By A Correspondent-MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has pointed out that ZUPCO buses are endangering passengers’ lives as they are outdated and inefficient.

Zimbabwe’s public transport system is underfunded, according to President Chamisa.

See his presentation below:

As the NEXT government, delivering safe, affordable, reliable, clean &SMART public &private transportation is something we are preparing for.Our policies aim to unlock investment into electric vehicles(including ZUPCO buses) &key infrastructure like charging stations &good roads.

In Zimbabwe our public transport remains underfunded, unsafe, and unreliable. ZUPCO and the government have failed to deliver a viable solution. There is no clear policy on how the electric vehicle industry will be supported by government in Zimbabwe.

In Africa, startup businesses like, MAX and SafeBoda (Nigeria), OX and Ampersand (Rwanda), Kiira Motors (Uganda) and Opibus (Kenya) have received a lot of investor support to develop their technology and reach commercial viability.

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Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has pointed out that ZUPCO buses are endangering passengers’ lives as they are outdated and inefficient.

Zimbabwe’s public transport system is underfunded, according to President Chamisa.

See his presentation below:

As the NEXT government, delivering safe,affordable,reliable, clean &SMART public &private transportation is something we are preparing for.Our policies aim to unlock investment into electric vehicles(including ZUPCO buses) &key infrastructure like charging stations &good roads.

In Zimbabwe our public transport remains underfunded, unsafe, and unreliable. ZUPCO and the government have failed to deliver a viable solution. There is no clear policy on how the electric vehicle industry will be supported by government in Zimbabwe.

In Africa, startup businesses like, MAX and SafeBoda (Nigeria), OX and Ampersand (Rwanda), Kiira Motors (Uganda) and Opibus (Kenya) have received a lot of investor support to develop their technology and reach commercial viability…

By A Correspondent- Farmworkers have rejected the wage increment approved by some unions in the agricultural sector that will see most of them getting $6 400 (US$30) per month.

The increment was agreed to by other unions, but the Progressive Agriculture and Allied Industries Workers Union of Zimbabwe (PAAWUZ) Wednesday rejected the offer, saying it was an insult to the sector. 

The increment comes when the family monthly basket has risen to $40 000.

PAAWUZ interim general-secretary Philip Mafundu described the “paltry” increment as a mockery and imperial capitalism. He said:

We reject the paltry salary increment signed by other unions for the agricultural industry, the general agriculture and horticulture sectors.

Six thousand and four hundred dollars only for a family of someone doing essential service is pathetic. Agricultural workers never stopped working during this (COVID-19) pandemic. They have endured so much to ensure that the nation is fed. They are now mocking them. Agricultural workers should stand up, unite and fight for their rights.

Farmworkers also appealed to the government to bear in mind that farmworkers are not animals that are, in fact, being treated better than farmworkers. They added:

There will be no Christmas to celebrate for the farmworkers this year, with the food basket now well above $40 000. How is one supposed to survive on $6 400 monthly?

PAAWUZ accused other unions in the agricultural sector of misrepresenting the interests of the workers. 

The union is pushing for a US$80 minimum wage for the least paid as per the June 2018 schedule. 

More: NewsDay

By A Correspondent- The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, President Julius Malema, has threatened to stage protests if the government recognises the death of former South Africa’s former President FW de Klerk .

De Klerk died Thursday after battling cancer.

He was the last white Apartheid President who negotiated a peaceful transfer of power to a Black-led government under Nelson Mandela. 

Below is EFF’s statement.

EFF STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF APARTHEID PRESIDENT F.W DE KLERK

Thursday, 11 November 2021

The EFF notes the death of the Former Apartheid President F.W De Klerk, who presided over a murderous and inhumane regime of terror against African people. De Klerk, who denied that the legislated separate development, exploitation, torture and murder of black people was a crime against humanity, dies with no honour, and with the dark cloud of having maimed and traumatised families across our nation.

As a President of Apartheid, De Klerk holds no legitimate claim to any title or honour of having led this country. He was a President of an undemocratic and racist society, which elected him as a minority. He was a President who led on the basis of the political and economic disenfranchisement of the majority black population of South Africa.

It is for this very reason that the EFF calls for De Klerk not to be given a State Funeral of any category, as he lost the right to be honoured the day that the evil regime he led collapsed in 1994. It was the Apartheid era that was best placed to honour De Klerk as its loyal servant, not a democratic society that is committed to reversing the ills of the dark days of black exploitation. 

To honour De Klerk with a State Funeral would be to spit in the face of gallant liberation heroes who suffered in his hands, and had their children murdered in his quest to stifle the freedom of black people. A State Funeral for F.W De Klerk would be an insult to the families of the Cradock Four, it would undermine the memory of the people of Boipatong, Mthatha, Bhisho, the people of Vosloorus and many communities who were maimed by his state-sponsored black on black violence.

The EFF will oppose through public protest and all means necessary, a State funeral for a man who died without ever accounting for the blood on his hands. It cannot be the democracy that he killed so many to prevent, that honours F.W De Klerk.

De Klerk died denying the humanity of the black people that Apartheid subjugated and murdered, and was on a desperate mission to cleanse a legacy of genocide. A democratic society must never partake in assisting him to build a false legacy, which will erase the dead bodies his life is marked by.

By A Correspondent- The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party has issued a statement following the death of South Africa’s former President FW de Klerk and said that South Africans would not miss him.

De Klerk died Thursday after battling cancer.

Below is EFF’s statement.

EFF STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF APARTHEID PRESIDENT F.W DE KLERK

Thursday, 11 November 2021

The EFF notes the death of the Former Apartheid President F.W De Klerk, who presided over a murderous and inhumane regime of terror against African people. De Klerk, who denied that the legislated separate development, exploitation, torture and murder of black people was a crime against humanity, dies with no honour, and with the dark cloud of having maimed and traumatised families across our nation.

As a President of Apartheid, De Klerk holds no legitimate claim to any title or honour of having led this country. He was a President of an undemocratic and racist society, which elected him as a minority. He was a President who led on the basis of the political and economic disenfranchisement of the majority black population of South Africa.

