By A Correspondent- Stakeholders in the health sector have called for an urgent upward review of the paltry US$15 allowances paid to community health workers (CHWs) as they are pivotal in bringing public health services to communities.
Currently, government is heavily relying on these community health experts who largely work on a voluntary basis to assist the Health ministry. The ratio of healthcare workers to the population is very low at 1,23 per 1 000.
Out of the US$15 that they receive as stipends, US$1 is deducted towards payment for bicycles which some of them received under the Global Fund in 2010.
“Our Global Fund allowances have not been consistent.
“We were told that we would receive these every quarter, but it is now taking over a year to get them,” said one irate CHW who preferred not to be named.
Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) executive director Itai Rusike said government should seriously consider an upward review of the allowances paid to the CHWs so that they could be supported by the national health budget.
“CHWs continue to augment the work being done by the mainstream health sector: raising awareness, giving health advice, monitoring growth of children less than five years, and mobilising communities during outreach programmes for immunisation,” he said.
“But despite these vital functions, the numbers of CHWs and their role has diminished over the past two decades in Zimbabwe.”
Rusike said this had caused disunity and low morale among the CHWs.
“Others are paid on time while some can go for long periods without getting their allowances or tools of the trade,” he said.
In the past, CHWs benefited from incentives such as uniforms, bicycles and allowances from money allocated through the national budget.
“But these incentives are now erratic and not being administered equitably.
It is risky and unsustainable for a country to depend substantially on external partners as donors can withdraw financial support anytime should their interests shift for some reason,” Rusike said.
CWGH has been training CHWs on COVID-19 as trusted sources of information for community literacy.-Newsday
By A Correspondent- The High Court on Monday ordered the Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU) to shelve Students Executive Council (SEC) elections at the institution until a matter in which a student is challenging her disqualification from participation in the elections was resolved.
The ZAOGA Forward in Faith-run institution was taken to court after some aspiring candidates were disqualified on the grounds that they were not members of the ZAOGA church, could not speak in tongues and were not “spirit-filled”.
The elections were scheduled to take place on 12 November, but they were challenged on 10 November.
High Court judge Justice Webster Chinamora yesterday ordered ZEGU to halt the elections after one of the affected students, Modester Zinhanga, filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court.
Zinhanga is challenging her disqualification from contesting in the SEC elections on the basis that she is not a member of ZAOGA and did not show any evidence of speaking in tongues.
She is being represented by advocate Wilbert Mandinde, who is being instructed by Isheanesu Chirisa and Noble Chinhanu of the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum.
Tichaona Marume of Marume Furidzo Legal Practitioners appeared for the university.
The university also alleged that Zinhanga had not proved that she was a born-again Christian and that she was spirit-filled.
To protect the integrity of the electoral process, Justice Chinamora ordered the university to suspend the elections until Zinhanga’s case was finalised.
By A Correspondent- The principal consultant at Global Parentage Services, trading as Global DNA Zimbabwe, Tinashe Mugabe, has approached the High Court to challenge the decision by the Health Professions Authority Zimbabwe (HPAZ) to shut down his company.
The Closure DNA is a DNA paternity show where fathers unsure about the paternity of their children get a public reveal of the DNA test results.
The regulatory authority, HPAZ, ordered the closure of The Closure DNA in September after declaring that Mugabe and his company had violated conditions it had set.
One of the conditions was a requirement that the company should employ a professional laboratory scientist at all times.
HPAZ said Mugabe was neither qualified nor competent to issue DNA test results.
Mugabe is now suing the HPAZ and the Medical Laboratory and Clinical Scientists Council Zimbabwe (MCAZ) challenging the suspension of his operations and closure of his offices.
He is denying that his company is a medical one requiring regulation by HPAZ, insisting that he only registered with them for compliance in order to operate freely.
Mugabe said after he started his operations in the business of DNA testing he was approached by HPAZ which advised him to register with them.
As part of the conditions, Global DNA was informed to employ a laboratory scientist and was also registered under MCAZ as a collection site.
He said he complied with the directives of registration until his scientist resigned from her job.
Mugabe said their centre is only a collection site and samples are sent out of Zimbabwe for testing before results are returned to Zimbabwe.
He insists that his company does not in any way “diagnose, treat, mitigate or prevent illness, injury or disability, abnormal, physical or mental state or the symptoms in human beings as defined by the Health Professions Act.”
He said his business does not in any way fall within the definition of a health institution as defined by the Act.
Mugabe said employing a laboratory scientist does not mean Global DNA was now a medical facility and maintains it is not necessary or mandated.
In this regard, he is seeking a declaratory that the HPAZ cannot at law order the closure of his offices because Global DNA is not a health institution.
Through his lawyers Maunga Maanda and Associates, Mugabe said:
Global DNA Zimbabwe had a legitimate expectation of being heard before an adverse decision was made against it.
It thus has an interest in the matter before this honourable court in that its business has been suspended unlawfully, with great loss to its income and the benefit it has brought to users of its services.
By A Correspondent- Hundreds of teachers yesterday downed tools to launch their 12-day strike over poor salaries and conditions of service, but government claimed that the protest was largely unheeded.
Teachers unions said they were mobilising for a coalition to unite and strengthen their arguments when they air their grievances.
Federation of Zimbabwe Educators Union (Fozeu), an umbrella body for teachers representatives, yesterday announced that unions were uniting to speak with one voice. Fozeu chairperson Obert Masaraure told NewsDay that all unions were very positive about the united front.
“We want to sit down together as unions, and share ideas on how our concerns could be addressed. Teachers have been suffering for decades and the call for government to take heed of their calls has escalated. Teachers are professionals who cannot continue surviving like beggars,” Masaraure said.
He said the unions also insisted that they would not supervise the Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) examinations which are due to start next week, if government does not pay them invigilating allowances since they consider it an extra job.
On behalf of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz), for which he is president, Masaraure claimed that 92% of their members did not report for duty yesterday to compel government to address their concerns.
“Congratulations to the teachers of Zimbabwe for once again defying the odds and embarking on a successful job action,” he said in a statement.
“Percentage attendance in schools dropped to an average of 57% across the country. 92% of the members of Artuz took heed of the call to withdraw labour. From the pool of Artuz membership, only school heads are in schools. The ongoing 12 days of action are also receiving massive support and endorsement from the nation at large.”
The Zimbabwe National Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Zinatu) said its members had resolved to join other teachers in the ongoing strike, following wide consultations.
“We are actually building up from our consultations with our general membership as leadership so we can concretise their resolutions as we also share our position with member unions. Our membership is the ultimate voice of the union that speaks louder than an individual opinion. Our members are incapacitated to report for duty and we remain so until government shows its commitment to improve our welfare,” Zinatu chief executive Manuel Nyawo said.
Primary and Secondary Education ministry spokesperson Taungana Ndoro said only Artuz and Zinatu members failed to report for work, which was an insignificant number.
However, he said Primary and Secondary Education minister Evelyn Ndlovu was determined to improve the teachers’ welfare and urged teachers to be patient with her.
“As of Friday, we had 94,08% of teachers reporting for duty and that is very encouraging, with about 145 000 teachers in the country against Artuz (386) and Zinatu (50), who form a combined membership of 436 which is roughly 0,3% of the teacher establishment,” Ndoro said.
“Our reaction basically, as a ministry is that let us not get ahead of ourselves and do the best we can to offer quality, relevant and inclusive education to our learners in order to achieve Vision 2030. Our minister Ndlovu has repeatedly said one of her key priorities is to improve the welfare of our teachers. So, I urge members of the teaching fraternity to embrace the confidence shown by our minister about better days to come.”
Public Service minister Paul Mavima refused to comment on government’s plan to address the demands of the striking teachers.
“Teachers fall under the Primary and Secondary Education ministry, hence the ministry is better placed to respond to your questions,” Mavima said.
Other teachers unions like the Zimbabwe Teachers Association (Zimta) said the coalition was essential.
Zimta secretary-general Goodwill Taderera said: “We might have different ideologies as unions, but if we are fighting for a common cause, that is to improve the welfare of our members, then we should unite and speak with one voice. Zimta has always been in support of unity with other teachers’ representatives and that is why we are part of the federation of education unions. We believe in unity to strengthen our call.”
The Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) also said it was mobilising for a “united front” of teachers to stop the continued “abuse” of teachers by Zimsec and government.
PTUZ wrote to the Zimsec board, notifying it that teachers would not invigilate the 2021 examinations if there was no agreement that they be get paid for the service.
“By copy of this letter we, therefore, do hereby inform you that if there are no such contracts between Zimsec and teachers by the time the examinations start, our members will not be able to take part in invigilation processes,” the PTUZ letter read.
“We do make this declaration knowing that the law is on our side, and that the only reason teachers previously invigilated your examinations was it erroneously appeared as part of their job description when in actual fact it was not, hence our rightful and legitimate demand to be paid for the services rendered.” PTUZ said teachers’ workload had also increased after the introduction of the continuous assessment learning activity, which means that everyone involved in examinations must be paid for their services.-newsday
Here is the Coronavirus/ COVID-19 Situation Report or Update for Zimbabwe by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) on 15 November 2021:
33 New Cases (All local) and 0 Death reported today. (7 day rolling average* for new cases rises to 38 from 36 (yesterday). (5) of these cases were detected in outbreaks in schools in Masvingo Province.
Vaccination Update: 15 009 received the 1st dose today bringing cumulative for 1st dose to 3 483 353 while 9 580 received their 2nd dose bringing cumulative for 2nd dose to 2 706 096 as at 1600 hrs.
As of 14 November 2021, 1500hrs there were 10 hospitalised cases: New Admissions (0). Asymptomatic 0, mild to moderate 10, severe 0 and 0 in Intensive Care Units.
1 517 tests done today (Positivity today was 2.2%)
18 new recoveries: National Recovery rate rise to 96% & Active cases go up to 469
As of today, Zimbabwe has recorded 133 471 Cases 128 305 recoveries & 4 697 Deaths.
By A Correspondent- Tinashe Mugabe, the Global DNA Zimbabwe boss, has approached the High Court to challenge the decision by the Health Professions Authority Zimbabwe (HPAZ) to shut down his company.
The Closure DNA is a DNA paternity show where fathers unsure about the paternity of their children get a public reveal of the DNA test results.
The regulatory authority, HPAZ, ordered the closure of The Closure DNA in September after declaring that Mugabe and his company had violated conditions it had set.
One of the conditions was a requirement that the company should employ a professional laboratory scientist at all times.
HPAZ said Mugabe was neither qualified nor competent to issue DNA test results.
Mugabe is now suing the HPAZ and the Medical Laboratory and Clinical Scientists Council Zimbabwe (MCAZ) challenging the suspension of his operations and closure of his offices.
He is denying that his company is a medical one requiring regulation by HPAZ, insisting that he only registered with them for compliance in order to operate freely.
Mugabe said after he started his operations in the business of DNA testing he was approached by HPAZ which advised him to register with them.
As part of the conditions, Global DNA was informed to employ a laboratory scientist and was also registered under MCAZ as a collection site.
He said he complied with the directives of registration until his scientist resigned from her job.
Mugabe said their centre is only a collection site and samples are sent out of Zimbabwe for testing before results are returned to Zimbabwe.
He insists that his company does not in any way “diagnose, treat, mitigate or prevent illness, injury or disability, abnormal, physical or mental state or the symptoms in human beings as defined by the Health Professions Act.”
He said his business does not in any way fall within the definition of a health institution as defined by the Act.
Mugabe said employing a laboratory scientist does not mean Global DNA was now a medical facility and maintains it is not necessary or mandated.
In this regard, he is seeking a declaratory that the HPAZ cannot at law order the closure of his offices because Global DNA is not a health institution. Through his lawyers Maunga Maanda and Associates, Mugabe said:
Global DNA Zimbabwe had a legitimate expectation of being heard before an adverse decision was made against it.
It thus has an interest in the matter before this honourable court in that its business has been suspended unlawfully, with great loss to its income and the benefit it has brought to users of its services.
By A Correspondent- Four armed robbers broke into a farmer’s house at a plot in Umguza on the outskirts of Bulawayo and took more than US$30 000 and cellphones before they fled in his Toyota Hilux vehicle.
The robbers were armed with a pistol, knife and an iron bar. They pounced at the farmer’s plot shortly after 2am yesterday and went straight to a gardener’s cottage.
“They tied the gardener’s hands with a shoelace and covered his mouth with tape, and one of the robbers assaulted him with an iron bar. The other guy stabbed him win an Okapi knife in the left hand. They asked where the farmer sleeps and keeps his money,” said a source close to the case.
After that they forced marched the gardener into the house through an unlocked kitchen door and when the owner of the house spotted them walking along the passage he ran back to his bedroom and locked himself inside.
“They broke down the door and went into the room. One of the robbers pointed a pistol at him and threatened to kill him. Fearing for his life he pointed them to a storeroom where they took a safe containing US$18000 and R20 000,” said a source.
They demanded more cash.
“They told him straight to his face that they knew he had another safe where he had stashed his money. He pointed to the other safe where they took 1500 pounds and a revolver. After that they went to the living room and took two cellphones before they fled in his Toyota Hilux Twin cab,” said a source.
The farmer reported the matter at Hillside police station. The four robbers have not yet been arrested. B-Metro
By A Correspondent- Psychiatrist and a medical doctor have given contradicting examination results on Marry Chiwenga suitability to stand trial.
Monday, a psychiatrist told the court that Marry was suffering from depression and anxiety, rendering her unfit to comprehend trial proceedings.
Dr Fungisai Mazhandu said Marry exhibited signs of failing to concentrate when she examined her at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals.
She said this while testifying on Marry’s mental welfare when she appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Lazini Ncube.
Another medical practitioner, Dr Charles Nyamukachi, who physically examined Marry , told the court that she was physically fit to stand trial. Dr Nyamukachi told the court that Marry could answer questions during trial. Mr Ncube will determine whether Marry can stand trial from the testimonies of the two doctors.
Marry is charged with violating the Marriages Act after she allegedly misrepresented that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga had consented to legally marry her during the time he was ill. Herald
By A Correspondent- Police in Chivi has arrested a gang of five robbers which has been terrorising Masvingo, Beitbridge and surrounding areas.
Charles Chekenyere (27), Marshal Mutekwa (27), Anold Musimudziwa (29), Julius Chibharo (35), and Moses Kwangwari (37) allegedly went on a robbing spree in Masvingo, Beitbridge and other areas since July, before a police crack team ended their criminal escapades.
National police spokesman Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said yesterday that the round-up began on Thursday last week when a combined team of detectives from CID Masvingo, Beitbridge and Zvishavane acted on a tip and swooped on Chekenyere at his homestead in Madziva Village, Chivi.
After his arrest, Chekenyere implicated seven other suspects as his alleged accomplices. Police promptly followed up, leading to the arrest of the other four suspects and the recovery of one FN Browning pistol loaded with a magazine of 12 rounds, a bolt cutter, a small axe and a Toyota Wish vehicle registration number AFI 8727 which the suspects used as a getaway car. Property allegedly bought from proceeds of armed robbery cases which include a Nissan Caravan vehicle registration number AFO 9137, a Toyota Mark X vehicle registration number AFO 6242, four Mark X vehicle wheels, agreement of sale for stand number 2257 Victoria Range Masvingo, two defy deep freezers and a JVC stereo radio were also recovered from the suspects. One of the suspects allegedly opened a bottle store at Sarahuro Business Centre, Mwenezi, with his cut from the armed robberies.
Asst Comm Nyathi said the gang had been connected to six armed robberies in which cash amounting to US$6 630, ZAR3 250 and other valuables were stolen. “The suspects would scale precast walls and break doors or windows with crowbars to gain entry into houses before attacking the occupants while threatening to shoot them with pistols and demanding cash,” he said in a statement. “Comprehensive investigations to clear all the cases in which the suspects were linked are in progress. More details on the robbery cases committed by the suspects will be availed soon.” With the hunt on for the missing three, police are appealing for information that may lead to the arrest of Aleck Kuzonyei, Reward and Bronco. Anyone with information can tell any police station, use WhatsApp number 0712800197 or contact the National Complaints Desk on 0242 703631.
Is there hope for women in this country, is there equal representation, is there gender equality. I am being punished for crimes that do not exist in my lifetime…
Punish me once you have all your eggs in one basket., you say you want to make me an example that women are subjects and should never be allowed to lead in any fora.
How can you shut me out of my children’s life like I never existed, what do you tell them??? I have been to hell and back, I am broken by all of this, I am not saying I want you back, NO, I am saying give me my children. I thought that one day Amai would rise up and fight in my corner, guilty or not, to rise up against verbal abuse, emotional abuse and dictatorship.
Does the Minister of women exist??? There lies a man who once held the constitution in his hands, declaring war against oppression and dictatorship, a man that is feared by all including his boss, countless times he has said that he is above everyone and he is the one that determines the direction which the wind must blow.
