Tinashe Sambiri|The clueless Zanu PF regime is using bully-boy tactics to cow the MDC Alliance into submission.

This was said by the party’s vice president Hon Tendai Biti at a media briefing in Harare on Wednesday.

Hon Biti accused Mr Mnangagwa’s administration of attempting to assassinate President Nelson Chamisa in Manicaland on Tuesday.

According to Hon Biti, Zanu PF has a habit of blaming victims of its malice.

He also dismissed POLAD and called for SADC to initiate genuine dialogue…

By A Correspondent- MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa has said that he is not going to make any changes at the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and the Zimbabwe Republic Police if he wins the 2023 national elections.

This is the first time that the leader of the country’s biggest opposition has made such pronouncement in what is thought to be a message of reassurance to all and sundry that everyone is safe and secure under Chamisa’s government.

The message is also an election strategy to eat into the traditional Zanu PF support base.

Speaking at a gathering at Mataruse Village under Chief Charumbira where he had gone to pass his condolences on the passing on of Joseph Mutema, Chamisa said elections are there to change politicians and not the Army or the Police.

“We are not bringing in a new Army or a new Police force when we get into power. The Police and Army that are there are the forces of our country. You don’t change the Army, you don’t change the Police what you change are politicians and they must be changed from time to time.

“We want a stable country,” said Chamisa.

He bemoaned the living standards of liberation war veterans which he described as pathetic. He said all over the World including countries like Vietnam war veterans are well looked after by the State and promised to make sure that the same happens in Zimbabwe.

“I am saddened when I meet war veterans,” said Chamisa.

Turning to corruption Chamisa said the State is going to take back all looted wealth. He however, said there will be no retributive justice.

“We cannot spend all our time on each other’s throats and running after each other. Let’s open a new page and create stability and peace in our country but whatever looted State property we find you with we will recover.

What you have squandered is however, between you and God,” he said.

Those who killed for political reasons will not be hanged under Chamisa’s government.

“It is not for humans to punish by killing other humans but one thing certain is that murderers are going to meet their God,” said Chamisa.

Chamisa predicted a 70% to 30% victory against Mnangagwa. He said that his victory will be so resounding that Mnangagwa would cry foul and declare that the elections were rigged.

“Muchaona chipani chatiri kukuunzirai (You will see the team that we will set). We are not going to beat Zanu PF by a small margin. We should get 70% and my brother of the scarf will get less than 30%. I will ask him to read the election results and chances are that he will cry foul and complain that the elections were rigged,” said Chamisa to wild applause.

Mutema is one of the earliest MDC members after joining the party a year after its formation in 2000. He contested Parliamentary elections on several occasions under the MDC ticket. He died in August this year.

-Mirror

By A Correspondent- Opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said people in the rural areas were living in fear due to intimidation ahead of the 2023 general elections, adding that Zimbabweans from all walks of life were in perpetual grief over the worsening socio-economic crisis in the country.

Chamisa, who met traditional leaders, the business community, villagers, students and party supporters during his stakeholders’ engagement drive in Manicaland province, said his outreach programme had enabled him to appreciate the poverty levels in the country.

His tour of Masvingo province last week was characterised by violent scenes, which saw his convoy and security aides attacked by suspected Zanu PF supporters.

He was also teargassed while attending a meeting at a private residence in Masvingo.

Zanu PF, as usual, described the alleged attacks as stage-managed ahead of the visit by the United Nations (UN) special rapporteur Alena Douhan who is currently in the country to assess the impact of sanctions.

In Manicaland, Chamisa addressed villagers in Chimanimani, Birchenough Bridge and Musikavanhu, where he said people were in grief over the worsening crisis bedevilling the country.

“We can’t have a country where everyone is complaining. Workers are crying, traditional leaders are crying, students are crying, women are crying, people in rural areas are crying and it is a difficult thing.”

“I am yet to see anyone who is happy and satisfied with the situation in the country. These are the things we are working on,” he said.

Chamisa said there was so much fear in the rural areas where villagers were being intimidated.

“Fear is the big issue, there is a lot of intimidation.

“There is also weaponisation of food aid and fertilizer. Those are the issues people are generally saying that life is now unbearable. Those are issues that are everywhere. I am telling them that we must put a fullstop to these challenges and then let us win Zimbabwe for change.”

The opposition leader, who narrowly lost the presidential race to Zanu PF’s Emmerson Mnangagwa in the 2018 harmonised elections, said he was now focusing on rural areas, the ruling party’s stronghold.

-newsday

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By A Correspondent- A Southview Park young couple was left homeless after its cabin was struck and burnt to ashes by lightning on Monday.

The incident occurred around 2pm.

Vimbai Mupoperi-Madondo said she was at her marketing stall when the mishap occurred.

Her husband Wellington Mupoperi only found the remains of the cabin when he got home.

“It is fortunate that there was no one in the house. I had the children with me at the market.”

The evidently distressed Wellington said:

“Zvese zvatsvira mumba; hembe dzese, ma birth certificates ne US$25 zvatsviramo.

“Nothing was recovered from the inferno.

“Property worth about US$500 was burnt to ashes and we were left with nothing, no clothes,” he said.

The neighbours couldn’t do anything to save the cabin as the disaster struck in the twinkling of an eye.

One of the neighbours identified as Mativenga said the couple had been offered temporary accommodation by one of the residents, whilst the community was mobilising donations to help them.

By A Correspondent| Police on Thursday said they had busted a “sod0my and se_xual abuse” syndicate after a Harare schoolboy reported missing in June was found at a house in Bulawayo.

A 48-year-old man, Emmanuel Chatikobo, appeared in court on Thursday accused of Nyasha Jayaguru’s kidnapping.

Police said a second suspect, Richard Padzarondora, 44, “passed on recently whilst police were conducting investigations.”

Young boys are being groomed on Facebook and WhatsApp leading to “se_xual activities that are conducted at certain lodges and houses,” national police spokesman Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said.

Nyasha, a Form 4 pupil at Mbare High School, disappeared without trace on June 29 on his way from school as his desperate parents pleaded for his safe return.

Nyathi said detectives found the 16-year-old at a house in Bulawayo on Wednesday “after he was made to hide by members of a social media group.”

“He has since been reunited with his parents Farayi Jayaguru and Hamunyari Shumba in Harare while awaiting a full medical examination and counselling,” Nyathi said in a statement.

Before Nyasha was found, his mother told the ZBC: “I have sleepless nights wondering whether my son is alive or not. I had so much to look forward to because he is the first born, but they dealt me a huge blow. Will I ever see my son?”

Nyathi said the investigation into Nyasha’s disappearance “revealed that there is a social media group of syndicate which is targeting school boys for sod0my and se_xual abuse.”