It is for this very reason that the EFF calls for De Klerk not to be given a State Funeral of any category, as he lost the right to be honoured the day that the evil regime he led collapsed in 1994. It was the Apartheid era that was best placed to honour De Klerk as its loyal servant, not a democratic society that is committed to reversing the ills of the dark days of black exploitation. 

To honour De Klerk with a State Funeral would be to spit in the face of gallant liberation heroes who suffered in his hands, and had their children murdered in his quest to stifle the freedom of black people. A State Funeral for F.W De Klerk would be an insult to the families of the Cradock Four, it would undermine the memory of the people of Boipatong, Mthatha, Bhisho, the people of Vosloorus and many communities who were maimed by his state-sponsored black on black violence.

The EFF will oppose through public protest and all means necessary, a State funeral for a man who died without ever accounting for the blood on his hands. It cannot be the democracy that he killed so many to prevent, that honours F.W De Klerk.

De Klerk died denying the humanity of the black people that Apartheid subjugated and murdered, and was on a desperate mission to cleanse a legacy of genocide. A democratic society must never partake in assisting him to build a false legacy, which will erase the dead bodies his life is marked by.

By A Correspondent- South African socialite and dancer Zodwa Wabantu said she did not beat up a follower who touched her bum in a private club when she was having fun with her boyfriend.

Zodwa opened up to the Daily Sun and warned her followers from disturbing her when she is not on the stage.

She said that she was tired of people who thought they were entitled to spanking her bum and touching her when she was out enjoying herself.

“When I’m not working, I want to be treated normally. It’s a different story when I’m on stage, entertaining them. I understand that sometimes they get overwhelmed and act abnormally.
“But, I hate it when people think they are entitled to touching my body and ruin my happiness when I’m out with friends or my boyfriend. I don’t want b to test me. They must get off my space,” said Zodwa.
Recently, a woman claimed Zodwa had slapped her when she was dancing with her Ben 10 at the Recharge Braai Lounge in Midrand, Gauteng.
Responding to this, Zodwa said she did not slap the woman – she only asked her to respect her.
“I was dancing with my boyfriend and this woman kept on touching me. I asked her not to touch me. I even posted a video on Instagram, showing her spanking my bum while I was dancing with my boyfriend. I didn’t do anything. I continued dancing because I was tired of asking her not to do it. I think she is just a poverty low-thinker. If I’m in my space, don’t disturb or touch me. Rather respect and treat me as a normal person,” she said.
-Daily Sun

By A Correspondent- South Africa’s apartheid President FW De Klerk has died.

DeKlerk died of cancer Thursday at the age of 85.

He is the one who negotiated a peaceful transfer of power to a Black-led government under Nelson Mandela.

His death has attracted divided opinion with some, on the one hand, having no nice words for him, while others are paying tribute to him for allowing a transition of power to the black government.

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema said is one of FW De Klerk’s critics, to the grave. Speaking after the former president’s death, Malema said:
The apartheid sponsored media of South Africa, including the one that black young people supposedly own (405), is spreading fake news by referring to him as a former president; he is a former apartheid President; stop misleading the kids. Fake fake fake.

In the latest statement from his foundation, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu said:
Mr FW De Klerk could have gone down in history as a truly great South African statesman, but he eroded his stature and became a small man, lacking magnanimity and generosity of spirit.
In a video just released by his Foundation, FW de Klerk, in his final words said apartheid was wrong. He said:
Since the early 80s, my views changed completely… In my heart of hearts, I realised that apartheid was wrong.

Apartheid was the ideology supported by the National Party (NP) government and was introduced in South Africa in 1948. Apartheid called for the separate development of the different racial groups in South Africa.

By A Correspondent- South African socialite and dancer Zodwa Wabantu has warned her followers to respect her space.

Zodwa gave the warning when she was speaking to Daily Sun. She said that she was tired of people who thought they were entitled to spanking her bum and touching her when she was out enjoying herself.

She said when she was not working, people should understand and respect that.

“When I’m not working, I want to be treated normally. It’s a different story when I’m on stage, entertaining them. I understand that sometimes they get overwhelmed and act abnormally.
“But, I hate it when people think they are entitled to touching my body and ruin my happiness when I’m out with friends or my boyfriend. I don’t want b to test me. They must get off my space,” said Zodwa.
Recently, a woman claimed Zodwa had slapped her when she was dancing with her Ben 10 at the Recharge Braai Lounge in Midrand, Gauteng.
Responding to this, Zodwa said she did not slap the woman – she only asked her to respect her.
“I was dancing with my boyfriend and this woman kept on touching me. I asked her not to touch me. I even posted a video on Instagram, showing her spanking my bum while I was dancing with my boyfriend. I didn’t do anything. I continued dancing because I was tired of asking her not to do it. I think she is just a poverty low-thinker. If I’m in my space, don’t disturb or touch me. Rather respect and treat me as a normal person,” she said.
-Daily Sun

By A Correspondent- Zanu PF members in Bulawayo have clashed with some members of Vapostori over vending bays.

The clashes happened Tuesday fr in the CBD of the second capital, where local council officials were allocating vending malls to residents.

Southern eye reports that when they arrived at the scene, there was pushing and shoving as they jostled for marked vending bays, with municipal police struggling to contain the situation that was fast blowing out of hand.
Some Zanu PF members in party regalia claimed they deserved to occupy the vending bays while members of the apostolic sect claimed the space was reserved for them.

One of the vendors, who only identified himself as Tendai said the place was reserved for apostolic sect members. He said:
This place had been closed because of the lockdown and before that, it belonged to Vapostori.
That is why you see that there are a lot of Vapostori here.
We got here early in the morning and we were surprised that bays are now being forcibly taken by Zanu PF members. We will not allow this to happen.

Mayor Solomon Mguni condemned the clashes accusing “a section of Zanu PF youths” of taking the law into their own hands by barricading sections of 5th Avenue from Joshua Nkomo Street to Fife Street and allocating each other vending bays on a public road.
He added that Bulawayo City Council was working on a government policy to decongest the central business district and decentralise fresh produce markets to suburban areas.
Mguni said no political party had a right to allocate vending bays, insisting such a task was the responsibility of council.
Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial chairperson Obert Msindo said he was not aware of the clashes.