Women are set on women to destroy one another, let us debate this, my husband has been allowed the platform to do whatever the hell he pleases and has not been reprimanded for this cowardly act, Bumbiro remutemo harishande [ the constitution doesn’t work],
I am begging all the women in this UNIVERSE, PLEASE HELL ME TO ACCESS MY CHILDREN, I am dying inside, I am empty, 2years is not a joke without having site of my children, my children are below 10, remember today it’s me, tomorrow it’s you… the likes of mamwe madzimai [some women] that speak negatively about me, stay away from my issues, you probably don’t have children and feel pity for yourself… I am asking for your help to get access to my children… I have asked the President many times to assist but nothing has materialized, this is no longer a private or family issue but a public one as we must also ask UNICEF, UN, UNHR to intervene as I am powerless. I really miss my children and I am really broken.-Pindula News
By A Correspondent-Harare preacher, Prophet T Freddy faces a rape charge involving a local woman claiming that the controversial man of God raped her without using protection.
The Goodness and Mercy Ministries founder, 39, allegedly forced himself on the 33-year-old woman on several occasions after her husband died in 2019.
The alleged victim, who made a police report on November 13, told investigators she delayed reporting the attacks which began in 2020 out of fear of Freddy, a man of means who has a large following.
An internal police memo seen by ZimLive said the woman has been referred to Parirenyatwa Hospital for a medical examination, with Freddy expected to be picked up for questioning this week.
The woman told police that sometime in November 2019, her husband fell ill and she sought “spiritual assistance” from Freddy. After prayers, the man’s health did not improve. The police memo says: The accused person (Freddy) invited complainant to his workplace and gave her US$2,500 to ferry her husband to Karanda Hospital for medical attention. However, barely a week later, complainant’s husband died in hospital and the accused person offered assistance towards the burial.
The woman told police that months later, but in 2020, Freddy proposed love to her and she turned him down. Freddy asked the woman if he could visit her son in the rural areas, to which she agreed. He returned to Harare with the son, arriving at the woman’s Mt Pleasant Heights home in the evening. The self-styled prophet allegedly told the woman that it was late and asked to stay the night. It is alleged that Freddy slept on the woman’s bed while she sat on a chair. Moments later, he allegedly went over to her, “forcefully lifted her and placed her on the bed” before raping her without using protection. It is alleged the preacher repeated the visits to the woman’s residence and raped her each time.
Freddy denies rape and says his accuser was trying to extort him.
Is there hope for women in this country, is there equal representation, is there gender equality. I am being punished for crimes that do not exist in my lifetime…
Punish me once you have all your eggs in one basket., you say you want to make me an example that women are subjects and should never be allowed to lead in any fora.
How can you shut me out of my children’s life like I never existed, what do you tell them??? I have been to hell and back, I am broken by all of this, I am not saying I want you back, NO, I am saying give me my children. I thought that one day Amai would rise up and fight in my corner, guilty or not, to rise up against verbal abuse, emotional abuse and dictatorship.
Does the Minister of women exist??? There lies a man who once held the constitution in his hands, declaring war against oppression and dictatorship, a man that is feared by all including his boss, countless times he has said that he is above everyone and he is the one that determines the direction which the wind must blow.
Women are set on women to destroy one another, let us debate this, my husband has been allowed the platform to do whatever the hell he pleases and has not been reprimanded for this cowardly act, Bumbiro remutemo harishande [ the constitution doesn’t work],
I am begging all the women in this UNIVERSE, PLEASE HELL ME TO ACCESS MY CHILDREN, I am dying inside, I am empty, 2years is not a joke without having site of my children, my children are below 10, remember today it’s me, tomorrow it’s you… the likes of mamwe madzimai [some women] that speak negatively about me, stay away from my issues, you probably don’t have children and feel pity for yourself… I am asking for your help to get access to my children… I have asked the President many times to assist but nothing has materialized, this is no longer a private or family issue but a public one as we must also ask UNICEF, UN, UNHR to intervene as I am powerless. I really miss my children and I am really broken.-Pindula News
Mako is innocent! He is just a victim of political persecution to deter millennial voters , Mdc Alliance Namibia echoes.
15 November 2021
Mdc Alliance Namibia continues to give its extraordinary solidarity to the incarcerated revolutionary par excellence Cde Makomborero Haruzivishe who was illegally convicted for alleged whistling in town when Zanupf morons are killing, stealing and grabbing national resources with impunity. We condemn this weaponisation of the law by the clueless Zanupf regime. The conviction of Makomborero Haruzivishe was fatally flawed and will be set aside by an independent and reasonable court.
Mako is a well-known political activist who is being targeted because he is vocal about Zanupf induced poverty, injustice and senseless and barefaced corruption faced by the citizens. He is also a revolutionary intellectual, public thinker and an ardent member of the Mdc Alliance led by the our political mountain President Advocate Nelson Chamisa. We are committed to pursue multiple strategies to absolutely subdue these satanic elements that mar progress in the national democratic revolution. We demand his immediate release since he is totally innocent. Mako is not a land baron neither is he a Zanupf stomach politician.
We are extremely concerned by the selective application of the law against our members especially Mako ,who is a victim of political persecution because of his dedication to demand his freedom and that of others. Cde Makomborero Haruzivishe was in April imprisoned for 24 months by magistrate Judith Taruvinga after staging a demonstration in central Harare on the 5 of February 2020. He faced another separate charge of resisting arrest and was sentenced to 12 months ,which ran concurrently with the first charge. Our ardent democratic fighter, however, is facing several other trumped up charges before the courts which are yet to be finalised which explains why he was kept inside after getting $10 000 bail from the High Court.
As enshrined in the Supreme Law of Zimbabwe, basic human freedoms are clearly guaranteed. Citizens have reserved rights to freely express their political opinions without the fear of being persecuted by prosecution. Democratic freedom is preferred to the sadist muzzling of democratic of space meant to silence dissent. Mdc Alliance Namibia demands the immediate release of our man of varlour, nerve and mettle so that we can together prosecute the national democratic revolution to its logical conclusion.
A Grade Six pupil from Chitungwiza who allegedly committed suicide has been buried at Zororo Memorial Park.
It is understood that the 11-year-old Harley, might not have taken lightly the reprimand from parents who told her to be responsible with her bedroom.
“Her mother and father were all present when they told her to be responsible with her bedroom and from there she took long to come back until her Grade 3 sister called her mother to come and see her sister hanging,” said grandfather Robert Makumbe.
Still at loss of words, the grieving family raised concern over socialising agents which seem to have taken over control of young people.
“One would think that maybe it’s an evil spirit that took over. But what I can share is that she was reserved, she could spend her time on her phone, laptop and school.
“She was not much of a people person,” he added. Meanwhile, police have received a report of two minors from the same area who were found dead inside a family car boot in Chitungwiza on Sunday, raising further concerns over the safety of children.
Cases of minors committing suicide have become rife of late, with another 9-year-old boy from Epworth reportedly hanging himself in September.
In October, a 15-year-old boy from Unit G in Seke, Chitungwiza, was found hanging on a roofing beam by the toilet side at his cousin’s house in Unit A.
It is believed the boy had a misunderstanding with his mother after he was found with a 14-year-old girl. — Additional reporting: -ZBC News
It was all a dream. When I was young. I always dreamt of representing the country. playing for the national team.
The dream which seemed far-fetched for a young Khama in Mufakose came when I least expected it.
The first day I donned the Warriors badge. I vowed to enjoy myself and always lift the country’s spirits.
Scoring a goal at the Africa Cup of Nations finals is one moment I still relive in my mind even up to date. It is one of the many special moments I have experienced wearing the coveted yellow jersey.
The feeling of scoring in a packed stadium for your nation is inexplicable.
I have met so many teammates, coaches at the national team and I appreciate every relationship I have built along the way. By playing for the Warriors. I have improved immensely as a player it is an opportunity I will forever cherish.
However, every story no matter how beautiful has an ending. This is probably the heaviest decision I have ever had to take in my life, but it is a decision I make with a patriotic heart.
Like those who had to pave way for our generation of Warriors stars to emerge. I have decided to retire from international football. I believe it is now time for me to pave way for new talent to blossom and serve the country in the same way that I did, or even better.
I will forever be indebted to those who took a chance on me and moulded me into the international player I grew to become. Thank you, Zimbabwe for supporting me and my teammates, for showing love with each outing.
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By Ed Gravel | Lamentations 3:24 | It is not “The Lord is partly my portion,” nor “The Lord is in my portion”; but he himself makes up the sum total of my soul’s inheritance. Within the circumference of that circle lies all that we possess or desire.
The Lord is my portion. Not his grace merely, nor his love, nor his covenant, but Jehovah himself. He has chosen us for his portion, and we have chosen him for ours. It is true that the Lord must first choose our inheritance for us, or else we shall never choose it for ourselves; but if we are really called according to the purpose of electing love, we can sing—
“Lov’d of my God for him again
With love intense I burn;
Chosen of him ere time began,
I choose him in return.”
The Lord is our all-sufficient portion. God fills himself; and if God is all-sufficient in himself, he must be all- sufficient for us. It is not easy to satisfy man’s desires. When he dreams that he is satisfied, anon he wakes to the perception that there is somewhat yet beyond, and straightway the horse-leech in his heart cries, “Give, give.” But all that we can wish for is to be found in our divine portion, so that we ask, “Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.” Well may we “delight ourselves in the Lord” who makes us to drink of the river of his pleasures. Our faith stretches her wings and mounts like an eagle into the heaven of divine love as to her proper dwelling-place. “The lines have fallen to us in pleasant places; yea, we have a goodly heritage.” Let us rejoice in the Lord always; let us show to the world that we are a happy and a blessed people, and thus induce them to exclaim, “We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.”
Thubelihle Kheshow (26), who went on a rampage killing seven people in Stone Clare suburb of Redcliff last month, has been declared mentally ill and unfit to stand trial by doctors.
Kheshow had been awaiting mental examination while in custody after being arrested for murder and rape.
Kwekwe magistrate Ms Florence Nago had remanded Kheshow in custody to October 25 pending a mental examination. According to Kwekwe district public prosecutor, Ms Yeukai Mugumba, Kheshow was examined by two mental specialists who declared that he had mental problems.
“Kheshow has been found to have mental problems and has since been committed to Umlondolozi Mental Prison in Bulawayo for further management and treatment.
“Two doctors examined him under the Mental Health Act and discovered that he is not well,” said Ms Mugumba.
She said he will receive treatment until he improves and possibly stand trial.
“Kheshow is now a danger to society and therefore cannot be released. If he does not go on trial, a special verdict will be handed down by the High Court. A special verdict can either grant one not guilty or guilty depending on the gravity of the matter,” said Ms Mugumba.
Kheshow is facing murder, attempted murder and rape charges after he went on a rampage and killed seven people and raped one of his victims.
According to State papers, on October 9 at around 3am, Kheshow is suspected to have acted violently while at home. He was then taken by his aunt to an Apostolic Church shrine for prayers and deliverance.
While at the shrine, he became violent and started uprooting small trees and pushing parked vehicles.
Congregants subdued him and tied him with a rope. While church members were still asleep in the early hours of the morning, Kheshow woke up, freed himself and drove home.
He armed himself with three spears, a kitchen knife and an axe, and went to his uncle’s house where he broke down the front door to gain entry.
His uncle and other relatives escaped through the bedroom window, leaving four children and two cousins sleeping in the dining room.
They later returned home and found their children dead with multiple stab wounds. They sought refuge at a policeman’s house nearby and the suspect followed them and stabbed the cop in the back with a spear. He fatally stabbed a 33-year-old man and further seriously injured three other people.
Kheshow returned to his house and stabbed two female adults to death before raping his uncle’s wife. –Herald
It was all a dream. When I was young. I always dreamt of representing the country. playing for the national team.
The dream which seemed far-fetched for a young Khama in Mufakose came when I least expected it.
The first day I donned the Warriors badge. I vowed to enjoy myself and always lift the country’s spirits.
Scoring a goal at the Africa Cup of Nations finals is one moment I still relive in my mind even up to date. It is one of the many special moments I have experienced wearing the coveted yellow jersey.
The feeling of scoring in a packed stadium for your nation is inexplicable.
I have met so many teammates, coaches at the national team and I appreciate every relationship I have built along the way. By playing for the Warriors. I have improved immensely as a player it is an opportunity I will forever cherish.
However, every story no matter how beautiful has an ending. This is probably the heaviest decision I have ever had to take in my life, but it is a decision I make with a patriotic heart.
Like those who had to pave way for our generation of Warriors stars to emerge. I have decided to retire from international football. I believe it is now time for me to pave way for new talent to blossom and serve the country in the same way that I did, or even better.
I will forever be indebted to those who took a chance on me and moulded me into the international player I grew to become. Thank you, Zimbabwe for supporting me and my teammates, for showing love with each outing.
The Apostolic Faith Mission of Africa (AFMA) is locked in a legal wrangle with a commercial farmer over a piece of land in Mangwe District in Matabeleland South, which was acquired by Government and subsequently allocated to the church.
The church, whose headquarters is in Lobengula Extension in Bulawayo, is accusing the former owner of Darnaway Farm in Mangwe district Mr Garry Rosenfels of blocking it from accessing water from a nearby dam and damaging the water infrastructure.
Mr Rosenfels had two farms adjacent to each other and it was suggested that he cedes one and keep the other.
The church, through its lawyers Gill, Godlonton and Gerrans Legal Practitioners, filed an urgent chamber application for a spoliation order at the Bulawayo High Court citing Mr Rosenfels, his company Mangwe Paprika Growers Co-operative and the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement, Dr Anxious Masuka as respondents.
The church wants an order directing Mr Rosenfels and Mangwe Paprika Growers Co-operative and all those acting through them to restore its access to water, which flows through a pipeline connected to the dam.
The church also wants the two respondents to return the pipes and fertiliser dissolver machines, among other farming equipment.
In his founding affidavit, the church representative Mr Busani Dube said they were allocated the farm by Government through the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement in 2009.
“The church has been in peaceful and undisturbed occupation of the full extent of Darnaway Farm with unhindered access to water on the farm from the dam. The second respondent (Mr Rosenfels) was the previous owner of the farm before it was acquired by the State and handed over to the church to his great displeasure,” he said.
“The second respondent remains in occupation of the adjacent farm named Lydeard Farm. The church and the second respondent share the use of a nearby dam with one main pipeline that branches off into Mr Rosenfels’ farm first then further downstream into the church farm.”
Mr Dube said since 2009 they have been enjoying unlimited access to the water from the dam through the main pipe.
“Water is a critical component of the church’s activities and currently we have tender crops under irrigation which will be destroyed if access to water is not restored immediately. The church uses water for domestic use and in conducting various farming activities such as growing crops and keeping livestock for the benefit of the church and its congregants,” he said.
Mr Dube said the proceeds from the farming activities are used by the church to fund and run orphanages and support widows and vulnerable groups.
He said Mr Rosenfels last month blocked the pipeline and prevented the flow of water into their farm.
“The actions of the second respondent were unreasonable. As law abiding citizens, we reported the matter to the police, who refused to assist us, saying it was a civil matter which should be handled by the Lands Ministry,” said Mr Dube.
“On October 12, 2021, the second respondent vandalised the pipes, blocking the church from accessing water.”
Mr Dube said when they tried to approach Mr Rosenfels at his farm, they were met with violence and resistance with three gunshots being fired in the process. No one was injured.
He said the gunshots were meant to intimidate church members.
“We believe such conduct is of criminal nature, but police in Mangwe have shown no interest in getting involved in this matter,” said Mr Dube.
Mangwe Paprika Growers Co-operative recently filed summons at the same court under case number HC1239/21 seeking an eviction order against the church from the disputed farm.- Chronicle
Tinashe Sambiri|Simon Khaya Moyo is remembered for announcing the dismissal of Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2017.
However, days later he made a somersault and glorified the crocodile.
MDC Alliance vice chairperson Hon Job Sikhala believes Khaya Moyo will dismiss Mnangagwa from the grave.
“Some of us will fondly remember him for bravely announcing the firing of a dictator away from the pple of Zimbabwe.
Although he later staged a summersault he remains a legend.
Don’t despair SK, we will eventually chase the dictator away for the happiness of our people,” said Hon Sikhala.
Zimbabweans have expressed mixed sentiments over the death of Khaya Moyo.
See comments below:
Luc Ndlov: Ohhh Simon Khaya Moyo from Sanzukwi area Brunapeg. You failed us boy. You held a lot Ministerial positions but you did not use your ministerial Influence to build roads, accessibility to electricity and clean water, schools and clinics asikhulumi still the ones left by Ian Smith.
Any where you blessed your father with a brand new car years back how ever you never bother about the road on which the car was gonna be travelling.
Zanu pf really took care of you. Almost 20 years changing ministerial position and ambassador at one time.
Rest in peace boy.
Prosper Dhliwayo :
I think by 2023 watiri kuda aende anenge atevera vamwe
Noel Tsedemu: No matter how they made Zimbabweans suffer and still suffering, everyone deserves a life and death is God ‘s decision.. I wish madhara eZanu to live longer so that will see how country is run after youths have taken over, kwete zvavo zvekuwononga nyika
Wilo Wilocious : He was about to fill the vacant post left by Mohadi.
