By A Correspondent- Scores of people vaccinated against COVID-19 in Chikomba District, Mashonaland East Province, are failing to get cards raising suspicion that the cards could have been stolen and sold to the unvaccinated.

Some of those who talked to Masvingo Mirror on condition of anonymity received their jabs at Nharira Hospital.

They complained that they are still to get their vaccination cards two months after completing their doses.

Chikomba District Medical Officer Dr Ignatius Mahachi said he was not aware of the issue and promised to look into the matter. He said:

I am not yet informed about the issue of vaccination cards, however, I am going to look into it.

Isaac Hove from Gwekwerere Village said that the vaccination cards were in high demand and he suspected that some officials could be selling them.

Said Hove:

We are yet to get our inoculation documents. We are tired of walking long distances only to be told to come and check again.

The worrying thing is that without the documents we cannot access services where the cards are required.

There are fears among villagers that the cards could have been sold to people evading vaccination.

Reports suggest that the COVID-19 vaccination card selling syndicate have mushroomed as demand for the cards soar.

The syndicates are thought to be tightly knit involving a web of officials from bureaucrats in the Ministry of Health and Childcare to those in charge of operations at vaccination centres.

Demand for vaccination cards has increased after Government last month ordered the reopening of churches only to fully vaccinated congregants, with several tertiary institutions also demanding students to be fully vaccinated to be allowed entrance to university or college campuses.

Mahlabezulu ,Mthwakazi omuhle, zingane zobaba.

Mthwakazi omuhle , namhlanje sihlangane lapha ngosuku olukhulu kakhulu esizweni sethu, ngilethemba elikhulu ukuthi iningi laMahlabezulu lihlanganele kunye lathi ngesikhathi esifanayo kwi nkundla zokuxhumana ezehlukeneyo, kubomabonakude basebulenjini, kanye nasemisakazweni futhi.

Ngiyalibingelela lonke Mahlabezulu.

Ngesikhathi esifanayo ngidlulisa ukubingelela kumakhosi esizweni sonke, okuyizinduna zakulolonke kwelikaMthwakazi.

Zingane zezinkanyezi, namhlanje lusuku olukhulu, lapho sihlangane ngokuzo khumbula usuku lokukhothama ko mbumbi wesizwe sethu, isilo saseMhlahlandlela, inkosi uMzilikazi kaMashobane.

Nanxa namhlanje, ilusuku sokugubha kube yinjabulo, sigiye, sijakadule kodwa ngeminyaka elikhulu, namashumi amahlanu, lantathu(153 years) edlule, kwaba lusuku olwabamuncu esizweni ngendlela engathethekiyo.

Ilanga lasithela emini libalele, kwazamazama umhlaba, kwadilika intaba enkulu, izinduna zenkosi zasala obala, amabutho ayengabhekwa ngaziqu zamehlo asala ethithibele, isizwe esasilamandla asabekayo salila kwadabukisa ezweni.

Ingakho sizw’esihle, angicabangi kukhona olunye usuku esizweni sethu olubaluleke njenga lololusuku.

King Mzilikazi day is indeed a Mthwakazi day, a day this nation learnt new ways to overcome any challenges confronting the nation.

A day, this nation learnt that at some point the sun will set down, but it shall rise again.

This is the day that prepared this brave and beautiful nation to confront every challenge with their bare hands.

A day this nation made it a point that nothing, neither death nor demons will ever break our spirits.

Mthwakazi omuhle, King Mzilikazi was a great fighter, leader and a nation builder.

Our founding father and King never chose comfort over the wellbeing of his own people.

As I stand tall before you, today, I’m proud to be a descendent of such a great man, but in the midst of my pride, a question pops up, ‘if King Mzilikazi were to rise today, would he be proud of me and what our nation has become?”

That is one question, every one of us sitting here today, must ask ourselves.

This is a question every chief or induna yakoMthwakazi should be asking themselves.

This is one question, I’m challenging every Mthwakazi citizen to ask themselves.

I would also like to further challenge you to look at yourselves and ask the following questions,

Are we anywhere near to emulating what our forefathers achieved in their lifetimes.

Do we measure our successes by what we have achieved for our individual selves or by what we have done for our nation.

Does one’s individual achievement make one a hero of his nation?

Mthwakazi omuhle, it was indeed a great and commendable idea 21 years ago, on the 9th of September 2000 that this nation decided to revive the commemoration of this day.

Since that day, the nation has slowly and gradually moved in trying to find its feet, identity and pride.

Although, we must admit that the pace has been sometimes too slow,and to some extent allowed our detractors to determine it, but we have moved indeed and a lot of ground has been covered.

Now we need to accelerate our speed, and time is not on our side.

This event was made possible today by the unity, unanimity and determination of this nation.

The nation unapologetically spoke clearly and boldly from all corners of life and we as your leadership clearly received the massage.

Mthwakazi people are tired of being treated like second class or none existent citizens.

Mthwakazi people want to mark their space on the world map and be a proud nation again.

Together we can make it and together we shall rise again.

At some point, one is tempted to spell out our program of action but remember inkosi ngumlomo ongathethimanga, therefore, there shall come a time for it.

For now, I’m calling upon every one of you to prepare and mobilize for the rebirth of Mthwakazi Kingdom.

A Kingdom where abeThwakazi bonke, young and old will equally feel proud to belonging to it. Asibonge ama technological advances of todays world ngoba, we are now able to develop what we call the Mthwakazi virtual kingdom.

Where at the touch of a button, one can participate in the kingdoms day to day’s events and discussions, irrespective of which border they may find themselves in globally, through the assistance of some of our prominent Mthwakazians, We have commissioned a world renowned IT company to assist us to put together a sophisticated system, that is not only advanced whilst being user friendly, but also very safe to host our people’s database needs and processing. Manje ngiyazi ukuthi we promised to launch a few months ago but we realized that the initial design was sub par for isizwe sika Mzilikazi.

That is why we made an executive decision to withdraw and get it up to scratch and highly secured. Yiko maHlabezulu ngicela nisithembe, sisebenzisane once it goes live ngoba ngiyazi we have reason to be skeptical as a nation at times kodwa if awuzothemba iNkosi Yakini uzothemba bani?? The data collected there will in the long run help us do the job of leading our nation easier and better and more reliably ngoba then sizobe siwazi ama demographics ethu kahle, ukuthi sazi masikhuluma sikhulumela bani> this info will not be shared with anyone without your prior consent ngoba sonke lana ngiyathemba niyamazi umthetho omusha abalibiza I POPI?!

Ngiyathemba isicelo sam sizwakele bantu baka khokho.

Sizwe sikababa, as we gather here today the world is facing a serious pandemic, a situation which has not spared us as well.

This has not helped our situation but made the situation even more extremely difficult.

I am therefore appealing to all of you to observe all recommended non-pharmaceutical means to minimize the risks of contracting the virus and at same breath appealing to you to take the recommended available medical means so that this nation can pull through this global pandemic. I for one ngilaso I Steve(cate) se vaccine, wena ulindeleni?

Mthwakazi has faced its own countless pandemics since the demise of King Lobhengula in 1894.

My fathers’ people have never tested genuine peace and prosperity for the longest of time.

The fact that we have survived those human sanctioned pandemics, we shall also overcome this natural pandemics as well.

Therefore let’s not lose hope and focus, we shall indeed rise again.

I am glad to see representatives of some of our Khumalo brothers and sisters from various areas including the eastern Cape and Kwazulu Natal amongst others, including royalty from other areas… This is indeed what umzilikazi set out to do, ukhlanganisa izizwe ndawonye. We need to strengthen our ties bantu be Nkosi ngoba ukubambana nibe yi mbumba kuqakatheke nge mpela, ngoba there really is strength in numbers.

I thank you,ngiyabonga,futhi ndiyabulela kuni nonke.

Nisale kahle

President Emmerson Mnangagwa will today address the nation to provide an update on COVID-19, the state broadcaster ZBC has said.

It is not clear if he will relax lockdown measures that have been in place since June when the nation was hit by the third wave of the deadly pandemic.

Below is the ZBC announcement;

More to follow…

By A Correspondent- The Indo-Paki community in Harare has allegedly written to ZANU PF Headquarters asking that the party replaces and disciplines Ward 5 council candidate Abdul Sapa who has been described as a domestic terrorist.

A member of the Indo-Paki community who spoke on condition of anonymity said Indians and Pakistanis living in Harare were not happy with the conduct of Abdul Sapa who is accused of having caused the death of respected community leader Ashraf Bhagoo.

Abdul Sapa is accused of using his close proximity to security sector bosses to terrorise the Indo-Paki community in the name of the party and security chiefs.

The source revealed that Abdul Sapa allegedly masterminded a robbery at Sarwar Shah’s residence in Milton Park which led to the death of Ashraf Bhagoo.

Sarwar Shah runs the Hello Paisa brand in Zimbabwe. It is reported that Shah received 2.5 million USD on the 11th of September through official channels which he was meant to divert and fund illegal gold buying deals.

Abdul Sapa has served as a henchman and gold smuggler for Shah. It is reported that Sapa uses state security agents in smuggling the gold.

Sapa was infuriated by Shah who did not renew his security services as he had released that Sapa was untrustworthy and unreliable.

Sapa allegedly then used his ex CID homicide colleagues to stage a robbery at Shah’s house. Ashraf Bhagoo a respectable elder and leader of the Indo-Pakistani community was shot during the Sapa masterminded robbery.

Sapa claims to be a ZANU PF loyalist and brags that he has ties to generals who protect him.