Tinashe Sambiri|Zanu Zanu PF leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has reduced citizens to beggars in their own country, MDC Alliance Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma has said.

Mnangagwa is accused of seizing communal land and allocating it to his Chinese friends.

Chuma tweeted:
Stephen Sarkozy Chuma ?? (@chumasteve)…
We have been reduced to tenants in our own country. Paupers amidst rich mineral wealth. Yet @edmnangagwa is busy parceling out land and mining concessions to the Chinese. Busy reversing the liberation agenda! Land to the youths! It’s our inheritance. #NgaapindeHakeMukomana (https://twitter.com/chumasteve/status/1458721328656273408?s=20)

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has unveiled the Smart Climate policy set to enable the nation to implement safe production methods that are friendly to the environment.

President Chamisa also bemoaned the lack of progress in terms of technology in Zimbabwe.

Read statement below:
Today is transport day at #COP26
I’ve been engaged.I’m amazed by the strides other countries are making towards electrification of motor vehicles.

There is so much innovation in technology and policies that enable industry and give it traction necessary for long term investment

A SMART Climate future is our next task and new mandate.

To reduce the frequency of extreme weather shocks like Cyclones,bold acceleration towards more sustainable methods of generating energy,manufacturing goods, transportation,urban development, & farming need to be taken by all countries. Net zero emissions by 2050 is the target.

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has pointed out that ZUPCO buses are endangering passengers’ lives as they are outdated and inefficient.

Zimbabwe’s public transport system is underfunded, according to President Chamisa.

See his presentation below:

As the NEXT government, delivering safe,affordable,reliable, clean &SMART public &private transportation is something we are preparing for.Our policies aim to unlock investment into electric vehicles(including ZUPCO buses) &key infrastructure like charging stations &good roads.

In Zimbabwe our public transport remains underfunded, unsafe, and unreliable. ZUPCO and the government have failed to deliver a viable solution. There is no clear policy on how the electric vehicle industry will be supported by government in Zimbabwe.

In Africa, startup businesses like, MAX and SafeBoda (Nigeria), OX and Ampersand (Rwanda), Kiira Motors (Uganda) and Opibus (Kenya) have received a lot of investor support to develop their technology and reach commercial viability…

By A Correspondent- President Nelson Chamisa has assured Zimbabweans of a new great Zimbabwe adding that he is ready to lead in his quest to turn the nation into a place of stardom.

He said:

“I have a dream and this extraordinary fixity of purpose to turn Our Zimbabwe into a place of stardom, greatness, excellence and best standards in every dimension. I’m vibrating and ready!! A New Great Zimbabwe is loading… #Godisinit“

By A Correspondent-Harare regional magistrate Mrs Vongai Guwuriro yesterday recused herself from presiding over MDC-Alliance members Joana Mamombe, and Cecilia Chimbiri’s alleged faked their abductions.

The MDC youth leaders had applied for Mrs Guwuriro’s recusal saying she had formulated a position when she dismissed their bail application on their initial court appearance.

They expected back in court on November 22 for trial.

-State media

By A Correspondent- US President Joe Biden has invited 100 heads of states from across the globe for a virtual two-day roundtable which will be held in December.

Of note, most of the SADC countries, save for Zimbabwe, are expected to attend the Democracy Summit.

Tanzania and Eswatini will also not attend. Eswatini is plagued with political problems while Tanzania have also not been invited.

While the public diplomacy section of US Foreign Affairs said it would not comment on how each country was selected, it added the summit would be an opportunity “for world leaders to listen to one another and to their citizens, share successes, drive international collaboration, and speak honestly about the challenges facing democracy so as to collectively strengthen the foundation for democratic renewal”.

The summit will be followed by another sometime next year, where Biden will host 100 world leaders in the District of Columbia.

“The December 9 to 10 Virtual Summit for Democracy will bring together leaders from a diverse group of the world’s democracies. In roughly a year’s time, a second in-person summit will take place,” the department said in a statement.

But for Zimbabwe, it is a diplomatic loss after President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed to his supporters on his return from the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow he had discussions with Biden who promised to look into sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.

A research fellow at the University of Witwatersrand, Dr William Mpofu, said Zimbabwe was failing to uphold human rights, freedom of expression, democracy and the rule of law which was basic tenets required from it.

“If you look at the diplomatic performance of Zimbabwe, all the attempts to re-engage and even join the Commonwealth, they have been ‘Idi Amin’ in nature. As a statesman [Mnangagwa] should do better than lying to the people,” he added. 

According to global human rights and democracy think tank Freedom House, Zimbabwe’s status in the past two years had deteriorated from partly free to not free due to the authorities’ intensifying persecution of opposition figures and civic activists.

Despite strained relations, the US is the single biggest country offering donor assistance to Zimbabwe.

Since independence in 1980, it has spent at least US$3.5 billion through initiatives such as food security, support for economic resilience and health outcomes.-

More- News24

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) Wednesday said the government should grant power producer, ZESA Holdings, authority to hike power tariffs and give impetus to its recapitalisation plan.

In a submission to the Finance and Economic Development ministry spelling out its expectations for the 2022 national budget, the ZNCC said low tariffs have held back ZESA from retooling.

The ZNCC said with sustainable tariffs, the State-run power utility could attract private investors.

ZNCC said:

ZESA (must be allowed) charge cost-reflective tariffs that attract independent power producers (IPPs) in line with the IPP policy.

Promote alternative energy sources. We propose that the government maintains the customs duty on solar products at 0% for the financial year 2022.

With ageing power stations, ZESA has struggled to raise capital to revamp its struggling infrastructure.

Three of the State-run power producer’s power stations have been operating at about 10% of installed capacity.

The result has been rolling blackouts that have threatened growth targets, and also left domestic consumers in dire straits.

Pressure has been mounting on the broke government to bail out the power utility.

ZESA is undertaking the US$1.5 billion Hwange Thermal Power Station expansion alone, but with industries expecting to increase production in the coming years, analysts say this falls short of the capacity required to underpin industrial recovery.

While Zimbabwe’s power tariffs rank among the lowest in southern Africa, consumer rights groups have warned that a hike can worsen the socio-economic crisis in the country

By A Correspondent- Members of the governing Zanu PF Tuesday clashed with Vapostori over vending bays from Joshua Nkomo street to Fife Street along 5th Avenue in Bulawayo.

