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The arrest of Emmanuel Gumbo, Prince Mutebuka, Tatenda Chigwida, Admire Sinaiti and Erasmus Nyandoro for donning yellow regalia is worrisome that it is being equated to public nuisance, we encourage
@PoliceZimbabwe
to look into this issue and to release the individuals
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Tinashe Sambiri| Citizens Coalition For Change leader President Nelson Chamisa has urged the government of the Republic of South Africa to play a leading role in resolving the political crisis in Zimbabwe.

According to President Chamisa, the immigration crisis can only be solved by finding a lasting solution to the political and social mayhem in Zimbabwe.

” The leader of Zimbabwe’s former MDC, Nelson Chamisa, says South Africa must assist its neighbour to address its challenges.

Chamisa says if not, Zimbabweans will continue to cross the border to SA seeking greener pastures,” SABC reported on Thursday.

Full interview

On Friday President Chamisa wrote on Twitter:

Colour your life Yellow!The future is very Yellow Hebo Yellow Zimbabwe! We’re number One! #CCC #RegisterToVoteZW #Godisinit

By A Correspondent | INVESTIGATIVE | Just as ZimEye exclusively revealed in 2021, Zanu PF informer and socialite Susan Mutami has come out into the public with one only child, contrary to previous claims that she has twins with Norton Law-maker Temba Mliswa.

Last year, the controversial Australia-based Mutami went to town claiming that she was having torrid times with pregnancy carrying Mliswa’s twins.

ZimEye.com early 2021 exposed Mutami’s several bedroom scandals, which included  government ministers and top Army Generals.

The below is a trail of event twists that involved high profile ministers caught between two scandals, one on the sale of stands, and one of trappings using a self proclaimed anti-terrorism expert, Susan Mutami.

It was all triggered when earlier in the year, the Special Anti Corruption Unit head, Thabani Mpofu was close to arresting Local Govt Minister, July Moyo over the alleged sale of stands in Harare, Kwekwe and Gweru for his own benefit.

There were several beneficiaries listed on this reported scandal who are in the ministry of Justice; so to hide this, a quick plan was hatched to get Mpofu fired.

Mpofu, who leads the controversial taskforce, was swiftly accused of authoring letters for MDC Alliance Vice President Tendai Biti advising the opposition icon on ways if navigating through the justice system.

Close sources allege that, when this was about to happen, the Norton MP Temba Mliswa went over to president, Emmerson Mnangagwa to advise him to ignore the calls to fire Mpofu, doing this in order to settle scores with the enemy of an enemy (Mliswa had heard that Thabani Mpofu had been set up by July Moyo, Owen Ncube, and Virginia Mabhiza). Mliswa has had several bones to chew with Thabani Mpofu. Mliswa reasoned with Mnangagwa saying: how could Thabani Mpofu author letters for MDC Deputy President Tendai Biti in this age and time when he could simply pick a phone call.

Parallel to all this, Temba Mliswa was the subject of an ongoing probe in which he was entangled with ex girlfriend, Susan.

Facts became clear mid February that, Susan Mutami, the centre of the axis, was used to incriminate Mliswa.

Mutami is an enigma. She claims she bedded the late SB Moyo, Killer Zivhu, Temba Mliswa. She is even openly  announces saying she has bedded the President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

She says she has Mliswa’s twins, while at the same time naming her son after his arch enemy, Owen Ncube.

5 LOVERS, 2 PREGNANCIES TO 2 DIFFERENT MEN, ALL IN ONE YEAR

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Last year alone she dated at least four different men who include the Foreign Affairs Minister SB Moyo, one after the other:

Polite Kambamura, the Mining Deputy Minister (they were engaged). Walter Chikwana, Secretary for the Judicial Commission (they had a civil partnership in 2020), and ZANU PF MP, Hon Kenneth Musanhi (see pictures).

Furthermore, an affidavit seen by ZimEye states in addition that she was already pregnant way before bedding Mliswa last year.

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The affidavit, certified by the Judicial Services Commission (JSC), shows that as at around March 2020, she was still engaged to another man, who works inside the JSC, Mr Walter Chikwana.

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The man was reached for a comment but wouldn’t speak or respond to questions.

Meanwhile, the affidavit states that Mutami was carrying a pregnancy to another man at the end of March 2020. In the affidavit, her boyfriend, Mr Chikwana says:

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‘ I am Susan Vivian Mutami’s partner and in case of emergency I can be contacted on the above mentioned address or on my mobile number, +263772***********”

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He then goes on to say he is the legal guardian of SB Moyo’s Child (full name redacted-in accordance with the Children’s Act on the paper).

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” I am also the legal guardian of (name withheld), and our unborn child as of date. Attached hereto is a copy of my identification.”

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The affidavit was signed on the 24th March 2020.

The development puts burden on Mutami to explain the timing drama surrounding her two pregnancies (to different men) which are within months of each other.

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She also says that she is the holder of two Australian degrees of which she has none, and also makes false claims that she is the winner of Australia’s CEO awards. During interviews with Mutami, ZimEye reveals how that her claims to university courses are baseless.

VIDEO LOADING BELOW

Asked to state which universities issued her 2 degrees, Susan Mutami says: the @AusEmbZim performed all verification checks. She says: "There is no way a whole embassy would just leave and accompany me to go and donate, and hand out donations without doing proper checks on me…" pic.twitter.com/deBmXUv4St

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) February 27, 2021

Susan Mutami Says Australian Embassy Verified Her 2 Fake Degrees | IS SHE TELLING THE TRUTH?

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) February 27, 2021

She is also put to task on her CEO Awards claim, and it is revealed that she was only a passerby at the function who posed in front of a camera holding someone else’s award. (SEE RGM INTERVIEW BELOW)

Her ex lover, Mliswa has maintained his allegations that he was set up by the Central Intelligence Organisation in order to incriminate him using Susan Mutami.

After all this she is lawfully stopped while trying to leave the country, and then she is put under the custody of the Central Intelligence Organisation.
Mutami is held for possessing details on the attempted assassination of the president and killing of three aides at the White City Stadium, then she is whisked out by two powerful ministers who have close links to the president, July Moyo (local governments), Owen Mudha Ncube, minister of state security. After being whisked out without knowledge of the mother body of the CIO, she then starts to attack to the Director General of the CIO, who she claims she once dated, then threatening to release secret information on the cabinet, Politburo and a number of other official secrets, while on the same tweet, absolving the two ministers, July Moyo and Owen Mudha Ncube.

At this time, July Moyo is under investigations for parceling out land, a case being probed by Thabani Mpofu’s SACU organisation.

July Moyo is very close to permanent Secretary Mrs Virginia Mabhiza and Kumbirai Hodzi, the prosecutor General. At the same time, Thabani Mpofu’s SACU is having clashes with the Prosecutor General. There was a collusion between the Prosecutor Gen and July Moyo to get Thabani Mpofu fired. The PG and July Moyo then approached the president Emmerson Mnangagwa to pass allegations that Thabani Mpofu has advised Biti.

