Tinashe Sambiri|Team Pachedu has exposed Zanu PF’s rigging tactics in the rural areas.
According to Team Pachedu, Zanu PF steals elections through assisted voters and stuffing of ballots.
The pressure group argues that massive voter registration will stop the regime from rigging elections.
“Zanupf’s steals Elections via assisted voters and stuffing ballot papers in rural areas with no agents. We know it, ZanuPF can be beaten with a huge turnout, polling agents deployment and a clean voters roll.
Your vote matters, go register & refuse to play into their tactics
Remember this well; Zanu PF does not have the expertise to rig and never fall for that ever! Go register to vote and see how your vote will make the difference in our nation.
Let us know if you need assistance in locating the nearest registration centre,” Team Pachedu said in a statement.
Tinashe Sambiri|Team Pachedu has exposed Zanu PF’s rigging tactics in the rural areas.
According to Team Pachedu, Zanu PF steals elections through assisted voters and stuffing of ballots.
The pressure group argues that massive voter registration will stop the regime from rigging elections.
“Zanupf’s steals Elections via assisted voters and stuffing ballot papers in rural areas with no agents. We know it, ZanuPF can be beaten with a huge turnout, polling agents deployment and a clean voters roll.
Your vote matters, go register & refuse to play into their tactics
Remember this well; Zanu PF does not have the expertise to rig and never fall for that ever! Go register to vote and see how your vote will make the difference in our nation.
Let us know if you need assistance in locating the nearest registration centre,” Team Pachedu said in a statement.
Tinashe Sambiri| Controversial politician Killer Zivhu has mocked MDC T leader, Douglas Togarasei Mwonzora for attempting to use President Morgan Tsvangirai’s legacy to gain public sympathy.
Zivhu argues Mwonzora is using President Tsvangirai’s image to attract public attention.
“Regai Tsvangirayi azorore akabata basa panguva yaakapiwa na Mwari, isayi face yomukuru wenyu mupenyu. Hope comes from the living not the dead, Zimbabwe’s future is with the living not the dead,” argued Zivhu.
“Schools are opening ,School fees is another cyclone coming to Zimbabwean parents, their bodies will turn yellow Yellow circle with anger, pardon me for using yellow color this days, I was told to forget about my favorite colors by Chris Mutsvangwa, because iam a moonlighter and useless
Zimbabwe will rise again, our people will be happy again, the rising sun will clear the dark clouds. Yellow Yellow circle will save our Nation, I mean the minerals we have in our Country, which are represented by yellow color on our flag,” added Zivhu.
THANK YOU BELOVED! Having true friends who genuinely wish you well is so fulfilling and such a beautiful feeling. Having pillars who stand with you in prayer is such a treasure.
I’m so humbled by your warm and encouraging messages from across Zimbabwe, Africa and the world. I’m now more ready, older and stronger. Energized, thrilled and fired up!
The GREATEST GIFT you can give the nation is registering to vote. #Godisinit
MASVINGO – Traditional leaders are according to Shona culture role models but this does not seem true with Headman Masasire of Bikita whose young girlfriend has created problems in the family by assaulting his 72-year-old wife.
Headman Masasire born Augustine Tongai Kereke (82) is dating Jane Musindo who is 41 years younger than him and Musindo is in the habit of assaulting Kereke’s 72-year-old wife.
Mbuya Leocadia Kereke was eventually forced to ditch her matrimonial home because of the assaults and had to live with her children from one to another.
Further Jane also assaults Headman Masasire himself from time to time, according to court papers in the hands of The Mirror.
Despite the violence, Kereke who has 15 children from different women has gone on to trash his 56-year-old marriage to his wife Mbuya Kereke, describing it as chimuchato chemaRoma (the useless Catholic marriage).
Mbuya Kereke and Kereke were married at the Roman Catholic run Silveira Mission in 1966.
The matter which has caused divisions in the family and tainted the Masasire Headmanship spilled into the courts and Magistrate Mutema, in November 2020 issued an order for the eviction of Jane out of the Kereke homestead.
The order was sought by Mbuya Kereke.
However, Kereke and Jane last week approached the High Court in Masvingo in a bid to overturn the eviction order. Jane was staying at the Kereke homestead since 2019.
The appeal was heard before Justice Garainesu Mawadze and Justice Sunsley Zisengwe.
The court documents indicate that Mbuya Kereke looked after all of Kereke’s 15 children including those that he sired with other women.
The basis of Kereke’s argument at the courts is that Mbuya Kereke has no right to evict another woman from Kereke’s homestead.
Mbuya Kereke through her lawyer Joel Mambara of Mambara and Associates argued that she has the right to instigate an eviction order on the basis that she is trying to preserve her marriage and matrimonial home.
She also said that she does not mind if Kereke and Musindo go and stay at another place.
“The family has been divided by this and siblings are no longer seeing eye to eye because of this,” said Mambara in court.
Musindo and Kereke are arguing that the eviction order should be nullified because Mbuya Kereke does not own the Kereke homestead and has no right to chase away Musindo who is staying with Kereke’s consent.
By A Correspondent- CCC President Nelson Chamisa has thanked citizens for sending him birthday wishes.
Chamisa turned 44 Wednesday, and he received thousands of birthday wish messages from all over the world.
In his response to the messages, the youthful opposition leaders said he was humbled and ready to deliver a new Zimbabwe on his Twitter account.
“THANK YOU.Having true friends who genuinely wish you well is so fulfilling &such a beautiful feeling.Having pillars who stand with you in prayers is such a treasure.I’m so humbled by your warm messages from across Zimbabwe,Africa &the world.I’m ready, older & stronger.#Godisinit
THANK YOU.Having true friends who genuinely wish you well is so fulfilling &such a beautiful feeling.Having pillars who stand with you in prayers is such a treasure.I’m so humbled by your warm messages from across Zimbabwe,Africa &the world.I’m ready, older & stronger.#Godisinitpic.twitter.com/OqSVbVbiWw
In a rather shocking development, that could further expose the extent at which the football facilities have been run down, Chibuku Stadium,the most popular stadium in the dormitory town of Chitungwiza, has now been turned into a car park.
The ongoing blitz on unregistered vehicles by police has left Makoni Police Station in Chitungwiza overwhelmed by the growing number of impounded cars.
This has prompted authorities to look for an alternative place to secure the vehicles.
And Chibuku Stadium, which has been idle for years, has now been turned into a temporary vehicle storage facility.
“The parking space at Makoni Police Station has been overwhelmed and the police is now using Chibuku Stadium as a temporary measure during this blitz,” a police source told Mdlalo90
The Stadium, which used to host Premier Soccer League matches back in the late 1990s, has been defunct for so many years, denying the people of Chitungwiza a chance to watch top flight football.
Darryn T and Kiglon are some of the former PSL teams which once used Chibuku Stadium as their home ground.
There was a time when the facility would host such big teams as Dynamos, Highlanders and CAPS United.
All that is now part of history as Chibuku Stadium is now dilapidated and unfit to host even a boozers match.
Chitungwiza Council spokesperson Lovemore Meya said this was a temporary move.
“The thing is, it was not turned into a storage facility by the ZRP but we are having a joint operation with them.
“Therefore, we are offering storage facilities and security at our premises since it is a joint effort,” Meya told Mdlalo90.
He added: “Our Zengeza Head office is being used also as a storage facility, same with our Seke North offices and the overflow has actually forced us to use Chibuku Stadium as a storage facility as well for simple reasons that we have witnessed an overflow in traffic offenders in Chitungwiza.
“As a result, we have turned our premises to holding facilities to which those found wanting on traffic offenses are being fined and paying storage facilities to the tune of USD$10-00 to USD$20-00 depending on the size or weight of the vehicle,” Meya said.
Recently, Harare Provincial Development Coordinator, Tafadzwa Muguti, was castigated by a group of Councilors and administrators for stalling development in Chitungwiza, including the renovation of Chibuku Stadium.
According to the officials, Council had awarded a tender to a company for the renovation of the Stadium on a win-win basis.
However, Muguti allegedly threatened that if Council went ahead with the plan then officials involved would be arrested, sources say.
Owing to this impasse, the Stadium is being misused and also denying even local footballers a chance to showcase their talent on home soil.
Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) founder, Walter Magaya, also proposed to take over the renovation of the Stadium some few years ago, but his efforts were thwarted by some Councilors who allegedly demanded kick backs.
Chibuku Stadium is one of the many dilapidated football facilities across the country.
Rufaro, Gwanzura and Dzvivaresekwa Stadiums in Harare are now dysfunctional.
Mbizo and Amaveni in Kwekwe have also suffered the same fate, just like Rudhaka in Marondera which also used to host PSL matches.
By A Correspondent- An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale hit the Midlands province in central Zimbabwe yesterday morning, South Africa’s Council for Geoscience (CGS) said yesterday.
The earthquake, described as being of moderate magnitude, hit 15km southwest of Gweru at 5:15am local time.
“The quake hit a shallow depth of 10km beneath the epicentre near Gweru, Midlands province, Zimbabwe, early yesterday morning,” CGS reported.
“The exact magnitude, epicentre and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations or as other agencies issue their reports.
“Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake may not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as a light vibration in the area of the epicentre.”
According to the report, the tremors were felt in Gweru, Shurugwi, Lalapanzi, Redcliff, Kwekwe and Zvishavane, all of the Midlands.
The last earthquake to be recorded in the country occurred on January 25 this year, which measured 3.2 on the Richter scale and its epicentre was 19km northwest of Bulawayo, but was reported to had been felt as far as Francistown in Botswana.
In June last year, CGS reported an earthquake of similar magnitude and depth near the Midlands capital.
There were, however, no casualties or damage to property caused by the earthquake.
The biggest quake was recorded in the country 16 years ago in Chipinge, which had magnitude of 7.0 and a depth of 11km.
By A Correspondent- Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Harare Metropolitan Province Tafadzwa Muguti has given unregistered and unlicensed schools and colleges in Harare province until the end of March this year to regularise their operations.
It has emerged that 448 private schools in Harare with a combined enrollment of 22 569 pupils were not registered with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) and local authorities.
Muguti directed the schools and colleges to take advantage of the grace period and regularise with the Ministry, ZIMRA and all local authorities. He said:
The office of the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Harare Metropolitan Province in collaboration with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and local authorities launched a blitz across the province to expose schools and colleges operating without Government licenses, ZIMRA registration and local authority permits.
While the initial list comprised 400 illegal schools and colleges, the blitz managed to identify 448 schools and colleges that did not comply with any Government or local authority requirement.
To date, a total of 320 schools have been shut down due to non-compliance, whilst 273 owners of these illegal institutions have since been arrested and appearing before the courts.
Among other requirements, the schools have to be on premises that are safe and not a health risk and have to follow the national core syllabus although can add other subjects.
By A Correspondent- A sex starved Guruve man is in trouble after he tripped down his neighbour, removed her skirt and failed to remove her panties at their gardens in Mudhindo.
The matter came to light at Guruve magistrates courts yesterday where Linoce Fovhoro pleaded not guilty to indecent assault before magistrate Rumbidzai Mugwagwa.
Prosecutor Albert Charewa alleges on 25 October last year Fivhoro met Lynet Chikanga at their gardens in Mudhindo.
Fovhoro had a misunderstanding with Chikanga over boundary issues.
Fovhoro suddenly jumped into Chikanga’s field tipped her down, pulled down her skirt before attempting to remove her panties.
Chikanga screamed for help and Fovhoro managed to escape.
A police report was filed at Mudhindo police base leading to the arrest of Fovhoro.
By A Correspondent- Police in Bulawayo said that they have noted a 75 per cent reduction in crimes associated with unregistered motor vehicles and those without number plates such as armed robbery, rape and kidnapping in the past two weeks.
On 15 January, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) launched an operation to remove from the country’s roads all unregistered motor vehicles and those without number plates.
Police said some of the vehicles were being used as getaway cars in the commission of dangerous crimes.
ZRP spokesperson in Bulawayo Metropolitan Province, Inspector Abednico Ncube, said:
On average we were receiving four cases of robberies involving unregistered motor vehicles per week. But now we receive just one. During this operation, we almost realised a 75 per cent reduction of similar crimes.
We have seen a reduction of cases involving such vehicles in offences like robberies and rape over the period of this operation.
Inspector Ncube implored the public to desist from boarding unregistered cars and those without number plates as this exposes them to rape, robbery and kidnapping. He said:
Of course, we have received a case of robbery and rape where a woman boarded a motor vehicle going to Southwold, and on the way, she was raped. But generally, the cases have been reduced.
Despite the fact that we have an operation, our members of the public are still supporting these vehicles.
So, we are urging them to cooperate with the police and only use licensed public service vehicles and not pirate taxis.
The ZRP said that 24 355 arrests have been made since the operation started on 15 January.
By- 10 people were swept away by the hail storm that hit several parts of the country.
Tropical Depression Ana hit Zimbabwe and destroyed homes, crops, schools, and other critical infrastructure.
In Mukumbura, 10 people were swept away with the Government yet to ascertain whether they are Zimbabweans or Mozambicans. Giving an update on rainfall-related emergencies during the National Civil Protection Committee in Harare yesterday, Department of Civil Protection director, Mr Nathan Nkomo, warned people against crossing flooded rivers.
“As for tropical depression Ana, in a way our preparations have reduced or minimised the damages to property, loss of lives except for the 10 people who drowned in Mukumbura River. “We are yet to ascertain whether they are Zimbabweans or Mozambicans because Mukumbura River is still flooded and all the bodies were deposited on the Mozambican side,” he said. Mr Nkomo said they have been advising people along borders not to cross flooded rivers, but the 10 people who lost their lives, could have been part of illegal syndicates that always come up with ways and means of crossing rivers using undesignated places. “The reason why most of the people do that is because they bring in some illicit brews from Mozambique so they will never use the designated crossing points.
“There is also a need to intensify our surveillance along the border to ensure that we don’t experience that kind of behaviour along our borders,” he said. Mr Nkomo added that due to the Tropical Depression Ana, in Chimanimani roads and bridges were swept away. “In Nyanga houses were razed to the ground, but it was Mutasa that bore the greatest brunt. However, partners especially the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, have given some family tents which are being mounted not only in Nyanga, but also in Mbire and Muzarabani. “As for the refugee housing units, we will also use them to accommodate our teachers in Muzarabani whose houses had their roofs blown off by the strong winds which accompanied Depression Ana,” he said. Muchira Bridge in Chimanimani’s Ward 22, which connects with Ward 21, was extensively damaged, while 19 houses in Nyanga were damaged due to heavy rains. Mr Nkomo said the focus now is on Cyclone Batsirai, a name coined by Zimbabwe.
“We have not dismantled our preparations on the ground. All the committees are active because a specific area has not yet been mentioned on how this Cyclone Batsirai is going to affect Zimbabwe. “We have activated all the 10 provinces so that they gear themselves for any eventuality just in case it visits Zimbabwe,” he said. The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) head of public weather services, Mr James Ngoma Junior, said they are currently monitoring Cyclone Batsirai which is more intense than tropical storm Ana. “An intense cyclone is almost like that of Cyclone Idai where wind speeds can go above 160km an hour. Right now it is expected to make landfall over Madagascar about 1 200 kilometres away from Zimbabwe. “As the name Batsirai suggests, Zimbabwe is supposed to also offer help to our neighbouring countries including Madagascar. When Idai struck, other countries came in and assisted Zimbabwe in different ways. So this call is a call for help for us as a nation to come up and help other countries,” he said.
By A Correspondent- Former MDC-T deputy president Thokozani Khupe has accused the Government of discrimination after the opposition party was granted the whole $150 million dollars under the Political Parties Finance Act.
Khupe, who was suspended by MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora before she was eventually expelled from the party and recalled from Parliament, said she has have been discriminated against because of her gender as she is the rigtful beneficiary of the money.
Khupe announced a split of the party on 21 January and subsequently wrote to National Assembly Speaker, Jacob Mudenda, and Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi saying she was the leader of MDC-T hence her faction was eligible to receive funds from Treasury.
Addressing a press conference in Harare on Wednesday, Khupe claimed she is the bona fide leader of the judicially reconstructed party and criticised Mudenda for accepting her recall from Parliament. She said:
I am the leader of the opposition in Parliament. I pleaded with the Minister of Justice (Legal and Parliamentary Affairs) Hon Ziyambi Ziyambi to treat both formations in an equal manner (regarding funds).
Giving money to Mwonzora is unjustified inequality and unfair practice. I have been discriminated against because I am a woman. I am being victimised and cannot breathe.
She said Mwonzora cannot recall her and receive money from Government as he is now the leader of the MDC Alliance.
However, Mwonzora said Khupe was poorly-advised and has “anger management issues”. He said:
Dr Khupe does not know what she is saying. She has anger management issues. Funds for political parties are not disbursed based on the disgruntlement of individuals.
The MDC-Alliance I am leading is not a political party so it is incapable of having a president.
The president of the MDC-T is the leader of the MDC Alliance as was Morgan Tsvangirai, Chamisa, Khupe and now myself.
