By- A distinguished Zimbabwean specialist physician Dr Tapiwanashe Bwakura considered a “gentle giant in the field of medicine” has died.

His colleagues in the medical fraternity said Dr Bwakura died on Sunday morning (January 30) in South Africa where he was being treated for cancer.

Dr Bwakura was a renowned physician and teacher in the field of medicine for several years.
Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAFAIDS) hailed Dr Bwakura for his immense contribution to the healthcare delivery system in Zimbabwe and Africa as a whole.

“A gallant physician, educator, gentleman and humanitarian has left us,” the regional NGO said in a statement.
“Dr Tapiwanashe Bwakura, our dear colleague, mentor, brother and friend…served on the SAfAIDS board of trustees for many years. He was a long-standing friend and ally of SAfAIDS.
“Dr Bwakura was a renowned physician and educator in the field of medicine. His clinical expertise, academic, research and specialist services contributed to improving the lives of a large populace in Zimbabwe and other parts of Africa. Above all, he was an authentic humanitarian – both in heart and practice.”

Dr Bwakura served as acting CEO of one of the country’s major referral centres – Sally Mugabe Central Hospital (formerly Harare Hospital) and as secretary-general of the Zimbabwe Medical Association (Zima).
The specialist physician also held a position in the National Physicians Association of Zimbabwe (NAPAZ) and was a member of the College of Surgeons of East, Central, & Southern Africa (COSECSA).
He was a foundational pillar at UZ Medical School where he trained numerous generations of medical students, residents and fellows.
Apart from training students, Dr Bwakura also cared for thousands of patients at his private surgery.

“His deep empathy, sincere care and attention for the well-being of his patients and their families, his students and mentees, extended to all with whom he interfaced professionally and socially,” SAfAIDS said.
“His kindness and generosity, keen intellect, hearty laughter and love for humour, sober engagement with his profession, dedication to family and warmth to friends and colleagues alike, are among the many rich attributes that weave the tapestry of his legacy.
“We will forever cherish his example of service and sacrifice.”

-Herald

The weekend storm swept away a man crossing the flooded Nyaodza River, and his body was recovered several kilometres downstream.

The storm also left at least six cars trapped after the Mutoranhanga River Bridge was badly damaged, while large boulders covered the Charara-Makande Road, cutting off Kariba and Gache Gache from the rest of the country.
Mangura Dam in Nyaminyami Ward 9 burst its wall.

Several schools including Mamvura Machena and Mola primary schools and Mola Youth Centre had their roofs blown off while Mola Bridge was damaged.
Kariba district assistant development coordinator Mrs Patience Mubango said efforts were underway to remove the boulders from the roads and repair Mola Bridge.
“One person was swept away while trying to cross Nyaodza River, but his body was retrieved,” said Ms Mubango.
“Mangura dam in Ward 9 burst and lost all the water while there was a rock fall on Jonga Mountain Gache Gache Road is closed.”

Tractors have failed to remove the boulders owing to their sizes and efforts are now being made to secure heavier equipment to remove the rocks.
The Charara-Makande Road links rural Nyaminyami and Kariba urban and also Hurungwe district.
It is used to transport patients and supplies to Kariba District Hospital from Siakobvu and Mola.
The storms also left houses flooded at Marongora and rockfalls along the Harare-Chirundu highway.

-Herald

By- A 40-year-old Mbire woman had her hand ripped off by a crocodile whilst doing laundry in Angwa River Monday.

Esineri Kadziyanike of Chief Chisunga village was rushed to Angwa clinic after losing her left hand in the attack.

A villager identified as Mr Fresher Muodza confirmed the sad development.

“She was washing clothes in Angwa River when suddenly a crocodile attacked her and ripped her handoff. She is currently admitted at Angwa clinic,” he told the Herald.
Human-wildlife conflict remains a crisis in the Mbire area and nationwide.
In January, Alexander Chimedza from Kariba, Mashonaland West Province, was admitted to a hospital in Zambia after he was severely injured in a triple crocodile attack on the edge of Lake Kariba.

He suffered a broken hand, injured thighs and broken fingers after three crocodiles attacked him on the shores of Lake Kariba.
In December, a newly married woman from Mberengwa lost her right leg after she was attacked by a crocodile while fetching water at Mazwi Dam.

By A Correspondent- A Harare man was beaten to death by his employers after he had demanded his salary.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police, ZRP said the 44-year-old employee was found in a stationery vehicle weeks after being assaulted by his employer.

ZRP said the deceased who sustained “several injuries,” neither reported the matter to the police nor did he seek medical attention.

Below is the ZRP statement to the sad development:

The ZRP urges the public to promptly report all violence cases to the Police and seek medical attention when necessary.
On 3/01/22 at about 1600 hours a Harare man (44) was assaulted by a wooden plank all over the body by his employer (35) after he had demanded some money from him.

The victim sustained a swollen head and several injuries all over the body but did not report the matter to the Police or seek medical attention. On 31/01/22 at about 0600 hours, the victim was found dead in a stationary vehicle.
Worker-employee conflicts are a common phenomenon in Zimbabwe, with some employers failing to pay workers in time or “enough.”

By A Correspondent-The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has released the 2022 school calendar.

The calendar indicates that schools will reopen on 7 February and close on 7 April.

There is only one public holiday during the First Term and 45 days of school.

The Second Term begins on 3 May and ends on 4 August.

The Third Term begins on Monday 5 September and ends on 8 December after 71 school days.

By A Correspondent-Norton MP Temba Mliswa has accused Zanu PF 2023 elections fundraising committee chairman Philip Chiyangwa of leaking WhatsApp audio, he was warning him against speaking badly about his (Mliswa) family.

Mliswa was heard in the leaked audio saying unprintable words to Chiyangwa, whom he said was in the habit of saying bad things about “my family”.

On Tuesday, Mliswa said he was not regretting warning Chiyangwa.

He posted on his Twitter handle:

I have been busy at the farm& returned to the news of a leaked voice note. It should be understood that the audio was between myself& Chiyangwa. It was never meant for the public& its being leaked is clearly aimed at tarnishing me after the interview I had with

It’s unfortunate that Chiyangwa was immature as to leak the audio as a gamble seeking to have me attacked. Thus, it is misplaced undestanding that I attacked him over his status but it is factual that I attacked him over his habits which I reiterate that he should stop.

By- On Monday, the Johannesburg High Court dismissed Peter Moyo’s case against Old Mutual, which may be a final blow to the former CEO’s hope of getting R250 million from the insurer.

Moyo sued the insurer for contractual damages amounting to the total he would have earned for the remainder of his contract, had Old Mutual not fired him in June 2019.
The company said he wanted R230 million for contractual damages and another R20 million for the “insults” and impairment of his dignity caused by the statements that the company and its directors made in the media.
Old Mutual filed a court application last week to have Moyo’s case thrown out, with the company contending that there was nothing new in his argument.

Old Mutual said its former CEO was repeating arguments that had already been rejected by the courts before.
Judge Gregory Charles Wright seemingly agreed with the insurer. He found that Moyo failed to produce any evidence to show that Old Mutual wrongfully terminated his contract.
Moyo had brought the damages claim to court because he maintained that Old Mutual fired him unlawfully, even though a full-court ruled otherwise in 2020.
While he won a few rounds against the insurer at the beginning of their public legal battle in 2019, higher courts have rejected Moyo’s arguments.
Moyo even took his fight to Bloemfontein after the full bench judgment in 2020. But the Supreme Court of Appeal turned him down too.
Old Mutual wrote after the judgment:
The Court said it agreed with and was bound by similar findings made by a full bench of the High Court in January 2020, which also found Old Mutual had acted lawfully in terminating Mr Moyo’s contract.
On his claim for loss of dignity caused by the insulting remarks made when he was fired, the court also found no evidence to support this.
With this case thrown out, Moyo is now waiting to hear if he won or lost his application to have Old Mutual directors declared lawbreakers for blocking his temporary reinstatement when the Johannesburg High Court ordered it to do so in July 2019.
More: Fin24

By A Correspondent- Supporters of the newly-formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa said they would soon reach the £50 000 targeted for elections.