The event trail is as follows:

Thabani Mpofu is accused of writing WhatsApp letters to MDC Alliance MP Tendai Biti giving him advice on how to return to parliament, and this makes the president very angry. At this time, Mnangagwa has also been told by Perm Sec Virginia Mabhiza, and Prosecutor Gen Kumbirai Hodzi, to ignore the request to arrest Minister July Moyo on land fraud.

Mnangagwa then summons Thabani Mpofu to State House where he is dressed down. It is reported that Mpofu has been fired. ZimEye contacts Mpofu who tells this news network, it’s not true at all. Are you my employer?, Mpofu fires a question while answering to the report.

Soon afterwards, Temba Mliswa who is naturally against Mpofu, comes to the rescue of Mpofu to tell the President that Mpofu has been set up. Thabani Mpofu also gets support of the CIO DG Isaac Moyo. This angers July Moyo who together with Owen Ncube sponsor Susan Mutami to tweet ‘some dirt’ on Isaac Moyo while absolving July Moyo and Owen Ncube publicly, on the Twitter website.

State security sources report saying Mutami was whisked out of Zimbabwe through the Beitbridge Border post. ZimEye requests paperwork to confirm that the escape was truly through that border post. No date is provided, but by end of April 2021, she is now safely in Australia.

Both Owen Ncube and July Moyo are contacted for a comment, and their phones are put down soon after hearing the interview questions.

Responding to the state security reports, Mliswa denies ever approaching Mnangagwa to assist Mpofu. He tells ZimEye: “Mpofu, Matanga, Mudha, July Moto, and Ziyambi Ziyambi are all one and the same, working hand-in-hand.”

It surfaces that Mutami is an agent of July Moyo and his team to settle their matters with Director General, Isaac Moyo. Thabani Mpofu then suddenly comes out the victim of the two warning camps.

The development has raised questions on how safe Zimbabweans are when ministers and two officials are using a woman to settle their personal scores. Is Zimbabwe is being run by people controlled by bottom power, or is it that Susan Mutami has some ability to capture all these people, or she is so dazzling to control the nation’s top government officials?

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has re-opened the Nomination Court to accept nomination forms for Harare East and Kambuzuma seats which had earlier been declared not vacant by the High Court.

In a notice, ZEC said the nomination court will seat today, 28 January to accept papers for candidates who intend to contest in the seats previously occupied by PDP members as part of the MDC Alliance agreement.

Below is the ZEC notice;

Good morning Colleagues.
ZEC Nomination Court for Harare East and Kambuzuma Constituencies, today.

Time: 1000hrs-1600hrs

Venue: Harare Magistrates Court 8

Kindly cover.

By A Correspondent- A member of the neighbourhood watch Alias Paradzai (40) was jailed for breaking into 16  people’s  cars in Concession, Shamva, Mount Darwin  and Bindura.

Paradzai was sentenced to 4 years in jail by Provincial magistrate Tinashe Ndokera.

Prosecutor  Carson Kundiona told the court that from 2018 upto January this year Pedzisai broke into people’s cars  stealing batteries, modulators, money and clothes.

Kundiona told the court that Pedzisai took advantage of his neighbourhood watch post to survay places that he could pounce on.

His lucky ran out when he stole a police bicycle at ZRP Chin’unu base in Bindura.

He was spotted with riding the bicycle while coming from one of his loot and was arrested.

By A Correspondent- A faction of the opposition MDC-T led by suspended party deputy president Thokozani Khupe has demanded funding from the State under the Political Parties (Finance) Act.

This comes after Treasury released $149 million (about US$1.3 million at the official exchange rate) for the MDC-T under the Act.

According to an Extra-Ordinary Government Gazette released on Thursday, ZANU PF received $350 million and the MDC-T got $149 million.

Under the Political Parties (Finance) Act, a political party that receives at least 5% of the vote in an election is entitled to State funding. The MDC-T however, received less than 5% of the 2018 election vote.

The other MDC-T faction is led by Douglas Mwonzora who has been at loggerheads with the Khupe outfit in recent times.

Speaking to NewsDay yesterday, MDC-T (Khupe) spokesperson Ntando Ndlovu said:

What the people of Zimbabwe must understand is that the money is for the MDC-T party. Mwonzora has formed his own party, the MDC Alliance.

The money is for the MDC-T. The Supreme Court judgment made it clear that the MDC Alliance is not a political party, so we are expecting the money to be given to the MDC-T party.

Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) (formerly MDC Alliance) treasurer-general David Coltart the money should go to the MDC Alliance or no one. Said Coltart:

In 2018, there were two MDC political parties, the MDC Alliance and the MDC-T, but the MDC-T failed to get 5% of the total votes.

So the money either goes to MDC Alliance or no one, the $149 850 000 is an illegality considering the name changes and all.

Political analyst Vivid Gwede said the ZANU PF-led government wanted to deprive Chamisa of public finances. Said Gwede:

ZANU PF has already made sure through various ways that the Chamisa-led entity, by whatever name, is deprived of public finances.

Going forward the CCC party will have to fend for itself until it wins seats and be due for its disbursement.

As we have also seen, citizens are willing to donate through online platforms which creates an even more organic and important connection with the new party.

By A Correspondent- The newly formed Nelson Chamisa Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has declared this Friday a yellow-wearing day.

Launched on Monday, the party adopted the yellow colour.

Posting on their tweeter handle this week, CCC said people should wear yellow today to show association with the new political outfit.

“Wear a touch of #YELLOW on Friday as a statement of your hope for a brighter Zimbabwe”. 

By-Alick Macheso’s dancer, Selemani Mpochi, popularly known as Majuice, has been acquitted of a rape charge at the Harare Magistrates Court.

Mpochi (34) was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl he had offered a lift in August 2021.

Magistrate Ignatio Mhene ruled that the evidence given by the complainant was not reliable as she reported the matter to the police after being interrogated by her parents.

The magistrate further said the complainant was forced to report the matter to the police by the parents. Said Mhene:

Things got heated at home and the complainant now claims she was raped. The defence was written when they said the two were in love.

The evidence of the complainant is not credible and cannot be taken seriously.

Mpochi was represented by his lawyer Ashiel Mugiya, who successfully filed an application for discharge at the close of the State case.

Allegations are that on 20 August 2021, the complainant sent a text message to the dancer begging him to drive her to Kuwadzana the following day for a party.

It is alleged that the next day Mpochi met the complainant and they proceeded to Kuwadzana where he dropped her and went away.

At around 5 pm on the same day, the complainant sent a message to Mpochi advising him that she was not feeling comfortable at the party. She told him to come and pick her up.

The court heard that Mpochi drove and picked the complainant and went to a certain house in Crowborough phase 3 where he had sexual intercourse with her once without her consent.

After the act, it is alleged, Mpochi drove the complainant to her house where she arrived late.

On being quizzed by her mother on why she arrived home late, the complainant initially lied about what had transpired.

However, on the following day, she confessed her ordeal to a friend and the matter was reported to the police leading to Mpochi’s arrest.

More: NewsDay

By-Opposition MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora has received another one hundred and forty-nine million, eight hundred and fifty thousand Zimbabwean dollars (ZWLS 149 850 000.00) under the Political Parties (Finance) Act. 