Sapa has allegedly terrorized the Indian moslem community he sends robbers , Zimra, ZACC, sacu , homicide , to raid Indian households and runs an extortion ring.

Members of the Indo-Pakistani community have vowed to continue supporting Zanu PF but they demand that the party replaces Abdul Sapa as his warlord tendencies which have left the community living in fear are going to cost the party in the 2023 elections.

The IndoPak community said they have a huge pool of talented , patriotic and politically clear individuals who can replace Abdul Sapa.

Members of the IndoPaki community are in the process of compiling a dossier on Abdul Sapa and his criminal activities.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has advised all government workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or resign.

According to local radio station ZiFM Stereo, the government says all civil servants who are not willing to get vaccinated must resign so that they do not expose others to the coronavirus.

The station reported Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi who is also the leader of government business, as saying the move was to ensure everyone’s safety.

Ziyambi reportedly made the comments during a Mashonaland West Provincial COVID-19 Taskforce meeting in Chinhoyi. 

The station said:

The government says all civil servants who are not willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 must resign so that they do not expose others to the virus.

The Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Ziyambi Ziyambi says this will ensure everyone’s safety.

Meanwhile, Vice President and Health Minister Constantino Chiwenga recently warned citizens that public places will not be accessible to those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 once Government relaxes strict movement conditions under lockdown level 4.

Speaking in Buhera where he was touring Dorowa, a phosphate mine on Sunday, the former army commander said:

As the Minister of Health and Child Care, I will make sure that vaccination certificates will be required for people to access public places although we have relaxed a few things.

I, therefore, encourage people to be vaccinated as it will be difficult to enjoy services when lockdown measures are relaxed.

We will allow you to watch soccer, watch cricket and enjoy food in a restaurant but you will be required to produce a vaccination certificate. We will not allow you to enter public places without a vaccination certificate.

By A Correspondent- Vice President and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga is reportedly threatening medical doctors against releasing an affidavit for his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa, who is seeking postponement of her cases at the courts due to poor health.

Chiwenga, in his capacity as Health minister, superintends over medical activities in the country.

Marry has also seen several applications for the release of her passport which would enable her to seek medical attention outside the country, being dismissed.

The court heard yesterday that several doctors approached by Marry had refused to give her a medical report, saying they were afraid of her powerful husband who is their boss.

Marry yesterday appeared in court with a drip fixed on a walker she uses for mobility. She is being accused of attempting to kill Chiwenga. She is also facing money-laundering, fraud and assault charges and is out on bail.

The former model is suffering from lymphoedema, an ailment which causes swelling of hands and legs.

Her lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, told the court that she could not stand trial and requested the court to postpone the matter for two months as the doctor who was attending to her had recommended a lengthy bed rest.

But the State, led by prosecutor Netsai Mushayabasa, opposed the application, saying Mtetwa did not submit any documents to prove her client’s illness.

Mtetwa in turn told the court that Marry could not get the medical report since all doctors who treated her were refusing to avail it fearing victimisation by Chiwenga.

She opted to have her client remove the bandages to prove to the court that, indeed, her client was suffering from an ailment

“We ask you to take a judiciary notice that the accused person’s husband is the Vice-President and the Minister of Health and all the doctors are too frightened to write that medical affidavit,” Mtetwa told the court.

“We are quite happy that we can remove her bandages so that you can see the wounds. The State cannot make sensitive comments on the accused person who is not well. The insinuation that she is well can be cured by the removal of her bandages from arm and her thigh to prove she is in pain and was operated on the thigh and left hand,” she argued.

“The doctors fear her powerful husband. The accused person has absolutely nothing to gain for feigning illness. She is anxious to have this matter concluded. My learned friend was involved in the matter and they have been communicating with the doctor.”

Mtetwa said Marry could not stand trial as the drugs she was taking would distract her concentration in court.

However, magistrate Noel Mupeiwa ordered doctors treating Marry to avail a medical affidavit for her.

The matter was postponed to October 6, when the court will assess her condition.

Marry has on several occasions been brought to court while on medical support.

In December last year, she was brought to court in an ambulance for a routine remand appearance and was carried into the courtroom in a stretcher, after she had been issued with a warrant of arrest.

In the same month, High Court judge Justice Benjamin Chikowero ordered her to appear before him in person so that he assesses her wounds before passing his judgment on whether she should be given her passport to enable her to travel to South Africa.

Chiwenga and Marry are also embroiled in a highly acrimonious divorce process at the High Court where they have washed dirty their linen in public.

They are also brawling over custody of their three minor children.

Chiwenga currently has custody of the children and has barred Marry from accessing them. She has had to post numerous lamentations on Twitter, crying for his clemency so she could access them, albeit without luck.

She has not seen them for over two years as Chiwenga maintains a formidable blockade.

Chiwenga has accused Marry of being an unbalanced drug addict and a substance abuser unsuitable to take custody of the children, while Marry exposed him as a violent and vengeful power-hungry man with excessive political ambitions.

Unscrupulous health professionals are making a killing from selling COVID-19 vaccination cards to employees, university and college students desperate to get admitted back to various learning institutions reports The Independent.

Several tertiary institutions across the country now require students to be either fully vaccinated or be in possession of a valid PCR test result taken 48 hours prior, to be allowed entrance to university or college campuses.

Investigations by the publication last week revealed that the vaccination cards are being sold for between US$15 and US$20 each.

The cards will also be having all the required details including the type of vaccine administered, its batch number, and dates where the vaccinated person allegedly took the jab.

Students argue that while those selling them are making a killing, the price is financially viable considering the charges for a PCR test.

Laboratories are charging US$30 for a PCR test while others like Cimas require US$60 for the same test.

The vaccination card selling syndicate appears tightly knit involving a web of officials from bureaucrats in the Ministry of Health and Childcare to those in charge of operations at vaccination centres.

The Zimbabwe Independent reported a source in the Ministry of Health and Child Care as saying that the practice is rampant in the health department.

Said the source:

So rampant is the practice that even those not really connected within the system are also partaking in it. However, many of these ‘unfortunate’ ones are sloppy and end up getting arrested.

These are the individuals you write about in your papers when they are picked up by police, giving a façade that people are serious about dealing with the problem when in actual fact they are the ones who are fuelling it for their selfish benefit.

Chief coordinator of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Office of the President and Cabinet Agnes Mahomva said she was not in a position to comment on the issue.

Said Mahomva:

You need to talk to the Ministry of Health and Child Care because what you are inquiring about is an administrative issue.

As a task force, we have various sub-committees we work with that are responsible for dealing with COVID-19 related issues and these are headed by different ministries.

The one you made reference to is best dealt with by a subcommittee headed by the Health ministry.

National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed that hundreds of vaccinations cards went missing at various health centres across the country.

-The Independent

By A Correspondent- MDC-Alliance legislator Joana Mamombe will know her fate tomorrow when the court is expected to make a ruling on State’s application for the revocation of her bail on the basis that she failed to abide by her bail conditions and skipped reporting to police on August 27.

Harare regional magistrate Mr Stanford Mambanje yesterday said the ruling was not ready and asked Mamombe to return to court tomorrow for the ruling. Mr Michael Reza, appearing for the State, told the court in his application that Mamombe failed to present herself to the CID Law and Order department where she was required to report every Friday of the end of month.

According to the State, the condition was imposed by the court when Mamombe was granted bail in a matter she is jointly charged with Cecilia Chimbiri and Netsai Marova on allegations of violating the Covid-19 lockdown measures after staging an illegal demonstration sometime last year in Harare. They were also charged with participating in an illegal demonstration.

“They were admitted to bail and ordered to report on the last Friday of the month. This morning, a police officer handed in an affidavit saying she had breached her reporting conditions.

“On August 27, 2021, she was supposed to report to the police and she did not. Officers at CID Law and Order prepared the affidavit and we applied to tender the affidavit.”  

Mamombe, through her lawyer Mr Jeremiah Bamu, who appeared together with Mr Alec Muchadehama, opposed the State application, saying Mamombe was not in wilful default. They said that Mamombe had travelled to her rural home and failed to return on the day in question because of the curfew regulations. They also said Mamombe went to report to the police the following day.

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Former president Robert Mugabe distinguished himself as a principled man who did not deviate from what he believed to be right, President Mnangagwa said yesterday.

The President said this in a statement on the second anniversary of the passing on of former President Mugabe, who died at the age of 95 on September 6, 2019, two years after retiring. Mugabe was universally praised for leading the land reform programme, which ensured equitable distribution of land, resulting in more citizens joining commercial agriculture.

“As the nation remembers the second anniversary of the passing on of our founding father, leader and inaugural President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Robert Gabriel Mugabe, let us focus on his illustrious life of selfless sacrifice for the political freedom and independence we enjoy today in our country,” said President Mnangagwa.

“There is no better way to remember him than recalling to ourselves the values which he stood for and embracing them as our own in order to develop our country in peace and harmony.

“The founding father of our nation distinguished himself as a principled man who would never compromise on what was right and just for his people.”  

President Mnangagwa said quite often, Mugabe would remind them about the late Kwame Nkrumah’s adherence to principle, adding that “principles should never be sacrificed on the altar of expediency.”

“Our liberation struggle was waged over our land which had been taken away from us by the white settler imperialists, thus justifying our noble cause,” he said. “Now that we own the land, we cannot ever let go because it is sacrosanct. It is, therefore, incumbent upon every Zimbabwean to protect and defend our land at all costs.

“The land defines our sovereignty, and to lose it for whatever reason, would be a great betrayal to our patriarch and all the heroes of our liberation struggle.”  

