By- Opposition, CCC President Nelson Chamisa pulled a bumper crowd at White City Stadium in Bulawayo on Saturday and said that Zanu PF would be history after 2023.

Chamisa, whose Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) is only a few weeks old after he was forced to start afresh following the controversial grabbing of the MDC Alliance by a Douglas Mwonzora-led faction, has already held well-attended rallies in Harare and Kwekwe.
A rally in Gokwe was thwarted by police, but thousands of CCC supporters defied the law enforcement agents to meet their leaders.
The Bulawayo rally held at White City Stadium in Imenyela — the second biggest stadium in the city — was a sea of yellow.
Mwonzora’s outfit held its own rally at the nearby town hall in Pelandaba last month where attendance was estimated at less than 300.
On Friday, Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga addressed a relatively small crowd in Pumula despite the ruling party pulling all stops — including bussing people to the venue — to bump up the crowds.
Bouyed by the large White City crowd, Chamisa promised to solve long-standing grievances of marginalisation and economic deprivation in Matabeleland, if his party wins the elections.
“Matabeleland we have your answers and your answers are ready,” he told the crowd.
“The first thing that we have to do as your government is to make sure that we restore Matabeleland as the industrial capital of our land.
“I know there is the issue of Gukurahundi. I am the only leader who is going to deal with truth and reconciliation in this country.”
Gukurahundi, which refers to the massacres by the army in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces in the early years of independence, remains unresolved several decades on.
Chamisa said Zanu PF would never destroy him as he claimed there were plots to assassinate him by his rivals.
He asked: “Do you agree that (President Emmerson) Mnangagwa must rest?
“Do you know that in other countries the leader of the opposition is actually given security protection?
“But in this country the leader of the opposition is being plotted against, assassination plots, traps, arrests, and violations.
“They are trying every trick in the book, but they do not know one thing that I am like David, I am walking in the anointing that is with me. They will never destroy me,” Chamisa added.
Chamisa said he was ready to lead and drive Zimbabwe to prosperity.
“I’m ready. I am ready. In 2023 there is going to be a better government. In 2023 Matabeleland will never be Zanu PF again. I want you to be an ambassador for change,” the CCC leader said.
“Mnangagwa, your dear one Chiwenga was saying he is like Goliath. Goliath I am coming there. David is coming.”
In the Bible, Goliath was an enemy warrior who was defeated by a young shepherd David, with a sling.
“They are shocked and panicking because they thought they had buried us, but they didn’t know that they had planted a seed,’ Chamisa said.
“Everyone is saying we believe in this thing because it’s a citizens’ movement.”
The parliamentary and local government elections are being held to fill vacancies largely created by the recall of elected representatives by Mwonzora and the PDP led by Lucia Matibenga under controversial circumstances.

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By – The Citizens Coalition for Change Vice President Tendai Biti said his party will bring joy to all Zimbabweans if voted into power next year.

He made the remarks while addressing scores of CCC supporters who thronged to the White City Stadium, Bulawayo, for the party’s campaign for the 26 March by-elections and 2023 harmonised elections. The former Finance Minister said:
USA! The next president of Zimbabwe is Advocate Nelson Chamisa and under a Nelson Chamisa government, we’ll bring back the US dollar. The civil servants, the civil servants, the civil servants will be paid in US dollars, the doctor will be paid in US dollars, the teacher will be paid in US dollars, the war veteran will be paid in US dollars, the nurse will be paid in US dollars, the Kombi driver will be paid in US dollar. We will make Zimbabwe great again. Zikomo Kwambili.
Zimbabwe adopted a multicurrency system in 2009, shortly before the Government of National Unity, following the collapse of the local unit.

By – The Nelson Chamisa led Citizens Coalition for Change party has promised to bring back united states dollar salaries for all workers.

The promise was made by the party’s vice president, Tendai Biti.

He made the remarks while addressing scores of CCC supporters who thronged to the White City Stadium, Bulawayo, for the party’s campaign for the 26 March by-elections and 2023 harmonised elections. The former Finance Minister said:
USA! The next president of Zimbabwe is Advocate Nelson Chamisa and under a Nelson Chamisa government, we’ll bring back the US dollar. The civil servants, the civil servants, the civil servants will be paid in US dollars, the doctor will be paid in US dollars, the teacher will be paid in US dollars, the war veteran will be paid in US dollars, the nurse will be paid in US dollars, the Kombi driver will be paid in US dollar. We will make Zimbabwe great again. Zikomo Kwambili.
Zimbabwe adopted a multicurrency system in 2009, shortly before the Government of National Unity, following the collapse of the local unit.

By- Opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, has reached out to ZAPU and “all those in the other parties” to join with his party in a bid to dislodge the ruling Zanu PF from power.

Chamisa was addressing CCC supporters at the White City Stadium in Bulawayo where the party was campaigning for the 26 March by-elections and 2023 harmonised elections.

He said:

We want to work with everyone progressive… People have been speaking on various platforms, but we are starting afresh… It’s no longer about parties. We’re saying to ZAPU let’s work together, … we’re saying to all those in the other parties, come and let’s work together. It’s not about positions, it’s about the change we want for the people of Zimbabwe. There is enough space for everyone. I know that a lot of you have said so and so but, no, we want to make sure that we build a citizens’ coalition for change.
He urged Zimbabweans to vote in the upcoming elections adding that it will be difficult to rig if enough people vote.

Chamisa makes the remarks when some CCC supporters, including some senior party officials, have made it clear that they do not want former Deputy Prime Minister, Thokozani Khupe, to have a coalition with the party.

They accuse her of working with the ruling Zanu PF to dismantle the opposition in the country.

By- Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa said the state was responsible for the death of MDC founder Morgan Tsvangirai.

Chamisa told a local online publication that Tsvangirai died of poisoning by the state and warned his senior party members from eating everywhere.

  Tsvangirai succumbed to cancer on 14 February 2018. 

He said his party leadership has been targeted for poisoning and should always be on high alert.

Chamisa said several such attempts had been made on his party leadership.

 He said:

It’s only that we don’t say much and the people who were doing this are the people who have been making attempts on our lives. They were celebrating that we poisoned him when he was in Botswana, I don’t normally eat but it shows you wicked people who believe in eliminating elements.

We have told all our leaders, all our candidates that please eat with a lot of care, it is good to have appetite but control your appetite. Be careful, not everything is food, we are in a dangerous zone. Be careful about your cars, just last night they sideswiped our car.

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By- Zanu PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa has attacked the opposition MDC parties and said he was not associated with any of them.

Despite meeting MDC-T President Daglous Mwonzora several times at statehouses and on undisclosed agendas, Mnangagwa said this.

“We are going for by-elections, some seats came through deaths but the majority came through recalls from Parliament by the opposition. They are always plotting against each other, but they want to blame Zanu PF. We have nothing with their troubles, they write to Parliament and a person is recalled”, Mnangagwa said this in Chegutu on Friday, when he was addressing a Zanu PF rally.

By- The opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa said the state was responsible for the death of MDC founder Morgan Tsvangirai.

Chamisa told a local online publication that Tsvangirai died of poisoning by the state and warned his senior party members from eating everywhere.

  Tsvangirai succumbed to cancer on 14 February 2018. 

He said his party leadership has been targeted for poisoning and should always be on high alert.

Chamisa said several such attempts had been made on his party leadership.

 He said:

It’s only that we don’t say much and the people who were doing this are the people who have been making attempts on our lives. They were celebrating that we poisoned him when he was in Botswana, I don’t normally eat but it shows you wicked people who believe in eliminating elements.

We have told all our leaders, all our candidates that please eat with a lot of care, it is good to have appetite but control your appetite. Be careful, not everything is food, we are in a dangerous zone. Be careful about your cars, just last night they sideswiped our car.

More: The NewsHawks

By- The opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa said his party leadership has been targeted for poisoning and should always be on high alert.

Chamisa said several such attempts had been made on his party leadership.

 He said:

It’s only that we don’t say much and the people who were doing this are the people who have been making attempts on our lives. They were celebrating that we poisoned him when he was in Botswana, I don’t normally eat but it shows you wicked people who believe in eliminating elements.

We have told all our leaders, all our candidates that please eat with a lot of care, it is good to have appetite but control your appetite. Be careful, not everything is food, we are in a dangerous zone. Be careful about your cars, just last night they sideswiped our car.

Chamisa told The NewsHawks this week that the state killed former Prime Minister, the late Morgan Tsvangirai who succumbed to cancer on 14 February 2018. 

There has been a rise in reported cases of intra-party and inter-party political violence across the country since 2020.

 This is happening as the country is preparing for 26 March 2022 by-elections and 2023 harmonised elections. 

Zimbabwe has in the past experienced political violence before, during and after elections, a situation that undermined polls’ credibility.

More: The NewsHawks

By A Correspondent | These are some of the effects of illegal drugs on babies in the womb: a mother of one, Nomatter Mutandwa has dropped dead a year after her child came out with disturbing deformities.

She was a drunken drug addict who even after birth, used to leave the child at home to go the pubs, a source tells ZimEye.