By Farai D Hove | The ZANU PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said Zimbabwe is now Southern Africa’s the fastest growing economy.
Speaking during the launching of the 2021-2022 summer cropping season, Mnangagwa began by saying, “there is this thing that we call economic growth, at the end of each year.
Emmerson Mnangagwa
“Right now here in Southern Africa I think on the continent, what the world Bank, which doesn’t like us, but this time they got trapped when the truth came out, says, is that our economic growth now at above 7.8%.
” There is no other country in Southern Africa which is near the growth of 7. The next is at 4,2%. So with this program, although there are sanctions, we are the fastest growing economy in Southern Africa.”
Mnangagwa went on to add saying: “so all this shows hard and honest work, hard and honest work. This is what we ask every one. Remember to work with patience, lifting your own area.”
Tinashe Sambiri|Simon Khaya Moyo is remembered for announcing the dismissal of Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2017.
However, days later he made a somersault and glorified the crocodile.
MDC Alliance vice chairperson Hon Job Sikhala believes Khaya Moyo will dismiss Mnangagwa from the grave.
“Some of us will fondly remember him for bravely announcing the firing of a dictator away from the pple of Zimbabwe.
Although he later staged a summersault he remains a legend.
Don’t despair SK, we will eventually chase the dictator away for the happiness of our people,” said Hon Sikhala.
Zimbabweans have expressed mixed sentiments over the death of Khaya Moyo.
See comments below:
Luc Ndlov: Ohhh Simon Khaya Moyo from Sanzukwi area Brunapeg. You failed us boy. You held a lot Ministerial positions but you did not use your ministerial Influence to build roads, accessibility to electricity and clean water, schools and clinics asikhulumi still the ones left by Ian Smith.
Any where you blessed your father with a brand new car years back how ever you never bother about the road on which the car was gonna be travelling.
Zanu pf really took care of you. Almost 20 years changing ministerial position and ambassador at one time.
Rest in peace boy.
Prosper Dhliwayo :
I think by 2023 watiri kuda aende anenge atevera vamwe
Noel Tsedemu: No matter how they made Zimbabweans suffer and still suffering, everyone deserves a life and death is God ‘s decision.. I wish madhara eZanu to live longer so that will see how country is run after youths have taken over, kwete zvavo zvekuwononga nyika
Wilo Wilocious : He was about to fill the vacant post left by Mohadi.
Mako is innocent! He is just a victim of political persecution to deter millennial voters , Mdc Alliance Namibia echoes.
15 November 2021
Mdc Alliance Namibia continues to give its extraordinary solidarity to the incarcerated revolutionary par excellence Cde Makomborero Haruzivishe who was illegally convicted for alleged whistling in town when Zanupf morons are killing, stealing and grabbing national resources with impunity. We condemn this weaponisation of the law by the clueless Zanupf regime. The conviction of Makomborero Haruzivishe was fatally flawed and will be set aside by an independent and reasonable court.
Mako is a well-known political activist who is being targeted because he is vocal about Zanupf induced poverty, injustice and senseless and barefaced corruption faced by the citizens. He is also a revolutionary intellectual, public thinker and an ardent member of the Mdc Alliance led by the our political mountain President Advocate Nelson Chamisa. We are committed to pursue multiple strategies to absolutely subdue these satanic elements that mar progress in the national democratic revolution. We demand his immediate release since he is totally innocent. Mako is not a land baron neither is he a Zanupf stomach politician.
We are extremely concerned by the selective application of the law against our members especially Mako ,who is a victim of political persecution because of his dedication to demand his freedom and that of others. Cde Makomborero Haruzivishe was in April imprisoned for 24 months by magistrate Judith Taruvinga after staging a demonstration in central Harare on the 5 of February 2020. He faced another separate charge of resisting arrest and was sentenced to 12 months ,which ran concurrently with the first charge. Our ardent democratic fighter, however, is facing several other trumped up charges before the courts which are yet to be finalised which explains why he was kept inside after getting $10 000 bail from the High Court.
As enshrined in the Supreme Law of Zimbabwe, basic human freedoms are clearly guaranteed. Citizens have reserved rights to freely express their political opinions without the fear of being persecuted by prosecution. Democratic freedom is preferred to the sadist muzzling of democratic of space meant to silence dissent. Mdc Alliance Namibia demands the immediate release of our man of varlour, nerve and mettle so that we can together prosecute the national democratic revolution to its logical conclusion.
We have greater knowledge than ever before about how to prevent and treat diabetes yet the number of people with diabetes is growing rapidly and the lack of access to diagnosis and treatment is causing unnecessary suffering and death, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
More than 420 million people have diabetes.
Th number of people with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980 and is expected to rise beyond half a billion by the end of the decade.
The increasing prevalence of diabetes is largely caused by the increasing prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents aged 5-19 rose dramatically from 4% in 1975 to over 18% in 2016.
Deaths from diabetes increased by 70% globally between 2000 and 2019.
The condition is also responsible for the largest rise in male deaths among the top 10 causes of death, with an 80% increase since 2000.
Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation.
One in two adults with type 2 diabetes is unaware of their condition.
Globally, health systems are failing to diagnose and care for people living with diabetes.
Despite the discovery of insulin 100 years ago, many children, adolescents and adults with type 1 diabetes struggle to access insulin, as well as basic technologies such as blood glucose meters and test strips.
Half of all adults with type 2 diabetes are undiagnosed. Those who are diagnosed are not guaranteed access to essential diabetes and related medicines and regular screening for complications.
A low number of manufacturers globally, due to factors including manufacturing complexity, intellectual property protection, and other practices such as regulatory and market exclusivities, has stifled market competition for insulin and delivery devices and contributed to higher prices.
The global cost of diabetes has been estimated at over US$ 1 trillion annually.
According to a recent WHO survey, the diabetes services in 62% of WHO’s 194 Member States have been partially or completely disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This disruption serves to underscore the importance of ensuring that services for diabetes are available in primary health care systems and can withstand disruptions such as those that have occurred during the pandemic.
The vulnerability of people with diabetes to other health complications has been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in a high proportion of people with diabetes among hospitalized patients with severe manifestations of COVID-19.
Diabetes is not being included sufficiently in universal health coverage packages, meaning that insulin, other diabetes medicines and associated technologies are unaffordable for many people who need them, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
In general, primary health-care facilities in low-income countries do not have the basic technologies or essential medicines needed to diagnose and manage diabetes.
Globally, essential medicines for diabetes are reported to be generally available in about 80% of facilities in the public and private health-care sectors. However, they are available in only about one-half of facilities in low- and lower middle-income countries. Data on diabetes derived from monitoring and surveillance systems in most countries are sparse and inadequate.
Only 56% of countries have recently conducted a diabetes prevalence survey, meaning that the reliability of information related to deaths from diabetes is doubtful.
The solutions Actions for governments
Develop and strengthen monitoring systems to determine the disease and death resulting from diabetes, the diabetes treatment gap, and health system performance (capacity and interventions).
Set national diabetes monitoring and coverage targets.
Promote a healthy diet, regular physical activity and avoidance of tobacco and work with relevant sectors to address the barriers preventing a healthy lifestyle.
Include diagnosis of and treatment and care for diabetes within the primary health care system.
Strengthen referral systems between primary and other levels of care.
Strengthen health workforce and institutional capacity to detect early and manage diabetes.
Ensure that insulin is included in the national essential medicines list.
Include care for diabetes (including insulin and other medicines, insulin delivery devices and blood glucose monitoring devices) in national insurance packages.
Increase the meaningful engagement of people with diabetes on issues relating to treatment and care.
Actions for WHO
Expand efforts to promote a healthy diet, regular physical activity and avoid tobacco and work with relevant sectors to address the barriers preventing a healthy lifestyle.
Identify solutions to facilitate purchase by low- and middle-income countries of insulin, other diabetes medicines and monitoring and delivery devices; to increase the transparency of prices; and to facilitate regulation.
Provide guidance to national health authorities on inclusion of diagnosis of and care for diabetes within primary health care systems and national insurance systems.
Actions for civil society
Maintain the visibility of diabetes on the global health and development agendas.
Monitor progress in meeting agreed targets relating to diabetes prevention and control.
Engage with processes to ensure that the voices of people with lived experience of diabetes are considered when decisions are made on policies and programming.
Tinashe Sambiri| MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa says POLAD does not have the capacity to resolve the country’s political impasse.
President Chamisa, quoted by The Standard, ruled out joining POLAD.
Genuine dialogue is the only solution to the country’s deepening political turmoil, according to the MDC Alliance leder.
“That (Polad) is part of the problem.
You cannot try to score cheap political points like that.
The only solution is dialogue and you cannot run away from it.
We can run away from it now, in five years or in 10 years but it is the solution that can build our country. It is time to take back our beloved country.
Nobody is in charge. We only have poverty in charge and suffering.
We can’t allow that. There is hurt and violence all over and we need a humane government,” President Chamisa told the publication.
On Saturday he tweeted: TOTAL CHANGE..We must turn things around. We just don’t have the luxury to be general. We can’t just be ordinary. To whom much is given much is expected. Good to go and Ready. I will not disappoint! Happy sabbath
TOTAL CHANGE..We must turn things around. We just don’t have the luxury to be general. We can’t just be ordinary. To whom much is given much is expected. Good to go & Ready. I will not disappoint! Happy sabbath. pic.twitter.com/LGRlBpatVI
By A Correspondent-Police details in Harare are looking for a Mabvuku man for allegedly killing his wife for suspected ritual purposes.
The woman, Nelia Blakafasi was found dead with several stab wounds on her body on the first week of November before her body was taken to a mortuary.
Her husband, one Freddy Blakafasi is the alleged suspect and has been on the run since the incident.
Her burial is yet to be conducted following an argument over post-mortem. Harare Province Police Spokesperson Inspector Tendai Mwanza could not confirm the incident promising to verify with Mabvuku Police. H-Metro visited the funeral wake in Mabvuku where relatives refused to comment regarding the issues in fear of threats from the accused. It is reported that the alleged killer is threating to kill anyone who will expose him. “The body was identified by neighbours with multiple stab wounds, fractured hands and legs. “There was also some juju like concoction mixed with blood in a bottle. “Human waste was also found on the scene wrapped on a sheet that had blood which we suspect belonged to the deceased. “It looked like ritual murder. “Yes, it is true there was human waste but no one touched it. It was on the sheet that was stained with blood,” said a neighbour. Another witness said: “The family went to collect Nelia’s belongings and found them locked in a kitchen unit. “A bottle was found under the bed and there was a bottle which was cut into two pieces. “It had some juju and blood which looked black,” added the witness. Allegations are that, Nelia and her husband were always having altercations. “The couple had been staying at the wife’s family home for two years. They were always fighting with Nelia being the victim. “The man is believed to have also beaten his brother to the pulp leaving him with fractured bones and his ex-wife was also left with a fractured hand and leg and without one eye. “Freddy was then chased away from the home they were staying at and went to his parents’ house. “He was at one point arrested and Nelia bailed him out which later led to her not being in good terms with the family,” said the source. Another source also revealed that Nelia’s body has been in mortuary for nearly two weeks as post mortem is delaying the burial. “It seems there is a war over how the body can be taken from the mortuary and it is alleged that doctors from a local hospital are demanding US$150 to speed up the post mortem process.” The accused is suspected to be walking scot-free. “He is being spotted in Tafara walking free after committing such an offence. The family is fighting for Nelia to be buried but the date of post-mortem has been set for December 14. “The doctors told the family to look for USD$150 to fast track the process,” said the source. Further allegations are that Freddy was once seen at the scene of the murder. H Metro
By A Correspondent- Psychiatrist and a medical doctor have given contradicting examination results on Marry Chiwenga suitability to stand trial.
Monday, a psychiatrist told the court that Marry was suffering from depression and anxiety, rendering her unfit to comprehend trial proceedings.
Dr Fungisai Mazhandu said Marry exhibited signs of failing to concentrate when she examined her at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals.
She said this while testifying on Marry’s mental welfare when she appeared before Harare magistrate Mr Lazini Ncube.
Another medical practitioner, Dr Charles Nyamukachi, who physically examined Marry , told the court that she was physically fit to stand trial. Dr Nyamukachi told the court that Marry could answer questions during trial. Mr Ncube will determine whether Marry can stand trial from the testimonies of the two doctors.
Marry is charged with violating the Marriages Act after she allegedly misrepresented that Vice President Constantino Chiwenga had consented to legally marry her during the time he was ill. Herald
By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged rural dwellers to be watchful of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as some have secret motives that do not benefit the people.
He made the remarks while addressing the Gokwe community during the launch of the 2021/22 Pfumvudza farming programme. He said:
Report any new NGOs to your Minister of State so that it is established whether the NGO is for the good or not. If you just accept such NGOs you end up regretting because some have ulterior motives and you may lend yourselves in trouble.
The ruling ZANU PF has always been sceptical of NGOs accusing some of them of championing the regime change agenda.
The government has also been accusing some NGOs, including the USAID, of sponsoring the opposition MDC, something that is in violation of domestic laws.
Last week Parliament gazetted the Private Voluntary Organisation Amendment Bill which that seeks to, among other things, penalise NGOs that interfere in politics; that have previously been used by the US and other Western nations to fund regime change.
The Bill comes amid reports that the US, through USAID, had set aside US$5 million to fund NGOs under the guise of promoting rule of law, constitutionalism, and democracy.
The funding comes when Zimbabwe is preparing to hold the 2023 elections and ZANU PF believes the NGOs were being funded to campaign for the opposition MDC Alliance.
Some analysts say there is bad blood between the government and NGOs because the latter castigate human rights violations by the former.
By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ZACC) reporting platforms are inundated with reports of some community leaders across the country, who are sabotaging Government’s noble low input sustainable agricultural programme, Pfumvudza/Intwasa, through corruption in the distribution of inputs.
ZACC this week received a number of complaints in the manner in which the inputs were being distributed by some leaders in the farming communities before launching investigations. Pfumvudza was initiated by Government to increase rural household incomes and boost national food security but some elements among the teams tasked with inputs distribution are derailing the noble programme.
ZACC has issued a warning to teams tasked with distribution of the inputs to desist from corrupt tendencies saying they will soon be arrested. “It is extremely worrying to note that some unscrupulous leaders tasked with distributing the inputs are engaging in activities that are meant to derail the exercise. “The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has received an overwhelming number of reports from farmers across Zimbabwe complaining about the unprofessional way community leaders are distributing inputs for the Pfumvudza/Intwasa programme. “During the week, ZACC received a very high number of reports on its various reporting platforms, including Twitter, Whatsapp and SMS, from people reporting that there are irregularities in the distribution of the inputs,” reads the statement.
ZACC warned the community leaders against corruption and hailed the informants for assisting with the information. “It is against this background that ZACC is strongly warning perpetrators of this criminal conduct that the Commission will descend heavily on them, without fear, favour or prejudice. The Commission also wishes to thank the vigilant whistleblowers who made us aware of these nefarious activities. “It is through such boldness that we can, together, end the cancer of corruption,” the statement reads. ZACC encouraged people to utilise the social media and other platforms to report corruption. “Citizens must continue to report these and other incidences of corruption, on Whatsapp number +263719529483 or +263242307065/6/7, +263242369602/5/8/14 or zacc.online/tipoffs.” Alternatively, they can report to the nearest police station.
The Commission encouraged the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development to formulate more watertight systems that encourage transparency in the manner the inputs are distributed to curb corruption. Distribution of inputs under the Climate-Proofed Presidential Inputs Scheme, Pfumvudza/Intwasa, for the cropping season commenced recently with Government setting aside $152 million for the transportation of inputs from Grain Marketing Board depots to wards where farmers can easily access them. There were reports that some councillors and transporters were demanding money from farmers for the transportation of the Pfumvudza inputs. In Banket some village heads were accused of demanding US$4 from each farmer to be able to get the farming inputs. Some reports from Murehwa accused village heads and their families of looting the inputs at the expense of the other villagers. Where ordinary people are getting 2kg of seed each, a few selected relatives and friends of the committee members are getting 5kgs each. Complaints from Mhangura are that the leaders are imposing additional conditions for one to benefit in the inputs scheme. Those who did not participate in the construction of a local school are being left out. Those who do not have offer letters but are involved in farming are also not benefiting.
In Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe, there are reports that the committee members are demanding US$4,50 transport from each farmer who gets a bag of fertiliser. In Manicaland, some community leaders are reportedly allocating themselves scotch-carts full of inputs while others go back home empty-handed. In Muswenhende area, Mvurwi, there are complaints that those who prepared land for the programme are being left out on inputs distribution when those who did not do anything are receiving inputs. GMB chief executive Mr Rockie Mutenha advised farmers not to sell inputs they receive as stern measures will be taken against those who abuse the seed and fertilisers. Government is intensifying efforts to boost agricultural production through Pfumvudza to guarantee food self-sufficiency and commercialise smallholder agriculture. Pfumvudza is a concept aimed at climate-proofing agriculture by adopting conservation farming techniques and involves the utilisation of small pieces of land and applying the correct agronomic practices for higher returns. The concept, which will be applied to maize, traditional grains and soyabeans will also commercialise smallholder agriculture.