This is equivalent to USD$1.3 million at the official exchange rate. 

Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Ziyambi Zimbabwe announced the development in General Notice 125A of 2022.

POLITICAL PARTIES (FINANCE) ACT [CHAPTER 2:111

Disbursement of Money to Political Parties

IT is hereby notified, in terms of section 3(2) of the Political Parties (Finance) Act [Chapter 2:111, that the total amount of moneys payable to political parties in respect of the year beginning 1 January, 2022, and ending 31 December, 2022, is five hundred million Zimbabwean dollars. 

The money shall be disbursed to political parties that qualify in terms of section 3(2) of the Act as follows: 

(a) three hundred and fifty million, one hundred and fifty thousand Zimbabwean dollars (ZWL$350 150 000,00) shall be paid to the Zimbabwe African Union Patriotic Front (ZANU PF), which received 70.03% of the total votes casted; and 

(b) one hundred and forty-nine million, eight hundred and fifty thousand Zimbabwean dollars (ZWLS 149 850 000.00) shall be paid to the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), which received 29.97% of the total votes casted. 

Z. ZIYAMBI, 

Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs.

Analysts say the money was due to the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa, now CCC, under the Political Parties Finance Act based on the 2018 election. Chamisa contested the presidential election and came out as the runner up.

By- A Correspondent- Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has met with Uganda’s prominent opposition party leader Robert Kyagulanyi, A.K.A Bobi Wine at his statehouse offices in Zambia.

The meeting was confirmed by HH’s political party spokesperson Joseph Kalimbwe on tweeter Thursday.

“The President with Ugandan Main opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi & ex Nigerian Leader yesterday. For a better & politically health Africa, we must engage with both those in power & in opposition, a place from which we endured a painful 23 years in the struggle,” he tweeted

By- Harare City Council (HCC) has announced its plans to shut down its major waterworks, Morton Jaffray and Warren Control Waterworks.

In a statement Thursday, the HCC said the water treatment plants would close from today to Saturday to pave the way for a rehabilitation project. 

Below is the statement issued by HCC:

Notice of Shutdown of Morton Jaffray and Warren Control Waterworks

Please be advised that there will be a total shutdown of Morton Jaffray and Warren Control Water Works from Friday 28 January 2022, 1400hours to Saturday 29 January 2022, 1800 hours.

The shutdown is being carried out to allow our contractor who is working on a project to rehabilitate Warren Control Pump Station to repair a reservoir feeder pipe, which is badly corroded and install new suction and discharge valves on three pumps.

The Department will also take advantage of the emergency critical shutdown to undertake repair work on trunk mains at Morton Jaffray and Viking Reservoirs to reduce physical water losses currently obtaining in the system.

Any inconvenience caused during the shutdown is sincerely regretted.

By- The former Information Minister, Jonathan Moyo, said that the nation would remember Douglas Mwonzora as the successful man who killed and buried the country’s main opposition.

He made the remarks this Thursday after the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa morphed into the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) after Mwonzora claimed that he was the leader of MDC Alliance and all MDC derivatives.
Some analysts say the split of MDC-T into two factions, one led by Mwonzora and the other led by Thokozani Khupe as well as the formation of the CCC marks the demise of the MDC brand. Pindula News previously quoted Mwonzora as denying that the MDC-T had split.
Moyo, a Political Science professor accuses Mwonzora of causing the “demise” of the party formed at the turn of the millennium. Pindula News presents a statement by the former legislator for Tsholotsho:
As part of the history of political parties in Zimbabwe, following yesterday’s sitting of the historic Nomination Court for the 26 March 2022 by-elections, which saw the birth of #CCC, @DMwonzora will be remembered as the UNDERTAKER OF THE MDC: he has single-handedly buried it!

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2000, the next general election in 2023 won’t have the #MDC as a major contender; it’s dead, thanks to @DMwonzora, and it will be buried in the by-elections and will have no chance to resurrect thereafter; Mwonzora will be honoured as the Undertaker!
The 2005 & 2014 #MDC splits led by @Welshman_Ncube & @BitiTendai respectively, did not go after the soul of the #MDC brand or base, the differences were on principle; in contrast, @DMwonzora has been @edmnangagwa’s wezhira spear; which has pierced through the heart of the #MDC!

By- The former Information Minister, Jonathan Moyo, said that the nation would remember Douglas Mwonzora as the successful man who killed and buried the country’s main opposition.

He made the remarks this Thursday after the MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa morphed into the Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) after Mwonzora claimed that he was the leader of MDC Alliance and all MDC derivatives.
Some analysts say the split of MDC-T into two factions, one led by Mwonzora and the other led by Thokozani Khupe as well as the formation of the CCC marks the demise of the MDC brand. Pindula News previously quoted Mwonzora as denying that the MDC-T had split.
Moyo, a Political Science professor accuses Mwonzora of causing the “demise” of the party formed at the turn of the millennium. Pindula News presents a statement by the former legislator for Tsholotsho:
As part of the history of political parties in Zimbabwe, following yesterday’s sitting of the historic Nomination Court for the 26 March 2022 by-elections, which saw the birth of #CCC, @DMwonzora will be remembered as the UNDERTAKER OF THE MDC: he has single-handedly buried it!

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2000, the next general election in 2023 won’t have the #MDC as a major contender; it’s dead, thanks to @DMwonzora, and it will be buried in the by-elections and will have no chance to resurrect thereafter; Mwonzora will be honoured as the Undertaker!
The 2005 & 2014 #MDC splits led by @Welshman_Ncube & @BitiTendai respectively, did not go after the soul of the #MDC brand or base, the differences were on principle; in contrast, @DMwonzora has been @edmnangagwa’s wezhira spear; which has pierced through the heart of the #MDC!

By- A 3,9 magnitude earthquake hit Bulawayo and some parts of Matabeleland South on Tuesday night, causing panic and sending some people in Gwanda, Plumtree and Maphisa into the streets to investigate.
Many others took to social media and residents association groups to talk about the occurrence. Some were not aware that they had experienced an earthquake.
In a statement, Meteorological Services Department (MSD) confirmed that an earthquake was felt in Gwanda, Kezi, Plumtree, Matobo, some parts of Bulawayo and surrounding areas on Tuesday at 9.37pm.
“The determined earthquake parameters show that the earthquake occurred at Latitude -21.143S and Longitude 28.472E and the Magnitude was 3.9.

The epicentre is in Matobo District about 20km from Maphisa, 40km from Gwanda town, about 25km from Kezi, about 100km from Bulawayo, 100km from Plumtree but it was widely felt in Matabeleland South Province and some parts of Bulawayo Metropolitan,” read the statement.
It said an earthquake with a magnitude of between 2.5 to 5.4 is felt, but causes minor damage.
According to the statement, MSD officers at Kezi, Matopos and Plumtree Meteorological offices, indicated that a number of people whom they talked to in their areas felt the earthquake.
“Mr Munyira the Provincial Meteorological Chief for Matabeleland South also felt the shaking and he has also received some reports from people who felt the earthquake in Gwanda town and some other parts of the province,” read the statement.

