By A Correspondent- Harare regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje today set October 18 as the trial date in a matter where MarryChiwenga is accused of money laundering.

Magistrate Mambanje also ordered Mubaiwa to return to court on November 1 in a case in which she is facing allegations of attempting to kill Vice President Constantino Chiwenga during the time he was in hospital in South Africa.

The State led by Mr Michael Reza said they were expecting to furnish Mubaiwa with a trial date in that matter since the docket was now ready.

Mubaiwa is also facing a separate charge where she is accused of assaulting their family maid.

Mubaiwa’s lawyer Ms Beatrice Mtetwa told the court that the trials would depend on the medical tests which she is supposed to undertake to ascertain whether she will be fit to stand court hearings.

-State media

By A Correspondent-The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has excluded the opposition MDC Alliance from its provisional consultations in provinces meant to discuss electoral developments saying they don’t know who the MDC Alliance is.

The commission is rolling out programmes to discuss the electoral concerns, the legal framework, the electoral cycle, voter registration, delimitation and the polling process in preparation for future elections.
An internal memo indicated that Zec was waiting for instructions from unnamed authorities regarding the MDC Alliance issue.

Speaking to NewsDay on Wednesday, Zec spokesperson commissioner Joyce Kazembe confirmed that the MDC Alliance was not invited. She said:
We did not extend our invitation to MDC Alliance to be part of a stakeholder meeting because the matter regarding the name MDC Alliance is still before the courts.

Now we don’t know who MDC Alliance is before the court’s final judgment; hence we could not invite MDC Alliance. We can’t acknowledge it until the court judgment. As it stands, we await the court judgment to be able to work with MDC Alliance, just like other political parties in Zimbabwe.

MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the development was confirmation that ZEC was partisan and serves the interests ZANU PF. She added:
The MDC Alliance is the biggest political party in the nation. There is no lawful excuse for barring it from stakeholder engagement.
We are the only political party that has put forward an alternative Electoral Bill. In line with our reform agenda, we have published our principles for reliable, inclusive and credible elections in Zimbabwe as an alternative to the present electoral policies that do not bode well for democracy…

Political analyst Rashweat Mukundu it was not for ZEC to determine who is and who is not a political party adding that barring the MDC Alliance makes Zec an interested party in the fights in the mainstream opposition.
He added that the latest “error” exposed Zec as unqualified to run elections in Zimbabwe, and called for its disbandment.

-NewsDay

By A Correspondent- A 30-year-old man from Esigodini allegedly sodomised his neighbour’s 12-year-old-son and promised to give him money to buy his silence, a court heard.

Jasper Magonya of Habana Extension went to the juvenile’s home around 9 pm and asked him to escort him to his house.

The court heard that the minor then took with him his 10-year-old sister and while on the way, Magonya promised to give him some money.

The state alleges that when they arrived at his home, Magonya then sent back the minor’s sister to collect a lunch box at their home.

He later sexually assaulted the juvenile.

Magonya is facing a charge of aggravated sexual assault and he appeared before magistrate Abednico Ndebele.

Magistrate Ndebele remanded him in custody to October 11, 2021.

For the State, Vusumuzi Moyo narrated to the court that the incident occurred on September 24 and was subsequently reported to the police leading to Magonya’s arrest.

“On September 24 at around 9 PM Magonya proceeded to the minors house and asked him to escort him to his house and he agreed. The minor went with his young sister aged 10 and on the way, the Magonya promised to give the minor some money,” said Moyo.

“Upon arrival at his home, Magonya asked victim’s sister to go back home and collect a lunch box and she complied. Magonya entered his bedroom and he locked the security gate. Minor sat on the blankets and suddenly Magonya forcibly removed his shorts and made him lie facing upwards and mounted on top of him.”

The State further alleged that Magonya inserted his penis twice into the minor’s anus but the minor resisted due to the pain and he (Magonya) ejaculated on the minors t-shirt.
The matter came to light when the minor’s sister returned to Magonya’s home and heard her brother crying.

She ran back home and told her uncle who interviewed the minor and he narrated his ordeal leading to Magonya’s arrest.

• CITE

By A Correspondent- Finance Minister, Mthuli Ncube, has showered praises on President Mnangagwa, describing him as the “best boss” to ever work with.

Ncube, who was in the media on the allegation of having pent over US$200 000 of taxpayers’ money on hotel accommodation, told The Chronicle that he was convinced President Mnangagwa has the right qualities to lead the country.

“When I joined the Government (in 2018), I was invited by President E.D. Mnangagwa. In my view, I will say this, and for me, I speak from the heart, he is the best boss I have ever worked with and worked for,” said Ncube in a recent interview in Bulawayo.
“I think that it’s the leadership, he has the right qualities to lead and to lead others, and I also admire the way he interacts with those that he leads.
“He (President Mnangagwa) allows you to be creative, to contribute, to debate, to push back and he will accept in a very polite style and those are very good qualities of a leader.

“It’s never a good idea to give an opinion on any boss but for me, I thoroughly enjoy working with him, he is actually the best boss, that’s in terms of subordinate principal-boss relationship.”

By A Correspondent- Deputy Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) Chairperson Emmanuel Magade has applied for reappointment following the expiry of his tenure.

Magade’s term of office expired together with that of another ZEC commissioner Dr Qhubani Moyo.

To fill in the two vacant positions Parliament of Zimbabwe has lined up 24 candidates for interviews tomorrow.

At least 47 nominations were received, and after analysing the credentials, Parliament’s Rules and Orders Committee to settle for 24 candidates.

By A Correspondent- Parliament of Zimbabwe has lined up 24 candidates for interviews to fill two posts at the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC).

The interviews will be held tomorrow Friday.

The two positions became vacant following the expiry of the terms of ZEC deputy chairperson, Mr Emmanuel Magade and Dr Qhubani Moyo.

According to the list, Mr Magade will be seeking reappointment while Dr Moyo did not seek another term.

At least 47 nominations were received, and after analysing the credentials, Parliament’s Rules and Orders Committee to settled for 24 candidates.

By A Correspondent- The arrested journalists were covering a protest outside the ZEC provincial offices by MDC Alliance activists.

They are currently being held at Harare Central police station.

#BREAKING– MDC Alliance protesters and several journalists have been arrested outside ZEC provincial offices. The protesters were demonstrating against the unconstitutional exclusion of the MDC Alliance representatives from @ZECzim stakeholder meetings. Details to follow.

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) September 30, 2021

The nine journalists arrested at ZEC offices are : Leo Munhede, Thomas Madhuku, Nyashadzashe Ndoro, Robert Tapfumaneyi, Marshal Bwanya, Gaddaffi Wells, Adrian Maratu, Tongai Mwenje & Tinashe Muringai.

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) September 30, 2021

Press Statement

Thursday, 29 Sep 2021 11:27

We are concerned with the people of Zimbabwe are being treated as second class citizens by the government of Zimbabwe.

It now seems as Chinese foreign nationals now have rights to our natural resources more than us native Zimbabweans.

Our fellow brothers, sisters , mothers and fathers deserve to be considered for all investment opportunities in their communal lands ahead of the Chinese in Zimbabwe. Native Zimbabweans at the grassroots continue to be elbowed out of key wealth creation opportunities within the mining sector.

It seems like no one cares about how they feel about the development programs and processes that affect them on a personal basis when they are sidelined and denied opportunities. Their welfare and their health matters as it is highlighted in the constitution of Zimbabwe that everyone has got a right to health, ownership and safety.