“The group comprises both the young and old who communicate mostly through Facebook and WhatsApp. The communication is discreet and leads to dating where se_xual activities are conducted at certain lodges and houses,” Nyathi said.

He identified Padzarondora as one of the kingpins of the “syndicate”. Police did not say how he died, but a ZBC report on Wednesday said he “died in remand prison” following his arrest on July 3.

Nyasha’s father said before Padzarondora died, “he admitted” to taking the boy “and apologised.”

“He actually said he felt sorry for him and dropped him off after picking him up at NSSA,” Farayi Jayaguru said.

Chatikobo, who also uses the name Lemmy Gwaku, was a member of the syndicate, police said.

According to senior Jayaguru, a call log history on Padzarondora’s phone showed “intense communication” with Chatikobo during the time the boy disappeared, and there was evidence that Chatikobo had paid some money into Padzarondora’s bank account.

“The Zimbabwe Republic Police is now conducting comprehensive investigations in order to establish the extent of this threat of se_xual perverts to school children especially considering the fact that some lessons are now being conducted through social media platforms,” Nyathi said.

“Parents and guardians are urged to be acquainted with individuals and groups who befriend their children on social media platforms during the course of educational and social interaction.”

Police said they were also engaging the ministry of primary and secondary education to raise awareness of the risk posed by the syndicates to children.

“The police is ready to work together with all relevant stakeholders to unearth and account for the suspects who are involved in this criminal enterprise,” Nyathi added.

-ZimLive

By A Correspondent- United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures and Human Rights, Alena Douhan has been accused of ignoring contributions made by opposition political parties in Venezuela.

Douhan, who arrived in Zimbabwe Monday, was accused of propping up Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s sanctions mantra in what they termed “regime propaganda” during her visit to that country early this year.

She is in Zimbabwe on a 10-day visit to ascertain the effects of sanctions imposed on individuals and specific corporates in the country.

In Venezuela, Douhan was investigating how sanctions imposed by the U.S., the European Union and other coutries had affected the citizens’ rights in the South American state.

Douhan concluded that the “unilateral sanctions increasingly imposed by the United States, the European Union, and other countries have exacerbated the above-mentioned calamities.”

However, the opposition in Venezuela said it regretted the outcome of Douhan’s final report. Opposition party Popular Will’s envoy to the UN Miguel Pizarro said in February:

We regret the rapporteur’s imprecisions and the lack of mention of subjects like corruption, inefficiency, political violence and the use of hunger as a tool of social and political control.

That is allowing oneself to be used for regime’s propaganda.

In Zimbabwe, Douhan is expected to meet government ministers, Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor John Mangudya.

The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum executive director Musa Kika told NewZimbabwe.com they expected to meet and engage her physically after sending written submissions and an informal online engagement.

Journalists have not been granted access to Douhan with Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi saying the media interviews could hinder her investigations.

-NewZim

By Own Correspondent- A fire has reportedly broke out at Roosevelt Girls High School in Harare, ZimEye has learnt.

Details on the cause of the fire were however still sketchy by the time of writing.

Below is a picture sent to ZimEye by a source from the school.

Efforts to get a comment from the school authorities and the City of Harare’s fire department was still work in progress by the time of writing.

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By A Correspondent- Police are looking for a 24 year old woman who gave birth to a baby boy at her house before deserting the child at Budiriro Poly Clinic.

Joyce Chinyama is reported to have given birth on Saturday at her house in Budiriro before she was later escorted to the clinic by three women where she was admitted.

The offence was discovered around midnight on Sunday by nurses who were making some checks on patients.

They had been informed by another patient that there was a baby crying but she had failed to locate the mother.

Investigations revealed that Chinyama had used a chair to escape through a window of the maternity ward. She also disappeared with the maternity and baby cards.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident. He said:

The ZRP is appealing for information that may lead to the arrest of Joyce Chinyama (24) who dumped a newborn baby boy on October 17, 2021, at Budiriro Poly Clinic in Harare where she was admitted.

The incident comes as police are still investigating another case of baby dumping which occurred at Mbare Musika in Harare, on October 4 at around 3 pm, where an unknown woman boarded an Inter Africa bus before asking a fellow passenger aged 33 to keep her baby who was approximately two weeks old.

The woman did not return to take the baby leading to a police report being lodged. Police took the baby to Sally Mugabe Hospital for further management.

-statemedia

By A Correspondent- The government has extended the level 2 lockdown by a further two weeks despite a decline in new coronavirus infections and deaths in recent weeks.

Speaking during a Post-Cabinet meeting media briefing, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said law enforcement agents shall continue enforcing the measures.

Said Mutsvangwa:

In spite of the declining cases of Covid-19 cases the Level Two lockdown will be maintained for a further two weeks and members of the public should strictly adhere to the stipulated measures.

Given that the Covid-19 intensity and duration both increase with each wave, citizens should continue to observe the Covid-19 protocols and preventive measures in place in order to prevent a fourth wave.

Law enforcement agents and the Public Service Commission will continue to strictly enforce the Covid-19 containment measures, especially the vaccination requirements pertaining to gatherings, opening of bars and nightclubs, and the requirement for civil servants to be vaccinated in order to be allowed to report for work.

The government recently allowed the leisure sector to reopen, but only for the fully vaccinated.

Only those who have had both jabs can eat in restaurants, go to the cinema and theatre, enter a bar or nightclub, or play sport.

-Newsday

By A Correspondent- A Mushikashika driver with Oriel Boys and Girls High school pupils on board was involved in a terrible accident at the corner of Nelson Mandela and Angwa street Wednesday morning.

According to witnesses, the cream mushikashika vehicle was speeding and passed through a red robot hitting a crossing honda fit on its left side which only stopped after hitting the robot pole.

The mushikashika hit another stationery honda fit parked along Nelson Mandela way.

The driver of the cream mushikashika vehicle tried to flee the accident scene before he was apprehended by passerbys.

It is alleged that the driver of the mushikashika is not licenced.

The police were attending to the accident scene.

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By A Correspondent- A Gweru farmer on Monday stumbled on a plastic bag with three AK47 assault rifles on a plot on the outskirts of Gweru.

Gweru police have since requested help from the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) bomb disposal unit and army engineers to inspect the bag.

Mr Malvin Chimwe (40) of Mkoba 14 was digging on a small plot along the Lower Gweru Road when his hoe hit the pack of three AK47s assault riffles stashed in a plastic bag underground. He said:

At first, I thought my long and sharpened hoe had ripped into debris of some sort, but when I swung the hoe a second time I realised there were metal objects.

