women Change Champions, change is unavoidable.
Read full statement below:
World Obesity Day 2022 – Accelerating action to stop obesity
4 March 2022 News
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More than 1 billion people worldwide are obese – 650 million adults, 340 million adolescents and 39 million children. This number is still increasing. WHO estimates that by 2025, approximately 167 million people – adults and children – will become less healthy because they are overweight or obese.
On the occasion of World Obesity Day 2022, WHO is urging countries to do more to reverse this predictable and preventable health crisis.
Obesity is a disease impacting most body systems. It affects the heart, liver, kidneys, joints, and reproductive system. It leads to a range of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke, various forms of cancer, as well as mental health issues. People with obesity are also three times more likely to be hospitalized for COVID-19.
The key to preventing obesity is to act early, ideally even before a baby is conceived. Good nutrition in pregnancy, followed by exclusive breastfeeding until the age of 6 months and continued breastfeeding until 2 years and beyond, is best for all infants and young children.
At the same time, countries need to work together to create a better food environment so that everyone can access and afford a healthy diet. Effective steps include restricting the marketing to children of food and drinks high in fats, sugar and salt, taxing sugary drinks, and providing better access to affordable, healthy food. Cities and towns need to make space for safe walking, cycling, and recreation, and schools need to help households teach children healthy habits from early on.
WHO is responding to the global obesity crisis on many fronts. This includes monitoring global trends and prevalence, the development of a broad range of guidance addressing the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity, and providing implementation support and guidance for countries.
Following a request from Member States, the WHO secretariat is developing an acceleration action plan to stop obesity, tackle the epidemic in high burden countries and catalyse global action. The plan will be discussed at the 76 World Health Assembly to be held in May 2022.
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AN MDC Alliance supporter has been arraigned before the court on a charge of violating the Electoral Act after he destroyed campaign posters belonging to a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate in Epworth.
The suspect, Adam Kazembe (55), who is affiliated to Douglas Mwonzora’s party, on Saturday appeared before Harare magistrate Yeukai Dzuda charged with destruction of political posters and was granted $5 000 bail.
The posters belonged to CCC aspiring candidate for Epworth Earthrage Kureva, who will represent the party in the March 26 by-elections.
Allegations were that on March 3 at around 3pm, the informant, who is a CCC activist, was near Domboramwari Primary School in the company of fellow party members.
He saw Kazembe, who was in the company of three others who are still at large, removing CCC campaign posters from a school precast wall.
When the informant approached Kazembe, his accomplices ran away, leaving him behind.
The informant established that Kazembe and his accomplices had unlawfully removed or destroyed 28 CCC campaign posters on the school precast wall.
The matter was reported to the police in Epworth on March 4, leading to Kazembe’s arrest.- NewsDay Zimbabwe
Legendary Sungura musician, Hosiah Chipanga, is banking on his fans to support his newly-formed political party called Patriotic Zimbabwe.
The 70-year-old singer told The Sunday Mail that he was officially quitting music and is hoping for a smooth transition from music to politics.
Said Chipanga:
I now want to focus on politics and make sure that my party grows. I have what it takes to be a good leader.
I have many fans in music and it is possible for them to follow me to politics. Also, I’m more popular than many politicians who are already in the game.
I have always wanted to be a politician since childhood. This is not an overnight decision and I’m ready to take part in next year’s harmonised elections.- The Sunday Mail
By A Correspondent- Suspected ZANU PF activists on Saturday night set on fire Bindura ward 18 councillor Oswell Shambare’s house.
Shambare had hosted an opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) meeting at his home earlier that day.
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum suggested that Shambare was being punished for hosting a party meeting at his homestead. The Forum said:
Suspected Zanu PF supporters on Saturday night torched Bindura ward 18 councillor Shambare’s house. Shambare had hosted a CCC youth meeting during the day.
CCC welfare secretary Maureen Kademaunga on Monday confirmed the incident to NewsDay and said she was on her way to Bindura to ascertain what really transpired.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said he was yet to receive a report from Bindura.