When the Southern eye crew arrived at the scene, there was pushing and shoving as they jostled for marked vending bays, with municipal police struggling to contain the situation that was fast blowing out of hand.

Some Zanu PF members in party regalia claimed they deserved to occupy the vending bays while members of the apostolic sect  claimed the space was reserved for them.

One of the vendors, who only identified himself as Tendai said the place was reserved for apostolic sect members.

He said:

This place had been closed because of the lockdown and before that, it belonged to Vapostori.

That is why you see that there are a lot of Vapostori here.

We got here early in the morning and we were surprised that bays are now being forcibly taken by Zanu PF members. We will not allow this to happen.

Mayor Solomon Mguni condemned the clashes accusing “a section of Zanu PF youths” of taking the law into their own hands by barricading sections of 5th Avenue from Joshua Nkomo Street to Fife Street and allocating each other vending bays on a public road.

He added that Bulawayo City Council was working on a government policy to decongest the central business district and decentralise fresh produce markets to suburban areas.

Mguni said no political party had a right to allocate vending bays, insisting such a task was the responsibility of council.

Zanu PF Bulawayo provincial chairperson Obert Msindo said he was not aware of the clashes.

By A Correspondent- Umzingwane legislator Levi Mayihlome (ZANU PF) has urged the government to pay pensioners including war veterans a minimum of US$200 in monthly pensions. 

Mayihlome’s call for US dollar pensions comes hardly a month after a group of disgruntled ex-combatants were arrested after protesting in central Harare demanding an upward review of their monthly stipends.

In his contribution to a motion in reply to the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and the presidential speech on the official opening of the Fourth Session of the Ninth Parliament, Mayihlome said ex-combatants and other pensioners were living like paupers.

Mayihlome said:

The pension should at least be reviewed upwards to a minimum of about US$200 per month for all pensioners, including war veterans so that at least they have a decent life.

I would want to talk about the National Social Security Authority pensions.  My plea is that the Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare ministry needs to review these pensions.

They reviewed it upwards from US$15 to US$45 and now it is going to be US$60 per month per individual, but who can live on US$60 per month?

These are people who have contributed to the development of this country. They worked hard all their lives. They toiled making major investments, some of which have been the pride of this country, yet we expect them to live on US$60 per month. It’s not fair.

Last year, the government adjusted pensions for the former freedom fighters to cushion them against the rising cost of living but inflation has left many failing to afford basics.

Meanwhile, civil servants have been pushing for the restoration of the US$540 average earned before October 2018 but the government says the demand cannot be met due to the scarcity of foreign currency. 

The government promised to periodically increase their salaries. Some workers, including teachers, are earning an average of US$100. 

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s two Chimanimani-bound helicopters were Wednesday forced to make a U-turn after reaching Mutare only to land in a golf course in Marondera.

NewsDay reports that one of them landed awkwardly, triggering fears that it could have developed technical fault mid-air.

Mnangagwa was on his way to Chimanimani, Manicaland province, to officially open Jopa-Kopa highway which was washed away by Cyclone Idai two years ago.

Witnesses said one of the helicopters landed awkwardly at around 8 am suggesting that it could have developed a technical fault.

Security details in Marondera rushed to the scene soon after the helicopters landed, with Mnangagwa’s motorcade arriving 45 minutes later to whisk him away.

Mnangagwa later proceeded to Chimanimani by road, forcing changes to the programme after arriving late for the event.

Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa dismissed speculation that the choppers had developed technical faults, saying they were forced to land in Marondera due to bad weather.

She said:

No, nothing like that happened. You can check with the presidential spokesperson George Charamba. But all I know is the President arrived late, his helicopters failed to land in Mutare due to bad weather and they returned to Marondera and later came by road.

This is not the first time Mnangagwa has been forced to abandon his helicopter.

Last month, he was forced to travel to Rutenga in Masvingo province by road after security concerns were raised over “faulty and aged” presidential helicopters.

In August, Mnangagwa’s chopper reportedly crash-landed about 65km from Harare when he was coming back to the capital from his Precabe Farm in Kwekwe.

In the same month, bad weather hindered Mnangagwa’s trip to Mutare, where he was expected to commission a medical oxygen and industrial gas plant at Feruka.

By A Correspondent- Several school heads in Mutasa district, Manicaland province were allegedly forced to attend an induction training facilitated by Zanu PF at the weekend, a development that has irked teachers who described it as “disturbingly unconstitutional”.

Teachers’ unions yesterday said the indoctrination sessions were taking place in different parts of the country.
Zanu PF information director Tafadzwa Mugwadi told NewsDay that there was nothing untoward about the “induction” meetings. He said Zanu PF drew its membership from all professions.
“There is nothing amiss with Zanu PF engaging the school heads, if ever there was such a meeting in Mutasa. In any case, the membership of the party cuts across headmasters, the nursing profession and other civil servants,” Mugwadi said.
It is alleged that the Mutasa Zanu PF induction training was held on Saturday and Sunday, and was facilitated by party provincial officials, members of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), and army personnel.
ZNLWVA spokesperson Douglas Mahiya declined to comment on the issue.
The training programme came hardly two months after the Zanu PF Bulawayo province recommended that all civil servants compulsorily attend the ruling party’s Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology drills.
National Association of School Heads (NASH) secretary-general Munyaradzi Majoni said: “It’s unfortunate that with regards the said meetings, I am not privileged to be aware of such meetings but we cannot rule out the possibility.
“As far as I am concerned, our members have not been invited through us (NASH) to attend the meetings.”
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) president Obert Masaraure said the Zanu PF induction drills were illegal.
“These trainings are ongoing nationwide. The Constitution of the Republic proscribes civil servants from engaging in partisan business. Our ruling party is once again wantonly violating the Constitution it is expected to uphold,” Masaraure said.
“Learners are being denied full access to education as school heads are leaving schools unattended. Zanu PF should be ashamed of itself; the preoccupation with power retention by any means necessary is pathetic.”
Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) president Takavafira Zhou said the Zanu PF indoctrination lessons were not happening in Mutasa only.
“It is unfortunate that we are witnessing the “party-nisation” of government institutions, particularly the Ministry of Education. The reality is that there is a militarisation of the Education ministry with the whole essence of ensuring that personnel within the ministry are Zanu-nised.”
Mutasa Central MDC Alliance legislator Trevor Saruwaka confirmed that the induction meetings took place in his constituency.
“This is a violation of sections 200 and 208 of the Constitution,” Saruwaka said.
The provisions bar civil servants from engaging in party politics and furthering the interests or cause of any particular party.
“It is these unconstitutional acts that have taken Zimbabwe where it is today. Lawlessness by the ruling party and its institutions especially the security sector have cemented our status as a pariah State,” Saruwaka said.