Mr Chimwe said he was frightened when he then realised that his hoe had hit some dangerous weapons and quickly dashed to an elderly man a stone throw away.

The elderly man confirmed that Chimwe had stumbled upon guns. Chimwe then made a report at Nehanda Police Station in Mkoba.

Mr Chimwe said police came and sealed off the area and sought the services of army experts.

A police source close to investigations said the army bomb disposal experts and engineers discovered that in addition to the AK47 assault rifles, there were also four fully charged AK 47 magazines, again hidden underground.

The AK47 rifles were rusty, a sign that shows that they had been hidden underground probably for more than 5 years.

Similarly, the four fully charged AK47 magazines were also looking old and were wrapped in a plastic material.

While some in the area wondered if the weapons had been hidden during the liberation war, police sources said there was a possibility that the weapons could have been used and abandoned by armed robbers.

By A Correspondent- War veterans leader has lost a 4 hectare of wheat to fire started by his rival.

Sam Parirenyatwa who is the Association provincial chairperson and war veterans league provincial commissar Dzingai Nevhunje reportedly clashed over a fire that destroyed Parirenyatwa’s wheat.

The two are neighbours at their plots in Mazowe and the fire that destroyed Parirenyatwa’s crop was allegedly caused by his rival Nevhunje.

The case was reported at Marlborough police and is being investigated under RRB number 4917064.

Allegations are that Parirenyatwa and his association is at loggerheads with Nevhunje’s league.

There are reports suggesting that the duo does not see eye to eye over politics.

It is further alleged that Nevhunje who is aligned to the provincial chairperson Kazembe Kazembe’s camp held a meeting on Saturday and reportedly hatched a plot to fix Parirenyatwa by burning his wheat field.

Parirenyatwa told Bulawayo24 that, “it is true my field was destroyed by fire and yes l heard of the meeting conducted though was not sure of their agenda since it was a league meeting, not an association.”

Nevhunje dismissed the allegations saying Parirenyatwa is losing ground hence he is turning into smearing campaigns. Nevhunje said:

This case is not politically connected Parirenyatwa is losing ground and is now resorting to smearing campaigns, he should find grassroots support rather than fighting the party league instead we are mobilizing support, but he is dividing the party.

Nevhunje added, “That meeting was for district elections no one was ordered to go and burn his field but instead his workers failed to control the fire mind you this happened during daylight and logically it does not add up that l did that during the day.

-NewZimbabwe

By A Correspondent- MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa last night survived an assassination attempt in Mutare.

The opposition leader confirmed he was blocked just outside Mutare along the Mutare-Masvingo highway by heavily armed suspected Zanu PF activists who fired gunshots at his convoy.

Video footage shows the moments before gunshots were fired at Chamisa, late Tuesday, by suspected Zanu PF thugs, after 2 trucks had blocked his way in the road.

Chamisa was on his way to Mutare from Chipinge.

His deputy Lynnette Kore briefly spoke to ZimEye during the moments.

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By A Correspondent- The  MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa, said he will seize all looted state funds and maintain the current heads of the country’s security departments if he wins the 2023 elections.

This is the first time that the leader of the country’s biggest opposition has made such a pronouncement in what is thought to be a message of reassurance to all and sundry that everyone is safe and secure under Chamisa’s government.

The message is also an election strategy to eat into the traditional Zanu PF support base.

Speaking at a gathering at Mataruse Village under Chief Charumbira where he had gone to pass his condolences on the passing on of Joseph Mutema, Chamisa said elections are there to change politicians and not the Army or the Police.

“We are not bringing in a new Army or a new Police force when we get into power. The Police and Army that are there are the forces of our country. You don’t change the Army, you don’t change the Police what you change are politicians and they must be changed from time to time.

“We want a stable country,” said Chamisa.

He bemoaned the living standards of liberation war veterans which he described as pathetic.

 He said all over the World including countries like Vietnam war veterans are well looked after by the State and promised to make sure that the same happens in Zimbabwe.

“I am saddened when I meet war veterans,” said Chamisa.

Turning to corruption, Chamisa said the State is going to take back all looted wealth. He, however, said there would be no retributive justice.
–MasvingoMirror

By A Correspondent- The  MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa, said he will not fire the security sector’s top brass if he wins the 2023 elections.

This is the first time that the leader of the country’s biggest opposition has made such a pronouncement in what is thought to be a message of reassurance to all and sundry that everyone is safe and secure under Chamisa’s government.

The message is also an election strategy to eat into the traditional Zanu PF support base.

Speaking at a gathering at Mataruse Village under Chief Charumbira where he had gone to pass his condolences on the passing on of Joseph Mutema, Chamisa said elections are there to change politicians and not the Army or the Police.

“We are not bringing in a new Army or a new Police force when we get into power. The Police and Army that are there are the forces of our country. You don’t change the Army, you don’t change the Police what you change are politicians and they must be changed from time to time.

“We want a stable country,” said Chamisa.

He bemoaned the living standards of liberation war veterans which he described as pathetic.

 He said all over the World including countries like Vietnam war veterans are well looked after by the State and promised to make sure that the same happens in Zimbabwe.

“I am saddened when I meet war veterans,” said Chamisa.

Turning to corruption, Chamisa said the State is going to take back all looted wealth. He, however, said there would be no retributive justice.
–MasvingoMirror

By A Correspondent-The police have launched a manhunt for over 70 MDC Alliance supporters who engaged in a voter registration campaign in Chitungwiza over the weekend.

Seven activists were arrested and yesterday, five of them were granted $6 000 bail each by Chitungwiza magistrate Sheunesu Matova and ordered to report to Zengeza Police Station once a week.

Among the arrested were juveniles aged 16 and 17 who were released into the custody of their parents.  They are facing a charge of participating in a public gathering with intent to promote public violence.

The seven were represented by Tapiwa Muchineripi of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights.

According to State papers, Detective Constable Lovemore Machazire stationed at CID Law and Order Harare, who is the investigating officer, said the activists were arrested after a tip-off as they were in a procession, clad in T-shirts inscribed Register to Vote at the front and Ngaapinde Hake Chamisa at the back, while chanting MDC Alliance slogans.

“On October 16, 2021, around 1230hrs, the accused persons and their accomplices, who are still at large, numbering about 80 convened in Unit D Seke, Chitungwiza and conducted a procession along Hadzinanhanga Road heading towards Unit J Seke,” the papers read in part.

They are accused of breaching peace or bigotry.

-NewsDay

By A Correspondent- Zanu PF activists have said the police should impound MDC-Alliance’s vehicles and search for empty cartridges of bullets used to shoot at his car.

Chamisa yesterday said he was attacked by suspected Zanu PF youths who also fired some live bullets at his car.