Cases of politically-motivated violence are on the rise across the country ahead of the 26 March by-elections.
Recently, CCC member Mboneni Ncube was stabbed to death by suspected ZANU PF activists at a rally at Mkoba 4 Shopping Centre in Kwekwe.-newsday
By- Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim national chairperson Thabitha Khumalo has blocked MDC-T factional leader Thokozani Khupefrom joining the Nelson Chamisa led political outfit.
Khumalo said Khupe should apologise for destroying the MDC Alliance if she wants to work with CCC.
Khumalo told New Zimbabwe on Monday that she will never forgive Khupe for initiating her recall from parliament when the latter was interim MDC-T president.
Khumalo, who has been forced to take a back seat on the party’s activities due to ill health, said:
Apologise and we forgive you, but we will not forget. I have not forgotten what she did to me and my other comrades.
My personal view is that we are in this mess today because of Khupe. If she was sincere that if we are united, we can remove ZANU PF, then what was the essence of those recalls? Why did she replace us with her own friends?
With medical aid, you apply now and pay the fees but it only functions after three months, so what is special about Khupe who just comes from nowhere and enjoys the fruits of others. We will not allow that.
Khumalo was recalled from National Assembly alongside Prosper Mutseyami, Chalton Hwende and Lilian Timveous when Khupe was acting MDC-T president following a controversial Supreme Court ruling in March 2020.
Khupe was eventually expelled from the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T, and Timveous has since joined ZANU PF while Hwende and Mutseyami have remained loyal to Chamisa, who now leads CCC.
By- POlice in Bulawayo raided 35 illegal gold miners arrested them before recovering guns and ammunition.
The raid happened at Happy Valley Mine on Monday.
“On 07/03/22, Police in Bulawayo arrested 35 illegal gold miners and recovered an Utas pistol with 20 rounds of ammunition, a Rossi revolver calibre .38SPL with 7 rounds, a Shotgun with 3 rounds, a 202 rifle with a magazine of 15 rounds, a compressor, 100m hose pipe, 2 shovels, wheelbarrows 2 manual pull system and a rubber bucket at Happy valley Mine,” posted the police,” police posted on their Twitter account.
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By- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Nelson Mutsonziwa as Acting Prosecutor General.
Mutsonziwa takes over from Kumbirai Hodzi who resigned recently due to ill health. Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Misheck Sibanda, said in a statement:
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Cde E.D. Mnangagwa has, in terms of Section 340 of the Constitution, appointed Mr Nelson Mutsonziwa as Acting Prosecutor-General following the resignation of former Prosecutor General, Mr Kumbirai Hodzi.
The appointment is with immediate effect.
Reports suggest Hodzi was forced to resign by officials from the Office of President and Cabinet (OPC) and senior officials from the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs for alleged incompetence and corruption.
Hodzi had been under pressure since December last year when a dossier, accusing him of corruption and incompetence, was submitted to the OPC and Justice ministry.
By- South Africans under the Dudula Movement and some foreign nationals in Alexandra, north of Johannesburg, on Monday threatened to shut down shops demanding that foreigners should leave.
They insisted that their call for foreigners to leave had nothing to do with xenophobia, but rather an attempt to reclaim the economy of locals.
Some vendors packed their goods preparing to leave Pan African Mall peacefully, but some foreign nationals were armed with stones and sticks ready to defend themselves.
Some shops were forced to shut their doors as protesters accused them of contributing to unemployment by hiring foreigners instead of locals.
The South African Police Services (SAPS) deployed police officers to the scene to separate the two groups to prevent further violence.
By- Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim national chairperson Thabitha Khumalo has blocked MDC-T factional leader Thokozani Khupefrom joining the Nelson Chamisa led political outfit.
Khumalo said Khupe should apologise for destroying the MDC Alliance if she wants to work with CCC.
Khumalo told New Zimbabwe on Monday that she will never forgive Khupe for initiating her recall from parliament when the latter was interim MDC-T president.
Khumalo, who has been forced to take a back seat on the party’s activities due to ill health, said:
Apologise and we forgive you, but we will not forget. I have not forgotten what she did to me and my other comrades.