One Estelle Adams-Stone, launched the initiative on 13 January 2022. Estelle Adams-Stone said the money would be used to support parliamentary and local government candidates who were recalled by MDC-T to retain their seats. Pindula News presents Estelle Adams-Stone’s description of the initiative:
26 March is the day of by-elections in Zimbabwe which will legally allow Advocate Nelson Chamisa’s MPs who were wrongly recalled from parliament by Douglas Mwonzora to get their parliamentary seats back.
They were recalled by Douglas Mwonzora removing the people’s right to have representation in parliament.
They need the financial assistance of ALL Zimbabweans home and abroad to win these constituencies back.
Could you PLEASE assist them by donating any amount you can spare in order to restore democracy in Zimbabwe.
Their fight for freedom is everyone’s right for human dignity and the fight against corruption and tyranny.
Their victory is a victory for every Zimbabwean who wants to see a better Zimbabwe with functioning hospitals, schools, water services, the emergence of jobs and decent roads for our country.
Could you please assist them by donating anything you can and by sharing the link for this Go-Fund.
What is at stake is the future of your children and grandchildren and the future and dignity of our country.
Women are dying everyday trying to give birth, students are being kicked out of school and in colleges they are sleeping outside in rain and cold weather, the youths have no jobs, there is no clean drinking water yet billions are being looted by ZANUPF and its surrogates.
To fix this it requires the restoration of democracy and that requires everyone’s assistance.
No donation is big or small!
We need to stop Douglas Mwonzora from handing the people’s struggle to ZANUPF and Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Every cent and penny donated will be publicly accounted for.
This Go-Fund has the endorsement of Advocate Nelson Chamisa who is the main opposition leader in Zimbabwe.
We thank you for your generosity and contribution towards a free, Democratic and prosperous Zimbabwe.

SayNoToMwonzora #March26

NgaapindeHakeMukomana

Tinashe Sambiri|A senior member of former revolutionary party Zanu PF has claimed that Citizens Coalition For Change( CCC) is evil.

Zanu PF deputy political Commissar Omega Hungwe, has been widely criticized for misquoting and misterepting the bible in a bid to discredit CCC.

Hungwe said:
“Do you know what CCC means? It’s an animal that was spoken about in the book of Revelations and it means being used by the devil or the beast.

However, CCC spokesperson Advocate Fadzayi Mahere responded :

“Yellow is a colour that symbolises hope, energy and a fresh start. The CCC citizen movement has thrown ZANU PF into panic mode so they are desperately trying to dampen the spirits of the people who are ready to win the nation for change. They won’t succeed. CCC is here to stay. CCC is here ready to lead. CCC is ready to secure victory.”

CCC Youth Assembly leader Cecilia Chimbiri also accused the Zanu PF official of misleading the nation by misinterpreting bible verses…

Ahh nhai mhai musagadzire Bible renyu mega it’s 666 Revelations 13 the last verse. I think makaverenga under pressure , #NgaapindeHakeMukomana #registertovote

Tinashe Sambiri|The Yellow Revolution in Zimbabwe will lead will to the emancipation of Africa, Citizens Coalition For Change leader, President Nelson Chamisa has said.

According to President Chamisa, freedom day is near.

He also urged citizens to register to vote.

“Our freedom day is near. I feel it and know it. To get there, we must walk & work together, with urgency.

Let’s REGISTER TO VOTE.Make change happen.Rally your family,workmates & your neighbours between now & February 28.
Counting on you, REGISTER!: http://bit.ly/3g8E3Mz,” wrote President Chamisa On Twitter.

He added:

“Yellow revolution in Zimbabwe will lead to emancipation of Africa – Nelson Chamisa http://greensavannahdiplomaticcable.com.”

By A Correspondent- Mr Tabani Moyo, the Regional Secretariat director for the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has been elected to the position of Vice Chairperson in the Governing Council of the Africa Freedom of Information Centre Board. 

Moyo was elected into the Africa Freedom of Information Centre (AFIC) Governing Council (the board) at its elective Annual General Meeting held virtually on 27 January 2022.

Moyo, who is also the national director of MISA Zimbabwe, was elected Vice Chairperson of the seven-member general council for a two-year term.

AFIC is an African network of about 50 civil society organisations, and think tanks across 23 African countries. It is based in Kampala, Uganda. Said Moyo:

We are grateful that the peoples of Africa, through the network’s membership, made this call for us to serve, which we accept with humility.

The task at hand, given the complexities facing humanity in the age of pandemics, natural disasters, migration pressures, melting economies and inward-looking administrations globally, requires collaborative efforts and being outward-looking while tackling localised issues.

At MISA we appreciate the challenges we face and will do our best in consolidating solidarity and collaborations with like-minded and progressive entities in this age where democracy and leadership, in general, is on retreat.

Once again, I’m grateful to the membership for bestowing this leadership mantle on us as fellow governing council members for the two-year tenure of office, which, hopefully, will position Africa’s media development agenda and complexities on the global stage.

MISA is also a member of the Multi-Stakeholder Co-ordinating Team of the Southern African Development Community Internet Governance Forum (SAIGF) and the Global Forum for Media Development Steering Committee.

The organisation also serves on the IFEX Governing Council.

By A Correspondent- Legal experts Monday said it would be unconstitutional for the ruling ZANU PF party to bar the newly-formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa from using the yellow colour on its regalia and symbols.

Chamisa recently dumped the MDC Alliance name, saying it had become toxic and unveiled a new political outfit, CCC, which uses yellow, departing from the MDC’s red colour.

Addressing a political rally in Chitungwiza at the weekend, ruling ZANU PF officials threatened to bar Chamisa from using the colour yellow as its party symbol, saying it was their colour that signified mineral wealth.

Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum director Musa Kika yesterday told NewsDay that it was silly for ZANU PF to claim ownership of any colour. He said:

No one has a patent, trademark, copyright or any form of intellectual property right over a colour. No one can bar a competitor from using a particular colour.

Trademark infringement is looked at holistically — name, symbol, design and colour. Under our laws, and under the laws of common sense, the alleged expression of interest to bar the use of a colour has no basis.

Another legal expert Freddy Masarirevu said ZANU PF’s remarks were a mere political gimmick or political bantering. He added:

It will be an unfruitful challenge, trust me. Other than it being political bantering, I would not think that ZANU PF itself would sink low to that extent… ZANU PF cannot claim ownership of any colour

He said ZANU PF was in panic mode, hence such pronouncements and the matter is not even for the courts to determine as colours are generic.

His remarks were echoed by CCC vice-president Tendai Biti who said “it would be irrational for anyone to claim ownership of any colour, the same as suggesting that bananas abandon the colour yellow for red.”-newsday

By A Correspondent- Three Zanu PF officials in Manicaland province have been barred from carrying out party activities and ordered to appear before a disciplinary committee on charges of fuelling factionalism, disregarding orders and inciting intra-party violence.

These include the party’s Makoni district co-ordinating committee chairperson Albert Nyakuedzwa, Phillip Guyo from Buhera North and Ngonidzashe Mudekunye from Buhera South.

