Tinashe Sambiri |The message of change is spreading to all parts of the country, President Nelson Chamisa has said.

Despite incessant efforts by the Zanu PF regime to block President Chamisa’s engagement programmes, communities are embracing change.

Analysts say the MDC Alliance leader will trounce Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa in the 2023 Presidential Election.

Mr Mnangagwa is losing popularity with each passing day although his bootlickers are desperately trying to belittle President Chamisa.

The vibrant MDC Alliance leader is in Matabeleland North where he is conducting community engagement meetings.

“IN BINGA….BINGA IS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL & SPECIAL. Massive support this side. Blessed Sunday,” the People’s President wrote on Twitter.

“Everywhere I go there is indescribable joy and incredible excitement. I’m so grateful for the warm welcome in Matebeleland. The change message is now in every community. In Matebeleland they are saying #KangeneUjaha,” he added.

Tinashe Sambiri |The message of change is spreading to all parts of the country, President Nelson Chamisa has said.

Despite incessant efforts by the Zanu PF regime to block President Chamisa’s engagement programmes, communities are embracing change.

Analysts say the MDC Alliance leader will trounce Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa in the 2023 Presidential Election.

Mr Mnangagwa is losing popularity with each passing day although his bootlickers are desperately trying to belittle President Chamisa.

The vibrant MDC Alliance leader is in Matabeleland North where he is conducting community engagement meetings.

“IN BINGA….BINGA IS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL & SPECIAL. Massive support this side. Blessed Sunday,” the People’s President wrote on Twitter.

“Everywhere I go there is indescribable joy and incredible excitement. I’m so grateful for the warm welcome in Matebeleland. The change message is now in every community. In Matebeleland they are saying #KangeneUjaha,” he added.

ON World Toilet Day, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) calls upon the relevant authorities to ensure that there is greater access to toilets and adequate sanitation facilities around the country.

World Toilet Day is celebrated every year on 19 November. It is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of toilets in society and the need to address the global shortage of safe and functional toilets.

It is an opportunity for the public to take action towards resolving the global sanitation crisis by advocating for increased investment of public and private resources into the construction of more toilets. Moreover, World Toilet Day serves as a reminder of the global commitment to Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), which is sustainable sanitation.

The theme for World Toilet Day in 2021 is ‘Valuing Toilets.’ The themeemphasises how toilets are important to the collective wellbeing of society.

The lack of access to toilets by some poses a threat to the health of the general public since poor sanitation leads to the spread of waterborne diseases and contamination of drinking water sources.

Ultimately, poor sanitation has the potential to overburden health care systems with patients suffering from avoidable waterborne diseases.

Despite the importance of toilets to public health, billions of people across the globe do not have access to proper toilets and other sanitation facilities. The United Nations (UN) estimates that over 700 children under five years old die from diarrhoea which is linked to
poor sanitation.

The UN estimates that over 2 billion people across the world drink contaminated water due to a lack of access to properly managed sanitation facilities.

The availability of adequate toilets is also essential for the protection of the fundamental right to human dignity. Everyone has a right to live a dignified life and this includes a life which is free from the dangers of a lack of access to safe and proper toilets, which
include ill-health and death in some instances.

Moreover, increased access to safe and functional toilets is vital because it will help achieve substantive equality.

In Zimbabwe, many communities lack access to safe and functional toilets and this has created a sanitation crisis in these communities. The state has a constitutional obligation to address this crisis by taking comprehensive steps to ensure access to adequate toilet
facilities.

The state actors have the duty to protect, promote and fulfil the fundamental rights which are entrenched in the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The need for adequate toilet facilities impacts a number of rights which include the right to human dignity, the right to life, the right to a clean environment, the right to access to health care and the right to equality. In light of this, the state has a duty to expedite the measures it has adopted to address the sanitation crisis in Zimbabwe.

On this World Toilet Day, ZLHR calls upon:

•       The public to join the rest of the world in calling for greater access to toilets and adequate sanitation facilities;

•       The authorities to adopt comprehensive measures that are designed to address the dire shortage of safe and functional toilets in Zimbabwe;

•       The authorities to expedite the steps that are being taken to increase access to toilets because public health depends on the availability of toilets and adequate sanitation facilities.

•       The authorities to ensure access to adequate sanitation services because access to adequate toilets and related sanitation facilities is crucial for the protection of constitutional rights.

By A Correspondent- There was drama at Guruve growth point where a 39-year-old man undressed his wife, bite her thumb before assaulting her over grocery money.

The matter came to light at Guruve magistrates courts on Friday where Abel Kavhura was slapped with $10 000 fine for violating the domestic violence act.

Prosecutor Albert Charehwa told the court that on  October 30 Kavhura followed his wife Alice Nyemba to the growth point and demanded the grocery money he had given her.

The wife refused and the husband became violent before removing her clothes, biting her thumb and severely assaulted her with open hands.

He was restrained from futher assaulting her by a mob.

By A Correspondent- Illegal sand poachers are now targeting undeveloped housing stands in Bulawayo’s Cowdray Park suburb, leaving unclaimed pits that pose a danger to children.

Two children drowned in one of the unclaimed pits in 2020.

Cowdray Park residents said the illegal sand poachers frequented the suburb at night in search of the material, which has a ready market in the construction business.

“The poachers come here during the night and steal sand from unoccupied stands.

“The majority of land owners are based in South Africa,” Nomathemba Dlamini said.

“Last year we lost two children after they fell into one of such pits.”

Another resident, Vusumuzi Ndlovu said the city council must ensure that all stands were occupied to reduce land degradation caused by the sand poachers.

“All we are asking for is that the city council must take action and make sure that such pits are filled for the safety of our children,” Ndlovu said.

“If someone fails to develop the stand for more than five years then something has to be done.”

In February, a 15-year-old Pelandaba West boy drowned in an abandoned pit. The same hole claimed the life of a 12-year-old girl, who drowned in December 2020.

Ward 28 councillor Kidwell Mujuru confirmed the sand poaching activities in the suburb.

“It is very true that poachers have destroyed almost half of the Cowdray Park area,” Mujuru said.

“Some residents are responsible for what is happening.

“They usually sell pit sand when they are broke or in exchange of intoxicating substances for those who are consuming them.

“This has been happening for a long time with the aid of residents. River sand and pit sand are in demand.”