-Newsday

By A Correspondent- South African socialite and dancer Zodwa Wabantu has warned her followers to respect her space.

Zodwa gave the warning when she was speaking to Daily Sun. She said that she was tired of people who thought they were entitled to spanking her bum and touching her when she was out enjoying herself.

She said when she was not working, people should understand and respect that.

“When I’m not working, I want to be treated normally. It’s a different story when I’m on stage, entertaining them. I understand that sometimes they get overwhelmed and act abnormally.
“But, I hate it when people think they are entitled to touching my body and ruin my happiness when I’m out with friends or my boyfriend. I don’t want b to test me. They must get off my space,” said Zodwa.
Recently, a woman claimed Zodwa had slapped her when she was dancing with her Ben 10 at the Recharge Braai Lounge in Midrand, Gauteng.
Responding to this, Zodwa said she did not slap the woman – she only asked her to respect her.
“I was dancing with my boyfriend and this woman kept on touching me. I asked her not to touch me. I even posted a video on Instagram, showing her spanking my bum while I was dancing with my boyfriend. I didn’t do anything. I continued dancing because I was tired of asking her not to do it. I think she is just a poverty low-thinker. If I’m in my space, don’t disturb or touch me. Rather respect and treat me as a normal person,” she said.
-Daily Sun

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed that the country will hold by-elections in the first three months of next year to fill vacancies created in the national assembly and local authorities.

Mnangagwa made the announcement when he was addressing hundreds of bused Zanu PF supporters in Chimanimani.

The frog marched Zanu PF supporters were witnessing his official opening of Jopa-Kopa high way in Chimanimani on Wednesday.

By A Correspondent-Zanu PF has rolled out millions of electronic party cards ahead of the 2023 elections.

The Party’s head of the communications department, Tafadzwa Mugwadi, announced the production of the membership cards on his Facebook page Wednesday.

“The Party through the Finance & Commissariat Dept will be issuing the on-demand Zanu PF Party in Harare at designated Zone centres which we will advise soon. Go get your electronic Party Card today & be Part of the #5millionVotesEDPfee.

The blitz will move to other provinces soon,” posted Mugwadi.

By A Correspondent- A Norton traditional based healer has ditched her husband for her married clients claiming the spirit medium on her never wanted her to give her to sleep with her husband.

Felistas Chabata, 43, ditched her husband Percy Matsiwo, 47, in Buhera and relocated to Norton, which is her new operating base.

Chabata told H-Metro that she was also sex-starved as her spirit never wanted her to bed Matsiwo forcing her to seduce some of her married clients.
She admitted to bedding two married men Tawedzerwa Kutadza, 42, a security guard and Felix Gonde, 46, a member of the uniformed forces.
“I got married to Matsiwo six years ago as his second wife,” said Chabata. “We were staying in Borrowdale while his first wife was at the village in Buhera.
“When his first wife passed on he remained in Buhera for a long time claiming that he wanted more
“Ini ndinosvikirwa; ndiri svikiro zvangu asi ndinodawo nguva nemurume wangu. I was sexually starved for some time leading me to be satiated by some of my clients.
“One of the clients is Tawedzerwa Kutadza who admired me and got attracted to my wealth that he ended up introducing me to his wife and relatives.
“Kutadza wanted my money more than me and I decided to leave him.
“Ndiye munhu ari kurwadziwa nekurambwa iyeye; ndiye akazoenda kumurume wangu achimuudza zvekudanana kwangu naFelix Gonde.
“Kutadza is refusing to come and collect some of his clothes he left at my place.
“My husband heard about my illicit affairs and started sending love messages to me.
“He is now pretending to be a good person but he is the one who ditched me and is refusing to acquire a birth certificate for our child,” said Chabata.
Chabata told H-Metro that Gonde fell in love with her when he visited her place for help.
“Gonde is married, mudzimai wake ndewenhaka saka ari kudawo neni.
“He admired me and we ended up in a serious relationship that he promised to pay lobola this December.
“This matter was raised by Kutadza leading Matsiwo to take it to social media out of jealousy,” she said.
Chabata opened up to H-Metro that she would deny Matsiwo his conjugal rights due to spirit mediums possessing her.
“Semudzimai anosvikirwa pane imwe nguva yandaisada kurara nemurume zvekuti simba randinonzwa kana precast wall ndinosvetuka.
Ndinorara ndakagara usiku nekuti husiku ndipo masvikiro anorwisa vavengi.
“Spirit mediums do not entertain quarrels and that would force me to leave my husband and stay in mountains.
“Yes, there is time I need my husband to quench that sexual appetite and we enjoy that during the day mostly.
“Ndiri svikiro rine twunhu twaro saka Gonde naKutadza vose vanofarira kugara neni vachida mari dzangu.
“Kutadza stays in Warren Park and he wants me to support his family financially; no no hazvipere mushe nekuti aiuya otora grocery ondopa mhuri yake,” said Chabata.
Kutadza confirmed his illicit affair with Chabata but refused to shed more light.
“We once had an affair and she is the traditional healer who made headlines for stopping mysterious stones in Buhera,” said Kutadza.
“I will tell you more later,” he said.
Gonde confirmed his affair with Chabata saying he found her single only to hear about Matsiwo some weeks ago.
“I found Chabata not attached to any man, she was a single mother,” said Gonde.
“She told me that she had separated with Matsiwo some time back.
“The person fighting my affair with Chabata is her former lover Kutadza.
“Matsiwo is trying to bulldoze his way back into a relationship he quit while Kutadza is trying to find his way back,” said Gonde.
Chabata, born in Zvimba village, told H-Metro that her marriage to Matsiwo started when she was on a church mission in Buhera.
Asked if she was a traditional or a faith healer, Chabata said she uses spirit mediums in her prophecies.
“It’s time for technology so today’s generation believes in prophets that is why I conduct my services in the name of church but the truth is that spirit mediums lead me,” said Chabata.