We were saved from colonization and imperialism by unity and through unity we shall be saved from exploitation. We are concerned that the Chinese owned mining firm have struck a jackpot in Zimbabwe ‘s warren park area after being controversially granted authority to carry out their activities.

This is harzadous to the health of the people who are nearby residents. This causes structural damage to homes and also affects the environment as it is environmentally unfriendly. Chinese mining firms were also recently accused of displacing communities in Mutoko and Uzumba without clarity on compensation.

It is disappointing to get to grasp how the government doesn’t consider the needs of the people. The people who put their trust in them into power. These activities are also destroying wildlife sanctuaries in Hwange.

The collateral damage that makes Zimbabweans suffer as the government is paying a price to China for tackling the pandemic through vaccines and infrastructural development by sacrificing the health and livelihoods of the people is not fair.

We implore government to consult citizens of Zimbabwe before the rush to enter into deals that continue to impoverish and make our people destitute and helpless.

Any foreign direct investment should promote and upgrade the livelihoods of locals in the areas of investment.

They are at least supposed to do what they have agreed to do and not claim title to communal lands that belong to the people of Zimbabwe.

LEAD stands for justice and for the needs of the people.

We are the voice of the voiceless and we reiterate that no Zimbabwean should be considered last in any investment opportunities.

Let us put Zimbabwe and all Zimbabweans first.

EVERJOY CHIDINDI

LEAD Presidential Spokesperson

30-09-2021

The MDC Alliance Youth Assembly is riled by the arrest and detention of its leaders from Harare Province today.

We condemn in strongest terms the arrest of our youth leaders for exercising their right to petition and demonstrate as enshrined in Section 59 of the country’s supreme law,

The Constitution of Zimbabwe. Among those arrested is Harare Province’s Secretary, Denford Ngadziore. Apart from our youth leaders, nearly 8 journalists were rounded up by the police.

This is a clear indication too that Emmerson Mnangagwa’s regime has criminalized journalism. Those arrested were picked up near ZEC Provincial Offices at Cecil House.

As the MDC Alliance Youth Assembly, we want to put it clear to the regime that the arrests are illegal and unconstitutional!

The regime is behaving worse than terrorist organizations like Boko Haram on its very own citizens hence threatening peace if citizens are to respond.

A regime that does not respect citizens’ rights like that of Mnangagwa risks public anger and is a threat to peace.

We demand for the immediate release of our members.

#DefyOrDie #RegisterToVoteZw #NgaapindeHakeMukomana

Stephen Sarkozy Chuma

MDC Alliance Youth Assembly National Spokesperson

Members of Parliament (MPs) are reportedly restless as their terms of office are coming to an end with the government yet to allocate stands promised to them.

We have government laws which say that we cannot just allocate people stands in bushes without any developments like sewers, roads or any servicing. We agreed that as Parliament, together with the Minister of Finance, money should be allocated for infrastructural development.

We need to look for land, and we agreed to carry out an exercise to ascertain whether there is land. We had another exercise with the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Lands to determine whether there is land in different towns in Zimbabwe so that we fulfil these promises.

He added that the land is available but the challenge is infrastructural development and servicing of such land so that when the MPs are allocated a stand, they can get title deeds as required by the law

By A Correspondent- A couple that began to get steamy in their small Toyota Yaris were left embarrassed when they accidentally knocked the handbrake and were sent flipping down a hill.

A couple had to be embarrassingly rescued by police after their car flipped during a steamy vehicle encounter.

The randy pair were in the middle of a love-making session in their small Toyota Yaris when they accidentally knocked the handbrake.

In an unfortunate twist of passionate fate, the car ended up rolling down a hill and the couple were left in the vehicle flipped on its side.

Pictures released from Derbyshire Police, which have since gone viral, showed couple’s antics.

One of the shocking photos shows the car on its side in a secluded country road chosen from prying eyes.

The police account tweeted: “At an undisclosed location in Derbyshire the couple occupying this Yaris had parked up and were strengthening their relationship.

“Whilst doing so the handbrake has become disengaged and it rolled down a hill before flipping on its side.

“No injuries. #DriveToArrive”.

One said: “Please practice safe se_x and leave handbrake on.”

Another wrote: “Whoever came up with that one ‘strengthening their relationship’ brilliant!”

A third said: “When I said let’s try a different position, this isn’t what I meant.”

By A Correspondent- The Zanu PF Bulawayo Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) has intensified preparations for the annual National People’s Conference set for next month in Mashonaland Central.

Emerging from a closed-door meeting in Bulawayo this Wednesday, the ZANU PF interim Provincial Secretary for Administration Cde Raymond Mutomba said they are ready for the conference, which will see some provincial delegates following proceedings virtually.

“As an organised party of choice, we received progress reports from sub-committees on how we have gone in preparing for the national people’s conference. We can assure our stakeholders that Bulawayo is almost ready for this important event,” said Raymond Mutomba, Zanu PF Bulawayo Interim Provincial Secretary for Administration.

Cde Mutomba said the PCC meeting also reviewed progress on the ongoing district elections which are expected to strengthen the party ahead of the 2023 general elections.

“As provincial leadership, we are reviewing the implementation of our internal democratic processes as we move forward with our party expansion agenda,” he said.

Zanu PF district structures are being elected through a secret ballot system to ensure fairness and effective representation.-zbc

By A Correspondent- A locally registered company, Dreams High Investments (Pvt) Ltd has been arraigned before the courts for violating the Exchange Control Act after it allegedly transferred more than $143 million to EcoCash agents.

Company representative Tinashe Paradise Magada (33), who is accused number two in the case, on Wednesday appeared before Harare magistrate Tranos Utawashe, who remanded him to this Thursday for bail ruling.

It is alleged that in February 2019, Magada decided to purchase foreign currency on the parallel market.

He went on to open a corporate bank account whose number is 1036879153 with Steward Bank in the name of Dreams High Investments (Pvt) Ltd, which is accused number one.

It is further alleged that Magada also registered an EcoCash bulk payer line number 0787 630 377 in his name and linked it to the said Steward Bank account.

Between January 1, 2020, and June 30, 2020, Dreams High Investments received $143 669 348,32 from different companies and individuals through the aforementioned Steward Bank account.

Magada allegedly transferred the said funds into his EcoCash bulk payer line and further transferred them to various EcoCash agent lines owned by companies and individuals who then allegedly purchased forex on the parallel market on his behalf.

The State alleges that his actions were in violation of section 4(1)(a)(i) of the Exchange Control Regulations Statutory Instrument 109 of 1996 and section 5(1)(a)(i) of the Exchange Control Act Chapter 22:05 on “Dealings in Currency”.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) banned Ecocash Agents in 2019 accusing them of fuelling money-laundering.

The journalists were arrested at @ZECzim Provincial offices.

— ZLHR (@ZLHRLawyers) September 30, 2021

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has excluded the opposition MDC Alliance from its provisional consultations in provinces meant to discuss electoral developments saying they don’t know who the MDC Alliance is.

The commission is rolling out programmes to discuss the electoral concerns, the legal framework, the electoral cycle, voter registration, delimitation and the polling process in preparation for future elections.

An internal memo indicated that Zec was waiting for instructions from unnamed authorities regarding the MDC Alliance issue.

Speaking to NewsDay on Wednesday, Zec spokesperson commissioner Joyce Kazembe confirmed that the MDC Alliance was not invited.

She said:

We did not extend our invitation to MDC Alliance to be part of a stakeholder meeting because the matter regarding the name MDC Alliance is still before the courts.

Now we don’t know who MDC Alliance is before the court’s final judgment, hence we could not invite MDC Alliance. We can’t acknowledge it until the court judgment. As it stands, we await the court judgment to be able to work with MDC Alliance, just like other political parties in Zimbabwe.

MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere said the development was confirmation that ZEC was partisan and serves the interests ZANU PF.

She added:

The MDC Alliance is the biggest political party in the nation. There is no lawful excuse for barring it from stakeholder engagement.

We are the only political party that has put forward an alternative Electoral Bill. In line with our reform agenda, we have published our principles for reliable, inclusive and credible elections in Zimbabwe as an alternative to the present electoral policies that do not bode well for democracy…

Political analyst Rashweat Mukundu it was not for ZEC to determine who is and who is not a political party adding that barring the MDC Alliance makes Zec an interested party in the fights in the mainstream opposition.

He added that the latest “error” exposed Zec as unqualified to run elections in Zimbabwe, and called for its disbandment.

President @edmnangagwa has arrived for the official opening of the @zimagricsociety 111th Edition at the Harare Agricultural Show grounds. pic.twitter.com/XEck4JJd9V

— Ministry of Information, Publicity & Broadcasting (@InfoMinZW) September 30, 2021

1/The economic ‘stability’ is fragile stability and is not going to last! The 2 giant elephants in the room are exchange rate disparities between the formal rate & black markets which are far apart by 100% (the black market rate is 2x the official rate) and corruption.

— nelson chamisa (@nelsonchamisa) September 30, 2021

2/The exchange rate disparities and the punitive export retention negatively affect exporters – the goose which lays the golden eggs.This has created arbitrage opportunities and unofficial forex trading which will worsen the disparities, total collapse of the auction system.

— nelson chamisa (@nelsonchamisa) September 30, 2021

3/Our New Government will institute a market-sensitive, people- centered & development-oriented sound economic policies which are predictable,consistent, investor friendly & business boosting thus fostering an enabling business environment which guarantees return on investments.

— nelson chamisa (@nelsonchamisa) September 30, 2021

4/We will have a rapid accelerated transformation and a boom in the economy that would make Zimbabwe shine great & more importantly create gainful employment opportunities for all the people,raising the standard of living for the hardworking Zimbabwean people.

— nelson chamisa (@nelsonchamisa) September 30, 2021

Dictatorship,rigging of elections and Sanctions must go yesterday!

— nelson chamisa (@nelsonchamisa) September 30, 2021

By A Correspondent- The arrested journalists were covering a protest outside the ZEC provincial offices by MDC Alliance activists.

They are currently being held at Harare Central police station.

#BREAKING– MDC Alliance protesters and several journalists have been arrested outside ZEC provincial offices. The protesters were demonstrating against the unconstitutional exclusion of the MDC Alliance representatives from @ZECzim stakeholder meetings. Details to follow.

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) September 30, 2021

The nine journalists arrested at ZEC offices are : Leo Munhede, Thomas Madhuku, Nyashadzashe Ndoro, Robert Tapfumaneyi, Marshal Bwanya, Gaddaffi Wells, Adrian Maratu, Tongai Mwenje & Tinashe Muringai.

— ZimEye (@ZimEye) September 30, 2021

By A Correspondent- Harare regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje today set October 18 as the trial date in a matter where Marry Mubaiwa is accused of money laundering.

Magistrate Mambanje also ordered Mubaiwa to return to court on November 1 in a case in which she is facing allegations of attempting to kill Vice President Constantino Chiwenga during the time he was in hospital in South Africa.

The State led by Mr Michael Reza said they were expecting to furnish Mubaiwa with a trial date in that matter since the docket was now ready.

Mubaiwa is also facing a separate charge where she is accused of assaulting their family maid.

Mubaiwa’s lawyer Ms Beatrice Mtetwa told the court that the trials will depend on the medical tests which she is supposed to undertake to ascertain whether she will be fit to stand court hearings.

(The Herald)

By A Correspondent- Harare regional magistrate Mr Ngoni Nduna has freed businessman Mr Wicknell Chivayo and his company, Intratrek Zimbabwe, on allegations of bribing ex-Zimbabwe Power Company board chairperson Stanley Kazhanje with US$10 000.

The State had said the money was meant to influence the Gwanda Solar Project tender award, but Mr Nduna said no evidence was placed before the court to show that the money was paid following some illicit agreements.

Mr Nduna, who yesterday described the bribery charges as poorly framed and failing to reveal any extended favour, discharged Mr Chivayo and his company at the close of the State’s case.

This was after Mr Chivayo and Intratrek applied for discharge after the State led all its witnesses, arguing that there was no evidence that warranted their conviction.
Said Mr Nduna is his ruling: “I would make a passing comment on the charge as framed. It is poorly framed. It can be seen that the charge does not reveal the said favours allegedly advanced to accused 1 (Mr Chivayo) and 2 (Intratrek Zimbabwe) as intended by the alleged inducement.”
Mr Nduna said the State was supposed to be clear on actions that Mr Chivayo and his company were said to have committed on the offence.
He said it was agreed that Mr Chivayo and Intratrek were into business and participated in the tenders for the Gwanda Solar project and won.

“The bid had certain conditions which were supposed to be met before they advanced any money,” said Mr Nduna.
“Money was paid before the said conditions were fully met.
“Mr Kazhanje was a board member, its chairperson at the time the payment of US$10 000 was made to his account by the accused persons. Mr Kazhanje had done some consultancy work on the Gwanda Solar Project before becoming the board chair of ZPC.
“When issues to do with the Gwanda Solar Project came to the board, Mr Kazhanje did not declare his prior dealings with the two accused persons.”
“Having stated the issues that are common cause between the parties, it is important to then look at the point of divergence.
“The State now says the US$10 000 payment was a bribe for the two to get favours in their relationship with ZPC. No direct evidence was placed before the court to show that the money followed some illicit agreement between the accused persons (Mr Chivayo and Intratrek) and Mr Kazhanje.”

Mr Nduna said one of the ZPC board members told the court that they were not responsible for awarding tenders.
“The totality of the evidence is that the Board of Directors was not responsible for the conclusion of the tender which awarded the two accused persons the contract,” he said.
“Their evidence is that the contract was handed over to ZPC by the State Procurement Board. They again say the contract was signed by management and the board had no input into that.”
Mr Nduna said evidence placed before the court proved that the ZPC board was not involved in the tendering decision.
“That was a decision made by the management of ZPC,” he said.
Mr Nduna said it would be wrong for the State to infer that the US$10 000 made by Mr Chivayo and Intratrek to Mr Kazhanje should be viewed as a bribe under the circumstances.
“It would be wrong for the State that an inference must be drawn that the US$10 000 made by the accused persons to Mr Kazhanje should be viewed as a bribe,” he said.
“The decisions being fouled were not made by the recipient of the alleged bribe and there is no evidence that Mr Kazhanje influenced the decision.

“We have direct evidence of what transpired, hence there is no reason to draw conclusions by inference. It would have been different had the impugned decision been made by Mr Kazhanje’s board.”
Mr Nduna said it was adequately proven in court that Mr Kazhanje performed some consultancy work for Mr Chivayo and Intratrek Zimbabwe and the work could not have been done for free.
“The State has shown no evidence at all that no legitimate work had been previously done by Mr Kazhanje to the accused persons,” he said.
“The claim that consultancy work was done and the payment was for that job has not been disputed by tendering any evidence to the contrary.
“Further to that, as stated elsewhere in this ruling: Mr Kazhanje did not make any decision as the decision was made by management of ZPC. It is clear that the two essential elements of the offence have not been established by the time the State closed its case.”
Speaking after Mr Chivayo’s acquittal, Intratrek Zimbabwe company secretary and lawyer Mr Wilson Manase said their focus was now on full execution of the Gwanda Solar Project.