My personal view is that we are in this mess today because of Khupe. If she was sincere that if we are united, we can remove ZANU PF, then what was the essence of those recalls? Why did she replace us with her own friends?
With medical aid, you apply now and pay the fees but it only functions after three months, so what is special about Khupe who just comes from nowhere and enjoys the fruits of others. We will not allow that.
Khumalo was recalled from National Assembly alongside Prosper Mutseyami, Chalton Hwende and Lilian Timveous when Khupe was acting MDC-T president following a controversial Supreme Court ruling in March 2020.
Khupe was eventually expelled from the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T, and Timveous has since joined ZANU PF while Hwende and Mutseyami have remained loyal to Chamisa, who now leads CCC.
By-Suspected Zanu PF activists on Saturday night set on fire Bindura ward 18 councillor Oswell Shambare’s house.
Shambare had hosted an opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) meeting at his home earlier that day.
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum suggested that Shambare was being punished for hosting a party meeting at his homestead. The Forum said:
Suspected Zanu PF supporters on Saturday night torched Bindura ward 18 councillor Shambare’s house. Shambare had hosted a CCC youth meeting during the day.
CCC welfare secretary Maureen Kademaunga on Monday confirmed the incident to NewsDay and said she was on her way to Bindura to ascertain what really transpired.
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said he was yet to receive a report from Bindura.
Cases of politically-motivated violence are on the rise across the country ahead of the 26 March by-elections.
Recently, CCC member Mboneni Ncube was stabbed to death by suspected Zanu PF activists at a rally at Mkoba 4 Shopping Centre in Kwekwe.
By-Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister Ezra Chadzamira, who lost the Zanu PF Masvingo provincial chairmanship, has resurfaced.
Chadzamira has resurfaced after two months of denouncing the opposition politicians.
Chadzamira addressed a Zanu PF campaign rally in Masvingo City’s Runyararo West in Ward 3 where he rapped opposition-run councils on Monday.
By- Chief Justice Luke Malaba, has appointed Eighteen judges of the High Court to constitute the Electoral Court that will operate from March 1 to August 30 this year.
According to the Electoral Act, the Electoral Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear appeals, applications and petitions in terms of the Electoral Act; to review any decision of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission or anyone else made under the Act; and shall have the power to give such judgments, orders and directions in those matters as might be given by the High Court.
But the Electoral Court cannot try any criminal case.
“Judgments, orders and directions of the Electoral Court shall be enforceable in the same way as judgments, orders and directions of the High Court.”
Under the Electoral Act, the Chief Justice consults the Judicial Service Commission and the Judge President of the High Court and then appoints at least two judges of the High Court to be Judges of the Electoral Court for such a period as the Chief Justice specifies.
The Electoral Court’s jurisdiction may be exercised by a judge of the Electoral Court sitting alone or with one or more assessors.
So Chief Justice Malaba has after making these consultations appointed the following judges of the High Court to be judges of the Electoral Court Division of the High Court: Judge President Justice Maria Zimba-Dube, Justice Garainesu Mawadze, Justice Martin Makonese, Justice David Mangota, Justice Amy Tsanga, Justice Esther Muremba, Justice Moses Foroma, Justice Jester Helena Charewa, Justice Phildah Muzofa, Justice Isaac Muzenda, Justice Benjamin Chikowero, Justice Pisirai Kwenda, Justice Christopher Dube-Banda, Justice Sunsley Zisengwe, Justice Munamato Mutevedzi, Justice Never Katiyo, Justice Elijah Makomo and Justice Lucie-Anne Chipo Munewari.
In January, President Mnangagwa proclaimed March 26 as the date for by-elections to fill vacant National Assembly constituency seats and council wards as required by the Constitution.
Normally by-elections are held soon after the seat falls vacant, but proclamation of dates were postponed early last year when the first Covid-19 infections were found in Zimbabwe.
However, health authorities and the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission now believe they can safely manage the assembly of voters at polling stations.
-Herald