Posting on their Zanupf patriots Twitter account Tuesday evening Zanu PF said Chamisa was playing games.

“Chamisa should stop these silly antics.

Police should impound and investigate this car, they should show the world the exits of the bullets or where they landed in the car,” Zanu Pf patriots posted.

By A Correspondent- MDC-Alliance national executive member Caston Mateu has lost his mother.

Posting on his Facebook page Tuesday, Mateu, who did not disclose the cause of her mother’s death, said his family had lost a caring parent.

“My mother, Mai Zvomuya has been taken by angels to be with the Lord. She lived an extraordinary life. I was very fond of her and loved her to the core. She will join her children Fidelis and Gillian. I will always remember her kindness and love towards me. Go well Amai i am truly pained,” he posted.

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has taken the community engagement programme to Manicaland Province.

On Monday, he was at Ngangu, Chimanimani where he addressed local residents.

According to President Chamisa, the wave of change is unstoppable.

“At Ngangu in Chimanimani, Manicaland for a citizens and community interface. Zimbabwe needs real change,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

In a statement the MDC Alliance said :

President Nelson Chamisa continues his citizen conversation interface tour of Manicaland Province.

He went to Kurwaisimba Business Centre in Chimanimani where he met community leaders, vendors, opinion makers & special interest groups in line with our People’s Agenda.

In Biriiri, President
@nelsonchamisa
made a stop to visit the community, hear their concerns and sell our message for hope. The people shared their support for the transformation agenda. They’re registering to vote en masse & are ready to defend our #6million votes!

Watch:

By A Correspondent- MDC-Alliance Vice President, Tendai Biti, has accused Harare Magistrate Vongai Muchuchuti and  Prosecutor Michael Reza of being biased after she forced him to stand in the dock without his lawyer.

He is facing charges of insulting a Russian woman Tatiana Aleshina.

Biti wants the charge dropped and the magistrate to recuse herself from the case and the prosecutor, Michael Reza.

In his application filed this week at the High Court, the opposition politician said Muchuchuti and Reza were not fit officials for the judicial offices they hold.

He also told the court the two officials had personal interests against him.

Biti is seeking a review of Muchuchuti’s ruling of October 13 2021 in which she turned down his application for postponement of trial before ordering the case to proceed in the absence of his lawyer.

Biti said the magistrate’s ruling was “grossly irregular.”

He also said Muchuchuti had personal interests against him, adding that her decision and actions were actuated by malice and bias.

“Since then, Muchuchuti has shown consistent bias against myself. She has constantly refused any indulgence to my legal practitioners.

“Moreover, Reza is the Deputy Prosecutor General. He deputises Mr Kumbirai Hodzi. How does a Deputy PG prosecute a case of verbal abuse in a regional court? NewZim

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson, George Charamba, has dismissed as fake the attacks on the MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa’s convoy in Mutare.

Chamisa, Tuesday afternoon, was attacked by suspected Zanu PF thugs in Mutare.

The opposition leader said he was blocked just outside Mutare along the Mutare-Masvingo highway by heavily armed suspected Zanu PF activists who fired gunshots at his convoy.

Chamisa was on his way to Mutare from Chipinge.

Posting on his Jamwanda Twitter handle, Charamba mocked the Chamisa’s attack claims.

“By a Funny enough mota dzavo dzinongotemwa pasame place on every occasion!”., he posted Tuesday, suggesting that Chamisa was faking the attack.

By A Correspondent- MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has survived an assassination attempt in Mutare.

Chamisa, Tuesday afternoon, was attacked by suspected Zanu PF thugs in Mutare.

The opposition leader said he was blocked just outside Mutare along the Mutare-Masvingo highway by heavily armed suspected Zanu PF activists who fired gunshots at his convoy.

Chamisa was on his way to Mutare from Chipinge.

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s spokesperson, George Charamba, has dismissed as fake the attacks on the MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa’s convoy in Mutare.

Chamisa, Tuesday afternoon, was attacked by suspected Zanu PF thugs in Mutare.

The opposition leader said he was blocked just outside Mutare along the Mutare-Masvingo highway by heavily armed suspected Zanu PF activists who fired gunshots at his convoy.

Chamisa was on his way to Mutare from Chipinge.

Posting on his Jamwanda Twitter handle, Charamba mocked the Chamisa’s attack claims.

“By a Funny enough mota dzavo dzinongotemwa pasame place on every occasion!”., he posted Tuesday, suggesting that Chamisa was faking the attack.

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By A Correspondent- A 34 year old man, Freedom Mleya from Bulawayo’s Pumula South suburb, has gone missing for more than a month now and police are appealing for information that may assist in finding him.

Mr Mleya was last seen on 3 September at around 6.30 PM leaving his home. Bulawayo police provincial spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube said:

The missing person is slim build, tall, brown eyes, black hair, light in complexion and has a tattoo on the left arm. He was last seen wearing a pink short-sleeved shirt, maroon trousers and black puma takkies.

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts may contact the Investigating Officer, Constable Madondo on 0777956135 or ZRP Pumula on (0292)-422898 or any nearest police station.-statemedia

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has taken the community engagement programme to Manicaland Province.

On Monday, he was at Ngangu, Chimanimani where he addressed local residents.

According to President Chamisa, the wave of change is unstoppable.

“At Ngangu in Chimanimani, Manicaland for a citizens and community interface. Zimbabwe needs real change,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

In a statement the MDC Alliance said :

President Nelson Chamisa continues his citizen conversation interface tour of Manicaland Province.

He went to Kurwaisimba Business Centre in Chimanimani where he met community leaders, vendors, opinion makers & special interest groups in line with our People’s Agenda.

In Biriiri, President
@nelsonchamisa
made a stop to visit the community, hear their concerns and sell our message for hope. The people shared their support for the transformation agenda. They’re registering to vote en masse & are ready to defend our #6million votes!

Watch:

By A Correspondent- The UANC President Rev Dr Gwinyai Muzorewa has said his party will only work with other progressive parties besides “unprincipled” Zanu PF accusing POLAD actors of prioritising personal aggrandisement at the expense of the majority of Zimbabweans.

In a one on one interview with ZimEye, Rev Dr Muzorewa revealed the reason why he was not in POLAD adding that he could never sit in the same room with the ruling party to give them advice because of the way that the party has run down the country.

He said:

“The reason why we are not in POLAD is because I believe that I cannot sit in the same room with the ruling party to give them advice. No.

They have the freedom to rule the country the way they want but that is not the only way that is good for Zimbabweans, we have seen that.

So the UANC led by Muzorewa is different from any other parties.  It is different because we are clear that we need a country that is run on principles, a country run on moral basis, one that is run in freedom because people struggled, people fought, others died for this country.