Nomatter failed to reach the age of 23 after suffering from drug addiction and giving birth to a deformed baby. The orphan, was taking the deadly mutoriro, “crystal methamphetamine,” known for its instant suspensive attack on the human brain.

Nomatter’s baby boy, named, Sky, is now without mother and a split lip condition whose slit stretches up to the forehead.

ZimEye is searching for the lad’s father, and this news network understands the man is from a well to do family. DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN?

The development comes at a time a 29-year-old man who admitted to using “Mutoriro” was last year jailed for two and half years. Mathew Hopkins was initially jailed for four years when he appeared before Chief Magistrate Mr Munamato Mutevedzi charged with possession of dangerous drugs.

Mr Mutevedzi set aside 18 months of the sentence for five years on condition that he does not commit a similar offence within that period.

Hopkins told the court that he bought the crystal methamphetamine in Mbare, Harare for personal consumption. In sentencing Hopkins, Mr Mutevedzi said the abuse of such drugs was on high prevalence among youths.

The Chief Magistrate said the Government and other stakeholders should raise awareness on the dangers of using such dangerous drugs.

Mr Mutevedzi said if the abuse is left unchecked, the country risks be a nation of zombies.- DO YOU HAVE A MUTORIRO ARTICLE? SEND TO ZIMEYE RIGHT NOW.

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Tinashe Sambiri|Team Pachedu reports that Chinese Mine Ming Chang Sino Africa has poisoned Sinoma Village in Bindura with cyanide.

This has endangered the lives of villagers in the area, according to Team Pachedu.

“Chinese mine, Ming Chang Sino Africa, has poisoned Simona Village in Bindura with cyanide.

They are mining very close to residential areas and locals are also complaining about tremors, sound pollution and noise pollution.
ZANU is a danger to Zimbabwe,” Team Pachedu said in a statement on Friday.

By A Correspondent- Zimbabwe’s police service could collapse if no urgent action is taking to lift the morale of police officers through better pay, fixing key infrastructure and providing modern operational tools, a cross-party parliamentary committee has warned.

The “morale of officers across the entire police service was at its lowest ebb despite their demonstration of resilience and patriotism” and “further procrastination to redress the various challenges in the entire organisation has the potential of collapsing the policing system due to increased indiscipline and poor service delivery,” the portfolio committee on defence, home affairs and security services said.

The committee conducted an inquiry into the state of infrastructure and service delivery by the Zimbabwe Republic Police between October and November last year.

In a report presented to parliament, the MPs said “the state of infrastructure across the 10 provinces leaves a lot to be desired.”

“Dilapidated institutional and residential accommodation, poor ablution facilities resulting in officers opting for the bush system, obsolete office furniture, inadequate tools of trade, use of ineffective policing equipment which is inconsistent with contemporary policing technology, inadequate transport and fuel supplies are just but a few of the many signs and symptoms of an ailing policing system,” the lawmakers said.

The committee, chaired by retired Brigadier General Levy Mayihlome (Zanu-PF), said it “deduced that the majority of the challenges faced by the ZRP are a result of underfunding and delayed release of funds by the treasury.”

The committee said accounting mechanisms could be put in place to allow the ZRP to retain some funds, including fines and proceeds from its economic activities.

Lawmakers found that police stations, especially in rural areas, had no working landline phones with officers using their personal mobile phones to conduct business.

The report went on: “Poor remuneration and lack of incentives have the potential of fueling collusion and corruption amongst members of the police service, especially along the country’s borders thereby affecting service delivery and compromising the security of the nation.

“The use of personal communication devices and computers in policing seriously compromises the security of information and should be discouraged at all costs.

“The absence of an integrated communication system that promotes intra-station, inter-station, intra-district and inter-district, intra and inter-provincial linkages has far-reaching implications on effective policing and service delivery. A switch to the use of contemporary and robust communication devices and strategies that are in tandem with global policing trends should be prioritised by the relevant ministry if improvements on service delivery are to be realised.”

Members of the public have “lost confidence in the service delivery of the ZRP due to increasing cases of indiscipline especially among junior staff officers within and outside the working environment,” the MPs said.

The MPs were critical of the state of the general infrastructure at police stations, including holding cells where suspects are detained before making a court appearance.

“Ventilation was very poor in the majority of cells that were visited by the committee. Some had toilets which were no longer usable. In worse scenarios, some stations did not have holding cells thereby resorting to using charge offices for detaining suspects while others used wooden or metal shacks which were hardly secure for the purpose. This was noted as risking the lives of both officers and suspects in one way or the other,” the MPs noted.

There was also a “scarcity of food and linen for detained suspects.”

“Suspects depended on food provisions from their relatives. In worst scenarios, officers at the stations would provide their personal food to feed detained suspects,” the report said.

The MPs want police officers being transferred to receive a disturbance allowance. They want MPs deployed to “harsh environments” like Kariba, Hwange, Mount Darwin, Nyamapanda and Chiredzi where temperatures are extremely high to receive “heat allowances.”

Allowances should also be paid to officers leaving outside police camps to help with their rentals; undercover officers who do not wear uniforms as well as travel and subsistence.

The ZRP, the lawmakers found, requires about 7,000 vehicles to function efficiently but it currently has 2,167 and only 807 of those were on the road.

It was observed that in its Charter, the ZRP pledges to answer at least 90 percent of all telephone calls within ten seconds or three rings as well as attend to radio calls within three shouts. But as the MPs found, not only do some police stations not have working landlines, there was also no mobile phone connectivity.

“Police stations, especially those in rural and peri-urban areas, did not have working telephone lines while their radio communication gadgets were down for a long time. Police officers had since resorted to using their personal mobile phones thereby making supervision under this sub core area difficult,” they noted.

“To exacerbate the situation, some stations across police provinces did not have mobile network connectivity, making the state of affairs even direr. Instantaneous inter-station and inter-district communication mechanisms were poor, if not non-existent, particularly in remote areas and thus made effective policing very complicated.”

The report said “most stations” were using computers personally owned by police officers, “whilst some relied on external typing services which had to be paid for, posing threats of having confidential information falling into wrong hands.”

“Contemporary technological equipment such as biometric fingerprint machine, photographing and video filming gadgets, CCTV and scanners for use in information and crime management, is essential in modern day policing,” the MPs said.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has vehemently denied responsibility for the messy voters roll and accused political parties of causing the fiasco by issuing their supporters affidavits with similar addresses during the voter registration exercise.

Pressure groups and opposition political parties have been highly critical of ZEC after discrepancies were identified in the voters roll to be used in the March 26 by-elections.

Two weeks ago, the electoral body came under fire after pressure group Team Pachedu revealed that about 40 people were sometimes registered under one residential address.

ZEC however denied being responsible for the anomaly.

Data experts studying the voters’ roll have unearthed several other anomalies on the voters’ roll, among them names of 3 253 people aged 100 years or more, including 11 who are older than the oldest known surviving person on earth in the Guinness World Book of Records.

This has led to suspicions ZEC was plotting to rig the elections in favour of the ruling party, Zanu-PF.

However, in a statement Friday, ZEC disowned the voters’ roll which was recently leaked, saying the document was tampered with so as to discredit the elections management body.

Zec chief elections officer Utoile Silaigwana said political parties, without naming any, were corruptly issuing affidavits with the same addresses to their supporters to register to vote resulting in the confusion.

He said investigations showed that some affidavits had as many as 40 people sharing the same residential address.

“Some politicians are the chief culprits of this problem. The commission has now and again deliberated on this issue in our multi-party liaison committees, but to no avail,” Silaigwana said.

“They are the ones who facilitate their supporters to be registered and some of them have been doing so during the current voter registration blitz and have set up desks where they commission affidavits for their supporters for presentation to our registration officers as proof of residence,” he said.

“Our registration is done offline and there is no way the commission can tell that there is a high number of people who have registered under the same address.”

Silaigwana said the commission did not have the capacity to determine whether the addresses provided were genuine.

“As long as the proof of residence provided meets the requirements of the law, Zec is obliged to register that voter. The Legislature also seems to have taken this into account and provided for objection by voter procedures in the law,” he said.

“In terms of sections 28 of the Electoral Act, a voter may object to the retention of any name of the voters’ roll of the constituency in which the object’s voter is registered and he or she may request the removal of such a person’s name from the voters’ roll. The onus to object to the registration of any name on the voters’ roll is, therefore, squarely on those who are aggrieved.”

But the parties, in separate interviews, refused to take the blame.

Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa challenged Zec to name and shame the political parties involved in the alleged scam.

“Zanu-PF, as the ruling party, stands by the laws of the land which it played a principal role is sponsoring and voting through Parliament, laws which the President (Emmerson Mnangagwa) who is its party leader assented to,” Mutsvangwa said.

“Clearly, the averted statement shows the law being transgressed. If it is true, then Zec and other associated law enforcement agencies should bring culprits to book regardless of party affiliation.”

Citizens Coalition for Change interim vice-president Tendai Biti rubbished ZEC’s claims, saying: “This is the body that has not been playing fair and independent. So it should zip its mouth shut. The key issue here is that the resident requirement would then make sense and they place difficulties on citizens.”