President Mnangagwa praised Mugabe for challenging the super powers who seemed untouchable. “Our inaugural President taught us that right is might, challenging the great powers of the world that espoused the doctrine of might is right,” he said.

“Our late leader would always invoke one of the key tenets of the United Nations Charter which asserts the sovereign equality of nations.

“Equally, he would remind us and the world that Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans, and that the destiny of our nation lies in our own hands. Hence, whatever we do, we do it for ourselves as Zimbabweans foremost and for nobody else.”

 President Mnangagwa reiterated that the land redistribution programme was irreversible even in the face of illegal sanctions, emphasising that under the Second Republic he leads, the challenge was on ensuring that the land was used profitably to transform the economy and ensuring food security.  

“Land is the economy, the economy is the land, we have repeatedly said,” he said.  

“May his soul rest in eternal peace re-assured of our resolute commitment to defending and promoting the everlasting values and ethos of the liberation struggle.”

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By Margret Tashayawedu|

1.Agriculture

This is Zanu’s standard cash cow for stealing money. They big famers (who also happen to be Zanu officials) loans which they don’t pay back.

2.Mining

Mining has become the chief money making scam used by Zanu and the military. They mine above the law, and everything they make from mining they pocket without paying taxes. The IMF fund could be used to buy machinery at inflated prices from other Zanu or cartel connections. At the end of it all, the money from the IMF will eventually be pocketed by Zanu officials who are into mining as well as the infamous cartels who surround the regime like flies to excrement.

3.Government tenders

Tenders are one of the common way money is stolen. Contracts are dished out to companies belonging to Zanu officials and those grubby cartels whereby one of these groups are given a contact at an inflated price to deliver a public service for example, but then the public service is not delivered and if it is delivered it will be dysfunctional. For example, a company (owned by Zanu officials or a cartel) can be given a tender to fix let’s say 5000 potholes in Harare l for USD5m when the actual cost is probably around USD. The company takes the money and fixes about 1000 potholes which are often located on roads used by Zanu officials. At the end of it all, millions would have been pocketed and the service paid for would be poor – there will still be potholes in Harare especially in areas where the poor live. Just as it was with the Drax scandal, Covid will continue to be an opportunity for Zanu chefs to get government contracts where they pocket most of the money at the expense of public service.

4.Bonuses, allowances and perks

Bonuses and allowances are a form of theft that many people ignore because no one really knows what these old men and women are getting from the system. Based on the way Zanu treat the country like it’s their tuckshop, a reliable assumptions is one that assumes that Zanu chefs don’t pay for anything using their money. So things like cars, fuel, clothes, medical treatment, school and university fees for their children, electricity and water bills, are all paid for by the government as part of their perks. On top of that, they will give themselves bonuses and new second hand cars from Asia.

5.Forex exchange

This scam lacks sophistication but it shows the rottenness of the system. The scam involves a Zanu chef applying for US dollars and then buying them at a very low rate from Reserve Bank using millions of bond notes piles and piles of which Zanu chefs are known to store in their homes.

By A Correspondent- The National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has appointed experienced medical doctor, Professor Elopy Sibanda as the institution’s executive dean in the Faculty of Medicine.

Prof Sibanda has 34 years’ experience in the medical field and is expected to play a critical role in re-positioning of Nust into a specialist medical school. The institution has already started recruiting specialist doctors ahead of its new strategic role.

Cabinet last year resolved that post-Covid-19, Nust in partnership with National Social Security Authority (Nssa), will transform Ekusileni Medical Centre into a specialist medical school.

The university envisages Ekusileni becoming the crux of medical tourism that may generate much-needed foreign currency for the country and provide essential services for locals at affordable costs. Medical tourism results when foreigners visit a country for medical services. India and South Africa are among the countries that are benefiting from traffic from Zimbabwe as the countries have better facilities to treat most ailments and usually charge less.

In a statement, Nust communication and marketing director Mr Thabani Mpofu said Prof Sibanda brings vast experience that the university needs as it focuses on its role.

“His vast experience in academic, research and administration comes in handy for Nust at a time when the university is recruiting specialists in the Faculty of Medicine as it gears for the transformation of the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Ekusileni Hospital into a top specialist facility with many disciplines in post Covid-19,” said Mr Mpofu.

“His major tasks include promoting specialised research and ensuring that the best care available anywhere is readily available for the nation and the Sadc region here at the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Ekusileni Hospital.”

He said Nust medical experts were already providing services at the recently opened Ekusileni Medical Centre for Covid-19 patients. Mr Mpofu said Prof Sibanda is a holder of a Medical Degree from the Medical University of Gdansk in Poland and a Master of Science and a Doctorate in Immunology from Birmingham University in the UK. He is a clinical immunology and allergy specialist.

“Prof Sibanda served as a lecturer in immunology at the University of Zimbabwe from 1996 to 2009. Thereafter, he was the Sadc Advisor on Health Laboratories, spearheading the establishment of supranational reference laboratories for HIV, TB and malaria in Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Africa,” said Mr Mpofu.

He said he is a member of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe and General Medical Council (GMC) of the United Kingdom.

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By A Correspondent- Three miners died in two separate mine accidents which occurred in Matabeleland South Province.

Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Loveness Mangena confirmed the incident which occurred at John A Big Ben Mine in Gwanda and Stambok Mine in Filabusi on September 4.

“I can confirm that we recorded two mine accidents in Matabeleland South Province where three mine workers died. In the first incident two illegal gold panners were working at a disused mine shaft at John A Big Ben Mine. Whilst they were inside the shaft collapsed and trapped Vincent Bhebhe. His peer alerted other miners who were close by and they retrieved Bhebhe’s body. He was rushed to Gwanda Provincial Hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

“In another incident six miners were working at Stambok Mine in Insiza. Three workers went down a 12-metre-deep shaft while the other three remained on the surface. The shaft collapsed and trapped them. Cleopas Moyo and Judge Moyo died on the spot while Blessing Sibanda sustained injuries,” she said.

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By A Correspondent- Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has warned citizens that public places will not be accessible to those who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 once Government relaxes strict movement conditions under lockdown level 4.

His statement runs against recently pronounced Government policy that vaccination is voluntary. Chiwenga who was speaking from Buhera where he was touring Dorowa, a phosphate mine on Sunday also contradicts a statement made by the First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa in Chipinge recently that members of the public will not be forced to get vaccinated.

“As the Minister of Health and Child Care, I will make sure that vaccination certificates will be required for people to access public places although we have relaxed a few things. I therefore encourage people to be vaccinated as it will be difficult to enjoy services when lockdown measures are relaxed.

“We will allow you to watch soccer, watch cricket and enjoy food in a restaurant but you will be required to produce a vaccination certificate. We will not allow you to enter public places without a vaccination certificate,” said Chiwenga.

Chipinge Times attended the Sunday event where Chiwenga met company executives and Government officials as the first step towards the commissioning of fertilizer value chain that will see four critical ministries namely Commerce and Industry, Agriculture, Mines and Ministry of transport coming together to bring the project to fruition.

The Government intends to make Dorowa Minerals viable so that the country stops importing fertiliser.

Dorowa Mine is a subsidiary of Chemplex Corporation that falls under the Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe, a Government owned entity.

The mine produces phosphate which is processed to produce phosphorous used in the production of fertilizers, food additives, treatment of water, metals, manufacturing of detergents and processing of meat products.-

Newsday

By A Correspondent- A Filabusi woman allegedly ganged up with her son and brother to kill her boyfriend before burning and burying his remains in a shallow grave in a nearby mountain.

The woman, Siphathisiwe Sifiso Dube (49), from Siyaphambili Village, appeared before Filabusi regional magistrate Abednico Ndebele last Friday charged with the murder of Stanley Moyo along with her son Mqondisi Mkandla (20) and her younger brother Bhekimpilo Nkomo (42).

They were not asked to plead, and the magistrate remanded them in custody to September 16.

He advised them to apply for bail at the High Court due to the severity of the case.

Prosecutor Shepherd Moyo told the court that on August 16 this year, Dube and Moyo had a misunderstanding over an unspecified issue.

Nkomo and Mkandla intervened and allegedly assaulted Moyo, leading to his death.

The court further heard that the trio carried the body to a nearby mountain, where they buried it in a shallow grave.

The prosecution alleged that after a few days, the three discovered that dogs had dug up the grave and were feasting on Moyo’s body. They then allegedly decided to burn and rebury it.

The offence came to light after Moyo’s relatives started looking for him. The court heard that Dube voluntarily led the police to where they had buried Moyo.

– NewsDay

By A Correspondent- The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education says it will assess the preparedness of learners to write the Zimbabwe School Examination Council (ZIMSEC) exams this year before the specific dates for the exams are set.

Schools reopened for examination classes on 30 September and non-exam classes on 6 September amid concerns that learners will not be prepared to sit for public examinations this year, especially considering that the term ends on 17 December 2021.

While some schools have been conducting virtual lessons and radio lessons, there have been concerns that some learners, mainly those in rural areas, have technology access issues and were not benefiting from the intervention.

On Monday the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education launched a toll-free line, and parents used the opportunity to express their concerns about the preparedness of their children to write exams.

Responding to the concerns later in an interview with State media, Primary and Secondary Education Deputy Minister Edgar Moyo said:

One of the concerns raised by parents was on the preparedness of the children for exams.

At the moment I can’t say anything definite about the exam calendar, but as the term continues, we will be assessing the preparedness of learners and we will be getting updates on the progress being made in schools and then the ministry will make an informed decision, which will be in the best interest of learners.