Sand poachers  charge  between US$80 and US100 for a truck load.

Mujuru added: “We are going to call a meeting with residents to come up with a long-term solution for this problem because it poses a threat.

“We will also create a neighbourhood watch group that will ensure that such things don’t happen.

“The city council has been trying to help through deployment of rangers, who patrol the area during the day.

“The challenge is that these people operate during the night and the ranges will no longer be there.”

By A Correspondent- Highlanders Football Club have decided not to renew the contract of their chief executive officer, Nhlanhla Dube when it expires at the end of the year.

Dube is on leave after his employer last month asked him to take a break since he had accumulated a lot of days. Ronald Moyo, the Highlanders media and communications officer is the acting CEO. It has since emerged that Dube, a former Highlanders secretary will cease to be a Bosso employee at the end of his contract on 31 December 2021.

Highly placed sources told this publication that Highlanders have formally written to Dube to inform him of the decision not to renew his contract so as to give him enough time to look for alternative means of survival while he winds up his contract with Amahlolanyama. The Bosso executive committee is said to be in agreement in their evaluation of Dube that he has not done much to earn a contract renewal.

“Nhlanhla Dube has been informed that his contract as Highlanders CEO will not be renewed. The club officially wrote to him recently so he now knows that he is not returning to his post,” said the source.

Dube has since his initial two-year contract expiry on 30 April 2019, been a source of division at Highlanders. Vice-chairman Modern Ngwenya together with the then secretary Israel Moyo were in 2019 suspended after the two voted against adopting recommendations from the club’s human resources committee to extend Dube’s contract to the end of that year. His contract has been getting periodic renewals since then, with the extensions coming under the chairmanship of Kenneth Mhlophe, who early this year lost in the elections to Josphat Sibanda.

Ngwenya and Moyo were eventually expelled from the committee after a full hearing but appealed that decision and returned to their positions a few months later. Moyo eventually lost the secretary’s post to Morgen Dube in the elections held early this year.

Highlanders chairman, Sibanda proffered a diplomatic response when a comment was sought from him about Dube’s status at the club.

“We don’t comment about employer and employee contracts in the media and public, that’s confidential information. I can’t comment on that,  that is the policy of the club,” Sibanda said.

By A Correspondent- The Government says it is working on installing a new radar to improve the surveillance of civilian airspace, amid fresh revelations of a crisis in the air traffic control system.

An association of the country’s air traffic controllers (ATCs) in May told the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) board of directors that they had operated without the aid of a working radar system since 2010.

However, Transport and Infrastructure Development permanent secretary Theodius Chinyanga, in an interview with The Standard said the aviation system always had surveillance equipment in place.

Chinyanga refuted a report claiming that private aircraft were sneaking in and out of Zimbabwean airports without detection due to poor surveillance.

He was quick to admit though, that the surveillance equipment was installed a long time ago and, therefore, needed to be replaced. Said Chinyanga:

Any aircraft that is of a civilian nature files its flight path papers before departing, so there is no chance of sneaking in and out.

He said the current refurbishments at Robert Gabriel Mugabe (RGM) International Airport included the instalment of a new surveillance system. Chinyanga said:

CAAZ have a radar, but it is old technology. The new installation would be based on the current generation of radars.

The current upgrades on infrastructure should entail all facets of surveillance as well.

On reports of private planes flying at low altitudes in and out of the country, Chinyanga said low-flying aircraft was the responsibility of the Defence ministry.

Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri reportedly said she was in a meeting when contacted by the publication.

She is said to have ignored several other calls and WhatsApp messages.

But in an interview with the government-controlled media in December last year, Muchinguri-Kashiri admitted to the possibility of aircraft arriving and leaving undetected. She said:

There are too many airstrips and we know that there are some small aircraft that fly very low and are difficult to identify.

This is due to the old radar system that urgently needs replacement.

… We are working with CAAZ to close the gaps used by these small aircraft to smuggle minerals, especially gold.

 By A Correspondent- Harare pastor and colleague have been arrested for alleged money laundering involving over US$2,2 million which they had splurged on houses and vehicles.

Edmore Chipiso (33), a pastor at Hatcliffe-based Reality of Fire Ministries who lives at 119 Broadlands, Emerald Hills, and a colleague, Roselyn Dunga (31), an aviation security employee of 16433 Stoneridge, Waterfalls, appeared before Harare Magistrates’ Court charged with contravening Section 8 (1)(a)(b) of the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act.

They were not asked to plead when they both appeared before Mr Stanford Mambanje and were remanded out of custody to December 3 on $20 000 bail each.

Prosecutor Mr Lancelot Mutsokoti told the court that on an unknown date, but between August and November 2021, the pair laundered over US$2 million.

The source of the money is yet to be established.

The duo reportedly bought a house at number 12 Giraffe Crescent, Borrowdale West, for US$580 000 and house number 14256 Leggate Street in Gunhill for US$400 000.

They also went on to buy a property in Selous – the remainder of Coburn 23 Plot measuring about 200 hectares – for US$130 000.

Mr Mutsokoti said after acquiring the properties, Chipiso and Dunga started buying vehicles.

The cars include a black Mercedes-Benz S350 (registration number AFG 2419) worth US$95 000, an Iveco truck, three DAF XF 105 truck horses, three flatbed trailers and 42 000-litre fuel tanker worth US$1 million.

However, they were arrested after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) flagged their suspicious transactions. Overall, the pair reportedly laundered over US$2,2 million.

By A Correspondent- Matabeleland South province has recorded 800 malaria cases and four deaths since January this year down from 2 823 registered cases and 11 fatalities during the same period last year.

Matabeleland South provincial epidemiology and disease control officer Andrew Muza said there has been a general decrease in malaria cases compared to 2020.

As of May 2020, statistics show that Matabeleland South recorded 2 823 cases of malaria and 11 deaths with Beitbridge accounting for 89% of the cases.

In 2019, the province accounted for 583 cases and nine deaths down from 1 966 cases and 10 deaths in 2018 during the same period.

“As a province we have reported about 800 malaria cases in 2021 and four deaths.

“Our incidence is generally low at 1/1000 population/year.

“Beitbridge and Gwanda have relatively higher incidences within the province,” Muza said in an emailed response to questions.

