By A Correspondent- Talent Dzitiro from Entumbane suburb in Bulawayo is reportedly demanding his lobola money back from his girlfriend.

This comes after his girlfriend Lwazi  Mhlanga leaked her own nudes on Facebook.

Dzitiro who could not fathom the thought that everyone was getting a glimpse of her naked body on Facebook decided to demand his lobola money back.

A local tabloid reports that the matter only came to light after Mhlanga approached Magistrate Jeconia Prince Ncube seeking a protection order against Dzitiro who had threatened to kill her.

Mhlanga told the court that after Dzitiro discovered that she posted her nudes on Facebook last week, he lost his temper and threatened to kill her.

“My ex-boyfriend threatened to kill me last week. He forced me to board a commuter omnibus and took me to a lodge. He locked me inside and threatened to kill me. When we left the lodge he took my bag so that I would not leave him. He later locked me inside his house until I was rescued by the police,” Mhlanga said in her application.

Mhlanga claims that Dzitiro visits her workplace and embarrasses her. In addition to that, she revealed that he sends her nasty audios and messages. Mhlanga said she now fears for her life as he threatened her with some unspecified measures.

She pleaded with Magistrate Ncube to order Dzitiro not to come to her place of residence and not to threaten or assault her.

In his mitigation, Dzitiro refuted claims that he threatened to kill her arguing that he only reprimanded her for posting nudes on Facebook.

He, however, revealed that after the discovery, he has no plans to pay off the lobola balance, instead, he now wants his lobola money back.

“I am opposed to the application. It is the first time that I’m hearing that I’m her ex-boyfriend. The thing is I always reprimand her about her style and her dressing. Recently I reprimanded her for posting nudes on Facebook.

When I met her she had a child and I paid the bride price. I was supposed to pay off the balance soon. I want my bride price money back.”he said

Presiding over the matter, Magistrate Ncube ruled in Mhlanga’s favor.  He ordered Dzitiro not to threaten Mhlanga anymore and not to communicate or visit her place of residence.

By A Correspondent- A Dangamvura couple has known no peace in their home since the wife bought her husband a smart phone as they are constantly bickering over the gadget.

So bad are the squabbles that they degenerate into fights, resulting in the wife confiscating the phone she had bought for her better half as a present.

This emerged at the Mutare Magistrates’ Courts where Takazvida Chakwanda had dragged her husband, Simbarashe Mutore accusing him of bashing her.

Mutore appeared before Mutare provincial magistrate, Mr Langton Mukwengi facing physical abuse charges.

Ms Tafadzwa Chiwanza prosecuted.

A remorseful Mutore admitted assaulting his wife, and pleaded with the court for leniency.

He also begged his wife for forgiveness.

“I am at fault, Your worship. I wronged my wife, and may she, please, forgive me. It was only out of anger that I acted that way because she had taken the phone I was now using for business as well as chatting with my relatives.

“This will never happen again,” he said.

Mutore promised that he will not let things get out of hand again over the phone.

His wife expressed disappointment with how he was misusing the gadget as she claimed Mutore was now in the habit of flirting with other women on the phone.

“I am the one who bought him that phone as a present, and I was bitter to see him chatting with his girlfriends on social media platforms.

“He even saved their pictures in the phone, and I decided to confiscate it.

“This did not go down well with him, and he assaulted me,” said Chakwanda.

Mr Mukwengi fined Mutore $10 000 or 20 days in prison for physically abusing his wife.

By A Correspondent- MDC Alliance leader President Nelson has called on citizens to unite in fighting for freedom.

Writing on his official Facebook page, President Chamisa emphasized the need for unity among citizens.

“THE CITIZENS UNITED ARE UNDEFEATED!

We need an all-hands-on-deck approach to usher in a NEW GREAT ZIMBABWE and bring the much desired real change.

Your hand is needed and your involvement matters! #CCC.”

By A Correspondent- Two drunk men have been arrested for killing a man with a brick.

The incident happened in Nkulumane suburb when Recent Mukatawa (26) and his alleged partner-in-crime Sydney Siyamwi (23) pounced on Sabelo Gumbo (28), Isaac Sithole (29) and Limukani Sithole (39) while they were smelting iron to make axes.

A source close to the incident said: “When Sydney and his friend arrived at the trio’s shop, they hurled insults at Sithole and his co-workers.

“An argument ensued, at the height of it, Recent and Sydney threw bricks at Sithole and his co-worker. One of the guys hit Sithole on the head, causing him to fall on to the ground and bleed from the head.”

Gumbo tried to run way, but they caught him and hit him with bricks several times on the head and he bled excessively, said the source.

They went for Limukani and took turns to assault him with fists. After that they took to their heels leaving him lying on the ground.

A neighbor to Limukani reported the matter to the police and an ambulance ferried the trio of Sithole, Limukani and Gumbo to Mpilo Central Hospital.

Limukani and Sithole were treated and discharged while Gumbo’s condition deteriorated leading to his death in intensive care.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident and urged community members never to take law into their hands.-BMetro

By A Correspondent- Former Mayors have formed a coalition against the MDC-Alliance ahead of the 2023 elections.

The newly formed grouping, the Former Mayors Association of Zimbabwe, comprises former mayors and councillors from all over the country’s towns and cities which were controlled by the once-vibrant opposition MDC since its formation in 1999.

Most of these former city fathers have since joined Zanu PF.

Some of the mayors and councillors who talked to Zimeye.com said they were frustrated by how the Chamisa led MDC treated them.

” We have seen that the new crop at MDC-Alliance is not accommodative. They want docile people who can not ask them where they would have gone wrong. The leadership wants bootlickers who ululate mediocrity. For that reason, they have dumped all the founding party members and go for the Mafikizolos they can control,” said one of the former mayors.

” We decided to move on with our political careers out of this clueless opposition which does not have new ideas of taking over power. They just oppose the government just for the sake of opposing without giving practical solutions. As experienced politicians who have a history of serving the people, we have seen it prudent to join the government,” said another former Mayor.

The Association’s spokesperson, the former Marondera Mayor, Farai Nyandoro, confirmed the existence of their coalition.

” We are mobilising all former mayors who served under the original MDC and they are all responding very well. The Association aims to help the government with our experience of running the affairs of the towns and cities. We started this initiative with 20 members (former mayors), and now the membership has ballooned to over 100,” said Nyandoro without commenting on the anti-Chamisa plot.

By A Correspondent- Jacob Ngarivhume has called on Zimbabweans to be brave and challenge the system in order to save the country.

Said Ngarivhume:

“Zimbabwe will not be saved by the masses but by a few brave souls who are ready to challenge this system.”

By State Media-A Harare-based self-styled faith healer (prophet) says he is sick after he was reportedly forced to drink a client’s urine during a healing session.

Madzibaba Tanya is accusing Madzibaba Steven Muchanyu of using him before duping him of US$5 000 which they had agreed on as his payment.

Madzibaba Tanya told H-Metro that Madzibaba Steven “hired” him to help him heal a client suspected to have come from Zambia seeking help. He said:

Madzibaba Steven looked so desperate when he approached me seeking help. He said he had someone who was coming from Zambia or Botswana not sure who was having problems of pulse beating uncontrollably when driving.