We have launched a toll-free line 317, which is a platform for stakeholders to get in touch will the ministry.

We tested the toll-free line during the launch and we received calls from parents who were airing out their concerns.

Meanwhile, teachers’ unions have argued that learners are not prepared as they lost learning time during the prolonged COVID-19 breaks, basically a full term of school.

They want examinations to be postponed to next year when pupils will have ample time to catch up on time lost during the lockdown.

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By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has delayed the reviewing of September 2021 fuel prices citing developments taking place in the international oil market.

In a statement released on Monday, ZERA said it will announce the September 2021 fuel prices in due course, while in the meantime, fuel dealers should continue using the August prices. The Authority said:

According to Statutory Instrument 270 of 2019, Petroleum (Petroleum Products Pricing) Regulations, the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) is supposed to review and announce fuel prices by the 5th of every month.

However, due to developments that are taking place, ZERA will issue a statement on the September 2021 fuel prices after the statutory set date.

ZERA is working vigorously to have the fuel prices for the month announced and are paying close attention to trends on the international oil market while consulting local key stakeholders on the likely impact of the developments on the final pump prices.

Fuel operators are therefore urged to continue trading as per the August 2021 fuel prices while consultations are being finalised.

The September 2021 fuel prices will be announced in due course.

By A Corespondent- Passion Java has caused a stir at Glenview 8 home market, where he addressed hundreds of people without observing Civid-19 protocols.

This week, the overzealous Zanu PF apologist was the Glenview 8 home market campaigning for Zanu PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

At the market, Java is seen in a video addressing hundreds of maskless people stampeding to shake hands with him.

This is happening at a time the police are arresting ordinary people for merely not properly wearing masks.

Yesterday in Chitungwiza, the police arrested MDC-Alliance National Chairman Job Sikhala’s daughter for contravening Covid-19 regulations when she was shooting her birthday pictures.

Java has been moving around the country, mobilising for Zanu PF and addressing hundreds of people without observing Covid-19 protocols, but

By A Correspondent- A Bulawayo headmaster has lost a school truck and cash while having s_x in the car.

Vusumuzi Nkiwane, the headmaster of David Livingstone High School in Ntabazinduna, lost a Ford Ranger worth US$50 000 plus cash when two armed robbers pounced on them.

Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident which happened on 1 September in a wooded area near the United College of Education.

Speaking after the incident Inspector Ncube urged members of the public to use lodges and hotels when they want to have leisure as it is very risky to go to the bush. He said:

These people could have used US$20 at a lodge than to lose a car which is estimated to cost US$48,000 and cash to robbers.
According to the police report, the two robbers who were armed with an axe and a knife caught Nkiwane and his lover getting intimate inside the car.
The robbers pounced on them and demanded cash and the car keys. However, the headmaster allegedly tried to resist their demands but was forced to hand over US$455 and R4 000 in cash and car keys after one of the robbers stabbed him once in the thigh.

After collecting the cash, the robbers forced the headmaster and his lover out of the car and drove away in the grey Ford Ranger owned by the Presbyterian-run school

By A Correspondent- Police in Chitungwiza have arrested MDC-Alliance National Chairman and Zengeza West lawmaker Job Sikhala’s daughter for shooting her birthday pictures.

Announcing the arrest of his daughter Deborah, on his Tweeter account Monday, the courageous top Nelson Chamisa ally said he would fight for the freedom of his daughter.

” My daughter was supposed to celebrate her 18th birthday 2day and went for a photoshoot at Huruyadzo & some corrupt 

@PoliceZimbabwe

 St. Mary’s, who are famous for moving around in a ramshackle old Mazda B1800 harassing anyone on sight, arrested her & detained her in solitary confinement,” said Sikhala.

By Desdemona Munengwa| With COVID-19 reportedly causing increased poverty levels globally, Chisumbanje women in Chipinge district have turned to selling mice (mbeva) and quelea birds (ngozha) for survival.

Chisumbanje area is currently experiencing an outbreak of mice which villagers catch in large numbers for household relish and selling to travelers along the Tanganda-Ngundu highway.

One person can catch more than 200 mice in one day while those with more traps can even catch up to a thousand.

Speaking during a recent meeting conducted by the Platform For Youth and Community Development which works in Chipinge and Chimanimani communities, women confessed that the outbreak of mice had helped them overcome poverty which was caused by COVID-19 and lockdowns imposed by government.

One villager and a PYCD gender activist Qxhelani Mahanya said “We can catch about more than 300 mice per night and then after preparing them, we sell them for R1 or 10 bond.

This has been a blessing in disguise as we are able to make money to buy other household needs.”

A vendor at Checheche Growth point, Tariro (24) said selling mice has helped her a lot as she is relieved of buying relish and cooking oil.

“Buying cooking oil is no-longer a necessity as the mice we catch have own fat which we also use in vegetables,” said Tariro.

According to WFP, over a quarter of the country’s urban residents are resorting to skipping meals almost daily, and only 54 % are eating an acceptable diet.

This year’s edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World’s released last week estimated that around a tenth of the global population – up to 811 million people – were undernourished last year.

The number suggests it will take a tremendous effort for the world to honor its pledge to end hunger by 2030.

By A Correspondent- Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti- Corruption Commission (ZACC) for “fraudulent distribution of sugarcane plots.”

Chadzamira was torn apart and publicly ridiculed by former First Lady Grace Mugabe as he fought in Mr Mnangagwa ‘s corner at the height of the G40, Lacoste hegemonic struggle.

“Minister of State for Masvingo Ezra Ruvai Chadzamira has been arrested by officers from ZACC. He is currently detained at Masvingo Magistrate Court,” a source at Benjamin Burombo Building in Masvingo told ZimEye.com at the time of writing.

By A Correspondent- A Bulawayo headmaster has lost a school truck and cash while having s_x in the car.

Vusumuzi Nkiwane, the headmaster of David Livingstone High School in Ntabazinduna, lost a Ford Ranger worth US$50 000 plus cash when two armed robbers pounced on them.

Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident which happened on 1 September in a wooded area near the United College of Education.

Speaking after the incident Inspector Ncube urged members of the public to use lodges and hotels when they want to have leisure as it is very risky to go to the bush. He said:

These people could have used US$20 at a lodge than to lose a car which is estimated to cost US$48,000 and cash to robbers.
According to the police report, the two robbers who were armed with an axe and a knife caught Nkiwane and his lover getting intimate inside the car.
The robbers pounced on them and demanded cash and the car keys. However, the headmaster allegedly tried to resist their demands but was forced to hand over US$455 and R4 000 in cash and car keys after one of the robbers stabbed him once in the thigh.

After collecting the cash, the robbers forced the headmaster and his lover out of the car and drove away in the grey Ford Ranger owned by the Presbyterian-run school

By A Correspondent- Financial services giant, CBZ Holdings Limited has sent dozens of workers home after completing an extensive review of its business model.

NewsDay reports that negotiations will kick-off between CBZ and the Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers’ Union (Zibawu) with Zibawu pushing for packages that are considerate of the state of the economy.

CBZ is under pressure to work out packages that cushion staff from the economic meltdown after Stanbic Bank said it paid out $430 million early this year.

Although the number of affected workers was not clear on the weekend, unions said ‘several dozens’ were asked to go on unpaid leave on September 1. CBZ said in letters sent out to affected staff last week:

The group is undertaking a comprehensive review and reorganisation of its structures and business operating model in line with changes in the corporate landscapes and the way we do business.

Owing to the nature and purpose of the review and reorganisation of structures and business operating model, the group can no longer retain your service as a permanent employee or as a shift or short term employee. You have been included in a retrenchment list which has been forwarded to the retrenchment board and the works council. It is anticipated that the retrenchment process will be finalised by or before the 30th of September 2021. You are required to proceed on paid leave.

CBZ also called for a virtual meeting of affected staff on September 8.

A Zibawu spokesperson acknowledged receiving reports of fresh job cuts at CBZ but noted that it was premature to comment.

There have been massive layoffs in Zimbabwe’s banking sector since 2012 when the second wave of bank failures rattled the markets in the aftermath of the 2004 to 2008 financial crisis.

Last week, Stanbic Bank said job cuts carried out during the first half of 2021 added $430 million to total expenses during the half-year ended June 30, 2021, as Covid-19-induced hard lockdowns depressed the trading revenue line.

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By A Correspondent- Zanu PF President Emmerson Mnangagwa miss this year’s United Nations General Assembly but will follow the proceedings online.

This is the second year running for Mnangagwa to virtually attend the high-level annual event attended by member heads of States.

The UN General Assembly runs from September 21 to September 27 in New York, United States of America.

In a statement on Monday afternoon, his spin doctor George Charamba said Mnangagwa had opted not to attend the summit in person.

“In light of the continuing Covid-19 global threat and to allow for the consolidation of reforms and recovery of our economy whose fundamentals are pointing in a positive trajectory, His Excellency the President Dr E.D Mnangagwa has this year decided not to attend the United National General Assembly in person. Instead, he will participate virtually via video conferencing. This mode includes his pre-recorded address which is slotted for Thursday September 23 2021 and any other high-level meetings occurring on the side-lines of the main debate,” said Mr Charamba.
He said organisers of the UN General Assembly have said the event is a hybrid one where some delegates can attend it physically while others virtually.
“Key issues and decisions are set to be discussed and decided on in the course of the General Assembly. Due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, organisers have recommended a hybrid Assembly where member States have an option to either attend physically through country delegates or virtually through online platforms,” he said.