“Our province is in malaria elimination and our districts record 10 to 20 cases of malaria in one year except Beitbridge and Gwanda.

“Beitbridge East, which borders Chiredzi district in Masvingo province is a high malaria burden area that can have as much as 700 to a 1000 cases in a year.”

Muza said the epidemiology department is implementing elimination activities including malaria diagnosis and treatment to affected patients.

“Other activities include biolarviciding, indoor residual spraying to outbreak areas per rising need,” he said.

“We have strengthened surveillance systems as a response pillar to malaria elimination as well.

“As we are getting into the malaria season, which usually begins after the rains, we urge members of the public to cooperate with health officials by participating in malaria community vector control activities.

“Those that have been given nets need to use them for their intended purposes and use them correctly as taught.

“If anyone has symptoms suggestive of malaria-like fever and chills, generalised body weakness, vomiting and headaches they need to visit their nearest health facility early for prompt diagnosis and treatment.”

Malaria remains a public health problem in Zimbabwe.

Between 2011 and 2015, the malaria incidence was less than one case per 1000 population at risk in all districts save for Beitbridge and Gwanda.-the standard

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has exhorted children to be disciplined, hardworking, respectful and also shun drugs and unbecoming behaviour if they are to be competitive in a globalised world.

He was speaking on Saturday in an interactive session with children drawn from Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia during the World Children’s Day forum that was held in Kazungula, Botswana.

The President noted that while children have their expectations, their governments also expect good behaviour from them. He said:

Today’s interactive meeting informs us, leaders, what you think we should do for you. But you should also apply your minds to what you think we as your leaders should do for you, for us to help. We want discipline.

Respect your parents, respect your teachers, lecturers and professors. Abstain from drugs and wayward living, that is what we would want you to be.

We feel better that you the young, who are going to be leaders of these countries — these communities, are discussing these issues.

Zimbabwe’s young people were represented by Nkosilathi Nyathi, a UNICEF climate change activist from Victoria Falls who passionately pleaded with the regional leaders to give children space to express themselves.

President Mnangagwa paid tribute to Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi for bringing the four countries together to discuss the issues.

Mnangagwa joined his Botswana counterpart Masisi, Namibian President Hage Geingob and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema at the quadripoint where Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia meet.

This year’s annual World Children’s Day was held under the theme, “Reimagining the Future.” 

The Kazungula Bridge was lit in blue, symbolising that children have no limitations to their hopes and aspirations.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has refuted a report by a local online publication claiming that police officers other State security agents assaulted a group of police officers in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province and forced them to abandon a roadblock.

A Bulawayo24.com report claimed that a team of soldiers, central intelligence officers and police officers pounced on cops who were refusing to remove a roadblock in Mazowe.

The report further claimed that the joint team chased the police officers with switches.

It alleged the police officers manning the roadblock had to run for dear life and remove their drums on the road.

However, in a statement posted on their Twitter page this Sunday, police dismissed the report as false, saying reporters should verify stories given by their sources before publication. The statement read:

Bulawayo24News’s Simbarashe Sithole alleging that Security Forces dispersed Police Officers at a roadblock in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province.

According to the Officer Commanding Province, no such incident occurred.

We urge journalists to verify stories given by their sources before publication.

By A Correspondent- Thirteen (13) inmates from Hwange’s Mbalila Prison are battling for their lives in hospitals in Hwange and Bulawayo after they were struck by lightning while they were having lunch on Friday.

Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) national deputy spokesperson Superintendent Peter Chaparanganda confirmed the development.

He said among the injured male inmates, four of them have been transferred to Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo because their injuries were severe.

Said Chaparanganda:

On 19 November 2021, a bolt of lightning struck Hwange Prison in Matabeleland North province and 13convicted male inmates were affected.

The inmates were inside the prisons’ yard and this happened around 11.30 hours whilst inmates were being fed lunch.

He said initially the 13 were rushed to a local hospital where the four were transferred to Bulawayo due to the seriousness of their condition.

Three men charged with rape, unlawful entry and robbery have escaped from holding cells at Mzilikazi Police Station.

The three suspects, Pardon Makuni, 19, Mernard Gwatiedza, 22, and Ashley Moses, 21, all of Gweru, escaped from police custody just before 8 PM on Saturday, police said.

The trio was brought to the station from Hwahwa Prison, where they were being held on remand, on 18 November.

They are being linked to reported cases of unlawful entry, robbery and rape that took place in Bulawayo’s Nkulumane suburb.

During a shift change at 7.50 PM on Saturday, police said two police officers from the outgoing shift went to the cells with a third officer from the incoming shift for the official handover. An internal police memo of the incident read:

The three accused persons requested to be fed and were turned down as they had been fed at around 5.30 PM.

One of the accused persons then pounced on one of the officers whom he pushed against the wall, giving him and his two accomplices an escape route.

The other two police officers failed to block the three accused who fled and jumped the fence towards Millennium Bar and crossed over to long-distance bus terminus Renkini in the northwest direction.

The police canine unit responded but the prisoners were gone. The Criminal Investigations Department is leading the investigation.

Meanwhile, the three police constables have been charged under the Police Act for “any wilful act or negligence suffering a person in custody to escape.”

Two sergeants have been charged with “omitting or neglecting to perform any duty, or performing any duty in any improper manner” or failure to supervise.

Police have since launched a manhunt for the suspects.

By A Correspondent- Police in Dema, Seke Rural, have arrested Ravison Simbini (41) for murder after he fatally assaulted his son Roy Ebenezer Simbini(14) with a leather belt last week on Monday.

Police said the victim had been confronted over allegations of drunkenness on the previous day resulting in the father assaulting him.

-More details follow…..

By A Correspondent- A hunter stumbled on five bodies of members of the same family in the  Mavuradonha  Mountains on Sunday, police have confirmed.

The people had been missing for over two weeks since they embarked on a long journey on foot at the beginning of this month.

The youngest is a toddler aged one, while the other four deceased persons are aged five, seven, twenty-nine and sixty-nine years, respectively.

Posting on Twitter this Sunday, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said the family, whose identity has not been revealed, left Manhondo Village, Mukumbura, Mt Darwin on 3 November on foot on their way to Guruve, a distance of about 200km. ZRP said:

The ZRP reports that bodies of five people aged sixty-nine years, twenty-nine years, seven years, five years and a one-year-old minor, were found at Mavhuradonha Mountain today by a hunter who then reported to the police.