He also said he was having dreams in which every time he dreams of his funeral and wakes up feeling very sick.

So he begged me to help him heal the person and I accepted his request to which we agreed that I would get USD$5000 from the USD$15 000 which the client was to pay.

After five days he told me that the person had arrived but I refused to perform the miracles at his church since he would get the credit.

Madzibaba Tanya added that during the healing session, he was possessed by a strange “foreign” spirit and it was while he was in a trance that he drank the patient’s urine. He said:

I got possessed during the healing process with a spirit that I don’t even understand.

I was told that the spirit wanted me to drink the client’s urine and it was the same spirit that wanted to kill the client.

So I drank the urine in which the client got healed, hana yake yakabva yangoti zii kurova fast kwayaiita and he (client) confirmed that he was healed and was grateful.

Madzibaba Tanya said he had been promised US$15 000 but was surprised to be given US$100 instead of the agreed fee.

He said he needed US$5 000 so that he could find faith healers to heal him as he is now sick and also to be delivered from the alien spirit.

Madzibaba Tanya said that each time “I visit other churches I am told they are seeing death ahead of me due to the spirit which came upon me.”

However, Madzibaba Steven disputed the allegations, accusing his erstwhile friend of unspecified action. He said:

I have issues with this man. We used to pray together before I left him over his conduct of getting drunk whilst at the shrine.

He would also sleep with married women in the bushes, so he is trying to tarnish my image so that my church collapses. He is lying.

-State Media 

By A Correspondent- Six Chinese nationals have been burnt to death in a mining gas explosion in Mazowe.

The six died with other two locals following an explosion of gas cylinders in a blast furnace in two separate incidents on Wednesday and Thursday.

The blasts occurred at SAS Mine, Lowdale, under Mazowe Rural District Council where seven people, including six Chinese died on Thursday night with another miner having died the previous day.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the deaths saying: “The Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating the circumstances in which six foreign nationals as well as two Zimbabweans died after some gas cylinders exploded at SAS Mine, Lowdale on October 7, 2021.”
Mines and Mining Development Deputy Minister, Polite Kambamura, and Mazowe South Member of Parliament Cde Fortune Chasi visited the site together with other Ministry of Mines officials who were conducting preliminary investigations.
Deputy Minister Kambamura said they ordered the temporary closure of the mine following the first incident on Wednesday to pave way for investigations.

“Unfortunately, the mine management defied that order and continued to work, leading to the loss of more lives on Thursday,” he said.
Cde Chasi said according to reports, a 21-year-old man died on Wednesday at the mine after an oxygen tank he was trying to open exploded.
“Unfortunately, yesterday another gas tank exploded killing six Chinese workers and one Zimbabwean worker. In total eight people died at the mine. The situation at the mine is tense and workers are traumatized by the event,” he said.
The Herald visited the mine and spoke to witnesses who narrated the horrific incidents.
It was all gloomy as workers were trying to come to terms with the tragic event, with body parts of the deceased being taken to a local mortuary.

The gate to the mine was locked with a number of security guards manning the area.

One of the workers who witnessed both incidents and asked for anonymity for fear of victimisation, said the first victim who died was a youth who had just started work a few months ago.
“He had just married and his wife is pregnant. He went near the blast furnace around 6pm and in line with his everyday duties, he tried to open a gas bottle and it then exploded.
“We heard a loud sound and we are still in shock. We just saw some body parts strewn all over the place. It was quite scary for those of a nervous disposition as all his body parts were contained in a plastic bag,” said the worker.
Another worker said the death of the seven occurred the following day in almost a similar manner.
“Unfortunately on this fateful day, most workers including myself were defying orders to work. We were still traumatized by the death of our colleague the previous day.
“However, as fate would have it, some insisted that they wanted to go inside and work. Around 7pm while workers were changing shifts, we heard an unusual loud bang. Little did we know that more colleagues had perished,” said the worker.

-State media

By A Correspondent- Six Chinese nationals have been burnt to death in a mining explosion in Mazowe.

The six died with other two locals following an explosion of gas cylinders in a blast furnace in two separate incidents on Wednesday and Thursday.

The blasts occurred at SAS Mine, Lowdale, under Mazowe Rural District Council where seven people, including six Chinese died on Thursday night with another miner having died the previous day.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi yesterday confirmed the deaths saying: “The Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating the circumstances in which six foreign nationals as well as two Zimbabweans died after some gas cylinders exploded at SAS Mine, Lowdale on October 7, 2021.”
Mines and Mining Development Deputy Minister, Polite Kambamura, and Mazowe South Member of Parliament Cde Fortune Chasi visited the site together with other Ministry of Mines officials who were conducting preliminary investigations.
Deputy Minister Kambamura said they ordered the temporary closure of the mine following the first incident on Wednesday to pave way for investigations.

“Unfortunately, the mine management defied that order and continued to work, leading to the loss of more lives on Thursday,” he said.
Cde Chasi said according to reports, a 21-year-old man died on Wednesday at the mine after an oxygen tank he was trying to open exploded.
“Unfortunately, yesterday another gas tank exploded killing six Chinese workers and one Zimbabwean worker. In total eight people died at the mine. The situation at the mine is tense and workers are traumatized by the event,” he said.
The Herald visited the mine and spoke to witnesses who narrated the horrific incidents.
It was all gloomy as workers were trying to come to terms with the tragic event, with body parts of the deceased being taken to a local mortuary.

The gate to the mine was locked with a number of security guards manning the area.

One of the workers who witnessed both incidents and asked for anonymity for fear of victimisation, said the first victim who died was a youth who had just started work a few months ago.
“He had just married and his wife is pregnant. He went near the blast furnace around 6pm and in line with his everyday duties, he tried to open a gas bottle and it then exploded.
“We heard a loud sound and we are still in shock. We just saw some body parts strewn all over the place. It was quite scary for those of a nervous disposition as all his body parts were contained in a plastic bag,” said the worker.
Another worker said the death of the seven occurred the following day in almost a similar manner.
“Unfortunately on this fateful day, most workers including myself were defying orders to work. We were still traumatized by the death of our colleague the previous day.
“However, as fate would have it, some insisted that they wanted to go inside and work. Around 7pm while workers were changing shifts, we heard an unusual loud bang. Little did we know that more colleagues had perished,” said the worker.

-State media

By A Correspondent- MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has made another public President Emmerson Mnangagwa endorsement.

Mwonzora endorsed Harare on Friday during a press conference when he demanded the West remove sanctions against the Zanu PF government.

“Our position as the MDC-T is that we support the international re-engagement of Zimbabwe with the international community. Zimbabweans must actively participate to ensure that these measures are removed. We have been under sanctions for over two decades, the lives of the Zimbabwean people have not improved, the economic system has not improved, the social system has not improved; therefore, we think that the sanctions are not working,” Mwonzora told journalists in Harare Friday.

Mwonzora is facing massive criticism from his fellow opposition leaders, who are accusing him of selling out.

By A Correspondent- MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has joined the Zanu PF’s sanctions choir.