She does not seem to know she was in Parliament under the MDC-Alliance banner of 2018 after she took over from Thabitha Khumalo. She absolutely has no case. She will not get anything.
The High Court in Bulawayo is today set to hear an application by Khupe challenging Mwonzora’s eligibility to receive the funds.
By A Correspondent- CCC President Nelson Chamisa has thanked citizens for sending him birthday wishes.
Chamisa turned 44 Wednesday, and he received thousands of birthday wish messages from all over the world.
In his response to the messages, the youthful opposition leaders said he was humbled and ready to deliver a new Zimbabwe on his Twitter account.
“THANK YOU.Having true friends who genuinely wish you well is so fulfilling &such a beautiful feeling.Having pillars who stand with you in prayers is such a treasure.I’m so humbled by your warm messages from across Zimbabwe,Africa &the world.I’m ready, older & stronger.#Godisinit
THANK YOU.Having true friends who genuinely wish you well is so fulfilling &such a beautiful feeling.Having pillars who stand with you in prayers is such a treasure.I’m so humbled by your warm messages from across Zimbabwe,Africa &the world.I’m ready, older & stronger.#Godisinitpic.twitter.com/OqSVbVbiWw
By-Former MDC-T Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe said she would challenge the decision of MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora to recall her from Parliament.
Mwonzora, Wednesday recalled Khupe from Parliament.
Khupe revealed the development while addressing a press conference this Wednesday. She said Senator Mwonzora wrote to Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda on the 24th of January 2022 notifying him of his intention to recall Khupe. She said she also sent a letter to Mudenda but he ignored the letter. Pindula News presents Khipe’s full statement below: On the 21st of January 2022, a Split of the Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai occurred. This was as a result of constitutional transgressions. Douglas Mwonzora has for times without number, violated the constitution of the party whereas Article 9.1.2 (a) enjoins the President to uphold and defend the party constitution. It, therefore, follows that the President cannot be at the centre of constitutional transgressions. At the same time, Douglas Mwonzora declared that he was now the leader of MDC Alliance party. This is evidence that we now have two parties, MDC T and the MDC Alliance hence the split. It was in this vein that l then wrote letters to the Speaker of Parliament and the Minister of Justice on the 24th of January 2022 informing both institutions that the MDC-T party had split into two formations, one led by Dr Thokozani Khupe who is also Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and the other led by Douglas Mwonzora, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and President of the MDC Alliance party. I appealed to the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to treat both formations equally and exercise impartiality. However, to my surprise on the 26th of January 2022, I received a letter from the Speaker of Parliament through a courier, FedEx which was delivered to my house in Bulawayo together with my colleague Nomvula Mguni to the effect that we had been recalled and we were no longer Members of Parliament. I have never heard in the history of Parliament a member being recalled through a letter sent to their home by FedEx at a time when Parliament is not in session.
Parliament will be resuming in a fortnight and you shudder to think why the Speaker of Parliament was in such a hurry to recall me by a letter he wrote whilst sitting in his office and sending it through FedEx. That is unprocedural. My understanding of Parliamentary operations, is that the Speaker derives his powers from the mace when he is sitting on his chair in the House of Assembly and in the presence of seating Members of Parliament because the mace is the symbol of authority of the House and the Speaker. Without the mace, the House cannot sit and pass laws.
On the 24th of January 2022, the Speaker of Parliament received two letters, one from my party and another from Mwonzora’s party. He then decided to ignore my party’s letter and took immediate action on Mwonzora’s party letter of which he subsequently wrote recall letters to us. My letter was reconciliatory because I was pleading with the Speaker of Parliament to exercise impartiality and treat the two parties fairly whereas Mwonzora’s letter was vindictive because he was asking the Speaker of Parliament to recall Nomvula Mguni and myself. Douglas Mwonzora is now President of MDC-Alliance party whereas Honourable Mguni and myself are members of the MDC-T party. It boggles the mind how a leader of another political party can recall members of another party. For example, MDC-T party cannot recall members of PDP neither can they recall members of ZANU-PF.
To make matters worse the Speaker of Parliament in the recall letters he said, I quote, “I must advise that on the 24th of January 2022, I received a notice of recall in terms of section 129 (1) (k) of the Constitution. Accordingly, I must advise that by virtue of Section 129 (1) (k) of the constitution you have seized to be a member of the National Assembly.” My question is which party because the Speaker did not mention the name of the party which gave him those notices. Previously there are members of Parliament who were recalled because they were accused of being members of MDC-Alliance party. On the country Mwonzora made a public announcement to the effect that he has now formed a new party that is contesting the upcoming by-elections in March under the MDC Alliance banner, whereas this is the reason why other MPs were recalled, it was precisely because they belonged to the MDC Alliance and not MDC-T. Hence the reason why he has expelled himself from the party in terms of the MDC-T constitution, Article 5.10 (a).
Therefore, Douglas Mwonzora has no locus standi of recalling a member of the MDC-T because he is now a member and the leader of the MDC- Alliance. This clearly demonstrates the bias, impartiality and inconsistence by the Speaker of Parliament. Splits in the Movement for Democratic Change are not a new phenomena. The first split happened in 2005 between the late Gibson Sibanda, Deputy President and the late Morgan Tsvangirai, the President. Parliament recognized and respected both formations and accepted the status quo. Both formations were allowed to co-exist and they co-existed until the end of their term of office in 2008. This is where my issue of victimization and discrimination is derived from. Two men split in 2005 and they were allowed to co-exist by this same institution. A woman and a man have split in 2022 that is Thokozani Khupe and Douglas Mwonzora. The Speaker of Parliament then decides to favour Douglas Mwonzora over me without even considering calling both parties to the table for a discussion. Truly speaking this is glaring evidence of inequality, discrimination and victimisation.
There is no provision in the Standing Rules and Orders where the Speaker of Parliament is supposed to supervise political parties and adjudicate when they have a dispute. The Speaker of Parliament in this instance received two letters on the same day and almost at the same time, but alas he decided on which formation was legitimate, l wonder where he got those powers from. The Speaker of Parliament knew very well that Mwonzora had declared that he was now leader of the MDC Alliance party and that he was going to participate in the by-elections under the MDC Alliance party. There is evidence for all to see because his candidates for the March 26 2022 by-elections have registered under MDC Alliance. This is the same party whose MPs were recalled from Parliament because they had seized to be members of the MDC-T. The Speaker of Parliament in his wisdom disregarded that and decided to take sides with another man. As a woman, I strongly feel victimised and discriminated against at the highest level.
As if that was not enough, the Minister of Justice equally decided that the Political Parties Grant will go to Mwonzora. Again, l wonder where the Minister of Justice derives his powers from to decide on which formation is legitimate as l also wrote a letter to him advising him on the new developments in the party and pleaded with him to treat both formations in a fair and just manner. In 2014, the MDC-T split again and this time it was between the late Morgan Tsvangirai, President and Tendai Biti, the Secretary-General. Political Parties funds were split between the two formations. In 2022, the same MDC-T party has split between Thokozani Khupe, Deputy President and Douglas Mwonzora, President but the sad reality is that the Minister of Justice wants to give the full amount to Mwonzora and one shudders to think why. When it was Morgan Tsvangirai and Tendai Biti the money was divided into two but this time around because it is Thokozani Khupe, a woman and Mwonzora, a man, the Minister of Justice wants the full amount to go to Mwonzora. Surely what can one call this other than seeing it as an unjustified inequality and an unfair practice. In these two instances l have been discriminated against because I am a Woman. It is very clear that when it comes to my case, there is selective application of rules and regulations. When it was Morgan Tsvangirai and Gibson Sibanda they were both respected and treated with impartiality. Again when it was Tendai Biti and Morgan Tsvangirai they were respected and treated with impartiality. This time around it is Thokozani Khupe and Douglas Mwonzora and both the Speaker of Parliament and the Minister of Justice have decided to side with another man, Mwonzora for no apparent reason. In my view, these institutions, namely the Executive and the Legislature are not exercising impartiality and colluding against me with regards to this matter. As women in the political arena in this country we have been victimised and discriminated against for times without number and time has come for women to rise and say this far and no further. Our voices are being silenced and we are being disempowered. I met with Women’s Organisations to tell them our story of victimisation and discrimination just because of our gender. I am being suffocated and I Can’t Breathe. At the same time, l have written to the United Nations Secretary-General H.E. Antonio Guterres, the UN Women Executive Director Dr. Sima Sami Bahous, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights H.E Michelle Bachelet, the Inter-Parliamentary Union President Honourable Duarte Pacheco, the Pan-African Parliament and Madam Bineta Diop, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security so that they see the amount of victimisation and discrimination against women by the Executive and the Legislature. I am therefore calling upon the Executive to Stop discrimination against women. By the same token, l am calling upon the legislature to Stop discrimination against women. I am saying this with a heart which is bleeding because I am a victim of discrimination by these pillars of the State. Women and men must be treated with dignity, respect and equality because we are all equal in the eyes of the Lord, therefore we must all be equal in the eyes of the Law. I would like to conclude by calling on Women’s organizations and women at large to rise and fight with me this deadly Pandemic called Victimization and Discrimination against women in politics. l am going to fight to the finish. I will fight discrimination against women with the last drop of my tears. I will fight discrimination against women with the last drop of my sweat. I will fight discrimination against women with the last drop of my blood, not just for myself but for young women who should not be intimidated but should be inspired to commit without shame in the politics of this country and help shape their destinies. I rest my case. Dr Thokozani Khupe 2 February 2022
By-MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has left his former Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe crying after he recalled him from Parliament.
Khupe revealed the development while addressing a press conference this Wednesday. She said Senator Mwonzora wrote to Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda on the 24th of January 2022 notifying him of his intention to recall Khupe. She said she also sent a letter to Mudenda but he ignored the letter. Pindula News presents Khipe’s full statement below: On the 21st of January 2022, a Split of the Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai occurred. This was as a result of constitutional transgressions. Douglas Mwonzora has for times without number, violated the constitution of the party whereas Article 9.1.2 (a) enjoins the President to uphold and defend the party constitution. It, therefore, follows that the President cannot be at the centre of constitutional transgressions. At the same time, Douglas Mwonzora declared that he was now the leader of MDC Alliance party. This is evidence that we now have two parties, MDC T and the MDC Alliance hence the split. It was in this vein that l then wrote letters to the Speaker of Parliament and the Minister of Justice on the 24th of January 2022 informing both institutions that the MDC-T party had split into two formations, one led by Dr Thokozani Khupe who is also Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and the other led by Douglas Mwonzora, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and President of the MDC Alliance party. I appealed to the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to treat both formations equally and exercise impartiality. However, to my surprise on the 26th of January 2022, I received a letter from the Speaker of Parliament through a courier, FedEx which was delivered to my house in Bulawayo together with my colleague Nomvula Mguni to the effect that we had been recalled and we were no longer Members of Parliament. I have never heard in the history of Parliament a member being recalled through a letter sent to their home by FedEx at a time when Parliament is not in session.
Parliament will be resuming in a fortnight and you shudder to think why the Speaker of Parliament was in such a hurry to recall me by a letter he wrote whilst sitting in his office and sending it through FedEx. That is unprocedural. My understanding of Parliamentary operations, is that the Speaker derives his powers from the mace when he is sitting on his chair in the House of Assembly and in the presence of seating Members of Parliament because the mace is the symbol of authority of the House and the Speaker. Without the mace, the House cannot sit and pass laws.
On the 24th of January 2022, the Speaker of Parliament received two letters, one from my party and another from Mwonzora’s party. He then decided to ignore my party’s letter and took immediate action on Mwonzora’s party letter of which he subsequently wrote recall letters to us. My letter was reconciliatory because I was pleading with the Speaker of Parliament to exercise impartiality and treat the two parties fairly whereas Mwonzora’s letter was vindictive because he was asking the Speaker of Parliament to recall Nomvula Mguni and myself. Douglas Mwonzora is now President of MDC-Alliance party whereas Honourable Mguni and myself are members of the MDC-T party. It boggles the mind how a leader of another political party can recall members of another party. For example, MDC-T party cannot recall members of PDP neither can they recall members of ZANU-PF.
To make matters worse the Speaker of Parliament in the recall letters he said, I quote, “I must advise that on the 24th of January 2022, I received a notice of recall in terms of section 129 (1) (k) of the Constitution. Accordingly, I must advise that by virtue of Section 129 (1) (k) of the constitution you have seized to be a member of the National Assembly.” My question is which party because the Speaker did not mention the name of the party which gave him those notices. Previously there are members of Parliament who were recalled because they were accused of being members of MDC-Alliance party. On the country Mwonzora made a public announcement to the effect that he has now formed a new party that is contesting the upcoming by-elections in March under the MDC Alliance banner, whereas this is the reason why other MPs were recalled, it was precisely because they belonged to the MDC Alliance and not MDC-T. Hence the reason why he has expelled himself from the party in terms of the MDC-T constitution, Article 5.10 (a).
Therefore, Douglas Mwonzora has no locus standi of recalling a member of the MDC-T because he is now a member and the leader of the MDC- Alliance. This clearly demonstrates the bias, impartiality and inconsistence by the Speaker of Parliament. Splits in the Movement for Democratic Change are not a new phenomena. The first split happened in 2005 between the late Gibson Sibanda, Deputy President and the late Morgan Tsvangirai, the President. Parliament recognized and respected both formations and accepted the status quo. Both formations were allowed to co-exist and they co-existed until the end of their term of office in 2008. This is where my issue of victimization and discrimination is derived from. Two men split in 2005 and they were allowed to co-exist by this same institution. A woman and a man have split in 2022 that is Thokozani Khupe and Douglas Mwonzora. The Speaker of Parliament then decides to favour Douglas Mwonzora over me without even considering calling both parties to the table for a discussion. Truly speaking this is glaring evidence of inequality, discrimination and victimisation.
There is no provision in the Standing Rules and Orders where the Speaker of Parliament is supposed to supervise political parties and adjudicate when they have a dispute. The Speaker of Parliament in this instance received two letters on the same day and almost at the same time, but alas he decided on which formation was legitimate, l wonder where he got those powers from. The Speaker of Parliament knew very well that Mwonzora had declared that he was now leader of the MDC Alliance party and that he was going to participate in the by-elections under the MDC Alliance party. There is evidence for all to see because his candidates for the March 26 2022 by-elections have registered under MDC Alliance. This is the same party whose MPs were recalled from Parliament because they had seized to be members of the MDC-T. The Speaker of Parliament in his wisdom disregarded that and decided to take sides with another man. As a woman, I strongly feel victimised and discriminated against at the highest level.
As if that was not enough, the Minister of Justice equally decided that the Political Parties Grant will go to Mwonzora. Again, l wonder where the Minister of Justice derives his powers from to decide on which formation is legitimate as l also wrote a letter to him advising him on the new developments in the party and pleaded with him to treat both formations in a fair and just manner. In 2014, the MDC-T split again and this time it was between the late Morgan Tsvangirai, President and Tendai Biti, the Secretary-General. Political Parties funds were split between the two formations. In 2022, the same MDC-T party has split between Thokozani Khupe, Deputy President and Douglas Mwonzora, President but the sad reality is that the Minister of Justice wants to give the full amount to Mwonzora and one shudders to think why. When it was Morgan Tsvangirai and Tendai Biti the money was divided into two but this time around because it is Thokozani Khupe, a woman and Mwonzora, a man, the Minister of Justice wants the full amount to go to Mwonzora. Surely what can one call this other than seeing it as an unjustified inequality and an unfair practice. In these two instances l have been discriminated against because I am a Woman. It is very clear that when it comes to my case, there is selective application of rules and regulations. When it was Morgan Tsvangirai and Gibson Sibanda they were both respected and treated with impartiality. Again when it was Tendai Biti and Morgan Tsvangirai they were respected and treated with impartiality. This time around it is Thokozani Khupe and Douglas Mwonzora and both the Speaker of Parliament and the Minister of Justice have decided to side with another man, Mwonzora for no apparent reason. In my view, these institutions, namely the Executive and the Legislature are not exercising impartiality and colluding against me with regards to this matter. As women in the political arena in this country we have been victimised and discriminated against for times without number and time has come for women to rise and say this far and no further. Our voices are being silenced and we are being disempowered. I met with Women’s Organisations to tell them our story of victimisation and discrimination just because of our gender. I am being suffocated and I Can’t Breathe. At the same time, l have written to the United Nations Secretary-General H.E. Antonio Guterres, the UN Women Executive Director Dr. Sima Sami Bahous, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights H.E Michelle Bachelet, the Inter-Parliamentary Union President Honourable Duarte Pacheco, the Pan-African Parliament and Madam Bineta Diop, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security so that they see the amount of victimisation and discrimination against women by the Executive and the Legislature. I am therefore calling upon the Executive to Stop discrimination against women. By the same token, l am calling upon the legislature to Stop discrimination against women. I am saying this with a heart which is bleeding because I am a victim of discrimination by these pillars of the State. Women and men must be treated with dignity, respect and equality because we are all equal in the eyes of the Lord, therefore we must all be equal in the eyes of the Law. I would like to conclude by calling on Women’s organizations and women at large to rise and fight with me this deadly Pandemic called Victimization and Discrimination against women in politics. l am going to fight to the finish. I will fight discrimination against women with the last drop of my tears. I will fight discrimination against women with the last drop of my sweat. I will fight discrimination against women with the last drop of my blood, not just for myself but for young women who should not be intimidated but should be inspired to commit without shame in the politics of this country and help shape their destinies. I rest my case. Dr Thokozani Khupe 2 February 2022
By- Zanu PF youth league has threatened violence ahead of the March 26 by-elections.