It is claimed that the family had left Manhondo Village, Mukumbura Mt Darwin on foot on their way to Guruve, a distance of about 200km on 03/11/21.

By A Correspondent- A fishing expedition at night ended in tragedy after a 31-year-old man from Zaka in Masvingo was killed by a crocodile on Monday last week.

Farai Mashindi of Mapindu Village, Chief Bota, had gone fishing with his brother, Trust Mashindi (35) at Manjirenji Dam using nets when the crocodile attacked him.

Masvingo provincial spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the incident. He said:

On 15 November around 6 pm, Farai and his brother went fishing at Manjirenji Dam using nets and at around 8 pm Farai was attacked by a crocodile.

Trust tried to help his brother but the crocodile disappeared with him in the water.

Insp Dhewa said Trust rushed back to the village and informed fellow villagers and a report was made to the police. He said:

The community, the police and officials from Zimparks conducted a search at the dam. At around 5 pm the following day the body was retrieved with a ruptured stomach and a broken left hand.

Insp Dhewa urged members of the public to desist from fishing in crocodile-infested water bodies.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has refuted a report by a local online publication claiming that police officers other State security agents assaulted a group of police officers in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province and forced them to abandon a roadblock.

A Bulawayo24.com report claimed that a team of soldiers, central intelligence officers and police officers pounced on cops who were refusing to remove a roadblock in Mazowe.

The report further claimed that the joint team chased the police officers with switches.

It alleged the police officers manning the roadblock had to run for dear life and remove their drums on the road.

However, in a statement posted on their Twitter page this Sunday, police dismissed the report as false, saying reporters should verify stories given by their sources before publication. The statement read:

Bulawayo24News’s Simbarashe Sithole alleging that Security Forces dispersed Police Officers at a roadblock in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province.

According to the Officer Commanding Province, no such incident occurred.

We urge journalists to verify stories given by their sources before publication.

More: Pindula News

By A Correspondent- Zanu PF-aligned cleric Obadiah Musindo, of the Destiny for Afrika Network (Danet), they are targeting to mobilise more than one million votes for President Emmerson Mnangagwa ahead of the 2023 harmonised elections.

Musindo was very active in campaigning for Zanu PF during the late former President Robert Mugabe era. He could use his “church” and non-existing residential stands to lure voters for Mugabe during that time.

Zanu PF has said that it is targeting five million voters while the main opposition MDC Alliance is eyeing six million voters in its ongoing voter mobilisation drive.

Musindo said his organisation plans to mobilise “virgin voters” and the marginalised communities through the provision of housing and empowerment projects and voter registration. Musindo said:

We have launched a programme where all our beneficiaries must ensure that their families are registered voters.

Voting is a civic duty that we are obliged to do and we must do so as patriotic Zimbabweans.

Everyone must ensure that their kids are registered to vote and they must vote for ZANU PF starting with the forthcoming by-elections.

There are 133 vacant seats in Parliament and Local Government following the recall of MDC Alliance legislators and councillors.

President Mnangagwa recently told party supporters in a mini-rally in Chimanimani that by-elections will be held in the first quarter of 2022.

More: The Standard

By A Correspondent- Armed soldiers and members of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) have reportedly forcibly beaten up police officers manning Mazowe roadblock.

Bulawayo24 reports that the police officers at the roadblock were extorting motorists and soldiers, and CIO had to be called in to remove them.

“All stations in Mashonaland Central province complied, but Mazowe refused, and a lorry full of security forces pounced on them and drove them away with switches,” a source told Bulawayo24.

Source – Byo24News

By A Correspondent- President Mnangagwa has implored children to be disciplined, hardworking, respectful and also abstain from drugs and wayward behaviour if they are to be competitive in a globalised world.
Speaking in an interactive session with children drawn from Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia during the World Children’s Day forum that was held here yesterday, President Mnangagwa said while children have their expectations, their governments also expect good behaviour from them.
“Today’s interactive meeting informs us leaders what you think we should do for you. But you should also apply your minds on what you think we as your leaders should do for you, for us to help. We want discipline. Respect your parents, respect your teachers, lecturers and professors. Abstain from drugs and wayward living, that is what we would want you to be. We feel better that you the young, who are going to be leaders of these countries — these communities, are discussing these issues,” said the President.

Zimbabwe’s young people were represented by Nkosilathi Nyathi, a UNICEF climate change activist from Victoria Falls who passionately pleaded with the regional leaders to give children space to express themselves.
President Mnangagwa said in the past it was rare for children to be afforded platforms where they would interact with their leaders, but now times have changed and the progressive leaders of today have roped children on board to hear their concerns.
“I am really thrilled and impressed that President (Botswana President Mokgweetsi) Masisi thought he should assemble us to discuss these issues. I have no doubt that leaders would want to leave behind a society that is focused, a society that is competitive, we are living in a digital world and it is necessary, therefore, that we teach you digital technology as early as possible,” the President said.
President Mnangagwa joined his Botswana counterpart Dr Masisi, Namibian President Hage Geingob and Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema at the quadripoint where Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia meet.

This year’s annual World Children’s Day was held under the theme, “Reimagining the Future”, a new initiative that seeks to give children and young people the space to engage in defining the vision they want for their future and future generations.
The Kazungula Bridge was lit in blue, symbolising that children have no limitations to their hopes and aspirations.
“This occasion gives an opportunity to us the leaders to hear the children express themselves, their aspirations and what they expect from us. But before I go into detail, I would like to challenge the children; besides expecting us to do things for you, we as leaders also have expectations of you,” said President Mnangagwa.
“Our education systems, in the respective countries, it is necessary that we begin to address issues of capacitating our young people, from primary to secondary and institutions of higher learning, we need to create an environment where you can excel, where those who have talents can express themselves”.
The President said as young men and women, their generation used to aspire to be teachers’ clerks and nurses, with fluency in English a status symbol, but now times have changed.
“Our education was structured not to make us think about creating products and services, to modernise and industrialise our nations, but today this has changed and the burden is now on you.