Nyakuedzwa, who narrowly lost the provincial chairmanship to Mike Madiro, is facing allegations of fanning factionalism and refusing to take orders from the provincial executive.

Mudekunye is accused of forming parallel structures in Buhera South, while Guyo is accused of challenging William Mutomba.

They have also been accused of organising demonstrations against Madiro’s executive.

The prohibition order letters, dated January 29, 2022, were signed by provincial secretary for legal affairs, and the secretary for the disciplinary committee Misheck Mugadza.

The disciplinary hearing is on Monday.

“This letter serves a notice for you to appear before the provincial disciplinary committee on February 7, 2022 to answer to the following allegations: disobeying lawful or official instruction such as ordering district co-ordinator not to collect registers of elected district executives from the provincial office,” the letter read.

“Refusing to sign handover takeover of registers to central committee delegation of comrade Joseph Chinotimba and Getrude Mutandi as per commissariat Circular No 13 of 2021.”

They are also accused of manipulating district registers and organising demonstrations against the provincial leadership during the party’s provincial elections in December last year.

“Please take note in terms of provisions of the party constitution, this notice acts as a prohibition order, which means you are not authorised to carry out your party duties until the matter is discharged,” the letter added.-newsday

By A Correspondent- A suspected Harare female fraudster, Memory Mugabe, yesterday appeared before magistrate Yeukai Dzuda charged with defrauding a homeseeker of US$11 380 in a residential stand scam.

Mugabe (42) was remanded in custody to February 14 after the State opposed bail, arguing that she was a flight risk.

Sometime in June last year, Mugabe allegedly misrepresented to the complainant Patricia Sigauke that she was selling residential stands in Rydale Ridge and Chishawasha.

Sigauke, who is based outside the country, paid her more than US$11 000 for one of the
stands.

It later emerged that Mugabe was a fraudster.

Ruvimbo Matyatya prosecuted.

By A Correspondent- Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has claimed that Harare West legislator Joanah Mamombe (Citizens Coalition for Change) has been employing delaying tactics in the finalisation of her “fake abduction” case through feigning illness in most cases.

In a statement which Ziyambi presented in Geneva, Switzerland, when he appeared before the Human Rights Council last week, he said Mamombe and CCC activists Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova were liars who wanted to taint the government’s image over issues of human rights.

Mamombe and her fellow activists have been in and out of the courts over a number of criminal charges that are still pending before the courts, including staging a demonstration during the COVID-19 lockdown period.

Ziyambi said the issue of the alleged enforced disappearances of the three female opposition political party members did not fall under the category of forced disappearances, but was an alleged case of abduction.

“This case was extensively investigated by the Zimbabwe Republic Police. The resultant police report revealed that their allegations were false and that they had staged the abductions in a bid to tarnish the image of the government. Consequently, they were charged and arraigned before the courts. Since the commencement of the court proceedings, the three women have employed dilatory tactics to evade trial, including faking mental health illness,” he said.

“One of them has since absconded to Europe and a warrant of arrest has since been issued against her. The remaining two have been granted bail and are currently out of custody. If this matter is proved, it could perhaps assist to lessen the number of false abduction and disappearance claims levelled against the government, which normally coincide with important international events.”

Marova has been issued with a arrest warrant after she failed to turn up in court for trial.

Ziyambi said COVID-19 had derailed finalisation of most criminal cases in the country.

Case Alert
31 January 2022

ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officers recently released a vehicle belonging to Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights), which it had impounded for allegedly failing to display permanent registration number plates.

The ZimRights Toyota Hiace vehicle, was impounded on Tuesday 25 January 2022 at a checkpoint manned by ZRP officers at the Mabvuku turn off road along the Harare-Mutare highway during an operation commenced by ZRP officers in January 2022 targeting “plateless, unregistered and unlicensed vehicles.”

At the Mabvuku checkpoint, ZimRights officials were told by a police officer only identified as Maponga that they were under arrest for travelling with a vehicle without permanent registration number plates. The ZimRights officials explained to Maponga that they paid
for the number plates and had made all the necessary payments to ensure issuance of the number plates but the Central Vehicle Registry Department was advising them that there were no permanent registration number plates. The ZimRights officials showed Maponga the requisite proofs of payment and the Customs Clearance Certificates and were also
displaying their temporary registration number plates on their vehicle.

They told him that in the past one week, they made numerous attendances in a bid to collect their permanent registration number plates but they were being advised that there are no number plates contrary to the statements issued by the Minister of Transport and
Infrastructural Development in the media.

Maponga remained adamant and insisted that police officers were on an operation targeting vehicles without permanent registration number plates and proceeded to impound the ZimRights vehicle and lodged it at Mabvuku Police Station.

However, the Officer in Charge at Mabvuku Police Station, released the ZimRights vehicle on 25 January 2022 after the human rights organisation’s lawyers Idirashe Chikomba and Tinashe Chinopfukutwa of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights intervened and protested against the impounding of the vehicle saying the law enforcement agents’ actions were unlawful.

In a letter written to the Officer In Charge of Mabvuku Police Station, Chikomba and Chinopfukutwa argued that according to Section 6 of the Vehicle Registration and Licensing Act, in terms of which ZRP purported to be conducting the operation to impound vehicles, police officers are not empowered to impound motorists’ vehicles hence they
cannot grant to themselves powers which they are not vested with at law.

The human rights lawyers argued that in terms of Section 21 of the Vehicle Registration and Licensing Act, a vehicle is deemed to have been duly registered and licensed if a temporary identification card is affixed on it on the prescribed position. They stated that
ZimRights and its employees are entitled to freedom of movement which is provided in terms of section 66 of the Constitution.

Chikomba and Chinopfukutwa also told The Officer In Charge at Mabvuku Police Station that it is grossly unreasonable for ZRP officers to impound their client’s vehicle when ZimRights is failing to get the permanent number plates through no fault of its own but through inefficiencies at the Central Vehicle Registry.

The human rights lawyers demanded that ZRP should within 24 hours direct the relevant police officers to release their client’s vehicle without any storage charges and warned that should the law enforcement agents fail to release their client’s vehicle they would immediately approach the High Court seeking an order for the release of the vehicle on an urgent basis. They also told the Officer In Charge at Mabvuku Police Station that ZRP will bear the costs of the urgent chamber application and will be sued together with the concerned police officers for damages incurred by ZimRights in hiring another vehicle for use while its vehicle remains impounded.

Besides writing to the Officer In Charge of Mabvuku Police Station, Chikomba and Chinopfukutwa also wrote to Hon. Felix Mhona, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructural Development demanding that he within 24 hours direct the relevant officers at Central Vehicle Registry to issue ZimRights with the permanent registration number
plates for its vehicle failure of which they would proceed to approach the High Court for an order compelling him to do so.

As a result, the Officer In Charge of Mabvuku Police Station eventually released the impounded vehicle on 25 January 2022 while the Central Vehicle Registry on 27 January 2022 gave ZimRights its permanent registration number plates.

By A Correspondent- Teachers yesterday described the $16 500 that the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has offered them for marking examinations, as paltry and an insult to the profession.

In a statement, the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) alleged that teachers who are marking examinations will be paid an equivalent of US$10,25 per day ($16 500) for 14 marking days.

“Zimsec has sent out its contract for 2022 markers. No dinner, just tea and lunch. They will also pay US$10,25 per day in RTGS which we presume will cover dinner. This is impudence, hubris and nonsense all rolled into one,” PTUZ said.

Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe president Obert Masaraure said: “Zimsec must pay allowances for teachers who invigilate and mark examinations. They must formulate a contract with clear roles and responsibilities and payment modalities.”