By A Correspondent- MDC-Alliance Chairman and Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala has vowed to “fight” after his 18-year-old daughter was Monday arrested and detained by police at St Mary Police Station in Chitungwiza for not wearing a face mask.

The opposition top politician posted on Twitter Monday claiming his daughter, Deborah was merely having a photo shoot when police pounced on her.

“My 18 yr old daughter Deborah, in black top & mask hs bn arrested by @PoliceZimbabwe at 1400hrs & is detained at St. Mary’s police station.They arrested her when she ws having her birthday photoshoot at Huruyadzo.
“They allege she ws not properly putting on her mask. I will fight,” he said.

By A Correspondent- Finance and Economic Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube’s lost government documents to thieves who broke into his official Toyota Land Cruiser V8 on Tuesday.

Unknown suspects committed the crime after the Minister’s driver and aide, Life Jejeje (43) and Emmanuel Samanga (43), parked at Culture Resort Centre in Hillside, Harare, to buy some foods.

Jejeje locked the car, and the two went away for 15 minutes. They returned to find the rear passenger door glass broken. They discovered that a black bag belonging to the Minister and containing two iPhones, US$1 000, international credit cards and various documents had been stolen.

CCTV footage showed that the suspects used a white Toyota Mark X whose number plates could be hardly seen. A dark and slim man disembarked from the car and broke into the Land Cruiser.

Although his face could not clearly show his fingerprints were picked by the Police.

Investigations are continuing.

By A Correspondent- Thieves who broke into Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube’s Toyota Land Cruiser V8 on Tuesday got away with US$1000 and several documents.

According to a Police memo seen by The Mirror, the unknown suspects committed the crime after the Minister’s driver and aide, Life Jejeje (43) and Emmanuel Samanga (43), respectively, parked at Culture Resort Centre in Hillside, Harare, to buy some foods.

Jejeje locked the car, and the two went away for 15 minutes. They returned to find the rear passenger door glass broken. They discovered that a black bag belonging to the Minister and containing two iPhones, US$1 000, international credit cards and various documents had been stolen.

CCTV footage showed that the suspects used a white Toyota Mark X whose number plates could be hardly seen. A dark and slim man disembarked from the car and broke into the Land Cruiser.

Although his face could not clearly show his fingerprints were picked by the Police.

Investigations are continuing.

By A Correspondent- The police have arrested 375 people for illegally crossing the country’s borders.

Posting on Twitter at the weekend, the Zimbabwe Republic Police said they would continue arresting those who attempt to cross the borders without proper documentation.

” 375 people were arrested on 05/09/21 across the country for cross border crimes. 46 911 people have been arrested throughout the country since the commencement of the operation in January 2021,” said ZRP.

By A Correspondent- The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says intercity travel remains banned, with only learners returning to school allowed to travel.

In a statement at the weekend, one Superintendent R Ncube, The Outpost Magazine editor, said besides schoolchildren, only commercial cargo and essential services would be permitted to pass through police checkpoints. The statement read:

The Zimbabwe Republic Police reiterates that under the current Level IV COVID-19 regulations, intercity movements are still prohibited. Only commercial cargo and essential services are allowed.

Therefore, intercity travelling by bus operators remains banned unless such operators are doing so to transport school children, as stated by the Government of Zimbabwe.

Police at all checkpoints will ensure the safe and easy passage of buses carrying learners back to school without any delay.

Bus operators who take advantage of the Government’s reprieve only to abuse it by transporting ordinary passengers and not school children will risk being arrested and their buses impounded.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police will be in full force monitoring transport operators who would want to take advantage of the pronouncement to carry and cash on other passengers during this school opening period.

Let’s observe the COVID-19 healthy and safety protocols and avoid unnecessary movements to curb the pandemic and ensure the safe travelling of learners back to school.

By A Correspondent- Masvingo Provincial Affairs Minister Ezra Chadzamira has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti- Corruption Commission (ZACC) for “fraudulent distribution of sugarcane plots.”

Chadzamira was torn apart and publicly ridiculed by former First Lady Grace Mugabe as he fought in Mr Mnangagwa ‘s corner at the height of the G40, Lacoste hegemonic struggle.

“Minister of State for Masvingo Ezra Ruvai Chadzamira has been arrested by officers from ZACC. He is currently detained at Masvingo Magistrate Court,” a source at Benjamin Burombo Building in Masvingo told ZimEye.com at the time of writing.

Tinashe Sambiri|The Zanu PF regime cannot stop the wave of change, MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has said.

President Chamisa made the remarks at the burial of veteran Movement for Democratic Change member, Jane Gwatidzo popularly known as Gogo Jo…

Gogo Jo was laid to rest in Chitungwiza on Sunday.

“They are celebrating what they call defections but we are not moved by their machinations.

We are moving in the right direction.Change is unstoppable…

We know that they want to steal the people’s victory…

Let me say every citizen has a role to play in the struggle for freedom,” said President Chamisa.

He also slammed attempting to bask in the late MDC founding President Morgan Tsvangirai…

” We are the custodians of our great leader President Morgan Tsvangirai’s legacy.”

See statement below…

05-09-2021

Today ( Sunday) the People’s President Advocate Nelson Chamisa bade farewell to one of the veterans of the National Democratic Struggle, Mbuya Jane Gwatidzo of St Mary’s, Chitungwiza.

Gogo Jo as Mbuya Gwatidzo is widely known passed away on Friday following a short illness. She was famous for her revolutionary dances at MDC gatherings.

President Chamisa described Gogo Jo as a special crop of revolutionaries who despite her age had a strong desire for change.

Addressing mourners initially at St Mary’s Catholic Church, President Chamisa called for unity of purpose and political tolerance if the country is to move forward.

President Chamisa also took time to address multitudes of MDC Alliance supporters at the final resting place of Gogo Jo in Chitungwiza’s Unit L cemetery.

He urged party supporters to remain vigilant in face of repression and attacks from ZANU PF in all its various forms.

Also present was the National Organizer Hon Amos Chibaya whom the president spoke glowingly about his passion and unfathomable commitment to the change agenda.

MDC Alliance supporters who attended the funeral could not hide their joy and affection for the People’s President but at the same time made clear their disdain of Emmerson Mnangagwa and his trojan horse, Douglas Mwonzora.

Meanwhile the President urged all citizens to learn from the Zambian experience and register to vote in numbers ahead of the 2023 general elections.

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By A Correspondent- The Rusape 14 year old girl who was forced into marriage by her grandparents has been reunited with her divorced mother after 12 years.

Her mother learnt of the developments after reading H-Metro and immediately went looking for her.

They separated when the parents broke up and the father assumed custody while the mother went away while she was barely two years old.

Narrating her visit to Tandi Village in Rusape, the woman thanked H-Metro for exposing the child marriage that emotionally and se_xually affected her child saying the girl was now in her custody.

“I was touched to read that my daughter had been abused to the extent of being forced into marriage,” she said.

“The H-Metro story was clear to direct me to where my daughter was given in marriage and I confronted Tapiwa and his parents.

“I discovered that my daughter was forced into marriage to Tapiwa (20) who was in another relationship with a girl he and his parents wanted him to marry.

“I was forced to leave my daughter while she was one year three months old when I separated with her father.

“To this day my daughter has no birth certificate and her father is not forthcoming in terms of facilitating her to acquire a birth certificate.

“We signed a document with the in-laws as evidence that I took my daughter from them to avoid issues that I stole her.

“The grandparents learnt about my actions but wanted to protect their relationship with Chitsumba family arguing that if Tapiwa got arrested it would affect them.

“As we speak Tapiwa is yet to taste the course of justice,” said the mother.

In an interview, the minor’s grandmother Gogo Rebecca who gave her into marriage said Tapiwa vowed to pay lobola and educate the girl until she is grown up for marriage.

“The girl was taken by her mother to Mutare from Tapiwa and I was not there,” said Gogo Rebecca.

“Tapiwa told us that he still loves his wife and will meet her education expenses while in the custody of the mother.

“Asi tsvakirai kuno haasati abvisa zvake,” she said.

Tapiwa’s mobile calls went unanswered as well as his father John Chitsumba’s call.

The minor, besides the se_xual harassment she underwent, was verbally abused by her alleged mother-in-law Spiwe Kubocha describing her as a whirlwind that would pass.

The minor is yet to acquire a birth certificate and her father could not be reached for comment by the time of going to print

By A Correspondent- Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has asked Chief Immigration Officer Respect Gono to cause the release of some refugees, who were rounded up from Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge by some Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers together with Department of Immigration officials and arbitrarily detained at Chikurubi Female Prison and at Harare Remand Prison.

When the refugees namely Christine Kwizagira, Mirelle Ruvubika, Agnes Uwizeya and Janine Niyongree and others, who are from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Rwanda were rounded up in August 2021 after some protests at Tongogara Refugee Camps of which they were not involved in, they together with their children were advised that they were being taken to a refugee transit centre.

However, they later found themselves detained at Chikurubi Female Prison and at Harare Remand Prison without their children and without any explanation as to why they were being held at these two prisons.

In the letter addressed to Gono, ZLHR lawyers, Paidamoyo Saurombe and Tinashe Chinopfukutwa protested against the unlawful conduct of police officers and one Department of Immigration official only identified as Shonhiwa since Kwizagira, Uwizeya, Niyongree and other refugees are recognised refugees with refugee status which has not been withdrawn and are entitled to the protection accorded to refugees at law. The
lawyers charged that even in the case of Ruvubika, whose application for recognition as a refugee is still pending, there is no legal basis for her detention.