“We are now shifting all our focus from this unwarranted setback to full execution of the Gwanda Solar Project,” he said.
“The court case was an albatross to the implementation of the project. The case having been now finally settled by the courts, we reaffirm our readiness to sign the amended and restated EPC contract necessary to pave the way for implementation of the project.”
“The Gwanda project remains of national importance as seen by Cabinet’s resolution in June to underwrite and guarantee it’s execution.”
-State media

By A Correspondent- Local Government Minister July Moyo has imposed an MDC-T aligned Councillor as the Mayor of Harare.

Greendale councillor Stewart Musarurwa Mutizwa, a close MDC-T President Douglas Mwonzora ally, is now the acting Harare City mayor.

Mutizwa’s appointment follows the suspension of Jacob Mafume, an ally to Nelson Chamisa of MDC Alliance, who is being accused of abuse of office.

On Wednesday, Minister Moyo appoint Mutizwa to the helm of the country’s largest local authority after the failure by sitting councillors to constitute a quorum to elect a mayor of their choice.

In a letter dated 29 September, Moyo said, “I have taken note of the contents of the letter dated 24 September 2021 in which a certificate of the declaration of a vacancy in the office of the Mayor City of Harare was issued by the Acting Town Clerk.
“The post has been vacant since 14 September 2021 and the Council has failed or neglected to appoint an Acting mayor in terms of section 104 of the Urban Council Act (Chapter 29:15).
“In terms of section 104 (2) of the Urban Councils Act (Chapter 29:15), I hereby appoint SM Mutizwa Ward 9 Greendale Councillor as the acting mayor for City of Harare with immediate effect.”

By A Correspondent- A Hwange based mine worker has been sentenced to a mandatory nine years in jail after he was found in possession of a pangolin’s skin.
Edmond Zulu (45) of C83 Lwendulu in Hwange was convicted on his own plea of guilty when he appeared before Matabeleland North magistrate-in-charge Mr Tomupei Zhou.
He was sentenced to a mandatory nine years in jail.

A pangolin is an endangered species according to the country’s laws and possessing it attract a mandatory nine-year jail term.
Shelton Sibanda, who had also been charged together with Zulu, was lucky to have charges withdrawn before plea as there was no evidence linking him to the offence.
Zulu, who was represented by Miss Charity Manyeza of Mashindi and Associates, was employed by R Davis Company as a mine blast technician.
Prosecuting, Ms Jamesina Makanza said Zulu violated sections of the Parks and Wildlife Act.

“On the 17th day of August 2021 at 6pm detectives received information to the effect that the accused person was in possession of a pangolin skin which he was selling in Mbizha area near Victoria Falls. Acting on the information, the detectives teamed up with Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority rangers and proceeded to the place along the Hwange-Victoria Falls road,” said Ms Makanza.
Upon arrival, the team saw Zulu standing by the roadside carrying a blue bag, and his clothes matched the description that had been given by the information.
The detectives approached Zulu and introduced themselves and asked to search his bag. They found pangolin skin with 319 scales in the bag.
Zulu was arrested after he failed to produce a permit allowing him to possess the pangolin scales.
The scales weighed three kilogrammes and were forfeited to the State.
A live pangolin is valued at US$5 000.

-State media

By A Correspondent- Zanu PF supporters in Mutare early this week mobbed the party headquarters baying for the ouster of Manicaland provincial chairperson Mike Madiro.

Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Nokuthula Matsikenyere saved Madiro, who dispersed the angry mob.

Matsikenyere told NewsDay that she was sent to address and disperse the irate demonstrators by Zanu PF acting political commissar Patrick Chinamasa.

Over 200 party members, including war veterans, accused Madiro of imposing candidates in the province’s internal district elections.

“People were not happy with the elections. They are claiming provincial chairperson Mike Madiro was an interested party and was not supposed to have monitored the elections,” Matsikenyere said.

“It is not fair that Madiro is monitoring elections where he is also an interested party.

“If it means that I have to contact President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the issue, I am going to do so.”

Matsikenyere told NewsDay that after her address, the irate demonstrators left for their respective districts.

Party insiders have been accusing Madiro of undermining party structures in the province, and antagonising his perceived enemies in his quest to retain the chairmanship in provincial elections to be held later this year.

Madiro was unavailable for comment.

Mutare district co-ordinating committee secretary for youth affairs Danmore Mambondiyani said: “As demonstrators, we have resolved to disband the province and that is what we have agreed to do.”

By A Correspondent- Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has been elbowed out by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s top ally, Dr Evelyn Ndlovu.

Ndlovu was the Minister of State in Vice President Chiwenga’s Office.

On Wednesday, Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda said the appointments come into effect on Thursday.

In terms of section 104 (1) of the Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment No. 20 of 2013, His Excellency the President, Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa, has made the following ministerial appointments: Honourable Evelyn Ndlovu as Minister of Primary and Second Education. Hon Cain G Mathema as Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the President,” he said.

By A Correspondent- A bus driver killed his wife in full view of his two minor children in Ushewokunze on Monday night.

Tinashe Paunosvisva, 41, was reported to have struck his wife Ronah Masango with an axe several times and fled the scene.

Masango’s body was left on the kitchen floor in a pool of blood.

She was 40.

Police removed the body and took it to Sally Mugabe hospital for post-mortem.

A family spokesperson Eunice Kaitano said one of the two minor children aged five and nine had to be rushed for a rehabilitation session after being traumatised by the heinous act.

“This man is heartless, he struck the wife with an axe all over her body while their children watched,” said Kaitano.

“One of the children said they were warned not to make noise and he made sure he started by attacking the deceased on the head.

“He went on to cut the hands and a part from the head and that emotionally affected the children.

“We had to rush one of the children to undergo a rehabilitation process after narrating the horror incident to police officers.

“We were aware of their misunderstandings accusing each other of infidelity.

“The wife has been a hard working woman and currently she was vending at Mupedzanhamo market.

“Nezuro wacho akatombosungwa akaendeswa papolice vakazomusiya zvake wanikwe zvaishura rufu rwake manheru acho.

“Mudzimai akanga avakurara mukitchen murume mubedroom kubva pavhura vana zvikoro nenyaya yekunetsana iyoyo,” said Kaitano.

Paunosvisva, popularly known as Bamufanha in Ushewokunze, was reported to have phoned his brother Francis Moyo, who is the owner of the bus he drives, after committing the heinous act.

“One of my sisters based in Domboshava informed me about Paunosvisva’s call to her after committing the offense,” said Moyo.

“I quickly instructed the bus conductor who was close to his house to rush and see if the claims were true.

“Upon arriving at the house they met Paunosvisva leaving and holding an axe.

“The conductor got to the house and found the wife’s body on the floor in a pool of blood and the children seated in shock.

“I phoned Paunosvisva and he told me he had had a misunderstanding with his wife.

“Hanzi mukadzi ndamuuraya nekuti andituka kuti urimbwa yemunhu ndosaka ndakakupa siki.

“I questioned him for committing that evil act for the sake of being shouted at.

“My last conversation with him before this matter was to encourage him to work harder since we had acquired another bus,” said Moyo.

Some mourners rushed to save one of the deceased’s daughters from committing suicide by downing rat poison as she wailed failing to accept her mother’s death.

Masango, expected to be buried in Chihota, is survived by five children and her husband who is on the run.

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Tinashe Sambiri| Members of the MDC Alliance Youth Assembly are spearheading a vigorous voter registration campaign in the capital Harare.