The party youths who endorsed the candidature of President Mnangagwa for the 2023 presidential elections Wednesday said they would do so as a way of defending the revolution.
The league said it was strategising and mobilising party structures to deliver victory for the party in the upcoming by-elections and, ultimately, 2023 harmonised elections.
They also said they would embark on a process to inculcate party values to the youth by working with the Chitepo School of Ideology.
“In the upcoming by-elections, we believe in protecting and defending the revolution. We will support our leader President Mnangagwa,” said Cde Yeukai Simbanegavi, the league’s spokesperson.
Warriors utility player Jordan Zemura says participating at the AFCON 2021 finals was an experience of a lifetime which he is very proud of.
The 22-year old Bournemouth star was part of Warriors side which took part in the 33rd edition of the continental spectacle and finished with three points after defeating Guinea in the last Group B game.
Reflecting on the campaign in an interview with BBC Sport, Zemura said it was an adventure he will never forget.
“Honestly it was amazing. It was an experience of a life time. Thankful to have come through with no injuries but just to be part of that competition for the first time was just good,” said Zemura.
“My whole family are from Zimbabwe and obviously they were watching back home. To get our first win in like 15 years is something to be really proud about. We were gutted to go out from the group stage, but we have young team coming through and hopefully there will be many more things to celebrate,” he added. – Soccer24 Zimbabwe
By A Correspondent- Zim Dancehall artiste Seh Calaz, real name Tawanda Mumanyi has endorsed CCC President Nelson Chamisa.
Calaz endorsed Chamisa through a tweet wishing the opposition leader a happy birthday.
Chamisa turned 44 years, Wednesday.
In his birthday wish message to Chamisa, Calaz claimed that the 44-year-old politician was the one tasked with bringing salvation to Zimbabwe. He posted: I would like to wish @nelsonchamjsa, Happy Birthday to the man with the task of securing a future for our generation and our children. May the Lord bless you with wisdom and patience and a long memory that will always remember how our generation suffered.#Shotreipapo.
Nigerian commentator and satirist Adeyola Fayehun has smashed-the-sports on Emmerson Mnangagwa’s forehead over his announcement that he will still be around in 2030. In the episode below, the Nigerian socialite, also scoffs at Mnangagwa’s publicist Passion Java. Please be patient as the video loads below.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has committed to a three-and-a-half-year contract at Camp Nou after reportedly agreeing to take a significant pay-cut
The Gabon international has signed for Barcelona on a free transfer following his departure from Arsenal.
Aubameyang’s contract at Arsenal was terminated by mutual consent on Tuesday, with the 32-year-old having arrived in Spain on deadline day to thrash out terms with Barca.
A potential loan deal was explored first, but the Blaugrana were unable to match Aubameyang’s £340 000-per-week salary and so the Gunners subsequently agreed to let him go as a free agent and sign for the Liga giants on a permanent deal.
Aubameyang trained with the Barca first team ahead of the deal being concluded and the club have now announced his arrival on a three-and-a-half-year contract. A statement on Barcelona’s official website reads:
FC Barcelona and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang have reached an agreement for the player to join the club after the striker terminated his contract with Arsenal FC.
The player will sign a contract until 30 June 2025 with an option to agree departure on 30 June 2023 and his buy-out clause will be set at 100 million euros.
Shortly the club will provide details of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s presentation as a first-team player.
Aubameyang initially joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund for a club-record fee of £56 million ($76m) in January 2018, and went on to score 92 goals in 163 games for the north London outfit.
His final appearance for the Gunners was when he came from the bench in a 2-1 loss to Everton on December 6.
Barca fans will hope that Aubameyang can now rediscover his best form in La Liga as they chase Champions League qualification under Xavi, and he could be in line to make his debut when they take on Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Goal.com
Zimbabwe’s controversial political turcoat, Thokozani Khupe has reported the man she booted from her party, Douglas Mwonzora to the United Nations.
Khupe made the revelations yesterday saying her recall from parliament was unprocedural since Parliament was not in session.
She went on to accuse government of siding her MDC-T rival Douglas Mwonzora.
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“That is unprocedural. My understanding of parliamentary operations is that the Speaker derives his powers from the mace when he is sitting on his chair in the House of Assembly and in the presence of sitting MPs because the mace is the symbol of authority of the House and the Speaker. Without the mace, the House cannot sit and pass laws,” Khupe said.
Khupe said Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has unfairly decided to allocate funds to Mwonzora’s party before the legitimacy of the two MDCs has been settled.
She recently filed papers at the High Court seeking an interdict to prohibit government from disbursing $149 850 000 due to Mwonzora’s faction in terms of the Political Parties (Finance) Act
“At the same time, I have written to the United Nations secretary-general HE Antonio Guterres, the UN Women executive director Dr Sima Sami Bahous, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights HE Michelle Bachelet, the Inter Parliamentary Union president honourable Duarte Pacheco, the Pan-African Parliament and Madam Bineta Diop, special envoy of the chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security so that they see the amount of victimisation and discrimination against women by the Executive and the Legislature,” Khupe said. – Agency
A 17-year-old boy from Mushagashe farms under Chief Zimuto in Masvingo was recently sentenced to eight years in prison for raping a 74-year-old woman from the same area.
The accused appeared before Justice Judith Zuyu on January 21 who sentenced him to eight years at Hwahwa young offenders’ prison.
Prosecutor Liberty Hove said that on December 26, at around 1800hrs, the accused saw the elderly lady who was coming from fetching her cattle in a nearby bush.
When the complainant realized that the boy had evil intentions, she tried to run away but the accused caught her before she could go any far.
The accused wrestled the elderly woman and raped her once.
When she tried to cry out for help, the accused closed her mouth using his hand.
On December 28 the complainant reported the matter to Masvingo rural police station leading to the arrest of the accused. TellZimNews
A delegation of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Secretary General Chalton Hwende yesterday (February 1) failed to solve the Masvingo Urban ward 4 by-election candidate impasse after conducting a meeting.
The team which comprised of Secretary for Local Government Jacob Mafume, Secretary for Rural Mobilisation and Strategy Happymore ‘Bvondo’ Chidziva, local leadership including provincial chairperson Misheck Marava, provincial secretary for elections Godfrey Madzikanda among others was on a mission to allegedly force Thokozile Muchuchuti to withdraw her candidature from ZEC after the party fielded two candidates in the same ward.
Charlton Hwende
The team reportedly met at former ward five and by-election candidate Daniel Mberikunashe’s place at around 1600hours and the meeting ended around 1800hours.
Sources who spoke to TellZim News said the leadership tried to convince Muchuchuti to step down paving way for their favourite Aleck Tabe but she refused to be cowed down saying she could not step down for the second time.
“We thought they have come to do primaries and ask the loser to withdraw but instead, they simply wanted to force Muchuchuti to withdraw. They are just doing it because she is a woman and are not considering that she is the sole female candidate in the four wards up for by-elections in the constituency,” said the source.
In 2018 she won primary elections ahead of the preferred candidate Godfrey Kurauone who went on to take the ward after it was declared to be a reserve for the youth.
This time around she had an upper hand but Tabe was handpicked to contest against her and they refused to do primary elections fearing Muchuchuti’s popularity in the ward.
“Most of the top leadership preferred Tabe and wanted Muchuchuti to step down but they failed and will now present reports to the national leadership which will make a decision on the matter,” said a source.
Another source said Muchuchuti is being backed by Vice President Lynette Karenyi-Kore and former provincial chairperson James Gumbi, current provincial spokesperson Dereck Charamba and majority of the provincial main wing, women and some youths.
On the other hand Aleck Tabe has the blessing of SG Hwende, Happymore ‘Bvondo’ Chidziva, Cecelia Chimbiri and former ward four councillor Godfrey Kurauone.
“Muchuchuti has the support of vice president Kore and Gumbi among others. Gumbi has the financial muscle and is the one financing her campaign. On the other hand, Tabe has Hwende, Chimbiri, Bvondo and Kurauone in his corner that is why he is also defiant,” said the source.
Other sources said they asked her to step down promising her the provincial chairlady post.
Marava and Charamba could not be reached for comments as their mobile phones were not getting through.
Hwende was also not picking up his phone and did not respond to WhatsApp messages.
Muchuchuti however vowed not to withdraw her candidature saying she had endured enough since 2018 and the electorate and her campaign team are urging her not to succumb to the pressure.
“They promised me the provincial chairlady post because there is no one on that post. Also they said at next elections they will appoint me number one provincial councillor.
“I refused to step down because my campaign team has asked me not to withdraw. The electorate needs me so I cannot betray their trust. We have already made flyers, so we are going ahead as planned,” said Muchuchuti.
A number of ward four people who spoke to TellZim News vowed to continue supporting her saying they do not know why the top leadership is anti-women.
“Why are they always asking her to step down when she wins the primaries? They should give those powerful posts they are promising her to the people she defeated. We want her to be our councillor and nothing else,” said one of the residents.
Kurauone is the one influencing the national leadership to support Tabe and last time they also promised her the same but nothing materialised,” said one resident.
The fiasco started on January 26 when the national leadership signed both candidates’ papers for nomination and both sailed through.
It is alleged that some people aligned to Tabe attacked Muchuchuti and took her handbag which contained papers for nomination, and she is reported to have sustained some injuries.- TellZimNews
By A Correspondent- 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.”
D.O.B 3am 02-02-78. @44 Wisdom, blessings and honor come from You,Oh God.And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might;In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all.I thank You for this life. And praise Your glorious name.All Glory be to you! Leadership is a precious gift and special assignment from you, Our God.
Fellow Citizens, Authority comes from above. So, help me pray for wisdom, humility and the grace to lead, serve and take care of the stewardship of all HIS business and creation on this earth.
May I fulfill my mission and faithfully answer to my calling, being a true example of love.May God’s purpose be my compass.
God willing, my cherished desire is to one day sing hymns and psalms, even have all night prayers at and from state house.
With God all things are possible. So help me God! Be blessed! @Godisinit
Isheanesu Mutyambizi| Senegal has succeeded to reach the finals of the Africa Cup Of Nations, by beating Burkina Faso 3-1, in a semi-final match filled with end-to-end action.
The teams were deadlocked in the first half with Burkina Faso going on the counter on numerous occasions and Senegal being rewarded two penalties which were reversed by the Referee thanks to VAR.
In the second half of the match, the teams were now feeling the pressure as the game progressed with some spectators believing that the game has the potential to be decided by a penalty shootout between these two inseparable teams.
However, a 70th-minute set piece from a corner landed perfectly for Abdou Diallo, who then thumped the ball into the net and broke the deadlock.
Sadio Mane quickly produced an single brilliant performance to create an assist for the second goal, which was scored by Paris Saint-German midfielder Idrissa Gueye to give the Lions of Taranga a comfortable lead.
Burkina Faso was not one to be counted out as of yet, with Blati Toure scoring in the 82nd minute to ensure that the Black Stallions have a chance to come back in the game; But a mistake by the Burkina Faso defence in their own half led to Sadio Mane scoring the third goal towards the end of regulation and that was enough to help Senegal see off Burkina Faso in an intense final quarter of the game.
With their spot in the final secured, we are yet to see who they will meet as the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon face the Pharaohs of Egypt in what promises to be an amazing Semi-final.
Tinashe Sambiri| Controversial politician Killer Zivhu has mocked MDC T leader, Douglas Togarasei Mwonzora for attempting to use President Morgan Tsvangirai’s legacy to gain public sympathy.
Zivhu argues Mwonzora is using President Tsvangirai’s image to attract public attention.
“Regai Tsvangirayi azorore akabata basa panguva yaakapiwa na Mwari, isayi face yomukuru wenyu mupenyu. Hope comes from the living not the dead, Zimbabwe’s future is with the living not the dead,” argued Zivhu.
“Schools are opening ,School fees is another cyclone coming to Zimbabwean parents, their bodies will turn yellow Yellow circle with anger, pardon me for using yellow color this days, I was told to forget about my favorite colors by Chris Mutsvangwa, because iam a moonlighter and useless
Zimbabwe will rise again, our people will be happy again, the rising sun will clear the dark clouds. Yellow Yellow circle will save our Nation, I mean the minerals we have in our Country, which are represented by yellow color on our flag,” added Zivhu.
D.O.B 3am 02-02-78. @44 Wisdom, blessings and honor come from You,Oh God.And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might;In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all.I thank You for this life. And praise Your glorious name.All Glory be to you! Leadership is a precious gift and special assignment from you, Our God.
Fellow Citizens, Authority comes from above. So, help me pray for wisdom, humility and the grace to lead, serve and take care of the stewardship of all HIS business and creation on this earth.
May I fulfill my mission and faithfully answer to my calling, being a true example of love.May God’s purpose be my compass.
God willing, my cherished desire is to one day sing hymns and psalms, even have all night prayers at and from state house.
With God all things are possible. So help me God! Be blessed! @Godisinit
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
Climate change is impacting human lives and health in a variety of ways.
It threatens the essential ingredients of good health – clean air, safe drinking water, nutritious food supply, and safe shelter – and has the potential to undermine decades of progress in global health.
Between 2030 and 2050, climate change is expected to cause approximately 250 000 additional deaths per year, from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhoea and heat stress alone. The direct damage costs to health is estimated to be between USD 2-4 billion per year by 2030.
Areas with weak health infrastructure – mostly in developing countries – will be the least able to cope without assistance to prepare and respond. WHO supports countries in building climate-resilient health systems and tracking national progress in protecting health from climate change.
Reducing emissions of greenhouse gases through better transport, food and energy-use choices results in improved health, particularly through reduced air pollution.
The Paris Agreement on climate change is therefore potentially the strongest health agreement of this century. WHO supports countries in assessing the health gains that would result from the implementation of the existing Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement, and the potential for larger gains from more ambitious climate action.
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.”
DISCLAIMER: Views expressed herein are the author’s not the news network’s.
By Dr Masimba Mavaza | Since 2000 Zimbabwe has been reeling under the evil cruel hands of sanctions imposed by the West. To take it further America passed a legislation which has a sole aim of heaping sanctions on Zimbabwe. Industries are closed these are not the signs of mismanagement but the direct effects of the sanctions.
Dr Masimba Mavaza
The situation with Zimbabwe’s economy tells you what sanctions are,doing to the people of Zimbabwe.
Sanctions have delivered one of the biggest wounds suffered by the Zimbabwean economy. US-led sanctions imposed two decades ago when then president Robert Mugabe launched a land acquisition programme. Initially the land redistribution was started by the frustrated Zimbabweans. The government only became involved only to restore order.
The sanctions are said to be targeted and to apply to the elite, the sanctions imposed travel bans and a freeze on assets held by top Zimbabwean officials. It further includes companies owned by the targeted individuals and again making it an offence for any American company to deal with Zimbabwe.
But the measures have had a far-reaching – and probably unintended – impact on the Zimbabwean economy by strangling the country’s access to the international banking system.
For any company in Zimbabwe to function it needs to put in new equipment. All his equipment needs to be imported, for which companied have to pay in United States dollars. But the American law, known as the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zidera), forbids global lenders from working with Zimbabwe.
Institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are usually the first line of support for countries in financial trouble, but Zimbabwe is said not to have met all of the requirements for IMF support – and Zidera means there is little incentive for Harare to try, or for the IMF to look at compromises.
Private banks also struggle to access international funds. Zidera imposes stiff penalties for companies who deal with companies targeted by the law.
The result is that Zimbabwe has meagre supplies of U.S. dollars at home, and it is risky for entrepreneurs to seek access to greenbacks abroad via private banks. This translates into untold suffering of Zimbabweans across all social divide.
Adding salt to injury financial institutions have stopped doing business with Zimbabwe for fear of running afoul of the sanctions.
Foreign leaders often have much leeway to adjust sanctions over time, but in the case of Zidera, the punishment is enshrined in U.S. law, which would require any changes to be endorsed by Congress.
Indeed, the latest version of Zidera, passed in 2021 further raises the threshold for lifting the sanctions.
It broadly requires Zimbabwe to hold better elections and respect human rights. But it also demands that Zimbabwe adhere to a southern African court ruling to pay some $9 billion to white farmers whose properties were seized during Mugabe’s land reforms two decades ago.
Zimbabwe’s entire GDP is only $16.7 billion.
So America litterrally givr Zimbabwe orders and if not followed the tighten their sanctions even if theybare gully aware that it is the commin Zimbabwean who bears the brunt in this cruel satanic game.
Many countries especially African nations and a U.N. rapporteur support removing of sanctions, but such thinking gets little traction in Washington. This is because the opposition in particular the MDC now called CCC have continued feeding America with lies against Zimbabwe.