“So, Zec can’t attack the lawyers and commissioners that are trying to help people that are desperate.”

MDC Alliance leader Douglas Mwonzora said: “It’s not the fault of the political party at all….Anyway, phone the spokesperson of the party. I no longer want to comment.”

By A Correspondent- A 44 year old Harare resident yesterday appeared before magistrate Yeukai Dzuda charged with defrauding Air Zimbabwe of US$127 000.

Dzuda remanded Washington Hamunakwadi to today for trial date after granting him $20 000 bail.

Hamunakwadi was represented by Takunda Nyambira.

The State alleges that in 2016, Hamunakwadi illegally entered into the Air Zimbabwe staff residential area masquerading as a caretaker.

He later allegedly leased the properties to six tenants after claiming to be the rightful owner of the houses.

It is alleged that he collected rentals amounting to US$127 000 between 2016 and 2022 until the matter was uncovered, leading to his arrest.

Lyntee Gwarisa prosecuted.

In an unrelated case, Geofree Nyagadza also appeared before Dzuda charged with defrauding the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef).

Nyagadza was remanded out of custody to March 28 for a trial date on $80 000 bail.

According to court papers, sometime between November 25 2020 and January 8 this year, Nyagadza who is a tenant at Zimdef Willowvale flats, doctored receipts for rental payments totalling $135 981, before the scam was unearthed during an audit.

By A Correspondent- Under fire Vice President Constantine Chiwenga Friday made a climb down on his highly inflammatory statements in which he likened opposition party, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to parasitical insects, lice, which must be crushed mercilessly.

Chiwenga made the remarks while addressing Zanu-PF supporters in Kwekwe last Saturday.

Following Chiwenga’s remarks, a CCC supporter Mboneli Ncube was killed the following day at a rally by thugs identified by police as Zanu-PF youths.

Civil society organisations and opposition parties have since then sharply rebuked the former army chief and asked him to retract the statements.

Addressing Zanu-PF supporters in Bulawayo’s Old Pumula suburb, Chiwenga   appeared to be singing a different tune.

“We also want the election process to be defined by peace. We don’t want any violence. We condemn it and give it the utmost contempt it deserves. Violence is not developmental,” Chiwenga said.

The former Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander said Zimbabweans were one people and there is no justification violence.

“Let us remind each other, including those in opposition that being in opposition today is not permanent. So we remain as brothers and sisters of one Zimbabwe. An election is certainly not a justification for any form of violence,” he said.

Chiwenga also accused the MDC-T councillors of running down the city of Bulawayo.

“It is high time that we say enough is enough. We are all aware that Bulawayo City Council, has farms in the peri urban environments, the farms used to be massive sources of employment particularly for the local people, the sad story is that the farms have been parcelled and rented out to council employees,” claimed Chiwenga.

“This council has dismally failed. They have failed the electorate and people of Bulawayo,” said Chiwenga.

“The city council used to own and run numerous strategic business units as part of diversification, so that they do not solely depend on revenue from rates. It is undisputable that such suburbs as Emkahandeni, Entumbane, Magwegwe, Nkulumane, Magwegwe and Pumula were built through ventures run by council. The strategic intervention were crucial for social service safety nets. The business created both employment and recreation for the people.”

“Is it not a shame that the current opposition led councils have selfishly decided to rent out revenue streams to themselves and changed business, where is their conscience,” he claimed.

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By A Correspondent- Vice President Constantino Chiwenga Friday condemned violence saying it is not developmental.

He made the remarks while addressing ZANU PF supporters in Bulawayo

The former army boss speaks amid criticism for his earlier remarks which preceded the murder of Mboneli Ncube, a Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) party supporter who was stabbed at a CCC rally in Kwekwe on Sunday.

Chiwenga had likened the opposition CCC to lice that will be crushed when the time is ripe, remarks that were viewed by civil society organisations and opposition parties as inciting violence. Some defended him saying it was figurative.Addressing ZANU PF supporters in Bulawayo’s Old Pumula suburb, Chiwenga preached peace.

He said:

We also want the election process to be defined by peace. We don’t want any violence. We condemn it and give it the utmost contempt it deserves. Violence is not developmental.

Let us remind each other, including those in opposition that being in opposition today is not permanent. So we remain as brothers and sisters of one Zimbabwe. An election is certainly not a justification for any form of violence.

In the past, Zimbabwe recorded an increase in cases of both intra-party and inter-party violence shortly before, during and after elections.

The lastest rise in political violence, therefore, causes great concern amongst observers considering that the Southern Africa country is gearing for the 26 March by-elections and 2023 harmonised elections.

By A Correspondent- Under fire Vice President Constantine Chiwenga Friday has reminded the opposition that being in opposition today is not permanent and there is need to maintain brotherly cordial relations and unity on the basisi of being Zimbabwean.

The VP made a climb down on his highly inflammatory statements made last week where he likened opposition party, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) to parasitical insects, lice, which must be crushed mercilessly.

Chiwenga made the remarks while addressing Zanu-PF supporters in Kwekwe last Saturday.

Following Chiwenga’s remarks, a CCC supporter Mboneli Ncube was killed the following day at a rally by thugs identified by police as Zanu-PF youths.

Civil society organisations and opposition parties have since then sharply rebuked the former army chief and asked him to retract the statements.

Addressing Zanu-PF supporters in Bulawayo’s Old Pumula suburb, Chiwenga   appeared to be singing a different tune.

“We also want the election process to be defined by peace. We don’t want any violence. We condemn it and give it the utmost contempt it deserves. Violence is not developmental,” Chiwenga said.

The former Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander said Zimbabweans were one people and there is no justification violence.

“Let us remind each other, including those in opposition that being in opposition today is not permanent. So we remain as brothers and sisters of one Zimbabwe. An election is certainly not a justification for any form of violence,” he said.

Chiwenga also accused the MDC-T councillors of running down the city of Bulawayo.

“It is high time that we say enough is enough. We are all aware that Bulawayo City Council, has farms in the peri urban environments, the farms used to be massive sources of employment particularly for the local people, the sad story is that the farms have been parcelled and rented out to council employees,” claimed Chiwenga.

“This council has dismally failed. They have failed the electorate and people of Bulawayo,” said Chiwenga.

“The city council used to own and run numerous strategic business units as part of diversification, so that they do not solely depend on revenue from rates. It is undisputable that such suburbs as Emkahandeni, Entumbane, Magwegwe, Nkulumane, Magwegwe and Pumula were built through ventures run by council. The strategic intervention were crucial for social service safety nets. The business created both employment and recreation for the people.”

“Is it not a shame that the current opposition led councils have selfishly decided to rent out revenue streams to themselves and changed business, where is their conscience,” he claimed.

The opposition Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) on Saturday 5 March 2022 held its election campaign rally at White City Stadium in Bulawayo.

Below is a video from White City Stadium.

By A Correspondent- Team Pachedu reports that Chinese Mine Ming Chang Sino Africa allegedly poisoned Sinoma Village in Bindura with cyanide.

This has endangered the lives of villagers in the area, according to Team Pachedu.

“Chinese mine, Ming Chang Sino Africa, has poisoned Simona Village in Bindura with cyanide.

They are mining very close to residential areas and locals are also complaining about tremors, sound pollution and noise pollution.

ZANU is a danger to Zimbabwe,” Team Pachedu said in a statement on Friday.

By A Correspondent- Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) vice president Tendai Biti and dozens of his supporters were Friday injured after they were attacked with stones by suspected ZANU PF activists in Mabvuku, Harare.

Biti was campaigning in the Mabvuku suburb ahead of the 26 March By-elections, when his convoy was intercepted by the assailants who threw stones.

 reports that Biti’s campaign vehicles were severely damaged in the skirmishes, as Biti himself sustained a swollen arm after he was hit during the attack.

The former Finance Minister described the incident as barbaric and called on the electorate to dump the “unelectable, violent” ruling party in the upcoming by-elections.

This comes when Biti’s home was attacked by 4 men armed with machetes, axes and a gun in the early hours of this Wednesday. His guard was attacked and suffered bad injuries to his head and had to receive urgent medical attention. The men did not take anything.

By- Zanu PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa mentioned Citizens Coalition Leader Nelson Chamisa at his Friday Chegutu rally.

Mnangagwa said:
“Time has come to build the nation, you heard this young man (Nelson Chamisa) bragging that if he gets into State House he will invite white people to help him rule, and I have said that can never because a country can only be developed by its own, investors can only come to Zimbabwe on our own terms not to take back the country to former colonisers”.
-Herald

By- The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said it had registered 77 000 new voters and accredited 352 local and foreign observers for the March 26 by-elections.

ZEC’s chief elections officer Mr Utloile Silaigwana said this during a workshop with the Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on the level of preparedness for the elections.

He said of the 352 observers accredited as at February 28, 342 were local with the rest being foreign diplomats from local embassies.

The ZEC chief elections officer also told the committee that 76 661 new registrants had been registered while 50 486 had transferred during the registration blitz held last month.
“The figures are, however, low despite the publicity campaigns carried out by the commission,” he said.
Mr Silaigwana added that a second registration blitz would be held next month and would run concurrently with a similar campaign by the Registrar-General’s Office for people to obtain national identity documents.