MDC Alliance Youth Assembly secretary general, Gift Ostallos Siziba is leading the campaign.

The programme is targeting new voters.

In a brief statement, MDC Alliance Youth Assembly spokesperson Stephen Sarkozy Chuma said:

“MDC Alliance youth assembly acting Organizer and Secretary General Cde Ostallos, Hre province Chair Stan and secretary denford led a team of new recruits to register to vote. We urge comrades to Mobilize in communities and we register to vote
#6MillionVotes

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced that it is investigating a case in which some police officers in Masvingo threw tear smoke into a bus with passengers.

In a statement, police said:

The ZRP is investigating the alleged tear smoke incident on a Mlaudzi bus where people are seen scurrying to safety and assistance on a video which has gone viral on social media.

The ZRP does not condone such acts by police officers and will certainly ensure action is taken without fear or favour. The public is urged to assist in identifying these officers and also the exact place where the incident took place.

While authorities have been speaking against such behaviour, this is not the first time for police to use tear smoke to force occupants out of a bus.

Last year October, some ZRP Officers were filmed throwing teargas in an occupied bus at Harare Agricultural Show Grounds.

The Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services later claimed that the police officers had been arrested.

By A Correspondent- Retired footballer Tinashe Nengomasha has been slapped with divorce papers by the late music icon for the second time. Oliver Mtukudzi’s daughter Samantha.

In the amended summons filed this week and cited by ZimLive, Samantha says that the couple has been living apart for over two years after the relationship broke down. Her lawyers said:

The plaintiff (Samantha) avers that the marriage relationship between the parties has so irretrievably broken down that there are no prospects of restoration of a normal marriage relationship, more particularly in that the parties have lost all love and affection for each other and the parties have not lived together as a husband and wife for a continuous period exceeding 24 months.
The couple have two minor children together, and Samantha said she wants custody of the two.
She also asked to be awarded their Maltese dog called Alvin Jazz, which they acquired when they were still staying together.

Samantha also said the couple has household property in South Africa at Honeydueridge Residential Estate. They also have a house and household property in Hillside, Harare, saloon equipment, a Nissan Navara and a BMW 125i Coupe.
While she had pleaded in In 2019, that houses in South Africa and Zimbabwe be sold, with the money being shared equally, she now wants to retain all the household property at their Honeydueridge house and also at Hillside as her exclusive property.
Samantha also wants to be given the Nissan Navara while her estranged husband who played for Kaizer Chiefs gets the BMW.
She asked for a decree of divorce, an order of child maintenance, custody of the children, and an order that there be a division of assets of the parties as she asked.
Nengomasha is yet to respond.

-ZimLive

By A Correspondent- The Ministry of Finance has dismissed claims that minister Mthuli Ncube has spent over US$200 000 in hotel bills.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Finance Ministry’s chief director for Communications and Advocacy, Mr Clive Mphambela, responding to the story published in The Independent of last Friday titled, “Govt lavishes Ncube with a US$200 000 hotel stay,” said it contained untrue statements.

“We write to inform you that not only is your report simply not factual, but it has misled the public through your unverified report of non-existent wasteful expenditure on account of Government and the Honourable Minister’s office.

A simple check by your newspaper with the Meikles Hotel will confirm that at no time did the Honourable Minister of Finance and Economic Development spend two years at the said hotel.

Further, no such payment has either been paid by Government nor is payable by Government as alleged by you.

We write to request that you, in your next edition, retract and apologise for this highly misleading report and that your retraction and apology receive the same prominence that you accorded to the report.

We trust that as a responsible and widely published newspaper, you will appreciate the urgency and importance of you actioning our request without the need for any further action on our part to protect the public as well as the reputation and interests of the Government of Zimbabwe and the Minister of Finance and Economic Development.

Mr Mphambela demanded that the Zimbabwe Independent respond to the request for retraction by end of the day Wednesday.

Herald

By A Correspondent- Samantha Mtukudzi, daughter of the late music legend Oliver Mtukudzi, is demanding custody of their South African bought Maltese dog as part of property she wants from her divorce with her retired footballer husband, Tinashe Nengomasha.

In the amended summons filed this week and seen by ZimLive Samantha says that the couple has been living apart for over two years after the relationship broke down. Her lawyers said:

The plaintiff (Samantha) avers that the marriage relationship between the parties has so irretrievably broken down that there are no prospects of restoration of a normal marriage relationship, more particularly in that the parties have lost all love and affection for each other and the parties have not lived together as a husband and wife for a continuous period exceeding 24 months.
The couple have two minor children together, and Samantha said she wants custody of the two.
She also asked to be awarded their Maltese dog called Alvin Jazz, which they acquired when they were still staying together.

Samantha also said the couple has household property in South Africa at Honeydueridge Residential Estate. They also have a house and household property in Hillside, Harare, saloon equipment, a Nissan Navara and a BMW 125i Coupe.
While she had pleaded in In 2019, that houses in South Africa and Zimbabwe be sold, with the money being shared equally, she now wants to retain all the household property at their Honeydueridge house and also at Hillside as her exclusive property.
Samantha also wants to be given the Nissan Navara while her estranged husband who played for Kaizer Chiefs gets the BMW.
She asked for a decree of divorce, an order of child maintenance, custody of the children, and an order that there be a division of assets of the parties as she asked.
Nengomasha is yet to respond.

-ZimLive

The below is CIO Minister Owen Ncube’s personally photographed calendar during the Robert Mugabe days when he used to surname himself Owen Mugabe. The picture was taken from inside his office.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced that it is investigating a case in which some police officers in Masvingo threw tear smoke into a bus with passengers.

In a statement, police said:

The ZRP is investigating the alleged tear smoke incident on a Mlaudzi bus where people are seen scurrying to safety and assistance on a video which has gone viral on social media.

The ZRP does not condone such acts by police officers and will certainly ensure action is taken without fear or favour. The public is urged to assist in identifying these officers and also the exact place where the incident took place.

While authorities have been speaking against such behaviour, this is not the first time for police to use tear smoke to force occupants out of a bus.

Last year October, some ZRP Officers were filmed throwing teargas in an occupied bus at Harare Agricultural Show Grounds.

The Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services later claimed that the police officers had been arrested.

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has demoted Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema.

In a statement Wednesday, Misheck Sibanda, Mnangagwa’s chief secretary, said Mathema had been moved and was a Minister without Portfolio in the President’s office.

Sibanda did not state the reasons for Mathema’s demotion.

Mathema has been ill for and has not been in the public domain for almost three months now.

He has been replaced and Cabinet the Minister of State in Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s Office, Dr Evelyn Ndlovu.

By A Correspondent- Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has been elbowed out by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s top ally, Dr Evelyn Ndlovu.

Ndlovu was the Minister of State in Vice President Chiwenga’s Office.

On Wednesday, Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet Misheck Sibanda said the appointments come into effect on Thursday.

In terms of section 104 (1) of the Zimbabwe Constitution Amendment No. 20 of 2013, His Excellency the President, Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa, has made the following ministerial appointments: Honourable Evelyn Ndlovu as Minister of Primary and Second Education. Hon Cain G Mathema as Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the President,” he said.
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By A Correspondent- Primary and Secondary Education Minister Cain Mathema has been moved from his portfolio.

Mathema has been demoted to be Minister without Portfolio President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s office.

The reasons for his demotion have not been announced.

Mathema has been ill for and has not been in the public domain for almost three months now.

He has been replaced and Cabinet the Minister of State in Vice President Constantino Chiwenga’s Office, Dr Evelyn Ndlovu.