But Zimsec spokesperson Nicholette Dlamini said the teachers had not yet informed the examination body about the complaints raised by their unions.

“We cannot comment over social media issues.  We will wait for their formal letters to reach us first and then we will properly respond,” she said.

Teachers’ unions have also highlighted that they will not turn up for work when schools open for the first term on Monday as they were incapacitated.

PTUZ said government was spoiling for a fight with its employees given the timing of the announcement to open schools amid the prevailing economic hardships.

“Our membership cannot be expected to comply with the directive to reopen schools before the government financially capacitate them. Teachers are not ready for the reopening of schools. What they expect is the announcement that government has reviewed their salaries with effect from January 2022,” PTUZ added.

The Educators Union of Zimbabwe also said it was concerned with government’s plans to open schools without considering the financial wellbeing of its employees.

Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare minister Paul Mavima recently said government would not hesitate to implement a “no-work-no-pay” policy on truant teachers.-newsday

By A Correspondent- Human rights pressure group Ibhetshu LikaZulu has claimed that Gukurahundi survivors voted for the ruling Zanu PF party in the past elections out of fear of a repeat of the genocide.

The pressure group said each election since the early 1980s had brought sad memories of the massacre to the survivors and their families.

An estimated 20 000 civilians in Matabeleland and Midlands provinces were killed by State security agents between 1982 and 1987 on suspicion of harbouring PF-Zapu insurgents.

“The Gukurahundi victims have not been voting for Zanu PF because they love it, they were voting for the ruling party because of fear of a repeat of atrocities,” Ibhetshu LikaZulu co-ordinator Mbuso Fuzwayo told Southern Eye yesterday, adding that voting for Zanu PF had become a survival tactic as some had been denied food aid after being perceived as opposition supporters.

“It is like a woman who stays with a man who raped and impregnated her. But because of poverty and fear, that woman submits herself to that man, that is what is happening. None of the Gukurahundi victims votes for Zanu PF voluntarily,” he said.

One of the Gukurahundi victims from Silobela, who declined to be named, said: “It’s painful to vote for people who tortured us. We are just voting for Zanu PF for the sake of accessing free stuff like health and food since we can’t even access proper jobs. It’s really painful. We fear being victimised again.”

Another Gukurahundi victim, who identified himself as Ndlangamandla, said he had had enough of Zanu PF intimidation and would vote for the opposition in the March 26 by-elections.

Zanu PF spokesperson Chris Mutsvangwa yesterday declined to comment on the issue.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has pledged to address the issue by facilitating issuance of identification documents to the survivors, but the victims insist on compensation and prosecution of perpetrators.-newsday

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced that voter registration will start nationwide this Tuesday. It also said preparations were underway for the March 26 by-elections. The electoral body also spoke about reports saying there was voters’ roll tampering in Chinhoyi.

We present ZEC’s full statement:

PRESS STATEMENT FOR THE CEO’S PRESS CONFERENCE

DATE: 31 JANUARY 2022

TIME: 14:30HRS

Mobile Voter Registration for Delimitation

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission wishes to advise the public that the mobile voter registration for the impending delimitation exercise, which was initially pencilled for early December last year, will commence tomorrow, 1 February 2022. As indicated in earlier communication the mobile voter registration exercise will be held in two phases as follows:

Phase 1: This will run from 1 February 2022 to 28 February 2022.

The areas to be covered under phase 1 can be accessed on the Commission website www.zec.org.zw. These mobile voter registration centres were also published in the country’s four daily newspapers on 25 January 2022.
Note that the Commission has established 210 voter registration teams to cater for the 210 constituencies, in addition to the 63 District office and 10 Provincial office centres. These teams will be mobile and will be deployed at the advertised registration centres for periods ranging from 1-3 days before moving on to the next registration centre within the constituencies.

The teams are expected to cover a combined total of 2,713 centres during the first phase. This has been done to ensure that the Commission registers as many potential registrants as possible by bringing the voter registration centres close to the people.

Voter education teams who have been deployed in advance will inform prospective registrants of when the registration teams will be in the area and the registration centres where the teams will be operating from. Members of the public are urged to be on the lookout for these voter educators for this information. Members of the public are also urged to listen for information on the radio, television, ZEC social media platforms as these will also be used as mediums to dispatch information on the mobile voter registration exercise.

Phase 2: This will be conducted from 11 to 30 April 2022 and will follow the same modus operandi as the first phase.

It should be noted that this mobile voter registration exercise is not meant for the upcoming by-elections whose voters’ rolls are already closed but for the delimitation exercise expected to be conducted after the national population census.
The Commission would like to urge members of public who have been registered before under the Biometric Voter Registration exercise not to register again since their names are already on the voters’ roll. If one is not sure of their registration status, they can check online on [email protected] or on the Commission’s website www.zec.org.zw

Those intending to transfer should inform the voter registration officer of their intention rather than register as new registrants.

Civil Society Organisations and political parties are advised to desist from giving voter registration incentives as this may entice those already on the voters’ roll to register multiple times. Although multiple registrations are eventually picked by the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), the practice gives an outward false impression of the actual numbers registered.

ZEC reiterates that for one to qualify for registration he or she must:
■ be a Zimbabwean citizen

• be of or over the age of eighteen years; and –

• be resident in any ward and produces proof of such residency and must present the voter registration officer with the necessary documentation to prove his or her identity and residency, that is:

• National identity card (plastic, metal or paper waiting pass with the holder’s photograph) or a valid passport

• Proof of residence in the form of utility bills, hospital cards, credit letters, affidavits, etc.

Update on VR Preparations

Preliminaries for the voter registration exercise such as acquisition of additional personnel, training of voter educators and voter registration officers have been completed. Currently, the deployment of personnel and equipment is underway.
1,885 voter education and voter registration personnel have been recruited.

So far, the Commission has no challenges in the availability of personnel and it is grateful to the Public Service Commission and other statutory bodies for availing the required personnel.

As stated earlier voter educators are already on the ground and they will continue with their exercise up to the end of the first phase of the mobile voter registration exercise on 28 February 2022.

Funding

The Commission has presented an estimated budget of ZWL 4.5 billion for the mobile voter registration exercise which Treasury has commenced to fund.

Challenges

The incessant heavy rains, which have caused flooding in low-lying areas present a potential challenge of personnel and equipment deployment in certain areas for the Commission. Already flooding has been reported in the Chimanimani, Muzarabani, Mudzi, Chipinge, Chikombedzi and Beitbridge areas just to name a few.

Depending on the situation on the ground the voter registration teams have been advised to adjust their itineraries accordingly and re-visit the affected areas once the flooding has receded. The affected communities and other stakeholders will be advised of any such changes.

Note: the safety of all life must be safeguarded at all costs and the electorate as well voter registration teams are advised not to take risks by crossing flooded rivers.

BY-ELECTIONS Preparations

Preparations are on course for the conduct of by-elections on the 26th of March 2022. The estimated budget for the by-election is ZWL 3.7 billion.

All constituencies and wards, with the exception of ward 14 of Umguza Rural District Council, are contested. Ward 3 of Bulawayo Municipality which was initially advertised for the sitting in the nomination court did not sit after the Town clerk notified ZEC of the withdrawal. The Commission will soon be publishing the names of all candidates contesting in the by-elections.

In ward 14 of Umguza RDC Ncube Delay from ZANU PF Party was the only successful candidate to lodge his nomination papers and was duly elected as the councillor for that ward with effect from 26 January 2022.