By A Correspondent- Harare slay-queen Luminitsa Kimberly Jemwa is back in court with her former landlord, Kundai Muradzikwa, who allegedly stole her US$152 cash and Jewellery.
Muradzikwa was arrested last month and is on free bail, for stealing cash and Jewellery worth US$152 000 from Lumi.
Last month, Muradzikwa appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi charged with unlawful entry and he was granted free bail after the court noted that he was coming from home instead of police custody.
According to the state case, Muradzikwa allegedly took door keys from Lumi’s domestic worker entered the home and stole the cash and goods.
Muradzikwa allegedly ordered the domestic worker to vacate the place accusing Lumi of delaying in paying rentals and related bills.
It is claimed that on entering Lumi’s lodgings along Quinnington Road in Borrowdale Brooke, Muradzikwa stole money amounting to US$32 000, two watches and Jewellery, all valued at US$152 000.
It is claimed Muradzikwa called Lumi telling her that the domestic worker had stolen from the house and left.
Lumi, who is based in South Africa, then lodged a report leading to the arrest of the domestic worker and Muradzikwa.
Meanwhile, the domestic worker also filed a complaint against Borrowdale Police Station officers who allegedly released Muradzikwa following alleged interference by his mother, Grace Muradzikwa. According to the affidavit, Muradzikwa’s mother allegedly threatened to report the officers to Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga if they did not release him. “The accused person, Kundai Muradzikwa, seized the keys from the maid and ordered the maid to vacate the premises because her boss had delayed paying rent by six days in the absence of the complainant. The accused person unlawfully entered the complainant’s home without her knowledge or approval and stole complainant’s money amounting to US$32 000 cash, two Rolex watches, gold and diamond jewellery, clothes and bags valued at US$152 000,” an investigating officer handling the case, wrote. “Witness statement confirming that the accused person ordered the maid to vacate the place and handover the keys to him. Accused person was in possession of complainant’s household keys during the time in which the money was stolen… “. . . the accused person entered the com- plaint’s bedroom where the money was and took photographs and sent to the complainant, saying you can check your maid might have stolen some items from you. “The accused’s mother already interrupted the investigations by influencing the release of the accused person from the cells in the night well after the release time had passed. Since then, the accused’s mother prevented us from carrying searches at his place of residence and influenced by being released from police custody within 2 hours of detention. “The accused persons are facing serious offences, which if convicted, will face a jail sentence and the state has a strong case against this accused person, since he is the only person who entered the complainant’s house and it is proved through investigation that the crime was carried out by the accused person, since there is no break-in which took place.” Anesu Chirenje prosecuted for the State. H Metro
By A Correspondent- Gunshots were fired as violence erupted on Saturday at a Zanu PF district meeting in Kwekwe, with supporters of rival factions exchanging blows.
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi could not immediately comment on the alleged violence. “We are yet to get any report. Try tomorrow,” Nyathi said. But witnesses said several gunshots were fired in the air at the meeting pitting supporters of aspiring Kwekwe Central MP Kandros Mugabe against those aligned to his biggest rival, Energy Ncube. The clashes reportedly started just before the meeting, which officials said was meant to make inquiries into the recently completed party district elections. Zanu PF Midlands provincial spokesperson Cornelius Mupereri would neither confirm nor deny the clashes yesterday. He repeatedly promised to give NewsDay a report on what transpired. Mupereri was yet to make good his promise by the time of going to print. “I am in a meeting now. Can you call after an hour so that I can give you the full report,” he said. Witnesses said the clashes began when one of the youths aligned to Mugabe allegedly harassed a rival activist who was holding a placard denouncing the aspiring Kwekwe MP, who was described as a G40 member.
“Mari yeG40 irikushanda muKwekwe naKandros muG40,” the placard read. Reports from the Midlands city said police had to be called in to stop the clashes. In another incident, Zanu PF officials in Mashonaland West province reportedly traded blows with acting chairperson Abhiya Mujeri reportedly beaten up as factionalism continues to divide the party. Provincial secretary for security Tommy Mwanza and another official were reportedly questioned by the police on the matter before they were released. Zanu PF has been rocked by infighting during its on-going restructuring exercise. Newsday
By A Correspondent- The case involving popular social media personality, Luminitsa Kimberly Jemwa and her former landlord, Kundai Muradzikwa, is back in court.
Muradzikwa, who is on free bail, is accused of stealing cash and jewellery worth US$152 000 from Lumi.
Last month, Muradzikwa appeared before magistrate Dennis Mangosi charged with unlawful entry and he was granted free bail after the court noted that he was coming from home instead of police custody.
According to the state case, Muradzikwa allegedly took door keys from Lumi’s domestic worker entered the home and stole the cash and goods.
Muradzikwa allegedly ordered the domestic worker to vacate the place accusing Lumi of delaying in paying rentals and related bills.
It is claimed that on entering Lumi’s lodgings along Quinnington Road in Borrowdale Brooke, Muradzikwa stole money amounting to US$32 000, two watches and jewellery, all valued at US$152 000.
It is claimed Muradzikwa called Lumi telling her that the domestic worker had stolen from the house and left.
Lumi, who is based in South Africa, then lodged a report leading to the arrest of the domestic worker and Muradzikwa.
Meanwhile, the domestic worker also filed a complaint against Borrowdale Police Station officers who allegedly released Muradzikwa following alleged interference by his mother, Grace Muradzikwa. According to the affidavit, Muradzikwa’s mother allegedly threatened to report the officers to Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga if they did not release him. “The accused person, Kundai Muradzikwa, seized the keys from the maid and ordered the maid to vacate the premises because her boss had delayed paying rent by six days in the absence of the complainant. The accused person unlawfully entered the complainant’s home without her knowledge or approval and stole complainant’s money amounting to US$32 000 cash, two Rolex watches, gold and diamond jewellery, clothes and bags valued at US$152 000,” an investigating officer handling the case, wrote. “Witness statement confirming that the accused person ordered the maid to vacate the place and handover the keys to him. Accused person was in possession of complainant’s household keys during the time in which the money was stolen… “. . . the accused person entered the com- plaint’s bedroom where the money was and took photographs and sent to the complainant, saying you can check your maid might have stolen some items from you. “The accused’s mother already interrupted the investigations by influencing the release of the accused person from the cells in the night well after the release time had passed. Since then, the accused’s mother prevented us from carrying searches at his place of residence and influenced by being released from police custody within 2 hours of detention. “The accused persons are facing serious offences, which if convicted, will face a jail sentence and the state has a strong case against this accused person, since he is the only person who entered the complainant’s house and it is proved through investigation that the crime was carried out by the accused person, since there is no break-in which took place.” Anesu Chirenje prosecuted for the State. H Metro
Dean Smith has returned to the English Premier League, just a week after his sacking as the coach of Aston Villa.
The gaffer has been appointed the new boss at struggling side Norwich. He agreed to take over at the club after Frank Lampard withdrew from the running and will be assisted by Craig Shakespeare, who was his deputy at Villa Park.
Speaking on his appointment, Smith said: “It has been a whirlwind seven days, but I’m really pleased to be back and working for Norwich City in the Premier League,” said Smith.
“Clearly, there has been some wonderful work that has gone into this football club over the last four-and-a-half years. It is now the job of myself and Craig to continue and improve on that work with the ultimate aim of surviving in the Premier League.
“Norwich City is a big club, with a massive hardcore of supporters who are fully understanding in what it means to be part of the club and its community.”
Smith’s first match in charge will be at home to Southampton, who beat him in his final game at Villa.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Mako is innocent! He is just a victim of political persecution to deter millennial voters , Mdc Alliance Namibia echoes.
15 November 2021
Mdc Alliance Namibia continues to give its extraordinary solidarity to the incarcerated revolutionary par excellence Cde Makomborero Haruzivishe who was illegally convicted for alleged whistling in town when Zanupf morons are killing, stealing and grabbing national resources with impunity. We condemn this weaponisation of the law by the clueless Zanupf regime. The conviction of Makomborero Haruzivishe was fatally flawed and will be set aside by an independent and reasonable court.
Mako is a well-known political activist who is being targeted because he is vocal about Zanupf induced poverty, injustice and senseless and barefaced corruption faced by the citizens. He is also a revolutionary intellectual, public thinker and an ardent member of the Mdc Alliance led by the our political mountain President Advocate Nelson Chamisa. We are committed to pursue multiple strategies to absolutely subdue these satanic elements that mar progress in the national democratic revolution. We demand his immediate release since he is totally innocent. Mako is not a land baron neither is he a Zanupf stomach politician.
We are extremely concerned by the selective application of the law against our members especially Mako ,who is a victim of political persecution because of his dedication to demand his freedom and that of others. Cde Makomborero Haruzivishe was in April imprisoned for 24 months by magistrate Judith Taruvinga after staging a demonstration in central Harare on the 5 of February 2020. He faced another separate charge of resisting arrest and was sentenced to 12 months ,which ran concurrently with the first charge. Our ardent democratic fighter, however, is facing several other trumped up charges before the courts which are yet to be finalised which explains why he was kept inside after getting $10 000 bail from the High Court.
As enshrined in the Supreme Law of Zimbabwe, basic human freedoms are clearly guaranteed. Citizens have reserved rights to freely express their political opinions without the fear of being persecuted by prosecution. Democratic freedom is preferred to the sadist muzzling of democratic of space meant to silence dissent. Mdc Alliance Namibia demands the immediate release of our man of varlour, nerve and mettle so that we can together prosecute the national democratic revolution to its logical conclusion.
Mako is innocent! He is just a victim of political persecution to deter millennial voters , Mdc Alliance Namibia echoes.
15 November 2021
Mdc Alliance Namibia continues to give its extraordinary solidarity to the incarcerated revolutionary par excellence Cde Makomborero Haruzivishe who was illegally convicted for alleged whistling in town when Zanupf morons are killing, stealing and grabbing national resources with impunity. We condemn this weaponisation of the law by the clueless Zanupf regime. The conviction of Makomborero Haruzivishe was fatally flawed and will be set aside by an independent and reasonable court.
Mako is a well-known political activist who is being targeted because he is vocal about Zanupf induced poverty, injustice and senseless and barefaced corruption faced by the citizens. He is also a revolutionary intellectual, public thinker and an ardent member of the Mdc Alliance led by the our political mountain President Advocate Nelson Chamisa. We are committed to pursue multiple strategies to absolutely subdue these satanic elements that mar progress in the national democratic revolution. We demand his immediate release since he is totally innocent. Mako is not a land baron neither is he a Zanupf stomach politician.
We are extremely concerned by the selective application of the law against our members especially Mako ,who is a victim of political persecution because of his dedication to demand his freedom and that of others. Cde Makomborero Haruzivishe was in April imprisoned for 24 months by magistrate Judith Taruvinga after staging a demonstration in central Harare on the 5 of February 2020. He faced another separate charge of resisting arrest and was sentenced to 12 months ,which ran concurrently with the first charge. Our ardent democratic fighter, however, is facing several other trumped up charges before the courts which are yet to be finalised which explains why he was kept inside after getting $10 000 bail from the High Court.
As enshrined in the Supreme Law of Zimbabwe, basic human freedoms are clearly guaranteed. Citizens have reserved rights to freely express their political opinions without the fear of being persecuted by prosecution. Democratic freedom is preferred to the sadist muzzling of democratic of space meant to silence dissent. Mdc Alliance Namibia demands the immediate release of our man of varlour, nerve and mettle so that we can together prosecute the national democratic revolution to its logical conclusion.
The Al Jazeera news network today celebrates its 15th birthday.
When the Doha based network was launched in 2006, two Zimbabweans participated in its first news program: Haru Mutasa (Dafour) and Alphonse Mbizvo (Harare).
The below clip was its first 2 minutes on air, and it has Mutasa and Mbizvo, the largest number of journalists from one country.
Two Zimbabweans for the history books, commented Christine Mhundwa, who’s another flame currently reporting for the German Broadcaster, DW.
The South African Football Association (SAFA) has announced that it will be lodging a formal complaint to FIFA over the manner in which Bafana Bafana were beaten by Ghana in the decisive Word Cup qualifier last night.
Senegalese referee Ndiaye Maguette awarded a controversial first half penalty to the Black Stars, which was cooly-converted by captain Andre Ayew.
That spot kick separated the two sides and ensured that Ghana have passage to the last qualifying round but it has generated a lot of debate on social media.
SAFA has since confirmed that the result of the match and the performance of the match officials, will be formally challenged.
“The association has decided to lodge a formal complaint so that the conduct of the match officials will be investigated,” the association’s CEO Thebogo Motlanthe said.
“We will be having a press conference in which we will be telling the nation what will happen going forward,” he added.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Dean Smith has returned to the English Premier League, just a week after his sacking as the coach of Aston Villa.
The gaffer has been appointed the new boss at struggling side Norwich. He agreed to take over at the club after Frank Lampard withdrew from the running and will be assisted by Craig Shakespeare, who was his deputy at Villa Park.
Speaking on his appointment, Smith said: “It has been a whirlwind seven days, but I’m really pleased to be back and working for Norwich City in the Premier League,” said Smith.
“Clearly, there has been some wonderful work that has gone into this football club over the last four-and-a-half years. It is now the job of myself and Craig to continue and improve on that work with the ultimate aim of surviving in the Premier League.
“Norwich City is a big club, with a massive hardcore of supporters who are fully understanding in what it means to be part of the club and its community.”
Smith’s first match in charge will be at home to Southampton, who beat him in his final game at Villa.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Norman Mapeza says he is not sure about his future with the national team after his mandate was completed on Sunday.
The gaffer was appointed the head coach of the Warriors in September on an interim basis to oversee the remaining World Cup Qualifiers.
He took charge of his last game on Sunday, a 1-1 draw against Ethiopia at the National Sports Stadium.
Speaking after the game, Mapeza said: “My contract is ending after these games (in World Cup Qualifiers) and that’s unfortunate.
“I can’t talk of any preparations (for the 2021 AFCON) because I don’t know where I would be tomorrow, so I can’t be talking about preparations for now.”
During his tenure, Mapeza took charge of four games and lost three of them. He managed just a point out of a possible twelve. – Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Warriors star Khama Billiat’s woes in national colours continue, following yet another lacklustre display for the country’s flagship soccer team yesterday.
The 31-year last scored a goal or provided an assist in national colours back in 2019, when his brace sunk Zambia in an AFCON qualifier in Lusaka.
Billiat, who was the stand-in captain in the absence of Knowledge Musona in yesterday’s 1-1 stalemate with Ethiopia, had very little impact on the game and was eventually replaced by Germany-based Jonah Fabisch, a few minutes into the second half.
The nimble-footed Mufakose-bred winger is currently on his longest goal drought since making his debut for senior national team, back in 2010.
Even the appointment of Norman Mapeza as national team coach, has not catapulted Billiat’s goal-scoring prowess for Zimbabwe. – Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Tinashe Sambiri |MDC Alliance Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma has lambasted the Zanu PF regime for destroying the education system in the country.
The regime has a knack for sidelining teachers.
Sarkozy tweeted: Teachers are the spine of our education system. To denigrate them by giving them a slave wage is just unacceptable. We add our voice to the #JusticeForTrs Campaign which starts today.
Restore teachers salaries to pre-October 2018! A govt that destroys education must be removed!
By A Correspondent | Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was greeted with Paul Madzore’s song Handicheuke at a ZANU PF function, the war veterans children organisation, COZVWA reports. .
The incident happened in Chivhu, the short report states.
Madzore’s handicheuke (in Shona- I won’t turn back) song is Nelson Chamisa’s election anthem and it denotes hatred of the gory fading past under ZANU PF rule.
According to the war vets NGO, the music was mistakenly played by a hired DJ at the function.
It could not be established at the time of writing what eventually happened afterwards.
ZimEye was at the time of writing, making a follow up on the report.
Tinashe Sambiri |MDC Alliance Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma has lambasted the Zanu PF regime for destroying the education system in the country.
The regime has a knack for sidelining teachers.
Sarkozy tweeted: Teachers are the spine of our education system. To denigrate them by giving them a slave wage is just unacceptable. We add our voice to the #JusticeForTrs Campaign which starts today.
Restore teachers salaries to pre-October 2018! A govt that destroys education must be removed!
We have greater knowledge than ever before about how to prevent and treat diabetes yet the number of people with diabetes is growing rapidly and the lack of access to diagnosis and treatment is causing unnecessary suffering and death, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
More than 420 million people have diabetes.
Th number of people with diabetes has quadrupled since 1980 and is expected to rise beyond half a billion by the end of the decade.
The increasing prevalence of diabetes is largely caused by the increasing prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity. The prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents aged 5-19 rose dramatically from 4% in 1975 to over 18% in 2016.
Deaths from diabetes increased by 70% globally between 2000 and 2019.
The condition is also responsible for the largest rise in male deaths among the top 10 causes of death, with an 80% increase since 2000.
Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation.
One in two adults with type 2 diabetes is unaware of their condition.
Globally, health systems are failing to diagnose and care for people living with diabetes.
Despite the discovery of insulin 100 years ago, many children, adolescents and adults with type 1 diabetes struggle to access insulin, as well as basic technologies such as blood glucose meters and test strips.
Half of all adults with type 2 diabetes are undiagnosed. Those who are diagnosed are not guaranteed access to essential diabetes and related medicines and regular screening for complications.
A low number of manufacturers globally, due to factors including manufacturing complexity, intellectual property protection, and other practices such as regulatory and market exclusivities, has stifled market competition for insulin and delivery devices and contributed to higher prices.
The global cost of diabetes has been estimated at over US$ 1 trillion annually.
According to a recent WHO survey, the diabetes services in 62% of WHO’s 194 Member States have been partially or completely disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
This disruption serves to underscore the importance of ensuring that services for diabetes are available in primary health care systems and can withstand disruptions such as those that have occurred during the pandemic.
The vulnerability of people with diabetes to other health complications has been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in a high proportion of people with diabetes among hospitalized patients with severe manifestations of COVID-19.
Diabetes is not being included sufficiently in universal health coverage packages, meaning that insulin, other diabetes medicines and associated technologies are unaffordable for many people who need them, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
In general, primary health-care facilities in low-income countries do not have the basic technologies or essential medicines needed to diagnose and manage diabetes.
Globally, essential medicines for diabetes are reported to be generally available in about 80% of facilities in the public and private health-care sectors. However, they are available in only about one-half of facilities in low- and lower middle-income countries. Data on diabetes derived from monitoring and surveillance systems in most countries are sparse and inadequate.
Only 56% of countries have recently conducted a diabetes prevalence survey, meaning that the reliability of information related to deaths from diabetes is doubtful.
The solutions Actions for governments
Develop and strengthen monitoring systems to determine the disease and death resulting from diabetes, the diabetes treatment gap, and health system performance (capacity and interventions).
Set national diabetes monitoring and coverage targets.
Promote a healthy diet, regular physical activity and avoidance of tobacco and work with relevant sectors to address the barriers preventing a healthy lifestyle.
Include diagnosis of and treatment and care for diabetes within the primary health care system.
Strengthen referral systems between primary and other levels of care.
Strengthen health workforce and institutional capacity to detect early and manage diabetes.
Ensure that insulin is included in the national essential medicines list.
Include care for diabetes (including insulin and other medicines, insulin delivery devices and blood glucose monitoring devices) in national insurance packages.
Increase the meaningful engagement of people with diabetes on issues relating to treatment and care.
Actions for WHO
Expand efforts to promote a healthy diet, regular physical activity and avoid tobacco and work with relevant sectors to address the barriers preventing a healthy lifestyle.
Identify solutions to facilitate purchase by low- and middle-income countries of insulin, other diabetes medicines and monitoring and delivery devices; to increase the transparency of prices; and to facilitate regulation.
Provide guidance to national health authorities on inclusion of diagnosis of and care for diabetes within primary health care systems and national insurance systems.
Actions for civil society
Maintain the visibility of diabetes on the global health and development agendas.
Monitor progress in meeting agreed targets relating to diabetes prevention and control.
Engage with processes to ensure that the voices of people with lived experience of diabetes are considered when decisions are made on policies and programming.
The recently gazetted Private Voluntary Organizations ( PVO) bill is very draconian, uconstitutional and unfortunate .
It is against Section 58 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe and as such is null and void.
We will fight this bill at the courts of justice as soon as it’s signed into law.Civic society doesn’t report to the government and has no obligation to do that at law.We view this as an attemp to control, smoother and create a pliant civic society.
As ZEAT we also want to chide the Parliament which has since lost integrity and legitimacy as most of it’s members don’t represent the people.
As civic society, we will continue fighting for the rights of the people of Zimbabwe as enshrined in the Constitution.We refuse to be cowed.ZEAT…fostering democratic elections!
Tinashe Sambiri|Simon Khaya Moyo is remembered for announcing the dismissal of Emmerson Mnangagwa in 2017.
However, days later he made a somersault and glorified the crocodile.
MDC Alliance vice chairperson Hon Job Sikhala believes Khaya Moyo will dismiss Mnangagwa from the grave.
“Some of us will fondly remember him for bravely announcing the firing of a dictator away from the pple of Zimbabwe.
Although he later staged a summersault he remains a legend.
Don’t despair SK, we will eventually chase the dictator away for the happiness of our people,” said Hon Sikhala.
Zimbabweans have expressed mixed sentiments over the death of Khaya Moyo.
See comments below:
Luc Ndlov: Ohhh Simon Khaya Moyo from Sanzukwi area Brunapeg. You failed us boy. You held a lot Ministerial positions but you did not use your ministerial Influence to build roads, accessibility to electricity and clean water, schools and clinics asikhulumi still the ones left by Ian Smith.
Any where you blessed your father with a brand new car years back how ever you never bother about the road on which the car was gonna be travelling.
Zanu pf really took care of you. Almost 20 years changing ministerial position and ambassador at one time.
Rest in peace boy.
Prosper Dhliwayo :
I think by 2023 watiri kuda aende anenge atevera vamwe
Noel Tsedemu: No matter how they made Zimbabweans suffer and still suffering, everyone deserves a life and death is God ‘s decision.. I wish madhara eZanu to live longer so that will see how country is run after youths have taken over, kwete zvavo zvekuwononga nyika
Wilo Wilocious : He was about to fill the vacant post left by Mohadi.
By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is investigating a robbery case in which a gang of robbers armed with iron bars disarmed a security guard at a mine on a shotgun before getting away with gold loaded wire wools worth over US$82 000.
We present the statement by the police:
The ZRP is investigating a robbery case that occurred at Eldorado Mine, Chinhoyi on 13/11/21 at about 0300 hours, where eight unknown suspects who were armed with iron rods pounced at the mine and disarmed the security guard, who was on duty, of a 12 Bore Mossberg shotgun.
The suspects tied the complainant with an electric wire and proceeded to the elution plant where they broke a key for one of the boilers and stole gold loaded wire wools valued at US$82 915.
Police recovered the stolen Mossberg shotgun dumped approximately 3Km from the scene of crime.
In a different case, police arrested a 35-year-old man for possession of nearly two tonnes of marijuana (mbanje). Read a police statement:
On 12/11/21, Police in Beitbridge arrested Tichaona Kamuna (35) for unlawful possession of drugs and recovered 1,992 kgs of dagga.
The suspect, who had illegally crossed the border from SA, was singled out by a sniffer dog while carrying a satchel covered with a black plastic, at the Limpopo River and Malindi shed.
By A Correspondent- Chaos rocked Beitbridge Border Post at the weekend after cross-border transporters blocked roads in protest over the continued closure of the Zimbabwean side.
Zimbabwe closed its borders in 2020 after the outbreak of COVID-19, allowing only trucks and buses transporting essential goods and returnees to operate.
Zimborders Consortium chief executive François Diedrechsen said the weekend border blockade by the transporters, commonly known as omalayitsha, caused “too much” revenue loss.
“All I can say at this moment in time is any form of stoppage or blockage is negative,” Diedrechsen said.
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the blockade and weekend chaos, which only ended after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) gave in to the demands of the cross-border transport operators.
They eventually managed to clear the border at around 1am yesterday.
“We are aware that omalayitsha were protesting at the Beitbridge border causing traffic jams. As of today (yesterday), we are yet to receive a full report on the matter,” Nyathi said.
As chaos ensued during the weekend, scores of South Africa-based engineers involved in the upgrading of the border post were caught in the traffic jam.
The transporters argued that they were an essential service provider as they carried food items from South Africa to Zimbabwe.
An internal police memo seen by NewsDay stated that about 65 operators were responsible for the blockade.
“On November 13, 2021 at around 12:30pm and at the new bridge, about 65 omalayitsha blocked movement of traffic at the bridge with their vehicles. The omalayitsha blocked movement to and from South Africa. This was triggered by the decision by Zimra management to turn down clearance of omalayitsha to enter the country stating that omalayitsha must return to South Africa,” read the police memo.
The police said Zimra staff had been instructed by their supervisors to turn back all omalayitsha to South Africa as the Zimbabwean border was still closed to the public, except for essential services such as buses ferrying expatriates.
In retaliation, omalayitsha then drove their vehicles towards South Africa as if in compliance, and abandoned them along the bridge, blocking all traffic lanes to and from South Africa.
“After the blockade, they asked Zimra to allow them to enter Zimbabwe since they are Zimbabweans. They also said they had already finished all the exit processes on the South African side so they would be refused re-entry into South Africa,” the police memo read.
Zimra acting commissioner-general Rameck Masaire did not respond to a request for comment.-Newsday
By A Correspondent- The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) says its members will go on strike beginning today, a week before “O” and “A” Level students are due to sit for the November Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) examinations, to press government for a salary increase.
Zimsec examinations are scheduled to start on November 22 for “O” Level candidates, while “A” Level and Grade 7 examinations will commence on November 29.
Last week, government said it would pay its workers United States dollar bonuses up to US$700.
Information secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana told NewsDay that the strike would be retrogressive.
Artuz president Obert Masaraure said their withdrawal of services was a result of reluctance by government to listen to their concerns.
“Artuz has made a pledge for total withdrawal of labour starting on November 15, 2021 until November 27, 2021 after extensive consultation with our membership nationwide, and communication of such has been shared with the membership, public, relevant stakeholders and the government,” he said.
“The major thrust of this decision and the impending action is informed by the continued reluctance by the employer to engage with teachers to review our pathetic and meagre salaries. Teachers are suffering a lot and being continually ordered to sacrifice is an insult of the highest order. We will no longer be driven to the abyss of slavery and lack of recognition for the value of our work.
“The momentum is on our side, the law is on our side and we should not be intimidated by an unfocused and uncaring parasitic employer who masquerades as a hero to everyone but in actual fact is just a sophisticated version of a slave regime.”
Masaraure said parents should not send their children to school in solidarity with the educators.
“Things are coming to a head tomorrow. Teachers in Zimbabwe are not demanding El Dorado, but are demanding a living wage in line with the agreement of the pre-2018 October salaries,” he said.
Yesterday, Mangwana said government was not aware of the strike action, but described it as retrogressive.
“We are not aware of the strike, but there are many teachers’ unions. If one group decides not to cover the examinations, I am sure some groups will cover it. I am simply saying this without saying names of unions, but I am sure some will not agree to it,” he said.
“Not all teachers will agree with leveraging school pupils. It’s like holding a knife on the throat of a child and threatening the government that you will kill the pupil. As government, we are not aware of this, but why would teachers go on strike at such a time.”
Last week, Public Service and Labour minister Paul Mavima told NewsDay that government was still negotiating with civil servants over their salary demands.
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe secretary-general Raymond Majongwe said his union would stand with Artuz.
“We are expecting the government to show seriousness. The newly-appointed Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Evelyn Ndlovu, was supposed to sit down and check for areas that need serious attention, for instance the welfare of teachers in the current situation. Recruiting more teachers will not address the fundamental problems that teachers are facing,” he said.
Zimbabwe Teachers Association chief executive officer Sifiso Ndlovu accused government of not engaging trade unions to hear their concerns.
“We do not have a listening government and all it ever does is sideline us whenever it makes decisions. It thinks we are not important at all,” he said
By A Correspondent- Police yesterday arrested a dozen of MDC Alliance supporters in Mabvuku, Harare, and blocked a rally to celebrate the party’s 22 years in existence.
MDC Alliance secretary-general Chalton Hwende confirmed the arrests of at least 15 party supporters who attended the event which he was scheduled to address.
Hwende described it as “effectively banning the opposition” by the regime after the rally was stopped by the police despite having given them notice of the gathering.
The ban on MDC Alliance meetings comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been traversing the country’s provinces and holding bumper rallies, which also included schoolchildren.
I was supposed to address the meeting only to be told that the police have blocked the event and arrested our party supporters,” Hwende said.
“They insisted the meeting will not take place, despite the fact that we had booked and notified them.
“This regime has banned the MDC Alliance, first by working with some elements to recall our MPs and councillors, then taking over our headquarters.”
He said it was unfortunate that the MDC Alliance was being treated as a banned outfit in Zimbabwe, while its president Nelson Chamisa has also been accosted by suspected Zanu-PF supporters and suspected State security agents during his provincial tours.
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said he would check on the arrests.-newsday
By Jane Mlambo| Opposition Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU) has slammed the late Zanu PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo for remaining in the ruling party when they pulled out.
ZAPU and ZANU signed a unity accord in 1987 that culminated in the formation of Zanu PF.
But ZAPU which has been unhappy with the wanton disregard of the unity accord by Zanu PF announced that it was pulling out to revive ZAPU which was led by Dumiso Dabengwa.
Some ZAPU veterans refused to pull out and continued in Zanu PF with SK Moyo being one of them.
In a statement following his death yesterday, ZAPU said it was regrettable that SK Moyo chose to defect to ZANU when it was clear that the party was nolonger serving the interests of the people.
“We shall also undoubtedly remember him as part of the people that remained in ZANU when ZAPU pulled out. Though we were and still disappointed by his decision and that of many others, we respected his democratic right of defecting from ZAPU by default to join ZANU. We regret that he stayed on when it was obvious that ZANU was failing to serve the interests of our people. His death must be a moment of reflection for the many that wer once ZAPU but are now ZANU. They must ponder over whether or not this is what they went to the war for and whether in death they want to be remembered as those who perpetuated ZANU misrule,” said ZAPU.
Goodness and Mercy Ministries founder Prophet T Freddy’s lawyer Jevous Mudimu has responded to remarks by Chief Chikwaka that the powerful cleric raped ZBC Presenter Rutendo Makuti.
Mudimu said Chief Chikwaka is also an accused person as he was involved in alleged extortion of T Freddy.
Chief Chikwaka was filmed accusing T Freddy of fighting Makuti following his alleged dismissal or termination of contract at ZBC.
He accused T Freddy of engaging in an adulterous affair with Makuti.
Chikwaka also gave his side of the story on what transpired since the alleged relationship between TFreddy and Makuti.
But Mudimu said Chief Chikwaka has no moral ground to accuse TFreddy of fighting Makuti saying he also has a case to answer over the alleged extortion against the influential preacher.
Watch Mudimu speaking to ZimEye on the T Freddy and Makuti alleged relationship, allegations of rape and the case of extortion before the Harare Magistrates court;
By A Correspondent- Controversial ‘Prophet’ Tapiwa Freddy has not been engaging with his multitude of followers and church members following the much-publicised secret love affair he had with Radio Zimbabwe presenter Rutendo Makuti.
This comes as the messy love-affair between the Goodness and Mercy Ministries founder and ZBC presenter, Rutendo Makuti, has come to light after Makuti is said to have demanded US$20,000 and a luxurious Mercedes-Benz sedan to keep the extra-marital relationship a secret.
T Freddy, who in court documents confirmed handing over the car to Rutendo, has effectively placed his 258,000 followers on Facebook on the backburner and no longer replies to their comments, questions or queries. While the page remains active and has regular updates, it is the one-way communication that has riled some of his top followers who have now threatened to use other means to ensure he engages them.
“Chasara kutoita zvokukufonerai munhu waShe because pano hamuchapindure zve speed,” said one Joe Styles, threatening to voice call T Freddy after he “ignored” his earlier request.
Several of his followers complained that they were being “punished” by the church leader for crimes they didn’t do.
One other T Freddy faithful, Annah Mateka, pleaded with the self-proclaimed Prophet to respond to her WhatsApp messages as she was desperate for his “help”.
She and others said they had been used to him responding to their messages on various platforms but were now stuck with piles of unresponded enquiries.
T Freddy, in a terse response, simply said he will respond. Yet others of his many followes mobbed him on social media asking that he remains steadfast in the face of “trials and tribulations”, showing that his staunchest followers were unlikely to be moved by the unfolding sex scandal.
“Bhora mberi Prophet T. Freddy nyangwe vakakusvorai or kuseka or kutuka we support you Mwari akuwedzerei ma blessing even Jesu vaakapa chokudya vaine nzara nevaakaporesa ndivo vaive number 1 kuti ngaarovererwe.
“May God continue to protect you munhu waMwari rambai muchidzijisa gejo pakubatsira vanhu nyika ipone varwara vapore vasingatendi Mwari vagomutenda well done munhu washe vana Svorai hatinei navo tinokusapotai zvakadero,” said Dorothy Chamani.
But even as his sex scandal trended on social media, T Freddy continued publishing
T Freddy who is famed for ‘spiritual spectacles’, where he used spectacles to foretell the future was allegedly caught off guard after he was accused of raping Makuti and sleeping with her before a year had lapsed since the death of her husband, violating traditional norms.
It is alleged that sometime in 2020 Freddy had a relationship with Makuti and during the relationship, Makuti is said to have started threatening to expose their affair if he did not meet her financial and material demands.