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By A Correspondent| Opposition MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has dismissed Presidential spokesperson George Charamba’s assertions in support of evictions currently taking place in Uzumba saying he was displaying “a mercenary mind-set”.

Chamisa was speaking to a local daily on the situation in Uzumba following the coming of Chinese investors who have since told villagers to move out to pave way for granite mining operations.

Charamba recently took to social media, accusing the MDC Alliance of feigning to care about the welfare of locals.

“He has a mercenary mindset. We are a people-centred party which believes that Zimbabwe is not for sale and should not be sold. On the other hand, they are selling the country to their friends at the expense of our people. They sold Chisumbanje, Uzumba, Chilonga and parts of Hwange and they do it without shame,” Chamisa said.

Chamisa blasted President Emmerson Mnangagwa for allegedly aiding the seizure of communal land by Asian capitalists, resulting in mass displacement of villagers to pave way for Chinese mining projects.

His comments came shortly after a Chinese miner bragged that it had authority to displace the villagers because they had no title deeds to the land they were occupying.

Chamisa said it was even more disturbing that the same unsettling pattern happened in Chilonga, Chiredzi in Masvingo province, the diamond rich area of Chiadzwa, ethanol projects in Chisumbanje, and other resource-rich areas where locals were displaced.

“It is not an isolated incident, these things which are happening in Uzumba and Mutoko. It is a system where the ordinary people are disregarded and thrown off their land for the benefit of the elite,” Chamisa said.

Mutoko villagers are up in arms with government over its decision to evict them to pave way for a Chinese miner to extract black granite and gold.

A week after Chamisa dispatched a fact-finding mission to Uzumba and Mutoko, Cabinet also dispatched Local Government minister July Moyo to Uzumba to have an appreciation of what was happening there, although government initially denied that villagers would be displaced.

-Newsday

By A Correspondent- An Epworth businessman is demanding US$5 000 adult_ery damages from his wife’s alleged lover.

Elisha Masango, 35, a shop owner on Saturday dragged Elias Mwayengeni, 40, popularly known as Boss Kays to Epworth police station public relations office accusing him of dating his wife Beauty Chapendama, 28.

Masango and Beauty on Friday turned their bedroom into a boxing ring leaving their faces with scars and Boss Kays was at the center of their fight.

Boss Kays denies the allegations saying his relationship with Beauty was purely business.

Masango told H-Metro that Boss Kays has been bedding Beauty since 2017 and upon confronting him he vowed to stop the illicit affair.

“Boss Kays has been a family friend who would help us in resolving my differences with my wife,” said Masango.

“In 2017, I discovered that my wife was dating another man by the name Samuel and she apologized and I accepted through the intermediation of Boss Kays.

“That same year Boss Kays lured my wife and they started seeing each other behind my back and he started helping her with business ideas.

“He took advantage of my wife’s weakness following the Samuel issue and lured her.

“He has charmed my wife that he does not want to separate with her despite the warnings I gave him.

“I confronted my wife and Boss Kays and he admitted and pleaded for forgiveness.

“The two continued to date and I discovered it and forced my wife to pack her belongings akaenda kuMbare kunogara amai vake.

“Her mother shouted at me over separating Boss Kays and Beauty arguing that Boss Kays had been her business partner before I married Beauty.

“Beauty’s mother is supporting the illicit relationship since she has been benefiting from Boss Kays’ ideas as well as adding her fleet of cars from stealing in my business.

“Beauty vowed not to leave Boss Kays in front of a family meeting with the support of her mother and I later accepted my wife back considering my three children I sired with Beauty.

“Beauty apologised for bedding Boss Kays akatondiudza kuti vakaenda vese kuHIV testing.

“On Friday I discovered that Boss Kays has been seeing my wife behind my back again and this led me to fight with my wife.

“Kumeso kwangu kudai ndakamarwa marwa nenzara dzake tichirwa ini ndikazomurova akatsemuka padama.

“I phoned Boss Kays and we met at Epworth police station but later agreed to resolve the issue as men.

“I asked him to pay me US$5 000 for adult_ery damages because I am tired of his excuses when he is wrecking my marriage.

“Akarwadziwa nekubhadhara mari iyi anoregera kuramba achidanana nemudzimai wangu.

“Akaramba achienderera mberi ndinoramba ndichimubhadharisa,” said Masango.

Boss Kays pleaded with Masango for four days to come up with a decision over the fine.

“Yea ndakanzi ndibhadhare US$5 000 asi ndakakumbira mazuva mana kuti ndifunge nezvazvo,” said Boss Kays.

“It is true that I have been asking for financial help from Beauty behind Masango.

“On the day in question I had a long conversation with his wife and he discovered it.

“The truth is that Beauty is like one of my sisters and for her to be with Masango it’s my help I gave them.

“I never fell in love with Beauty; our relationship is business only.

“Masango was not aware that I once worked with Beauty’s mother in Mbare and I had known Beauty before they got married.

“Asi mawonero angu Masango akurasika kufunga nekuti $5 000 yacho anoitambira achiti imari yei chaizvo.

“Kufonera mudzimai wake kunoripiswa here? Mudzimai wake ndini ndakamubatsira kuti iye adye asi anomutukira amai vake achivadaidza nezita kuti Alice arikudya mari dzake.

“He is failing his marriage by his loose talk and he even tells his wife that he had sexual intercourse with her friends.

“Is it a sin to give Beauty transport?

“Masango is very abusive zvekuti Beauty arimunhamo huru chaiyo.

“Saka kana Beauty arikuita zvechipfambi iye Masango wacho anorambirei achimudzosa kumba kwake, uyu anorwara uyu,” said Boss Kays.

Beauty told H-Metro that Masango never caught her red handed and has no evidence to prove his claims.

“We fought on Friday night and I fled to stay with my sister,” said Beauty.

“My husband has no evidence at all to prove any affair with Boss Kays.

“Vamwe vatinoverenga unowona mapikicha evanhu vasina kupfeka asi murume wangu hapana paakambotiwanikidza.

“I am a hard worker and in business you mingle with various people that include men.

“To him every man I deal business with is my lover and that is his problem.

“He sacked me from his shop in 2015 and I started selling sadza as a vendor.

“Boss Kays is the one who gave me business ideas and I managed to grow faster than him that is why he is fighting me.

“He accused me of bedding Boss Kays, a musician and Samuel as well but he never caught me in a compromising position with any of these men.

“Boss Kays andiudza kuti arikuda kubhadhariswa $5000 ndikati yechii anopenga hapana zvakadaro,” said Beauty.

Beauty’s mother Alice Chapendama warned Masango over dragging her name into his issues.

“It is a fact that I am one of the successful businesswomen here,” said Chademana.

“Kana makambonzwa anonzi makoronyera emuMbare ndini mumwe wacho ndinozvishandira kwete zvaMasango izvo.

“He has been abusing my daughter for some time.

“Boss Kays is like my son and I knew him before Masango married Beauty that is what he does not know.

“I never used any cent of Masango to buy cars but my own hands,” she said.-HMetro

By A Correspondent- Mines minister Winston Chitando is embroiled in a mine wrangle after he allegedly cancelled a mining permit for an indigenous miner and controversially awarded it to a syndicate allegedly linked to his permanent secretary, Onesimo Moyo.

Indigenous miner, Pius Madzimure, who has been operating the mine for nine years, was allegedly ordered to vacate the claim this week by Chitando to make way for a mining syndicate called Marongoro, which is fronted by Mary Moyo and Eunice Madyangowe.

This is despite a ruling by Mashonaland Central provincial mining director, one M Mazemo in 2021 that Madzimure is the rightful owner of the claim.