Mwonzora, who is facing massive criticism from fellow opposition leaders for having a soft spot on Zanu PF, on Friday further angered his critics when he said denounced sanctions against Zimbabwe.

“Our position as the MDC-T is that we support the international re-engagement of Zimbabwe with the international community. Zimbabweans must actively participate to ensure that these measures are removed. We have been under sanctions for over two decades, the lives of the Zimbabwean people have not improved, the economic system has not improved, the social system has not improved; therefore, we think that the sanctions are not working,” Mwonzora told journalists in Harare Friday.

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AT least 27% of young people in Zimbabwe aged 15 to 24 are suffering from depression, some of it caused by COVID-19, a research conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has revealed.

A report, titled The State of the World’s Children 2021-On My Mind-Promoting, Protecting and Caring for Children’s Mental Health, which was released on Wednesday, listed Zimbabwe as one of the leading five countries out of 21, whose young people suffer from depression.

About 20 000 people aged 15 to 24 and older people aged up to 40 years were part of the sampled population in the research conducted between February and June 2021 in Zimbabwe and 20 other countries.

Cameroon was adjudged as the country with the highest number of youths suffering from depression at 32%, followed by Germany, France and the United States at 24%.

Unicef said the COVID-19 pandemic hardships had exacerbated mental disorders among the youth and urged governments to put in place measures to promote good mental health among children.

“Children around the world have been locked out of classrooms, sequestered in their homes, and robbed of the everyday joy of playing with friends, all consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the global children’s organisation said.

“Millions more families have been pushed into poverty, unable to make ends meet. Child labour, abuse and gender-based violence are on the rise. Many children are filled with sadness, hurt or anxiety.

“Some are wondering where this world is headed and what their place is in it. The COVID-19 pandemic has raised huge concerns for the mental health of an entire generation of children. But the pandemic may represent only the tip of a mental health iceberg — an iceberg we have ignored for far too long.”

It is estimated that globally, more than 13%, which is about 166 million adolescents aged 10 to 19, live with a diagnosed mental disorder, as defined by the World Health
Organisation.

Unicef identified poverty as a critical social determinant of mental health that shapes the lives of children and their caregivers.

“Children’s and young people’s mental health is forged by experiences and environments. It is moulded in the world of parents and caregivers, of communities and schools, and of poverty, conflict and diseases,” it said.

“At critical moments of child development, these experiences and environments can harm mental health. Or they can be shaped to promote and protect it. Poverty can also have a profound psychological impact on children’s and adolescents’ capacity to seek opportunity and realise their dreams. The amount of exposure to poverty also matters. Indeed, the longer a child lives in poverty, the greater the risks to mental health.”

Unicef said there was an urgent need for investment in child and adolescent mental health across sectors to promote access to mental health.

-Newsday

A 16-year-old Bulawayo schoolgirl was shot on the cheek after a police officer discharged his firearm to stop a fistfight between two men in G-Square in Mzilikazi on Monday.

Ayanda Tshuma, a Form 3 pupil at Sobukhazi High School, is admitted to Mpilo Central Hospital .

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

There was a fight between Thabani Goredema and Richard Magwenzi, who is a well-known drug dealer in the area. We suspect Goredema works with some police officers because they always come to his house but he is never arrested.

I don’t know why they were fighting, but when the police arrived they handcuffed Richard and started beating him. This incensed residents who asked the officers why they did not arrest Goredema as well.

Ayanda’s relative who requested to be anonymous told ZimLive that police began indiscriminately beating up people who had gathered to watch. Added the relative:

An officer we only know as Shumba fired his gun into the air and people started running all over. When he fired the first shot, one of his colleagues shouted ‘isa panyama’ (put it on the flesh) and the next thing I remember Ayanda was lying down with blood all over her face.

The relative said Ayanda’s mouth was swollen and doctors have recommended surgery after she complained of aching jaws and teeth.

The family said after the shooting, the police officers said they had called an ambulance but none arrived.

They called a friend in Nguboyenja who has a car after realising that the police were not treating the issue with urgency.

The family also made a report of the incident at Mzilikazi Police Station and they called homicide detectives to investigate.

The police officer named Shumba has allegedly offered to pay US$3 000 to Ayanda’s family so that they don’t speak on what transpired. The family says it rejected the money and only wants justice for Ayanda.

Thandekile Moyo, the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association official said it was unnecessary for the police to discharge a gun on defenceless residents.- Zimlive

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson has called on citizens to unite in fighting for freedom.

Writing on his official Facebook page, President Chamisa emphasized the need for unity among citizens.

“THE CITIZENS UNITED ARE UNDEFEATED!

We need an all-hands-on-deck approach to usher in a NEW GREAT ZIMBABWE and bring the much desired real change.

Your hand is needed and your involvement matters! #CCC.”

Tinashe Sambiri| MDC Alliance vice chairperson Hon Job Sikhala has described the Zanu PF leader Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa’s State of The Nation Address(SONA) as a compilation of high- sounding empty words.

According to Hon Sikhala, Mr Mnangagwa is clueless, hollow and hopeless.

Hon Sikhala also said he has since stopped listening to Mr Mnangagwa’s speeches.

“I was phoned by one of the journalists asking me about Mnangagwa’s SONA?

I wondered whether people still have got time to listen to Mnangagwa. I don’t have time to listen to that dude.

He is clueless, hollow and hopeless,” he said.

By A Correspondent- Jacob Ngarivhume has called on Zimbabweans to be brave and challenge the system in order to save the country.

Said Ngarivhume:

“Zimbabwe will not be saved by the masses but by a few brave souls who are ready to challenge this system.”

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson has called on citizens to unite in fighting for freedom.

Writing on his official Facebook page, President Chamisa emphasized the need for unity among citizens.

“THE CITIZENS UNITED ARE UNDEFEATED!

We need an all-hands-on-deck approach to usher in a NEW GREAT ZIMBABWE and bring the much desired real change.

Your hand is needed and your involvement matters! #CCC.”

PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7 OCTOBER 2021

VICTORIA FALLS- The Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage this week hosted the National Migration Finalization Workshop with support from the International Organization for Migration’s Africa Regional Migration Program (ARMP).

Funded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), the project provides technical support to government to improve migration management at policy level and fosters intra and inter-coordination with relevant stakeholders in country, within the SADC region and on the African continent.

Officiating the workshop, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Mr. Aaron Nhepera said,

“This workshop to finalize the development of the National Migration Policy, comes at an opportune time, when the Government of Zimbabwe is intensifying implementation of migration policies for sustainable development, in line with the Global Compact on Safe Orderly and Regular Migration.”

He added that the policy with empower government to harness the opportunities presented by a growing diaspora in the social and economic development of the country. Speaking at the same occasion, IOM Zimbabwe Chief of Mission, Mario Lito Malanca said that once finalized, the National Migration policy will address the drivers of migration, facilitate safe, orderly, and regular migration and safeguard, and respect the human rights of all migrants, whatever their status, whether regular or irregular.