Blaming U.S. sanctions for Zimbabwe’s problems has been going on for years. Many countries have joined in and nothing seems to persuade Ameeica to be humane. Zimbabwe is not far away from the core issues of better governance it is one of the free countries in the world. U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price said by email. “Zimbabwe’s economic ills, we know, are caused by leaders … abusing power.”
But the reality for Zimbabweans is that they cannot even use services like PayPal to order goods from overseas, they can not get a credit line from any bank. Zimbabwe can mot take a loan anywhere. The Zimbabwe government ends up being abused by some all weather friends who charge an arm and a leg for a dubious loan.
What many people do nit seem to realise is that the sanctions effectively cut Zimbabweans off from international credit and money transfers in U.S. dollars.
“When you don’t have capital, you don’t have jobs and no investor comes to a country under sanctions. It is nonsense for anyone to say sanctions are not hurting Zimbabwe.
Instead of bringing political change to Zimbabwe, the 20 years of sanctions have been turf and difficult. Sanctions have made it difficult for Zimbabwe to prosper. It is true that the poor economic performance is the direct result of the sanctions.
If the new CCC Party wants to serve the best interest of Zimbabwe it does not need to agree with ZANU PF on anything even on common ideology of the liberation movement in ZANU PF , it simply needs to distance itself from the US sponsored sanctions and publicly denounce it.
Then CCC is not new it is just a made over party. It has put itself in a competition which is the democratic process. So CCC is allowed to engage in a free and fair election for the sake of democracy and adult sulfrage anchored by majority rule as espoused in the Zimbabwe’s national constitution .
Now we have a party which advocates for sanctions and expect a fair treatment.
Zimbabwean constitution Chapter 67 gives fairness and political rights. Is it politically right that the opposition ties ZANU PF with sanctions and it demands a fair race.
Despite the sanctions ZANU PF as a revolutionary part has been modernised, ED rebranded it to be re-oriented, refocused and to be rejuvenated. It has become the people’s party and now it boast of being the party which includes people of all walks. This includes pastors, prophets and fake prophets, singers and comedians. All Zimbabweans are allowed to mingle with their people’s president.
Unlike ZANU PF CCC is an agent of America and wants to have the Americans control Zimbabwe.
Zimbabweans now realises that the core problem with our politics today is the invisible but seen hand of handlers, this has corrupted our democratic system, encrusted the machinery of government for the principal purpose of strengthening the parties’ own dominant positions, and done everything in its power to stifle foreign interference. The puppet major parties of opposition have effectively silenced the voice of the Zimbabwean majority.
Instead of acting in the best interest of the country, the opposition parties remain locked in “tribal” hyper-partisanship and patronage to their sponsors. the power of special interests, legislators from both sponsored opposition find partisan advantage in blocking legislative progress without regard to the actual needs of the nation as a whole or the common good.
The opposition parties insidiously collude to use their power to ensure that voters have few viable alternatives on election day. They abuse their legislative power to enact barriers,create conditions which will make the government look like it is failing or being dictatorial. They consistently resist reforms designed to open up the system. The technical and arcane tools used to limit choices at the ballot box are deeply problematic to Zimbabwean democracy, and yet these tools are beyond the awareness of most citizens.
A once-functioning set of processes, traditions, and norms has given way to chaotic stasis; a stationary, rotating political slow-motion hurricane. The resulting distortion and disillusion has created disorder and disease in Zimbabwe’s political system. Surrounded by the dark clouds of masters wanting to control Zimbabwe through the opposition.
The opposition has dub a vast “political industrial complex” of donors, consultants, and interest groups, the entrenched parties and their cohorts will remain locked in narrow hyper-partisanship and Zimbabwe’s democracy will progressively deteriorate—unless and until the influence of the of the foreign powers is effectively challenged.
Soon after independence in 1980, following years of conflict between minority white government and majority black Zimbabweans.
The United States was the first nation to open an embassy in the country in 1980, and it pledged assistance toward Zimbabwe’s economic development.
Zimbabwe elected Robert Gabriel Mugabe as the country’s first prime minister in 1980. Mugabe became president in 1987 after changes to the constitution created an executive presidency; he remained in power for 37 years.
In the mid-1990s, the country’s flourishing independent agricultural and industrial sectors, which benefited from a highly educated workforce, led Zimbabwe to become a net exporter to regional and international markets.
The MDC and former Rhodesians made unfounded allegations of human right abuse in Zimbabwe, this prompted the United States Congress to pass in 2001 (and amend in 2018) the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (ZDERA). The law purports to restricts U.S. support for multilateral financing to Zimbabwe until Zimbabwe makes specified political and economic reforms.
Since 2003, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has imposed targeted financial sanctions against individuals and entities in connection with undermining democracy, human rights abuses, or public corruption. The ripple effects of these sanctions then caused suffering untold suffering to our Zimbabwean masses. The United States also imposed visa restrictions on certain individuals, a ban on transfers of defense items and services destined for or originating in Zimbabwe, and suspended government assistance.
The United States claims to share the same fundamental interest as the Zimbabwean people: a stable, peaceful, democratic Zimbabwe that reflects the people’s will and provides for their needs. “Our support for the people of Zimbabwe includes ensuring that those Zimbabweans using their positions of power to undermine democratic progress are not benefiting from their actions. We have made it clear that credible, transparent, and lasting democratic reforms must precede an easing of restrictive measures.”
United States of America interferes in Zimbabwe inciting the citizens to disobey the powers that be. America claims that
“As our Mission does its part to encourage the return of democracy in Zimbabwe, the United States has focused on encouraging members of the public to defend their rights to freedom of expression and freedom of the media as set forth in Zimbabwe’s Constitution.”
How do they encourage Zimbabwean people they so this by sponsoring thugs like CCC and some None Governmental Organisations? They do it by instigating people to revolt.
They have found a willing partner in Crime the CCC.
The United States uses programs like the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the Humphrey Fellowship, Speakers programs and more to keep on the public’s mind the importance of the right to freedom of expression in and of itself for a thriving democracy. Further, the underpinning of good journalism is a strong business plan. U.S. programs aim to connect media leaders with their American counterparts to be part of a global discussion on the evolving business of good media in a digital age.
So it os therefore clear that the US use these opposition newspapers to corrupt the minds of the people of Zimbabwe to riot against their own government.
Under the shadows of good governance the US teaches people to riot and CCC calls it defending your right.
United States–Zimbabwe relations are supposed to be bilateral relations between Zimbabwe and the United States. Both countries share a common history and language as former British colonies. But the Americans have ulterior motives which is supported by the CCC. ZDERA was passed during former president Robert Mugabe administration on false accusations of undemocratic practices, human rights abuses and economic mismanagement.
President Biden was part of Congress when ZDERA was passed, so he will not help Zimbabwe on the fight against sanctions.
The Chamisa party is the hand of the American government. They must tell their masters that the ground must be level.
As long as sanctions are there and CCC keeps silent about them then there is no fairness if we as ZANU OF have elections with our legs tied up and then asked to run with the one who tied our hands.
The CCC must become a party which is For Zimbabwe by Zimbabweans nit to remain a tool which is used to make the children of Zimbabwe suffer.
The American value for entrepreneurship means more than just building a business. It is the essence of what makes an economy inclusive. U.S. initiatives such as the Young African Leaders Initiative, our American Centers’ professional development curriculum, and the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs, help emerging leaders build business skills to create jobs, enter e-markets, design successful campaigns, and network with their American counterparts to realize their potential. But alas they are now used as the tools to destroy their own nations.
Bilateral Economic Relations
The U.S. Government is supposed to works to promote Zimbabwe’s democratic and economic recovery following years of decline, and to highlight opportunities for trade and investment that will benefit U.S. and Zimbabwean businesses alike. But the US is pre occupied with having a regime change. The U.S. Government should provide guidance to U.S. businesses to help them take advantage of opportunities in Zimbabwe and promote economic ties between the two countries. U.S. policies such as targeted financial sanctions shows that the aim is to frustrate and remove the Zimbabwean government.
Zimbabwe’s Membership in International Organizations
Since independence, Zimbabwe has enunciated and follows a policy of “active nonalignment.” Zimbabwe and the United States belong to several same international organizations, including the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization.
Zimbabwe maintains an embassy in the United States.
By- Zanu PF youth league has threatened violence ahead of the March 26 by-elections.
The party youths who endorsed the candidature of President Mnangagwa for the 2023 presidential elections Wednesday said they would do so as a way of defending the revolution.
The league said it was strategising and mobilising party structures to deliver victory for the party in the upcoming by-elections and, ultimately, 2023 harmonised elections.
They also said they would embark on a process to inculcate party values to the youth by working with the Chitepo School of Ideology.
“In the upcoming by-elections, we believe in protecting and defending the revolution. We will support our leader President Mnangagwa,” said Cde Yeukai Simbanegavi, the league’s spokesperson.
By-MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has recalled former Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe from Parliament.
Khupe revealed the development while addressing a press conference this Wednesday. She said Senator Mwonzora wrote to Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda on the 24th of January 2022 notifying him of his intention to recall Khupe. She said she also sent a letter to Mudenda but he ignored the letter. Pindula News presents Khipe’s full statement below: On the 21st of January 2022, a Split of the Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai occurred. This was as a result of constitutional transgressions. Douglas Mwonzora has for times without number, violated the constitution of the party whereas Article 9.1.2 (a) enjoins the President to uphold and defend the party constitution. It, therefore, follows that the President cannot be at the centre of constitutional transgressions. At the same time, Douglas Mwonzora declared that he was now the leader of MDC Alliance party. This is evidence that we now have two parties, MDC T and the MDC Alliance hence the split. It was in this vein that l then wrote letters to the Speaker of Parliament and the Minister of Justice on the 24th of January 2022 informing both institutions that the MDC-T party had split into two formations, one led by Dr Thokozani Khupe who is also Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and the other led by Douglas Mwonzora, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and President of the MDC Alliance party. I appealed to the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to treat both formations equally and exercise impartiality. However, to my surprise on the 26th of January 2022, I received a letter from the Speaker of Parliament through a courier, FedEx which was delivered to my house in Bulawayo together with my colleague Nomvula Mguni to the effect that we had been recalled and we were no longer Members of Parliament. I have never heard in the history of Parliament a member being recalled through a letter sent to their home by FedEx at a time when Parliament is not in session.
Parliament will be resuming in a fortnight and you shudder to think why the Speaker of Parliament was in such a hurry to recall me by a letter he wrote whilst sitting in his office and sending it through FedEx. That is unprocedural. My understanding of Parliamentary operations, is that the Speaker derives his powers from the mace when he is sitting on his chair in the House of Assembly and in the presence of seating Members of Parliament because the mace is the symbol of authority of the House and the Speaker. Without the mace, the House cannot sit and pass laws.
On the 24th of January 2022, the Speaker of Parliament received two letters, one from my party and another from Mwonzora’s party. He then decided to ignore my party’s letter and took immediate action on Mwonzora’s party letter of which he subsequently wrote recall letters to us. My letter was reconciliatory because I was pleading with the Speaker of Parliament to exercise impartiality and treat the two parties fairly whereas Mwonzora’s letter was vindictive because he was asking the Speaker of Parliament to recall Nomvula Mguni and myself. Douglas Mwonzora is now President of MDC-Alliance party whereas Honourable Mguni and myself are members of the MDC-T party. It boggles the mind how a leader of another political party can recall members of another party. For example, MDC-T party cannot recall members of PDP neither can they recall members of ZANU-PF.
To make matters worse the Speaker of Parliament in the recall letters he said, I quote, “I must advise that on the 24th of January 2022, I received a notice of recall in terms of section 129 (1) (k) of the Constitution. Accordingly, I must advise that by virtue of Section 129 (1) (k) of the constitution you have seized to be a member of the National Assembly.” My question is which party because the Speaker did not mention the name of the party which gave him those notices. Previously there are members of Parliament who were recalled because they were accused of being members of MDC-Alliance party. On the country Mwonzora made a public announcement to the effect that he has now formed a new party that is contesting the upcoming by-elections in March under the MDC Alliance banner, whereas this is the reason why other MPs were recalled, it was precisely because they belonged to the MDC Alliance and not MDC-T. Hence the reason why he has expelled himself from the party in terms of the MDC-T constitution, Article 5.10 (a).
Therefore, Douglas Mwonzora has no locus standi of recalling a member of the MDC-T because he is now a member and the leader of the MDC- Alliance. This clearly demonstrates the bias, impartiality and inconsistence by the Speaker of Parliament. Splits in the Movement for Democratic Change are not a new phenomena. The first split happened in 2005 between the late Gibson Sibanda, Deputy President and the late Morgan Tsvangirai, the President. Parliament recognized and respected both formations and accepted the status quo. Both formations were allowed to co-exist and they co-existed until the end of their term of office in 2008. This is where my issue of victimization and discrimination is derived from. Two men split in 2005 and they were allowed to co-exist by this same institution. A woman and a man have split in 2022 that is Thokozani Khupe and Douglas Mwonzora. The Speaker of Parliament then decides to favour Douglas Mwonzora over me without even considering calling both parties to the table for a discussion. Truly speaking this is glaring evidence of inequality, discrimination and victimisation.
There is no provision in the Standing Rules and Orders where the Speaker of Parliament is supposed to supervise political parties and adjudicate when they have a dispute. The Speaker of Parliament in this instance received two letters on the same day and almost at the same time, but alas he decided on which formation was legitimate, l wonder where he got those powers from. The Speaker of Parliament knew very well that Mwonzora had declared that he was now leader of the MDC Alliance party and that he was going to participate in the by-elections under the MDC Alliance party. There is evidence for all to see because his candidates for the March 26 2022 by-elections have registered under MDC Alliance. This is the same party whose MPs were recalled from Parliament because they had seized to be members of the MDC-T. The Speaker of Parliament in his wisdom disregarded that and decided to take sides with another man. As a woman, I strongly feel victimised and discriminated against at the highest level.
As if that was not enough, the Minister of Justice equally decided that the Political Parties Grant will go to Mwonzora. Again, l wonder where the Minister of Justice derives his powers from to decide on which formation is legitimate as l also wrote a letter to him advising him on the new developments in the party and pleaded with him to treat both formations in a fair and just manner. In 2014, the MDC-T split again and this time it was between the late Morgan Tsvangirai, President and Tendai Biti, the Secretary-General. Political Parties funds were split between the two formations. In 2022, the same MDC-T party has split between Thokozani Khupe, Deputy President and Douglas Mwonzora, President but the sad reality is that the Minister of Justice wants to give the full amount to Mwonzora and one shudders to think why. When it was Morgan Tsvangirai and Tendai Biti the money was divided into two but this time around because it is Thokozani Khupe, a woman and Mwonzora, a man, the Minister of Justice wants the full amount to go to Mwonzora. Surely what can one call this other than seeing it as an unjustified inequality and an unfair practice. In these two instances l have been discriminated against because I am a Woman. It is very clear that when it comes to my case, there is selective application of rules and regulations. When it was Morgan Tsvangirai and Gibson Sibanda they were both respected and treated with impartiality. Again when it was Tendai Biti and Morgan Tsvangirai they were respected and treated with impartiality. This time around it is Thokozani Khupe and Douglas Mwonzora and both the Speaker of Parliament and the Minister of Justice have decided to side with another man, Mwonzora for no apparent reason. In my view, these institutions, namely the Executive and the Legislature are not exercising impartiality and colluding against me with regards to this matter. As women in the political arena in this country we have been victimised and discriminated against for times without number and time has come for women to rise and say this far and no further. Our voices are being silenced and we are being disempowered. I met with Women’s Organisations to tell them our story of victimisation and discrimination just because of our gender. I am being suffocated and I Can’t Breathe. At the same time, l have written to the United Nations Secretary-General H.E. Antonio Guterres, the UN Women Executive Director Dr. Sima Sami Bahous, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights H.E Michelle Bachelet, the Inter-Parliamentary Union President Honourable Duarte Pacheco, the Pan-African Parliament and Madam Bineta Diop, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security so that they see the amount of victimisation and discrimination against women by the Executive and the Legislature. I am therefore calling upon the Executive to Stop discrimination against women. By the same token, l am calling upon the legislature to Stop discrimination against women. I am saying this with a heart which is bleeding because I am a victim of discrimination by these pillars of the State. Women and men must be treated with dignity, respect and equality because we are all equal in the eyes of the Lord, therefore we must all be equal in the eyes of the Law. I would like to conclude by calling on Women’s organizations and women at large to rise and fight with me this deadly Pandemic called Victimization and Discrimination against women in politics. l am going to fight to the finish. I will fight discrimination against women with the last drop of my tears. I will fight discrimination against women with the last drop of my sweat. I will fight discrimination against women with the last drop of my blood, not just for myself but for young women who should not be intimidated but should be inspired to commit without shame in the politics of this country and help shape their destinies. I rest my case. Dr Thokozani Khupe 2 February 2022
By- Tourists and some residents have been trapped in the Mana Pools National Park after the recent heavy rains extensively damaged access bridges leading to the UNESCO World Heritage site.