The Commission has also since received two more vacancies for ward 20 of Chitungwiza Municipality and ward 3 of Gokwe North RDC. The nomination court for the two will sit on 22 February 2022 and polling conducted together with the rest if it becomes necessary. Political parties and candidates are reminded that they are bound by the provisions of the code of conduct which they signed and presented to the Commission along with their nomination papers. Briefly they are reminded to:

• Publicise the code widely in election campaigns;

• Promote a climate of tolerance in which electioneering activity may take place without fear, coercion, intimidation or reprisals;

• Promote and support efforts to disseminate accurate information and materials on the electoral processes

• Respect the role of the news media • Respect the right of women to communicate and engage freely in any political activities

• Desist from any conduct that is prohibited in the electoral law, including but not limited to, use of violence or threats of violence, use of hateful language, intimidation, bribery and damage to property.

Accreditation of Observers

The Commission has set up an Observers’ Accreditation Committee in line with the provisions of the law. Any person wishing to observe any of the electoral processes that ZEC is currently engaged in is encouraged to apply to the Commission directly through the office of the Chief Elections Officer or indirectly through the office of the appropriate provincial elections officer of the province in which the observers propose to discharge their functions.

Accreditation centres will be set up throughout the country depending on the applications received and location of observers.

Currently, an accreditation centre has been set up in Harare at Belvedere Teacher’s College and another at St Patricks Hotel in Bulawayo.

Media Monitoring Committee

A media motoring Committee has been set up and a brief of their functions will be given by the Chairperson of the Committee, Commissioner J.L. Kazembe.

Allegations of Voters Roll Tampering for ward 12 of Chinhoyi Municipality

Following reports of alleged tampering with the voters roll for Ward 12 of Chinhoyi Municipality during the nomination process by Mr Dyke Makumbi a Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) political party candidate for ward 12 Chinhoyi Municipality, ZEC would like to advise stakeholders that we have checked the National voters’ roll and can confirm that Mr Makumbi’s initial nominators, who had inadvertently been recorded as not on the voters roll, were registered to vote in 2018 and are eligible to vote in the forth-coming by-elections and the 2023 General Elections.

ZEC would like to unreservedly apologise to the candidate and the four (4) nominators who are all registered voters. The anomaly arose due to administrative errors which we can confirm have been corrected.

ZEC would like to assure its stakeholders that it will speedily correct any administration errors and sincerely own up and apologise were it has erred.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced the arrest of a Dete man for cultivating 11 marijuana plants in his garden.

Said the ZRP in a statement:

On 27/01/22, Police in Hwange reacted to a tip-off and arrested Langton Masunda (57) for cultivating eleven plants of dagga at his garden at Halfway Hotel, Gwayi, Dete.

In 2020, Zimbabwe legalised the production of industrial hemp (marijuana) through Statutory Instrument 218 Agricultural Marketing Authority (Industrial Hemp) Regulations gazetted on Friday by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water and Rural Resettlement Anxious Masuka.

According to  Zimbabwe Industrial Hemp Trust (ZIHT)’s Dr Zorodzai Maroveke, the first harvesting of industrial hemp happened in 2020.

Scores of people have been arrested nationwide for possession of marijuana.

When the government authorised the production of industrial hemp, some thought possession of marijuana was now legal.

Meanwhile, Police in Bulawayo arrested Sanele Sharon Ndlovu (27) for unlawful possession of three sachets of Crystal Methamphetamine weighing approximately 0.001 kgs with a value of ZWL$2 550.

Crystal Methamphetamine, known as Mutoriro in street lingo, also referred to as Dombo (Shona for Stone), is one of the most abused drugs in Zimbabwe.

It reportedly started appearing in Zimbabwe around 2016 and its use was on the increase since.

The Crystal Meth in Zimbabwe is in the form of brownish-cream grains that look like coarse salt or small hailstones.

In South Africa, Mutoriro is called Tik.

By- Zanu PF is celebrating winning the uncontested Ward 14 of Umguza Rural District Council in Matabeleland North.

Opposition parties did not nominate candidates to contest the council seat in the forthcoming by-elections set for March 26.

Zanu PF candidate, Delay Ncube, was the only successful candidate to lodge his nomination papers and was duly elected as the councillor for that ward, effective January 26, 2022.

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) chief election officer Mr Utoile Silaigwana confirmed the development.
“All constituencies and wards, with the exception of ward 14 of Umguza Rural District Council are contested. Ward 3 of Bulawayo Municipality, which was initially advertised for the sitting of the nomination court did not sit after the Town Clerk notified Zec of the withdrawal,” he said.
The commission, he said, will publish the names of the candidates contesting in the by-elections.
In addition, he said the commission has also received two more vacancies for Ward 20 of Chitungwiza Municipality and Ward 3 of Gokwe North RDC.
The nomination court for the two, he said, will sit on February 22 2022 and polling will be conducted together with the rest if it becomes necessary.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has set March 26 of this year as the date for holding by-elections to fill vacant parliamentary and council seats.
Zimbabwe has a total of 133 elective vacancies, which comprise 28 parliamentary seats and 105 council seats emanating from recalls, deaths or dismissals. Subsequent nomination courts for these vacancies sat on January 26, and 28, 2022 respectively across the country.
Electoral activities were suspended in March 2020 due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.

-Chronicle

By A Correspondent- Zimbabwe is bracing for another devastating tropical cyclone, christened Batsirai expected to hit the country Tuesday February, barely a week after its precessor, Ana left a trail of destruction.

The warning, which has been communicated by the Southern Africa Development Committee’s (SADC) Climate Services Centre, indicates that Zimbabwe, Namibia, Malawi, Tanzania, the Comoros Islands, Mauritius, South Africa, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia and the DRC are set to receive abnormally heavy rainfall until February 3.

Homes, bridges, power lines and health facilities have been swept away by Cyclone Ana in affected Manicaland and Masvingo provinces

The impending tropical cyclone could mean further crisis for the affected, some of who fell victim to Cyclone Idai in 2019.

“The TC BATSIRAI is evolving in a favourable environment and is expected to intensify further into an Intense Tropical Cyclone and affect main island Mauritius between 01 and 02 February 2022. Additionally, active weather systems are influencing other parts of SADC.

“There is a possibility that Batsirai may also affect central parts of Madagascar, however, the level of uncertainty at present is relatively high.

“Other parts of the SADC region that will experience increased rainfall during the next couples of days include Comoros, Seychelles, northern Malawi, Namibia, whole United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, east Angola, and parts of South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe,” the SADC Climate Services Centre said in a statement Monday.

By – The weekend storm has left a trail of destruction in Kariba.

The storm swept away a man crossing the flooded Nyaodza River, and his body was recovered several kilometres downstream last weekend.
At least six cars were also trapped after the Mutoranhanga River Bridge was badly damaged, while large boulders covered the Charara-Makande Road, cutting off Kariba and Gache Gache from the rest of the country.
Mangura Dam in Nyaminyami Ward 9 burst its wall.

Several schools including Mamvura Machena and Mola primary schools and Mola Youth Centre had their roofs blown off while Mola Bridge was damaged.
Kariba district assistant development coordinator Mrs Patience Mubango said efforts were underway to remove the boulders from the roads and repair Mola Bridge.
“One person was swept away while trying to cross Nyaodza River, but his body was retrieved,” said Ms Mubango.
“Mangura dam in Ward 9 burst and lost all the water while there was a rock fall on Jonga Mountain Gache Gache Road is closed.”

Tractors have failed to remove the boulders owing to their sizes and efforts are now being made to secure heavier equipment to remove the rocks.
The Charara-Makande Road links rural Nyaminyami and Kariba urban and also Hurungwe district.
It is used to transport patients and supplies to Kariba District Hospital from Siakobvu and Mola.
The storms also left houses flooded at Marongora and rockfalls along the Harare-Chirundu highway.