• H Metro

By A Correspondent- The government has announced that it will pay US dollar year-end bonuses to former liberation war-fighters.

Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri announced Kariba. She said the liberation war veterans were set to receive end-of-year bonuses denominated in United States Dollars.

Muchinguri-Kashiri announced during her address to the military top brass at a 2022 strategic planning workshop in Kariba.

“Already, a commitment has been made by Treasury to pay war veterans bonuses this year, a part of which is likely to be in foreign currency. Measures are also being taken to improve the benefits of the veterans further.
The ministry also has obligations to administer the welfare services of veterans of the liberation struggle. And as we plan for 2022 and beyond, it is critical for us not to leave them behind. They are an important constituent of our society by virtue of the sacrifices towards Mother Zimbabwe from the jaws of colonial bondage”.

“In this regard, it’s noteworthy that the ministry, to date, has managed to institute a Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board, which was launched by His Excellency the President (Emmerson Mnangagwa).”

By A Correspondent- Zanu Pf stalwart Tafadzwa Mugwadi has torched a social media storm after posting a picture of Kopa Road alleging that the road was rehabilitated under the new dispensation.

However, a close analysis of the two pictures shows that the rehabilitated road is somewhere near St Martins along Seke road and not Kopa road as alleged by Mugwadi.

We publish below twimbos reactions to Mugwadi’s post:

By A Correspondent- The government has announced that it will pay US dollar year-end bonuses to former liberation war-fighters.

Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri announced Kariba. She said the liberation war veterans were set to receive end-of-year bonuses denominated in United States Dollars.

Muchinguri-Kashiri announced during her address to the military top brass at a 2022 strategic planning workshop in Kariba.

“Already, a commitment has been made by Treasury to pay war veterans bonuses this year, a part of which is likely to be in foreign currency. Measures are also being taken to improve the benefits of the veterans further.
The ministry also has obligations to administer the welfare services of veterans of the liberation struggle. And as we plan for 2022 and beyond, it is critical for us not to leave them behind. They are an important constituent of our society by virtue of the sacrifices towards Mother Zimbabwe from the jaws of colonial bondage”.

“In this regard, it’s noteworthy that the ministry, to date, has managed to institute a Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board, which was launched by His Excellency the President (Emmerson Mnangagwa).”

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is investigating a robbery and sexual assault case in which a Masvingo woman was robbed of cash, gadgets and other valuables while her daughter was raped.

Police said in a statement:
The ZRP is investigating a robbery and indecent assault case which occurred at Mucheke, Masvingo on 08/11/21 at around 0100 hours, where a woman (44) lost cash amounting to US$200 and ZAR11 500, cellphones, laptops, jewellery and other valuables valued at US$1 975.
Eleven suspects armed with an unidentified pistol, wooden logs, iron bars and machetes stormed her house and demanded cash. One of the suspects sexually abused the complainant’s daughter (21).

By A Correspondent- Police in Masvingo said they have discovered some human remains in a shallow grave in a mountain in Chivi.

Police said in a statement:

Police in Ngundu received a report of human remains at Dambuguru Mountain, Chipeta, Chivi. The remains which comprise a human skull and a few bones were in what appeared to be a shallow grave covered with some stones.
In a related case, on 06/11/21 a body of an unknown male adult was found along Nyaunga River, Charewa, Mutoko. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition.
Police said Tuesday that investigations are already underway.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police has warned groups of armed robbers pouncing on homes and businesses and demanding cash.

In a statement, ZRP said the groups numbering from four to 12 had wreaked havoc in Harare.

Reads the ZRP statement:

They will be armed with various weapons, including guns and are targeting cash and valuables.

They are pouncing on homes and businesses, forcing entry through breaking doors or screens. They also waylay their victims in the yard and take hostage anyone found outside the house or business premises.

They use that person to communicate with people inside the house to open the door. They also use very threatening language to instil fear into their victims before taking away cash and other valuables.

After robbing they disappear using gate away car or cars. They mostly operate during the night. Their modus operandi can only be subdued through coordinated efforts to combat this menace.

We need to form patrol teams, mobile and foot patrols. Each team is to be accompanied by armed police officers from the local police station. Stop and searches should be conducted on all those who are found travelling at night.

All suspicious persons are to be taken to the police station for questioning. We are all potential victims hence the need to have the spirit of teamwork. If we fail to contain this challenge surely businesses will be affected seriously.

Those who have businesses they operate please stop carrying any cash home. Do not keep cash on your person. Do not announce the person who takes safe or door keys after closing of business.

Never trust your employees because we suspect some robbery cases are being planned from within. Have armed security guards manning your business or tell other business operators to comply with this advice.

Businesses should form patrolling teams to protect their businesses. Never leave doors to your home open when you’re at home.

Always try to minimize your chances of getting outside the house especially after dawn. Once attacked please do not resist.

Let us join hands with ZRP to fight crime in our community. It is everyone’s responsibility. Always keep the local police station contact number on your phone. Exchange phone contacts with your neighbours. Be a brother’s keeper.

Your local police station is ready to work with you through Neighborhood Watch Committees. Let us value our safety as united citizens.

As ZRP Harare Province we will always strive to undertake our constitutional mandate through all-encompassing, holistic, pragmatic and strategic ways in a professional manner.

Provide us with information on criminal activities. Report any wanted persons to the police. Do not hide them.

Tomorrow you shall be the next crime victim. Let us work together to create a crime-free environment.

For any information please feel free to contact:

Harare Provincial Community Relations Liaison Officer on 0242 771874

Harare Operations 0242 748836

WhatsApp 0782 475 000

By A Correspondent- Controversial Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder Walter Magaya has moved to bribe the government by offering to build a school in Harare.

Magaya is facing several rape charges involving married female church members.