“It is critically important in my view that we structure an environment where your views find channels into policy formulation and implementation,” he said.
The Second Republic has introduced several interventions that have improved the lives of children, including among other facilities, the Women’s Bank, a Youth Empowerment Bank, and a desk for youths at every ministry. The President also has a special advisor on people with disabilities.
It has brought in innovation hubs at tertiary institutions, giving young innovative minds platforms to blossom and help in the modernisation and industrialisation of the country through well-funded industrial parks.

-Sunday Mail

A Chipinge teacher who was transferred from Chimana Secondary School after she was accused of being the ring leader of an alleged satanism cult at the school is suing the School Development Committee (SDC) and village heads for $5 million for defamation.

The teacher, Mercy Mutando approached the Chipinge Civil Court on Tuesday accusing the Chimana SDC led by Tafara Sithole, and village head, Walter Mushavanhu, and the other 12 members of the community of calling her a satanist.

Chipinge magistrate, Elizabeth Hanzi presided over the case, while Tariro Tazvitya, of Bere Brothers Legal Practitioners, represented the defendants.

In her submissions to the court, Mutando claims that she lost her dignity in the community as everyone accused her of initiating pupils at the school into satanism.

She said her name was tarnished all over the world because of the allegations raised by the defendants. Mutando said:

My name was tarnished and was all over social media because of the unfounded allegations raised by the defendants.

They gave false information to the District Schools Inspector, police and Chief Mapungwana that I was responsible for the mysterious happenings that were reported at the school.

I was disturbed by these allegations, and my employer had to transfer me to another school since my life was in danger at the school.

In April this year, bizarre incidents took place at Chimana Secondary School, with some pupils collapsing, while some fell into trances.

As a result, three school inspectors visited the school and recommended its closure.

The village head and the community staged a demonstration at the school resulting in Mutando being transferred from the school.

More: The Manica Post

By A Correspondent-A Nyanga family is reportedly starving as alleged goblins are feasting on its cooked food before replacing it with soil on a daily basis.

The Nyikayaramba family also lost two huts to a mysterious fire recently amid claims that the goblins belong to some of the elderly Nyikayaramba family members who are reportedly trying to get rid of them.

The goblins are now tormenting Gogo Nyikayaramba and her three grandchildren.

The three juveniles doing Grades six, one and Early Child Education (ECD) have dropped out of school as a result and staring starvation in the face.

Acting Chief Saunyama confirmed the case to The Manica Post which is happening at the Nyikayaramba homestead in Ward 14 of Kute Village. He said:

I can confirm the mysterious occurrences happening at the Nyikayaramba homestead. The children who are all below the age of 11 are manifesting.

They are being tormented by goblins that take away their prepared food, and eat it before replacing it with soil.

This has been happening for some time now and has left the family living in abject poverty after two huts were recently reduced to rubbles by a mysterious fire.

The fire destroyed household property as well as clothes and foodstuffs. The origins of the fire are yet to be ascertained.

The children often fall into trances, and some of them are now staying at a local prophet’s homestead, a development that is compromising their safety.

A neighbour who requested anonymity revealed that they have informed Chief Saunyama and other relevant authorities such as the Department of Social Welfare to act on the issue. Said the neighbour:

It is a serious case. Their food disappears from their plates especially when the three juveniles and Gogo Nyikayaramba are about to eat.

This has severely traumatised the kids and their health is failing. Villagers are also perplexed.

The goblins are reportedly being unleashed by Gogo Nyikayaramba’s relatives who want to get rid of them.

Acting Chief Saunyama summoned the Nyikayaramba family to his traditional court and were set to appear before him yesterday (Friday).

Meanwhile, Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association (ZINATHA) president, George Kandiero urged Gogo Nyikayaramba to come clean on the issue.

More: The Manica Post

By A Correspondent-Thirteen (13), inmates from Hwange’s Mbalila Prison are battling for their lives in hospitals in Hwange and Bulawayo after they were struck by lightning while they were having lunch on Friday.

Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) spokesperson Superintendent Peter Chaparanganda confirmed the development.

He said among the injured male inmates, four of them have been transferred to Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo because their injuries were severe. Said Chaparanganda :

On 19 November 2021, a bolt of lightning struck Hwange Prison in Matabeleland North province, and 13 convicted male inmates were affected.

The inmates were inside the prisons’ yard, and this happened around 11.30 hours whilst inmates were being fed lunch.

He said initially, the 13 were rushed to a local hospital where the four were transferred to Bulawayo due to the seriousness of their condition.

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By A Correspondent- An engineer at ZBC Friday appeared in court on allegations of attempting to extort Goodness and Mercy Ministries leader Tapiwa Freddy of US$20 000 after threatening to expose a love affair between the self-styled prophet and radio presenter Rutendo Makuti.

Mutetepi Maushe (36) was not asked to plead to extortion charges when he appeared before magistrate Mr Dennis Mangosi, who remanded him to December 7 on free bail.
Maushe is likely to be jointly charged with Makuti, who is facing similar allegations, when he returns to court.

It is said sometime last year, Freddy was involved in a love affair with Makuti.
The court heard that during the subsistence of their relationship Mutetepi allegedly connived with Makuti to extort money from Freddy and started threatening him saying he was a brother to Makuti. He was using the name Tapson Makuti.
Allegations are that Mutetepi instructed Freddy to pay Rutendo Makuti US$20 000 for their love affair not to be exposed to the public and to avoid allegations of rape against him.
Mutetepi allegedly called Freddy purporting to be Makuti’s brother and demanded the US$20 000.

Sometime this month, Mutetepi called Freddy and allegedly gave him an ultimatum of up to the end of the day to pay the US$20 000 and sign a document admitting that he raped his alleged sister.
Freddy noted the extortionist tendencies and reported the matter to police.
Makuti was arrested when she was lured to meet Freddy to discuss the signing of the document and the payment of the US$20 000.
She then allegedly implicated Maushe.

By A Correspondent- A Harare man who predicted the death of T. B Joshua has predicted the demise of yet another prominent Church leader.

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Tinashe Sambiri| The MDC Alliance will come up with a new name before the 2023 polls.

This was said by party leader, President Nelson Chamisa.

Candidates for local government and house of assembly elections will be selected by consensus.