-Herald

By -A recently launched Go-fund to raise money for the newly-formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa has, as of Monday at 10 pm, raised £3 993 out of the targeted £50 000.

One Estelle Adams-Stone, launched the initiative on 13 January 2022. Estelle Adams-Stone said the money would be used to support parliamentary and local government candidates who were recalled by MDC-T to retain their seats. Pindula News presents Estelle Adams-Stone’s description of the initiative:
26 March is the day of by-elections in Zimbabwe which will legally allow Advocate Nelson Chamisa’s MPs who were wrongly recalled from parliament by Douglas Mwonzora to get their parliamentary seats back.
They were recalled by Douglas Mwonzora removing the people’s right to have representation in parliament.
They need the financial assistance of ALL Zimbabweans home and abroad to win these constituencies back.
Could you PLEASE assist them by donating any amount you can spare in order to restore democracy in Zimbabwe.
Their fight for freedom is everyone’s right for human dignity and the fight against corruption and tyranny.
Their victory is a victory for every Zimbabwean who wants to see a better Zimbabwe with functioning hospitals, schools, water services, the emergence of jobs and decent roads for our country.
Could you please assist them by donating anything you can and by sharing the link for this Go-Fund.
What is at stake is the future of your children and grandchildren and the future and dignity of our country.
Women are dying everyday trying to give birth, students are being kicked out of school and in colleges they are sleeping outside in rain and cold weather, the youths have no jobs, there is no clean drinking water yet billions are being looted by ZANUPF and its surrogates.
To fix this it requires the restoration of democracy and that requires everyone’s assistance.
No donation is big or small!
We need to stop Douglas Mwonzora from handing the people’s struggle to ZANUPF and Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Every cent and penny donated will be publicly accounted for.
This Go-Fund has the endorsement of Advocate Nelson Chamisa who is the main opposition leader in Zimbabwe.
We thank you for your generosity and contribution towards a free, Democratic and prosperous Zimbabwe.

SayNoToMwonzora #March26

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By- The newly-formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) said it had started crowd-sourcing for its electoral campaigns.

This comes when the government last week disbursed ZW$150 million (about US$1.3 million at the official exchange rate) through the Political Parties Finance Act to ZANU PF and the MDC-T.

The CCC party led by Nelson Chamisa was formed last week after it dumped its previous name, MDC Alliance which it used in the 2018 elections after the rival MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora said it would use the name in the March 26 by-elections.

The Chamsa-led party says it is entitled to the money that was given to the MDC-T considering that the party won 88 National Assembly seats and 25 senate seats while MDC-T did not win a single seat.

The government is justifying the disbursement of the funds to MDC-T on a 2020 Supreme Court ruling on the MDC leadership crisis which ruled that Chamisa was not the MDC’s legitimate leader.

CCC treasurer-general David Coltart Sunday told NewsDay that the Chamisa-led party has no option but to raise funds through crowdsourcing “to defend the people’s vote“.

Coltart, however, declined to divulge the exact figure that has been raised so far, saying that it was confidential information. The former Primary and Secondary Education Minister said:

The money is to finance preparations for the elections as the money that was supposed to be given to us since 2018 through the Political Parties (Finance) Act was illegally given to MDC-T.

This also comes after a crowdsourcing initiative to replace Chamisa’s vehicle raised US$122 050, as of Monday 31 January 2022, out of the targetted US$120 000. 

More: NewsDay Zimbabwe

By- A Karoi General hospital nurse last week saved the lives of a young woman and her baby by the roadside.

Umali Jawadu (43) was escorting patients to the provincial referral Chinhoyi Hospital last Wednesday when he and his alert driver, Mr Owen Kapungu, noticed a woman believed to be in her mid-20s lying by the roadside some 10km from Karoi towards Chinhoyi.

The woman was in dire need of assistance, and saving her made Jawadu an instant hero.

The government has rewarded, Jawadu with sponsorship to study midwifery at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital School of Nursing.

Provincial nursing officer Mr Farai Marufu said Jawadu would start lessons this May.

“He has been enrolled for the May class to study midwifery at Chinhoyi Hospital.
We will continue to support him until he finishes his course. When we look at this young man, we see a health practitioner who is exceptionally different from some of our workers today.
“I receive various complaints from patients across the province about some uncaring officials and we are currently doing investigations.

“Jawadu is among a few officials that are patriotic enough and this is the thrust we want, workers should be patriotic enough,” he said.
Jawadu said he was happy to enrol for the course.

-Herald

By- Bulawayo United Residents Association (BURA) has expressed concern over a spate of road accidents involving Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (ZUPCO) buses. 

The association blames both ZUPCO and Bulawayo City Council (BCC).

This comes after two ZUPCO buses have been involved in road accidents in different parts of the city in just a week killing a combined four while injuring over 25 people.

BURA chairperson, Winos Dube said it was sad that the accidents were involving the main transport provider, ZUPCO whose mandate is said to save the people. Dube added:

It’s an issue of concern as residents as well as the leaders and representatives of residents that we have to go through such. This experience leaves us to ask ourselves what causes these accidents.

The state of the roads is very bad and needs serious attention.

And the buses themselves are they road worthy and are they the ones that should be providing these services.

Dube also suggested that the personnel tasked to ferry passengers may not be mentally sound to be delivering these services.

Dube urged the relevant authorities to fix the issue. 

The accidents involving ZUPCO buses have not been confined to Bulawayo, they have been happening nationwide.

More: Open Council Bulawayo

By- Two people escaped death by a whisker when a tree fell on top of the car they were travelling in Vainona, Harare, Monday.

The victims, Last Goba and Tinotenda Thomas, are all employees of Chestrock.
A witness, Tendai Marova, said he managed to rescue both victims but one of them was seriously injured.

“I heard a loud noise when the tree fell down. I rushed to the scene and rescued them.

The passenger who was seriously injured was taken to a nearby hospital,” said Mr Marova.

The driver of the vehicle, Goba, was said to be in a stable condition.
-Herald

By A Correspondent- A 27 year old Bulawayo man accused of aggravated indecent assault on a 14 year old girl fainted in court at the same time with his mother during his appearance last Wednesday prompting the court to adjourn to a further date.

Archbold Marimbe of Kingsdale in Bulawayo denied the charges when he appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Elisha Singano.

While defending himself in court, he fainted in the dock, and his mother who was seated at the court gallery also fainted at the same time.

Before she fainted, his mother went into a trance as if possessed by spirits.

This prompted the magistrate to then adjourn the court prematurely and to remand the matter to January 31.

Prosecutor Patience Sibanda told the court that on December 25 last year at 10pm, a 14- year-old girl had left home to buy goods at North End shops.

While at the shops, she met Marimbe driving his car.  He then lured her to accompany him to Smoke House situated in the Hillside area.

The girl refused but later gave in.  While in the car, she allegedly pleaded with Marimbe to teach her how to drive.

It is the state case that while at Northend shops, Marimbe parked his car and started fondling the girl’s breasts and private parts.  The girl was allegedly kept in the car until 3am the next morning.

The following day, the matter was reported to the police, which led to his arrest.

Tinashe Sambiri|The city of Kwekwe was turned into a sea of yellow at the weekend as members of President Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens Coalition For Change held a mobilization and recruitment programme.

Citizens Coalition For Change Youth Assembly leader Cecilia Chimbiri led the dynamic programme.

Judith Tobaiwa will represent Citizens Coalition For Change in the coming by-elections.