Recently the Supreme Court threw away his appeal seeking to stop an investigation into his rape cases by the Zimbabwe Gender Commission. 

Magaya at his 38th birthday dinner, announced that he had started constructing a school under “The Heart Group of Schools” along Beatrice Road.

Magaya claimed that he drew inspiration from mainline denominations such as the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican and Methodist, among others that have built schools across the country. 

He said:

As PHD ministries we have acquired a place along Masvingo Road and construction of a school has started.

I have been inspired by other churches like Catholics, Anglicans, Methodists and other church leaders like Apostle Guti in building a university.

The Heart Group of Schools aims to provide space for the gifted child struggling to find space in a conventional education setup.

Its entry point is to discover a student’s heart desire and nurture the passion and gift in a technologically advanced environment where the teacher is simply a guide or a facilitator.

More: H-Metro

Magaya was said to be diverting public attention from the historic Supreme Court case in which the court ruled over the abuse of women which involves the late Nigerian preacher, TB Joshua. The court ruled that the investigations into the Walter Magaya pile of rape allegations must go ahead.

TB Joshua was in 2016 recorded while trying to subvert the court of justice on one of the Magaya victims in the verified-case of Zimbabwean woman, Angela Charakupa, and in Nigeria he himself had up to the time of his death, piles of children and older women who are complainants against him.

A long list of other women are complainants in cases reported on ZimEye since the unexplained sudden death of one of Magaya’s girlfriends in 2014, Chipo Chakanyuka.

Following the latest three cases, Walter Magaya had taken the Gender Commission Of Zimbabwe to the Supreme Court.

On the 23rd August 2019, the Commission issued General Notice 1444 of 2019 on Walter Magaya which it published in the Government Gazette. The General Notice authorized the respondent to conduct an investigation into complaints of sexual abuse generally made against the appellant.

In response, on 3 September 2019, Magaya filed an application with the High Court for a review of the decision by the respondent to launch the investigation pursuant to the General Notice. He followed this up with an urgent chamber application in which he sought by way of interim relief an interdict against the conduct of the investigation by the respondent.

On 22 October 2019, the High Court dismissed Magaya’s urgent chamber application with costs.

Magaya then appealed to the Supreme Court against that judgment.

He contended that he had good prospects of succeeding on the review and that his rights from the review process would be rendered nugatory if the investigations were not halted pending the review. His stance was that neither the Constitution nor the Act afforded the Commission the authority to conduct the contemplated investigation. To that extent, any investigation by the Commission constituted an illegality. He contended further that what the Commission intended from the published notice was outside its statutory mandate and as a result, Magaya was entitled to the protection of the law which he was seeking from the court.

But ruling against him, Supreme Court justices, Gowora, Patel and Uchena stated as follows:

            Regrettably for the appellant, he has tactically miscalculated the nature of the relief that he sought in the urgent chamber application before the court a quo. He has also failed to correlate and align the draft order in the chamber application with the relief sought in the application for review pending before the High Court.

            In the final analysis, the applicant has failed to take into account the formidable hurdle presented by the rule that an interdict cannot in principle be granted against conduct that is prima facie lawful and carried out in terms of an extant statutory instrument that is presumed to be valid until it is duly set aside by a competent court that is properly seized with the question of its validity. In any case, as a matter of procedural correctness, the validity of the impugned General Notice could not properly have been an issue before the court a quo until the return day had arrived. By the same token, it cannot be properly ventilated before and determined by this Court on appeal against the judgment a quo. For these essentially technical reasons, I would agree with Gowora JA that the present appeal should not be allowed.     

By A Correspondent- The government has given in to demands by the former liberation war-fighters who have been pressing for allowances in foreign currency for a long time.

The admission was expressed by the Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri in Kariba, where she said the liberation war veterans were set to receive end-of-year bonuses denominated in United States Dollars.

Muchinguri-Kashiri announced during her address to the military top brass at a 2022 strategic planning workshop in Kariba.

“Already, a commitment has been made by Treasury to pay war veterans bonuses this year, a part of which is likely to be in foreign currency. Measures are also being taken to improve benefits of the veterans further.
The ministry also has obligations to administer the welfare services of veterans of the liberation struggle. And as we plan for 2022 and beyond, it is critical for us not to leave them behind. They are an important constituent of our society by virtue of the sacrifices towards Mother Zimbabwe from the jaws of colonial bondage”.

“In this regard, it’s noteworthy that the ministry, to date, has managed to institute a Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board, which was launched by His Excellency the President (Emmerson Mnangagwa).”

By A Correspondent-Harare regional magistrate Mrs Vongai Guwuriro today recused herself from presiding over MDC-Alliance members Joana Mamombe, and Cecilia Chimbiri’s alleged faked their abductions.

The MDC youth leaders had applied for Mrs Guwuriro’s recusal saying she had formulated a position when she dismissed their bail application on their initial court appearance.

They expected back in court on November 22 for trial.

-State media

By A Correspondent-Zanu PF has rolled out millions of electronic party cards ahead of the 2023 elections.

The Party’s head of the communications department, Tafadzwa Mugwadi, announced the production of the membership cards on his Facebook page Wednesday.

“The Party through the Finance & Commissariat Dept will be issuing the on-demand Zanu PF Party in Harare at designated Zone centres which we will advise soon. Go get your electronic Party Card today & be Part of the #5millionVotesEDPfee.

The blitz will move to other provinces soon,” posted Mugwadi.

Tinashe Sambiri| MDC Alliance vice president Hon Tendai Biti has said Zanu PF agents want to eliminate him.

Hon Biti also accused State security agents of plotting to kill senior MDC Alliance officials including President Nelson Chamisa.

President Chamisa survived two assassination attempts in Chiredzi and Mutare.

Hon Biti said: “They (Zanu PF agents) are trailing me. We know their plans. They want to kill influential party leaders.

We are not afraid of them. I have been attacked several times. They also attempted to assassinate our President.”

MDC Alliance vice chairperson Hon Job Sikhala tweeted:

“We know all your plans, and for the record, Simbanegavi and Gakanje, we know u are trailing our Vice President [Tendai Biti].
I won’t mention your first names, but if the push comes to shove, I will expose you. We know your nefarious agenda.
It won’t work. Leave us in peace.”