MSD head of forecasting, Mr James Ngoma said the earthquake was a result of water from tropical storm Ana which sank into the fault lines.
“We had tropical depression Ana which affected much of the country giving us rainfall across the Eastern and North Eastern parts of the country covering Manicaland as well as Mashonaland East.
Most of this water sank into our fault lines giving us a tremor that was felt in Matopo district at 3,9 magnitude on the richter scale. It was felt in areas such as Gwanda and Tsholotsho as well as Bulawayo and other surrounding areas,” said Mr Ngoma.
Gwanda mayor, Councillor Njabulo Siziba said he felt it and it terrified him.
“As for me and my family, we were very traumatised when we felt the house shaking.
It was after 9pm, and the earthquake was the least expected thing to occur in our minds.

We would really like to find out what caused it, we are just thankful that I haven’t heard of any damages caused so far,” he said.
Maphisa Roman Catholic priest Father Innocent Ndlovu said the eathquake was very intense as he could feel his whole house shaking.
“The silence of Tuesday night was suddenly broken by a very huge sound that shook my room, I then felt that the whole house was shaking.
I almost ran out of the house but then I thought to myself that if it’s an earthquake it would pass in a few seconds, so for that reason I stayed in bed keeping a special ear and eye to what could happen,” he said.

-State media

By- There was pandemonium at a building housing the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) offices in the Harare central business district after some of the offices caught fire.

The state media reports that when they arrived at the scene, the building had been evacuated and the employees were milling outside the building.

Some employees who spoke to The Herald but refused to be named said the fire started on the seventh floor and swift reaction by the guards stopped the fire from spreading to the rest of the building.
The exact cause of the fire is not yet known.
“We do not know what exactly transpired. We are still shocked about where the fire came from. We are even afraid to go back and work in our offices because no one knows at the moment the exact cause of the fire”, one of the employees.
The amount of damage to the property is not yet known.

• Herald

By-A senior Zanu PF youth member challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s appointment as leader after the November 2017 military coup, Sybeth Musengezi accused ruling party officials of misleading the court by withholding vital information.

Musengezi filed papers at the High Court in October seeking a ruling declaring null and void a November 19, 2017 Zanu PF central committee meeting that saw Mnangagwa become acting party president.
The late Robert Mugabe was forced to resign as party president after that meeting.
He also resigned as Zimbabwe President after the ruling Zanu PF party and then opposition MDC Alliance coalesced and initiated an impeachment process.
Musengezi submitted his heads of argument at the High Court yesterday, where he accused the respondents of misleading the court to get a favourable judgment.
“The above critical information in relation to the whereabouts and alleged incapacitation of … Mugabe and the alleged absence of the Vice-President and second secretary (Phelekezela Mphoko) has been also withheld, it is submitted, purposely withheld so as to mislead the court,” he claimed in his heads of argument.
“This fully applies to the respondents’ case, in that as on the 19th November 2017, Mugabe was, as a notorious fact, at State House, Harare, and locked up in talks with the military heads after the military had registered its presence on the streets of Harare …”
Zanu PF, Mnangagwa, Mpofu, Zanu PF finance secretary Patrick Chinamasa, Mphoko and ex-Zanu PF finance secretary Ignatius Chombo are the respondents in the case.
Musengezi is represented by Nqobani Sithole.
Musengezi repeated his allegation that the central committee that ushered in Mnangagwa as acting party leader was null and void.
“The controversy of an illegal act, which act was and is still invalid, has not been terminated. The illegality still stands until it is pronounced as such by a competent court,” he said.
Musengezi last month accused the police of intimidating him to drop the court challenge.
In opposing papers filed on November 5, Mpofu argued that the High Court had no jurisdiction to hear the case, adding that Mnangagwa enjoyed presidential immunity. He also argued that Musengezi was not a Zanu PF member, contrary to his claims.
This is despite the fact that Musengezi won the Zanu PF primary elections for Harare North constituency ahead of the 2018 polls and lost to the MDC Alliance’s Allan Markham in the July 31 general elections. Newsday

By -Chief Chikwaka has been arrested for allegedly extorting Goodness and Mercy Ministries leader, prophet Tapiwa Freddy.

The traditional leader appeared before Harare magistrate, Yeukai Dzuda, Wednesday.

Chief Chikwaka, whose real name is Witness Bungu, was released on free bail as he was not coming from police custody.

Allegations are that sometime in 2020, Freddy was involved in a love affair with ZBC Radio presenter, Rutendo Makuti who has already appeared in court, over the same charge.

The State alleges that during their relationship, threats started to be issued towards Freddy that if he didn’t meet some financial demands, the affair would be exposed.

It is the State’s case that in August 2021, Bungu was allegedly roped into the web to extort Freddy.

The prophet was summoned to the chief’s homestead.

Upon arrival, Freddy was tipped there were some police officers, who allegedly wanted to extort him.

It is alleged Freddy made a U-turn and decided to return to Harare without entering the Chief’s homestead.

He was intercepted and escorted back to meet the chief where he was accused of rape.

Freddy succumbed to the pressure and gave his accuser a Mercedes Benz.

The prophet filed a report with the police.

Ruvimbo Matyatya appeared for the State. 

More: H-Metro

By- Harare City Council (HCC) has announced its plans to shut down its major waterworks, Morton Jaffray and Warren Control Waterworks.

In a statement Thursday, the HCC said the water treatment plants would close from Friday to Saturday to pave the way for a rehabilitation project. 

Below is the statement issued by HCC:

Notice of Shutdown of Morton Jaffray and Warren Control Waterworks

Please be advised that there will be a total shutdown of Morton Jaffray and Warren Control Water Works from Friday 28 January 2022, 1400hours to Saturday 29 January 2022, 1800 hours.

The shutdown is being carried out to allow our contractor who is working on a project to rehabilitate Warren Control Pump Station to repair a reservoir feeder pipe, which is badly corroded and install new suction and discharge valves on three pumps.

The Department will also take advantage of the emergency critical shutdown to undertake repair work on trunk mains at Morton Jaffray and Viking Reservoirs to reduce physical water losses currently obtaining in the system.

Any inconvenience caused during the shutdown is sincerely regretted.

By- A Correspondent- Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has met with Uganda’s prominent opposition party leader Robert Kyagulanyi, A.K.A Bobi Wine at his statehouse offices in Zambia.

The meeting was confirmed by HH’s political party spokesperson Joseph Kalimbwe on tweeter Thursday.

“The President with Ugandan Main opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi & ex Nigerian Leader yesterday. For a better & politically health Africa, we must engage with both those in power & in opposition, a place from which we endured a painful 23 years in the struggle,” he tweeted

By- The newly formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has resolved the double fielding of candidates confusion for the March 26 by-elections, which had been caused by the overwhelming endorsement the new political outfit is receiving.

The confusion happened in Bulawayo and has since been resolved.

Tinashe Sambiri|Controversial former Zanu PF MP for Chivi South, Killer Zivhu says MDC- T president Douglas Togarasei Mwonzora is useless and immature.