On issues concerning the voters roll raised on social media by Team Pachedu, he said allegations had not been formally presented to ZEC in terms of the law.

“The commission is still investigating the circumstances under which an alleged national voters’ roll was issued to the said party and which alleged copy we presume is the subject of the damaging allegations which are being flighted on social media.
“The commission still insists that the copy that was furnished to the said party was released without following normal administrative procedure and undergoing the proper procedure aimed at ensuring that all its information is up to date and correct as at the date of issue,” he said.

By- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hinted that his government would implement a compulsory National Clean-Up Day.

In the forced clean-up campaign, Mnangagwa said the business community would be forced to set aside two hours during the first Friday of each month to clean their surroundings.

Mnangagwa started in 2018 and did it on the first Friday of every month.

Yesterday Mnangagwa led a Clean-Up programme in Chegutu’s Kaguvi High-Density Suburb ward before addressing a Zanu PF rally.

By- Zanu PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa has attacked the opposition MDC parties and said that he was not associated with any of them.

Mnangagwa said this in Chegutu on Friday, when he was addressin a Zanu PF rally

“We are going for by-elections, some seats came through deaths but the majority came through recalls from Parliament by the opposition. They are always plotting against each other, but they want to blame Zanu PF. We have nothing with their troubles, they write to Parliament and a person is recalled”.

The opposition party that recalled MPs is the MDC that Daglous Mwozora is leading.

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said it had accredited 352 local and foreign observers for the March 26 local authorities and National Assembly by-elections.

ZEC’s chief elections officer Mr Utloile Silaigwana said this during a workshop with the Portfolio Committee on Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs on the level of preparedness for the elections.

He said of the 352 observers accredited as at February 28, 342 were local with the rest being foreign diplomats from local embassies.

The ZEC chief elections officer also told the committee that 76 661 new registrants had been registered while 50 486 had transferred during the registration blitz held last month.
“The figures are, however, low despite the publicity campaigns carried out by the commission,” he said.
Mr Silaigwana added that a second registration blitz would be held next month and would run concurrently with a similar campaign by the Registrar-General’s Office for people to obtain national identity documents.

On issues concerning the voters roll raised on social media by Team Pachedu, he said allegations had not been formally presented to ZEC in terms of the law.

“The commission is still investigating the circumstances under which an alleged national voters’ roll was issued to the said party and which alleged copy we presume is the subject of the damaging allegations which are being flighted on social media.
“The commission still insists that the copy that was furnished to the said party was released without following normal administrative procedure and undergoing the proper procedure aimed at ensuring that all its information is up to date and correct as at the date of issue,” he said.

By-A Bulawayo man has been arrested for beating up his wife and threatening to burn his in-laws’ house after stumbling on a s-x tape of his wife in a sexual encounter with another man.

Last Phiri (37) of Old Pumula suburb got wind that his wife Monica Ncube (34) was two-timing him with another man. A friend gave him a sex tape which he used to confront his wife.

Phiri asked her why she cheated on him, but she vehemently denied.
He showed her a sex tape that she had recorded with her lover in their matrimonial bedroom before he grabbed her by the neck and punched her in the face and all over the body.
Ncube managed to free herself from his tight grip and sprinted to a police station and reported the matter. Phiri was then arrested.
While the pair were at the police station, Phiri became violent as he threatened to kill his wife and said he would then burn her parents’ house as he alleged that they were influencing her to cheat on him.
Last appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Shepherd Mnjanja for physical abuse as defined in Section 3(1)(a) of the Domestic Violence Act chapter 5:16 and threats as defined in section 186(1) of the Criminal Law Codification and Reform Act Chapter 9:23.
He pleaded not guilty to the physical abuse charge, but pleaded guilty to a charge of threats.
He was remanded out of custody to next week on Wednesday for sentencing. B Metro

By- The opposition Citizen Coalition for Change’s aspiring parliamentary and council candidates in Marondera have filed a police report over the defacing of their campaign posters ahead of the March 26 by-elections.

Marondera Central Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate Caston Matewu claimed that his posters were being defaced on daily basis.
The case is being investigated under RRB 5033552.

“My posters are being defaced or removed on a daily basis and replaced with those of a Zanu PF candidate.

This is a violation of the Electoral Act. I have since reported the matter to police, and nothing has been done yet,” Matewu said.

The Marondera Central seat fell vacant after the recall of Matewu by the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T.
Six councillors were also recalled.
Matewu will contest against Zanu PF’s Ignatius Mateveke, MDC Alliance’s Witness Muzavazi and independent candidate Carlos Pindire.
Pindire said the removal of posters was dealing a major blow to his campaign.
“I have three posters left in Marondera. This is unfair, the ground is not even. I am an independent candidate who is campaigning using personal funds where do I get money from to print posters daily? I have since resorted to campaigns using fliers instead of posters,” he said.
Muzawazi described the removal of posters as unfair.
Efforts to get a comment from Zanu PF were fruitless.
Opposition parties have been complaining of unfair electoral practices which they said favoured the ruling party.
Speaking during an Open Parly discussion yesterday, CCC deputy spokesperson Ostallos Sibiza said the electoral environment was uneven.
“Zanu PF does its rallies without application from the police. State securocratic institutions, in particular, the police at Zanu PF rallies provide security securing everyone at a programme that is a party one and not a government one and so forth,” Newsday
Siziba said.
Lead secretary-general Precious Musarurwa said: “While we believe that the regime’s style of doing business during elections has always remained the same, I believe we are at a stage as opposition parties to claim our space and work towards achieving the goals we promised the electorate.”

By-A man from Chizororo village under Headman Gumunyu in Gokwe North died after he allegedly consumed beer laced with a concoction meant to enhance his libido.

Herimani Tererai Mudhefi, who was popularly known as Chitova in his area, died after he was allegedly given the concoction by Livison Chizema also popularly known as Mabvuhu from Tavengwa village.

Mudhefi died a few days later at Mutora Clinic where he had been taken for treatment.
There are, however, two versions to Mudhefi’s death with some claiming he was given the concoction by Chizema under the pretext that it was meant to boost his libido while others are claiming it was a kidney-cleansing concoction.
Mudhefi’s still mystified family is reportedly demanding answers from Chizema.
According to a source from the area who claimed to have intimate details of the shocking incident, the deceased felt pain and started vomiting soon after drinking the “poisoned” beer.
“His family is still shocked by the incident and is demanding answers from Chizema. What happened is that the two were drinking beer when Chizema gave Mudhefi a concoction claiming it was meant to enhance his libido though some are saying he lied to him that it was meant to clean his kidneys.
Chizema sternly instructed him that he should drink the concoction alone since he was the one who had a problem.
“A seemingly unsuspicious Mudhefi went on to lace his beer with the concoction and subsequently consumed it,” said the source who declined to be named.
Chizema is reported to have told the now deceased that if he felt pain, it meant the muthi was working.
After about 10 minutes, Mudhefi is reported to have started vomiting and seeing that his victim’s condition had started deteriorating, Chizema disappeared from the scene.
“Mudhefi was vomiting now and again after drinking the concoction. When he went home, his wife asked him about the concoction he had consumed and he told her that he was given by Chizema,” said the source.
Mudhefi’s family reportedly summoned Chizema to come and explain to them about the concoction he had given to Mudhefi and he refused.
“He later complied after the family had threatened to dump Mudhefi who was writhing in agony at his home. When they asked him about the concoction, he said he got it from his daughter-in-law.
When investigations were made, it then emerged that Chizema had deliberately swapped the concoction he was given by his daughter-in-law with the one suspected to have been laced with poison”.
Added the source: “They tried to save him, by taking him to Musadzi Clinic and he was later transferred to Mutora Hospital where he later died. The doctor who attended to him before he died told his family that it was poison”.
A post mortem was reportedly not conducted since the matter was not reported to the police.
Although Headman Gumunyu was not available for comment, B-Metro established that he had since summoned village heads – Chizororo and Tavengwa to discuss the matter.
Chief Chireya, under whose jurisdiction Headman Gumunyu’s area falls, said the matter was yet to come to his attention. B Metro

The By-United States of America has extended sanctions on Zimbabwe.

 The Us President Joe Biden announced the extension of the sanctions in a statement released by the White House, Thursday.

Below is the statement:

On March 6, 2003, by Executive Order 13288, the President declared a national emergency and blocked the property of certain persons, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes or institutions.

These actions and policies had contributed to the deliberate breakdown in the rule of law in Zimbabwe, to politically motivated violence and intimidation in that country, and to political and economic instability in the southern African region.

On November 22, 2005, the President issued Executive Order 13391 to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288 by ordering the blocking of the property of additional persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.

On July 25, 2008, the President issued Executive Order 13469, which expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288 and authorized the blocking of the property of additional persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.

The actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes or institutions continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States.

For this reason, the national emergency declared on March 6, 2003, and the measures adopted on that date, on November 22, 2005, and on July 25, 2008, to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond March 6, 2022.

Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288.

This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.