In a statement on Twitter, MDC Alliance said:
President
@nelsonchamisa
’s plan to win Zimbabwe for change:

1. 6 million votes Presidential election
2. Two thirds majority in Parliament
3. Majority in Local Govt elections
4. Communities will select candidates by consensus
5. The party will have a new name for 2023

By A Correspondent- The Bulawayo City Council is working on establishing solar farms within their water pumping stations which will help solve the problem of power outages which have forced the local authority to introduce a 72-hour water shedding schedule.

The local authority last week increased its water shedding schedule from 48 hours a week to 72 hours as the power outages continued to affect water pumping in the city. According to the Town Clerk, Mr Christopher Dube, the power outages resulted in subsequently subdued abstraction and pumping.

Speaking to Sunday News the Mayor, Councillor Solomon Mguni said council has submitted a number of solar generation projects to the Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (Zida) which will see the power outage problem being resolved in the city. He said the aim was to have the solar farms also feeding into the national grid.

“When we came into office, if you recall, we advertised for those with free funds to take up solar generating projects in and around the city. We were earmarking some of those to be within our water treatment sites. The expressions of interest showed that we got an overwhelming response.

We forwarded those investments to the Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency for approval as per norm in terms of investments for projects of that magnitude, so we are still waiting for confirmation whether those projects meet the test in terms of requirements for such kind of investments,” said Clr Mguni.

He said if the city could get a few of the projects approved it will be able to generate electricity within Bulawayo hence being able to consume part of that electricity that will be produced and also feed into the national grid.

Clr Mguni further bemoaned the high levels of daily water consumption by the city, noting that this was also contributing to the strained supplies being experienced in the city.

“Consumption has also been high of late because of the high temperatures, the heat that we are facing. Where we are supposed to consume an average of 140 mega litres per day, the consumption is shooting to between 160 and 180 mega litres a day, which is quite difficult to contain and manage.

“Further the Tuli catchment area, whose reservoir supplies most of Eastern suburbs, is giving us a lot of problems in terms of balancing the rate of consumption. We suspect that individuals are doing a lot of agriculture activities at their homes,” he said.

Meanwhile, the local authority has submitted a partnership proposal to Zida that will see a solar plant being constructed at the Pelandaba Cemetery.

The project was also presented to delegates at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland early this month as a profitable and innovative project by a public sector partner, with win-win benefits for the private sector, residents and the environment.

According to a council confidential report, the project will be spearheaded by the local authority together with Scottish company, Chitendai Limited.

“Management had since received an expression of interest from Chitendai Limited to develop and build a solar plant at Pelandaba Cemetery in the city of Bulawayo, with the intention of supplying clean, reliable and more affordable electricity to the regional utility companies.

The project will create employment and improve the economy of Bulawayo. If allocated the area, Chitendai Limited will undertake feasibility studies at their own cost.

They were also aware and acknowledge that if the results of the feasibility study show that the site was not suitable for solar installations their costs were irrecoverable,” reads the report.

The local authority noted that if successful, the initiative would invite other project investors to participate in similar projects and would draw lot of global attention to the city.

Tinashe Sambiri| The MDC Alliance will come up with a new name before the 2023 polls.

This was said by party leader, President Nelson Chamisa.

Candidates for local government and house of assembly elections will be selected by consensus.

In a statement on Twitter, MDC Alliance said:
President
@nelsonchamisa
’s plan to win Zimbabwe for change:

1. 6 million votes Presidential election
2. Two thirds majority in Parliament
3. Majority in Local Govt elections
4. Communities will select candidates by consensus
5. The party will have a new name for 2023

Tinashe Sambiri| In typical military style, Zanu PF vice president Constantino Chiwenga, has declared that his party has the capacity to declare Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa “life President.”

Chiwenga made the remarks in Beitbridge on Wednesday.

He accused the opposition and pressure group of plotting to overthrow his boss.

Chiwenga, quoted by NewsDay, said :
“You have heard the chairperson (Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri) saying that last month in October we held the national people’s conference that was chaired by the chairperson and all provinces including yours endorsed him.”

“You said you wanted Shumba, Murambwi, President Mnangagwa, a competent leader, a leader who will be our candidate in the 2023 elections, so that he can achieve his vision 2030. His detractors have been defeated and are now saying this and that. Zanu PF will rule forever and if they dare (the naysayers), we will amend the law that we want (President Emerson Mnangagwa) forever.”

By A Correspondent- Two till operators have been arrested after they fatally assaulted a man for shoplifting.

Police on their twitter page confirmed the incident which occurred in a bushy area near New Magwegwe Suburb on November 17.

“Police in Bulawayo arrested Thabo Dube (19) Magutshwa Pride (23) and Ngonidzashe Mukonyora (29) for murder after they assaulted the victim, Mutuma Mbewe (22) on 17 November in a bush near New Magwegwe.

“The victim was apprehended and detained by the suspects who are till operators, for shoplifting at Hamara Supermarket in Pumula East Luveve. The victim escaped from the supermarket and was apprehended by the suspects with help of the public. He died on the following day whilst admitted at Mpilo Hospital,” said the police.

In another incident police in Fort Rixon are investigating circumstances surrounding a murder case which occurred on November 18 at Glengrary Village, Fort Rixon. The victim, Moment Ncube (22) died upon admission at Bulawayo Hospital due to a deep cut on the head.

By A Correspondent- Two till operators have been arrested after they fatally assaulted a man for shoplifting.

Police on their twitter page confirmed the incident which occurred in a bushy area near New Magwegwe Suburb on November 17.

“Police in Bulawayo arrested Thabo Dube (19) Magutshwa Pride (23) and Ngonidzashe Mukonyora (29) for murder after they assaulted the victim, Mutuma Mbewe (22) on 17 November in a bush near New Magwegwe.

“The victim was apprehended and detained by the suspects who are till operators, for shoplifting at Hamara Supermarket in Pumula East Luveve. The victim escaped from the supermarket and was apprehended by the suspects with help of the public. He died on the following day whilst admitted at Mpilo Hospital,” said the police.

In another incident police in Fort Rixon are investigating circumstances surrounding a murder case which occurred on November 18 at Glengrary Village, Fort Rixon. The victim, Moment Ncube (22) died upon admission at Bulawayo Hospital due to a deep cut on the head.

By A Correspondent- A team of soldiers, central intelligence officers and police officers reportedly pounced on police officers who were refusing to remove a roadblock at Mazowe in Mashonaland Central province. The joint team drove away the police officers with switches.