Although Zivhu maintains he is a Zanu PF supporter, the outspoken politician has not hidden his passion for the party led by President Nelson Chamisa.

Writing on Twitter, Zivhu advised Mwonzora to ” play with toys” because of lack of sound political strategies.

“Politics is for big Boyz, small Boys play with your toys , this game is for strategists not noise makers, you don’t grab everything from the other players like MDC-T that’s childish. Usafadza muvengi wako because of money and power, ramba kuitiswa and hired kuparadza vekwako,” said Zivhu.

“Ndarohwa nechando nhasi zvokuda kufa apa ndanga ndisina jacket, mumwe mukomana ndokuti Mr Zivhu ndingakupai randinaro mozondipa mangwana, ndamboda kuramba but chando chakafanana nenhamo hazvina face yomunhu mberi kwazvo. Ndabva ndatora ndomupa mangwana Jessy rake but rinodziya

My dressing today ndiri pamusha paruzevha pangu, explains a lot about Chamisa and Mwonzora, “Yellow” kureva kuti chero usina hembe unogona kufamba kana une bhurukwa chete, “Red” kana une hembe usina bhurukwa haungafambi wakashama. Saka pavaviri ava pane umwe watoshama zvatoguma,” Zivhu added.

By A Correspondent- Gweru residents went for a third straight day yesterday without running water after Zesa cut power supplies at Gweru City Council’s water treatment plants over non-payment of a $247 million debt.

Zesa disconnected power at the city’s treatment plants at two of its main water sources, White Waters and Gwenhoro dams.

Zesa also disconnected Town House resulting in council failing to collect revenue.

Council was forced to resort to a generator which was reportedly running out of fuel.

In May last year, Zesa switched off council’s water treatment plants over a debt of $143 million and only restored supplies after the local authourity committed to a monthly payment plan of $13 million.

White Waters water treatment plant feeds areas such as Ridgemont, Riverside while the rest of Gweru is fed from Gwenhoro dam that is pumped at the Range booster.

The development is exposing residents to risk of diseases, such as cholera, diarrhoea, typhoid and dysentery as they resort to unsafe water sources.

Some residents are taking advantage of the rains by harvesting water from rooftops.

Some have turned to boreholes.

In a notice to members of the public, acting town clerk Mr Vakayi Douglas Chikwekwe apologised to Zesa and the residents for the power cut.

“We would like to apologise to ZETDC for earlier advising that there is a power outage at the Range booster. The correct information is that as a local authority we have been cut off by ZETDC at the Range booster, White Waters waterworks, and TownHouse for non-payment of electricity bills,” he said.

He said they had engaged Zesa for a payment plan adding that water supplies would be restored once power is restored.

“We owe Zesa about $247 million and we are working on a payment plan,” said Mr Chikwekwe.

Zesa Southern Region general manager for Gibson Kasipo yesterday declined to comment, referring all questions to the local authority.

A Zesa official speaking on condition of anonymity said, “Out of all the money unpaid by ZETDC customers in the Midlands province, the city of Gweru owes 40percent alone. Several letters were written to council requesting them to come forward and make a payment plan but they didn’t respond.”

Gweru Residents and Ratepayers Association director Mr Cornelius Selipiwe said while it was the local authority’s duty to pay its power bills, Zesa as another public entity should avoid endangering residents’ lives through disconnecting power at the water pump stations.

“Gweru residents, at home and in clinics or hospitals need to have access to clean and safe water and that right is infringed when they go for three days like in this case without running water. I think Gweru and Zesa bosses should have taken time to at least find each other before the later endangered residents’ lives,” he said.

The shutting down of the councils’ water pumping stations and the administrative offices has once again exposed the vulnerability of city finances exacerbated by non-payment of rates by ratepayers.

GCC is battling to recover about $1billion in unpaid bills by residents, commercial and Government entities.

Over the years, the GCC budget has been underperforming due to low appetite by residents and other stakeholders to pay their bills.

Due to non-payment of bills by ratepayers, the city council was now struggling to clear its debt to service providers, particularly its three major creditors, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), ZETDC and the Local Authorities Pension Fund (LAPF).

The latest setback comes barely a fortnight after the city elected a new mayor, Councillor Hamutendi Kombayi, who replaced Dr Josiah Makombe, who was recalled from his position by the MDC-T.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- The High Court Wednesday cancelled Monday’s ruling stopping by-elections in six constituencies that allowed People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members to bounce back to Parliament without being subjected to an election.

High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi on Tuesday ruled that the recall of Tendai Biti (Harare East), Settlement Chikwinya (Mbizo), Willias Madzimure (Kambuzuma), Regai Tsunga (Mutasa South), Kucaca Ivumile Phulu (Nkulumane) and Sichelesile Mahlangu (Pumula) was illegal.

But another High Court judge Justice Never Katiyo Wednesday issued a provisional order directing the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to reopen nominations for the six constituencies.

Justice Katiyo made the order after Benjamin Rukanda, who initiated the recall of the six legislators, filed an urgent chamber application challenging Justice Chitapi’s ruling. Justice Katiyo’s order read in part:

The first respondent (ZEC) be and is hereby ordered to reopen the nomination court for the nomination of candidates to fill the vacancies for the constituencies….

 The cancellation of the nomination court process for the constituencies … by ZEC be and is hereby declared null and void for lack of legality.

ZEC yesterday said implementing the order after the closure of the nomination court was a legal impossibility. ZEC said in a statement:

The court order was served at 1655hrs after the nomination courts had closed and it became a legal impossibility to implement. Nomination courts close at 1600hrs in terms of the law. Zec will stand guided on the way forward by legal instruments/orders to be issued in terms of the law.

PDP official Jacob Mafume described the latest setback as shocking there has never been a High Court judge who has cancelled another judge’s order. He added:

The ordinary thing is for people to appeal. We are surprised and in awe to whatever this development is. The same court cannot give contrasting orders within hours of itself.

Justice Chitapi Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of Biti, the MP for Harare East; William Madzimure of Kambuzuma; Chikwinya of Mbizvo; Kucaca Ivumile Phulu of Nkulumane; Sichelesile Mahlangu of Pumula and Regai Tsunga of Mutasa South who had been expelled based on a 2020 Supreme Court ruling.

By A Correspondent- Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, the country’s largest mobile network operator (MNO) yesterday adjusted its promotional bundle prices by at least 20%.

The adjustment, which does not include the headline tariff, comes after the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz), the industry’s regulator, granted service providers the greenlight to increase promotional bundle prices in line with rising operating costs.

The adjustment does not, however, include the headline (out of bundle) tariffs, which remain the same.

The bundle price adjustment comes after the latest industry report showed a worrying trend where telecommunications companies’ operating costs are growing at a faster pace than revenues.

The Potraz report said MNOs’ operating costs grew by 40,9% to $12,5 billion in the third quarter of 2021, from $8,8 billion reported in the second quarter.

Revenues, however, only grew by 15,8% to $19,5 billion, up from $16,9 billion in the previous quarter.

Econet, whose operations have been hard hit by power cuts and extensive vandalism of its infrastructure, on Monday advised its customers of the impending price adjustments.