Saurombe and Chinopfukutwa asked Gono to order the release of the refugees from prison and reunite them with their family members upon which they should be returned to Tongogara Refugee Camp.

The human rights lawyers said failure by Gono and the Department of Immigration to comply with their clients’ request would leave them with no option but to institute legal proceedings to secure the release of the refugees and also institute legal proceedings for
damages for unlawful detention against the Department of Immigration and against Shonhiwa in his personal capacity.

Tinashe Sambiri|The Zimbabwe Anti- Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Minister of State for Masvingo Province, Ezra Ruvai Chadzamira for “distributing sugarcane plots fraudulently.”

Chadzamira was torn apart and publicly ridiculed by former First Lady Grace Mugabe as he fought in Mr Mnangagwa ‘s corner at the height of the G40, Lacoste hegemonic struggle.

“Minister of State for Masvingo Ezra Ruvai Chadzamira has been arrested by officers from ZACC. He is currently detained at Masvingo Magistrate Court,” a source at Benjamin Burombo Building in Masvingo told ZimEye.com at the time of writing.

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By A Correspondent- Through a service they have named Paytumi, money transfer company, Access Forex has created an ecosystem of products and services which promote investment focused remittances for people living in the diaspora.

The service will allow Zimbabweans living abroad to directly access products for building, farming, medical and other projects they are carrying out in their home country, without having to rely on a relative of friend to collect the money.

The team that developed the technology which supports this platform have described the service as a “game changer” for Zimbabweans that are looking to invest back home.

At the launch of the payment service, Access Forex Managing Director, Senziwani Sikhosana said the objective of this more inclusive strategy is to channel migrant remittances towards the savings and investment goals that accompany these flows of money.

“The broader goal Access Forex hopes to achieve with this strategy is to ensure that remittance funds are used for the intended purpose which is to improve the quality of life of recipients, and migrant families living abroad in a sustainable way.

People sending money from the diaspora have goals they are trying to achieve, paytumi will help them do that without the stress of having to deal with middlemen on the Zimbabwe end.”

Once a remitter has registered for the service, the platform allows one to complete transactions end to end, from searching for the product, purchasing it, to getting it delivered to your doorstep if needed, all at the lowest price which has been pre-negotiated with the merchants by Access Forex.

“You are not going to get a better deal in town than when you choose to pay using paytumi at checkout. We have created a ‘no-suprises’ environment. No more hidden fees, shortfalls and top-ups.

When it comes to getting the things that are important to you in Zimbabwe, there should be no surprises.

Instead, you get a simple, easy, transparent way to get the goods and services you need in Zimbabwe. Lobels was the first merchant to sign on for Paytumi and other household names in the have since followed suit.

“After seeing the huge success of our “Breakfast-on-Us” campaign in June which saw all new Access Forex clients receive a free delivery of 10 loaves of bread, we realized the investment ,value that this commodity brings and so did Lobels”.

Using paytumi, you can now control the purchase and supply of bread for your farm workers, employees, business or family in Zimbabwe.

The same applies for products and services in building, construction, healthcare and other consumables

By A Correspondent- Minister of State in Masvingo Mr Ezra Chadzamira has been arrested.

He has been arrested by officers from ZACC.

He is currently detained at Masvingo Magistrate Court on corruption charges.

By A Correspondent- A 32 year old Chitungwiza man has been arrested in Beitbridge after being found in possession of cocaine with a street value of $54 255 on Wednesday afternoon.

Philip Nyahodza was not asked to plead to contravening the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act when he appeared before Beitbridge resident magistrate Mr Takudzwa Gwazemba yesterday.

He was remanded in custody to September 17. Prosecutor Mr Ronald Mugwagwa said at around 2pm on Wednesday, detectives from CID Drugs and Narcotics section received information about Nyahodza being in possession of dangerous drugs.

They were told that he was due to meet a contact at Engen service station and the detectives laid ambush and intercepted him on arrival.

They then conducted a body search on him and found two sachets of cocaine in his back pocket which they took for testing.

The results confirmed that Nyahodza was indeed carrying cocaine valued at $54 255 on the street market.

By A Correspondent | The man who got tens of thousands killed and millions of Zimbabweans pushed out of the country through his murderous “Hondo yeminda” campaings, the exiled Prof Jonathan Moyo has attacked the MDC Alliance President Nelson Chamisa while demanding that he orders his supporters to stop insulting him.

The development comes at a time when Jonathan Moyo regularly insulted his former boss Emerson Mnangagwa on social media.

Writing on Saturday, Jonathan Moyo loudly complained against insults while threatening the MDC Alliance saying the party “is not invincible” – meaning it can be destroyed at any time.

Former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi had announced saying, until Nelson Chamisa stands up and calls his followers to order Prof Jonathan Moyo and many others will continue to be abused.

“I have not seen or read where he has publicly censored his followers and many who have parted ways with @mdczimbabwe lead the abuse,” he said.

Jonathan Moyo then quipped in to say:

“Hear hear hear. But there comes a time when enough is enough. Zimbabwe is bigger than any individuals or groups, no matter how noisy they are on what they think about themselves.

“It is ironic that a party that has lost hordes of its founding stalwarts, pretends to be invincible!”

By A Correspondent- Daring smugglers have built a wooden bridge across the Limpopo River in Beitbridge which they use to smuggle goods and border jumpers between Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Located upstream of the New Limpopo Toll Bridge, the pole and log structure has been under construction for more than a week.

Curiously, the construction has been taking place before the eyes of the police, whose mounted unit has been watching on as the illegal construction went on.

Efforts to get comment from the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were fruitless as national spokesman Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi’s mobile phone went unanswered.

The builders regularly stop to “process” goods into Zimbabwe from South Africa for fees charged according to sizes of consignments.

People are charged per individual at between R10 and R100.

The bridge sidesteps the official crossing point, taking advantage of the fact that the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe remains closed due to COVID-19 restrictions.

All goods through the new bridge are not subject to official border formalities.

The log and pole structure’s embankment is on the South African side of the Limpopo River.

By A Correspondent- A 32-year-old Chitungwiza man has been arrested in Beitbridge after being found in possession of cocaine with a street value of $54 255 on Wednesday afternoon.

Philip Nyahodza was not asked to plead to contravening the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act when he appeared before Beitbridge resident magistrate Mr Takudzwa Gwazemba yesterday.

He was remanded in custody to September 17. Prosecutor Mr Ronald Mugwagwa said at around 2pm on Wednesday, detectives from CID Drugs and Narcotics section received information about Nyahodza being in possession of dangerous drugs.

They were told that he was due to meet a contact at Engen service station and the detectives laid ambush and intercepted him on arrival.

They then conducted a body search on him and found two sachets of cocaine in his back pocket which they took for testing.

The results confirmed that Nyahodza was indeed carrying cocaine valued at $54 255 on the street market.

By A Correspondent- Blows were nearly traded at a Zanu PF restructuring exercise in the volatile Mashonaland West province on Sunday, forcing riot police to disperse party officials to avoid a mass brawl in a development signalling the escalation of divisions in the faction-ridden political formation.

Zanu PF is currently conducting a nationwide restructuring exercise in preparation for its elective congress next year.

The restructuring exercise is meant to reorganise its structures, from the cell — the lowest — all the way to the central committee.

The restructuring exercise has escalated the factional fights, with heavyweights now getting involved in the political skullduggery that normally punctuates the process.

The party is currently sharply divided between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his highly ambitious deputy Constantino Chiwenga, whose presidential ambitions were laid bare by his estranged wife Marry in court papers in their acrimonious divorce case.

Although Mnangagwa appears to enjoy an upper hand, making full use of the power of incumbency, Chiwenga and his allies continue to lurk in the shadows.

The restructuring exercise is critical in that bigwigs would want to fill lower structures with their proxies, who would, in turn, constitute congress delegates and vote for officials in the higher echelons of the party.

Currently, much of the fighting is taking place in the three Mashonaland provinces and Manicaland.

The situation in Mashonaland West has been particularly dramatic.

The Sunday incident took place in Banket, where the area’s district chairperson, Never Hutepasi, was targeted for assault at a restructuring meeting.

Sources who were at the meeting said Hutepasi, who is also Ward 22 councillor, is believed by his colleagues to be sympathetic to Chiwenga.

He was almost beaten by district youth league chairperson, Steven Zidana, whose charges were foiled by police officers.

“Zidana was not happy with the conduct of Hutepasi, who is widely regarded as an ally of the VP. Zidana accused Hutepasi of working to undermine the party and sabotaging the president ahead of the 2023 elections. That is when tempers flared.

“Zidana also accused Hutepasi of hiring MDC people to carry put public works in the area in his capacity as councillor, but he responded by saying what he did was fair and he could not have been partial in selecting those who would do the work,” a Zanu PF official said.

“This response greatly angered Zidana who hurled all sorts of insults towards Hutepasi and accused him of being a thief. Police officers arrived on time to disperse the crowd before the situation deteriorated.”

Zanu PF officials in the province are currently involved in a major turf war which has exploded over the position of provincial chair vacated by Ziyambi Ziyambi, who is accused of turning himself into a provincial godfather and imposing one Abia Mujere as his heir through co-option.

Ziyambi is now a politburo member.

Following complaints, Zanu PF’s acting national political commissar Patrick Chinamasa responded by banning all co-options, arguing they were divisive.