“After all necessary considerations have been done, it is hereby determined that Elliot 90, registered in favour of Mr P Madzimure, has no overlap with either special grant 7290 or special grant 7235 and, as such, should continue with his mining operations within the boundaries of his block of mining claims as at registration,” part of the report by Mazemo read.

But Chitando this week controversially overturned the ruling and ordered that Marongoro takes over the claim, although, according to documentation, it was not part of the dispute which was being dealt with by the minister.

After the provincial mine director had upheld Madzimure’s right to mine at Elliot 90 against Justice Mining Syndicate and Maisva 3 Mining Syndicate, the dispute then escalated to the minister.

The provincial mines director ruled that Maisva 3 Mining Syndicate should be allocated a claim adjacent to Madzimure’s claims, while Justice Mining Syndicate lost the right to mine in the area.

But Chitando overturned the decision of the provincial director and went on to direct that Madzimure be evicted to make way for Marongoro, whose directors are the same as those for Justice Mining Syndicate.

“In this instance, the determination is: Pius Madzimure registered his claim Elliot 90A on the area which was not open to prospecting and pegging, therefore, it should be cancelled,” Chitando directed.

Documents state that Marongoro Mining Syndicate was not included in the claim dispute when the issue was heard by the provincial mining director. It only surfaced after Chitando’s directive.

The minister was unavailable for comment yesterday.

The mine dispute started during the late former President Robert Mugabe’s era. Madzimure fought a successful legal battle against former First Lady Grace Mugabe.

Madzimure has since taken the matter to the High Court challenging the minister’s ruling.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has released a list of people accused of abusing mobile phone services and social media to facilitate and promote illegal foreign currency exchange transactions and money laundering. In a statement, RBZ Governor Dr John Mangudya said:

MEASURES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS ABUSING MOBILE PHONE SERVICES AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO PROMOTE AND FACILITATE ILLEGAL FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS AND MONEY-LAUNDERING ACTIVITIES

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has identified individuals listed hereunder who are abusing mobile telecommunications services and other social media platforms to promote and facilitate illegal foreign exchange transactions and money laundering activities.

The FIU has instructed banks, mobile money operators and other financial service providers to identify and freeze any accounts operated by these individuals and, further, to bar them from accessing financial services for a period of two years, with immediate effect.

The FIU has also requested the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) to bar the said individuals from operating mobile phone lines.

The FIU, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies, will continue to monitor various social media and bank accounts to identify and take action against perpetrators of illicit dealings. Over and above the corrective measures of barring the delinquent individuals from accessing banking and financial services and operating mobile phone lines, the FIU has forwarded their names and particulars to law enforcement agencies for prosecution.

Members of the public who have information that may assist in identifying more perpetrators are urged to contact the FIU on WhatsApp numbers 0714039897 or 0780434475.

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Rangarirai Guzha	0772291836	632550731R45
Lloyd Mbonga	0772339801	38116287W38
Rodrick Njiva	0772367838	63942104L22
Peter Idi Kubare	0772447491	632591926T50
Ernest Maferefa	0772693796	38056617M38
Munesu Mutsenga	0772868930	632309867H85
Langford Farai Munyati	0773412705	592003269N07
Bairon Mawoyo	0773807594	632246322M50
Edwell Mapondera	0773976016	632399754L18
Shingirayi Shelton Kuzamba	0774067636	631235592S71
Nixon Murwira	0775342305	47171679N47
Nickson Hwai	0775512940	59033874D18
Kudakwashe Hove	0776839724	54105536D03
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Pariet Kadembo	0778867383	59153509R47
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Show Bobo	0780820062	15106958F15
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Jephiter Nzvuwu	0785095252	04176840S04
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By A Correspondent- Government has started to implement its decision to transfer health workers from the Chitungwiza and Harare municipalities’ payrolls to the Salary Service Bureau, with 60 out of the 65 nurses in Chitungwiza having been transferred.

Addressing a post-Cabinet media briefing, Information minister Monica Mutsvangwa said measures were being put in place for the City of Harare to expedite the implementation of the Cabinet decision by transferring 368 health professionals.

“This is in line with the government’s decision to centralise the payment of essential services in order to ensure timely payment,” Mutsvangwa said.

“To smoothen implementation of the transfer of the health workers, Cabinet resolved that going forward, the implementation of the Cabinet directive be made in a manner that allows the complete absorption of health professionals from all urban local authorities, starting with Chitungwiza, followed by Harare and then moving on to the remaining local authorities.”

Mutsvangwa said the ad hoc inter-ministerial committee led by Public Service minister Paul Mavima was given a month to engage municipalities in order to deal with legacy issues, such as outstanding salaries, provident funds, statutory obligations, and other conditions of service such as funeral assistance, medical insurance and accommodation.

By A Correspondent- Opposition MDC Alliance leader, Nelson Chamisa has blamed the governing ZANU PF for the land dispute between Chinese miners and villagers in Uzumba and elsewhere around the country.

He said political elites were disregarding the interests of the ordinary man as they are benefitting from Chinese mining projects.

His remarks come at the backdrop of a land feud between villagers in Uzumba and a Chinese-owned Heijin mining company in which about 70 families are set to be evicted.

The company recently bragged that it had the authority to displace the villagers because they had no title deeds to the land they were occupying.

Chamisa told NewsDay that the same unsettling pattern happened in Chilonga, Chiredzi in Masvingo province, the diamond-rich area of Chiadzwa, ethanol projects in Chisumbanje, and other resource-rich areas where locals were displaced.

He said:

It is not an isolated incident, these things which are happening in Uzumba and Mutoko. It is a system where the ordinary people are disregarded and thrown off their land for the benefit of the elite.

Presidential spokesman George Charamba recently took to social media, accusing the MDC Alliance of pretending to care about the welfare of locals.

Chamisa dismissed Charamba’s assertions saying he was displaying “a mercenary mindset”.

He added:

He has a mercenary mindset. We are a people-centred party which believes that Zimbabwe is not for sale and should not be sold. On the other hand, they are selling the country to their friends at the expense of our people. They sold Chisumbanje, Uzumba, Chilonga and parts of Hwange and they do it without shame.

There is a growing concern in some quarters that China is becoming the new imperialist that is in Africa to plunder and loot resources.

China is accused of extending loans and making generous donations to Africa, Zimbabwe in particular, to clear the path for Chinese companies to exploit the country’s natural resources.

However, China refuted the claims saying its assistance is never offered in exchange for natural resources or with natural resources as collateral.

By A Correspondent- Police yesterday said they are still to receive reports on cases of violence that are said to have been witnessed across the country in the ongoing Zanu-PF restructuring exercise.

This is despite confirmed cases of violence in Harare, Mashonaland Central and Midlands provinces and demonstrations in Manicaland province against provincial chairman Mike Madiro.

Police national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said no report on the alleged violence has been made.

“The Zimbabwe Republic Police has not received any reports throughout the country in terms of violence and assault and that is the position,” Nyathi told NewsDay yesterday.

In Harare, provincial chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa confirmed to the media that he was assaulted by aspiring chairperson, Godwin Gomwe during a restructuring exercise in Epworth on Sunday.

Zanu-PF does not tolerate any violence,” Masimirembwa was quoted saying.

“Even if you disagree on things, you have to dialogue, and not use violence. Law enforcement agents are dealing with that matter. I did not fight him. He assaulted me.”

Masimirembwa said he had made a police report. Gomwe was not immediately available for comment.