Over three days, thematic experts from the Ministries of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage, Public Service, Labour and Social Development, Industry and Commerce, Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Health and Child Care, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Local Government and Public Works, Environment, Tourism and Hospitality, Justice, Legal & Parliamentary Affairs as well as the Department of Immigration, Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), the Zimbabwe Republic Police, Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services and development partners UNICEF and ICRC critically evaluated the draft policy and made revisions before the draft was endorsed by the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration (IMCM). The endorsed draft policy was handed over to the Permanent Secretary to initiate the process towards Cabinet approval.

Speaking at the handover, Permanent Secretary Nhepera congratulated the IMCM for finalizing the draft policy and said its development is a key government priority necessitated by the need to enhance migration and border management systems and to complement the Immigration Act and Regulations.

By A Correspondent- Talent Dzitiro from Entumbane suburb in Bulawayo is reportedly demanding his lobola money back from his girlfriend.

This comes after his girlfriend Lwazi  Mhlanga leaked her own nudes on Facebook.

Dzitiro who could not fathom the thought that everyone was getting a glimpse of her naked body on Facebook decided to demand his lobola money back.

A local tabloid reports that the matter only came to light after Mhlanga approached Magistrate Jeconia Prince Ncube seeking a protection order against Dzitiro who had threatened to kill her.

Mhlanga told the court that after Dzitiro discovered that she posted her nudes on Facebook last week, he lost his temper and threatened to kill her.

“My ex-boyfriend threatened to kill me last week. He forced me to board a commuter omnibus and took me to a lodge. He locked me inside and threatened to kill me. When we left the lodge he took my bag so that I would not leave him. He later locked me inside his house until I was rescued by the police,” Mhlanga said in her application.

Mhlanga claims that Dzitiro visits her workplace and embarrasses her. In addition to that, she revealed that he sends her nasty audios and messages. Mhlanga said she now fears for her life as he threatened her with some unspecified measures.

She pleaded with Magistrate Ncube to order Dzitiro not to come to her place of residence and not to threaten or assault her.

In his mitigation, Dzitiro refuted claims that he threatened to kill her arguing that he only reprimanded her for posting nudes on Facebook.

He, however, revealed that after the discovery, he has no plans to pay off the lobola balance, instead, he now wants his lobola money back.

“I am opposed to the application. It is the first time that I’m hearing that I’m her ex-boyfriend. The thing is I always reprimand her about her style and her dressing. Recently I reprimanded her for posting nudes on Facebook.

When I met her she had a child and I paid the bride price. I was supposed to pay off the balance soon. I want my bride price money back.”he said

Presiding over the matter, Magistrate Ncube ruled in Mhlanga’s favor.  He ordered Dzitiro not to threaten Mhlanga anymore and not to communicate or visit her place of residence

By A Correspondent- Several people were reportedly left injured while a yet to be confirmed number are feared dead after two buses from CAG collided about 10 km out of Bulawayo this Friday morning.

A witness who refused to be named said the accident happened just after 8am.

The two buses reportedly left the rank in Bulawayo at the same time chasing after a ZUPCO bus.

“The buses collided when they were trying to block the way for a ZUPCO bus which they were racing against,” reported the witness.

At the time of publishing, several ambulances were at the scene attending to the injured.

Efforts to get a comment from the police was work in progress by the time of writing.

This is a developing story.

Refresh this page for latest updates.

By A Correspondent- Two drunk men have been arrested for killing a man with a brick.

The incident happened in Nkulumane suburb when Recent Mukatawa (26) and his alleged partner-in-crime Sydney Siyamwi (23) pounced on Sabelo Gumbo (28), Isaac Sithole (29) and Limukani Sithole (39) while they were smelting iron to make axes.

A source close to the incident said: “When Sydney and his friend arrived at the trio’s shop, they hurled insults at Sithole and his co-workers.

“An argument ensued, at the height of it, Recent and Sydney threw bricks at Sithole and his co-worker. One of the guys hit Sithole on the head, causing him to fall on to the ground and bleed from the head.”

Gumbo tried to run way, but they caught him and hit him with bricks several times on the head and he bled excessively, said the source.

They went for Limukani and took turns to assault him with fists. After that they took to their heels leaving him lying on the ground.

A neighbor to Limukani reported the matter to the police and an ambulance ferried the trio of Sithole, Limukani and Gumbo to Mpilo Central Hospital.

Limukani and Sithole were treated and discharged while Gumbo’s condition deteriorated leading to his death in intensive care.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident and urged community members never to take law into their hands.-BMetro

By A Correspondent- A man from Jotsholo, Matabeleland North Province, got the shock of his life when he caught his wife moaning in pleasure while indulging in sex with his neighbour.

The court heard that Attalia Khumalo (23), who is wife to Vusumuzi Ncube (45), visited her parents and after two days away, the suspicious Ncube followed her and arrived at his in-laws in the early hours of the morning.

He stood at the door of the room where his wife was sleeping and heard groaning sounds of pleasure. He then pushed the door open only to find his wife enjoying sex with their neighbour.

In a fit of rage, Ncube manhandled the neighbour and assaulted him all over the body. The undressed neighbour took to his heels.

Ncube turned to his wife and bashed her with fists and kicked her all over the body.

Khumalo sustained injuries and was ferried to hospital. After that she reported the matter to the police leading to the arrest of her husband.

Ncube appeared before Lupane resident magistrate Ndumo Masuku facing physical abuse charges.

He pleaded guilty to the charge and said he got angry when he caught his wife indulging in sex with another man.

He was convicted and sentenced to 12 months in prison which were wholly suspended for five years on condition that he does not commit any offence of which physical abuse is an element for which he will be sentenced without the option of a fine.

In passing the sentence the court noted that Ncube was a first-time offender who pleaded guilty to the charge and showed some degree of contrition and did not waste the court’s time by denying the charge.

The court also noted that the accused did not use a dangerous weapon to attack his wife.

Zandile Lareen Ndebele prosecuted.

-BMetro

By A Correspondent- Danisa Masuku Passengers were left shocked when a 60 year old man collapsed and died in a bus.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident.

A man, who only identified himself as Bothwell and was part of the passengers who witnessed the incident, said Adaton Mugwindiri (60) boarded a Zupco bus near Ashy’s shops in Pumula South suburb intending to go to town.

Along the way, Mugwindiri started complaining of stomach ache and vomited.

“He stopped vomiting and collapsed. One of the passengers informed the driver about the incident.

“He stopped the bus and checked him and discovered he had died,” said Bothwell. The Zupco driver drove to a police station and reported the matter. Mugwindiri’s body was ferried to a mortuary.

The late Mugwindiri’s son, Manley Mugwindiri (24), told B-Metro that his father was suffering from a heart disease and had been on medication since 2019.

By A Correspondent- A 29 year old Muzarabani woman allegedly f0ndled her 13-year-old daughter’s brea_sts while assisting a 25-year-old ‘would-be son-in-law’ to rap_e her to cement a marriage proposal.

She appeared before Bindura magistrate Ms Samantha Dhlamini facing aggravated indecent assault while the man Moses Murota is facing rap_e charges.

The pair was remanded in custody.

Prosecutor Mrs Paidamoyo Machakata told the court that sometime in July, Murota connived with the girl’s mother to facilitate the se_xual assault after registering his interest to marry her.