More: The White House

By- A 38-year-old Chiredzi man who duped the company into believing that his dead mother was still alive before going on to open a life assurance policy for her and claiming money a year later has been convicted.

Phillip Kasu was slapped with a five-year jail term after he pleaded guilty to fraud when he appeared before Ms Fungai Muringi at Mutasa Magistrates’ Court.
Kasu will serve an effective three-year jail term after two years were suspended on condition of good behaviour.
Public prosecutor, Mr Tinashe Madziwa said the offence was committed in January 2021.
“On August 1, 2020, Kasu’s mother, Mrs Ethel Kasu died and was buried under the Johanne Marange Church customs. The death was not registered.
“On January 15, 2021, Kasu hatched a plan to defraud Econet Mutare and registered his mother under the EcoSure Premium package on the pretext that she was alive and he was the beneficiary of that policy. The accused person started paying monthly premiums,” said Mr Madziwa.
On December 10, 2021, Kasu approached his village head, Mr Rufairi Tafamombe and ordered him to stamp and sign a blank page.
Kasu went home and fraudulently wrote on the blank page that his mother had died on December 5, 2021.
Equipped with the letter, Kasu went to Mutasa Registrar General’s office and produced an affidavit plus the letter for processing of a death certificate.
He was subsequently issued with the document.
Kasu then went to Econet Mutare to claim a payment from his mother’s policy.
He submitted the death certificate, as well as a claim form signed by Fungai Kasu and Enock Gwetanyi corroborating that Mrs Ethel Kasu had died on December 5, 2021.
The offence was discovered just before $750 000 was transferred into the accused person’s ZB account. Manica Post

By-Fifty-two (52) families in Lubimbi, Binga District in Matabeleland North Province say they will resist eviction from the area after it emerged that Hwange Colliery Company was given the grant to extract coal from the area.

Lubimbi ward councillor, Chrispen Munkuli, said the community was already facing eviction to pave way for the construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam but they have resolved to resist. 

Said Munkuli:

Mining by Hwange will evacuate 52 homesteads, but what we do not know is where the families are going.

We are also facing evacuation over the Gwayi-Shangani Dam and nothing is clear so far on the evacuation areas.

As a community, we have discussed the issue and agreed that we will not agree to the evacuation.

However, we are advised that the mining company is now ready to mine.

District development coordinator (DDC) Land Kabome said he was aware of the issue. He added:

It has not yet reached that level of evacuation but l am aware that HCC was given a mining claim long back.

The colliery is supposed to go to the community and advise the villagers.

We have not yet engaged the community. We will update you because there will be certain things we expect the HCC to do for the community.

More: NewsDay

By-Three more soldiers (serving and retired) from the First Presidential Guard Battalion appeared at Chitungwiza Magistrates Court yesterday morning facing armed robbery charges.

The three appeared before Magistrate Tendai Mutamba on the same day that a different group of soldiers and Policemen were appearing at Masvingo Magistrates Court in a different case of armed robbery.

Zimbabwe is facing a spate of armed robbery cases committed by members of the security forces.

Shadreck Kadira (33), (retired) Force Number 832196K, Munyaradzi Munyuki (27) Force Number 843244T and Busani Moyo (29) Force Number 840921T allegedly robbed a Beatrice white farmer of US$ 2 135 and property valued at $722.

The robbery allegedly happened on Monday at Houmoed Farm, Beatrice and the court heard that the soldiers were armed with a pistol.

The Mirror attended the court case which is under CRB73-5/22 and was postponed to March 15, 2022.

Three other suspects also believed to be members of the National Army are still at large, according to the State.

It is the State case that on February 28 at 8pm the soldiers broke into a cottage at the farm where Luke Williams (19) was sleeping, dragged him out of the house and robbed him of US$250 and an iPhone XR, a bracelet and a knife.
The robbers then proceeded to the main house and attacked David George Rickards (67) who was in the dining room and his wife Philliper Rickards (62) who was sleeping in the bedroom. They demanded money and got US$850 that was in Philliper’s purse.
The robbers then force-marched Williams, David and Philliper to the farm office where they opened a safe box with $1 000 RTGS in $5 notes which the robbers left. They switched off the farmhouse lights which triggered an alarm and they escaped.
Philliper’s son Jack Richards (36) called Beatrice Police who setup a trap and arrested the three at the 20km peg into Harare where a roadblock was mounted.
The other three robbers went in a different direction and are still at large. Masvingo Mirror

By- The opposition Citizen Coalition for Change’s aspiring parliamentary and council candidates in Marondera have filed a police report over the defacing of their campaign posters ahead of the March 26 by-elections.

Marondera Central Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) candidate Caston Matewu claimed that his posters were being defaced on daily basis.
The case is being investigated under RRB 5033552.

“My posters are being defaced or removed on a daily basis and replaced with those of a Zanu PF candidate.

This is a violation of the Electoral Act. I have since reported the matter to police, and nothing has been done yet,” Matewu said.

The Marondera Central seat fell vacant after the recall of Matewu by the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T.
Six councillors were also recalled.
Matewu will contest against Zanu PF’s Ignatius Mateveke, MDC Alliance’s Witness Muzavazi and independent candidate Carlos Pindire.
Pindire said the removal of posters was dealing a major blow to his campaign.
“I have three posters left in Marondera. This is unfair, the ground is not even. I am an independent candidate who is campaigning using personal funds where do I get money from to print posters daily? I have since resorted to campaigns using fliers instead of posters,” he said.
Muzawazi described the removal of posters as unfair.
Efforts to get a comment from Zanu PF were fruitless.
Opposition parties have been complaining of unfair electoral practices which they said favoured the ruling party.
Speaking during an Open Parly discussion yesterday, CCC deputy spokesperson Ostallos Sibiza said the electoral environment was uneven.
“Zanu PF does its rallies without application from the police. State securocratic institutions, in particular, the police at Zanu PF rallies provide security securing everyone at a programme that is a party one and not a government one and so forth,” Newsday
Siziba said.
Lead secretary-general Precious Musarurwa said: “While we believe that the regime’s style of doing business during elections has always remained the same, I believe we are at a stage as opposition parties to claim our space and work towards achieving the goals we promised the electorate.”

By-Three more soldiers (serving and retired) from the First Presidential Guard Battalion appeared at Chitungwiza Magistrates Court yesterday morning facing armed robbery charges.

The three appeared before Magistrate Tendai Mutamba on the same day that a different group of soldiers and Policemen were appearing at Masvingo Magistrates Court in a different case of armed robbery.

Zimbabwe is facing a spate of armed robbery cases committed by members of the security forces.

Shadreck Kadira (33), (retired) Force Number 832196K, Munyaradzi Munyuki (27) Force Number 843244T and Busani Moyo (29) Force Number 840921T allegedly robbed a Beatrice white farmer of US$ 2 135 and property valued at $722.

The robbery allegedly happened on Monday at Houmoed Farm, Beatrice and the court heard that the soldiers were armed with a pistol.

The Mirror attended the court case which is under CRB73-5/22 and was postponed to March 15, 2022.

Three other suspects also believed to be members of the National Army are still at large, according to the State.

It is the State case that on February 28 at 8pm the soldiers broke into a cottage at the farm where Luke Williams (19) was sleeping, dragged him out of the house and robbed him of US$250 and an iPhone XR, a bracelet and a knife.
The robbers then proceeded to the main house and attacked David George Rickards (67) who was in the dining room and his wife Philliper Rickards (62) who was sleeping in the bedroom. They demanded money and got US$850 that was in Philliper’s purse.
The robbers then force-marched Williams, David and Philliper to the farm office where they opened a safe box with $1 000 RTGS in $5 notes which the robbers left. They switched off the farmhouse lights which triggered an alarm and they escaped.
Philliper’s son Jack Richards (36) called Beatrice Police who setup a trap and arrested the three at the 20km peg into Harare where a roadblock was mounted.
The other three robbers went in a different direction and are still at large. Masvingo Mirror

By-There are reports that the former MDC-T deputy president Thokozani Khupe will attend the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally set for Bulawayo tomorrow.

Recent reports claim Khupe is open to working together with CCC leader Nelson Chamisa in spite of their acrimonious separation in 2018 following the death of MDC founding president Morgan Tsvangirai.

New Zimbabwe reported sources as saying Khupe could be on the brink of joining hands with CCC following her recent expulsion from the MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora. Said a source:

The president could be at White City Stadium on Saturday. If she does make it to the rally, this will be confirmation she is coming back, rejoining her former comrades in the opposition party.

Khupe’s spokesperson Ntandoyenkosi Ndlovu could neither confirm nor deny that Khupe will grace the CCC rally on Saturday. He said:

We do not have any plans regarding the weekend CCC rally. In politics a day is too long for one to decide on what they are going to be doing over the weekend, we will let you know on Saturday.

Chamisa declared that CCC will welcome all former MDC members but stressed that they will join the party on the basis they “move to the back of the bus.”

He made the remarks while launching the CCC’s by-elections campaign at Zimbabwe Grounds in Harare two weeks ago.

More: New Zimbabwe

By-Former MDC-T deputy president Thokozani Khupe is expected to attend the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) rally set for Bulawayo on Saturday.