Food and fresh water supplies have since been affected, The Mirror reports.
Heavy rains experienced last week saw the first bridge along the Harare-Chirundu Highway being damaged.
The damaged bridges are Rukomechi, Marongora and Chemitsi.
Hurungwe District Development officer Mr Andrew Tizora said some of the people trapped in the area were evacuated by boat on Tuesday, while helicopters were needed to access the area. He said:
The heavy rains led to the destruction of bridges in Mana Pools while some people were booked at the three camps in the area. The situation is so bad that we cannot even assess the extent of damage and the assistance required without the use of helicopters.
We got information this afternoon (yesterday) that some of the people were evacuated by boat through the Zambezi River. However, there are still some people who need to be removed from the area until the situation and infrastructure improves.
A District Civil Protection Committee is monitoring the situation to make recommendations on how best the affected area can be assisted.
Efforts are underway to restore access to Karibaand Gache Gache, which were cut off following rockfalls that covered the Charara-Makande Road at the Jonga Mountain.
Mana Pools National Park is home to diverse wildlife including lions, hippos, elephants, buffaloes and small game.
By-MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has recalled former Deputy Prime Minister Thokozani Khupe from Parliament.
Khupe revealed the development while addressing a press conference this Wednesday. She said Senator Mwonzora wrote to Speaker of Parliament Advocate Jacob Mudenda on the 24th of January 2022 notifying him of his intention to recall Khupe. She said she also sent a letter to Mudenda but he ignored the letter. Pindula News presents Khipe’s full statement below: On the 21st of January 2022, a Split of the Movement for Democratic Change-Tsvangirai occurred. This was as a result of constitutional transgressions. Douglas Mwonzora has for times without number, violated the constitution of the party whereas Article 9.1.2 (a) enjoins the President to uphold and defend the party constitution. It, therefore, follows that the President cannot be at the centre of constitutional transgressions. At the same time, Douglas Mwonzora declared that he was now the leader of MDC Alliance party. This is evidence that we now have two parties, MDC T and the MDC Alliance hence the split. It was in this vein that l then wrote letters to the Speaker of Parliament and the Minister of Justice on the 24th of January 2022 informing both institutions that the MDC-T party had split into two formations, one led by Dr Thokozani Khupe who is also Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and the other led by Douglas Mwonzora, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and President of the MDC Alliance party. I appealed to the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to treat both formations equally and exercise impartiality. However, to my surprise on the 26th of January 2022, I received a letter from the Speaker of Parliament through a courier, FedEx which was delivered to my house in Bulawayo together with my colleague Nomvula Mguni to the effect that we had been recalled and we were no longer Members of Parliament. I have never heard in the history of Parliament a member being recalled through a letter sent to their home by FedEx at a time when Parliament is not in session.
Parliament will be resuming in a fortnight and you shudder to think why the Speaker of Parliament was in such a hurry to recall me by a letter he wrote whilst sitting in his office and sending it through FedEx. That is unprocedural. My understanding of Parliamentary operations, is that the Speaker derives his powers from the mace when he is sitting on his chair in the House of Assembly and in the presence of seating Members of Parliament because the mace is the symbol of authority of the House and the Speaker. Without the mace, the House cannot sit and pass laws.
On the 24th of January 2022, the Speaker of Parliament received two letters, one from my party and another from Mwonzora’s party. He then decided to ignore my party’s letter and took immediate action on Mwonzora’s party letter of which he subsequently wrote recall letters to us. My letter was reconciliatory because I was pleading with the Speaker of Parliament to exercise impartiality and treat the two parties fairly whereas Mwonzora’s letter was vindictive because he was asking the Speaker of Parliament to recall Nomvula Mguni and myself. Douglas Mwonzora is now President of MDC-Alliance party whereas Honourable Mguni and myself are members of the MDC-T party. It boggles the mind how a leader of another political party can recall members of another party. For example, MDC-T party cannot recall members of PDP neither can they recall members of ZANU-PF.
To make matters worse the Speaker of Parliament in the recall letters he said, I quote, “I must advise that on the 24th of January 2022, I received a notice of recall in terms of section 129 (1) (k) of the Constitution. Accordingly, I must advise that by virtue of Section 129 (1) (k) of the constitution you have seized to be a member of the National Assembly.” My question is which party because the Speaker did not mention the name of the party which gave him those notices. Previously there are members of Parliament who were recalled because they were accused of being members of MDC-Alliance party. On the country Mwonzora made a public announcement to the effect that he has now formed a new party that is contesting the upcoming by-elections in March under the MDC Alliance banner, whereas this is the reason why other MPs were recalled, it was precisely because they belonged to the MDC Alliance and not MDC-T. Hence the reason why he has expelled himself from the party in terms of the MDC-T constitution, Article 5.10 (a).
Therefore, Douglas Mwonzora has no locus standi of recalling a member of the MDC-T because he is now a member and the leader of the MDC- Alliance. This clearly demonstrates the bias, impartiality and inconsistence by the Speaker of Parliament. Splits in the Movement for Democratic Change are not a new phenomena. The first split happened in 2005 between the late Gibson Sibanda, Deputy President and the late Morgan Tsvangirai, the President. Parliament recognized and respected both formations and accepted the status quo. Both formations were allowed to co-exist and they co-existed until the end of their term of office in 2008. This is where my issue of victimization and discrimination is derived from. Two men split in 2005 and they were allowed to co-exist by this same institution. A woman and a man have split in 2022 that is Thokozani Khupe and Douglas Mwonzora. The Speaker of Parliament then decides to favour Douglas Mwonzora over me without even considering calling both parties to the table for a discussion. Truly speaking this is glaring evidence of inequality, discrimination and victimisation.
There is no provision in the Standing Rules and Orders where the Speaker of Parliament is supposed to supervise political parties and adjudicate when they have a dispute. The Speaker of Parliament in this instance received two letters on the same day and almost at the same time, but alas he decided on which formation was legitimate, l wonder where he got those powers from. The Speaker of Parliament knew very well that Mwonzora had declared that he was now leader of the MDC Alliance party and that he was going to participate in the by-elections under the MDC Alliance party. There is evidence for all to see because his candidates for the March 26 2022 by-elections have registered under MDC Alliance. This is the same party whose MPs were recalled from Parliament because they had seized to be members of the MDC-T. The Speaker of Parliament in his wisdom disregarded that and decided to take sides with another man. As a woman, I strongly feel victimised and discriminated against at the highest level.
As if that was not enough, the Minister of Justice equally decided that the Political Parties Grant will go to Mwonzora. Again, l wonder where the Minister of Justice derives his powers from to decide on which formation is legitimate as l also wrote a letter to him advising him on the new developments in the party and pleaded with him to treat both formations in a fair and just manner. In 2014, the MDC-T split again and this time it was between the late Morgan Tsvangirai, President and Tendai Biti, the Secretary-General. Political Parties funds were split between the two formations. In 2022, the same MDC-T party has split between Thokozani Khupe, Deputy President and Douglas Mwonzora, President but the sad reality is that the Minister of Justice wants to give the full amount to Mwonzora and one shudders to think why. When it was Morgan Tsvangirai and Tendai Biti the money was divided into two but this time around because it is Thokozani Khupe, a woman and Mwonzora, a man, the Minister of Justice wants the full amount to go to Mwonzora. Surely what can one call this other than seeing it as an unjustified inequality and an unfair practice. In these two instances l have been discriminated against because I am a Woman. It is very clear that when it comes to my case, there is selective application of rules and regulations. When it was Morgan Tsvangirai and Gibson Sibanda they were both respected and treated with impartiality. Again when it was Tendai Biti and Morgan Tsvangirai they were respected and treated with impartiality. This time around it is Thokozani Khupe and Douglas Mwonzora and both the Speaker of Parliament and the Minister of Justice have decided to side with another man, Mwonzora for no apparent reason. In my view, these institutions, namely the Executive and the Legislature are not exercising impartiality and colluding against me with regards to this matter. As women in the political arena in this country we have been victimised and discriminated against for times without number and time has come for women to rise and say this far and no further. Our voices are being silenced and we are being disempowered. I met with Women’s Organisations to tell them our story of victimisation and discrimination just because of our gender. I am being suffocated and I Can’t Breathe. At the same time, l have written to the United Nations Secretary-General H.E. Antonio Guterres, the UN Women Executive Director Dr. Sima Sami Bahous, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights H.E Michelle Bachelet, the Inter-Parliamentary Union President Honourable Duarte Pacheco, the Pan-African Parliament and Madam Bineta Diop, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security so that they see the amount of victimisation and discrimination against women by the Executive and the Legislature. I am therefore calling upon the Executive to Stop discrimination against women. By the same token, l am calling upon the legislature to Stop discrimination against women. I am saying this with a heart which is bleeding because I am a victim of discrimination by these pillars of the State. Women and men must be treated with dignity, respect and equality because we are all equal in the eyes of the Lord, therefore we must all be equal in the eyes of the Law. I would like to conclude by calling on Women’s organizations and women at large to rise and fight with me this deadly Pandemic called Victimization and Discrimination against women in politics. l am going to fight to the finish. I will fight discrimination against women with the last drop of my tears. I will fight discrimination against women with the last drop of my sweat. I will fight discrimination against women with the last drop of my blood, not just for myself but for young women who should not be intimidated but should be inspired to commit without shame in the politics of this country and help shape their destinies. I rest my case. Dr Thokozani Khupe 2 February 2022
By A Correspondent| Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Martin Rushwaya yesterday risked spending a night in prison for contempt of court after he defied court orders to avoid evading answering questions directed to him by lawyer Admire Rubaya during the on-going trial of former Cabinet Minister Prisca Mupfumira.
Rushwaya was called by the State to testify in a corruption case against former minister Prisca Mupfumira accused of fast tracking an agreement for construction of low income houses between NSSA and Drawcard Enterprises in Gweru.
Coming in as the complainant on behalf of government, Rushwaya was put to test through cross examination by lawyer Rubaya and was cornered to explain what Mupfumira contravened in regards to the said deal.
“What did she do, that you know, in contravening her duties in regard to the Muzenya or Drawcard Investments project,” asked Rubaya.
Rushwaya was at pains to point out exactly what Mupfumira did, became evasive on numerous times to answer Rubaya’s question.
His conduct prompted Harare regional magistrate Ngoni Nduna to order him to answer the question.
Rushwaya also defied Magistrate Nduna’s order and refused to give an answer.
Irked by his conduct, Magistrate Nduna warned him that he was in charge and would reprimand him over his conduct.
“I am in charge here. We have remedy to that and I will held you in contempt of court. I will detain you in custody and see you tomorrow when you have sobered up,” warned Magistrate Nduna.
Magistrate Nduna also ordered prosecutors to engage Rushwaya over his conduct and answer questions.
It was when Rushwaya confessed that he does not know of anything which Mupfumira did that warranted her arrest on criminal charges.
Rushwaya also told the court that he had no idea on who reported Mupfumira to ZACC and caused her arrest.
He also acknowledged that Mupfumira worked without a contract and had no written down duties and responsibilities.
Rushwaya said ministers are guided by a handbook, fitting into Mupfumira’s narrative that she did not violate any specific duty.
He also refused to comment on Mupfumira’s assertion that her prosecution was as a result of political persecution saying he did not want to dwell into the issues.
Rushwaya did the State’s case a major blow when he told the court that he does not know Barnabas Matongera, who is being jointly charged with Mupfumira.
Mupfumira and Matongera indicated that they will apply for discharge after State closed its case.
By- Lawyers representing CCC legislator Joana Mamombe and her accomplice Cecilia Chimbiri in faking abductions, have said they wanted to retrieve some information from ZBC to boost their defence.
Mr Alec Muchadehama, who is representing the two accused persons sought a postponement of the matter to allow him time to visit the ZBC bosses to retrieve the information which he wanted to use in court.
He said the information includes publications of his client’s cases. Mamombe is being accused of publishing falsehoods claiming that she had been abducted together with her accomplices Chimbiri and Netsai Marova who is on the run.
Senior prosecutor Mr Michael Reza said he was not opposed to the application but told the court that the defence should bring all its witnesses on the next remand date or else he would ask them to close their case. Herald
By- A Tourists and some residents have been trapped in the Mana Pools National Park after the recent heavy rains extensively damaged access bridges leading to the UNESCO World Heritage site.
Food and fresh water supplies have since been affected, The Mirror reports.
Heavy rains experienced last week saw the first bridge along the Harare-Chirundu Highway being damaged.
The damaged bridges are Rukomechi, Marongora and Chemitsi.
Hurungwe District Development officer Mr Andrew Tizora said some of the people trapped in the area were evacuated by boat on Tuesday, while helicopters were needed to access the area. He said:
The heavy rains led to the destruction of bridges in Mana Pools while some people were booked at the three camps in the area. The situation is so bad that we cannot even assess the extent of damage and the assistance required without the use of helicopters.
We got information this afternoon (yesterday) that some of the people were evacuated by boat through the Zambezi River. However, there are still some people who need to be removed from the area until the situation and infrastructure improves.
A District Civil Protection Committee is monitoring the situation to make recommendations on how best the affected area can be assisted.
Efforts are underway to restore access to Karibaand Gache Gache, which were cut off following rockfalls that covered the Charara-Makande Road at the Jonga Mountain.
Mana Pools National Park is home to diverse wildlife including lions, hippos, elephants, buffaloes and small game.
Burkina Faso will be delighted with their performance at the Africa Cup of Nations as they have turned in a performance of the highest quality and made it to the last four against the odds.
After suffering a 2-1 defeat at the hands of host nation Cameroon in the tournament’s curtain-raiser on January 9, Kamou Malo’s men bounced back to winning ways four days later when they saw off Cape Verde 1-0 courtesy of Hassane Bande’s solitary strike.
Burkina Faso rounded off the group stages with a 1-1 draw with Ethiopia on January 17 to pick up four points from three games in Group A and finish as runners-up, three points adrift of group winners Cameroon and level on points with Cape Verde, who also progressed as one of the four best third-placed sides.
The Stallions were then forced into penalties by a resilient Gabon side in their round-of-16 clash two Sundays ago, when Adama Guira’s own goal canceled out Bertrand Traore’s first-half strike to restore parity before they claimed a 7-6 victory in a nervy shootout.
The West African turned in a performance of the highest quality last time out as they stunned Tunisia 1-0 in last Saturday’s quarter-finals encounter when Dango Ouattara netted on the stroke of half time to send the Eagles of Carthage packing.
Burkina Faso head into Wednesday’s game unbeaten in 10 of their last 11 games across all competitions — picking up five wins and five draws — with their group-stage defeat at the hands of the Indomitable Lions being the only exception.
While they will now look to keep the juggernaut rolling, the goal will be to make it to the final and surpass their 2013 run, where they made it to the final before suffering a gruesome 1-0 defeat at the hands of three-time champions Nigeria.
However, next up is a tricky tie against an opposing side who they have failed to defeat in each of the last four meetings between the sides since 2006, with their most recent three encounters ending in draws.
Senegal, on the other hand, have hit their stride at the business end of the tournament and will now feel confident in their chances of going all the way this year and ending their wait for continental glory.
Aliou Cisse’s men had to dig deep in their AFCON opener on January 10 as they needed a 97th-minute penalty which was converted with aplomb by Sadio Mane to see off a dogged Zimbabwe side.
Their struggles in the game were signs of things to come as they failed to win their subsequent group games, playing out goalless draws against Guinea and Malawi respectively, but with five points from three games, the Lions of Teranga top spot in Group B and secured smooth passage to the knockout stages.
However, having scored just once in the group stages, Senegal put two past Cape Verde in their round-of-16 clash on January 25 courtesy of second-half goals from Mane and Marseille youngster Bamba Dieng.
This was followed by a dominant display against Equatorial Guinea in last Sunday’s quarter-finals as they secured a comprehensive 3-1 victory when the sides locked horns at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium.
In that encounter, Famara Diedhiou put Cisse’s men ahead just before the half-hour mark, and when Jannick Buyla restored parity in the 57th minute, Cheikhou Kouyate came off the bench to restore Senegal’s lead before fellow substitute Ismaila Sarr made sure of the result in the 79th minute in what was his first appearance at the tournament.
The two-time finalist, who lost to Algeria in Egypt three years ago, head into Wednesday’s game unbeaten in 11 straight games, claiming eight wins and three draws since a COSAFA Cup defeat at the hands of South Africa back last July. – Sportsmole UK
Citizens Coalition For Change (CCC) Namibia wishes President Advocate Nelson Chamisa a warm revolutionary birthday.
02 February 2022
Citizens Coalition For Change Namibia is absolutely jovial to commemorate the birthday of a revolutionary intellectual and leader of the Yellow Revolution President Advocate Nelson Chamisa who was born on the 2nd of February 1978. We are delighted to announce that on this day God blessed us with an organic, pragmatic and astute leader who is determined to put the economy on a sound footing. Social democrats in Namibia are under the control of unquestionable joy celebrating the birth of an Icon of constitutional democracy leading the Yellow Revolution towards a New Great Zimbabwe.
The President of the Yellow Movement has served as the first youth commander at the party’s inception in 1999.