One day, it is alleged, the man arrived at the homestead in Muhomba Village and was accommodated in a hut where the mother forced her daughter to enter.

It is alleged that the girl refused to enter the room and her mother threatened to assault her.

She complied and the mother went closer to her and started f0ndling her brea_sts telling her that the man wanted to marry her.

The mother later left the hut and the man forced the girl to the ground and rap_ed her.

It is alleged that he went outside where the mother was waiting and she accompanied him to his homestead.

The following day the man came back and the mother forced her daughter to the ground and allowed the se_xual assault again.

The court heard that the abuse went on for several occasions until September 7, when the mother chased the girl away asking her to go to her father’s homestead at Utuku village in Muzarabani.

The matter came to light as she narrated her ordeal and the matter was reported to the police.

She was medically examined and the report will be used in court as an exhibit.-statemedia

By A Correspondent- Zanu-PF Mazowe district is yet to complete internal elections amid a number of challenges which include improper party cell structures, lack of resources as well as alleged manipulation of the process.

The elections, which began a fortnight ago, are yet to be finalised in Mazowe and Bindura districts due to alleged factional fights.

Mazowe district co-ordinating committee (DCC) spokesperson Kushinga Dutiro confirmed the development, blaming a shortage in human resources for the delay.

“It is true that elections in Mazowe are still on-going,” Dutiro said.

“This is because the constituency is very big. We have four constituencies in Mazowe, yet Bindura, which is supervising the elections, has got only two, hence human resource shortage is the biggest challenge.

“We also have other challenges such as fuel shortages. As Mazowe, we had to give people in Bindura fuel to come and conduct elections, but when we went to Guruve, we used our own fuel. So as a district, we are sponsoring two districts on logistics.”

Dutiro said they were taking their time on Mazowe West constituency, which was always a problem constituency due to the polarisation of supporters alongside two camps led by Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Tafadzwa Musarara, who is the DCC chairman.

“We also have challenges with Mazowe West where party supporters are divided and the cell structures are not proper, hence as DCC, we want to perfect it and avoid the chaos that always comes from the divided supporters. We are uniting them. Since we are looking at five million votes as a party, it takes time to preach this gospel of peace.”

In some parts of Mazowe that conducted their internal elections, most of Kazembe’s backers allegedly lost.

The delay, according to some supporters, is to allow manipulation of the polls by Kazembe’s camp. Kazembe is battling to retain the provincial chairmanship in elections to be held at a date to be advised. He will likely to battle it out with Musarara and businessman James Makamba.

“In areas where elections were held in Mazowe North, Central and South, Kazembe’s camp lost. Kazembe’s camp is sponsoring the chaos being witnessed in the district that has resulted in some delays. The camp is plotting manipulation of the vote to regain lost ground.” Kazembe has denied leading a faction.

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s office yesterday denied reports that Sakhile Mnangagwa, who was duped of US$68 000 in a car importation deal, was linked to the First Family.

Presidential Communications permanent secretary Regis Chikowore accused the country’s three local dailies of linking Sakhile to the First Family without “verifying facts”.

“The Office of the President and Cabinet is dismayed by a malicious story appearing in three of our local dailies today linking the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, ED Mnangagwa, to a court case in which the president is not a respondent,” Chikowore wrote.

“The said story directly links one, Sakhile Mnangagwa, involved in the case to the First Family, creating an erroneous impression that the First Family is vicariously answerable. This is outright malice. If the three dailies had bothered to verify their facts as they should
always do before going to print, they would have not dragged the First Family into the said court case.”

In the court case, Sakhile also gave his home address as Lot 1 Sherwood Block, Kwekwe. It could not be established if it is the President’s Sherwood Block’s Precabe Farm.

In January, he was also named as the President’s son in a case in which a Harare man attempted to bulldoze through Beitbridge Border Post claiming he was running errands for “Sakhile, President Mnangagwa’s son”.

By A Correspondent- Government has threatened to suspend operating licences for business entities manipulating the official foreign currency rate, thus fuelling the high parallel market exchange rate.

In a statement yesterday, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube said government would introduce a raft of measures to intensify its clampdown on money-laundering and other financial crimes by naming and shaming offenders.

He said the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) was conducting impromptu audits of corporates to quantify potential tax liabilities from illegal foreign currency deals.

“Government, through various agencies, is presently seized with instituting various measures to curb illegal trade in foreign currency and its associated twin evil, that of parallel market benchmarking or indexation of process of goods and services at parallel market exchange rates,” Ncube said.

“The recent resurgence of these practices, which have been identified as significant contributors to price instability in the economy and are imposing significant downside risk to macro-economic stability and the erosion of domestic and international competitiveness, is, therefore, a cause for serious concern.”

In May this year, government promulgated Statutory Instrument (SI) 127 of 2021, banning computation of prices using parallel market rates, stipulating penalties of up to $50 million against offenders.

The SI also introduced fines for businesses that access foreign currency on the RBZ forex auction flow, and yet dabble in parallel market activities.

Banks could be punished for failing to disclose delinquency among their customers.

Last week, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) named and shamed 30 individuals alleged to be abusing mobile phone services and social media to facilitate forex transactions.

Another 47 offenders were added to the list this week.

Several company managers have also appeared in court on allegations of abusing foreign currency.

Ncube said Zimra would probe to see if companies were complying with the location tax introduced during the 2021 fiscal year, while regulatory bodies would work on a framework to impose appropriate financial and professional sanctions on members of the accounting fraternity implicated in illegal dealings.

Yesterday, the central bank reacted to social media claims that Simbisa Brands was manipulating the official foreign currency exchange rate, adding investigations were underway.

The RBZ official exchange rate yesterday stood at US$1:$88,55, but on Monday, there was discontent among the public following revelations that Simbisa Brands was using a US$1:$200 exchange rate.

Another social media leak yesterday revealed police conducted public auctions of their vehicles nationwide using unofficial rates of US$1:$166.

Bidders were asked to pay $500 000 or US$3 000 for vehicles sold at JEFFM Auction by the police.

Economist Christopher Mugaga said if the US dollar foreign exchange rate surpassed US$1:$200; it would cause the local currency to be rejected at shops.

Mugaga urged the central bank to put in place favourable policies to contain the situation.

He said investigations on individual companies were ineffective, adding that companies were commodifying the cash they get from the auction rate.

“We need an auction floor which respects the market forces and not specified companies. By allocating foreign currency to selected companies, RBZ is specifying demand and supply of goods and services when there are many companies that operate in the same industries,” Mugaga said.

-newsday

By A Correspondent- A 16 year old Bulawayo girl was shot on the cheek after a police officer discharged his firearm to stop a fight, her family alleges.

The bullet went through one cheek and exited on the other.

Ayanda Tshuma, a Form 3 pupil at Sobukhazi High School, is admitted at Mpilo Central Hospital following the shooting on Monday night.

Ayanda was a bystander when police were called to a house in G-Square in Mzilikazi where two men were involved in a fist fight.

A witness said: “There was a fight between Thabani Magwenzi and Richard Goredema, who is a well-known drug dealer in the area. We suspect Goredema works with some police officers because they always come to his house but he is never arrested.