Police officers manning the road block had to run for dear life and remove their drums on the road.

Sources familiar with the incident allege that  an order to discontinue roadblocks was dispatched since motorist were complaining of being fleeced on road blocks but Mazowe police station resisted.

“All stations in Mashonaland Central province complied but Mazowe refused and a lorry full of security forces pounced on them and drove them away with switches,” said the source.

Motorists are happy with the move as they now travel freely without being victimized and fleeced by the police.-Byo24

By A Correspondent- Sungura artiste Tatenda Pinjiisi yesterday  walked away smiling from his Mvurwi show at Mzansi lounge after he was given US$3000 by the bar owner in appreciation  of the musician’s music.

Pinjisi wept after receiving  the money since he did not espect such kind of a gift.

He told a local publication that covid 19 lockdown had grounded him and several artiste since they could not conduct shows.

“I am still in shock to receive this money, as artistes we were so down after the covid 19lockdown since we could not conduct any live shows,” he said.

Mzansi lounge boss Prince Chipenda said he was looking forward to promote up and coming  artistes together with struggling artistes.

“I am targerting up and coming as well as struggling artiste in the case of Pinjisi I saw his potential  and have invited him for a show here in Mvurwi  the response was good from fans as they fairly  attended his show but I felt that was not enough hence I also gave him another US$3k.

However, Pinjisi is back in the  industry and has lined up a number of shows across this country to end the year in style

By A Correspondent- Scores of mourners thronged Nhekairo Village in Hwedza communal lands for the burial of veteran lecturer and media practitioner Peter Banga.

He was head of department for Mass Communication at Harare Polytechnic and he died in sleep at his Sunningdale home in Harare last week.

Speaker after speakers described Banga, affectionately known as “uncle”, as a humble man who motivated and inspired people from different walks of life.

He worked for ZBC from 1987 to 2005 where he rose to prominence presenting programmes such as Newsreel, Newsbeat and Insight on the then Radio One, Radio Three and ZBC TV, respectively. He retired from ZBC in 2005 and joined Harare Polytechnic as a lecturer. He quickly established himself at the institution where he was elevated to the position of head of department by 2008. He was also a member of the board of studies at the same institution.

Emotional tributes swept through the Banga homestead as mourners found it hard to express how the dearly loved uncle from Hwedza had touched their lives. Most speakers broke down in tears as they gave their speeches. Students, family members, friends and relatives wept uncontrollably throughout the proceedings.

Uncle is survived by his Tanzanian wife Melania and three children.

He left behind him a rich legacy of love, empathy, humility and generosity.

By A Correspondent- Two people died on the spot while scores were injured yesterday when a haulage truck and a Nyaradzo Funeral Services bus that was carrying mourners collided along the Bulawayo-Harare highway near Cement Siding.

The mourners were returning from Lower Gweru, Midlands province after burying a relative when the bus driver is said to have encroached onto oncoming traffic while trying to overtake.

The bus collided with the haulage truck that was carrying approximately 40 000 bricks.

Bulawayo Chief Fire Officer Linos Phiri said there were almost 80 people on the bus.

“We are still conducting a head count to determine how many people were involved in this accident. So far two people died on the spot, one of them being the driver of the haulage truck and the other being a woman on the bus.

The other passengers were injured while the bus driver broke his legs in the collision,” he said.

When a Chronicle news crew visited the accident scene, the mangled remains of the haulage truck showed the gravity of the accident.

Victims were seated on the road side in shock.

The Fire Brigade team had to cut the roof of the haulage truck to remove the dismembered body of the driver as ambulance teams were attending to accident victims.

There were several ambulances that ferried badly injured survivors to United Bulawayo Hospitals.

There was a traffic jam on the Bulawayo-Harare highway caused by the accident that lasted for more than an hour as rescue teams worked to help the injured.

The traffic jam stretched for almost a kilometre. Police who man the roadblock next to Cecil Avenue along the highway, had to block traffic and only emergency services were allowed to pass through.

One of the survivors, Mr Xolani Moyo said the family was coming from the burial of their grandmother in Dufuya, Lower Gweru.

“We really don’t know what happened. The driver tried to overtake and the next thing we were involved in an accident. We might have lost other relatives but we are still waiting for authorities to confirm that. We are in pain and shocked at the same time,” said Mr Moyo.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- Two learners at Seke 1 High School in Chitungwiza were struck by a bolt of lightning while on their way from the school on Friday afternoon.

The learners, who were both 15, were ferried to a nearby hospital and were pronounced dead upon admission.

One of the pupils who had been struck by lightning was tragically hit by a speeding motorist driving a Toyota Sprinter registration number ADJ 4486.

In a statement confirming the incident posted on their Twitter channel, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) said:

The ZRP reports the death of two minors (15) from Seke 1 High School on 19/11/21 due to lightning.

The victims, who were coming from school, fell on the tarmac after being struck by a lightning bolt and one was hit by a motorist driving a Toyota Sprinter registration number ADJ 4486.

Both victims were sent to the hospital and were pronounced dead upon admission.

Meanwhile, police urge all motorists to be cautious on the roads and avoid speeding especially in built-up areas

By A Correspondent- Danamombe High School’s Yutong bus that had been hired to ferry worshippers to a church service at Mutendi Shrine in Masvingo rural on Sunday was burnt to a shell in a bizarre incident.

The bus which was bought at a cost of over US$145 000 was burnt after a whirlwind swept away fire that was lit by congregants.

The fire was blown onto tents before it leapt onto a kombi which was parked beside the bus resulting in the bus itself catching fire.

The Masvingo provincial police spokesperson could neither confirm nor deny the matter when contacted for comment by The Mirror.

Danamombe head Emmanuel Muvengu confirmed the incident but referred further questions to Chivi District Schools Inspector Isaac Gwamuri.

ZCC Mutendi spokesperson Raymond Muringani confirmed the incident and said negotiations on the way forward between the church and the school are underway. He said:

On October 16 we attended a meeting with the ZCC finance committee and we consulted them making an appeal to Bishop Mutendi for help, parents are angry and bitter because of what happened, said Gurajena.

I can confirm that the bus hired from Danamombe by the ZCC congregation was burnt to ashes at the Mutendi shrine. I do not know how it happened.