“Dear customer. Kindly take note; voice, data and SMS bundle prices will be reviewed effective January 25, 2022,” the company said.

State-owned mobile network service providers Telecel Zimbabwe and NetOne are expected to adjust their bundle prices later in the week or early next week.

Zimbabwean MNOs have been reviewing tariffs regularly, by an average of 20%.

But the tariff adjustments have failed to keep pace with inflation, which closed 2021 at over 60%, while the Zimbabwe dollar lost more than 50% of its value in the past 12 to 18 months.

Industry experts last week said an increase in electricity tariffs early this month, coupled with an unstable foreign currency market, was largely to blame for the rise in prices of most goods and services in several sectors of the economy.

“Electricity and fuel are key fundamental inputs in commerce and industry. They are required in all sectors of the economy. Therefore price increases of these inputs have a pass-on effect in the whole economy, pushing up general inflation as prices of all goods and services go up,” Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries president Kurai Matsheza said.

Power utility Zesa Holdings, which regularly adjusts its electricity prices, increased its tariffs by 12,3% at the beginning of this month, which had an immediate knock-on effect on the prices of basic goods and services.

Meanwhile, Econet said although it was using scarce foreign currency to import and replace infrastructure lost to vandalism, the company would continue seeking ways to keep its more than 10 million subscribers connected.

Zimbabwe’s largest MNO recently introduced United States dollar-denominated promotional bundles to cater for customers who have free funds.

The US$1 bundle consists of 15 voice minutes, 150 megabytes of data and 15 SMS, all valid for 24 hours.-newsday

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has distanced itself from a Twitter account dubbed “Zimbabwe Republic Police (@PoliceZimb)” saying the force does not have any connection with the account. Pindula News presents a ZRP statement on the matter:

FAKE TWITTER ACCOUNT IN THE NAME OF ZRP

The Zimbabwe Republic Police dismisses a Twitter handle dubbed “Zimbabwe Republic Police (@PoliceZimb)” which purportedly joined the social media platform in January 2022.

This handle has nothing to do with Zimbabwe Republic Police at all. Any political statements, campaigns and criminal acts perpetrated by anyone through this fake and ghost Twitter handle will be investigated and action taken without fear or favour.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police will also engage appropriate levels to ensure that this ghost Twitter account is effectively dealt with.

(NYATHI. P) Assistant Commissioner

Senior Staff Officer (Press, Public and Int. Relations) to the Commissioner-General of Police

Police General Headquarters

By A Correspondent- A bridge was swept away while a number of houses collapsed and roads were damaged mainly in Manicaland due to heavy rains caused by the overland Tropical Depression Ana.

Muchira Bridge in Chimanimani’s Ward 22, which connects with Ward 21, was extensively damaged by the rains while Tombo-Magadzire road in Nyanga district is now impassable.

The Civil Protection Unit continues to assess the extent of damage caused by the Overland Tropical Depression Ana.

District Development Coordinator for Nyanga, Mr Nyashadzashe Zindove, confirmed that 19 houses were damaged. He said:

Basically, we have been affected mostly in Wards 21, 12 and 11. Apart from the four blocks at Nyafaru High School that had their roofs blown off, we also have 14 households that collapsed in the area.

In Nyanga urban, we have five houses that collapsed. We are in touch with those affected through local leadership and we should be able to give the necessary assistance in due course.

He said they established 31 evacuation centres prior to the heavy rains where people will bring their food and stay until necessary repairs are done to their homes.

In Chimanimani, a number of disaster preparedness mechanisms have been put in place including the provision of 86 evacuation centres. 

This comes when memories of Cyclone Idai are still fresh in the minds of many who lost relatives, and or properties.

The tropical depression evolved in the Mozambique Channel on Sunday and gradually intensified into a Tropical Storm named Ana.

Tropical Storm Ana hit the Mozambique coast around noon on Monday with a maximum speed of 110 kilometres per hour.

The falling over land turned the tropical storm into an overland depression which gradually lost strength.-statemedia

By-The newly formed Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has caused panic within the ruling Zanu PF party.

Chamisa on Monday rebranded the MDC Alliance and dumped the traditional MDC brand.

The new Gold/Yellow branded political outfit has caused Zanu pF to panic ahead of the March 26 by-elections and next year’s national polls.

On Wednesday in Harare, Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa expressed shock over the new political party.

“What is in a name? A name does not change anything.
“Your party has no organisational capacity, it fights every day, likes sanctions and it has not changed. If you liked sanctions, taking the name CCC does not mean that you do not like sanctions. You go with your sanctions,” he said.

“The party is not going anywhere,” he said.
“Changing the name will not change the character of an infantile, anti-people, ‘dira jecharist’ and pro-sanctions party will not change.
“When we go to the elections, they have very bad records of running down towns for two decades.

-Herald

By-The newly formed Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has shaken Zanu PF.

Chamisa on Monday rebranded the MDC-Alliance and gave it a new name, CCC.

The new political outfit, which comes with Gold/Yellow colours has moved the ruling Zanu PF party, ahead of the March by-elections and next year’s national elections.

Zanu PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa on Wednesday, for the first time, talked about the new opposition movement.

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“What is in a name? A name does not change anything.
“Your party has no organisational capacity, it fights every day, likes sanctions and it has not changed. If you liked sanctions, taking the name CCC does not mean that you do not like sanctions. You go with your sanctions,” he said.

“The party is not going anywhere,” he said.
“Changing the name will not change the character of an infantile, anti-people, ‘dira jecharist’ and pro-sanctions party will not change.
“When we go to the elections, they have very bad records of running down towns for two decades.

-Herald

A Correspondent- Controversial, challan preacher Passion Java said that the newly formed Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) would soon crumble.

The comical preacher posted an image of bananas on social media and captioned it “Chaora Chinhu chacho CCC ” (It has decayed).

The picture had fresh and decaying bananas, with each having a tag of a year representing the state of the CCC from its formation (January 2022) to its collapse (December 2022).

Java is striving to get into Zanu PF structures.

Late last year, he posted pictures with President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

By-Two teenagers allegedly gruesomely stabbed and killed their drinking mate following a drunken misunderstanding in Lower Gweru, police have said.

The duo, Tadiwanashe Mhlanga and Philimon Dube, allegedly brutally knifed Tafadzwa Sibanda to death at Insukamini Business Centre after he stopped them from assaulting a bar lady.

Police have since arrested Mhlanga, but Dube is on the run.

Sibanda, 24, was knifed after he restrained the duo from beating the lady bar tender for trying to close up for the day when they still wanted service.

Midlands police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko said the incident happened close to midnight, and law enforcement agents had launched a manhunt for Dube.

“It is alleged that Sibanda was drinking beer with the two suspects, Mhlanga and Dube, both aged 18 years of Ndayo Village under Chief Bunina.

“The three had a misunderstanding after Sibanda stopped the two suspects from insulting the bar lady who wanted to close the bar,” he said. 

–New Ziana

By – A well-known Chiredzi sex worker, Paida Manika has been stabbed to death by her boyfriend.