“I don’t know why they were fighting, but when the police arrived they handcuffed Thabani and started beating him. This incensed residents who asked the officers why they did not arrest Goredema as well.”

A relative of Ayanda, speaking on condition they were not named, said police began indiscriminately beating up people who had gathered to watch.

“An officer we only know as Shumba fired his gun into the air and people started running all over. When he fired the first shot, one of his colleagues shouted ‘isa panyama’ (put it on the flesh) and the next thing I remember Ayanda was lying down with blood all over her face.”

The relative said Ayanda’s mouth was swollen and doctors have recommended surgery after she complained of aching jaws and teeth.

The family said after the shooting, the police officers said they had called an ambulance but none arrived.

“We phoned a friend in Nguboyenja who has a car after we realised that the police were not treating the issue with urgency. We later made a report of the incident at Mzilikazi Police Station and they called homicide detectives to investigate,” the relative said.

The police officer named Shumba has allegedly been trying to bribe the family to withdraw their complaint.

“He has been following us to the hospital requesting that we don’t take action. He promised to cover all hospitals bills and he even offered to pay us US$3,000 in hush money. We’re not interested in money, we want justice for our daughter,” the relative said.

Thandekile Moyo, the Bulawayo Progressive Residents Association chairperson for ward 8 said:

“The was no need for the police officer to discharge a gun on defenceless residents. If the officers had been professional in handling the matter, it would not have led to this.

“Police are struggling to arrest armed robbers in the city, but they come to discharge guns on defenceless people. Police should protect the public and not be enemies of the people.”

Moyo said she had reported the attempts to bribe the family to Commissioner Patton Mbangwa, the officer commanding Bulawayo province.

“We want to see action and we will not rest until justice is served,” she vowed.

We have reached out to police for a comment. Bulawayo provincial police spokesman Inspector Abednico Ncube’s mobile phone rang unanswered, and his office said he was not at work.

By A Correspondent- At least 27% of young people in Zimbabwe aged 15 to 24 are suffering from depression, some of it caused by COVID-19, a research conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has revealed.

A report, titled The State of the World’s Children 2021-On My Mind-Promoting, Protecting and Caring for Children’s Mental Health, which was released on Wednesday, listed Zimbabwe as one of the leading five countries out of 21, whose young people suffer from depression.

About 20 000 people aged 15 to 24 and older people aged up to 40 years were part of the sampled population in the research conducted between February and June 2021 in Zimbabwe and 20 other countries.

Cameroon was adjudged as the country with the highest number of youths suffering from depression at 32%, followed by Germany, France and the United States at 24%.

Unicef said the COVID-19 pandemic hardships had exacerbated mental disorders among the youth and urged governments to put in place measures to promote good mental health among children.

“Children around the world have been locked out of classrooms, sequestered in their homes, and robbed of the everyday joy of playing with friends, all consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the global children’s organisation said.

“Millions more families have been pushed into poverty, unable to make ends meet. Child labour, abuse and gender-based violence are on the rise. Many children are filled with sadness, hurt or anxiety.

“Some are wondering where this world is headed and what their place is in it. The COVID-19 pandemic has raised huge concerns for the mental health of an entire generation of children. But the pandemic may represent only the tip of a mental health iceberg — an iceberg we have ignored for far too long.”

It is estimated that globally, more than 13%, which is about 166 million adolescents aged 10 to 19, live with a diagnosed mental disorder, as defined by the World Health
Organisation.

Unicef identified poverty as a critical social determinant of mental health that shapes the lives of children and their caregivers.

“Children’s and young people’s mental health is forged by experiences and environments. It is moulded in the world of parents and caregivers, of communities and schools, and of poverty, conflict and diseases,” it said.

“At critical moments of child development, these experiences and environments can harm mental health. Or they can be shaped to promote and protect it. Poverty can also have a profound psychological impact on children’s and adolescents’ capacity to seek opportunity and realise their dreams. The amount of exposure to poverty also matters. Indeed, the longer a child lives in poverty, the greater the risks to mental health.”

Unicef said there was an urgent need for investment in child and adolescent mental health across sectors to promote access to mental health.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commissioner (Zacc) investigating officer Eric Chacha yesterday exposed how police commissioner in charge of Matabeleland North province, Erasmus Makodza had been benefiting from a company owned by his girlfriend whom he is alleged to have corruptly awarded a farming contract at a police farm.

Makodza is accused of influencing the awarding of  the contract at a police farm in Mashonaland East to his baby girlfriend.

Chacha, who was leading evidence for the State, said Makodza was a co-director of the company with Maonei Chapfudza who was given a contract to utilise a police farm.

“The accused person was appointed a director in 2017 of the company that was given a contract to farm. It was only in June 2019 when the same company appointed another director on its CR14,” Chacha said.

Makodza’s lawyer, Tapiwa Makanza, however, objected to the submission of company documents which had Makodza as a co-director.

Makanza argued that the document had no relevance since Chapfudza had not been awarded the contract when the accused person was the director.

But magistrate Noel Mupeiwa ruled that the documents should be submitted since they supported the State case.

He also ruled that the document spoke to the relationship between Chapfudza and Makodza.

Chacha insisted that the shareholding of the company contracted to utilise the police farm included the accused person.

Chacha said Chapfudza and the police entered into an agreement in June 2019, but the engagement had started in February 2019.

The Zacc investigator also submitted bank statements showing Makodza benefiting from the proceeds of the
farm.

“I acquired a search warrant from the court and I went to the company’s banker where we got the bank statement showing transactions. The statement was recorded from the bank manager and confirmed by CR14” Chacha said.

“After receiving the bank statement, we established that on December 7, 2020, the same company where the accused was once a director transferred $32 350 for fuel to Makodza. Again on July 10, 2020 $200 000 was paid to Marondera Municipality for Makodza’s residential stand payments.”

Chacha said on August 14, 2020, another payment of $100 000 was paid for the same purpose to the Marondera Municipality.

“On August 19, 2020, the same company remitted $6 000 to ZRP Mashonaland East, another payment was then made on November 5, 2020, ZRP Mashonaland East Police Farm,” Chacha said.

The bank statement was submitted as evidence.

The matter was postponed to October 13 for continuation.

-newsday

Harare Magistrate Barbra Mateko on Thursday 7 October 2021 set free two Harare residents who had been on trial on charges of disorderly conduct for allegedly chanting a slogan while attending a court session for pro-democracy campaigner Makomborero Haruzivishe in April 2021.

The two Harare residents Ngonidzashe Mupfumba and Kudakwashe Butao, who were out of prison custody on bail, had been on trial after they were arrested on 6 April 2021 and charged with disorderly conduct as defined in section 41(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act.

During trial, prosecutors alleged that Mupfumba and Butao, who were represented by Gift Mtisi of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, engaged in disorderly conduct by chanting a slogan “Ahoi Macomrades, Ahoi” outside Harare Magistrates Court after attending a court session for Haruzivishe and where some police officers were attempting to disperse people.