The Mirror reported sources as saying the fire started at around 9 AM and burnt tents that were pitched at the shrine before spreading to a Sprinter and the bus.

The fire reportedly engulfed the bus at around 9.25 AM when people had gone to Taberi.

The bus was hired from the school on Saturday 14 October and carried over 60 passengers and it was supposed to return on the 52.3km journey after a week.

Danhamombe High School is a Chivi Rural District Council (RDC) run school.

Danhamombe SDC chairperson Junias Gurajena said the bus did not have full coverage insurance.

By A Correspondent- Two men armed with a gun and a knife attacked a family in Beitbridge and fled with US$6 000 and R11 600.

Police, in their twitter page, confirmed the incident which occurred on November 17 at around 2PM.

“The ZRP is investigating a robbery case which occurred on 17 November at 2PM in Beitbridge. Two unknown suspects armed with an unidentified pistol and a knife forced open a locked sliding door at a house in Eastview.

“The suspects attacked three complainants who were sleeping in different bedrooms before demanding cash. Cash amounting to US$6070 and R11600 and five cellphones were stolen,” he said.

Police have urged members of the public to desist from storing large sums of money in their homes to avoid being targets of robbers.

By A Correspondent- Police Thursday released names of six of the eight people who died in a head-on collision near Battlefields along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway on Wednesday.

The eight died on the spot and 31 others were injured after a Zupco bus collided head-on with a fuel tanker which was travelling in the opposite direction.

The deceased were identified as Clifford Mazhakata (39) of Budiriro, Harare, Rangarirai Chivore (45) of Fairbridge, Bulawayo, Benson Nyamutsamba (49, Bulawayo) Takudzwa Mafunga (22, Kwekwe), Simanga Chuma (35, Mpopoma) and Nkazimulo Gumbo (22, Bulawayo).

“The names of the remaining two victims will be identified in due course,” national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said.

By A Correspondent- A Kariba’s Nyamhunga suburb man has lost his eye in an attack by four fishermen after he was caught bedding their colleague’s wife in the resort town.

Clever Chura lost his left eye and sustained head injuries and the four were arrested.
He was caught while sleeping with one of the fishermen’s wives following a tip off.
Choto and the other three unidentified fishermen were arrested and are expected to appear in court.
One of the eye witnesses told H-Metro that Mai Choto disappeared from the scene during the scuffle.
“Mai Choto was caught in bed with Chura who is into bicycles repairs,” said the source.
“She ran away half naked leaving Chura under the mercy of her husband and three other fishermen.
“Arohwa zvakaipisisa akamhanyiswa kuchipatara asisagone kutaura.
“Choto was tipped about the affair and he faked a night fishing trip,” said the source.
The woman at the centre of the bashing, Mai Choto, a mother of three, could not be reached for comment. H Metro

By A Correspondent- The Meteorological Service Department (MSD) department has warned of violent storms that can blow off rooftops and uproot trees.

MSD says these violent storms were expected in the country any day from and would last for five days.

In a statement on Friday, MSD said the destructive rains would end on Wednesday.
“Moisture is drifting into the country from Botswana through Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South Provinces. This coupled with the high temperatures over much of the country should result in thunderstorms which may be violent in places (coupled with strong winds, lightning, hail and heavy rains in some places). This is normal for this time of the year, especially in a season which is expected to have normal to above normal rains,” said MSD.

In light of the rains, members of the public have been warned of lightning and strong winds, localised heavy rains (in excess of 30 mm) and hailstorms in some places.
MSD said there are chances that the storms will blow off roof tops, loosen debris and fell trees due to strong winds and the public
It encouraged members of the public to stay indoors.
“If you urgently need to travel, take caution on the roads as roads may be slippery, and contain hidden dangers covered by water, including fallen trees, utility poles and live wires,” said MSD.

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s Friday night auctioned his trademark scarf for US$25 000 while his necktie went for US$10 000.
This was at the ED-UNZA (University of Zambia) Scholarship Fundraising dinner he presided over and was graced by some top business leaders at State House in Harare.

His scarf bid for US$25 000 while his necktie fetched US$10 000.

More than US$700 000 and at least US$16 million was raised through bids and pledges from individuals and representatives of the business community at the event.

Mnangagwa had made his scarf – designed along the country’s flag colours – a signature look since he took over as the country’s number one at around the same time this year four years ago.
A symbol of distinctness, as he once explained, Mnangagwa has been ridiculed by opponents for wearing the scarf even during sweltering heat.

-Zimstar News

By A Correspondent- Three people died on the spot when two haulage trucks collided head-on along the Harare-Chirundu highway a few kilometres after Mapinga.

The accident happened on Tuesday night.

According to witnesses, one of the truck drivers who was trying to overtake encroached onto the other lane resulting in the fatal accident involving an empty fuel tanker and truck laden with shelled maize.
Two of the drivers died on the spot, including a passenger who was expected to disembark a few metres before the accident.

Mashonaland West police spokesperson Inspector Margaret Chitove confirmed the accident but referred all questions to the national police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner, Paul Nyati who could not be reached at the time of publication.
“The fuel tanker failed to overtake, resulting in the head-on accident. Both drivers died on the spot, including one passenger who was dropping off a few metres from here,” said one witness.

-State media

By A Correspondent- Two people Friday died after a Nyaradzo Funeral Services bus, transporting mourners, and a haulage truck collided head-on along Harare Road near Cement Side in Bulawayo.

The driver of the truck and a woman in the bus died on the spot, while a number of passengers suffered injuries.

The driver of the bus escaped death but his legs were broken.

-Chronicle

By A Correspondent- Police Thursday released names of six of the eight people who died in a head-on collision near Battlefields along the Harare-Bulawayo Highway on Wednesday.

The eight died on the spot and 31 others were injured after a Zupco bus collided head-on with a fuel tanker which was travelling in the opposite direction.

The deceased were identified as Clifford Mazhakata (39) of Budiriro, Harare, Rangarirai Chivore (45) of Fairbridge, Bulawayo, Benson Nyamutsamba (49, Bulawayo) Takudzwa Mafunga (22, Kwekwe), Simanga Chuma (35, Mpopoma) and Nkazimulo Gumbo (22, Bulawayo).

“The names of the remaining two victims will be identified in due course,” national police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said.