Watch videos below :

By -A recently launched Go-fund to raise money for the newly-formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa has, as of Monday at 10 pm, raised £3 993 out of the targeted £50 000.

One Estelle Adams-Stone, launched the initiative on 13 January 2022. Estelle Adams-Stone said the money would be used to support parliamentary and local government candidates who were recalled by MDC-T to retain their seats. Pindula News presents Estelle Adams-Stone’s description of the initiative:
26 March is the day of by-elections in Zimbabwe which will legally allow Advocate Nelson Chamisa’s MPs who were wrongly recalled from parliament by Douglas Mwonzora to get their parliamentary seats back.
They were recalled by Douglas Mwonzora removing the people’s right to have representation in parliament.
They need the financial assistance of ALL Zimbabweans home and abroad to win these constituencies back.
Could you PLEASE assist them by donating any amount you can spare in order to restore democracy in Zimbabwe.
Their fight for freedom is everyone’s right for human dignity and the fight against corruption and tyranny.
Their victory is a victory for every Zimbabwean who wants to see a better Zimbabwe with functioning hospitals, schools, water services, the emergence of jobs and decent roads for our country.
Could you please assist them by donating anything you can and by sharing the link for this Go-Fund.
What is at stake is the future of your children and grandchildren and the future and dignity of our country.
Women are dying everyday trying to give birth, students are being kicked out of school and in colleges they are sleeping outside in rain and cold weather, the youths have no jobs, there is no clean drinking water yet billions are being looted by ZANUPF and its surrogates.
To fix this it requires the restoration of democracy and that requires everyone’s assistance.
No donation is big or small!
We need to stop Douglas Mwonzora from handing the people’s struggle to ZANUPF and Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Every cent and penny donated will be publicly accounted for.
This Go-Fund has the endorsement of Advocate Nelson Chamisa who is the main opposition leader in Zimbabwe.
We thank you for your generosity and contribution towards a free, Democratic and prosperous Zimbabwe.

SayNoToMwonzora #March26

NgaapindeHakeMukomana

By A Correspondent- Three minors died at Harare Hospital last week due to burn injuries sustained when a tuckshop they were sleeping in caught fire.

In a statement, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said the kids had lit an empty crate of eggs and placed it on top of a cardboard box to repel mosquitoes before they went to sleep. 

Said police in a statement:

The ZRP reports that three juveniles aged 7, 11 and 14 died on admission at Sally Mugabe Hospital, Harare due to injuries sustained when the tuckshop they were sleeping in caught fire on 28/01/22 at Dragon Mine Shamva.

By- Zanu PF secretary for finance, Patrick Chinamasa, has fumed over the newly formed CCC led by Nelson Chamisa.

Chamisa last week dumped the MDC Alliance name and launched the CCC.

The CCC uses the colour yellow, departing from the MDC red.

Writing on his Twitter handle, Chinamasa recently warned Chamisa against forming the CCC party, saying he was “playing with fire”.
“Chamisa needs to be warned that he is playing with fire abusing the democratic space and the rights and freedoms that were won for the people of Zimbabwe on the battlefield. Those with eyes let them ‘eye’ and those with ears let them hear,” Chinamasa said.

-Newsday

By- A Karoi General hospital nurse last week saved the lives of a young woman and her baby by the roadside.

Umali Jawadu (43) was escorting patients to the provincial referral Chinhoyi Hospital last Wednesday when he and his alert driver, Mr Owen Kapungu, noticed a woman believed to be in her mid-20s lying by the roadside some 10km from Karoi towards Chinhoyi.

The woman was in dire need of assistance, and saving her made Jawadu an instant hero.

The government has rewarded, Jawadu with sponsorship to study midwifery at Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital School of Nursing.

Provincial nursing officer Mr Farai Marufu said Jawadu would start lessons this May.

“He has been enrolled for the May class to study midwifery at Chinhoyi Hospital.
We will continue to support him until he finishes his course. When we look at this young man, we see a health practitioner who is exceptionally different from some of our workers today.
“I receive various complaints from patients across the province about some uncaring officials and we are currently doing investigations.

“Jawadu is among a few officials that are patriotic enough and this is the thrust we want, workers should be patriotic enough,” he said.
Jawadu said he was happy to enrol for the course.

-Herald

By-Zanu PF has been provoked by the yellow colours which Nelson Chamisa’s newly-formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has adopted.

Chamisa last week dumped the MDC Alliance name, saying it had become toxic and unveiled CCC, which uses the colour yellow, departing from the MDC red.

Soon after the launch, party supporters and celebrities initiated a campaign to promote the brand and colour a development that has apparently angered the ruling party, which now wants the party barred from using the colour.

At the launch of the ZANU PF by-election campaign in St Mary’s, Chitungwiza, the party’s senior officials told dozens of party supporters that Chamisa’s party had nothing to offer. 

Acting youth league secretary Tendai Chirau, provincial chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa, deputy national political commissar Omega Hungwe said yellow represents the wealth of the country.

They said ZANU PF has four colours, green, yellow, red, and black. Chirau added:

These colours will never change because of someone who wants to take them. They remain our colours, they symbolise the importance of the rich minerals that we have.

Masimirembwa said ZANU PF supporters should not be ashamed of wearing yellow as it belonged to the ruling party.

Hungwe also weighed in, describing Chamisa’s new outfit as “satanic”, adding thatt voting for MDC or CCC shows that you are lost. He added:

Do you know what CCC means? It’s an animal that was spoken about in the book of Revelations and it means being used by the devil or the beast.

In response to the ZANU PF claims, CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said: 

Yellow is a colour that symbolises hope, energy and a fresh start. The CCC citizen movement has thrown ZANU PF into panic mode so they are desperately trying to dampen the spirits of the people who are ready to win the nation for change. They won’t succeed. CCC is here to stay. CCC is here ready to lead. CCC is ready to secure victory.

Some observers say ZANU PF expected that Chamisa would fight with Douglas Mwonzora over the MDC Alliance name. 

More: NewsDay Zimbabwe

By- Zanu PF has accused the opposition of ruining towns and cities until they resemble rural areas.

Tendai Chirau, the party’s The remarks were made Deputy Secretary for Youth Affairs gave this blame, during the party’s Harare Province by-election launch in Chitungwiza this week.

Most urban local authorities have been under the stewardship of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) since the turn of the millennium when the party took over from the ruling party.
Chirau said he was grateful that people were encouraged to unite against the opposition. He said:
Let’s unite. The opposition has turned our towns into rural areas. Let’s take back all seats.
Local authorities have for years failed to deliver public goods and services such as potable water, sewer reticulation, road maintenance and garbage collection.
They cite a lack of adequate resources saying ratepayers are not honouring their obligations whilst the central government is not consistently giving them the revenue from the national purse.

The opposition also accuses the central government of interfering with local government business.
ZANU PF which has had ministers heading the Local Government Ministry deny interference, it says the central government has an oversight role over local government authorities.
This is happening ahead of the March by-elections and 2023 harmonised elections.

By-A married overseer with Upperview Ministries International Church has been shamed for sending love messages to a woman who went on to post the messages on social media.

Glen View 7 Overseer Severino Machetu’s love messages to a single woman backfired after the latter shamed him on his church Facebook page.