But Magistrate Mateko on Thursday 7 October 2021 discharged Mupfumba and Butao at the close of the prosecution case and ruled that State witnesses contradicted each other glaringly in their testimonies during trial and failed to corroborate each other’s evidence.

-ZLHR

By A Correspondent- Police in Chivhu, Mashonaland East province, allegedly tortured and killed a woman whom they accused of concealing money stolen by her sister, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has claimed.

In its latest report titled It’s Politricks All Over, ZPP adjudged the police as the major perpetrators of human rights violations that occurred in Mashonaland East in September.

ZPP alleges that Sharai Mukaro was allegedly tortured by police officers during interrogation on September 12, 2021.

ZPP said a medical report showed that she suffered internal bleeding around her heart and that could have resulted in her death.

“Police officers were among the main perpetrators of human rights violations that occurred in Mashonaland East. The police were perpetrators of 40% of the human rights violations that ZPP recorded this month.  In one of the cases, police officers in Chivhu in Chikomba district tortured a woman to death during interrogations on September 12.

“She was suspected of withholding money allegedly stolen by her younger sister who had been arrested in Harare. According to an autopsy shown to the ZPP, the deceased, Sharai Mukaro, suffered massive pericardial clot, had large amounts of blood in the upper mediastinum (which contains the heart, thymus gland, portions of the oesophagus and trachea, and other structures) and had raptures in the area of the aorta,” the ZPP report read.

The human rights organisation said there was no record of any disciplinary measures taken against the killer police officers.

“This conduct by the police is of great concern and the ZPP continues to demand that police conduct themselves in a manner that is consistent with their constitutional mandate and should be able to handle arrested persons without using unconstitutional means such as torture. This is not the first case of people dying at the hands of the police.

“ZPP calls on the police to act within their mandate when dealing with suspects. The Constitution clearly outlines the procedures to be undertaken during the investigation of a crime. Torture should be a punishable crime and we call on the Home Affairs ministry to ensure that perpetrators are brought to book in order to infuse confidence into the criminal and justice system of the country.”

Previous reports by ZPP show that for the past two years, police have been the leading human rights violators in the country.

The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has threatened to pursue the matter and have the culprits brought to book.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi was not answering calls yesterday.

-newsday

By A Correspondent- A man from Gokwe had the most unr0mantic end to a bout of love-making with a married woman after he was attacked by a swarm of bees in the middle of a tryst in the bush.

After being stung multiple times, bees were reportedly left covering his entire private parts for about two days, a development that villagers suspect was a result of black magic.

According to reports of the incident which villagers from Kwaramba Village under Chief Nemangwe suspected were acts of juju, Jethro Maimba was stung while having se_x with a married woman, Lizzie Maphosa, in the bush.

It is reported that Maimba met his fate after he had been warned by Maphosa’s husband Joseph Musariri several times to stop the illicit affair.

According to a source from the area the two — Maimba and Maphosa — were in the habit of indulging in bush se_x.

On the day in question, it is alleged that while in the act a swarm of bees mercilessly attacked Maimba but spared Maphosa who managed to flee from the scene while leaving her “partner-in-crime” to face the consequences alone.

“Maimba was stung by bees all over his body while having se_x with Musariri’s wife. He tried to run away but the bees just followed and kept stinging him. They were really aggressive. We suspected that the stinging was a result of juju after some of the bees were left covering his private parts for about two days,” said a source who requested anonymity.

It is suspected that Maphosa’s husband decided to cast a spell on his wife after he discovered that she was cheating on him with Maimba. The two lovebirds were also warned by Musariri to stop the affair but to no avail.

The bees which were alleged to have blanketed Maimba’s groin area for about two days reportedly disappeared after he (Maimba) enlisted the services of some elderly men from the village to talk to Maphosa’s husband.

“The bees only disappeared after Maimba asked for forgiveness from Musariri. This was also after he had promised to pay him two beasts. The two, however, agreed to later approach Chief Nemangwe’s traditional court so that they can solve their issue amicably,” added the source.

Contacted for comment, Chief Nemangwe could neither confirm nor deny the shocking incident.

“The matter has not yet been brought to my attention. Maybe the parties decided to solve it on their own. Matters of that nature are usually brought to my attention after the parties would have failed to agree on any terms or conditions,” said Chief Nemangwe.

-BMetro

By A Correspondent | The Global DNA Director, Tinashe Mugabe’s father, has died.

Mr Mugabe’s passing on was announced late Thursday evening when his son wrote saying, “Farewell DAD… I will see you in the rapture ???.”

Mr Mugabe was still employed despite his old age. He was 79.

He had been admitted to Parirenyatwa Hospital on Thursday morning where as he sat down at the bedside, he suddenly passed on.

Mr Mugabe had 10 kids, 5 boys, 5 girls.

Fuller details and cause of death were sketchy at the time of writing. This is a developing story…

By A Correspondent- MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora and MDC-Alliance advisor and political commentator Dr Pedzisai Ruhanya have engaged in a nasty Twitter rant.

Ruhanya initiated the conversation, which did not end well after he had asked Mwonzora about his alleged plea for the postponement of elections.

Mwonzora responded by sarcastically inviting Ruhanya to “our press conference today at 11 for answers”.

By A Correspondent- The Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance Members of Parliament yesterday did not attend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) that was held at the Parliament Building.

Zengeza West Job Sikhala, Mutare Central Innocent Gonese, Harare North Rusty Markham, Harare West Joanna Mamombe, and Magwegwe Anele Ndebele were among those who boycotted.

MDC Alliance MPs have since 2018 been boycotting Mnangagwa SONA addresses and other parliamentary events he attends.

The snub was in response to claims by their party leader, Nelson Chamisa, that Mnangagwa rigged the results of the 2018 presidential election. Chamisa lost narrowly to Mnangagwa in that election.

-NewZimbabwe

By A Correspondent- National Constitutional Assembly President, Professor Lovemore Madhuku, was this week in Gokwe where he engaged villagers on the functions of Political Leaders Actors Dialogue.

His party spokesperson, Madock Chivasa posted pictures of Madhuku’s engagements with Gokwe’s ward 27.

“NCA Party President Prof Lovemore Madhuku addressing NCA party ward 27 structure in Gokwe. The struggle to build a people’s party continues!” he posted.

POLICE in Chivhu, Mashonaland East province, allegedly tortured and killed a woman whom they accused of concealing money stolen by her sister, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has claimed.

In its latest report titled It’s Politricks All Over, ZPP adjudged the police as the major perpetrators of human rights violations that occurred in Mashonaland East in September.

ZPP alleges that Sharai Mukaro was allegedly tortured by police officers during interrogation on September 12, 2021.

ZPP said a medical report showed that she suffered internal bleeding around her heart and that could have resulted in her death.

“Police officers were among the main perpetrators of human rights violations that occurred in Mashonaland East. The police were perpetrators of 40% of the human rights violations that ZPP recorded this month. In one of the cases, police officers in Chivhu in Chikomba district tortured a woman to death during interrogations on September 12.