Recent reports claim Khupe is open to working together with CCC leader Nelson Chamisa in spite of their acrimonious separation in 2018 following the death of MDC founding president Morgan Tsvangirai.

New Zimbabwe reported sources as saying Khupe could be on the brink of joining hands with CCC following her recent expulsion from the MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora. Said a source:

The president could be at White City Stadium on Saturday. If she does make it to the rally, this will be confirmation she is coming back, rejoining her former comrades in the opposition party.

Khupe’s spokesperson Ntandoyenkosi Ndlovu could neither confirm nor deny that Khupe will grace the CCC rally on Saturday. He said:

We do not have any plans regarding the weekend CCC rally. In politics a day is too long for one to decide on what they are going to be doing over the weekend, we will let you know on Saturday.

Chamisa declared that CCC will welcome all former MDC members but stressed that they will join the party on the basis they “move to the back of the bus.”

He made the remarks while launching the CCC’s by-elections campaign at Zimbabwe Grounds in Harare two weeks ago.

More: New Zimbabwe

By A Correspondent- Zanu PF has blamed the European Union and America for the violence that claimed one life of a Citizens Coalition for Change Supporter last Sunday.

Zanu PF thugs disrupted a CCC rally in Kwekwe, killed one person and injured several people.

Addressing the media in Harare Thursday, Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said they had nothing to do with the violence.

“Violence in Kwekwe, investigations are ongoing, we cannot as a party be accused by social media, it shows that it was a premeditated agenda. Violence was caused by their leaders in the CCC, commanding his youths to drive others out. We are witnessing yellow, it’s a warning that they should desist from thinking they would take the law into their own hands.
“Why does this always happen in February for the past 20 years? Every February the EU and the US renew sanctions, so there was an effort that something happens in February for the past 20 years and this is not meant for Zimbabwe people, it’s a message for handlers. Chamisa parrots the message of puppetry and ZANU PF has nothing to do with violence in Kwekwe,” he said.

By A Correspondent- A man from Chizororo village under Headman Gumunyu in Gokwe North died after he allegedly consumed beer laced with a concoction meant to enhance his libido.

Herimani Tererai Mudhefi, who was popularly known as Chitova in his area, died after he was allegedly given the concoction by Livison Chizema also popularly known as Mabvuhu from Tavengwa village.

Mudhefi died a few days later at Mutora Clinic where he had been taken for treatment.
There are, however, two versions to Mudhefi’s death with some claiming he was given the concoction by Chizema under the pretext that it was meant to boost his libido while others are claiming it was a kidney-cleansing concoction.
Mudhefi’s still mystified family is reportedly demanding answers from Chizema.
According to a source from the area who claimed to have intimate details of the shocking incident, the deceased felt pain and started vomiting soon after drinking the “poisoned” beer.
“His family is still shocked by the incident and is demanding answers from Chizema. What happened is that the two were drinking beer when Chizema gave Mudhefi a concoction claiming it was meant to enhance his libido though some are saying he lied to him that it was meant to clean his kidneys.
Chizema sternly instructed him that he should drink the concoction alone since he was the one who had a problem.
“A seemingly unsuspicious Mudhefi went on to lace his beer with the concoction and subsequently consumed it,” said the source who declined to be named.
Chizema is reported to have told the now deceased that if he felt pain, it meant the muthi was working.
After about 10 minutes, Mudhefi is reported to have started vomiting and seeing that his victim’s condition had started deteriorating, Chizema disappeared from the scene.
“Mudhefi was vomiting now and again after drinking the concoction. When he went home, his wife asked him about the concoction he had consumed and he told her that he was given by Chizema,” said the source.
Mudhefi’s family reportedly summoned Chizema to come and explain to them about the concoction he had given to Mudhefi and he refused.
“He later complied after the family had threatened to dump Mudhefi who was writhing in agony at his home. When they asked him about the concoction, he said he got it from his daughter-in-law.
When investigations were made, it then emerged that Chizema had deliberately swapped the concoction he was given by his daughter-in-law with the one suspected to have been laced with poison”.
Added the source: “They tried to save him, by taking him to Musadzi Clinic and he was later transferred to Mutora Hospital where he later died. The doctor who attended to him before he died told his family that it was poison”.
A post mortem was reportedly not conducted since the matter was not reported to the police.
Although Headman Gumunyu was not available for comment, B-Metro established that he had since summoned village heads – Chizororo and Tavengwa to discuss the matter.
Chief Chireya, under whose jurisdiction Headman Gumunyu’s area falls, said the matter was yet to come to his attention. B Metro

By A Correspondent- The United States of America has extended sanctions on Zimbabwe.

 The US President Joe Biden announced the extension of the sanctions in a statement released by the White House, Thursday.

Below is the statement:

On March 6, 2003, by Executive Order 13288, the President declared a national emergency and blocked the property of certain persons, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706), to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes or institutions.

These actions and policies had contributed to the deliberate breakdown in the rule of law in Zimbabwe, to politically motivated violence and intimidation in that country, and to political and economic instability in the southern African region.

On November 22, 2005, the President issued Executive Order 13391 to take additional steps with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288 by ordering the blocking of the property of additional persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.

On July 25, 2008, the President issued Executive Order 13469, which expanded the scope of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288 and authorized the blocking of the property of additional persons undermining democratic processes or institutions in Zimbabwe.

The actions and policies of certain members of the Government of Zimbabwe and other persons to undermine Zimbabwe’s democratic processes or institutions continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States.

For this reason, the national emergency declared on March 6, 2003, and the measures adopted on that date, on November 22, 2005, and on July 25, 2008, to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond March 6, 2022.

Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13288.

This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.

More: The White House

By A Correspondent-Zanu PF has said that they were not responsible for the violence that claimed one life of a Citizens Coalition for Change Supporter last Sunday.

Zanu PF thugs disrupted a CCC rally in Kwekwe, killed one person and injured several people.

Addressing the media in Harare Thursday, Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said they had nothing to do with the violence.

“Violence in Kwekwe, investigations are ongoing, we cannot as a party be accused by social media, it shows that it was a premeditated agenda. Violence was caused by their leaders in the CCC, commanding his youths to drive others out.

We are witnessing yellow, it’s a warning that they should desist from thinking they would take the law into their own hands.
“Why does this always happen in February for the past 20 years? Every February the EU and the US renew sanctions, so there was an effort that something happens in February for the past 20 years and this is not meant for Zimbabwe people, it’s a message for handlers. Chamisa parrots the message of puppetry and ZANU PF has nothing to do with violence in Kwekwe,” he said.

By A Correspondent- A 27 year old woman from Bulawayo’s Emganwini suburb is in trouble with the law after she violated a protection order after she assaulted her ex-boyfriend by grabbing him by the balls.

Sinokulunga Ncube is charged with the crime of violating a protection order as defined in Section 10(8) ARW and section 4 of the Domestic Violence Act, Chapter 5:16.

Innocent Marapuka (27) was granted a protection order against his ex-girlfriend Ncube on 12 July 2021 which requires the accused not to physically abuse her ex-boyfriend.

However, she violated the protection order on 8 November last year at around 7pm when she found Marapuka cleaning his car and grabbed his phone which resulted in them having a misunderstanding.

Ncube then held Marapuka by the collar and pulled his testi_cles and twisted them resulting in him having difficulties walking.

The complainant reported the matter to the police and was referred to seek medical attention.

The medical affidavit has not yet been compiled and will be presented on 1 March 2022.

— BMetro

This looks like a beautiful crop comrade. Crop hygiene and disease control looks superb. People always need to eat. If this is your field; I commend your farming skills. You will have a great life after we get you voted out of power. ?? https://t.co/86Y6Z4EEzk

— K (@begottensun) March 3, 2022

nhai nhai @TafadzwaMugwadi??? You stole a whole foreign farm… for clout??? ?????https://t.co/0lnGxzjqGK #NHM https://t.co/7QTyxHujKc pic.twitter.com/jUd7xFFWmn

— K (@begottensun) March 3, 2022

This behaviour is emblematic, just a week or so back, one is their spoxes posted a road from Namibia or so attributing it to ED’s (lack of) progress. They couldn’t find an appropriate Zimbabwean road construction image to support infrastructural development

— Munyaradzi Zimbowa (@munyazimbowa) March 4, 2022

Zvotohwisa tsitsi vanomboziva havo kuti ndikuvhagwa?Ndinongoti kwavari rangarirayi baba Bona.Vakaitigwa ma 1million man march vakafunga kuti zvinhu zvose zvakarongeka apa masettings ayitochinjwa completely.

— SekuruJaya (@JayaSekuru) March 3, 2022

Kkkkkk unfortunately it's from another country.when ever they try to make a point they took other people's photos.this shows u they are completely doing nothing.

— Unendoro…Nyandoro (@mishael_murubi) March 3, 2022

@MDC-T president #ThokozaniKhupe is set to make a surprise appearance at #CCC's #BulawayoRally on Saturday, according to sources. Should she attend the rally? #YellowArmy #Yellowjackets #NelsonChamisa #Zimbabwe #Elections2022

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) March 4, 2022

By A Correspondent- MDC-T president Thokozani Khupe is set to make a surprise appearance at Citizens Coalition for Change’s (CCC) Bulawayo rally on Saturday, according to sources.