In Gokwe-North, there were reports of skirmishes that saw the local district coordinating committee chairperson Justice Mayor Wadyajena intervening to rescue a party official who was under siege and taken to a local police station on accusations of manipulating the voting process.

Reports from Mashonaland Central yesterday indicated that police were called in to calm down flaring tampers after some party officials in Mt Darwin were allegedly caught trying to manipulate the electoral process. The elections were summarily aborted.

Party provincial deputy secretary for the commissariat, Shepherd Kararira, was allegedly caught stuffing ballot boxes with already marked ballots.-newsday

By A Correspondent- Mother to the late musician and hero Chinx Chingaira, gogo Chingaira has died.

The development was revealed by Kunatsa Chingaira who posted on facebook and said:

“Tarasikirwa na mbuya Chingaira mai nyakutumbura Chinx may your soul rest in peace my heart is bleeding monotigadzirira nzvimbo yekugara.“

Pursuant to our collective effort to save Cleveland or Haka wetland, Community Water Alliance and the Combined Harare Residents Association demands that City of Harare Environment Management Committee that is meeting today immediately cancel lease agreement with the Terence Mukupe led Nakiso Holdings which has violated the agreement by paving way for construction of houses. The area falling under lease agreement is a wetland protected under the Ramsar Convention. Sad events of our painful past experiences showed us how flooded houses built on wetlands add an unnecessary cost on tax payers’ money and unnecessarily stretch focus areas of the Civil Protection Unit. This cost and unnecessary burden can be prevented by protecting Cleveland Wetland.

We are imploring citizens to engage Chairperson of the Environment Management Committee Cllr Ian Makoni and compel the committee to act in the interests of the public and in line with environmental rights contained on Section 73 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. The Environmental Management Agency has issued an Environmental Protection Order against construction on the side and the newly gazetted Harare Wetlands map which should guide spatial planning in Harare has earmarked this area as one of the wetland areas to be protected in Harare.

The National Development Strategy 1 talks about climate change resilience and mitigation strategies. Preservation of wetlands is one of the globally accepted strategy to deal with carbon sequestration and we implore City of Harare to walk the talk. Residents will soon converge on that wetlands to fight for their rights. This wetland is the area where Mukuvisi river starts and compromising the area is a future disaster for feeding of water in Lake Chivero through Mukuvisi river. Already City of Harare has been forced to lower production of water at Prince Edward Water Treatment plant after lowered dam level in Harava dam which is emanating from bad management of the catchment upstream of the dam. As citizens we cannot allow another disaster which will affect future generations.

Call all Councilors who are sitting in the Environment Management Committee of City of Harare and compel them to cancel the lease agreement with Nakiso.

WetlandsForWater

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By A Correspondent- Over 200 Zanu PF supporters, who were camped at the party’s headquarters in Mutare calling for the ouster of Manicaland provincial chairperson Mike Madiro were Tuesday restrained by Manicaland Provincial Affairs minister Nokuthula Matsikenyere.

Matsikenyere told a local publication that she was sent to address and disperse the angry demonstrators by Zanu PF acting political commissar Patrick Chinamasa.

The party members, including war veterans, had been camped at the party headquarters in Mutare since Sunday, accusing Madiro of imposing candidates in the party’s internal district elections in the province.

Matsikenyere said:

People were not happy with the elections. They are claiming provincial chairperson Mike Madiro was an interested party and was not supposed to have monitored the elections.

It is not fair that Madiro is monitoring elections where he is also an interested party.

If it means that I have to contact President Emmerson Mnangagwa over the issue, I am going to do so.

Matsikenyere told NewsDay that after her address, the furious demonstrators left for their respective districts.

Madiro is accused of undermining party structures in the province and abusing his perceived enemies in his quest to retain the chairmanship in provincial elections to be held later this year.

On Sunday, there were bloody fights in Harare, Manicaland, Mashonaland West and Midlands provinces.-Newsday

By A Correspondent- Mother to the late musician and hero Chinx Chingaira, gogo Chingaira has died.

The development was revealed by Kunatsa Chingaira who posted on facebook and said:

“Tarasikirwa na mbuya Chingaira mai nyakutumbura Chinx may your soul rest in peace my heart is bleeding monotigadzirira nzvimbo yekugara.“

By A Correspondent- A Chiredzi based couple has lost US$10 000 after being attacked by six robbers while at their home.

On their Twitter handle, the police said the incident occurred on Sunday.

“The ZRP is appealing for information which may assist in the investigations of a robbery case which occurred on September 26 at a house along Kingfisher Road, Chiredzi. Six suspects attacked a couple and stole US$10800 cash, a jacket and four cellphones.

“The stolen cellphones were recovered dumped in the complainants’ yard,” said the police.
In a related case, police are investigating circumstances surrounding a case of robbery which occurred on September 25 at around 11PM, along Intemba Road in Bulawayo.

“The complainant (52) who was travelling from Nkulumane to Cowdray Park was robbed of a Nissan NP200 motor vehicle, belonging to Bulawayo City Council, by seven suspects who stopped him along the way. The stolen vehicle was later recovered abandoned near ZETDC Sub-station near Roman Catholic Church in Pumula South.”

By A Correspondent- Almost 200 000 diasporans using Zimbabwean Special Dispensation permits (ZSDP) in South Africa have been unsettled by the host country’s delays in renewing their visas.

The Zimbabweans under the ZSDP facility acquired their documents in 2010. They were renewed in 2014 and 2017.

Indications are that the documents will expire on December 31, thus the need for renewal.

Zimbabwe Community in SA chairperson Ngqabutho Mabhena said they were still waiting for the South African Home Affairs minister Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi to announce the way forward on the permits.
“We had hoped that they would announce it this September, but we are now drawing close to the end of the month. Traditionally, they announce before mid-September. The permit application process normally begins from October 1 to December 31. This was the case in 2010, 2014 and 2017,” Mabhena said.

“We will be contacting the SA Home Affairs ministry to find out what is happening during the course of this week. We are also receiving reports of financial institutions like banks which are asking people to update their accounts since their passports will be expiring or their permits coming to an end.”

Mabhena said the Zimbabwe Community in SA and the African Diaspora Forum were working with the Zimbabwean embassy on the issue.

“In 2010, 295 000 people had applied for the permits and 245 000 of them were issued with permits. By 2017, we had 198 000 that had applied to renew their permits. Our desire is that the holders of the Zimbabwe special permits should be granted permanent resident permits,” he said.

A few weeks ago, the Zimbabwe consul-general to Johannesburg, Melody Chaurura, said the embassy was engaging South African authorities on the issue of special permits.

“We can, however, confirm that consultations on the issue have been underway among the relevant stakeholders in South Africa and the issue has since been submitted to Cabinet for decisions,” she said.

“In this regard, we continue to wait for pronouncements by the government’s competent authorities on the future of these permits. In the meantime, we encourage the holders of these permits to exercise patience and to be watchful for scams.”

South Africa is believed to be home to an estimated three million Zimbabweans; both irregular and regular immigrants.

-Newsday

By A Correspondent-President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday promoted chief magistrate Munamato Mutevedzi to the High Court bench

Mutevedzi was appointed together with Rogers Manyangadze Foroma, Chipo Annie-Lucy Mungwari, Elijah Makomo, Never Katiyo, Joseph Chilimbe, Bongani Ndlovu, Samuel Deme and Catherine Kate Bachi-Muzawazi.

The appointments come soon after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) made recommendations to the President following public interviews held last month.

The JSC submits a list of recommended candidates to Mnangagwa, who assents or asks the JSC to submit a fresh set of names if he is not satisfied. The vacancies arose after some judges were fired, retired, or promoted to the apex court.