Freddy, who is married, was then summoned by Chief Chikwaka in August 2021 and upon his arrival at the chief’s homestead he was tipped that there were some police officers who wanted to extort him.
He made a U-turn and sought to return to Harare but was stopped by some police officers who were manning a roadblock and was forced to get back to the chief’s homestead.
The chief allegedly accused him of raping Makuti and sleeping with her before a year had lapsed since the death of her husband, violating traditional norms.
Freddy promised to pay US$15 000. In addition, the chief ordered him to pay three goats and Freddy promised to return at a later date with the money and the goats.
It is alleged that the chief made the pastor sign an agreement which was authored by an Inspector Jaji.
Upon their return to Harare, Makuti told Freddy to hand over the US$15 000 to her personally since she is the one who was aggrieved.
He handed over a Mercedes Benz E250 valued at US$15 000. It is alleged after some days, Makuti started threatening Freddy again, saying his secretary Nollen Mundawaro had insulted her so she wanted a compensation of US$20 000.
On Thursday, Makuti’s brother demanded that he pays up the US$20 000 and that he signs an acknowledgement that he had raped her, failure which would result in him exposing their affair.
Freddy reported the matter to the police.
Makuti was arrested after she was lured to meet with Freddy to purportedly to discuss the payment of the US$20 000.
The US$ 15 000 was recovered.
Makuti was arrested last week on charges of extorting a popular Harare preacher.
She was arraigned before Harare Magistrate Court Magistrate Sheunesu Matova on Friday who remanded her to December 9 for routine remand.
The 33-year-old was released on $5 000 bail and ordered not to interfere with state witnesses.
By A Correspondent- A Bulawayo resident who was accused of stealing Bulawayo City Council’s sewerage manhole lids valued at $17 200 was last week found not guilty of the crime and acquitted at the close of the State case.
Charles Chashamba (45) of Cowdray Park in Bulawayo was represented by Tinashe Dzipe when he appeared before Western Commonage magistrate Jeremiah Ncube last Friday.
He pleaded not guilty to vandalism and theft.
After submission by both the State and the accused’s defence lawyer, the magistrate found him not guilty due to lack of evidence linking him to the theft and acquitted him.
The court was told that on September 10 at 12 noon, Chashamba went to a bushy area in Cowdray Park where he allegedly took BCC’s manhole lids and cut them into pieces before packing them in sacks.
He was allegedly caught while stealing by residents who heard him breaking the metals using a four pound hammer.
They took him to the police with the stolen property. It is the State case that the total stolen property was worth $17 200 and the pieces of the manhole lids were recovered.
However during trial, it emerged that Chashamba was found by residents crashing some stones and not the manhole lids as alleged.
In defence he said when he went to crush the stones; he had found the sacks with the metals and was not aware who owned them.
Even the state witnesses Abednigo Sibanda and another witness identified as Agripa Njini admitted that they found him crashing the stones instead of the metals.
Chashamba said residents then confiscated his hammer, shovel, and trolley accusing him of stealing BCC property and quarrying stones without permit.
He said they later phoned a BCC security guard notifying him about the arrest they had made. The BCC security guard Peter Sibindi came and promised to release him upon payment of a US$50 bribe.
Chashamba said he requested to be given up to the next day to raise the money, but he failed to pay.
On September 13, Chashamba sought to get his confiscated property from Sibindi, and after some advice from his family, he went to Cowdray Park police base to file a report under case number 69/9/21 accusing Sibindi and Sibanda of extortion.
He said the following day Sibindi called him saying he wanted to give him back his tools, but when they met he took him to the police and filed a report of theft against him, causing his arrest.
He submitted that the charges were trumped up after he failed to pay them extortion money.
By A Correspondent- Harare couple has been nabbed by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission after they duped a diasporan of US$4 000 in a botched farm purchase deal.
The couple, Patience and Nicholas Makwindi appeared before Harare magistrate, Judith Taruvinga on Saturday who remanded them in custody to today for bail application.
The complainant is Chipo Margaret Chinamhora who resides in the United Kingdom.
Allegations are that on June 25 in 2020, the couple posted on their Facebook page that they represented CT Properties and wanted to sell a 20ha plot in Chegutu for US$8000.
Chinamora’s mother, Elisie Sekai Chatima also based in the UK, responded to the advert on behalf of her daughter.
Patience indicated to Chatima (mother) that the plot was available in Chegutu and they could send a relative in Zimbabwe to go and view it.
They sent Chatima’s mother in law, Margaret Mubariki to view the plot.
On June 9, the Makwindis were advised that Chatima was interested in the plot.
The Makwindis then promised that all the necessary documents for issuance of an offer letter would take up to three weeks to process after payment of US$4000 deposit.
Chatima then deposited US$4000 through World Remit to Nicholas, who collected it on July 15.
They issued a receipt for the payment, but it was written Forum Sia Marketing Agency instead of Harare CT Property.
When Chatima made follow-ups on the offer letter, the Makwindis became evasive.
After realizing that she had been duped, Chatima reported the matter. Nothing was recovered.
A disgruntled landlord in Kenya kept his tenants out of his property by locking the gate to the house with a snake after they fell behind on their rent.
The incident reportedly took place in the town of Kitui in Kenya and first came to light after Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko posted an image of the gate to Facebook.
In the picture, an average-sized green snake can be seen wrapped around the lock of an orange-coloured gate.
Writing alongside the post, Sonko explained that the landlord decided to wrap the reptile around the lock “after tenants failed to clear September and October rent arrears.”
According to Naija News, the landlord responsible for the use of the snake has been named in local reports as Samuel Kioko, who resides in the Kunda Kindu area of Kitui.
They say Kioko “discreetly placed” the snake on the door after the tenants went to work one morning.
By A Correspondent- Infrastructure in parts of Matebeleland North province was damaged by strong winds and heavy rains that pounded the province last Friday.
Villagers told Southern Eye that they now fear for their safety should the rains persist.
Chief Sikobokobo of Nkayi district said it rained heavily for about four hours, and that it was the first time they had experienced such heavy down pours, which destroyed several homesteads and roads.
“In ward 12, Nengu area at Tshuma’s homestead, the whole kitchen was burnt down by lightning, while the rains left serious damage at three other homesteads in the ward.
“In Madliwa village another kitchen hut was burnt. I also got a report that in Somlimu village another kitchen was struck by lightning. Children that were sleeping inside were thrown out of the hut by the lightning bolt. It was so terrible,” chief Sikobokobo said.
He said in addition to damaged roads, several bridges were swept away.
“We have since reported the issue to the Nkayi District administrator. He said he hopes that the affected families will be able to get assistance urgently.”
Nkayi district administrator Matilda Mlotshwa, who chairs the district Civil Protection Unit said they had received several reports of infrastructure that was damaged, adding that they were still compiling data on the total damage.
“We heard about the damage done, and we are still compiling data so that we can see what kind of assistance we can come up with for the affected people. We hope we will be done soon,” Mlotshwa said.
Meanwhile, two cattle were struck by lightning in Bulawayo’s Pumula South suburb on Thursday.
Robert Sinyoka Residents Association chairman Sam Maseko said the cattle belonged to one of the senior citizens in the area.
“They were struck in the afternoon while they were grazing. We have since identified the owner and we are waiting for the Bulawayo City Council to assist with transport so that they are quickly disposed of,” Maseko said.-newsday
By A Correspondent- A-student at the Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU) has dragged the learning institution to court after she was allegedly barred from participating in the student executive council elections for failure to speak in tongues, among other accusations.
Modester Zinhanga (21) has since filed an urgent chamber application seeking an interdict for the elections, accusing ZEGU for illegally barring her from taking part in the elections.
According to court papers filed on November 10, Zinhanga said she was disqualified for not being a member of the ZAOGA congregation, which runs the university.
“The applicant has been disqualified by respondents from participating in the upcoming elections for the students executive council, which is a body governing students. Reasons for the disqualification are such that the applicant is not a member of ZAOGA, and has not shown any evidence of speaking in tongues , is not a born again and spirit filled, and therefore does not qualify to run for elections in order to be part of the students executive council,” read the court papers.
ZEGU officials Innocent Chinyemba and Zacharia Zunguze are cited as second and third respondents respectively in the case being held under HC/6306/21.
The tertiary learning institution is owned by ZAOGA church.
In her founding affidavit, Zinhanga said the disqualification is a violation of her rights.
“Grounds for dismissal preferred by the respondents are a clear violation of my rights, and these cannot stand the constitutionality test, irrespective of any argument whatsoever. It is my view that everyone must be afforded an equal chance and benefit of the law as is set out under Section 56 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe.
“The decision taken by the third respondent is contrary to the purpose of the First Respondent, which as a doyen of intellectual excellence is to prepare young adults for all career paths. Clearly, getting a chance to participate in students and/or governance prepares me and exposes me to the main framework of national politics and governance which is my preferred career path,” she said.
Goodness and Mercy ministries founder, Prophet T Freddy’s lawyer Jevous Mudimu has set the record straight on the alleged rape, extortion and relationship with ZBC Radio presenter Rutendo Makuti.
Mudimu dismissed rape allegations raised by Chief Chikwaka against Freddy saying it was only used to extort money from powerful cleric.
By A Correspondent- Efforts by President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government to get the Church of England’s Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, to seek help for the removal of sanctions face headwinds after the cleric said there would be no mercy for “thieves” looting the country’s resources.
Welby met clergymen from Zimbabwe that formed part of Mnangagwa’s bloated delegation of about 100 officials who flew to Glasgow, Scotland, early this month to attend the COP26 climate summit.
But, in a video of the meeting, the archbishop’s response was clear that any form of sanctions relief would only benefit the poorest and not those “stealing” what was not theirs from the country.
The clerics were tasked to meet Welby to make a case against sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the United Kingdom (UK), which they claimed had been “stymying Zimbabwe’s normal, interactive development since 2000”.
“The present sanctions are crippling the poor,” Andrew Wutawunashe said during the meeting.
“Even now, we had the UN [United Nations] rapporteur who came and confirmed the same, investigated everything and discovered that the sanctions are actually doing the same, destroying infrastructure that is supposed to be for the poor and common people and destroying employment.
Now we are requesting your voices and we felt in particular that your voice, if you are able to make a request you would help us, you would help political powers that be to have a bit of conscience for the suffering of the poor.”
In a terse response, Welby said he would go through the document which the Zimbabwe delegation penned, titled Sanctions Relief Initiative, and discuss with relevant authorities, while insisting that the move would only be meant to protect the poor.
“Thank you very much. This is very, very important. I will obviously read this later today. I will discuss it with people here and see how we can advocate for the poorest while ensuring that those who steal from the country what is not theirs, be themselves not the beneficiaries (and) don’t benefit from the relief of the sanctions,” he said.
The Zimbabwean government described the meeting with Welby as a breakthrough.
The Zimbabwean clergymen that engaged Welby included Wutaunashe, chairperson of the Zimbabwe Churches’ Sanctions Relief Initiative, Roman Catholic priest Father Fidelis Mukonori, Zion Christian Church leader and patron of the Zimbabwe Indigenous Interdenominational Council of Churches, bishop Nehimiah Mutendi, reverend Felix Mukonowengwe of Harvest Time Ministries and member of the Elders Forum, Elizabeth Karonga of the Roman Catholic Church and a member of the Zimbabwe Elders Forum, bishop Peter Zvanaka Mukwena of Worldwide Family of God Church, bishop Trevor Manhanga of Pentecostal Assemblies of God in Zimbabwe and Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe, and bishop Farai Katsande of the Zimbabwe Council of Pentecostal Churches.
The UK has insisted that the targeted measures will only go after the Zanu-PF-led government ends human rights abuses and corruption, which it says were causing economic hardships.
Last year, the UK added onto its sanctions list members of the securocrats that include former Presidential Guard boss Anselem Sanyatwe, Central Intelligence Organisation director-general Isaac Moyo and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga for their alleged involvement in human rights violations.
By A Correspondent- Two top Zanu-PF Mashonaland West provincial officials were arrested by police last week after threatening to assault acting provincial chairperson, Abia Mujeri as tensions in the fractured ruling party escalate.
Following their arrest, provincial secretary for security, Tommy Mwanza, and deputy secretary for the commissariat, Nigel Murambiwa were questioned at Chinhoyi Central Police Station’s Law and Order section, before they were released without charge.
The pair had confronted Mujeri to register their displeasure over his unilateral decision ordering poll re-runs in some districts in the ongoing party restructuring exercise.
Mujeri said: “The two threatened my life, insulted and pushed me. I sought refuge at the police station as it was the only escape route in the wake of marauding members who are supposed to provide security and discipline within the party. They both lacked that discipline and they now have to face disciplinary action.”
Mujeri conceded Zanu-PF Mashonaland West province was on fire.
“There is friction within the party,” he said.
Contacted by NewZimbabwe.com for comment Sunday, Mwanza also confirmed the fracas which occurred at the party’s provincial offices in Chinhoyi.
“We had a misunderstanding with the chairman. He (Mujeri) then reported us to the police in order to silence us. It is no longer a big issue since he didn’t follow up with the police where we wanted the matter resolved,” Mwanza said.
Mujeri is set to contest for chairmanship against Provincial Affairs Minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka, Deputy Information Minister Kindness Paradza, and Vengai Musengi, the party’s provincial youth league chairperson.
The Zanu-PF Mashonaland West provincial chairperson post fell vacant in June following the elevation of Justice minister, Ziyambi Ziyambi to the party’s Politburo, the highest decision-making body outside congress.
However, Ziyambi is reportedly keen to retain control over provincial politics through his proxy, Mujeri.
By A Correspondent- Gunshots were fired as violence erupted on Saturday at a Zanu-PF district meeting in Kwekwe, with supporters of rival factions exchanging blows.
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi could not immediately comment on the alleged violence.
“We are yet to get any report. Try tomorrow,” Nyathi said.
But witnesses said several gunshots were fired in the air at the meeting pitting supporters of aspiring Kwekwe Central MP Kandros Mugabe against those aligned to his biggest rival, Energy Ncube.
The clashes reportedly started just before the meeting, which officials said was meant to make inquiries into the recently completed party district elections.
Zanu-PF Midlands provincial spokesperson Cornelius Mupereri would neither confirm nor deny the clashes yesterday. He repeatedly promised to give NewsDay a report on what transpired.
Mupereri was yet to make good his promise by the time of going to print.
“I am in a meeting now. Can you call after an hour so that I can give you the full report,” he said.
Witnesses said the clashes began when one of the youths aligned to Mugabe allegedly harassed a rival activist who was holding a placard denouncing the aspiring Kwekwe MP, who was described as a G40 member.
“Mari yeG40 irikushanda muKwekwe naKandros muG40,” the placard read.
Reports from the Midlands city said police had to be called in to stop the clashes.
In another incident, Zanu-PF officials in Mashonaland West province reportedly traded blows with acting chairperson Abhiya Mujeri reportedly beaten up as factionalism continues to divide the party.
Provincial secretary for security Tommy Mwanza and another official were reportedly questioned by the police on the matter before they were released.
Zanu-PF has been rocked by infighting during its on-going restructuring exercise.-newsday
By A Correspondent- Police yesterday arrested a dozen of MDC Alliance supporters in Mabvuku, Harare, and blocked a rally to celebrate the party’s 22 years in existence.
MDC Alliance secretary-general Chalton Hwende confirmed the arrests of at least 15 party supporters who attended the event which he was scheduled to address.
Hwende described it as “effectively banning the opposition” by the regime after the rally was stopped by the police despite having given them notice of the gathering.
The ban on MDC Alliance meetings comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been traversing the country’s provinces and holding bumper rallies, which also included schoolchildren.
I was supposed to address the meeting only to be told that the police have blocked the event and arrested our party supporters,” Hwende said.
“They insisted the meeting will not take place, despite the fact that we had booked and notified them.
“This regime has banned the MDC Alliance, first by working with some elements to recall our MPs and councillors, then taking over our headquarters.”
He said it was unfortunate that the MDC Alliance was being treated as a banned outfit in Zimbabwe, while its president Nelson Chamisa has also been accosted by suspected Zanu-PF supporters and suspected State security agents during his provincial tours.
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said he would check on the arrests.-newsday
By Wilbert Mukori- Zanu-PF spokesperson Simon Khaya Moyo (76) has died.
Zanu and Zapu cadres made a monumental contribution in the liberation of Zimbabwe, that is a historic fact that no one will dispute or deny. However what is also a historic fact, which Zanu PF has all but air brushed out of the country’s history, is that the post-independence Zanu PF leaders have ridden roughshod over the people, denying them their freedoms and rights.
Simon Khaya Moyo played his part in the liberation struggle and in independent Zimbabwe. Of course, he was aware that Zimbabwe was a de facto one-party state, played his part in creating and sustaining it and got his share of the spoils of power.
“Zanu PF ichatonga kuzvika madhongi amera nyanga!” (Zanu PF will rule until donkeys have horns!) he once boasted. He knew Zanu PF was rigging elections.
The nation fought a bitter liberation one to secure “One man, one vote!” Sadly this was never ever honoured. Zanu PF has rigged elections and, to this day, insist the elections are free, fair and credible.