We cannot let people starve when we are there. It’s not going to happen. To tell you the truth, the UANC that is led by Muzorewa is willing to work with all parties except those who are working with Mr Mnangagwa.”

We publish below excepts of the interview where GM is abbreviation for President Rev Dr Gwinyai Muzorewa

Sofia: Who is Rev Dr Gwinyai Muzorewa?

GM: Gwinyai Muzorewa is a native of Zimbabwe born and raised there. I am also the president of the UANC and I am aspiring to presidency in 2023.

Sofia: What does UANC stand for what are you bringing to table for Zimbabweans in terms of politics?

GM: The UANC means the African National Council.  We have been in existence for a long time. The UANC is a people’s party that believes in non- violence, that believes in justice for all and so for the longest time we have been on the fringes just giving room for those who are more vocal. But now the situation is so bad. The situation is so bad that we cannot afford to sit. We have to come in and we have come in.

In 2018 we participated in the harmonised elections and then this time we are geared to not only to participate but participate and win. The UANC stands for a good economy, a good life for all Zimbabweans.

We will participate in that kind of governance. As long as one has skills and they are professional and are willing to serve the people, they are good candidates for our civil service.

The UANC is different from the ruling parties that employ people in government on the basis of their party affiliation.  The first thing for me, the first thing is that I am a Zimbabwean who happens to belong to this tribe, belong to this family.

 First and foremost I am a Zimbabwean and that spirit is the spirit that will unite Zimbabwe in a meaningful way. Remember when we went out to fight, we went out to fight as a people, we were united. We came back here hence we should not be divided over political ideologies.

We should be united for the progress of the nation so that’s what the UANC stands for. That’s how our party differs from other parties that just want to go in there for personal aggrandisement. We are not after that we are after the overall national development.

Sofia: You mentioned that come 2023 you will win the elections. Are you happy with the current electoral environment, the political situation?

GM: Without serious reforms, these elections will always be the same old joke. We have to have serious reforms, electoral reforms, political reforms because we are looking for justice here. We want to be fair here.

We want to be fair with the people of Zimbabwe because people often wonder, so many have voted for a particular individual and the results don’t show that. And you wonder what has happened. Well we know what has happened. The votes are manipulated. So we are hoping that we have serious electoral reforms before 2023.

If that doesn’t happen, there can be some problems. We cannot have a repeat of the same game over and over. They say you can fool people some of the time but not all the time. This time in 2023 most Zimbabweans that I talk to, that I share with have said enough is enough. They have said we are going to do it differently.

They are saying, I need my freedom in my ballot box, I need my freedom in my participation in politics, I need my freedom in my home and I need my freedom in my country. That is what people are demanding. Unemployment is bad because so many policies needs to be put in place. Without these things, the people are just fed up.

Sofia: What is your party’s position on corruption?

GM: We have a plan to end corruption. Corruption in Zimbabwe started from top officials.  Also, the RBZ seems to be the beehive for large scale scandals for our nation. The UANC will end corruption by removing, replacing and restructuring most government agencies including public service,  commissions appointed by government.

An alternative government will eliminate cartels and a patronage based economy to replace with traditional free market. By computerising the system, nationwide auditor general’s tasks will be more manageable as computerisation ensures checks and balances that are calculated to suffocate corruption channels and loopholes.

I think in Zimbabwe, people chose to be corrupt because the rule of law itself has been corrupted,  because of state capture. The UANC leadership will open alternative channels for creating wealth. Not wealth for a few elites but for all the people. For the UANC leadership, integrity, transparency and accountability is the mantra.

We believe an alternative government brings in a new dispensation led by a vetted cabinet and servant leadership. Because the judicial system is corrupt currently, the Zimbabwe anti corruption commission is only a paper tiger.  

Corruption thrives in state capture where no one is ever held accountable. To end corruption, every Zimbabwean ought to serve as an anti corruption commissioner. This only happens when the rule of law is in effect.

The UNAC will enforce the constitutional provision for separation of the three branches of government, the executive, judiciary and the legislature. The military and the police which are apolitical will resume their traditional role for a peaceful and inclusive government. Time will come when the defence forces will defend the nation and not protect poverty lawlessness, unemployment and corruption.

Over 70 percent of Zimbabweans live in poverty in a rich country due to rampant corruption yet poverty is not the cause for corruption. Rather corruption causes poverty. The UANC will reverse this trajectory. The year 2023 will mark the beginning of measurable reduction to poverty in Zimbabwe.

Sofia: You mention that you envision a time in Zimbabwe when there will be separation of powers in Zimbabwe. Is that possible given the current trajectory?

GM: Yes because the Constitution that we have right now makes that provision. All that is missing is implementation of what the constitution provides. So that is one of the problems. We have a good document to guide us but those who are supposed to uphold it don’t uphold it.

So we will come in and do what we need to do. As government, the Constitution is our document, it is our guiding principle that we go by because that is where the nation has put all its thoughts, all its wisdom together to say: by this document we will abide. It will happen come 2023. We are coming in to make right what is not right.

Sofia: Could you share your thoughts on the importance of a coalition of opposition political parties against Zanu PF?

GM: Those remarks are interesting. I will respond to it in a sort of combination. The UANC believes in unity, national unity. The UANC belongs to the people. In fact the UANC is the first political party in Zimbabwe. It is not just a little party. It is the oldest  party along with Zanu Pf and Zapu.

MDC came in in 1999 and then other parties have come in. I am sorry the UANC is not one of tuma party that’s why colloquially it is called dzakutsaku or Huruyadzo. It is named that because it is one of the oldest parties in the country. Now anyone who thinks that the UANC led by this man Muzorewa is really like Zanu Pf , that person needs more information.

The reason we are not in POLAD is because, i believe that I could not sit in the same room with the ruling party to give them advice. No. They have the freedom to rule the country the way they want but that is not the only way that is good for Zimbabweans. We have seen that. So the UANC led by Muzorewa is different from any other parties.

 It is different because we are clear that we need a country that is run on principles run on moral basis that is run in freedom because people struggled, people fought others, died for this country. We cannot let people starve when we are there. It’s not going to happen. To tell you the truth, the UANC that is led by Muzorewa is willing to work with all parties except those who are working with  Mr Mnangagwa..

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Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has taken the community engagement programme to Manicaland Province.

On Monday, he was at Ngangu, Chimanimani where he addressed local residents.

According to President Chamisa, the wave of change is unstoppable.

“At Ngangu in Chimanimani, Manicaland for a citizens and community interface. Zimbabwe needs real change,” President Chamisa wrote on Twitter.

In a statement the MDC Alliance said :

President Nelson Chamisa continues his citizen conversation interface tour of Manicaland Province.