“It has come to the attention of the (commissariat) department that some provinces are conducting co-options to fill in vacant posts in their branches, districts and provincial executive committees. Provinces are aware that the party is currently conducting a restructuring exercise which should usher in new leadership for the same organs by October 2021,”

Chinamasa said in a circular dated 3 August 2021.

“This restructuring exercise will naturally redress the issue of vacant posts. Provinces are, therefore, prohibited from carrying out co-options and VONC (vote of no confidence) in any of the above-mentioned party organs. In respect of the above, it is directed that all co-options and VONC conducted from April 2021, which marked the commencement of the current restructuring exercise to December 2021 are null and void,” he said.

Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs minister Mary Mliswa-Chikoka has emerged as a front runner for the position and enjoys cordial relations with Mnangagwa through her brother Temba.

Her camp was last month accused of threatening to violently resist Mujere.

Also involved in the tussle for the chairmanship is the combative Vengai Musengi who, as current provincial youth chair, commands the foot soldiers.

Sources in Mashonaland East, Chiwenga’s home province, said fights have emerged over the chairperson’s post left vacant following the death of Joel Biggie Matiza in January.

Matiza’s son Batsirai has emerged as the hot favourite to land the youth league chairmanship post and has been moving around some of the districts, especially Goromonzi, canvassing support ahead of the looming elections.

The current provincial youth chairman, Kelvin Mutsvairo, is one of those seeking to replace the late Matiza as the provincial chairperson.

According to a letter dated 8 August, addressed to provincial youth league political commissar Lincoln Matare and signed by Goromonzi district coordinating committee youth chairperson Arthur Chidenhe, Batsirai is being accused of breaching Covid-19 rules as well as violating the party’s directives on campaigning.

“He disrespectfully entered Goromonzi district and called the youths for a meeting without my knowledge as the incumbent youth secretary for the district. Not only is he disrespecting me, but the entire Zanu PF leadership as well as violating the Covid-19 restrictions put in place by the government of Zimbabwe in order to curb the pandemic,” Chidenhe wrote.

In Manicaland province, war veterans and their affiliates say they have dumped Zanu PF Manicaland provincial chairperson Mike Madiro, accusing him of ineptitude and failing to unite the party.

This came after Makoni district endorsed the candidature of its district co-ordinating committee chairperson Albert Nyakuedzwa to contest for the Manicaland provincial chair Nyakuedzwa appears to be in the driving seat, although facing stiff competition from Chipinge South legislator Enock Porusingazi and Information Communication Technology minister Jenfan Muswere.

Business mogul James Makamba leads a stellar cast of influential Zanu PF officials fighting to wrest the Mashonaland Central provincial chairmanship from Home Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe.

The list includes another businessman, Tafadzwa Musarara, Kazembe’s long-term nemesis, former Education minister Lazarus Dokora, who is seeking a new lease on life following years in relative pollical obscurity, the belligerent provincial war veterans chairman Sam Parirenyatwa and the current Provincial Affairs minister, Monica Mavhunga — widely considered a rank outsider.

– NewsHawks

By A Correspondent- Veterans of the liberation war have launched a fresh attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration, accusing it of failing to expedite the exhumation and reburial of victims who are still interred in mass graves across the country.

This comes barely a week after a group of ex-combatants berated Mnangagwa for failing to take their welfare seriously.

In a strongly worded statement issued on Saturday, the highly petulant former freedom fighters accused Mnangagwa of riding a tiger and failing to honour them.

“We are deeply concerned that some of our late fighters are still yet to be reburied. Hurungwe liberation war veterans resolved that every effort be made for the exhumation and reburial, with commensurate honours, of the departed heroes of the Second Chimurenga who met their deaths in Hurungwe district, Mashonaland West province, and that the process be accelerated,” the statement, issued by the Mashonaland West provincial war veterans leadership, read.

“The veterans, to realise this goal, call upon all veterans in the district to contribute towards a fund to be established for this purpose, and for all who have information of burial sites’ locations to make some available to Veterans of the Liberation Struggle through the party administration offices in Karoi.

“The veterans arrived at this resolution following recognition that efforts made towards honouring the departed heroes over the past 41 years of independence have been half-hearted and uncoordinated, displaying a lack of commitment from both the party and government.”

They also applauded efforts of the Fallen Heroes Trust, which has made it possible to exhume and re-bury those that have been found around the country.

“It is an indictment on our party and government that it has not taken the responsibility to shoulder this task, and has instead left it to the living veterans to bury their departed colleagues, which task we now assume,” they said.

“We also note that while we, the veterans, have often and rightly so, called attention to our welfare and plight, have however developed amnesia regards the many who died at our sides in the field of battle and in our rear camps, which we should not have done. We do well to remind ourselves and everyone else to not only attend to the living, but to those who today cannot speak for themselves and whose only need is for a decent interment.”

Defence minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri did not respond to questions and was also not answering calls to her mobile phone.

-Newsday

By A Correspondent- The Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has reported that three people were killed and property worth US$187  167 was destroyed nationwide by veld fires since July 31.

In a statement, EMA Education and Publicity Manager Mrs Amkela Sidange said 1 517 fire incidences that destroyed 408  366.7 hectares of land have been recorded.

She said this translates to an 84.97 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2020 when 220 778 hectares were burnt from 395 veld fire incidences that were recorded.

Mrs Sidange said the majority of veld fires were recorded in resettlement areas. he said:

The veld fires have destroyed agricultural produce, equipment, household property and plantations worth US$187 167. The majority of the veld fires have been recorded in the resettlements 61.82 per cent, communal lands 7.13 per cent, forest 7.97 per cent, safari 7.88 per cent, small scale farms 7.05 per cent, model A and D 5.56 per cent, National Parks 1.94 per cent, urban area 0.26 per cent, recreational parks 0.12 per cent and other land 0.26 per cent…

Notably the causes of the veld fires so far have been identified to be anthropogenic in nature specifically due to land clearing (28.92 percent), arson (27.72 percent), illegal mining (27.72 percent), poor ash disposal (12.05 percent) and hunting (3.61 percent). To that end people remain their own worst enemy in veld fire management in the country as almost all veld fires recorded so far are due to human activities.

She also observed that one person died due to veld fires last year.

Mrs Sidange encouraged farmers to desist from clearing fireguards using fires now as it is windy, dry and hot.

She added that EMA has as of September 5 issued 732 tickets, 5 027 veld fire environmental protection orders and opened 43 dockets.

Mashonaland West, Manicaland and Mashonaland East were the most affected provinces.

-statemedia

By A Correspondent| The President Emmerson Mnangagwa led Zanu PF seems to have forgotten that it is the ruling party after accusing the opposition MDC of neglecting people in urban areas.

Addressing the media after the politburo meeting on Saturday, Acting Zanu PF Political Commissar, Patrick Chinamasa said the central government had intervened to construct roads in urban areas as if they are not the government of the day.

Most MDC dominated cities and towns have endured interference from the central government including dismissal of Mayors and councillors in what has crippled service delivery- which Chinamasa and his Zanu PF party still want to blame on the opposition.

“Central Government has intervened to save people in urban areas through various
programmes, which include widespread road repairs, which are underway.

“In the past, the MDC has tried to take credit whenever things go right, and whenever
things are bad, they shift the blame to the Government. It must be well-documented that
the current progress being seen in cities and towns is a result of the Government, and we
are going to continue until 2023, when we take over the running of cities”, said
Chinamasa.

By A Correspondent- Finance Minister, Mthuli Ncube’ has lost cash and valuables to thieves.

Minister Ncube lost his valuables after thieves broke into his luxury Toyota Land Cruiser V8 last week.

According to a Police memo seen by The Mirror, the unknown suspects committed the crime after the Minister’s driver and aide, Life Jejeje (43) and Emmanuel Samanga (43), respectively, parked at Culture Resort Centre in Hillside, Harare, to buy some foods.

Jejeje locked the car, and the two went away for 15 minutes. They returned to find the rear passenger door glass broken.

They discovered that a black bag belonging to the Minister and containing two I-phones, US$1 000, international credit cards and various documents had been stolen.

CCTV footage showed that the suspects used a white Toyota Mark X whose number plates could be hardly seen. A dark and slim man disembarked from the car and broke into the Land Cruiser.

Although his face could not clearly show his fingerprints were picked by the Police.
Investigations are continuing.

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reshuffled his aides for failing to detect a fault that caused his presidential helicopter to crash two weeks ago.

Mnangagwa’s chopper reportedly crash-landed about 60 kilometres southwest of Harare due to technical failure.

The chopper, which was flying from Mnangagwa’s Precabe Farm in Sherwood, Kwekwe, landed at a farm owned by a ministry of Finance official.

The NewsHawks reported that after the incident, Mnangagwa quickly moved to beef up his motorcade by bringing in Air Force of Zimbabwe signallers to reinforce his communication system whenever he flies out.

In an air force, a signaller is a person trained to communicate between aircraft, its base, and units in the area of operation through radio or other digital communications.

The forced landing of Mnangagwa’s chopper at a farm near Sandringham two weeks ago reportedly resulted in a mix up between Mnangagwa’s aides and air traffic controllers at Manyame Airbase.

This necessitated the changes in the president’s security system and motorcade.

According to The NewsHawks, preliminary investigations showed that the chopper’s cockpit avionics indicated that the battery was not charging mid-air, prompting the pilot to opt for an emergency landing. A source said:

In order to avoid what happened during the incident such as delays in deploying a rescue chopper for the President, changes had to be effected particularly relating to communication.

Last Sunday a motorcade left the President’s farm around 15:30pm, with technicians from Manyame.

An air force car is now part of the motorcade, positioned right at its tail end offer communication from the hindmost whenever needed.