He went on to serve as a vibrant Member of the August House as he broke the record of the youngest legislator at the age of 25. Our young and energetic leader of the Yellow Machine gives us hope and a fresh start since he again broke the record when he became the youngest cabinet minister in the Government of National Unity of Zimbabwe in 2009. President Advocate Nelson Chamisa is the only panacea to socio-economic transfiguration in the motherland.
Citizens Coalition For Change Namibia is celebrating the birthday of a great man who also represented the former people’s party Mdc Alliance in 2018 July harmonised elections where he won resoundingly by 2,6 million votes. As we gyrate hysterically in uncontrollable gusto, we should encourage our people to register to vote , vote for change in 2023 and defend the vote if rigged by the perennial election fraudsters in the desperate Zanupf regime and their surrogates.
Enjoy your day President Advocate Nelson Chamisa! Victory is certain under your sound leadership. Happy Happy Happy Revolutionary Birthday! May the Almighty grant you many many more years filled with great enthusiasm and revolutionary energy to defeat Zanupf Satanists.
Citizens Coalition For Change Namibia Rundu Branch Spokesperson Robson Ruhanya
Cameroon Football Federation president Samuel Eto’o has paid the medical bills of staunch Warriors fan Alvin ‘Aluvah’ Zhakata, who was hospitalised in the West African country due to heart complications.
Aluvah who travelled to Cameroon to cheer the Warriors at the continental showpiece but remained behind after Norman Mapeza’s charges were eliminated from the tournament, collapsed after the round of 16 clash between Malawi and Morocco.
Since Aluvah was hospitalised, no one from either the ZIFA secretariat or the Sports and Recreation Commission has helped the super fan.
Instead, it was Switzerland-based Zimbabwean FIFA match agent Ellen Chiwenga, who is also in Cameroon, who has frequently checked on Zhakata.
Aluvah revealed yesterday that Eto’o had footed his medical bills.
“The president of Fecafoot (Cameroon Football Association), Mr Samue Etoo Fils , has paid my hospital bill , and footed all costs for medical tests and everything. How can i not be grateful
How can i not heal. Will give further updates later. Help me thank Samuel Eto’o,” he wrote on microblogging site Twitter.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi has claimed that the defending DStv Premiership champions once tried to sign Real Madrid ace Vinicius Jr.
Vincius was signed by Los Blancos from Flamengo in May 2017 when he was just 16 years of age, at a time when he was one of the most promising talents in world football.
Mngqithi says Sundowns tried to lure the young Brazilian back then.
“Even Vinicius was on our list of players that we should have signed, and he was not even at Real Madrid,” he was quoted as saying by South African publication iDiski Times.
“We saw him in the Brazilian Cup, and we were trying to chase him. We slacked a little, but the following day he was signed by Real Madrid,” he added.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Burkina Faso will be delighted with their performance at the Africa Cup of Nations as they have turned in a performance of the highest quality and made it to the last four against the odds.
After suffering a 2-1 defeat at the hands of host nation Cameroon in the tournament’s curtain-raiser on January 9, Kamou Malo’s men bounced back to winning ways four days later when they saw off Cape Verde 1-0 courtesy of Hassane Bande’s solitary strike.
Burkina Faso rounded off the group stages with a 1-1 draw with Ethiopia on January 17 to pick up four points from three games in Group A and finish as runners-up, three points adrift of group winners Cameroon and level on points with Cape Verde, who also progressed as one of the four best third-placed sides.
The Stallions were then forced into penalties by a resilient Gabon side in their round-of-16 clash two Sundays ago, when Adama Guira’s own goal canceled out Bertrand Traore’s first-half strike to restore parity before they claimed a 7-6 victory in a nervy shootout.
The West African turned in a performance of the highest quality last time out as they stunned Tunisia 1-0 in last Saturday’s quarter-finals encounter when Dango Ouattara netted on the stroke of half time to send the Eagles of Carthage packing.
Burkina Faso head into Wednesday’s game unbeaten in 10 of their last 11 games across all competitions — picking up five wins and five draws — with their group-stage defeat at the hands of the Indomitable Lions being the only exception.
While they will now look to keep the juggernaut rolling, the goal will be to make it to the final and surpass their 2013 run, where they made it to the final before suffering a gruesome 1-0 defeat at the hands of three-time champions Nigeria.
However, next up is a tricky tie against an opposing side who they have failed to defeat in each of the last four meetings between the sides since 2006, with their most recent three encounters ending in draws.
Senegal, on the other hand, have hit their stride at the business end of the tournament and will now feel confident in their chances of going all the way this year and ending their wait for continental glory.
Aliou Cisse’s men had to dig deep in their AFCON opener on January 10 as they needed a 97th-minute penalty which was converted with aplomb by Sadio Mane to see off a dogged Zimbabwe side.
Their struggles in the game were signs of things to come as they failed to win their subsequent group games, playing out goalless draws against Guinea and Malawi respectively, but with five points from three games, the Lions of Teranga top spot in Group B and secured smooth passage to the knockout stages.
However, having scored just once in the group stages, Senegal put two past Cape Verde in their round-of-16 clash on January 25 courtesy of second-half goals from Mane and Marseille youngster Bamba Dieng.
This was followed by a dominant display against Equatorial Guinea in last Sunday’s quarter-finals as they secured a comprehensive 3-1 victory when the sides locked horns at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium.
In that encounter, Famara Diedhiou put Cisse’s men ahead just before the half-hour mark, and when Jannick Buyla restored parity in the 57th minute, Cheikhou Kouyate came off the bench to restore Senegal’s lead before fellow substitute Ismaila Sarr made sure of the result in the 79th minute in what was his first appearance at the tournament.
The two-time finalist, who lost to Algeria in Egypt three years ago, head into Wednesday’s game unbeaten in 11 straight games, claiming eight wins and three draws since a COSAFA Cup defeat at the hands of South Africa back last July. – Sportsmole UK
Citizens Coalition For Change (CCC) Namibia wishes President Advocate Nelson Chamisa a warm revolutionary birthday.
02 February 2022
Citizens Coalition For Change Namibia is absolutely jovial to commemorate the birthday of a revolutionary intellectual and leader of the Yellow Revolution President Advocate Nelson Chamisa who was born on the 2nd of February 1978. We are delighted to announce that on this day God blessed us with an organic, pragmatic and astute leader who is determined to put the economy on a sound footing. Social democrats in Namibia are under the control of unquestionable joy celebrating the birth of an Icon of constitutional democracy leading the Yellow Revolution towards a New Great Zimbabwe.
The President of the Yellow Movement has served as the first youth commander at the party’s inception in 1999.
He went on to serve as a vibrant Member of the August House as he broke the record of the youngest legislator at the age of 25. Our young and energetic leader of the Yellow Machine gives us hope and a fresh start since he again broke the record when he became the youngest cabinet minister in the Government of National Unity of Zimbabwe in 2009. President Advocate Nelson Chamisa is the only panacea to socio-economic transfiguration in the motherland.
Citizens Coalition For Change Namibia is celebrating the birthday of a great man who also represented the former people’s party Mdc Alliance in 2018 July harmonised elections where he won resoundingly by 2,6 million votes. As we gyrate hysterically in uncontrollable gusto, we should encourage our people to register to vote , vote for change in 2023 and defend the vote if rigged by the perennial election fraudsters in the desperate Zanupf regime and their surrogates.
Enjoy your day President Advocate Nelson Chamisa! Victory is certain under your sound leadership. Happy Happy Happy Revolutionary Birthday! May the Almighty grant you many many more years filled with great enthusiasm and revolutionary energy to defeat Zanupf Satanists.
Citizens Coalition For Change Namibia Rundu Branch Spokesperson Robson Ruhanya
D.O.B 3am 02-02-78. @44 Wisdom, blessings and honor come from You,Oh God.And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might;In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all.I thank You for this life. And praise Your glorious name.All Glory be to you! Leadership is a precious gift and special assignment from you, Our God.
Fellow Citizens, Authority comes from above. So, help me pray for wisdom, humility and the grace to lead, serve and take care of the stewardship of all HIS business and creation on this earth.
May I fulfill my mission and faithfully answer to my calling, being a true example of love.May God’s purpose be my compass.
God willing, my cherished desire is to one day sing hymns and psalms, even have all night prayers at and from state house.
With God all things are possible. So help me God! Be blessed! @Godisinit
By A Correspondent| Tuesday the 1st of January 2022 served as another stark reminder to the justice fugitive Kenneth Sharpe owned Pokugara Properties and its Managing Director Michael John Van Blerk that they will not easily escape the jaws of justice over crimes of perjury they committed in connivance with City of Harare officials.
Sharpe’s Pokugara Properties, without a court order destroyed a show house built by Harare businessman George Katsimberis.
They later sworn in High Court affidavits that Katsimberis did not submit his architectural plans at City of Harare’s Mt Pleasant office. Katsimberis meanwhile told the court that his plans were submitted at Cleveland House.
Sharpe and his Managing Director Michael John Van Blerk
Pokugara Properties and Van Blerk had applied for exception claiming that the perjury charges levelled against them were flawed and did not establish an offence at law.
But Harare magistrate Ngoni Nduna yesterday dismissed the application saying the arguments presented by the defense were untenable
Allegations are that in October in 2018 at High Court Civil Division Harare, Michael John Van Blerk in his personal capacity of Pokugara Properties jointly or intentionally filed or deposed a statement in case HC8943/18 applied for building plan under MP1683/17 yet it was one or both the accused persons who made such an application on stand 8.
The first accused further lied that the complainant had constructed a show house on stand 10 instead of Stand 9 yet in actual fact the show house was built on Stand 9. Both accused persons pleaded not guilty and excepting to the charge.
The show house in question was constructed by Katsimberis under a botched joint venture with Pokugara proprietor, Kenneth Sharpe, who is said to have controversially pulled out from the deal.
Pokugara properties and Van Blerk were represented by Advocate Tawanda Zhuwarara while Zivanai Macharaga appeared on behalf of the state.
The matter has been deferred to February 16, 2022 for continuation.
VP Chiwenga is holding a private meeting with @ZANUPF_Official structures in Masvingo today. Sources say Chiwenga controls structures here and Mnangagwa only enjoys backing from the small Chadzamira faction
@DMwonzora doesn't have a single structure, all they have are those they wanted to rig this congress, otherwise they don't have a single soul, otherwise watch the space on the 26th March, says @DrThoko_Khupe to @OurMDCTpic.twitter.com/lpiH3Na3Q4
If a wolf assumes a sheep skin, does it seize to be a wolf?
This is exactly the same with MDC Alliance-cum- CCC bye-election candidates.
Mwonzora loudly says the Supreme Court has abolished Nelson Chamisa's political career. Any new party Chamisa creates belongs to Mwonzora, and @ZECzim will allocate all Chamisa's voters to him. Chanosa doesn't exist anymore in politics, says Mwonzora. HOW FAR WILL MWONZORA GO? pic.twitter.com/YJqFNGK1md
It is a well established common law position that membership of a political party is not transferable until there is public renunciation.
Tapiwa Mashakada
At the time CCC candidates filed their nomination papers for the 26th March bye-elections, they were still MDC Alliance.
The principle of renunciation is very important at common law. This is the reason why in the past, each time when MDC defectors joined ZANU PF, they were publicly paraded and asked to surrender their MDC regalia and sing ” tadzoka kumusha”. This is the art of renunciation.
The common law position is thereby fulfilled. In other words party membership is not transferable until public renunciation. The CCC candidates and their new outfit have not gone to an inaugural congress. They have not elected new leaders. They have not put in place new structures. They are still using MDC vehicles, offices, houses and goodwill. These candidates can’t masquerade as “new”.
They are simply old wine in new bottles. Their think tanks – Ruhanya, Jonathan Moyo, Chin’ono and Magaisa must familiarize themselves again with Common Law. This will be my last instalment on the recallability of MDC Alliance members masquerading as CCC candidates.
Zikomo kwambiri(Chinyanja)
Merci beau coup (French).
By Own Correspondent- Police are investigating a robbery case which occurred in Harare on January 30.
A suspected robber pounced on a house in Waterfalls, Harare and got away with USD 30 000 and other valuables.
The suspected, brandishing a pistol, attempted to rape the maid.
See police statement below:
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.
Anyone with information to contact any nearest Police station. #notorobberry
ARE YOU HAPPY WITH THE RECALL CLAUSE? "I am not happy happy it, I have never been happy with it, even when it was introduced, no one was happy, because it's not fair to be quite honest with you." pic.twitter.com/tACsE7PiRR
@DMwonzora doesn't have a single structure, all they have are those they wanted to rig this congress, otherwise they don't have a single soul, otherwise watch the space on the 26th March, says @DrThoko_Khupe to @OurMDCTpic.twitter.com/lpiH3Na3Q4
By A Correspondent- Government’s failure to resolve a perennial currency crisis could push Zimbabwe back into dollarisation, analysts warned yesterday.
In the past year, markets have been increasingly rejecting the free-falling local currency in favour of the United States dollar.
Dollarisation occurs when the US dollar is used in addition to, or instead of a domestic currency of another country – a policy that was in force for a decade from 2009, following the collapse of the local unit in 2008 under the weight of hyperinflation.
The country reverted to its own currency in 2019.
But since its return, the Zimbabwe dollar has depreciated by wide margins, triggering fears of the return to the 2008 inflation crisis.
Economic analysts yesterday said the Zimdollar depreciated to US$1:$230 this month, from US$1:$120 in January last year, a sign that it was fast losing value and the country might find itself redollarising.
The local currency has also been decimated on the foreign currency auction system, where it traded at US$1:$115,42 this week from US$1:$6,32 when the platform was introduced in June 2020, leading to the erosion of incomes amid skyrocketing prices.
Most workers are paid in Zimdollars, but have to look for foreign currency on the black market to buy goods and services and store value.
As schools open next week, there is uncertainty over teachers’ return to work after they threatened to down tools unless government agreed to pay them in the greenback.
On Monday, bank workers threatened a crippling job action as they also demanded to be paid in US dollars.
They demanded a US dollar-indexed salary of at least US$900. Mine workers have also demanded US dollar salaries.
Workers’ calls were backed by Florence Taruvinga, president of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) who said wages should be based on the poverty datum line (PDL).
“In principle, we agreed at the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF) that the minimum wage should be based on the levels of PDL,” Taruvinga told NewsDay yesterday.
“We also agreed that the principle of restoration of workers’ wages that prevailed in April 2018 should have been maintained. Then the PDL was US$500. However, when it cames to implementation of the recommendation, which was to promulgate a statutory instrument, the government decided to implement it as Zimdollars. This was a departure from the recommendations. Our standpoint is that this economy can afford paying workers in US dollars,” Taruvinga said.
President of the Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union Tawanda Mutemi said: “The banking sector workers want their salaries restored to the 2018 era where the least paid worker got an average of US$900.”
Such has been the depreciation of the Zimdollar that government last year announced it would pay bonuses in hard currency to protect them from “exchange rate fluctuations”.
The reversion to the greenback was among the hottest topics during the CEO Africa Roundtable meeting last week when top banker Nigel Chanakira asked captains of industry whether they were ready to use the local unit.
At the meeting attended by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor John Mangudya and Industry minister Sekai Nzenza, prominent economist Tony Hawkins did not hold back his views on the local currency.
“In 2018/19, he (Mangudya) promised to preserve value (of the Zimdollar), but since then prices have gone up 3 000% and the currency’s value has devalued by 99%,” Hawkins said.
“He talks about people using the local currency, but if you go to my bank, the hole in the wall (ATM machine) tells you can draw $2 000 which is now worth US$0,88,” he noted.
Hawkins said it was dishonest for the government to insist on the use of local currency.
“If the Zimdollar is so great, why do I have to use foreign currency? It is the inconsistency, the contradiction, the deceit, the dishonesty of the government. They do not believe their own untruths, why should we believe in it,” Hawkins said.
However, Mangudya said shifting from the US dollar to local currency would not be achieved overnight, adding that the country was in transition.
He said the central bank was putting in place measures to incentivise the use of the local unit.
However, the writing is on the wall for the Zimdollar, according to Chanakira.
“We can’t deny the reality,” Chanakira, the founder and former CEO of a now-closed bank, Kingdom Financial Holdings Ltd told Bloomberg.
“When you get the Zimdollar you spend it quickly. No one wants to save in that currency.”-newsday
By A Correspondent- Private medical doctors have threatened to turn away patients on medical aid until they have been paid for their services.
Medical and Dental Private Practitioners of Zimbabwe Association president Johannes Marisa yesterday said members of his association were struggling to finance their operations as some medical societies were delaying payments or not paying at all.
“There are general delays in the reimbursement of our funds after sending claims to these medical societies. There are also some medical aid societies that don’t even pay, and you wonder how they get their operating licences when they don’t pay health covers,” he said.
“For those that pay, they would find some excuses and pay you meagre amounts that are just stipends instead of paying amounts that benefit us as well.
Very soon, we will tell the medical aid societies that we won’t accept medical aid cards if this is not corrected on time. We are now left with no option except to reject medical aid cards, and this will happen soon.