He went to Kurwaisimba Business Centre in Chimanimani where he met community leaders, vendors, opinion makers & special interest groups in line with our People’s Agenda.

In Biriiri, President
@nelsonchamisa
made a stop to visit the community, hear their concerns and sell our message for hope. The people shared their support for the transformation agenda. They’re registering to vote en masse & are ready to defend our #6million votes!

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By A Correspondent- Police in Bulawayo have been accused of shooting a 16-year-old girl and refusing to assist the family take her to hospital.

The alleged incident happened on October 4 in Mzilikazi high-density suburb.

Ayanda Tshuma, a Form 3 pupil at Sobukhazi High School, was admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital after she was allegedly shot on the cheek as law enforcement agents discharged a firearm to stop a street fight at G-Square.

She was just a bystander. The bullet went through one cheek and exited on the other.

The family claims that the police had not assisted her to get medication.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday told Southern Eye that they were yet to find out what exactly transpired on the day in question.

We received the report about the case of a member of the ZRP, who allegedly shot a girl child in Mzilikazi.

“The case is still under investigation, and so we don’t have much information to disclose,” Nyathi said.

The juvenile said she was now living in fear after police officers threatened her.

“On Friday October 15, police came to our home to take statements.

“They threatened me saying I should speak the truth.

“They also said I was changing statements.

“This surprised me as I was speaking to them for the first time,” she said.-newsday

By A Correspondent- The government has said individuals who were vaccinated with the first jab of the Indian Covaxin COVID-19 jab and failed to get the second dose can restart the vaccination process using Chinese Sinovac or Sinopharm doses.

Yesterday, Health deputy minister John Mangwiro confirmed that the country had failed to secure second jabs of the Covaxin, but sought to assure panicky citizens that government did not expect any health complications for taking another vaccine.

Mangwiro said those affected could restart the inoculation exercise using Chinese vaccines. Mangwiro said:

Those who failed to get the second Covaxin dose should go to their nearest clinics and get inoculated. They can either get Sinopharm or Sinovac. It’s known that we follow science. There is no danger to their lives. They can also opt to restart the process and receive both the first and second doses of either Sinovac or Sinopharm vaccines.

Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights secretary Norman Matara said they were in no position to tell if there are any complications or not since there is no data on that. He added:

We have had other vaccines mixed and there were no complications.  So we hope it will be the same with this one (Covaxin). It also points to inefficiency and a system that is weak as well as poor planning on government’s part.

Zimbabwe Senior Hospital Doctors Association president Shingai Nyaguse said it was prudent to restart the vaccination process considering the long interval since the first dose.

Nyaguse said restarting the process was unlikely to cause health complications but urged people to “quickly report to the Health ministry in the unlikely event of adverse effects.”

Community Working Group on Health executive director Itai Rusike criticised the government for poor planning and failing to apologise to members of the public who had taken the jab.

He said this would result in distrust, adding that it was high time Zimbabwe seriously considered using single-dose vaccines.

By A Correspondent- Zanu PF factionalism has apparently turned nasty in Mashonaland Central province following a clash between War veterans Association provincial chairperson Sam Parirenyatwa and war veterans league provincial commissar Dzingai Nevhunje.

The two are neighbours at their plots in Mazowe and Parirenyatwa on Sunday lost about 4 hectares of wheat due to an inferno allegedly caused by his rival Nevhunje.

The case was reported at Marlborough police and is being investigated under RRB number 4917064.

Allegations are that Parirenyatwa, and his association is at loggerheads with Nevhunje’s league, and the battles have widened ahead of the forthcoming provincial elections with the rival war veterans’ formations being aligned to different camps.

It is further alleged that Nevhunje who is aligned to the provincial chairperson Kazembe Kazembe’s camp held a meeting on Saturday and reportedly hatched a plot to fix Parirenyatwa by burning his wheat field.

Parirenyatwa confirmed the case saying, “it is true my field was destroyed by fire and yes l heard of the meeting conducted though was not sure of their agenda since it was a league meeting not an association,” Parirenyatwa said.

Nevhunje dismissed the allegations saying Parirenyatwa is losing ground hence he is turning into smearing campaigns.

“This case is not politically connected Parirenyatwa is losing ground and is now resorting to smearing campaigns, he should find grassroots support rather than fighting the party league instead we are mobilizing support, but he is dividing the party, “Nevhunje said.

Quizzed on the agenda of the meeting he said it was a district elections party meeting.

“That meeting was for district elections no one was ordered to go and burn his field but instead his workers failed to control the fire mind you this happened during day light and logically it does not add up that l did that during the day.”

The war veterans association and league members have been fighting each other since the inception of the latter whose launch was  presided over by the late Perence Shiri.

–Byo24

By A Correspondent- A High Court judge Monday sentenced a Hwedza man to death for the murder of his employer in 2015 and throwing the body into Rhodesville Dam.

Tapiwa Murombo was yesterday found guilty of the premeditated murder of Partson Musarandoga whose body was found in the dam days after he went missing.

Murombo allegedly struck Musarandoga on the head with an axe at a farm along the Hwedza Highway, forged a suicide note directing him to sell properties from the deceased’s home and disappeared.

The police pursued him along the Harare-Chirundu Highway in a high-speed chase, shot him in the leg as he tried to escape and eventually arrested him.

Murombo denied killing Musarandoga saying he parted with him after the deceased had agreed to give him a vehicle as payment for a US$4 000 debt.

But Justice Justice Priscillah Munangati-Manongwa ruled that Murombo had failed to convince the court that he was innocent. Munangati-Manongwa said:

The court finds that the reasons advanced were not such as to convince the court not to pass the death sentence. In essence, after taking all factors into account, this court finds that there are no circumstances of a mitigating nature that would call for a lesser sentence.

Neither a life sentence nor a sentence of not less than 20 years will meet the justice of the case.

The accused shall be returned to prison, be held until the execution of the sentence according to law.

She said  Murombo was not in the group that is excluded from the death sentence as stipulated by section 48(2)(c) of the Constitution.-Newsday

By Own Correspondent| Zanu PF Director of Information Tafadzwa Mugwadi has celebrated the death of former United States Secretary of State Collin Powell who succumbed to Covid-19 complications yesterday.

Posting on Twitter, Mugwadi famously known as Tuboy said Powell endorsed sanctions against Zimbabwe hence he was a “son of a devil”.

“Today, the endorser of illegal sanctions & @mdczimbabwe founding foreigner @PowellCollin is announced dead. Begone son of a devil!The UN SR cannot complete her task without meeting these patriotic anti-sanctions activists camped against the @usembassyharare for nearly 1000 days,” said Mugwadi.