Obvious Yaya Toruvanda (22), who is believed to be a thief, stabbed Manika to death early this week.

The Mirror understood that the two had differences after Paida decided to end the relationship.
The incident happened during the wee hours of Tuesday, and she was confirmed dead at 4am.

She was stabbed on her leg and sources said that she died from excessive breeding.

Paidamoyo made headlines in 2016 when her mother who was also a sex worker found her in the act, collapsed and died.

Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Kudakwashe could not confirm the report but The Mirror visited Paida place and had an in interview with her brother-in-law.
The Mirror also confirmed that Toruvanda fled after stabbing her girlfriend and was arrested at 4pm yesterday after being found hiding in a bush near Croco Motors.
“We were sleeping at around 3 am when somebody came alerted us that Paida was stabbed. We rushed to her house and found her lying in a pool of blood with blood oozing from her right leg,” said her brother in law Arthur Mbodzera.
They took her to Chiredzi Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Masvingo Mirror

By- The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWA) has appointed Joseph Chinotimba as the association’s political commissar.

The appointment comes after the war veterans launched a special investment project, New Vista Investment Trust to engage and promote investors in the country.
Chinotimba replaces Joel Mureremba.

ZNLWA national chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa said Chinotimba, a legislator for Buhera South, in his new role, will be engaging with the investment committee in Parliament.
“Because of the energy which is required for our New Vista Investment Trust, we have reorganized our leadership. We feel that Cde Chinotimba is going to discharge that role because he is also in Parliament. It requires a lot of liaison between Parliament and investors because the laws in which investors would want to put money in Zimbabwe come from Parliament.”

Mutsvangwa urged Chinotimba to use his influence to lure investors into the country to develop and improve the country’s economy.

“Cde Chinotimba you have got your work cut out. We would want you to have a lot of influence in the investment committee of Parliament. You shall be twerking laws in Parliament to make sure that they are most friendly to investors. Do not forget our friends who supported us during the bad times, the Chinese and the Russians.
“You will be there, your office must be an inviting door for all investors regardless of which country they come from and you already do that but you must also pay particular attention to those who have always been our friends,” he said.

Mutsvangwa also tasked Chinotimba to make laws that attract investment and prove to the world that a comrade can be a world-class businessman.

“I am very honoured to be given this position and I will work with everyone in all the provinces to make sure that everything goes according to our plan. My door is open for everyone and please feel free to come to me if there are any challenges in your communities,” he said.

Tinashe Sambiri|Citizens Coalition For Change President Nelson Chamisa has implored Zimbabweans to join the winning team.

President Chamisa’s party rebranded to Citizens Coalition For Change on Monday.

The party’s aspiring candidates for local government and house of assembly by-elections have successfully filed nominations across the country.

“EVERYBODY & EVERYTHING TURNING YELLOW. AN OVERWHELMING ENDORSEMENT & A FANTASTIC RESPONSE FROM YOU ZIMBABWE, THE CITIZENS. NOW BUILDING THE TEAM & SHARING THE DREAM.

JOIN NOW! THE FUTURE IS YELLOW. ZIMBABWE IS YELLOW & RICH. THE JOURNEY BEGINS.

We’re #1. THANK YOU ZIMBABWE. HELLO YELLOW! #CCC,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

By-Two teenagers allegedly gruesomely stabbed and killed their drinking mate following a drunken misunderstanding in Lower Gweru, police have said.

The duo, Tadiwanashe Mhlanga and Philimon Dube, allegedly brutally knifed Tafadzwa Sibanda to death at Insukamini Business Centre after he stopped them from assaulting a bar lady.

Police have since arrested Mhlanga, but Dube is on the run.

Sibanda, 24, was knifed after he restrained the duo from beating the lady bar tender for trying to close up for the day when they still wanted service.

Midlands police spokesperson Emmanuel Mahoko said the incident happened close to midnight, and law enforcement agents had launched a manhunt for Dube.

“It is alleged that Sibanda was drinking beer with the two suspects, Mhlanga and Dube, both aged 18 years of Ndayo Village under Chief Bunina.

“The three had a misunderstanding after Sibanda stopped the two suspects from insulting the bar lady who wanted to close the bar,” he said. 

–New Ziana

By- Chinese miner has invaded Inyorka ranch in Matobo, prompting the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) working with the provincial mining office and police to issue them with an eviction order.

According to EMA, the Chinese mining company operating under the trade name – Edsabri (Private) Limited – was issued with tickets and orders twice but the group continued mining illegally and they did not have an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Report.
Environmentalists, communities and activities have always expressed concern that mining operations usually overseen by the Chinese are not environmentally conscious or friendly, as they leave more harm than good.
Inyorka ranch is owned by Philip Mpofu who is battling to have the Chinese move out of his property, as they are causing harm to the environment.
In an interview with CITE, EMA Matabeleland South Provincial Manager, Davy Ndlovu, confirmed officers had been sent to the ground to issue a docket with the intention to arrest the Chinese miners.
“The first time we found them doing alluvial mining on a river bed, we removed them and issued a ticket. They then moved to the next site where they bought a mine illegally to continue their operations. We also gave them a ticket and an order. The next move is to go with the police and arrest them,” he said.
Ndlovu said the two tickets issued against the Chinese group were worth ZWL$520 000 but the miners continued to defy orders.
“The first ticket fine was for ZWL$500 000 and the second one was for ZWL$20 000 where they were doing prospecting. Now we will open a docket and have them arrested because we understand they are back again. When you tell someone to stop mining you expect them to stop but they have not, meaning they are disrespecting our procedures. They must stop their illegal activities and they don’t even have an EIA,” he said.
The environmentalist said EMA was concerned by the damage to the environment, as the Chinese miners had no mitigation plans.
“The problem we have is when you go there, some don’t even speak the local language, they look at you. Our concern is we don’t want this degradation, they should stop until and have proper documentation. In this case, we need an EIA report and they don’t have it. Without an EIA they are illegal,” Ndlovu said.
“Since we have issued them with orders and tickets, now we are opening a docket for them. We have information that they are still there so our officers are on their way going there to issue them with a docket.”
Ministry of Mines and Mining Development Matabeleland South Provincial Mining Director Khumbulani Mlangeni confirmed the local office had engaged the police to deal with the Chinese group.
“Yes, we wrote a letter to the police to that effect. When we received the complaint we went to the ground and we established they are not supposed to be mining anywhere. They (the Chinese) claim to have applied for a special grant and they were mining within a river bed, which is banned nationally,” he said when contacted for a comment.
“So we wrote a letter to the police at the time we received the complaint last year. I’m not sure if police have acted yet but this morning Mr Mpofu said there are still people there.” Cite.org.zw

By- The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWA) has appointed Joseph Chinotimba as the association’s political commissar.

The appointment comes after the war veterans launched a special investment project, New Vista Investment Trust to engage and promote investors in the country.
Chinotimba replaces Joel Mureremba.

ZNLWA national chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa said Chinotimba, a legislator for Buhera South, in his new role, will be engaging with the investment committee in Parliament.
“Because of the energy which is required for our New Vista Investment Trust, we have reorganized our leadership. We feel that Cde Chinotimba is going to discharge that role because he is also in Parliament. It requires a lot of liaison between Parliament and investors because the laws in which investors would want to put money in Zimbabwe come from Parliament.”