“We have been clamouring to have engagements with these medical aid societies and the arrogance shown by some of them is too much.”
Last year, a conference to discuss payments of health service providers by medical aid societies was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are, however, trying to meet soon as private medical players to talk about this and many other challenges that we are facing,” Marisa said, adding that private medical practitioners were charging co-payments in foreign currency to ensure they remained viable and sustain their operations. The Association for Healthcare Funders in Zimbabwe could not be reached for comment yesterday.
By A Correspondent- ZANU PF says it will wrestle the Marondera Central seat from the opposition where it has deployed seasoned politicians to lead its campaign.
A number of party bigwigs on Saturday attended the provincial executive committee meeting in Marondera where they vowed to wrest the constituency from the opposition.
The seat fell vacant following the recall of Caston Matewu by the Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC-T. Matewu will contest the election under the newly-formed Citizens Coalition for Change led by Nelson Chamisa.
Zanu PF will be represented by youthful businessman Ignatius Mateveke.
Apostolic sect leader Lawrence Katsiru has been roped into the campaign team while provincial women’s league political commissar Nyarai Tsvuura has been tasked to mobilise women ahead of the March 26 by-election.
Provincial spokesperson Tatenda Mavetera said the party was working hard towards wresting the seat from the opposition.
“As a party, we remained resolute and unshaken. President Emmerson Mnangagwa has done a lot in terms of development in the province. The party is not leaving anyone behind and we are working hard to retain the seat,” she said.
Six wards in Marondera Central are also vacant following the recall of councillors aligned to Chamisa.-newsday
By A Correspondent- The Supreme Court has dismissed a case where the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) was being sued by its former employee Rita Marque-Mbatha, who alleged that she was sexually harassed in 2002 by her boss.
The accused was former CZI boss Farai Bwatikona Zizhou, who later unfairly fired her in June 2013.
The matter was struck off the roll by three judges of the Supreme Court, Justices Paddington Garwe, Elizabeth Gwaunza and Bharat Patel.
Mbatha reported Zizhou for sexual harassment when she worked as his personal assistant between 2002 and 2003.
After she was fired, she sued Zizhou and the CZI in a US$500 000 suit and won the case against Zizhou who was ordered to pay US$180 000 by the High Court late last year, leaving the suit against CZI pending.
The High Court commended Mbatha for seeking justice 20 years on.
“The matter has had a long turbulent history and the wheels of justice have turned slowly for her. There can be no denying that. She has been to this court. She strives for closure. Any lesser mortal would probably have given up. Plainly, Mbatha is no lesser mortal. Her tenacity and fighting spirit have moved mountains. She is still fighting,” Justice Joseph Mafusire of the High Court said in his ruling.
Zizhou’s property has since been auctioned after he failed to pay the compensation.-newsday
By A Correspondent- The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will soon announce a new school calendar that will also determine the new fees structure for the first term which was delayed by almost a month due to rising coronavirus infections.
On Friday, the Government announced that schools will open for the first term on 7 February but did not announce when they will close.
Speaking to The Sunday News on Saturday, the Director of communication and advocacy in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Taungana Ndoro said:
What has been happening now was a lot of background discussions regarding the issue of fees, with the schools submitting their applications for fee increment while they waited for the announcement of the opening day.
What will happen now is that the new fees structure will be determined by the school calendar, which our Permanent Secretary will announce in due course as already our officers are working on it.
According to the initial school calendar which was released on 30 December, the first term was set to begin on 10 January and end on 7 April.
The second term was set to begin on 9 May ending on 4 August while the third term was to start on 5 September and finish on 1 December.
On school fees, Ndoro asserted that no school will be allowed to increase school fees or levy without approval from the ministry. He said:
The ministerial position has been clear regarding these tuition fees, in that only those structures approved by the ministry will be considered binding.
All these other fees that have been peddled around without any approval are deemed illegal and officials that go ahead will be regarded as defiant and will be dealt with accordingly.
Ndoro conceded that huge numbers of schoolchildren have dropped out of school since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said the community outreach aimed at bringing back to the classroom schoolchildren that dropped out of school was yielding positive results.-The Sunday News
By A Correspondent- The president of the Cameroonian Football Federation, Samuel Eto’o, has come to the assistance of Zimbabwean super-fan Alvin ‘Aluvha’ Zhakata who is in hospital in Cameroon.
Aluvha who is the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) super-fan, collapsed after the AFCON clash between Malawi and Morocco last week but could not afford the expenses to allow further medical tests to be conducted on him.
Some African journalists in Cameroon led a campaign to have CAF help out Aluvha but to no avail.
The African football legend and former Barcelona and Chelsea striker later heeded the call. Aluvha tweeted on Tuesday:
The president of Fecafoot (Cameroon Football Association), Mr Samue Etoo Fils , has paid my hospital bill , and footed all costs for medical tests and everything. How can i not be grateful. How can i not heal
Will give further updates later. Help me thank Samuel Etoo
Eto’o’s gesture touched the hearts of many who commented on Aluvha’s tweet expressing their gratitude.
Aluvha made history by travelling from Cape to Cairo by road for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations edition to support the Zimbabwe Warriors.
Due to delays on some borders, he eventually arrived when the Warriors had already been eliminated from the tournament.
CAF paid for his flight back home and also gave him a VIP ticket to watch the final
By A Correspondent- Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) frontman Nelson Chamisa is this Thursday set to lunch its official by-election campaign in Bulawayo.
The party is also set to unveil its election agenda at the event.
Two parliamentary seats are up for grabs in the province while seven council wards will also be contested for during the March 26 by-elections.
The parliamentary elections will be held in Nkulumane and Pumula where former MDC Alliance MPs Kucaca Phulu and Sichelesile Mahlangu were recalled by Lucia Matibenga’s People Democratic Party (PDP).
In an interview, CCC Bulawayo provincial spokesperson Swithern Chiroodza said Thursday’s launch will kick start all the party official campaigns in the vacant wards and constituencies.
“We are going to launch our by -election campaign in Bulawayo on Thursday. We are expecting various stakeholders including cadres from different provinces to attend the launch where we are going to spell out our election agenda,” Chiroodza said.
He said the one-week-old party is confident of snapping the seats.
“Even if these elections are to be held today, we are going to win because people are itching to revenge for the unfair and unconstitutional manner their elected officials were recalled. Bulawayo people are very bitter,” Chiroodza said.
“Over the weekend some of our colleagues were in Kwekwe to witness the launch of our by-election campaign in the province. We are going to have similar launches in all the constituencies and wards where we are contesting,” added Chirowodza.
By A Correspondent- A Zvishavane herdboy (20) has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of raping a (16) who was on her way to write an Ordinary Level examination.
He appeared before Gweru regional magistrate Mr Christopher Maturure facing one count of rape. He pleaded not guilty but was convicted after a full trial.
Mr Maturure sentenced him to 15 years in prison and suspended four years on condition of good behaviour. “The accused is sentenced to 15 years in prison of which four years of his sentence are suspended on condition of good behavior.
The accused deserved a long prison sentence to deter would be offenders. The courts must set an example that crime does not pay,” he said.
The court heard that on December 15 last year at around 11AM, the accused was at Kinsale grazing lands in Zvishavane herding cattle when he met the victim, whose name has been withheld to protect her identity. Prosecutor Ms Eggrina Matutu told the court that the girl was on her way to school when the accused followed her.
The court heard that the accused forcibly got hold of the victim’s blouse and ripped it open. He forced the victim into the bush, threatened her with an okapi knife before ordering her to remove all her clothes. In fear, she complied.
The herd boy pushed the girl to the ground and raped her once. -Chronicle
By A Correspondent- The leader of the newly-formed Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Nelson Chamisa, says the political outfit, which will be contesting the March 26th council and parliamentary by-elections, is a project largely driven by the electorate.
In an exclusive interview with VOA Zimbabwe Service, Chamisa said:
“It’s regrettable that we had to move to the new. We have always said we were requested by the citizens. We are building the new.
You know, when I went around the country people told me that they were tired of a tired brand. They felt that MDC was associated with too much toxicity and negativity and a lot of infighting sponsored by Zanu PF, sponsored by Mr. (Emmerson) Mnangagwa.
So, we needed to move forward, open new doors, something transformational for the people of Zimbabwe because we were never constituted as a project to fight over names. We chose to move away from confusion, we chose to break with the past.
“We have a cause, we have a fight before us, we have a duty, we have an obligation and a mission to accomplish and that is to transform our great country and build a great Zimbabwe.
“The people are very clear. They know their champion as I have always said. They know who fights for them, who represents them, they know who respects their dignity, their human rights, even their property rights.
They know because our track record is very clear and that is why we have said, look, we are not going to be wasting time over names, let’s have a new dawn … at party level we are a gold standard and that is what we want. Let’s send a reminder to the world that Zimbabwe is about to begin to shine.”
Reacting to a question on the differences between the newly-formed CCC and the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance, Chamisa said they are not governed by the old party.
“What governs us is a competition that is on the market, that is Zanu PF because Zanu PF are the ones who are in government. And what we want is to be in government because we are an alternative government and more to that we were elected to govern by the people in 2018. But because of our broken system and institutions that are compromised, we still have Mr. Mnangagwa in office when in fact the people gave us a clear mandate.
So, what we want is to make sure that we regalvanize, revitalize all the Zimbabweans making sure that under our citizen philosophy and citizen project, we bring the citizens back to the center so that the citizen and not the politician is the most powerful.
I will rest and rest happily having accomplished my dream and mission as a revolutionary, as a transformer when the politician is the least powerful animal in our politics and when the citizen is the most powerful agent in the transaction of our politics in this country. That is our objective. We want to usher in a new great Zimbabwe.”
By- Steward Bank has retrenched hundreds of its workers and replaced them with automated machines.
The bank said it was doing this as part of reviewing its structures and operations to adapt to technological changes.
.The latest development comes as Zimbabwe’s entire banking sector has been streamlining its workforce over the past two years following huge investments in technology, as well as in response to the negative effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the sector.
In a communication to staff that has been seen by this publication, the bank’s chief executive officer, Mr Courage Mashavave, said the reduction in the number of employees followed the deployment of the bank’s new core banking system and its on-going digital transformation, which had optimised the bank’s operational processes and rendered some roles redundant. “Following the successful deployment of the new core banking system, the bank has done an assessment of the impact of the system upgrade on operational efficiency and aligning organisational structures to the strategic vision of the organisation. “The digital transformation brought about by the system upgrade has, therefore, streamlined a lot of processes and optimised the organisational structure. “Regrettably, as part of the restructuring programme, the bank will be forced to retrench redundant roles,” Mr Mashavave said, adding that the process would allow the bank to align with “industry staffing benchmarks”. At least about 700 people are in the employ of Steward Bank. Steward Bank, EcoCash Holdings Zimbabwe Limited’s banking unit, in April last year completed a multi-million-dollar core banking system upgrade from R11 to R19 and in the process modernised its supporting infrastructure to create capacity for growth and enhance operational efficiencies “by streamlining and automating processes to improve customer experience,” according to Mr Mashavave. “The bank will walk this entire journey with staff, in liaison with the works council (workers and management committees) and respective stakeholders, to ensure that there is clarity and transparency in the process, and that the potential impact of the change on affected staff is mitigated as much as possible,” Mr Mashavave said. Over the past few months the banking industry in Zimbabwe has seen several banks, such as CBZ, Stanbic and Standard Chartered, among others, implementing similar staff rationalisation and restructuring exercises, including staff reductions, branch optimisations and an increased reliance on digital capabilities. In March last year, Stanbic Bank told its employees that while the bank’s retrenchment process was regrettable, “it has become very necessary”. “It has become common cause at the bank that digitisation was one of the bank’s key focus areas that we implemented in order to give the bank a competitive edge in addition to achievement of objectives related to client centricity and interrogation,” Stanbic said at the time. “The bank’s continued drive to digitalise the business since 2014 has resulted in over 95 percent of its transactions going through our digital platforms as well as a change in customer behaviours as they interact with the bank through its various digital channels. This digitisation effort has significantly improved efficiencies and has afforded clients opportunities to engage in banking activities at their convenience,” the bank said. CBZ Holdings CEO, Blessing Mudavanhu, whose bank recently went through a business reorganisation, including staff rationalisation, said at the time the group’s operations and the manner in which it serves its customers and clients had changed significantly as a result of digital platforms and automation. “The group is undertaking a comprehensive review and reorganisation of its structures and business operating model in line with changes in the corporate landscapes and the way we do business,” CBZ said in letters sent out to affected staff in September last year. “Owing to the nature and purpose of the review and reorganisation of structures and business operating model, the group can no longer retain your service as a permanent employee or as a shift or short term employee,” the bank wrote to affected staff. More than 500 employees have lost their jobs in Zimbabwe’s financial services sector between 2020 and 2021, and indications are that more job losses could be looming in the country’s banking sector, as the industry intensifies its transition to digital banking platforms. -Herald
By A Correspondent- The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said members of the public should not panic or spread unconfirmed information on Tropical Cyclone Batsirai.
MSD said Tropical Cyclone Batsirai and the Tropical Disturbance in the Indian Ocean are not affecting Zimbabwe’s weather this week.
We present the MSD’s update:
FACTS: TROPICAL CYCLONE number 2 (BATSIRAI)
Maximum rinds of circulation estimated at sea: 140 km/h; gusting to 195 km/h.
Position on February 01 at 10 local time: 17.0 South/61.2 East.
Distance from Zimbabwe: 2900 km from Eastern Highlands
HOW?:
Tropical Cyclone BATSIRAI is now northeast of Mauritius with an area of Tropical Disturbance to the southeast of this (cooler waters).
Tropical Cyclone Batsirai has greatly slowed down its movement last night but confirms a South-West movement. It has also weakened a little since yesterday and has since last night been at the minimum stage of a tropical cyclone.
At the end of the week, BATSIRAI should approach the eastern coasts of Madagascar, potentially still at a very dangerous stage with the probability of direct impacts on the rise for the central-eastern region of the big island of Madagascar.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN ZIMBABWE?:
Currently, Tropical Cyclone Batsirai and the Tropical Disturbance in the Indian Ocean are not affecting Zimbabwe’s weather this week. However, the cloud system to the west of the country, currently over Botswana is our area of focus.
This cloud band is moving eastward and is expected to sweep over Zimbabwe from Thursday evening 03 February 2022 into the weekend.
Thus, thunderstorms and rain (above 20mm) is expected in all Matabeleland and Bulawayo Metropolitan provinces from Thursday evening into Friday and spread to the rest of the country from Friday into the weekend.
Before this (Tuesday till Thursday afternoon) it should be mostly sunny and warm across Zimbabwe.
Wisdom, blessings and honor come from You,Oh God.And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might;In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all.I thank You for this life. And praise Your glorious name.All Glory be to you!
Wisdom, blessings and honor come from You,Oh God.And You reign over all. In Your hand is power and might;In Your hand it is to make great And to give strength to all.I thank You for this life. And praise Your glorious name.All Glory be to you!
By- The same Government, which is failing to pay civil servants, said it was hiring had started recruiting 10 000 more teachers ahead of schools opening.
Schools open next Monday.
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education said it required at least 40 000 more teachers to address the critical manpower deficit in the education sector, with science subjects and early childhood development (ECD) classes being the worst affected in terms of staff complement.
The government revised upwards the number of required teachers as a result of the need for social distancing in schools following the outbreak of Covid-19.
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Dr Evelyn Ndlovu said the Public Service Commission (PSC) had started the process of recruiting the teachers and was working on modalities and administrative issues. Dr Ndlovu said a meeting was held with the PSC last week and all is on course as Government addresses the shortage of teachers in schools. Dr Ndlovu said the recruitment will start with immediate effect as schools are set to open on Monday. “We do not have a backlog of teacher employment as such, but what we have are vacant posts as a result of attrition, expansion as well as the need to socially distance learners in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Covid-19 protocols. “The attrition posts will be filled as schools are reopening. The process of filling posts is carried out in consultation with PSC, the employer,” said Dr Ndlovu. She said the Education Ministry is planning to reduce the approved teacher and student ratio in primary schools which will result in employment creation.
“The current approved ratios are: ECD a ratio of 1:20; Grade 3-7 a ratio of 1:40; Form 1- 4 a ratio of 1: 33 and A Level a ratio of 1: 20. However, we would like to have the ratio for Grade 1 to Grade 7 reduced to 1:35,” said Dr Ndlovu. Dr Ndlovu said preparations for the opening of schools is going on well with the 2022 school calendar having been released yesterday. The first term will run from Monday and end on April 7. Second term classes start on May 3 and end on August 4 while the third term commences on September 5 and ends on December 8. “Normally boarders will leave a day before schools open and there will be no Covid-19 tests done prior to opening but we encourage all those in the eligible age groups for vaccination that is learners, teachers and staff to be fully vaccinated in order to manage the spread of Covid-19,” said Dr Ndlovu. In an interview, Zimbabwe Teachers Union (Zimta) chief executive officer Dr Sifiso Ndlovu said the recruitment of teachers is a welcome move which should be done annually and in large numbers. “We have said that we want more teachers in schools as the number is insufficient due to early retirements. The recruitment is a welcome move but we will not rejoice much as it’s a little impact and we need far more than this,” he said. He also urged the PSC to expedite the recruitment process
By A Correspondent The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said they were investigating a case of infanticide after a body of a newly born baby was found dumped in a bin at Pandari Lodge in Highlands, Harare.