By Jane Mlambo| A Midlands based academic institution Macronet International Association is in hot soup over allegations that they are duping learners through misrepresentation as a registered institution.

ZimEye understands that the organisation is not registered with Hexco but is operating as a Trust deceiving people of various amounts of money in United States dollars. has reportedly The organisazion is owned by Edwin Ncube who is believed to hail from Zhombe in Midlands province but is domiciled in Gweru’s Mkoba suburb.

Most of those duped by the shady organisation state that it purportedly offers training courses and certificates in hotel management, tourism and catering, nurse aide courses, receptionist courses amongst others.

Once clients part with amounts varying between US$90-US$200, promised services are reportedly withheld and are instead offered what was not agreed upon.

Checks by ZimEye established that despite offering these courses, Macronet International Association is not accredited with the Higher Examinations Council (HEXCO) neither is it recognised by the Zimbabwe Youth Council (ZYC).

Officials from the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education’s Quality control department who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “Macronet International Association is not registered with them and their certificates are not recognized.”

The official said parents and guardians need be extra careful not to lose their hard earned cash to fraudulent entities who claim to offer courses which are not recognized or registered.

In Zhombe, the organisation is allegedly charging US$90 for first aid courses and then promises prospective clients with jobs after completion of the short courses.

Sources say the organisation has spread its wings to Matabeleland where it has reportedly partnered the Matebeleland Youth Association purporting to offer higher and tertiary courses.

Recently, Ncube was hauled before the courts in Bulawayo on allegations of fraud. Maureen Malandu (40) of Mpopoma and Memory Madyara (32) of Makokoba paid US$200 for ambulance technician courses at the college, but instead were taught first aid.

The court heard that Ms Malandu paid US$110 while Ms Madyara parted with US$90 after they were informed that the amount would cover items needed for the completion of the course.

However, Ncube was not asked to plead over the matter.

Macronet is still on the prowl using the same modus operandi to defraud students who seek higher education as a solution to poverty.

Some of the duped clients have since reported to the police while some have directly reported to the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) where an inside source confirmed.Ncube could not be reached for comment.

PRESS RELEASE

The Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union will be holding its 81st Annual Congress on the 12th of November 2021 at the Village Lodge in Gweru.

The Congress will run under the theme “Making Markets Make Sense”. The theme is inspired by the opportunities created by the Government through various schemes to address the agricultural finance gap and provide reliable markets for various agricultural commodities.

Farmers have expressed appreciation for the government interventions including the Pfumvudza/Intwasa Conservation Scheme, Presidential Input Scheme, National Enhanced Agriculture Productivity Scheme (Command Agriculture), Irrigation Development, Livestock Growth Plan, Farm Mechanization, and the Presidential Cotton Free Inputs Scheme.

The congress will provide a platform for farmer support and implementing institutions to review these interventions with a view to further strengthen and make them more responsive to the farmers’ and stakeholder needs.

This 81st edition of this very important annual event will be attended by the delegates comprising of ZFU leadership and stakeholders in the agricultural sector.

This 81st edition of the ZFU Congress will include a Policy Conference, focusing on the role of extension and milk pricing policy in the dairy sector. The Policy Conference is under the Transforming Zimbabwe’s Dairy Value Chain (TranZ DVC) project financed by the EU.

Social Media: Twitter @ZFU_official,

Instagram @z_f_u, Facebook: Zimbabwe Farmers’ Union.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is investigating a robbery and sexual assault case in which a Masvingo woman was robbed of cash, gadgets and other valuables while her daughter was raped. Police said in a statement:

The ZRP is investigating a robbery and indecent assault case which occurred at Mucheke, Masvingo on 08/11/21 at around 0100 hours, where a woman (44) lost cash amounting to US$200 and ZAR11 500, cellphones, laptops, jewellery and other valuables valued at US$1 975.

Eleven suspects armed with an unidentified pistol, wooden logs, iron bars and machetes stormed her house and demanded cash. One of the suspects sexually abused the complainant’s daughter (21).

In an unrelated case, Police in Ngundu received a report of human remains at Dambuguru Mountain, Chipeta, Chivi. The remains which comprise a human skull and a few bones were in what appeared to be a shallow grave covered with some stones.

In a related case, on 06/11/21 a body of an unknown male adult was found along Nyaunga River, Charewa, Mutoko. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition.

Police said Tuesday that investigations are already underway.

By A Correspondent- An eight-year-old girl suffered serious burns on both legs, stomach and chest after she fell in an old coal dumpsite in Hwange on Monday.

The girl, whose name could not immediately be established, is reported to have gone to a nearby bush to relieve herself close to an old mine dump when the ground collapsed underneath her feet resulting in her falling into the dumpsite and being burnt by an underground coal fire.

CITE quoted a source as saying the girl was quickly rushed to Hwange Colliery Hospital and later transferred to Mpilo Hospital in Bulawayo.

Said the source:

The incident took place yesterday at around 4 pm at a place called Kamponi, in Makwika village.

We understand that she went to the bush to relieve herself and the ground collapsed resulting in her sustaining serious burns.

Her sister came to her rescue as she acted quickly and dragged her out of the burning coal. She was quickly rushed to Hwange Colliery Hospital.

This was a very serious accident as she suffered severe burns while her clothes and shoes were left in the pit.

Hwange residents said the lack of water and poor sanitation at most communal toilets in areas under HCCL concession areas is forcing them to practice open defecation near these old unsecured mine dumps.

Greater Whange Residents Trust Coordinator, Fidelis Chima condemned the increase in such cases arguing that Colliery needed to act to avert future occurrences. He said:

Greater Whange Residents Trust condemns the increase of burnt children at dumpsites and it appears Hwange Colliery Company is not doing enough to address these issues and we will definitely approach the company, EMA and government so that they address these issues. These children are left with permanent injuries, parents distressed.

Chima said that they were advocating for mining companies and stakeholders to address such issues.

CITE reported that the child’s father, Andy Muzwiti could not be reached as he was said to be in transit to Bulawayo with his daughter while Hwange Colliery Company corporate Affairs manager, Beauty Mutombe had not responded to questions sent to her.