The incident took place two days after he had finished his traditional 10 days of fasting.
Overseer Machetu confirmed he was in a mes, telling H-Metro he had stopped his ministerial duties because of the posts.
“Mufundisi taurirai vanhu vesangano renyu kuti muri kundiitei kuinbox?
“I will not tolerate nonsense in my inbox, especially when someone pretends to know God really well and then break one of the 10 commandments.
“Makadirei kuita mufundisi imi muri he? “Mukadzi wenyu akanaka kudarika ini plus ane hunhu ini HE repaFacebook munondidii.
“Handidyirwe muhomwe sesweet yemint inobuda mukanwa makunhuwa.
“Respect your wife and cherish her, you will never have peace if you mess up your first marriage. Munofa muri Rombe,” read some of the messages posted on his church Facebook page. H Metro

By- Two people escaped death by a whisker when a tree fell on top of the car they were travelling in Vainona, Harare, today.
The victims, Last Goba and Tinotenda Thomas, are all employees of Chestrock.
A witness, Tendai Marova, said he managed to rescue both victims but one of them was seriously injured.

“I heard a loud noise when the tree fell down. I rushed to the scene and rescued them. Thepassenger who was seriously injured was taken to a nearby hospital,” said Mr Marova.
The driver of the vehicle, Goba, was said to be in a stable condition.
-Herald

By-Zanu PF said the Nelson Chamisa’s newly-formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was using their colours.

Chamisa last week dumped the MDC Alliance name, saying it had become toxic and unveiled CCC, which uses the colour yellow, departing from the MDC red.

Soon after the launch, party supporters and celebrities initiated a campaign to promote the brand and colour a development that has apparently angered the ruling party, which now wants the party barred from using the colour.

At the launch of the ZANU PF by-election campaign in St Mary’s, Chitungwiza, the party’s senior officials told dozens of party supporters that Chamisa’s party had nothing to offer. 

Acting youth league secretary Tendai Chirau, provincial chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa, deputy national political commissar Omega Hungwe said yellow represents the wealth of the country.

They said ZANU PF has four colours, green, yellow, red, and black. Chirau added:

These colours will never change because of someone who wants to take them. They remain our colours, they symbolise the importance of the rich minerals that we have.

Masimirembwa said ZANU PF supporters should not be ashamed of wearing yellow as it belonged to the ruling party.

Hungwe also weighed in, describing Chamisa’s new outfit as “satanic”, adding thatt voting for MDC or CCC shows that you are lost. He added:

Do you know what CCC means? It’s an animal that was spoken about in the book of Revelations and it means being used by the devil or the beast.

In response to the ZANU PF claims, CCC spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said: 

Yellow is a colour that symbolises hope, energy and a fresh start. The CCC citizen movement has thrown ZANU PF into panic mode so they are desperately trying to dampen the spirits of the people who are ready to win the nation for change. They won’t succeed. CCC is here to stay. CCC is here ready to lead. CCC is ready to secure victory.

Some observers say ZANU PF expected that Chamisa would fight with Douglas Mwonzora over the MDC Alliance name. 

More: NewsDay Zimbabwe

Tinashe Sambiri|The city of Kwekwe was turned into a sea of yellow at the weekend as members of President Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens Coalition For Change held a mobilization and recruitment programme.

Citizens Coalition For Change Youth Assembly leader Cecilia Chimbiri led the dynamic programme.

Judith Tobaiwa will represent Citizens Coalition For Change in the coming by-elections.

Watch videos below :

Tinashe Sambiri|The city of Kwekwe was turned into a sea of yellow at the weekend as members of President Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens Coalition For Change held a mobilization and recruitment programme.

Citizens Coalition For Change Youth Assembly leader Cecilia Chimbiri led the dynamic programme.

Judith Tobaiwa will represent Citizens Coalition For Change in the coming by-elections.

Watch videos below :

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is appealing to members of the public who might have information with regards to a robbery case that happened at a Picnic Park in Waterfalls in which an armed robber got away with US$30 000 and other valuables.

In a statement on the case, the police urged members of the public who might have the information on the case to contact any nearest Police station.

We present the police statement:

Police in Harare are investigating a case of robbery which occurred on 30/01/22 at Picnic Park Waterfalls.

A suspect who was armed with an unidentified pistol pounced at the complainant’s house where he attempted to rape the maid before stealing US$30 000 cash, 2 laptops, 2 cellphones & a safe containing title deeds, educational certificates as well as Toyota Fortuner vehicle keys.

Armed robbery cases have been on the rise in recent years and in some cases, members of the security sector have been implicated.

The Parliament of Zimbabwe summoned army senior officers to explain the increase of armed robbery cases involving serving or retired members of the security sector.

By A Correspondent- The fight to access $149 million from the government between MDC-T leaders Thokozani Khupe and Douglas Mwonzora has spilled into the courts with the former Deputy Prime Minister insisting that she was the rightful recipient of the money under the Political Parties (Finance) Act.

This was after Mwonzora declared himself the leader of the MDC Alliance, which resulted in Khupe claiming the MDC-T leadership.

Khupe has now approached the High Court claiming that she is the MDC-T president and on that basis must get $149 million from the government.

She is now seeking an interdict to prohibit the government from disbursing $149 850 000 due to Mwonzora’s faction in terms of the Political Parties (Finance) Act (Chapter 2:11) to any other political party or person.

According to an Extraordinary Government Gazette published last week, Zanu-PF received $350 million and the MDC-T got $149 million under the Act.

Mwonzora, Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and Finance minister Mthuli Ncube were cited as respondents.

“First respondent cannot lawfully receive the $149 850 000 it being the money due to the second applicant in terms of section 3(2) of the Political Parties (Finance) Act,” her application read.

“It would be a travesty of justice if first respondent, who is the leader and president of a different political party, would receive and superintend over finances of the MDC-T after opting out of it.

“It would be in the interest of justice that the disbursement of funds due to the MDC-T be channelled to the MDC-T and that Mwonzora be interdicted from receiving the same on behalf of MDC-T.”

Khupe wants Mwonzora to be stopped from spending or using such funds “for any purpose whatsoever”.

“… recipient be and is hereby ordered to keep such funds safe and intact,” Khupe said.

She said the MDC Alliance was not entitled to receive the $149 million as per the Political Parties (Finance) Act.

“It would be unlawful for the MDC Alliance to benefit from such funding as it did not garner 29% of the total votes cast in the 2018 general elections. Such unlawfulness needs to be urgently interdicted,” she said.

Mwonzora is yet to file his response.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has accused parastatals and state enterprises bosses of abusing public funds under the pretext of donations.

ZACC deputy chairperson Kuziva Murapa made the disclosures Saturday but did not divulge the extent of economic damage stemming from the plunder.

But an auditor-general (AG)’s report exposed how a state agency was forced to fund election campaigns for an influential ruling ZANU PF bigwig.

Murapa said ZACC was worried that the AG’s recommendations for State firms to make follow-ups on undelivered goods had been ignored.

Speaking during the inaugural accounting and financial reporting seminar for independent commissions in Nyanga, Murapa said:

(The) auditor-general’s reports are replete with cases of flagrant abuse of public funds under the pretext of donations where public entities made numerous payments towards activities that were totally out of sync with the institutions’ line of operations.

As ZACC, we have received cases of such shameless abuse of public funds some of which are before the courts. Little or no action had been taken by the concerned institutions to preempt repetition of such activities in line with the auditor-general’s recommendations. Zacc would like to call on Parliament to unreservedly stamp its authority and use its powers to cause sanction to those found not upholding the principles related to use of and accounting for public funds.

He added that poor or lack of controls in public institutions has been a recurrent issue in Auditor-General’s reports thereby creating a ready opportunity for public officials to engage in acts of corruption, fraud, theft, money-laundering and other offences. 

Parastatals used to contribute about 40% to the country’s gross domestic (GDP) during the 1990s but Finance Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube said their contribution to GDP had slowed to about 12% in 2020.