An alliance is said to be a possibility, with reports Khupe is open to a reunion with former co-deputy in then united MDC-T Nelson Chamisa who now leads the CCC.

Despite having been a thorn in Chamisa’s flesh for over two years as they fought over leadership of a party that is falling apart, Khupe is said to be confident her overtures will be positively received.

“The president could be at White City stadium on Saturday,” said the source.

“If she does make it to the rally, this will be confirmation she is coming back, rejoining her former comrades in the opposition party.”

Chamisa declared the party was open to all at a by-election launch rally at Zimbabwe Grounds in Harare, emphasising however that anyone they had worked with in the past would only join the party on the basis they “move to the back of the bus.”

We know there are others who once left us and want to rejoin, we will direct that they seat at the back of this bus upon readmission,” Chamisa said.

Contacted for comment Khupe’s spokesperson Ntandoyenkosi Ndlovu said a day in politics was too long hence he could only answer such inquiries on Saturday.

“We do not have any plans regarding the weekend CCC rally. In politics a day is too long for one to decide on what they are going to be doing over the weekend, we will let you know on Saturday,” said Ndlovu.

The meeting between Khupe and CCC deputy president Welshman Ncube sent tongues wagging and set the tone for discussions and arguments on her readmission.

Her recent decisions to castigate violence meted on CCC supporters in Kwekwe by Zanu-PF youths and calls for the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) and police to investigate the matter have also fueled speculation.

Khupe has been hinting at a unified front at the 2023 harmonised elections, calling for “unity among opposition political parties” ahead of the polls.

“Unity among opposition political parties is of paramount importance to confront Zanu-PF. The formidable force must start to speak with one voice. It must start to vote with one voice. It’s high time as opposition we combine and start to converge citizens together and fight for the common cause which is the new Zimbabwe,” said Khupe at her Wednesday press conference.

By A Correspondent- A Bulawayo man who fatally sta_bbed his friend with a knife for mocking his girlfriend’s looks has been sentenced to an effective 10 years in jail.

Bongani Ngulube (20) of Mpopoma suburb knifed Siphosihle Moyo (19) after he teased his girlfriend over her “ugly” looks.

Ngulube was convicted of murder with constructive intent by Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Christopher Dube-Banda in connection with Moyo’s death.

In passing the sentence, Justice Dube-Banda condemned Ngulube’s actions, saying he deserved a lengthy prison term.

Prosecuting, Mr Trust Muduma said on February 3 last year, Ngulube and Moyo were drinking beer together at a house in Mpopoma suburb when a dispute ensued. This was after Moyo scoffed at Ngulube’s girlfriend, saying she was ugly.

Ngulube was angered by his friend’s sentiments and an altercation between the two men arose.

The dispute degenerated into a fight resulting in Ngulube pulling out an Okapi knife from his pockets and stabbing Moyo in the stomach. He collapsed and died upon admission to Mpilo Central Hospital.

“On the fateful day, Ngulube started drinking beer at around 10am and was later joined by the deceased and one Nkosinomusa Gumbo. They went to a house in Mpopoma and continued drinking during which an altercation ensued between the accused and deceased,” said Mr Muduma.

The court heard that Moyo mocked Ngulube’s girlfriend’s looks, which did not go down well with the accused.

By A Correspondent- A cop stationed at Jotsholo Police Station in Lupane, Matabeleland North, has been arrested for allegedly stealing a wheelbarrow, duty roster book, stock clearance book and handcuffs from the police station.

Martin Ruzvidzo (35) of New Stands in Jotsholo also stole a pillow from a colleague he shared a room with at Jotsholo Police Camp.

He was still stationed at Sipepa Police Station in Tsholotsho when he allegedly stole a duty roster book and stock clearance book from the station.

Ruzvidzo was transferred to Jotsholo last year and went on to steal a wheelbarrow and handcuffs from the station and a pillow from his roommate, also a cop at the police camp.

Ruzvidzo allegedly kept the stolen items in a room he was secretly renting outside the police camp.

The crimes were discovered after his alert landlord tipped police that the wheelbarrow was at his house. Upon searching the room, police recovered the other items hidden in a suitcase.

The items had been reported missing.

The offences were committed between January 2020 and last month.

Ruzvidzo was not asked to plead to three counts of theft and two of unlawful borrowing when he appeared before Lupane Resident magistrate Mr Ndumo Masuku who remanded him in custody to today for bail application.

Prosecuting, Mr Clive Gumbo said Ruzvidzo concealed the stolen items despite knowing they were being looked for.

“Sometime in January 2020 at Sipepa Police Station the accused who was still stationed there used unknown means and stole a duty roster book which the station started using in 2019. He was transferred to Jotsholo and went with the book.

“On 26 February 2022 his landlord in Jotsholo reported to police that a wheelbarrow that was missing was at his house. Police found that the wheelbarrow was the same that was stolen in August last year,” said the prosecutor.

Police recovered the wheelbarrow and requested to search the room, but Ruzvidzo claimed that he had left the keys in Kwekwe.

The court heard that police broke the door and when they conducted a search, they recovered the duty roster book, stock clearance book, three pairs of handcuffs and a pillow.

Ruzvidzo was allegedly using the stock clearance book and had made 41 transactions using it.

He was arrested and the items taken by police as exhibits.

Ruzvidzo is being represented by Mr Tawanda Mabika of Mugiya and Mavhami Law Chambers.

By A Correspondent- Florence Taruvinga (FT), broke the glass ceiling when she was elected Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president in October, beating Peter Mutasa after polling 73 votes to his 59, thereby becoming the first woman to lead the labour movement.

Taruvinga is a member of the Energy Sector Workers’ Union of Zimbabwe (ESWUZ). Her rise was controversial though, as she was accused of leading a ZCTU faction aligned to Zanu-PF, which was allegedly bankrolled by businessman Kuda Tagwirei.

 The NewsHawks (NH) caught up with Taruvinga and asked her about the alleged Zanu-PF links, as well as her game plan in addressing a plethora of challenges affecting workers. She denies being a Zanu-PF pawn. Below is the interview:

NH: Congratulations on being voted the ZCTU president?

 FT: In the workers’ struggle there are no congratulations. What we say is that the struggle continues. The ZCTU conference elevated me from being the first vice-president to become the president of ZCTU. I am grateful for that, as that will give me leverage in pursuing the workers’ man[1]date with the clarity that it deserves.

NH: You are the first female president. How did you manage to break new ground?

FT: The ZCTU is an equal opportunity organisation, where we focus more on merit and clarity in pursuing the collective working class agenda. My election and elevation as the first female president of the trade union organisation are ample evidence that the organisation has come of age and it practices what it preaches.

As an organisation we believe in gender equity and equality. Workers this time around decided to give the opportunity to a woman comrade because women are known as peace builders, fighters, unifiers, consistent and, above all, are determined to achieve no matter the obstacles.

NH: Can you share with us your brief back[1]ground?

FT: l am a young working woman aged 33, employed by Zesa. In 2010, I organised the young workers in the energy industry on the importance of joining trade unions and making them know of workers’ rights.

In 2012, I pioneered in registration of ESWUZ union and organised in all regions recruiting members. In 2013, I was trained by the ZCTU as a shop steward and between 2013 and 2019, I was interim national women’s chairperson for Energy Sector Workers’ Union Of Zimbabwe and a woman councillor to the ZCTU.

 In October 2016, I was elected to be the first vice-president of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions. On 6 March 2018, I was fired from Zesa for demonstrating against non-compliance of collective bargaining agreements and bad corporate governance before being reinstated on 11 December 2019.

NH: There were several allegations levelled against your ascendency, ranging from state-sponsored vote buying linked to businessman Kuda Tagwirei. What is your response to this?

 FT: It is unfortunate that some colleagues in the struggle decided to peddle those unfounded allegations on my person as a way to try to dent my candidature which they have failed to prove up until now. But l accepted it as part of the game of politics, and put it behind.

However, I never in my whole career as a trade unionist ever imagined a day would come when unionists would go to those lengths just to retain political power and control of the organisation. It is however gratifying that the workers and trade unions, who had known my history, supported me to stand in the elections and stood with me throughout the mud-slinging and unfounded allegations.

Since the elective conference, we have moved on towards implementing the workers’ mandate. We remain unmoved and unperturbed by the manufactured rumours and allegations.

NH: Your new leadership is said to have taken a pro-government approach. Is this true?

 FT: Our approach has been based on consultation, research, dialogue, feedback and obviously action. Our action or intentions must be driven by our constituency, who are the workers. We are mandate-driven as an organisation. Workers will indicate and dictate what they want.

NH: How have the first months in office been?

FT: The first few months in office have been very challenging and exciting. As the new leader[1]ship, we have decided to go back to basics in an effort to reconnect with our affiliate trade unions and their membership.