“She was suspected of withholding money allegedly stolen by her younger sister who had been arrested in Harare. According to an autopsy shown to the ZPP, the deceased, Sharai Mukaro, suffered massive pericardial clot, had large amounts of blood in the upper mediastinum (which contains the heart, thymus gland, portions of the oesophagus and trachea, and other structures) and had raptures in the area of the aorta,” the ZPP report read.

The human rights organisation said there was no record of any disciplinary measures taken against the killer police officers.

“This conduct by the police is of great concern and the ZPP continues to demand that police conduct themselves in a manner that is consistent with their constitutional mandate and should be able to handle arrested persons without using unconstitutional means such as torture. This is not the first case of people dying at the hands of the police.

“ZPP calls on the police to act within their mandate when dealing with suspects. The Constitution clearly outlines the procedures to be undertaken during the investigation of a crime. Torture should be a punishable crime and we call on the Home Affairs ministry to ensure that perpetrators are brought to book in order to infuse confidence into the criminal and justice system of the country.”

Previous reports by ZPP show that for the past two years, police have been the leading human rights violators in the country.

The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has threatened to pursue the matter and have the culprits brought to book.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi was not answering calls yesterday.- NewsDay

Tinashe Sambiri| MDC Alliance vice president Hon Tendai Biti says Zimbabwe’s economy under Emmerson Mnangagwa is directionless like a drunk zombie.

Hon Biti challenged Mnangagwa to concede failure and resign.

The hard-hitting MDC Alliance vice president also dismissed the so called new dispensation.

See his presentation below:
Literally every commodity has gone up in the last few weeks,fuel,mobile phone tariffs, bread&other food items The average increase has been a 30% increase pushing annualized inflation to over 80%. Inflation pressures remain extremely high due to expansionary fiscal pressures.

The expenditure overdrive creates serious inflationary pressures generated by massive increase in Broad Money Supply (M3) .It’s de javu for the ordinary average Zim who finds herself caught in middle of another crises of over-accumulation similar to the melt down years 1997/2008

Truth is since Black Friday , 14 Nov 1997 when the Zim $ fell by 70% , Zim is in a permanent vortex of economic crises , hurtling from one crises to another like a drunk zombie .Truth is Zimbabwe can no longer afford the permanent fudging & extractive reality of #ZANU.It must go

The consumer basket for a family of six is now ZW$50000 equivalent to UD$303 on the parallel market&US$609 on the official exchange rateYet the civil servant is earning ZW$22000 or US$133.00.Meanwhile prices have gone amok in shops.The necrophiliacs have failed&failed absolutely

By Farai D Hove |  Emmerson Mnangagwa’s uncle, Obadiah Moyo yesterday walked out of the High Court a free man following his year long prosecution case over corruption.

The former Health Minister is the ZANU PF leader’s uncle. Obadiah-Moyo is Emmerson Mnangagwa’s cousin, titled “uncle” or sekuru, in the Shona vernacular.

He is son to Mnangagwa’s mother’s brother.

When the police arrested him in June last year, while he was signing a warned and cautioned statement, the police ended up releasing him on Mnangagwa’s orders. The head of the Central Intelligence Organisation, Isaac Moyo is another of Obadiah Moyo’s relatives who worked together with Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to make the case appear credible. They together went to Mnangagwa and organised that everything be staged so that he (Obadiah Moyo) is served so to subdue growing public angers over the Draxgate scandal. The plan was that Obadiah Moyo would sleep inside the police cells, and then bail be granted (and even that was cut short – he left Rhodesville Police station soon after arrival.) The CIO Director General and Ziyambi then went to get Obadiah Moyo’s own muzukuru, cousin, Munamato Mutevedzi who is the acting Chief Magistrate. Mutevedzi was invited to come and sit on the same case and the matter had the prosecutor saying that bail is not opposed. He was charged a bail of $50,000, which is just USD380, a small amount over a case involving USD60 million.

He had to take a fall to save Mnangagwa’s son, Collins, so he is actually a hero, in Mnangagwa’s eyes at the least.

Moyo was discharged from prosecution on corruption charges for illegally awarding a multi-million-dollar contract for Covid-19 medical supplies to Drax International without going through a competitive tender process. He was facing charges of criminal abuse of office over the awarding of a US$ 60 million contract to the company that allegedly sold supplies to the Government at inflated prices. Moyo, who was being represented Advocate Tawanda Zhuwarara, made an application for the quashing of the charges, before Justice Pisirayi Kwenda, when the matter came for trial yesterday.

In his submissions, Adv Zhuwarara flagged a series of shortcomings in the indictment, particularly the way the charges were formulated.

He exposed how the indictment was at law, incoherent and how the allegations were vague and embarrassing. In this regard, he told the judge that his client was facing “what can only be described as an indictment that is inimical to the law, irregular in form and susceptible to impugnment”. He moved for the quashing of the indictment. But the State led by prosecutor Mr Garudzo Ziyaduma opposed to the quashing of the charges, arguing that they were clear and not calculated to embarrass Moyo. However, after a lengthy submission by both parties’ legal counsel, Justice Kwenda pressed the prosecution to explain the multiple deficiencies in the charge. The main deficiency was that the charge did not explain what influence the former minister had used in the awarding of tenders.

The prosecution had to reluctantly concede that they could not explain what exact influence they alleged had been used by Moyo.

Justice Kwenda noted that the charges did not fully inform the accused of the nature of the allegations he was supposed to respond to. In the end the court had no choice, but to take note of the prosecution’s admission that the charge was imprecise and upheld Adv Zhuwarara’s application, and quashed all the three counts against the former minister. According to the indictment papers, Moyo allegedly awarded the multimillion tender to Drax International LLC, headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, which was concluded without the consent of the Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe.

The ruling clears Drax of any wrong doing in this case, which saw US$2 million paid to Drax Consult SAGL for the supply of medicines and medical sundries to the National Pharmaceutical Company (Natpharm) frozen in the former’s bank account in Hungary amid indications International Police Organisation (Interpol) Harare could have misinformed their counterparts in Budapest on the deal involving Drax and the Government. The money is locked in Drax’s MagNet Bank account in Budapest, after Interpol reportedly passed on information on investigations into the transaction between Drax and Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Health for medical supplies to the Government-owned, Natpharm. This was after some banks involved in the system moved to stop suspected money laundering and raised a red-flag, leading to the freezing of the funds.

Drax, through its lawyer Mr Admire Rubaya, has since written to Interpol Budapest explaining the deal and putting the record straight and implored Interpol to engage State institutions to ascertain the facts around the Drax/Natpharm transaction. He requested Interpol Hungary to engage the Attorney-General’s office, the Commissioner-General of Police, the National Prosecuting Authority and the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet to gather the relevant information on the deal.
The court ruling yesterday also vindicated Drax suspicion’s that Interpol Hungary could have received wrong information from some elements in the Zimbabwe Republic Police.

To date, the company had not had an opportunity to respond to issues relating to its business with the Government which resulted in Interpol moving in to investigate the deal and the subsequent withholding of the company’s US$2 million by Hungarian authorities. Delish Nguwaya, who is the Zimbabwean country representative of Drax was arrested in June 2020 and appeared before the courts charged with fraud. However, these allegations have since been dismissed by the courts.- State Media/Additional Reporting