The principle reason Zimbabwe is in this economic and political mess is the country’s failure to hold free, fair and credible elections. To escape out of this mess we must now fight to implement democratic reforms to ensure free and fair elections – the fight we thought we had got behind us in 1980.
It is a great tragedy and an indictment in our failure to govern ourselves that yesterday’s liberators have become today’s oppressors. Of course, Zanu PF thugs risked life and limb to end white colonial oppression but only to become the next oppressors.
Can Simon Khaya Moyo or anyone of his fellow Zanu PF thugs, national heroes? All those who played a part in post independence oppression of the masses cannot and will never ever be heroes. Never ever! He started a hero but spend the last 41 years as an oppressor per excellence.
No doubt Mnangagwa and the rest in Zanu PF will declare Khaya-Moyo a national hero but that is to be expected. Mnangagwa can hardly call Khaya Moyo a thug when he has shed even more innocent blood himself!
Whilst a repentant sinner can be forgiven and even become a saint; one is reminded of the robber on the cross, on the right hand side of Jesus. It will be nonsensical to plead for sainthood for the robber on Jesus’ left hand, who was wicked to his last breath, on the grounds he helped some old lady cross the street in his youth; especially when it was for the purpose of robbing her!
Simon Khaya Moyo cannot be a national hero not after 41 years of Zanu PF corrupt and tyrannical rule; 41 years of Zanu PF wickedness! Whether his soul rests in peace, RIP, it is for the Lord to decide and not mortals!
TWO Zanu PF Mashonaland West provincial executive members allegedly assaulted acting chairperson Abhiya Mujeri as factionalism and infighting for the control of the province tears the party apart.
Provincial secretary for security Tommy Mwanza and deputy provincial political commissariat Nigel Murambwi were questioned and released by Chinhoyi police after the violent incident.
Mwanza denied charges of assaulting Mujeri in an interview with Standard People. “Actually I am surprised with such outrageous allegations that I was involved in a fist fight with my chairperson,” Mwanza said. “I have better things to be doing than to fight people.” Mwanza said they were supposed to appear in court yesterday, but Mujeri failed to bring witnesses. Zanu PF insiders said the arrest of the two provincial members was linked to factionalism and infighting between opposing camps ahead of re-runs for the pending provincial elections. Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka, Zanu PF youth leader Vengai Musengi, Mujeri, Makonde legislator Kindness Paradza and Happison Muchechetere are interested in the chairmanship. Mwanza is believed to be in Mliswa-Chikoka’s camp that reportedly commands support. Mujeri is backed by former chairperson and politburo member Ziyambi Ziyambi. Mliswa-Chikoka refused to comment on the pending elections yesterday. “I don’t want to comment on the issue of chairmanship because I might be misquoted, but my focus is on a bigger picture of helping the president achieve his 2030 vision. Any other benefits along the way will be a bonus,” said Mliswa-Chikoka Zanu PF war veterans league Mashonaland West province is backing their provincial chairperson Muchechetere, a former ZBC boss. A provincial member of ex-combatants body Antony Zunzanyika said: “We asked Cde Muchechetere to contest for the post of chairperson for the province. “In line with party policy, Cde Muchechetere’s candidature will be launched when the central committee gives the green light for the elections.” Zanu PF provincial and district elections were suspended after reports of violence and rigging emerged.
By A Correspondent-Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is reportedly considering challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the ZANU PF elective congress set for next year.
This is despite Chiwenga’s move last week to publicly state that Mnangagwa will be the uncontested ZANU PF candidate in the 2023 elections.
Meanwhile, Chiwenga’s top business executive ally Caleb Dengu, who has said Mnangagwa is illegitimate and must not run in 2023, last week slipped out of the country for the Netherlands, The NewsHawks reported.
Dengu was reportedly under fire from the President’s supporters who were threatening him with a fierce backlash and financial ruin.
The defeated yet still alive ZANU PF faction, the G-40, is reportedly supporting the move by Chiwenga to challenge Mnangagwa.
Chiwenga and G40 strategists are realigning forces within ZANU PF to challenge Mnangagwa head-on next year.
The NewsHawks reported sources within ZANU PF as saying that after Mnangagwa reneged on the deal with Chiwenga prior to the November 2017 military coup to serve only one term and allow his deputy to come in 2023, gloves are now off within the ruling party over unresolved leadership issues. Said the source:
The fallout within the party leadership is serious. We are heading for a battle royale between Mnangagwa and Chiwenga next year.
That is how politics within ZANU PF and state institutions is currently shaping up. The unresolved leadership question can no longer be managed and swept under the carpet; it has got to be settled politically, and that means through congress next year.
There is no question of another military coup; well, perhaps a palace coup might happen, but not a putsch.
When Mnangagwa took over, there was a clear understanding that he will not seek re-election in 2023.
However, Chiwenga and others were shocked to see him telling the world in an interview in September 2018 during the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York that he would seek re-election in 2023. That was never agreed.
During the December 2018 ZANU PF conference at Mzingwane High School in Esigodini, Mnangagwa and his allies moved a gear up and launched a campaign for him to serve two terms, a development that reportedly did not please Chiwenga. Said another source:
At that time, it became clear Mnangagwa had broken ranks and reneged on the deal.
That worsened internal strife and infighting fuelled by the White City grenade attack in June 2018 which most ZANU PF leaders know was an inside job.
The 1 August 2018 killings in Harare in broad daylight and January 2019 stay away and the bloodbath that left many dead exacerbated the situation.
The Mnangagwa group is mainly Midlands and Masvingo province-based, while the Chiwenga one has threads cutting across different regions, although its main base has roots in the three Mashonaland provinces — Mashonaland East, Mashonaland West and Harare.
By A Correspondent- The Minister of State for Masvingo, Ezra Chadzamira left a Zanu PF Women’s League function held at the Caravan Park in Masvingo on Saturday in huff allegedly after getting wind that a section of the gathering was waiting to pass a vote of no confidence on him.
The women from all party districts in Masvingo had gathered for a function of the Young Women in Business for Economic Development popularly known with the moniker Women for ED, an initiative by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to support women with economic projects and loans. Attending the function were party gurus like Euginia Samson, the Women’s League provincial chairperson, Deputy Minister Yeukai Simbanegavi, Rabson Mavhenyengwa the provincial vice chairperson, and Jevas Masosota the provincial political commissar. A close source close told The Mirror that the purpose of the meeting was to elect an executive of the Young Women in Business for Economic Development and the elections were supposed to take place after an address by Chadzamira who is also Zanu PF chairman for Masvingo and the guest of honour. The meeting however, ended abruptly as Chadzamira was allegedly tipped of the ambush. Samson confirmed the meeting but declined to give a comment saying that she was in a meeting. It is understood that factionalism with the party divided between Vice President Chiwengwa and his boss President Mnangagwa was the cause of the problems at the meeting. “The women were supposed to elect a committee but everything was abandoned after it was discovered that women from a faction allegedly led by Vice President Constantine Chiwenga were warming up for a showdown with Chadzamira’s supporters. Chadzamira left the event hurriedly after he was tipped of the impending embarrassment,” said the source. Zanu PF Masvingo provincial spokesperson Ophias Murambiwa, said the meeting was held. When further quizzed on why the elections were not held, he said he is going to check with those on the ground. “I thought everything went well. I will have to check with those on the ground and verify certain facts before I comment on the matter. I will definitely come back to you in a few minutes,” said Murambiwa. He however, did not call back as promised. Chadzamira could not be reached for comment as his phone went unanswered. The event exposed the battle for supremacy between the two warring Zanu PF factions allegedly pitting the party’s first secretary Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy that has reach alarming levels. According to sources warring factions are between one led by Ezra Chadzamira and the other led by his deputy Rabison Mavhenyengwa. -Masvingo Mirror
By A Correspondent- Gunshots were fired as violence erupted on Saturday at a Zanu PF district meeting in Kwekwe, with supporters of rival factions exchanging blows.
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi could not immediately comment on the alleged violence. “We are yet to get any report. Try tomorrow,” Nyathi said. But witnesses said several gunshots were fired in the air at the meeting pitting supporters of aspiring Kwekwe Central MP Kandros Mugabe against those aligned to his biggest rival, Energy Ncube. The clashes reportedly started just before the meeting, which officials said was meant to make inquiries into the recently completed party district elections. Zanu PF Midlands provincial spokesperson Cornelius Mupereri would neither confirm nor deny the clashes yesterday. He repeatedly promised to give NewsDay a report on what transpired. Mupereri was yet to make good his promise by the time of going to print. “I am in a meeting now. Can you call after an hour so that I can give you the full report,” he said. Witnesses said the clashes began when one of the youths aligned to Mugabe allegedly harassed a rival activist who was holding a placard denouncing the aspiring Kwekwe MP, who was described as a G40 member.
“Mari yeG40 irikushanda muKwekwe naKandros muG40,” the placard read. Reports from the Midlands city said police had to be called in to stop the clashes. In another incident, Zanu PF officials in Mashonaland West province reportedly traded blows with acting chairperson Abhiya Mujeri reportedly beaten up as factionalism continues to divide the party. Provincial secretary for security Tommy Mwanza and another official were reportedly questioned by the police on the matter before they were released. Zanu PF has been rocked by infighting during its on-going restructuring exercise. Newsday
By A Correspondent-A 34-year-old Zimbabwean national living in South Africa illegally has been arrested for murder, rape, defeating the ends of justice and robbery in the neighbouring country.
The South African Police Service (SAPS) said the man is linked to the disappearance and killing of seven women between August and October this year.
The bodies were discovered in different locations in the bush in Seshego, Polokwane, Mankweng and Westernburg.
All the deceased have been positively identified by their next of kin. The suspect allegedly lured his victims by promising them jobs through social media. SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said the suspect had earlier been arrested for the alleged possession of a suspected stolen cellphone but further investigations revealed the murders. He said:
We have arrested a 34-year-old suspect whom we believe to be responsible for a series of murders whose victims were all women. We can confirm that seven bodies have already been recovered from different locations under Seshego, Polokwane and western policing areas. The suspect is being charged with murder, rape, defeating the ends of justice and robbery. One of the man’s victims was identified as Sarah Mothiba (42) who was last seen leaving home for work in Polokwane on the 18th of last month.
The suspect reportedly demanded R2 500 ransom from the Mothiba family at Ga-Chuene, promising to release Sarah. Family spokesperson Violet Rakoma-Mothiba says: We are unable to accept what happened, he tricked us and made us pay ransom money promising to release Sarah. He stole cash that Sarah had, withdrew her money at the bank and made the family pay ransom money and ended up killing her. We are hurt, justice must prevail. He must disclose the names of the people he was working with; I don’t believe he was alone in this crime. I hope the police can also help to make him disclose the names.
The suspect, who is facing multiple charges, is expected to appear before the Seshego Magistrate’s court on Monday.
By A Correspondent-Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s top business executive ally Caleb Dengu, has slipped the country.
Dengu last week unceremoniously left Zimbabwe for the Netherlands, fearing for his life.
Degu recently said Mnangagwa was illegitimate and must not run in 2023, and had since then, the President’s supporters had been under fire who were threatening him with a fierce backlash and financial ruin.
Tinashe Sambiri| MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa says POLAD does not have the capacity to resolve the country’s political impasse.
President Chamisa, quoted by The Standard, ruled out joining POLAD.
Genuine dialogue is the only solution to the country’s deepening political turmoil, according to the MDC Alliance leder.
“That (Polad) is part of the problem.
You cannot try to score cheap political points like that.
The only solution is dialogue and you cannot run away from it.
We can run away from it now, in five years or in 10 years but it is the solution that can build our country. It is time to take back our beloved country.
Nobody is in charge. We only have poverty in charge and suffering.
We can’t allow that. There is hurt and violence all over and we need a humane government,” President Chamisa told the publication.
On Saturday he tweeted: TOTAL CHANGE..We must turn things around. We just don’t have the luxury to be general. We can’t just be ordinary. To whom much is given much is expected. Good to go and Ready. I will not disappoint! Happy sabbath
TOTAL CHANGE..We must turn things around. We just don’t have the luxury to be general. We can’t just be ordinary. To whom much is given much is expected. Good to go & Ready. I will not disappoint! Happy sabbath. pic.twitter.com/LGRlBpatVI
Police yesterday arrested a dozen of MDC Alliance supporters in Mabvuku, Harare, and blocked a rally to celebrate the party’s 22 years in existence.
MDC Alliance secretary-general Chalton Hwende confirmed the arrests of at least 15 party supporters who attended the event which he was scheduled to address.
Police officers blocking MDC meeting
Hwende described it as “effectively banning the opposition” by the regime after the rally was stopped by the police despite having given them notice of the gathering.
The ban on MDC Alliance meetings comes as President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been traversing the country’s provinces and holding bumper rallies, which also included schoolchildren.
“I was supposed to address the meeting only to be told that the police have blocked the event and arrested our party supporters,” Hwende said.
“They insisted the meeting will not take place, despite the fact that we had booked and notified them.
“This regime has banned the MDC Alliance, first by working with some elements to recall our MPs and councillors, then taking over our headquarters.”
He said it was unfortunate that the MDC Alliance was being treated as a banned outfit in Zimbabwe, while its president Nelson Chamisa has also been accosted by suspected Zanu PF supporters and suspected State security agents during his provincial tours.
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said he would check on the arrests. -Newsday
Tinashe Sambiri|Zanu PF man Sybeth Musengezi has described Emmerson Mnangagwa as a blundering politician who does not care at all about the welfare of Zimbabweans.
According to Musengezi, Mnangagwa is a typical political hypocrite.
Musengezi is challenging Mnangagwa’s controversial appointment as party president by the Zanu PF Central Committee.
See his argument : If a leader is chosen by the people, he/she will surely serve the interests of the povo.. BUT an imposed leader will only serve the interests of his/her appointing masters & friends. Mufudzi akakokwa anodyisa makwai nemapere pakumanikidzwa ASI mufudzi akanaka anofira makwai ake.
After removing Cde Mugabe in 2017, if @edmnangagwa had sound advisors he wouldn’t have missed a clear penalty to become Zim’s biblical Joshua. Hunger for power took over and he became associated with political and business thugs, something Zimbabweans who ‘marched’ never expected.
After the disputed & controversial 2018 elections, instead of @edmnangagwa creating a gathering of snakes (Polad), he should have brotherly and genuinely sat down with @nelsonchamisa . If these two had found common ground, Zim would by now be somewhere up there. 2nd Penalty missed
Now we hear the same Sanctions rhetoric as the cause of our problems when we openly have a clique of thugs who’re busy milking the country and looting our resources. We choose to ignore that corruption, policy inconsistency, abuse of property & human rights also cause suffering.
MEANWHILE, as the young people of Zimbabwe and other progressive minds; we are DEMANDING that Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa @edmnangagwa and your crew immediately fix this nosediving economy so that you can leave offices with dignity.
We want a stable economy, functional healthcare & educational institutions, jobs, decent pensions for our elders, decent salaries for our civil servants among other constitutional rights…. Not this monkey business! We want an END to corruption and abuse of state institutions.
The ZANU PF leader Emmerson Mnangagwa has heaped up his calls for violence against non governmental organisations working in rural communities, to getting them prosecuted for their work.
Mnangagwa’s statements follow his previous demands that NGO workers must receive violence once spotted in the rural communities.
In 2019, Mnangagwa passed these orders to the Mwenezi and other communities. He said all doctors and lawyers attending to protesters must be violently attacked. He said (video):
RETWEET! – Mnangagwa in Mwenezi clearly threatened brutality against doctors and lawyers also threatening to shorten the lives of people who make noise. pic.twitter.com/fJx5dOemL5
Mnangagwa in Mwenezi threatening to shorten the lives of demonstrators. "Hallelujah to those who choose peace and may their days be increased in the land ruled by black people. But those who chose to demonstrate their days will be shortened (shrunk)." @UNZimbabwe@IntlCrimCourtpic.twitter.com/zJple7WzQQ
“Hallelujah to those who choose peace and may their days be increased in the land ruled by black people. But those who chose to demonstrate their days will be shortened (shrunk).”
The below is a latest reprint of the state owned Herald newspaper article over the matter.
President Mnangagwa has called on the rural folk to be on the look-out against some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that set base in communities with ulterior motives which have no benefit for the people.
In his address at the launch of the 2021/22 Pfumvudza farming programme in Gokwe recently, the President said Government is committed to the improvement of lives of people especially in rural areas which have been mostly marginalised.
However, the once marginalised communities are being taken on board as President Mnangagwa lives his promise that no place or area should be left behind in terms of development.
But as communities develop, there is always need for vigilance against some NGOs that are bent on interfering in Zimbabwe’s internal matters under the guise of humanitarian aid.
“Report any new NGOs to your Minister of State so that it is established whether the NGO is for the good or not. If you just accept such NGOs you end up regretting because some have ulterior motives and you may lend yourselves in trouble,” the President said.