The discovery was made on Sunday the 30th of January 2022.
Below is the police statement : Police in Harare are investigating a suspected case of Infanticide in which an infant’s body was found in a bin on 30/01/22 at Pandari Lodge, Highlands. Anyone with information to contact any nearest Police Station. Cases of baby dumping are common with some of the perpetrators citing many issues such as failure to locate the fathers of the babies. Some say they are victims of sexual abuse, therefore, the child will be a constant reminder of the abuse.
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-Norton MP Temba Mliswa said his leaked audio was not meant to expose Zanu PF 2023 elections fundraising committee chairman Philip Chiyangwa’s ill-health but his bad behaviour. .
Mliswa was heard in the leaked audio saying that Chiyangwa was HIV positive, among many other unprintable words.
He also said that the flamboyant businessman was now broke and could no longer afford to buy even a new ordinary car.
Mliswa was fuming about what he called was Chiyangwa’s habit of saying bad things about “my family”.
On Tuesday, Mliswa said he was not regretting the leaked audio Chiyangwa but said it did not mean to expose Chiyangwa’s deteriorating health.
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 a misplaced understanding 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.
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 .
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.”
A Zvishavane herdboy (20) has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of raping a (16) who was on her way to write an Ordinary Level examination.
He appeared before Gweru regional magistrate Mr Christopher Maturure facing one count of rape. He pleaded not guilty but was convicted after a full trial.
Mr Maturure sentenced him to 15 years in prison and suspended four years on condition of good behaviour. “The accused is sentenced to 15 years in prison of which four years of his sentence are suspended on condition of good behavior.
The accused deserved a long prison sentence to deter would be offenders. The courts must set an example that crime does not pay,” he said.
The court heard that on December 15 last year at around 11AM, the accused was at Kinsale grazing lands in Zvishavane herding cattle when he met the victim, whose name has been withheld to protect her identity. Prosecutor Ms Eggrina Matutu told the court that the girl was on her way to school when the accused followed her.
The court heard that the accused forcibly got hold of the victim’s blouse and ripped it open. He forced the victim into the bush, threatened her with an okapi knife before ordering her to remove all her clothes. In fear, she complied.
The herd boy pushed the girl to the ground and raped her once. -Chronicle
By Patrick Guramatunhu | “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”
A prayer from American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr.
God only knows how desperately we in Zimbabwe need these qualities, serenity, courage and wisdom; especially our arrogant and pompous leaders!
There is no denying that Zimbabwe is in a serious economic and political mess. It is hard to believe the country was a middle-income nation with the prospects of becoming the South Korea of Africa in 1980. Today it is the textbook cases of a failed state; ruled by corrupt, incompetent and vote rigging thugs who have become filthy rich at the expense of the overwhelming majority languishing in abject poverty and despair.
Zimbabwe’s economic decline and political paralysis; both the ruling party and the opposition have two things in common they are corrupt and incompetent, the political system has completely failed to produce quality leaders; has been a relentless march to disaster. Robert Gabriel Mugabe, independent Zimbabwe’s first president was the trail blazer down this disastrous path of self-destruction.
Mugabe had a soft head, don’t be fooled by outside appearance, and when he tasted power he became punch drunk! Absolute power transformed Mugabe into Stevie Wonder’s “Misstra Know-It-All”!
“He’s a man with a plan Got a counterfeit dollar in his hand in his hand! He’s Misstra Know-It-All!” sung Stevie Wonder.
There is nothing under the sun Misstra Know-It-All cannot do! Mugabe promised the people of Zimbabwe mass economic prosperity. “Gutsa ruzhinji!” as he called it in Shona. He never doubted for a minute that he would fail to deliver. Even when there was overwhelming evidence his super plan had failed, he blamed the mass poverty on the drought, the sanctions imposed on the country by the West, etc.
In 2017 Mugabe was booted out of office by his fellow Zanu PF thugs after 37 years of corrupt and tyrannical rule. He has never admitted he was not Misstra Know-It-All but a fallible mortal like everyone else. Worse still, Mugabe has sired many copy-cat Misstra Know-It-All both in his own party Zanu PF and the opposition. Even the upstart Nelson Chamisa believes he knows it all and knows best.
‘The basket of bad apples has now been flushed out. We are left with purity. I must thank Mr. Mnangagwa for the splendid job to take away those who have been retarding progress, those who want money, those who want opportunities, those who want trinkets and trappings of office,” Chamisa told SABC.
Chamisa has just launched a new political party, Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC), breaking away from the MDC. He was just following the time-honoured Mugabe tradition of blaming everyone else for MDC’s failure to implement even one democratic reform in after 22 years, 5 of which in the GNU. All nonsense of course, since those left in the MDC, the bad apples, are in the minority; the tail does not wag the dog.
Chamisa was not content to blame MDC’s “bad apples” for the party’s failure to deliver any meaningful change; he blamed SADC leaders too. He accused the regional leaders of having “ostrich mentality!”
“People are excited, people are electric, the mood is great, it’s yellow everywhere. The nation has turned yellow. The yellow revolution is unstoppable, people are committed, people want change, they want to see victory, people are hopeful. The yellow revolution will not only lead to the emancipation of Zimbabwe, but the whole of Africa. People will realise their own sovereignty and sanctity.” Chamisa boasted in an interview with Nigerian Green Savannah Diplomatic Cable magazine.
The whole world used to wait in great anticipation for Robert Mugabe’s anti-West vitriolic tirade, full of sound and fury signifying nothing, at such international forums as the UN General Assembly. Chamisa is clearly learned well at the foot of the late dictator!
With no meaningful democratic reforms implemented, Zanu PF is rigging the 2023 elections guaranteed. By participating in these flawed elections CCC, just like MDC before it, is giving Zanu PF legitimacy and thus perpetuating the Zanu PF dictatorship.
Nelson Chamisa believes that he does not need the serenity to courage and/or wisdom because he too is Misstra Know-It-All, just like Robert Mugabe. “I am emancipation of Zimbabwe and the whole of Africa!” Yeah right! Thanks to your incompetence we are still stuck with the Zanu PF dictatorship when it should have been dismantled by 2013 at the latest! – SOURCE: zimbabwelight.blogspot.com
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
By Farai D Hove | CCC President Nelson Chamisa has been accused of causing poverty on the masses.
His sworn nemesis Douglas Mwonzora made the allegations in an address to his members as he declared that he is putting an end to Chamisa during the upcoming by-elections.
Douglas Mwonzora
He also claimed that Chamisa is currently operating under a disguised identity, signalling that he will soon bring the latter down through claiming that he has no new party at all, he is under him (Mwonzora’s) leadership.
Mwonzora’s allegations matched his previous boast that any new name Chamisa operates under is his (Mwonzora’s).
Mwonzora loudly says the Supreme Court has abolished Nelson Chamisa's political career. Any new party Chamisa creates belongs to Mwonzora, and @ZECzim will allocate all Chamisa's voters to him. Chanosa doesn't exist anymore in politics, says Mwonzora. HOW FAR WILL MWONZORA GO? pic.twitter.com/YJqFNGK1md
He said “we shall defeat them even in their current guise and camouflage.”
He accused Chamisa of causing poverty, saying, “the project is being superintended by the very people who yesterday subjected Zimbabwe to totalitarianism and hate and consigned the majority of our people to untold poverty and misery.
“They can never fool Zimbabweans that they are the new liberators.”
Below was his full statement:
A few days ago after successfully completing our candidate selection process we fielded our parliamentary and local government candidates for the forthcoming by-elections. Due to constraints of time, our candidate selection was hurried and may not have been perfect in some areas. Our detractors left no stone unturned in their quest to interfere with our candidate selection process. Even after the candidate selection process they did not tire.
They tried all they could to make sure that our chosen candidates were discouraged from filing their papers and appearing before the Nomination Court. This they did using a variety of methods, including offering financial and other incentives for our candidates to drop.
We were heartened to see that through their sheer determination to do what is right, the majority of our candidates resisted these evil attempts. As a result we fielded 90 percent of the candidates for the National Assembly elections and 77% percent for the local government elections. These candidates are men and women of the highest calibre and integrity. They have serious self-drive, motivation and focus. They are no doubt going to give a good account of themselves in these election. We are happy that we are the party that has fielded most women candidates.
Our candidates have an easier job in these by-elections because they are going to square up mostly against non achievers who have short-changed our people for years. Some of these are self-serving individuals who abandoned the electorate as soon as they were elected in 2018. They are now reappearing because there is an election again.
Currently the party is being subjected to a noisy and dirty campaign. A lot of false propaganda is being churned everyday against us by the enemies of democracy. Social media bullying is the order of the day. An underdog tag has been foisted upon us with threats of an imaginary total electoral annihilation come March, 26.
These threats are simply meant to discourage you by people who in actual fact are afraid of you. Fortunately our germane and intrinsic character and our rich history of struggle in the face of adversity does not and will not allow us to succumb to base intimidation and cheap propaganda. These vile attacks and propaganda only work to motivate us and bring the best out of each one of us. A whole propaganda from the previous regime is being unleashed upon us.
The project is being superintended by the very people who yesterday subjected Zimbabwe to totalitarianism and hate and consigned the majority of our people to untold poverty and misery. They can never fool Zimbabweans that they are the new liberators. As before we shall defeat them even in their current guise and camouflage. These people are subjecting our leaders to the very same treatment that they subjected Tsvangirai to. Fortunately for these people just like Tsvangirai and our other forebears we shall persevere, strive and overcome. There are efforts under way to promote disunity, strife and dis-cohesion among our ranks. The strategy is to portray us as a party in turmoil and therefore not worthy of the people’s trust. They are using many methods including law tare. But as usual we shall totally defeat them.
I would like to assure all our members that logistically and materially your leadership is well prepared for these by-elections. Our candidates, their campaign teams and election agents will receive maximum support from the party. In our efforts to encourage participation of more women in elections, we shall devote more resources to those constituencies and wards where we have female candidates. Lastly, what is being done by our opponents is nothing new to us. We are used to vile propaganda, falsehoods, intimidation and social media bullying.
We are used to being treated as an underdog even by people we have defeated before. We are equally accustomed to fight well even under conditions of adversity. I would also want to take this opportunity to encourage first time voters to take advantage of the Mobile Voter Registration Blitz starting today. Our Elections department is on standby to assist those that may experience problems. We are encouraged at the number of Zimbabweans who are turning up for our meetings. They have completely fallen in love with our new way of doing politics.
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
By Knowledge Hakata | A new Zimbabwe which will usher in a better economy, political space and a favorable social environment is now around the corner. I might disagree with Nelson Chamisa on some aspects but I now believe that Chamisa is a ‘symbol of Hope’ for Zimbabweans who have suffered for a long time.
Nelson Chamisa at press conference
It is so sad that millions of innocent Zimbabweans continue to wallop in poverty at the expense of an un repentant, brutal, selfish, and ungodly system in the name of Zanu Pf plus a mercenary bunch of money mongers, dwarfs in large robes (Thokozani Khupe, Dounglas Mwonzora and Morgan Komichi). The situation in Zimbabwe have gone beyond the normal to the point that even a grade 1 student is able to see that President Mnangagwa has failed dismally.
The country has been militarized to the core, to the extent that innocent doctors are now being forced to join the military so that they won’t strike while teachers are also walloping in poverty just like the majority of the unemployed graduates. Is this the New Disorder or Dispensation? Surely both Mugabe and Tsvangirai might come back from the dead just to try and stop this Mnangagwa government from perpetual madness.
The aim of Zanu Pf is not to create a one party state but to buy time by all means necessary so that they can remain in power, in doing so they have managed to capture the Judiciary which already was captured but now it is captured to the core.
Thokozani Khupe and associates are being paid to support Zanu Pf in Parliament when it comes to the issues of amending the constitution, so on paper to them it seems like it will be smooth forever, but they are continuously putting a blind eye on the suffering of the people of Zimbabwe.
Even if it means that they are going to amend the whole constitution, they are going to fail to amend the suffering of the masses in Zimbabwe which in my view is going to be the long term cause of a catastrophic and untold uprising.
Zimbabweans should not be worried about all these shenanigans that Zanu Pf is doing, even if they are going to suspend the elections at any given time a revolution is now unavoidable, it is just a matter of time. Zanu Pf has failed dismally that it is now using the law to cement the suffering of the innocent Zimbabweans.
Tinashe Sambiri|The Citizens Coalition For Change led by President Nelson Chamisa has urged young people to register to vote in large numbers.
In a statement on Tuesday, Citizens Coalition For Change deputy spokesperson, Gift Ostallos Siziba urged citizens to encourage each other to participate in electoral processes.
Below is Ostallos Siziba’s brief statement:
“To all those who have raised concern over young people not registering to here is an opportunity.
Blitz starts today tell a friend to tell a friend to register to vote.
This is the only opportunity we can have to turn our fortunes for the better.
Everyday make it an effort to motivate someone to register as a voter.
Police are investigating a robbery case which occurred in Harare on January 30.
A suspected robber pounced on a house in Waterfalls, Harare and got away with USD 30 000 and other valuables.
The suspected, brandishing a pistol, attempted to rape the maid.
See police statement below:
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.
Anyone with information to contact any nearest Police station. #notorobberry
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education will soon announce a new school calendar that will also determine the new fees structure for the first term which was delayed by almost a month due to rising coronavirus infections.
On Friday, the Government announced that schools will open for the first term on 7 February but did not announce when they will close.
Speaking to The Sunday News on Saturday, the Director of communication and advocacy in the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Taungana Ndoro said:
What has been happening now was a lot of background discussions regarding the issue of fees, with the schools submitting their applications for fee increment while they waited for the announcement of the opening day.
What will happen now is that the new fees structure will be determined by the school calendar, which our Permanent Secretary will announce in due course as already our officers are working on it.
According to the initial school calendar which was released on 30 December, the first term was set to begin on 10 January and end on 7 April.
The second term was set to begin on 9 May ending on 4 August while the third term was to start on 5 September and finish on 1 December.
On school fees, Ndoro asserted that no school will be allowed to increase school fees or levy without approval from the ministry. He said:
The ministerial position has been clear regarding these tuition fees, in that only those structures approved by the ministry will be considered binding.
All these other fees that have been peddled around without any approval are deemed illegal and officials that go ahead will be regarded as defiant and will be dealt with accordingly.
Ndoro conceded that huge numbers of schoolchildren have dropped out of school since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He said the community outreach aimed at bringing back to the classroom schoolchildren that dropped out of school was yielding positive results.
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.”
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.
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.”
On Wednesday Douglas Mwonzora and Thokozani Khupe clash against each other in the capital city, Harare, as the latter factionally addresses the nation.
By A Correspondent | Responding to revelations Thokozani Khupe is invading Harare to seize party assets tomorrow, Douglas Mwonzora has vowed never to allow her entry.
Khupe and Mwonzora are beneficiaries of the chaotic court powered attack on Nelson Chamisa’s party in 2020that saw the two forming their own entity which they called MDC T party, claiming to be the rightful heirs of the late Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC Alliance party, which would later this year split into two as both went head on against each other.
Thokozani Khupe
There are indications that she will seize the Harvest House building.
His spokesperson, Lloyd Damba told ZimEye, the building “belongs to the MDC. And you do not become the President of the MDC by a declaration at a Press conference but through a Congress which is a legal process.
“So what makes u think we will hand over MRT House to a non entity and an individual who self appointed herself to power; which is non existant in our party Constitution as well as the country’s Constitution and the world over.
“Let her dream on. We have no time for theatrics.”
May she allow us to attend to National issues not these nonsensical side shows
Meanwhile, ZimEye can exclusively reveal Khupe previously confined to Bulawayo, is storming the capital city to make her first national press conference following her expulsion of Douglas Mwonzora.
Thokozani Khupe
Khupe has told parliament that the finances Act funding must be allocated her or be split into two.
On Wednesday she graces a meeting at Holiday Inn where she will redefine legal parameters between her formation and Mwonzora’s.
The meeting is set for 10 am and has been restricted to a small number. A statement reads, “please note that due to space constraints, this breathing is strictly by invitation.” – ZimEye
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.
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 Unknown Writer | What’s going on ? It sounds like like a movie but it is real – certain people have just travelled all the way from the future and jetted into Zimbabwe at RGM airport.
They are future people, and they have a different mindset and a different spirit: they are weird, because they have future born thoughts.
What’s this thing I’m seeing? Who are these people?, because they do not think about themselves, they are outrageously too caring for other human beings. Are they robots? They didn’t even take a bribe. Their vision is more inward than outward. Someone says these are the people with the secret keys to the nation’s future. Can someone out there please tell me who on earth these people are. Nxa! (FIRST PUBLISHED ON 28 NOV 2018).
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
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