Mutsvangwa urged Chinotimba to use his influence to lure investors into the country to develop and improve the country’s economy.

“Cde Chinotimba you have got your work cut out. We would want you to have a lot of influence in the investment committee of Parliament. You shall be twerking laws in Parliament to make sure that they are most friendly to investors. Do not forget our friends who supported us during the bad times, the Chinese and the Russians.
“You will be there, your office must be an inviting door for all investors regardless of which country they come from and you already do that but you must also pay particular attention to those who have always been our friends,” he said.

Mutsvangwa also tasked Chinotimba to make laws that attract investment and prove to the world that a comrade can be a world-class businessman.

“I am very honoured to be given this position and I will work with everyone in all the provinces to make sure that everything goes according to our plan. My door is open for everyone and please feel free to come to me if there are any challenges in your communities,” he said.

A Correspondent- Controversial challan preacher Passion Java said that the newly formed Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens’ Coalition for Change (CCC) would soon crumble.

The comical preacher posted an image of bananas on social media and captioned it “Chaora Chinhu chacho CCC ” (It has decayed).

The picture had fresh and decaying bananas, with each having a tag of a year representing the state of the CCC from its formation (January 2022) to its collapse (December 2022).

Java is striving to get into Zanu PF structures.

Late last year, he posted pictures with President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has laboured to defend its members who brutalised civilians over beer at Mbalabala Shopping Centre on Christmas eve. 

 Below is the ZNA statement on the matter:

RESPONSE TO NEWSHAWKS STORY TITLED SOLDIERS REPORTEDLY ASSAULT VILLAGERS AFTER EXCHANGING TAUNTS OVER ALCOHOL

Reference is made to the NewsHawks story titled ‘Soldiers Reportedly Assduit Villagers after Exchanging Taunts over Alcohol,’ published on 28 December 2021. The article was also published in other online publications. In the story, it is alleged that imbibers and soldiers exchanged taunts over beer at Mbalabala Shopping Centre on Christmas eve, resulting in the soldiers mobilising the police to attack residents randomly. The ZNA would like to put it on record that its members were never involved in the incident in question as they were never at that place. The business centre in question is strictly out of bounds to all our members.

The area is in a gold mining region where illegal gold mining activities are rampant. Investigations have revealed that the incident involved artisanal miners (Makorokoza) who were fighting amongst themselves. ZRP Esigodini reacted and dispersed the rowdy artisanal miners. The Army encourages Journalists to always check with the police to verify information and incidents before rushing to publish unverified stories.

ALPHIOS MAKOTORE 

Colonel

Director Army Public Relations

By – A well-known Chiredzi sex worker, Paida Manika has been stabbed to death by her boyfriend.

Obvious Yaya Toruvanda (22), who is believed to be a thief, stabbed Manika to death early this week.

The Mirror understood that the two had differences after Paida decided to end the relationship.
The incident happened during the wee hours of Tuesday, and she was confirmed dead at 4am.

She was stabbed on her leg and sources said that she died from excessive breeding.

Paidamoyo made headlines in 2016 when her mother who was also a sex worker found her in the act, collapsed and died.

Masvingo Provincial Police Spokesperson Kudakwashe could not confirm the report but The Mirror visited Paida place and had an in interview with her brother-in-law.
The Mirror also confirmed that Toruvanda fled after stabbing her girlfriend and was arrested at 4pm yesterday after being found hiding in a bush near Croco Motors.
“We were sleeping at around 3 am when somebody came alerted us that Paida was stabbed. We rushed to her house and found her lying in a pool of blood with blood oozing from her right leg,” said her brother in law Arthur Mbodzera.
They took her to Chiredzi Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Masvingo Mirror

By- Jah Prayzah has announced that he would no longer submit any entries for Zimbabwean music and arts merit awards.

The multiple award-winners manager, Keen Mushapaidze, said this last Friday, shortly after the announcement of the ZIMA 2020 nominees where they were not placed on the list.

‘‘Jah Prayzah does not submit for awards consideration is the phrase. But all the same, well done to all the nominees and we wish each and everyone the best.
“Hard work should be supported all the time, Thank you Zima,” posted the manager.
Many of his followers have been questioning whether they undermined the local music and merit awards, which the manager dismissed.
“We still insist that Jah Prayzah does not submit entries for the awards because releasing the music for the market should be enough for us. It’s now a matter of policy that we don’t submit entries and we have told event organisers the same thing that we have passed that stage.
“We now think releasing our stuff for the masses is enough and if people (award organisers) like our stuff, they know what to do with it,” he said.
Asked whether this has been their modus operandi over the years, Mushapaidze explained:
“There was a time we used to submit entries but we have stopped doing that in the past few years.
“We have realised that our brand is now big and it was up to the people who organise such events to do their part, without asking us to submit our stuff, because they have it on every platform.
“Like I said earlier on, it’s now a matter of policy where we want to stick to what can make our brand big. We are no longer focusing on the Zimbabwean market alone because we have cast our nets wider.”
He, however, said their decision does not mean they were undermining the local music and arts merit awards.
“We will never undermine Zimbabwean awards because we are still singing for the Zimbabweans, who took us where we are today.
“We have only stopped submitting entries as a matter of policy since we believe in our brand and vision. To those who have other ideas, it’s unfortunate that we won’t change our mind because that is what we have decided to do,” he said.
The Uzumba-bred chanter has won almost everything on home soil and bagged regional and international awards.

-H Metro

By- The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWA) has appointed Joseph Chinotimba as the association’s political commissar.

The appointment comes after the war veterans launched a special investment project, New Vista Investment Trust to engage and promote investors in the country.
Chinotimba replaces Joel Mureremba.

ZNLWA national chairman Christopher Mutsvangwa said Chinotimba, a legislator for Buhera South, in his new role, will be engaging with the investment committee in Parliament.
“Because of the energy which is required for our New Vista Investment Trust, we have reorganized our leadership. We feel that Cde Chinotimba is going to discharge that role because he is also in Parliament. It requires a lot of liaison between Parliament and investors because the laws in which investors would want to put money in Zimbabwe come from Parliament.”

Mutsvangwa urged Chinotimba to use his influence to lure investors into the country to develop and improve the country’s economy.

“Cde Chinotimba you have got your work cut out. We would want you to have a lot of influence in the investment committee of Parliament. You shall be twerking laws in Parliament to make sure that they are most friendly to investors. Do not forget our friends who supported us during the bad times, the Chinese and the Russians.
“You will be there, your office must be an inviting door for all investors regardless of which country they come from and you already do that but you must also pay particular attention to those who have always been our friends,” he said.

Mutsvangwa also tasked Chinotimba to make laws that attract investment and prove to the world that a comrade can be a world-class businessman.

“I am very honoured to be given this position and I will work with everyone in all the provinces to make sure that everything goes according to our plan. My door is open for everyone and please feel free to come to me if there are any challenges in your communities,” he said.