Mugwadi further mocked Powell saying he doesn’t shed a tear for his death urging those hurt to go and mourn in America.

“Powell has died. He bears the signature of illegal sanctions on Zim & its people

Do I shed a tear over his death? Noo

Varwadziwa endai munoridza mhere ku USA. He authored our problems

He had no Ubuntu & worse than Masendeke & Chidumo. He served a criminal Bush Administration,” further mocked Mugwadi.

Powell had multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that suppresses the body’s immune response, as well as Parkinson’s, Peggy Cifrino, Powell’s longtime chief of staff, confirmed to CNN. Even if fully vaccinated against Covid-19, those who are immunocompromised are at greater risk from the virus.

By A Correspondent- Another s_ex orgy is on the cards in Hillside Harare.

ZimEye’s Simba Chikanza called the organisers of the s_ex orgy who confirmed that the party was scheduled for October 30 2021 at a yet to be revealed venue in Hillside.

Said the woman who picked up the call on one of the numbers advertised on the flyer circulating on social media:

“You just bring your drinks or alcohol and you pay $5 entrance fee at the gate.

We do not reveal the address where the party will be held because we want to avoid a police raid.

You just call around 3pm and we will send someone to come and pick you up.”

The woman however cut the phone after Chikanza revealed his identity.

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By A Correspondent- Police have launched a manhunt for over 70 MDC Alliance supporters who engaged in a voter registration campaign in Chitungwiza over the weekend.

Seven activists were arrested and yesterday, five of them were granted $6 000 bail each by Chitungwiza magistrate Sheunesu Matova and ordered to report to Zengeza Police Station once a week.

Among the arrested were juveniles aged 16 and 17 who were released into the custody of their parents.  They are facing a charge of participating in a public gathering with intent to promote public violence.

The seven were represented by Tapiwa Muchineripi of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights.

According to State papers, Detective Constable Lovemore Machazire stationed at CID Law and Order Harare, who is the investigating officer, said the activists were arrested after a tip-off as they were in a procession, clad in T-shirts inscribed Register to Vote at the front and Ngaapinde Hake Chamisa at the back, while chanting MDC Alliance slogans.

“On October 16, 2021, around 1230hrs, the accused persons and their accomplices, who are still at large, numbering about 80 convened in Unit D Seke, Chitungwiza and conducted a procession along Hadzinanhanga Road heading towards Unit J Seke,” the papers read in part.

They are accused of breaching peace or bigotry.-Newsday

By A Correspondent- Police have launched a manhunt for over 70 MDC Alliance supporters who engaged in a voter registration campaign in Chitungwiza over the weekend.

Seven activists were arrested and yesterday, five of them were granted $6 000 bail each by Chitungwiza magistrate Sheunesu Matova and ordered to report to Zengeza Police Station once a week.

Among the arrested were juveniles aged 16 and 17 who were released into the custody of their parents.  They are facing a charge of participating in a public gathering with intent to promote public violence.

The seven were represented by Tapiwa Muchineripi of the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights.

According to State papers, Detective Constable Lovemore Machazire stationed at CID Law and Order Harare, who is the investigating officer, said the activists were arrested after a tip-off as they were in a procession, clad in T-shirts inscribed Register to Vote at the front and Ngaapinde Hake Chamisa at the back, while chanting MDC Alliance slogans.

“On October 16, 2021, around 1230hrs, the accused persons and their accomplices, who are still at large, numbering about 80 convened in Unit D Seke, Chitungwiza and conducted a procession along Hadzinanhanga Road heading towards Unit J Seke,” the papers read in part.

They are accused of breaching peace or bigotry.

-newsday

By A Correspondent- Another s_ex orgy is on the cards in Hillside Harare.

ZimEye’s Simba Chikanza called the organisers of the s_ex orgy who confirmed that the party was scheduled for October 30 2021 at a yet to be revealed venue in Hillside.

Said the woman who picked up the call on one of the numbers advertised on the flyer circulating on social media:

“You just bring your drinks or alcohol and you pay $5 entrance fee at the gate.

We do not reveal the address where the party will be held because we want to avoid a police raid.

You just call around 3pm and we will send someone to come and pick you up.”

The woman however cut the phone after Chikanza revealed his identity.

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By A Correspondent- Bulawayo police were caught off guard last month after a 16-year-old boy from Makokoba high-density suburb allegedly broke into Ross Camp police station and stole car batteries.

He was spotted by police officers selling the batteries together with his unnamed accomplice in Makokoba during police patrols.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident.

“On September 24 at around 8am, police received three cases of theft of car parts which occurred in Ross Camp, Bulawayo. At around 10am, police officers were on patrol and they saw two accused persons, the juvenile nicknamed “Scara” and another person selling batteries in Makokoba. The pair ran away after they were approached by police, leaving behind two batteries that were positively identified by the complainants,” Ncube said.

He said a manhunt was launched on October 11, leading to the arrest of the pair.  During investigations, the juvenile admitted stealing the batteries and also revealed that he had sold six of them.

In an unrelated incident, a 23-year-old man from Mahatshula has been arrested for attempting to kill his drinking mate after striking him with a brick on the forehead over a dispute about soccer matters at Sompisi shops.

Ncube confirmed the arrest of Talent Moyo (23).

“On October 10 at 8pm, the complainant and Moyo were drinking beer at Sompisi shops, Mahatshula while discussing soccer matters. The two had a misunderstanding about soccer matters. Moyo picked up a small brick and struck the complainant once on the left side of the forehead and he sustained injuries,” Ncube said.

He said the matter was reported to police the following day, leading to Moyo’s arrest.

Ncube said police recovered a blood-stained face brick near a braai stand at Sompisi Bottlestore, adding that the complainant was referred to United Bulawayo Hospital where his condition is said to be stable.-Newsday

By A Correspondent- Fifteen of the 16 Harare residents arrested on Saturday for engaging in a se_x orgy at a private house in Kuwadzana 2 were yesterday released on free bail and remanded to today.

Magistrate Barbara Mateko, who presided over the matter, however, ordered the property owner, Reyn Mabva, to pay $3 000 bail.

They were charged with soliciting clients for the purpose of pr0stitution, while Mabva was also charged with turning his house into a brothel.

The group comprised of six ladies, namely Thokozani Tshuma, (24), Shylet Simba, Lucia Nyakutsikwa (36), Loveness Zindi (34), Sithatisiwe Kufa (21) and Moleen Mashingaidze (age not given).

Their male partners were identified as Luis Zvanhasi (24), Daniel Divala (23), Alexio Chibanda (41), Munashe Masawi (25), Praisemore Makuni (39), Samuel Makore (37), Paul Nhodza (35), Mabva (35), Mark Tafirenyika (32) and Edward Kanengoni (29).