He flew the chopper, which eventually rescued him when he recently visited the farm.

Sources told The NewsHawks that the crash landing incident happened around 4 pm in the Sandringham area, Matsvaire village, in Chegutu district, about 65 kilometres south-west of the capital when Mnangagwa was coming from his Kwekwe farm.

Upon the incident, Mnangagwa’s security details, including an aide-de-camp, marksman from the Presidential Guard, a medic and intelligence officers, scrambled to cordon off the scene, as the team also worked out an emergency rescue plan to complete their 45-minute journey.

Investigations into the crash landing, sources said, will involve the Air Force, intelligence services, Presidential Guard and aviation experts.

By A Correspondent- Opposition MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa said members Zanu PF claimed to have defected from his party were criminals he fired from the opposition coalition movement.

MDC Alliance, in a statement, said the individuals in question had ceased to belong to the party; therefore, their move to join Zanu PF cannot be described as a defection.

Those who Zanu PF said defected to the party recently included the former Harare deputy Mayor, Emmanuel Chiroto and former Marondera Mayor, Farai Nyandoro.

Below is the party’s statement on the matter.

There have been no defections from the MDC A. The truth of the matter is this:
In 2012, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) cracked a whip on all members accused of corruption and those found guilty were subsequently expelled from the party.

The members who were fired from the party include Emanuel Chiroto Ward 42 Hatcliffe, Julius Musevenzi Ward 15 Warren Park, Peter Mudavanhu Ward 9 Glendale, Pumulani Musogwiza Ward 22 Hatfield among other members.
Following the party’s gesture to deal with corrupt activities, the duo of Chiroto and Musevenzi decided to join former Zimbabwe Vice President Joice Mujuru’s party, National Peoples Party (NPP) before it changed name to Zimbabwe People First (ZPF).
The two represented their new party in the previous election as NPF parliamentary candidates, but unfortunately, they lost dismally.
Probably unhappy with the people’s decision, Chiroto went on to join another party, this time it was Dr Noah Manyika’s Build Zimbabwe Alliance.
As if that was not enough, Musevenzi and Chiroto did not dump their nomadic behaviour after they joined the MDC T following the controversial Supreme Court ruling in March 2020.
Chiroto was an executive member of the MDC-T Harare Province before he joined his new party ZANU-PF.
On the other hand, former Marondera Mayor Farai Nyandoro was never a member of MDC since 2014 until the time of his defection.
Nyandoro left the MDC in 2014 to join PDP and after his then party split, he left with the faction led by Lucia Matibenga.
Just like his two other colleagues mentioned above, Nyandoro also joined the MDCT after the Supreme Court judgement and subsequently became the MDC-T Mashonaland East Provincial Secretary.
Sifra Chidhakwa, former Zengeza MP, lost the 2018 primary elections to Job Sikhala, unhappy with the electoral outcome, opted to participate in the 2018 elections as an independent candidate.
Chidhakwa’s gesture was in violation of the MDC constitution.
According to the constitution, Chidakwa automatically ceased to be a member of the MDC.
He then resurfaced at the MDCT congress in December 2020 following the politically motivated Supreme Court judgement.
He became a member of MDCT since that time until his recent move to ZANU PF.
Surprisingly, some of the so-called defection members were never part of the MDC even before 2014.
It’s very interesting how the regime has become so desperate to the extend of imposing members on our party.
The regime is good at employing command tactics but unfortunately, we as the MDC Alliance don’t need their command members.

By A Correspondent- President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reshuffled his aides for failing to detect a fault that caused his presidential helicopter to crash two weeks ago.

Mnangagwa’s chopper reportedly crash-landed about 60 kilometres southwest of Harare due to technical failure.

The chopper, which was flying from Mnangagwa’s Precabe Farm in Sherwood, Kwekwe, landed at a farm owned by a ministry of Finance official.

The NewsHawks reported that after the incident, Mnangagwa quickly moved to beef up his motorcade by bringing in Air Force of Zimbabwe signallers to reinforce his communication system whenever he flies out.

In an air force, a signaller is a person trained to communicate between aircraft, its base, and units in the area of operation through radio or other digital communications.

The forced landing of Mnangagwa’s chopper at a farm near Sandringham two weeks ago reportedly resulted in a mix up between Mnangagwa’s aides and air traffic controllers at Manyame Airbase.

This necessitated the changes in the president’s security system and motorcade.

According to The NewsHawks, preliminary investigations showed that the chopper’s cockpit avionics indicated that the battery was not charging mid-air, prompting the pilot to opt for an emergency landing. A source said:

In order to avoid what happened during the incident such as delays in deploying a rescue chopper for the President, changes had to be effected particularly relating to communication.

Last Sunday a motorcade left the President’s farm around 15:30pm, with technicians from Manyame.

An air force car is now part of the motorcade, positioned right at its tail end offer communication from the hindmost whenever needed.

He flew the chopper, which eventually rescued him when he recently visited the farm.

Sources told The NewsHawks that the crash landing incident happened around 4 pm in the Sandringham area, Matsvaire village, in Chegutu district, about 65 kilometres south-west of the capital when Mnangagwa was coming from his Kwekwe farm.

Upon the incident, Mnangagwa’s security details, including an aide-de-camp, marksman from the Presidential Guard, a medic and intelligence officers, scrambled to cordon off the scene, as the team also worked out an emergency rescue plan to complete their 45-minute journey.

Investigations into the crash landing, sources said, will involve the Air Force, intelligence services, Presidential Guard and aviation experts.

By A Correspondent- Opposition MDC Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa has dismissed as false reports that some of its members defected to Zanu PF.

Those who defected to Zanu PF recently included the former Harare deputy Mayor, Emmanuel Chiroto and former Marondera Mayor, Farai Nyandoro.

The two served under the late MDC-T leaders Morgan Tsvangirai.

MDC Alliance, in a statement, said the individuals in question had ceased to belong to the party; therefore, their move to join Zanu PF cannot be described as a defection.

Below is the party’s statement on the matter.

There have been no defections from the MDC A. The truth of the matter is this:
In 2012, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) cracked a whip on all members accused of corruption and those found guilty were subsequently expelled from the party.
The members who were fired from the party include Emanuel Chiroto Ward 42 Hatcliffe, Julius Musevenzi Ward 15 Warren Park, Peter Mudavanhu Ward 9 Glendale, Pumulani Musogwiza Ward 22 Hatfield among other members.
Following the party’s gesture to deal with corrupt activities, the duo of Chiroto and Musevenzi decided to join former Zimbabwe Vice President Joice Mujuru’s party, National Peoples Party (NPP) before it changed name to Zimbabwe People First (ZPF).
The two represented their new party in the previous election as NPF parliamentary candidates, but unfortunately, they lost dismally.
Probably unhappy with the people’s decision, Chiroto went on to join another party, this time it was Dr Noah Manyika’s Build Zimbabwe Alliance.
As if that was not enough, Musevenzi and Chiroto did not dump their nomadic behaviour after they joined the MDC T following the controversial Supreme Court ruling in March 2020.
Chiroto was an executive member of the MDC-T Harare Province before he joined his new party ZANU-PF.
On the other hand, former Marondera Mayor Farai Nyandoro was never a member of MDC since 2014 until the time of his defection.
Nyandoro left the MDC in 2014 to join PDP and after his then party split, he left with the faction led by Lucia Matibenga.
Just like his two other colleagues mentioned above, Nyandoro also joined the MDCT after the Supreme Court judgement and subsequently became the MDC-T Mashonaland East Provincial Secretary.
Sifra Chidhakwa, former Zengeza MP, lost the 2018 primary elections to Job Sikhala, unhappy with the electoral outcome, opted to participate in the 2018 elections as an independent candidate.
Chidhakwa’s gesture was in violation of the MDC constitution.
According to the constitution, Chidakwa automatically ceased to be a member of the MDC.
He then resurfaced at the MDCT congress in December 2020 following the politically motivated Supreme Court judgement.
He became a member of MDCT since that time until his recent move to ZANU PF.
Surprisingly, some of the so-called defection members were never part of the MDC even before 2014.
It’s very interesting how the regime has become so desperate to the extend of imposing members on our party.
The regime is good at employing command tactics but unfortunately, we as the MDC Alliance don’t need their command members.

Tinashe Sambiri|MDC Alliance leader President Nelson Chamisa has described the ZUPCO monopoly as illegal, evil and heartless.

Hundreds of urban commuters have been arrested and fined for boarding private taxis as the regime seeks to fortify command transport.

According to President Chamisa, the ZUPCO monopoly is disastrous…

The monopoly has left many people jobless .

See President Chamisa’s statement below…
We said this in May 2021. It has only gotten worse.The illegal ZUPCO monopoly is heartless and evil.

Command transport has failed,must fall &end!Zim deserves quality.We will provide efficient world class urban transport,trams,trains and modern buses.#spaghettiroads #bullettrains

COMMAND TRANSPORT MUST END!
The illegal ZUPCO monopoly has;
-left many jobless.
-Brought suffering leaving many stranded or in overcrowded rickety buses & resorting to insecure open trucks.
-ZUPCO is potentially a COVID-19 super spreader but ‘Chefs’ don’t care. #BringbackKombis

IMAGINE A NEW GREAT ZIMBABWE
-Bullet trains
-Spaghetti roads
-Gweru administrative capital of government
-Renaming Provinces
-New cities and towns
-Development Urbanization of Rural Areas DURA
-Police services not police force
-No roadblocks only digital policing
The NEW!