The call by the President comes at a time when meddlesome NGOs, working closely with the opposition and some Western embassies have been abusing their status to interfere in the country’s domestic affairs to push for regime change.
This has prompted Parliament to come up with the Private Voluntary Organisation Amendment Bill which was gazetted last week.
The Bill seeks to, among other things, penalise NGOs that dabble in politics and which have previously been used by the US and other Western nations to fund regime change.
Already, and ahead of the 2023 polls, the US through USAID, had set aside US$5 million to fund NGOs under the guise of promoting rule of law, constitutionalism, and democracy.
The Bill that was gazetted last week seeks to amend section 10 of the principal by the insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (e) as follows — “(e1) when any private voluntary organisation that supports or opposes any political party or candidate in a presidential, parliamentary or local government election or is a party to any breach of section 7 under Part III of the Political Parties (Finance) Act (Chapter 2:12) as a contributor of funds to a political party or candidate or otherwise shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of level twelve or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, or both such fine or such imprisonment.”
Government has in the past accused NGOs of abandoning their mandates by pursuing a political agenda in support of regime change.
Apart from barring NGOs from pursuing political lobbying the Bill’s Memorandum says the amendments are also being made, to comply with the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) recommendations made to Zimbabwe.
Further to this, it has also become necessary to streamline administrative procedures for private voluntary organisations to allow for efficient regulation and registration.
A “stranded” Bulawayo woman last week Friday vanished with a car of a man who offered her transport and accommodation.
Police sources say Mr Elliot Mukaro was driving his Toyota Mark 2 around Bulawayo at night on Thursday last week and he went to Queens Sports Club to drink at Boundary Nightclub.
At around 3 AM on Friday, Mukaro reportedly met a woman by the name of Thuba, who was in the company of three unidentified men.
After some drinks, the woman approached Mukaro and asked him to take her to Nkulumane where she lives.
However, Mukaro pointed out that his car was low on fuel and would not make it to Nkulumane.
Thuba offered Mukaro US$5 for fuel and he then agreed and the three men she was with disappeared as the couple drove around the city centre looking for fuel.
They could not find the fuel, and Mukaro is said to have suggested that he could take Thuba to his house in the Emakhandeni suburb to sleep till it was safe to travel.
When they got to Mukaro’s house at around 5 AM, it is alleged that he left his car keys on a table in the living room and Thuba sat on a chair there.
Mukaro retired to his bedroom and slept and woke up at around 11 AM only to discover that Thuba had vanished with his car.
He then made a report at Entumbane Police Station and his car has not been recovered.
Earlier reports had suggested that he is the one who had hired a 23-year-old sex worker – Cwebisile Hlengiwe Moyo – who stole and crashed his car. He refutes the claims. Mukaro visited the Chronicle offices on Tuesday and narrated his story. He said:
My car was stolen on Friday morning. I reported it at around 11 at Entumbane Police Station. I was called to VTS and up to now they haven’t found the car. I was not with a hooker, I was not with anyone and my car is still missing.
I arrived home at around 5AM and I just left the keys in the ignition.
When I woke up late I found the car gone. I thought one of my friends had taken the car. After about 30 minutes when nobody showed up, I went to the police to report my case. I live in Emakhandeni and police are still investigating.
He added that the only other item that was in the car is his jacket that had US$30.- Chronicle
A “stranded” Bulawayo woman last week Friday vanished with a car of a man who offered her transport and accommodation.
Police sources say Mr Elliot Mukaro was driving his Toyota Mark 2 around Bulawayo at night on Thursday last week and he went to Queens Sports Club to drink at Boundary Nightclub.
At around 3 AM on Friday, Mukaro reportedly met a woman by the name of Thuba, who was in the company of three unidentified men.
After some drinks, the woman approached Mukaro and asked him to take her to Nkulumane where she lives.
However, Mukaro pointed out that his car was low on fuel and would not make it to Nkulumane.
Thuba offered Mukaro US$5 for fuel and he then agreed and the three men she was with disappeared as the couple drove around the city centre looking for fuel.
They could not find the fuel, and Mukaro is said to have suggested that he could take Thuba to his house in the Emakhandeni suburb to sleep till it was safe to travel.
When they got to Mukaro’s house at around 5 AM, it is alleged that he left his car keys on a table in the living room and Thuba sat on a chair there.
Mukaro retired to his bedroom and slept and woke up at around 11 AM only to discover that Thuba had vanished with his car.
He then made a report at Entumbane Police Station and his car has not been recovered.
Earlier reports had suggested that he is the one who had hired a 23-year-old sex worker – Cwebisile Hlengiwe Moyo – who stole and crashed his car. He refutes the claims. Mukaro visited the Chronicle offices on Tuesday and narrated his story. He said:
My car was stolen on Friday morning. I reported it at around 11 at Entumbane Police Station. I was called to VTS and up to now they haven’t found the car. I was not with a hooker, I was not with anyone and my car is still missing.
I arrived home at around 5AM and I just left the keys in the ignition.
When I woke up late I found the car gone. I thought one of my friends had taken the car. After about 30 minutes when nobody showed up, I went to the police to report my case. I live in Emakhandeni and police are still investigating.
He added that the only other item that was in the car is his jacket that had US$30.- Chronicle
A sex worker has been arrested in Bulawayo after stealing and crashing her client’s car into a pre-cast wall in Hillside.
The Chronicle reports that Mr Trust Ndlovu allegedly picked up a 23-year-old Cwebisile Hlengiwe Moyo in the city centre on Tuesday last week and the two agreed to spend the night together at a city lodge.
They booked a room at a lodge along Lobengula Street between Connaught and Masotsha Ndlovu avenues.
Ndlovu said he parked his car outside the lodge and the two retired for the night only to wake up around 5 am to find Moyo gone with his car.
He tried phoning Moyo but her number was unreachable. Ndlovu made a report to the police at around midday and they tracked Moyo to her flat in town.
She told police that the car had crashed into a pre-cast wall in the Hillside suburb.
Contacted for comment, Ndlovu said he did not hire Moyo but he knows her.
He said: The issue has gone out of hand. I don’t know what to do. I know Cwebesile, I did not hire her, but she indeed took my car. She has been arrested and this whole thing is a mess.
Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed that Moyo was arrested.
He said Moyo sold Ndlovu’s goods worth about US$7 500 that were in the car.- Soccer24 Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE EVENING WEATHER REPORT AND FORECAST ISSUED AT 1600 HRS ON SATURDAY 13 NOVEMBER VALID UNTIL MONDAY 15 NOVEMBER 2021.
Scattered lighter thundershowers were experienced across the country yesterday with the highest recorded rainfall figures being 28mm in Zaka and 27mm in Kanyemba (as compared to the previous day which had a maximum of 76mm in Concession). Meanwhile, the cloud system is expected to continue weakening during the forecast period.
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY 14 NOVEMBER 2021
Moist and cloudy conditions are expected in Matabeleland North, Harare Metropolitan, Bulawayo Metropolitan, northern areas of the Midlands and all Mashonaland provinces with chances of isolated afternoon thundershowers. The provinces of Masvingo, southern areas of Midlands, Matabeleland South and Manicaland should be partly cloudy with slight chances of afternoon thunderstorms.
IMPACTS • Lightning is a major risk during this period
• Strong winds may be destructive in places
• Temperature fluctuations may affect the health of certain individuals. with cooler conditions over much of the country. • Mosquitoes proliferate during this season.
ACTIONS TO TAKE • When thunder roars, go indoors. Stay indoors during thunderstorms.
• If outdoors do not shelter under isolated trees or shed.
• If no shelter is available try to couch as low as possible with only your toes touching the ground.
• Keep hydrated during the day by drinking adequate amounts of water.
• Avoid staying in the sun between 11.00 and 15.00 hours when it is hottest.
• Persons in Malaria prone areas should take necessary precautions (insecticide spraying, applying mosquito repellents, sleeping under mosquito nets).
• COVID is still a potential threat. stay safe mask up get vaccinated. – Pindula News
Marvelous Nakamba has began a new era at Aston Villa following the appointment of Steven Gerrard as the new head coach of the senior team.
Gerrard is replacing Dean Smith, who was sacked last week after a run of poor results.
The Liverpool legend was with Scottish side Rangers FC.
Confirming the appointment, Villa CEO Christian Purslow said: “The Board of Aston Villa are delighted to appoint Steven as our new Head Coach.
“Since moving into coaching after his illustrious playing career, Steven began by managing and developing top young players in the Liverpool FC Academy which is experience we value highly at Aston Villa.”
Meanwhile, Nakamba will be looking for new start under a new coach after the midfielder fell out of favour.
The 27-year-old made fifty-nine appearances but most of them as a substitute during Smith’s tenure. – Soccer24 Zimbabwe
Tinashe Sambiri| MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa says POLAD does not have the capacity to resolve the country’s political impasse.
President Chamisa, quoted by The Standard, ruled out joining POLAD.
Genuine dialogue is the only solution to the country’s deepening political turmoil, according to the MDC Alliance leder.
“That (Polad) is part of the problem.
You cannot try to score cheap political points like that.
The only solution is dialogue and you cannot run away from it.
We can run away from it now, in five years or in 10 years but it is the solution that can build our country. It is time to take back our beloved country.
Nobody is in charge. We only have poverty in charge and suffering.
We can’t allow that. There is hurt and violence all over and we need a humane government,” President Chamisa told the publication.
On Saturday he tweeted: TOTAL CHANGE..We must turn things around. We just don’t have the luxury to be general. We can’t just be ordinary. To whom much is given much is expected. Good to go and Ready. I will not disappoint! Happy sabbath
TOTAL CHANGE..We must turn things around. We just don’t have the luxury to be general. We can’t just be ordinary. To whom much is given much is expected. Good to go & Ready. I will not disappoint! Happy sabbath. pic.twitter.com/LGRlBpatVI
Tinashe Sambiri|Zanu PF man Sybeth Musengezi has described Emmerson Mnangagwa as a blundering politician who does not care at all about the welfare of Zimbabweans.
According to Musengezi, Mnangagwa is a typical political hypocrite.
Musengezi is challenging Mnangagwa’s controversial appointment as party president by the Zanu PF Central Committee.
See his argument : If a leader is chosen by the people, he/she will surely serve the interests of the povo.. BUT an imposed leader will only serve the interests of his/her appointing masters & friends. Mufudzi akakokwa anodyisa makwai nemapere pakumanikidzwa ASI mufudzi akanaka anofira makwai ake.
After removing Cde Mugabe in 2017, if @edmnangagwa had sound advisors he wouldn’t have missed a clear penalty to become Zim’s biblical Joshua. Hunger for power took over and he became associated with political and business thugs, something Zimbabweans who ‘marched’ never expected.
After the disputed & controversial 2018 elections, instead of @edmnangagwa creating a gathering of snakes (Polad), he should have brotherly and genuinely sat down with @nelsonchamisa . If these two had found common ground, Zim would by now be somewhere up there. 2nd Penalty missed
Now we hear the same Sanctions rhetoric as the cause of our problems when we openly have a clique of thugs who’re busy milking the country and looting our resources. We choose to ignore that corruption, policy inconsistency, abuse of property & human rights also cause suffering.
MEANWHILE, as the young people of Zimbabwe and other progressive minds; we are DEMANDING that Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa @edmnangagwa and your crew immediately fix this nosediving economy so that you can leave offices with dignity.
We want a stable economy, functional healthcare & educational institutions, jobs, decent pensions for our elders, decent salaries for our civil servants among other constitutional rights…. Not this monkey business! We want an END to corruption and abuse of state institutions.
WHO is kicking off the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 today in Geneva, with the ambitious target of preventing at least 50% of road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030. WHO and the UN regional commissions, in cooperation with other partners in the UN Road Safety Collaboration, have developed a Global Plan for the Decade of Action, which is released today.
Globally, over 3500 people die every day on the roads, which amounts to nearly 1.3 million preventable deaths and an estimated 50 million injuries each year – making it the leading killer of children and young people worldwide. As things stand, they are set to cause a further estimated 13 million deaths and 500 million injuries during the next decade, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. These unacceptable numbers, both in absolute and relative terms. Road traffic crashes have remained a major cause of death globally, even though every one of those deaths and injuries is preventable.
“The loss of lives and livelihoods, the disabilities caused, the grief and pain, and the financial costs caused by road traffic crashes add up to an intolerable toll on families, communities, societies and health systems,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, “So much of this suffering is preventable, by making roads and vehicles safer, and by promoting safe walking, cycling and greater use of public transport. The Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety lays out the practical, evidence-based steps all countries and communities can take to save lives.”
Recognizing the importance of the problem and the need to act, governments from around the world declared unanimously – through UN General Assembly Resolution 74/299 – the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 with the explicit target to reduce road traffic deaths and injuries by at least 50% during that period.
“One of the best ways to save and improve lives is to make our streets safer — but that work often doesn’t get the attention it deserves,” said Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies and WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries. “Bloomberg Philanthropies has been working to improve road safety since 2007 by strengthening laws, increasing enforcement, redesigning streets, and using data. I’m glad to say that the WHO’s ambitious global plan for road safety includes many of the strategies that we’ve used to save lives, and it will help encourage governments around the world to make road safety the high priority it should be.”
This Global Plan describes the actions needed to achieve that target. This includes accelerated action to make walking, cycling and using public transport safe, as they are also healthier and greener modes of transport; to ensure safe roads, vehicles and behaviours; and to guarantee timely and effective emergency care. It is aimed to inspire countries, including governments and partners to act boldly and decisively, using the tools and knowledge gained from the last Decade of Action to change course.
“More than 50 million people have died on the world’s roads since the invention of the automobile. This is more than the number of deaths in World War One or some of the worst epidemics.” says Dr Etienne Krug, the Director of the Department of the Social Determinants of Health. “It is time to put in action what we know works and shift to a much safer and healthier mode of transport. This new plan will lead countries onto a more sustainable path.”
The Global Plan outlines recommended actions drawn from proven and effective interventions, as well as best practices for preventing road trauma. It should be used as a blueprint to inform and inspire national and local plans that are tailored to local contexts, available resources and capacity. The Global Plan is aimed not only at senior policy-makers, but also other stakeholders who can influence road safety, such as civil society, academia, the private sector and community and youth leaders.
Tinashe Sambiri|Zanu PF man Sybeth Musengezi has described Emmerson Mnangagwa as a blundering politician who does not care at all about the welfare of Zimbabweans.
According to Musengezi, Mnangagwa is a typical political hypocrite.
Musengezi is challenging Mnangagwa’s controversial appointment as party president by the Zanu PF Central Committee.
See his argument : If a leader is chosen by the people, he/she will surely serve the interests of the povo.. BUT an imposed leader will only serve the interests of his/her appointing masters & friends. Mufudzi akakokwa anodyisa makwai nemapere pakumanikidzwa ASI mufudzi akanaka anofira makwai ake.
After removing Cde Mugabe in 2017, if @edmnangagwa had sound advisors he wouldn’t have missed a clear penalty to become Zim’s biblical Joshua. Hunger for power took over and he became associated with political and business thugs, something Zimbabweans who ‘marched’ never expected.
After the disputed & controversial 2018 elections, instead of @edmnangagwa creating a gathering of snakes (Polad), he should have brotherly and genuinely sat down with @nelsonchamisa . If these two had found common ground, Zim would by now be somewhere up there. 2nd Penalty missed
Now we hear the same Sanctions rhetoric as the cause of our problems when we openly have a clique of thugs who’re busy milking the country and looting our resources. We choose to ignore that corruption, policy inconsistency, abuse of property & human rights also cause suffering.
MEANWHILE, as the young people of Zimbabwe and other progressive minds; we are DEMANDING that Cde Emmerson Mnangagwa @edmnangagwa and your crew immediately fix this nosediving economy so that you can leave offices with dignity.
We want a stable economy, functional healthcare & educational institutions, jobs, decent pensions for our elders, decent salaries for our civil servants among other constitutional rights…. Not this monkey business! We want an END to corruption and abuse of state institutions.
Tinashe Sambiri| MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa says POLAD does not have the capacity to resolve the country’s political impasse.
President Chamisa, quoted by The Standard, ruled out joining POLAD.
Genuine dialogue is the only solution to the country’s deepening political turmoil, according to the MDC Alliance leder.
“That (Polad) is part of the problem.
You cannot try to score cheap political points like that.
The only solution is dialogue and you cannot run away from it.
We can run away from it now, in five years or in 10 years but it is the solution that can build our country. It is time to take back our beloved country.
Nobody is in charge. We only have poverty in charge and suffering.
We can’t allow that. There is hurt and violence all over and we need a humane government,” President Chamisa told the publication.
On Saturday he tweeted: TOTAL CHANGE..We must turn things around. We just don’t have the luxury to be general. We can’t just be ordinary. To whom much is given much is expected. Good to go and Ready. I will not disappoint! Happy sabbath
TOTAL CHANGE..We must turn things around. We just don’t have the luxury to be general. We can’t just be ordinary. To whom much is given much is expected. Good to go & Ready. I will not disappoint! Happy sabbath. pic.twitter.com/LGRlBpatVI