The party was advertised from October 14, 2021 on a WhatsApp group, with each male member asked to pay $200 for acquisition of cond0ms and toiletries in addition to US$20 to get an opportunity to be intimate with all the ladies in attendance.

The State alleges that the “Sod0m and Gomorah party” allegedly organised by Mashingaidze, started at 1030pm before police bust it at around midnight, leading to the suspects’ arrest.

During the raid, police allegedly recovered a plastic bag full of cond0ms and US$85 believed to have been paid by the party goers. The videos of the participants mourning in pleasure while having se_x have gone viral on social media.

By A Correspondent- Commutters in Bulawayo are stranded after Zupco drivers went on strike.

This has forced some people to board pirate taxis to get to their respective destinations on time.

The drivers claim that they have not been paid for months.

This is not the first time for Zupco drivers to go on an industrial action over their conditions of service.

-statemedia

By A Correspondent- Ten men and six women who were on Saturday night arrested at a sex party in Kuwadzana have appeared in court.

The six ladies are Thokozani Tshuma, 24, Shylet Simba, Lucia Nyakutsikwa, 36, Loveness Zindi, 34, Sithatisiwe Kufa, 21 and Moleen Mashingaidze.

The 10 men are Luis Zvanhasi, 24, Daniel Divala, 23, Alexio Chibanda, 41, Munashe Masawi, 25, Praisemore Makuni, 39, Samuel Makore, 37, Paul Nhodza, 35, Reyn Mabva, 35, Mark Tafirenyika, 32, and Edward Kanengoni, 29.

By A Correspondent- A suspected armed robber was assaulted, stoned and sjamboked to death by an angry mob after he was apprehended by his would-be victim in Beitbridge on Monday.

It is not clear at which point the victim died, but was pronounced dead on arrival at Beitbridge district hospital on Monday morning.

Officer commanding Beitbridge police district chief superintendent Tichaona Nyongo confirmed the incident saying the suspected armed robber succumbed to injuries sustained during a mob justice.

“At the moment that is what we have. A man has died after a mob attacked him in Dulivhadzimo. He is suspected to be part of a gang that was caught at night breaking into a house,” Nyongo said.

He said the man was part of a four or five men gang, some of whom escaped, when the now deceased was cornered by residents.

It is understood that the robbers entered the victim’s house while the owner had gone to collect his wife from the bus terminus.

His young brother, whom he left at the house, called him after he saw a group of the suspected armed robbers breaking into the gate.

The man alerted neighbours and surprised the robbers who fled in different directions and one was cornered.

The body of the deceased was taken to Beitbridge district hospital mortuary.

Beitbridge has in the last two months been hit by armed robberies targeting different classes of people.

Recently, a man lost R1,2 million to armed robbers.

-newsday

By A Correspondent- It was a case of throwing a cat among pigeons when Praise Mpofu (22) a male prisoner who pretended to be a woman was almost detained in cells at Shurugwi Female Prison last week.

Mpofu was actually detained for two days from October 1-4, 2021 at Young Offenders Prison in Gweru where it was thought that he was a woman. Sources said he was dressed in a blouse and skirt, a laddish hairstyle and the brea_sts were also there since he put some stuff inside a bra.

Midland Prisons spokesperson Nevson Tagarira confirmed the case and told The Mirror that Mpofu came to court dressed as a woman.

Mpofu who goes around hooking male clients by disguising as a female pr0stitute was arrested on September 30 this year after he allegedly stole from a man in Mkoba 6 who had taken him home for the night and ran away.

He was arrested at Mkoba 6 and remanded in custody at Gweru Magistrates Court but due to transport problems he had to be taken to Gweru Young Offenders Prison in Gweru where he stayed with young female offenders.

The magistrate, court officials, Police and Prison officers did not realise Mpofu was actually male. He is being charged with theft

His status was discovered when he was sent to Shurugwi Female Prison and the procedure at the prison is that inmates are searched and vetted at the time of arrival.

“Yes there was a male inmate who came from ZRP through Gweru Magistrates Court pretending to be female. His true status was only discovered at Shurugwi Female Prison as he underwent admission processes said Tagarira.

A female nurse who was doing the screening is said to have screamed and ran away from the room after realizing that Mpofu was actually a man.

Mpofu was immediately whisked away to Whawha Maximum Prison near Gweru where he is now detained. There is speculation that Mpofu is a hom0sexual.

“Mpofu spend two days at Gweru Young Offenders rison where he did not devuldge that he was a male and he was treated as a female. The matter came to light when he was to be detained at Shurugwi Female Prison that he was not a female. One could not figure out that Mpofu is a male he had a nice hair style ,brea_sts and he was wearing a skirt just like a lady. Mpofu was arrested after he stole from a man who had hired him as a prostitute. Mpofu stole money and fled before he fulfilled the duties he was hired for,” said the source.

“Yes there was an inmate who came from ZRP through the magistrates court pretending to be a female. It was only identified at Shurugwi Female Prisons through our normal channels on admission that he was actually a male inmate not a female as he was pretending to be. Mpofu was taken from Shurugwi female prison to Hwahwa on the same day,” said Mpofu.

By A Correspondent- The public has expressed concern over the lighter sentence which was passed by a Harare magistrate on a local high school mathematics teacher who was filmed brutally assaulting a Lower Sixth student.

Harare magistrate Judith Taruvinga yesterday ordered Talent Chingwaru (39), a teacher at Harare Einstein Tuition Centre, to perform 630 hours of unpaid work at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals starting today.

Chingwaru was initially jailed for 36 months, but 18 months were set aside for five years on condition of good behaviour.

The remaining months were commuted to 630 hours of community service.
Chingwaru was convicted on his own plea of guilt and immediately appealed for a lighter sentence from the court, saying he was emotionally stressed when he committed the offence.
Shambadzeni Fungura, appearing for the State, had called for a custodial sentence that deters would-be offender.

People wanted the abusive teacher to be given a custodial sentence.
-Herald

By A Correspondent-Female urban groove music pioneer, Betty Makaya, has resurfaced.

The Kurwizi hitmaker made announced her come back on her Facebook page Monday.

“I can’t wait to see you guys this 30th of October @recharge_braai_lounge alongside @djtira & my brother @noxguni,” she posted.

Betty, who has been silent for a while, is now based in South Africa. She is most known for her track Usipo, and a 2000 collaboration called Kurwizi which she did with late Urban Grooves singer, Jamal Mataure. Both songs were produced by Mutare based Tonderai Music Corporation (TMC).

 She has has also done collaborations with Alexio Kawara and Langton Deo.