We have embarked on countrywide labour forums, where we took the opportunity to meet with shop-floor workers, district and regional structures. The meetings we conducted around the country gave us enough firepower to fuel and direct the workers’ struggle towards achievement of de[1]cent work, better working conditions and the US dollar-based salaries.

 We have also engaged with employers and government, just to touch base on the fast deteriorating social and economic conditions in the country.

To sum it all up, in the past few months, we, as the workers’ leadership, have noted that we need to roll up our sleeves and get to do real work because the issues that confront the working class are huge, but not insurmountable. With enough political will, Zimbabwe can be great again.

 NH: As the new leader, what are your priorities in the coming five years?

FT: As the president of ZCTU you must note that l do not operate in isolation of our policies, strategic plan and other policy guidelines. It is, however, my wish and that of my general council to improve relations that exist between employers, government and workers. In our view, this can be achieved through honest and frank discussions, as far as identifying impediments to national development and growth for our country.

It is our wish to see the Tripartite Negotiating Forum discussing and recommending issues to cabinet that go beyond rhetoric. Currently, the TNF Act does not bind the cabinet to accept recommendations of the TNF, and that in itself requires serious redress, because besides the existence of the TNF Act, everything else is rendered useless.

 It is the mandate of my leadership to ensure that workers start to earn in US dollars, as it is the only currency of value in the country at the present moment.

 Business has rejected the local currency, and the government is following suit, it is therefore our considered position that workers should not continue to be paid in a non-existent currency. We are intending to intensify our efforts for dialogue to achieve that intention.

 In the event that it fails, we will certainly move to campaigns that will ensure that we get that which the workers are demanding for. As guided by our ZCTU congress resolutions, we intend to push for the finalisation of labour law reform, as well as its realignment with the country’s constitution.

NH: The general populace feels that they have suffered enough due to poor salaries. What is your take on this outcry and what do you intend to do?

FT: Indeed, we agree with our members that the salaries have become a mere pittance to workers. Being a worker, l feel the pain.

With my salary, l am unable to make ends meet and l believe that is the situation with the majority of workers in this country. Our proposal is to go for dollarisation in an effort to restore the purchasing power of workers which has been lost from October 2018.

NH: Formal employment has also been drastically going down and, in the process, affecting labour activism in the country. How do you intend to address this gap?

FT: Our view as labour is that the government needs to create a conducive environment for both local and international investment. Unfortunately in a country fraught with policy inconsistencies most investors would shy away from risking and investing their capital.

There is a need to set our principles right. Most investors would be interested in investing in a country that respects labour laws and promotes social dialogue processes. If these are not respected and not in place, it would be difficult to attract any meaningful investment.

We are losing a lot of members going into the informal economy, it is our call to the government that it should recognise the informal economy and also move towards assisting and providing policy support for the growth of the informal economy.

 In our case, the informal economy has become the economy. It is therefore imperative that the government and, in particular, local governments, be prepared to harness the low-hanging fruits by supporting and capacitating the informal economy rather than to be fighting never-ending battles with workers in the informal economy.

NH: The ZCTU played a pivotal role in the formation of the political opposition in Zimbabwe. But we have witnessed countless breakaways from the original MDC. So which side is labour backing?

 FT: The ZCTU is an independent trade union organisation that is controlled and guided internally by its affiliates. The affiliates who make up ZCTU do not organise workers along partisan politics. Workers are free and are encouraged to belong to any political parties of their choice.

As a trade union we are very much interested in seeing the political manifestos of all the political parties. Our interests stem from the fact that we do not have permanent friends, but we have permanent interests.

We will encourage workers to support a political party that identifies with the struggle of the suffering workers, peasants and students.

NH: What is your take on efforts by the government to restore the value of the Zimdollar and promote its wider usage?

 FT: The employers and government have slowly and certainly discarded use of the bond note. Workers are on the receiving end as they remain as the only ones who accept the RTGS/bond note as a measure of value and trade.

However, this has made workers much poorer. Our view is that the employer should now move towards restoring workers’ dignity and respect by paying them in the US dollar, which is the medium of exchange today.

 NH: Any plans to embark on industrial action?

 FT: Workers and the general populace are truly agitated with the prevailing socio-economic environment. As the leadership, we are trying our level best to control the situation, but both employers and government know exactly what needs to be done.

In any event, if the situation continues to be as it is, workers are already beaten and they are down. At this stage we can safely say that workers have nothing more to lose, as they have lost much more.

 NH: What are your last words to the workers and citizens of Zimbabwe?

FT: As labour, we have been known for the popular adage “It is darkest before dawn”. As your president and leader, we believe that all is not lost; with concerted efforts we can restore Zimbabwe to its glory days.

 We need a proper development paradigm, we need a shift to addressing the real macro-economic fundamentals for the country to move ahead. I will lead the ZCTU team in engaging with government and employers, if that fails l shall give you the clarion call for action in which we shall require the support of everyone.

By A Correspondent- Zanu PF has blamed the European Union and America for the violence that claimed one life of a Citizens Coalition for Change Supporter last Sunday.

Zanu PF thugs disrupted a CCC rally in Kwekwe, killed one person and injured several people.

Addressing the media in Harare Thursday, Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said they had nothing to do with the violence.

“Violence in Kwekwe, investigations are ongoing, we cannot as a party be accused by social media, it shows that it was a premeditated agenda. Violence was caused by their leaders in the CCC, commanding his youths to drive others out. We are witnessing yellow, it’s a warning that they should desist from thinking they would take the law into their own hands.
“Why does this always happen in February for the past 20 years? Every February the EU and the US renew sanctions, so there was an effort that something happens in February for the past 20 years and this is not meant for Zimbabwe people, it’s a message for handlers. Chamisa parrots the message of puppetry and ZANU PF has nothing to do with violence in Kwekwe,” he said.

By A Correspondent-Zanu PF has said that they were not responsible for the violence that claimed one life of a Citizens Coalition for Change Supporter last Sunday.

Zanu PF thugs disrupted a CCC rally in Kwekwe, killed one person and injured several people.

Addressing the media in Harare Thursday, Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa said they had nothing to do with the violence.

“Violence in Kwekwe, investigations are ongoing, we cannot as a party be accused by social media, it shows that it was a premeditated agenda. Violence was caused by their leaders in the CCC, commanding his youths to drive others out. We are witnessing yellow, it’s a warning that they should desist from thinking they would take the law into their own hands.
“Why does this always happen in February for the past 20 years? Every February the EU and the US renew sanctions, so there was an effort that something happens in February for the past 20 years and this is not meant for Zimbabwe people, it’s a message for handlers. Chamisa parrots the message of puppetry and ZANU PF has nothing to do with violence in Kwekwe,” he said.

Own Correspondent

The Citizens’ Coalition for Change has condemned the escalation of political violence, particularly the egregious attacks against its members as the country approaches the 26 March by-election.

Zanu PF thugs attacked CCC members at President Nelson Chamisa’s rally in Kwekwe leading to the death of Mboneni Ncube.

Several party supporters were badly injured.CCC young supporter, Charity Nyome was among those injured. She was hospitalized after the barbaric attack.

Charity, whose brother Kudakwashe Nyome, fled the country after being persecuted by the Zanu PF regime said the incident has left her in shock.

“I am in a state of shock. Zanu PF hooligans terrorized my brother Kudakwashe Nyome, until he left the country as they were threatening to kill him. Kuda cannot return home because of fear of being eliminated by Zanu PF.

I witnessed the worst form of barbarism in Kwekwe. I was badly injured and I am currently receiving treatment after being hospitalized,” said Charity Nyome.

In a statement Thursday, CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said violence against their members must stop.

Below is the statement:
In the early hours of this morning, four men armed with machetes and a gun stormed the home of Hon. Tendai Biti who is our by-election candidate for Harare East constituency.
Hon Biti was not present at the property at the time of the attack. However, his elderly mother, family visitors and members of his campaign team were home.
The armed men beat up Hon Biti’s guard in the head and limbs. He suffered extensive injuries that required medical attention which he is now receiving at a local hospital.
This is not the first attack on Hon. Biti’s campaign team. On the 27th of January 2022, Erasmus Nyandoro, Zellers Gumbo, Tatenda Chigwada and Prince Mutebuka were beaten by armed riot police in the centre of town because they were wearing yellow CCC shirts.
Furthermore, on 16 February 2022, after a campaign meeting Tafara, armed Zanu PF thugs violently attacked three members of Hon. Biti’s campaign team and they sustained deep injuries on their legs and backs. They were beaten using iron bars.
Again, on the 19th of February, Obvious Nyahondo, was attacked by Zanu PF thugs at the Tafara venue of a rally that was to be addressed by Hon. Tendai Biti.
The attackers took his property including his phone and he sustained deep cuts to his legs and back. Although police reports have been made in respect of these incidents, the perpetrators are yet to be brought to book
This morning’s attack on Hon. Biti’s home comes barely four days after Zanu PF thugs murdered Mboneni Ncube at a CCC rally in Mbizo Kwekwe.
He was attacked with a spear three times in his back. We are advised that 11 of the 16 suspects in this gruesome murder have since been released by the Zimbabwe Republic Police. Many of our supporters were injured and 23 were .